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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Graydon Edward Spalding papers
Creator:
Spalding, Graydon E. (Graydon Edward), 1911-1993
Identifier/Call Number: mssSpalding
Physical Description:
4.91 Linear Feet
(9 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1927-1971
Date (bulk): 1942-1943
Abstract: Papers belonging to Huntington Library Stacks Supervisor and actor Graydon E. Spalding.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. Graydon Edward Spalding papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Graydon Edward Spalding, 1989.
Graydon Edward Spalding (1911-1993) worked as the stacks supervisor in the Rare Books Department of the Huntington Library.
His avocation was theater, and he performed in productions at the Pasadena Playhouse and other San Gabriel Valley venues.
Spalding also presented one-man shows and workshops for drama classes at Pasadena High School, Pasadena City College, and
others. He also served as an army private during World War II.
The collection contains diaries, correspondence and ephemera pertaining to Spalding's army experiences during the Second World
War, as an army private working as a mailroom clerk, with the military police, and in a German Prisoner of War camp, as well
as his theater work for the Pasadena Playhouse.
Processed by Sara S. Hodson in July 1993. In 2022, Brooke M. Black created an online finding aid.
Arranged in the following series: 1. Diaries; 2. Correspondence; 3. Biographical material and ephemera; 4. Oversize and miscellaneous.
Former call number: mssSpalding papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Theater -- California -- History -- Sources
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
Diaries -- United States -- 20th century
Ephemera -- United States -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 20th century
Pasadena Playhouse