Bush (Irvin T.) Papers, 1883-1897

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Title:: Irvin T. Bush Papers,
Dates:: 1883-1897
Creators:: Bush, Irvin
Abstract:: Irvin T. Bush (1850-1897) performed in vaudeville productions on both the East and West Coast. The collection consists of theatrical ephemera related to Bush's career as a writer, actor, and female impersonator.
Extent:: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Irvin T. Bush Papers (Collection 401). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of theatrical ephemera related to Bush's career as a writer, actor, and female impersonator. Includes a theatrical scrapbook, route books, photographs, sheet music, and part of a costume. Sheet music is in the oversize box.
Biographical / historical:: Bush was born ca. 1850 in Massachusetts; he performed in various local vaudeville productions on both the East and West Coast; managed Club Theatre in Los Angeles; died November 28, 1897.
Physical location:: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Subjects:: Vaudeville.
Female impersonators--United States--Archival resources.
Actors--United States--Archival resources.
Song sheets.
Names:: Bush, Irvin--Archives.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:: © 1999
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from cardfile by rekeying, May 1999 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

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Restrictions:: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Terms of access:: Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Irvin T. Bush Papers (Collection 401). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Location of this collection:: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US