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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Alexander Tiers photograph and sheet music collection
Creator:
Tiers, Alexander
Identifier/Call Number: 2532
Physical Description:
0.03 Linear Feet
1 folder
Date (inclusive): c. 1910s
Date: c 1925
Date: 1963
Abstract: Collection consists of a photograph of American silent film star Laurette Taylor and published sheet music of "Who'll Buy
my Violets" featuring Spanish singer Raquel Meller from Alexander Tiers' personal collection.
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Collection consists of a photograph of American silent film star Laurette Taylor and published sheet music of "Who'll Buy
my Violets", composed by E. Ray Goetz and José Padilla Sánchez, featuring Spanish singer Raquel Meller from Alexander Tiers'
personal collection.
Originally part of the Ethel Barrymore Memorial Theatre Arts Collection at the University of Southern California Library
100 Series, and was labeled 100-14 .
Raquel Meller (1888-1962) was a Spanish theatrical singer, film star, and vaudeville performer in the 1920s and 1930s. She
sang the original versions of well known songs such as "La Violetera" and "El relicario", both written by José Padilla Sánchez.
Laurette Taylor (1883-1946) was an American stage and silent film star known for originating the role of Amanda Wingfield
in the first production of Tennessee Williams' play
The Glass Menagerie (1944).
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Alexander Tiers in 1963
[Box/folder no. or item name], Alexander Tiers photograph and sheet music collection, Collection no. 2532, Cinematic Arts
Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Actresses -- Photographs
Memorabilia
Sheet music
Tiers, Alexander -- Archives
Meller, Raquel, 1888-1962
Taylor, Laurette, 1884-1946