Finding Aid for the Paul Hartman papers, 1935-1965 LSC.1456
Finding aid prepared by Caroline Cubé, 1998.
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Arts and Humanities --Film, Television and BroadcastingArts and Humanities --Performing Arts --TheaterArts and Humanities --Performing Arts --DanceGeographical (By Place) --United States (excluding California)
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Paul Hartman papers
Creator:
Hartman, Paul
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1456
Physical Description:
4.0 Linear Feet
8 boxes
Physical Description:
12 oversize_boxes
Date (inclusive): 1935-1965
Abstract: Paul Hartman (1910-1973) was born in San Francisco, California. He was a dancer, actor, magician and singer appearing in vaudeville,
the theater, film and television. The collection contains correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, diaries, clippings, programs,
sheet music, books, pamphlets, and memorabilia of Paul Hartman and family members.
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Language of Material:
English
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Frances Hartman, 1976.
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[Identification of item], Paul Hartman papers (Collection 1456). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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Biography
Paul Hartman was born in 1910 in San Francisco, California; studied dancing with his aunt, Flora Norris; made stage debut
at age of six weeks at the Tivoli Opera House, San Francisco, and first speaking role in the same theater in
Johnny Comes Marching Home (1912); graduated from University of California at Berkeley; became dancer, actor, magician and singer; married dancer, actress,
and singer Grace Barrett; they appeared in vaudeville in the act, Hartman and Barrett, and toured the Far East, Europe and
the United States; in New York, they played at the Empire Room of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and the Plaza Hotel, and appeared
at the Dorchester in London; Paul Hartman made his Broadway debut in
Ballyhoo of 1932, going on to play Alexander Throttlebottom in
Of thee I Sing (1952), Cap'n Andy in
Show Boat (1956), and Hines in
The Pajama Game (1957); appeared in five films, including
Inherit the Wind (1960); appeared in television programs, including
The Hartmans at Home,
The Twilight Zone,
Have Gun Will Travel,
The Lucy Show,
The Ed Sullivan Show, and
I've Got a Secret; received the Lambs Award for his contribution to the American theater (1958); he died on October 2, 1973.
Scope and Content
Collection contains correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, diaries, clippings, programs, sheet music, books, pamphlets,
and memorabilia of dancer, actor, magician and singer Paul Hartman. Materials also relate to his wife, dancer, actress and
singer Grace Barrett Hartman; their son Ted Hartman, a sketch writer; and Paul's father, Ferris Hartman, owner and director
of Ferris Hartman Comic Opera Company.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Photograph albums (Boxes 1,3,6-7,9).
- Dance descriptions notebook (Box 1).
- Magic and illusion: the Tarbell system (Box 2).
- Scrapbooks (Boxes 3,10-17).
- Correspondence (Boxes 4,7).
- Diaries (Box 5).
- Memorabilia (Boxes 7-8).
- Contracts (Box 8).
- Sheet music (Boxes 8,19-20).
- Phonograph records (Box 9).
- Programs and magazines featuring the Hartmans (Box 18).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Diaries.
Actors -- United States -- Archives
Photograph albums.
Scrapbooks.
Hartman, Ferris--Archives.
Hartman, Grace, 1907-1955--Archives.
Hartman, Paul, 1904-1973--Archives.
Hartman, Ted--Archives.
Hartman family
Hartman, Ferris
Hartman, Grace
Hartman, Ted
Hartman family--Archives.
box 1
Photograph albums, scrapbook, dance descriptions notebook.
ca. 1906-1922; 1935-1936;
box 2
Tarbell system Magic copyright,
1927.
box 3
Scrapbook, diary, photograph album, and correspondence,
1922-1929; n.d.; ca. 1952; ca. 1944.
box 4
Correspondence, personal papers and diaries.
box 6
Photograph albums, ca.
1925-1930.
box 7
Correspondence, photographs, memorabilia.
box 8
Contracts, sheet music, memorabilia.
box 9
Photograph album,
ca. phonograph records.
1915-1970;
box 10
Scrapbook, , loose photographs
ca.
1938-1943 1935-1965.
box 11
Scrapbook,
ca.
1951-1956.
box 12
Scrapbooks,
1938, 1949-1950.
box 13
Scrapbooks, and
1939-1941 1947-1948.
box 15
Scrapbook,
Stage magazine,
1927-1935. 1936-1938.
box 16
Scrapbooks, and
1930-1938 1940-1942.
box 17
Scrapbooks, and
1939-1950 1942-1944.
box 18
Programs and magazines featuring the Hartmans.
box 19, box 20
Sheet music for the Hartmans' vaudeville and nightclub acts.
