Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography / Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Stanley Musgrove papers pertaining to Mae West
Dates: 1948-1976
Collection number: M1435
Creator:
Musgrove, Stanley
Collection Size:
1 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Correspondence, 1958-1974; movie scripts; newspaper clippings, 1948-1976; magazine articles about Mae West, 1969-1970; photographs;
and press releases.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
Stanley Musgrove papers pertaining to Mae West, M1435. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the Theatre Collection, 2004. Accession 2004-143.
Biography / Administrative History
Stanley Musgrove was an old friend of Mae West. He was quick to say he was not her agent, but he was, or became, her publicist.
He often "ran interference" for the star, screening her visitors, as well as admirers after her picture and autograph. He
signed some of her correspondence and was privy to what her thoughts were on everything from her attendance at functions to
what was appropriate regarding fees she received for appearances, interviews, and the like. He came to know many Hollywood
personalities, from actors to directors. In 1982 he collaborated with George Eells on a biography of Mae West.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, 1958-1974; movie scripts; newspaper clippings, 1948-1976; magazine articles about Mae West, 1969-1970; photographs;
and press releases.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
West, Mae