Parker Twins Collection of Photographs, Manuscripts, and Ephemera, approximately 1930-1933

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Summary

Title:
Parker Twins collection of photographs, manuscripts, and ephemera
Dates:
approximately 1930-1933
Creators:
Parker Twins (Dancers)
Abstract:
Materials related to the Parker Twins (Jane and June Cheney, born 1914), who performed with Fanchon & Marco, a theatrical production company.
Extent:
0.88 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Parker Twins collection of photographs, manuscripts, and ephemera, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection documents the Parker Twins (June and Jane Cheney), performers with Fanchon and Marco, a brother and sister theatrical production team who staged live, original performances that toured throughout California and the United States. The twins were born in 1914 and started performing with Fanchon and Marco in 1930, when they were 16. The materials include: photographs of the twins in costume and in studio portraits; Jane Cheney's scrapbook of performance newspaper clippings and snapshots; handwritten notes on 34 weeks of performances, with names and costume details; and work permits, tutoring schedules, and contracts related to minors performing in a theater company.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Elizabeth and Timothy Mount, May 2021.
Processing information:

Finding aid created by Suzanne Oatey, April 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Suzanne Oatey
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-05 13:27:18 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

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:

[Identification of item]. Parker Twins collection of photographs, manuscripts, and ephemera, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
reference@huntington.org
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