American screen and theater : photographs and lobby cards, 1914-1965, bulk 1930-1949

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Summary

Title:
American screen and theater : photographs and lobby cards
Dates:
1914-1965, bulk 1930-1949
Abstract:
Includes 231 photographs and 231 lobby cards. Some of the photographs are signed by the stars. Many of the productions were performed in San Francisco's Curran and Geary theaters, some in New York and Los Angeles, and only one, "Wedding Bells," in London, 1920. The earliest photographs are from a production in Salt Lake City, "Back to the Country Store," 1914.
Extent:
4 Linear Feet (4 print boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], American screen and theater photographs and lobby cards. MSS Photo 199. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes 231 photographs and 231 lobby cards. Some of the photographs are signed by the stars. Many of the productions were performed in San Francisco's Curran and Geary theaters, some in New York and Los Angeles, and only one, "Wedding Bells," in London, 1920. The earliest photographs are from a production in Salt Lake City, "Back to the Country Store," 1914.

The collection is filed alphabetically by name of production. Playwrights and screenwriters are searchable on the database, as are actors and actresses.

Acquisition information:
Originally part of the Stanford Libraries Theater Collection.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-19 06:43:23 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], American screen and theater photographs and lobby cards. MSS Photo 199. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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