Mayo (Virginia) papers, 1930s-1976

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Summary

Title:
Virginia Mayo papers
Dates:
1930s-1976
Creators:
Mayo, Virginia, 1920-2005
Abstract:
This collection contains the papers of American actress Virginia Mayo (1920-2005). Materials include personal and business correspondence, telegrams, fan letters, theater and motion picture programs, scrapbooks, and clippings, stills, photographs, fan magazines, publicity, pressbooks, and awards and trophies.
Extent:
16.833 Linear Feet 13 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Virginia Mayo papers, Collection no. 2444, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the papers of American actress Virginia Mayo (1920-2005). Materials include personal and business correspondence, telegrams, fan letters, theater and motion picture programs, scrapbooks, and clippings, stills, photographs, fan magazines, publicity, pressbooks, and awards and trophies. Included are television scripts for Burke's Law (1964) and Night Gallery (1971); the screenplay for Young Fury (1965); and radio transcriptions of The Bob Hope Show (1946), The Screen Guild Players, and The Chesterfield Players. There is also a scrapbook of letters from prominent political and motion picture personalities including Richard Nixon, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Samuel Goldwyn, and Adolph Zukor.

Biographical / historical:

Virginia Mayo (1920-2005) was an American actress and dancer. Her film credits include "The Princess and the Pirate" (1944), "Wonder Man" (1945), "The Kid from Brooklyn" (1946), "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946), "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1947), "The Girl from Jones Beach" (1949), "White Heat" (1949), "Backfire" (1950), and "The Flame and the Arrow" (1950). Mayo occasionally appeared on television in shows such as "Police Story," "Night Gallery," "The Love Boat," "Remington Steele," "Murder, She Wrote," and "Santa Barbara." She also appeared on the radio program "Lux Radio Theater."

Acquisition information:
Gift of Virginia Mayo, September 20, 1974.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-06-29 15:38:47 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Virginia Mayo papers, Collection no. 2444, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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