Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Spalding, Graydon E. (Graydon Edward), 1911-1993
- Abstract:
- Papers belonging to Huntington Library Stacks Supervisor and actor Graydon E. Spalding.
- Extent:
- 4.91 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Graydon Edward Spalding papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains diaries, correspondence and ephemera pertaining to Spalding's army experiences during the Second World War, as an army private working as a mailroom clerk, with the military police, and in a German Prisoner of War camp, as well as his theater work for the Pasadena Playhouse.
- Biographical / historical:
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Graydon Edward Spalding (1911-1993) worked as the stacks supervisor in the Rare Books Department of the Huntington Library. His avocation was theater, and he performed in productions at the Pasadena Playhouse and other San Gabriel Valley venues. Spalding also presented one-man shows and workshops for drama classes at Pasadena High School, Pasadena City College, and others. He also served as an army private during World War II.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Graydon Edward Spalding, 1989.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Sara S. Hodson in July 1993. In 2022, Brooke M. Black created an online finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Diaries; 2. Correspondence; 3. Biographical material and ephemera; 4. Oversize and miscellaneous.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Identification of item]. Graydon Edward Spalding papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191