Charles "Chic" Sale collection, 1885-1982

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Summary

Abstract:
This collection consists of correspondence, ephemera, and photographs related to Charles "Chic" Sale's career as an actor and vaudevillian.
Extent:
6.42 Linear Feet (8 boxes and 1 tube)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Charles "Chic" Sale collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of correspondence, ephemera, and photographs related to Charles "Chic" Sale's career as an actor and vaudevillian. The personal letters are mostly to and from Charles "Chic" Sale, Frank O. Sale, Lillie Belle Sale, and Marie Bishop Sale. The photographs are roughly organized into three different folders: Marie Bishop Sale; McCoy and Sale family; and Sale family. Box 8 contains larger photographs of Sale. There are also over 40 programs related to Sale from 1908 through 1914. The seven scrapbooks contain correspondence, ephemera, and photographs. The scrapbook in Box 7 (1) includes booking agreements from 1908 through 1931.

Biographical / historical:

Charles "Chic" Sale was an American actor and vaudevillian. He was the son of Frank and Lillie Belle Sale, and the brother of actress/writer Virginia Sale-Wren. He was married to Marie Bishop. They had four children: Cherry Virginia, Charles Jr., Mary and Dwight Sale.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Marie B. Sale, April 1961.

Gift of the children of Cherry Virginia Sale Brown, July 2015.

Processing information:

Processed by Gina C Giang in 2017.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged by type of material.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Charles "Chic" Sale collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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