SoRelle (Valerie) collection, 1927-1981, bulk 1930-1960

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Valerie SoRelle collection
Dates:
1927-1981, bulk 1930-1960
Creators:
SoRelle, Valerie
Extent:
5 linear feet of papers. 3 linear feet of photographs.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Valerie SoRelle collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Background

Scope and content:

The Valerie SoRelle collection spans the years 1927-1981 (bulk 1930-1960) and encompasses 8 linear feet. The collection consists of general subject files, files on Charles "Buddy" Rogers, scrapbooks with clippings of movie stars, photographs, and photograph albums on "Buddy" Rogers. The general subject files contain material collected by SoRelle, including clippings, correspondence, periodicals, programs for events, and miscellaneous documents and artifacts. The "Buddy" Rogers subject files consist of a book, "Abie's Irish Rose," featuring images from the film adaptation with Rogers; clippings; correspondence relating to Rogers, Pickford, and Pickfair; invitations to events at Pickfair and elsewhere; sheet music from the films of Rogers and Pickford; periodicals; radio transcripts; promotional material for a film produced by Rogers and Pickford, SLEEP, MY LOVE (1948); and miscellaneous documents and artifacts.

Biographical / historical:

Valerie SoRelle was a television, radio, and stage actress. She developed a friendship with Mary Pickford and Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and also befriended actresses Julie Adams and Jane Withers.

Acquisition information:
Gift of United Artists Corporation, 2009
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series: 1. Subject files, subseries A-B as follows: A. General; B. Buddy Rogers; 2. Oversize; 3. Scrapbooks, 4. Photographs.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
actors
Names:
SoRelle, Valerie--Archives.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Special Collections
Date Prepared:
© 2014
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: June 23, 2014

Access and use

Restrictions:

Available by appointment only.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.

Preferred citation:

Valerie SoRelle collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Location of this collection:
333 S. La Cienega Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211, US
Contact:
(310) 247-3036 extension 2226