Finding aid for the Charlotte Greenwood collection 2166
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 January
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Charlotte Greenwood collection
Creator:
Greenwood, Charlotte, 1890-1977
Identifier/Call Number: 2166
Physical Description:
101.042 Linear Feet
54 boxes
Date (bulk): 1910s-1950s
Abstract: This collection consists of Charlotte Greenwood (1890-1977) scripts, photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills, and music
scores. Greenwood (1890-1977) was an American actress in theater, film, and radio, who performed in the stage play "Out of
this World" (1950-51) and as Aunt Eller in the film adaptation of "Oklahoma!" (1955). She also had her own comedy radio program,
"The Charlotte Greenwood Show" in the mid-1940s.
Language of Material:
English.
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This collection consists of Charlotte Greenwood (1890-1977) scripts, photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills, and music
scores. Greenwood (1890-1977) was an American actress in theater, film, and radio, who performed in the stage play "Out of
this World" (1950-51) and as Aunt Eller in the film adaptation of "Oklahoma!" (1955). She also had her own comedy radio program,
"The Charlotte Greenwood Show" in the mid-1940s.
Charlotte Greenwood (1890-1977) was an American actress in theater, film, and radio. She was known for her high kicks in dance
and performance, as she was almost six feet tall. "Out of this World" (1950-51) was her last theater performance. Her most
well-known movie role was as Aunt Eller in the film adaptation of "Oklahoma!" (1955). From 1944-1946, Greenwood had her own
comedy radio program, "The Charlotte Greenwood Show."
This collection is currently unavailable for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Charlotte Greenwood, September 14 and October 6, 1978.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Charlotte Greenwood collection, Collection no. 2166, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Archival resources
Musical theater -- Archival resources
Radio programs -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Clippings (information artifacts)
Photographs
Playbills
Scripts
scores (documents for music)
Theater
Greenwood, Charlotte, 1890-1977
Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11A, Box 11B, Box 12, Box 13, Box 14, Box 15A, Box 15B, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19, Box 20, Box 21, Box 22A, Box 22B, Box 23, Box 28, Box 28a, Box 29, Box 29a, Box 30, Box 31, Box 32, Box 33, Box 34, Box 35, Box 36, Box 37, Box 38, Box 39, Box 40, Box 41, Box 42, Box 43, Box 44, Box 45, Box 46C, Box 47, Box 46a, Box 46b