Finding aid for the Patricia Woltman collection 2391

Diann Benti

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 February

Doheny Memorial Library G4

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California 90089-0185

ctlibarc@usc.edu

URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/cinematic-arts-library

Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Title: Patricia Woltman collection

Creator: Woltman, Patricia

Identifier/Call Number: 2391

Physical Description: 2.25 Linear Feet 2 boxes

Date (inclusive): 1901-1966

Abstract: This collection contains paper dolls from the 1940s, sheet music for popular American songs, and a clippings scrapbook about movie stars collected by Patricia Woltman.

Language of Material: English.

Container: 1

Container: 2

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Biographical / Historical

Patricia Woltman received a BA from St. John's University in Brooklyn, New York, and an MA from Hunter College. She was a teacher and education consultant in New York and Los Angeles.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Patricia Woltman collection, Collection no. 2391, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains paper dolls from the 1940s, sheet music for popular American songs, and a clippings scrapbook about movie stars collected by Patricia Woltman. There are 71 pieces of sheet music with pictorial covers, dating from 1901 to 1966 with the bulk from the 1910s to 1940s. The paper dolls date from approximately the early 1940s and include some movie actresses. There is also a scrapbook of clippings of newspaper articles from the late 1930s chiefly about actors and actresses that appeared in the "Coloroto" section.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at cin@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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Archival resources

Newspaper clippings

Popular music -- Archival resources

paper dolls

Sheet music

Woltman, Patricia -- Archives

Paper dolls circa 1940s

Box 1, Folder 1

Alice Faye

Box 1, Folder 2

First ladies

Box 1, Folder 3

Gone with the Wind

Box 1, Folder 4

Greer Garson

Box 1, Folder 5

Hedy Lamarr

Box 1, Folder 6

Jeanette MacDonald

Box 1, Folder 7

Lana Turner

Box 1, Folder 8

Sally, Sue and Dot

Box 1, Folder 9

Sonja Heine

Box 1, Folder 10

Queen Holden dolls

Box 1, Folder 11

Accessories

Box 1, Folder 12

Historical costumes

Box 1, Folder 13-16

Unidentified dolls and clothing

Sheet music

Box 1, Folder 17

Always, Irving Berlin 1925

Box 1, Folder 18

The Anniversary Waltz 1941

Box 1, Folder 19

April in Portugal 1953

Box 1, Folder 20

Around the World 1956

Box 1, Folder 21

Autumn Leaves 1950

Box 1, Folder 22

Avalon 1920

Box 1, Folder 23

Beautiful Dreamer 1940

Box 1, Folder 24

Blue Hawaii 1937

Box 1, Folder 25

Cruising Down the River 1945

Box 1, Folder 26

Dear Heart 1964

Box 1, Folder 27

Dear Little Boy of Mine 1918

Box 1, Folder 28

Far Away Places 1948

Box 2, Folder 1

For Me and My Gal 1917 1917

Box 1, Folder 29

Hello Dolly 1963

Box 1, Folder 30

I can't Begin to Tell You 1945

Box 1, Folder 31

I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire 1941

Box 1, Folder 32

I Don't Want to Walk Without You 1941

Box 2, Folder 1

I Hate to Lose You I'm so Used to You Now 1918 1918

Box 1, Folder 33

I Left My Heart in San Francisco 1954

Box 1, Folder 34

I'll Get By 1928

Box 1, Folder 35

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles 1919

Box 2, Folder 1

I'm Sorry I Made You Cry 1918

Box 1, Folder 36

I Wonder What's Become of Sally 1924

Box 1, Folder 37

If I Had My Way 1939

Box 1, Folder 37

Just a Memory 1927

Box 1, Folder 37

Kentucky Dream 1918

Box 2, Folder 1

The Little Good for Nothing's Good for Something After All 1918 1918

Box 1, Folder 38

Love Letters in the Sand 1931

Box 1, Folder 38

A Love Story -- Intermezzo 1940

Box 1, Folder 38

Mairzy Doats 1943

Box 1, Folder 38

Margie 1920

Box 1, Folder 38

Mary Lou 1926

Box 1, Folder 38

Memory Lane 1924

Box 1, Folder 39

Moonlight and Shadows 1936

Box 1, Folder 39

More (Theme from Mondo Cane) 1963

Box 2, Folder 1

M-O-T-H-E-R A Word That Means the World to Me 1915 1915

Box 1, Folder 39

My Heart Cries for You 1950

Box 1, Folder 39

My Ideal 1930

Box 2, Folder 1

Over There 1917 1918

Box 1, Folder 39

Pagan Love Song 1929

Box 1, Folder 39

Pal of My Cradle Days 1925

Box 1, Folder 39

Paper Doll 1930

Box 2, Folder 1

A Perfect Day 1910 1910

Box 2, Folder 1

Poor Butterfly 1916

Box 1, Folder 40

Release Me 1954

Box 2, Folder 2

Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody 1918 1918

Box 2, Folder 2

Rosary 1911 1911

Box 2, Folder 2

The Rosary 1911 1911

Box 1, Folder 40

The Rose of No Man's Land 1918

Box 1, Folder 40

Rose-Marie 1924

Box 1, Folder 40

Rose of Picardy 1916

Box 2, Folder 2

Silver Threads among the Gold 1901 1901

Box 2, Folder 2

Smiles 1918 1918

Box 1, Folder 40

Somebody Else is Taking My Place 1937

Box 1, Folder 40

Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme from "Doctor Zhivago") 1966

Box 1, Folder 40

Slow Poke 1951

Box 1, Folder 40

South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) 1939

Box 1, Folder 41

Tammy 1957

Box 1, Folder 41

That Old Gang of Mine 1923

Box 1, Folder 41

That Tumble Down Shack in Athlone 1918

Box 2, Folder 2

They are Fighting for Liberty 1918 1918

Box 1, Folder 41

Three O'clock in the Morning 1922

Box 1, Folder 41

Till We Meet Again 1918

Box 1, Folder 41

To Each His Own 1946

Box 1, Folder 41

To You Sweetheart Aloha 1939

Box 1, Folder 41

True Love 1956

Box 1, Folder 42

Wabash Moon 1931

Box 1, Folder 42

When I Grow Too Old to Dream 1935

Box 1, Folder 42

When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain 1931

Box 1, Folder 42

When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver (I Will Love You Just the Same) 1930

Box 1, Folder 42

Whispering 1920

Scrapbook

Box 1, Folder 43

Coloroto clippings scrapbook late 1930s