Guide to the Claire Trevor Memorabilia MS.P.062
Carole McEwan, 2010; updated by Zoe MacLeod, 2021
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Title: Claire Trevor memorabilia
Identifier/Call Number: MS.P.062
Physical Description:
10.3 Linear Feet
(13 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1922-1998
Abstract: Claire Trevor's acting career spanned
more than seven decades and included successes in stage, radio, television and film. The
Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine was named to honor
the legacy of the Academy and Emmy award winning actress. This collection includes
monographs, catalogs, scrapbooks, programs, publicity materials, award materials, clippings,
sheet music, certificates, photographs, and personal items documenting the actress's
career.
Language of Material:
English .
Access
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Collection Scope and Content Summary
Claire Trevor's acting career spanned more than seven decades and included successes in
stage, radio, television and film. The Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of
California, Irvine was named to honor the legacy of the Academy and Emmy award winning
actress. This collection includes monographs, catalogs, scrapbooks, programs, publicity
materials, award materials, clippings, sheet music, certificates, photographs, and personal
items documenting the actress's career.
Preferred Citation
Claire Trevor memorabilia. MS-P062. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine
Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Unprocessed addition 2003 Accession 2003.030
1922-1998
Series Scope and Contents Summary
Box 1: Exhibition catalogs, books, certificates, photographs, newspaper clippings,
scrapbooks along with commemorative items and a poster Box 2: Includes motion picture
film, reel and canisters. Items 2.9-2.11 were deposited with UCI Drama Department Box 3:
Miscellaneous personal or gift items. Includes 2 ashtrays, ceramic box, playing cards,
and pencils (in original pencil box) Box 4: Scrapbooks and photograph albums Box 5:
Miscellaneous awards, trophies and plaques Box 6: Monographs, periodicals, exhibition
catalogs, correspondence, newspaper clippings and photographs Box 7: Photographs,
correspondence, publications, posters and newspaper clippings.
box accn2003.030 002b
Box 2b [MISSING]
1922-1998
Unprocessed addition 2003 Accession 2003.049
1939
Series Scope and Contents Summary
This accession comprises a framed poster promoting the motion picture Stagecoach
directed by John Ford in 1939. According to a label attached to the back of the item,
the poster was displayed prominently in Claire Trevor's home throughout her life.