Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- This collections consists of three signed photos of Lita and Anita Gamez who were known as "The Cortez Sisters." They were popular performing artists in the 1930s.
- Extent:
- 0.05 linear feet (3 photos)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Cortez Sisters collection, CEMA 114. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Three signed photos of Anita and Lita Gamez. They were performers in the 1930s knows as the Cortez Sisters.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Cortez Sisters ( Lita and Anita Gamez ) were dancers in the 1930's, employed as a team, although they worked individually from time to time. They may have been under contract to Warner Brothers. They were also part of the Orpheum circuit, playing the vaudeville circuit up and down the western seaboard as far north as Seattle.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Andres Gutierrez in 2006
- Physical location:
- Del Norte
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Cortez Sisters collection, CEMA 114. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062