Papers, 1889-1982, 1907-1930.

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Papers, 1889-1982, 1907-1930.

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Includes correspondence, research notes, literary productions, printed material, scrapbook material and photographs pertaining to tent shows. Research notes were used in writing "Footlights on the Prairie" and consist primarily of photocopies of "Bill Bruno's Bulletin," and typed notes from other sources. Collection bulks (1907-1930) with tent show scripts.

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Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library

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Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library

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Mickel, Jere C.

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Author and educator. Born 1905 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Attended Nebraska State Teacher's College, University of Nebraska, University of Denver, and the Goodman School of Theatre. Traveled with tent show companies prior to the Depression. Author of "Footlights on the Prairie," a history of tent theater in the Midwest. Taught at the University of Chicago, Texas State College for Women, Canterbury College, and Milikin University, where he was chairman of the Speech and Theater department. Died at Dec...

Sadler, Harley, 1892-1954

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West Texas showman, oilman, and Texas legislator. As an actor and tent show owner, he traveled over the United States in tent shows during the period 1910 to 1944, principally in Texas and the Southwest. Sadler was elected to the Texas Senate in 1943, where he served until his death in 1954. From the description of Papers, 1910-1981. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 22837451 A West Texas showman, oilman, and Texas legislator, Harley Sadler was also a...

Pringle, Della.

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