Papers, [ca. 1895]-1933.

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Papers, [ca. 1895]-1933.

13 scrapbook volumes; also miscellaneous materials including photographs, professional and personal correspondence, business contracts, essays on theater by Estelle H. Davis, various journal issues and clippings connected with Coit's career as a stage and film actor. Dating from 1900-1932 and arranged chronologically, the scrapbooks contain photos, articles, reviews, programs, playbills, correspondence, etc. relating to Coit's roles in numerous productions including Quo Vadis, Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm, The education of Mr. Pipp, The show shop, Young America, Lightnin', The nut farm, Soldiers of fortune (film) and many others. The photos include portraits of Coit, the actor in costume and streetwear, group photos with cast members and informal pictures of family and friends; also 3 pencil sketches of Coit.

Scrapbooks : 13 v. ; 55 cm. or smaller.Miscellaneous materials : ca. 1 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7003555

Ohio State University Libraries

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Davis, Estelle H. (Estelle Headley)

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Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith, 1856-1923

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American author and educator. From the description of Papers of Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, 1887-1923. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 31083790 Wiggin was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of Robert N. Smith and Helen E. Dyer. Her father died when she was three. She and her mother then moved to Maine, the setting of most of her future books. Three years later, her mother married Albion Bradbury. At 17, she moved with her family to Santa Barbara (Calif.). There ...

Coit, Sam.

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