- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2011-255", "type"=>"local_call", "supress_display"=>true}
{"value"=>"23111", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20767196", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1895-1998", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1895/1998"}
{"value"=>"1917-1933", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1917/1933"}
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1895
- date_inclusive_end
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1998
- keydate
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1895
- date_start
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1895
- date_end
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1998
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Beatrice Rosenblum collection of Peggy Hopkins Joyce materials"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.9 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Peggy Hopkins Joyce (1893-1957) was an American actress, model, and dancer. She was widely recognized in the media for her numerous engagements and marriages, from which she acquired great wealth. The Beatrice Rosenblum collection of Peggy Hopkins Joyce materials (1895-1998) contains correspondence, financial papers, photographs, drawings, clippings, and research material on Joyce compiled by author and antiques expert Beatrice Rosenblum."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Beatrice Rosenblum collection of Peggy Hopkins Joyce materials, *T-Mss 2011-255. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Rosenblum, Beatrice", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Peggy Hopkins Joyce (1893-1957) was an American actress, model, and dancer. She was widely recognized in the media for her numerous engagements and marriages, from which she acquired great wealth.</p> <p>Born Marguerite Upton in Berkley, Virginia in 1893, Joyce began her career around 1914, modeling and performing in small fashion shows. Her first film appearance was in <span class=\"title\">Dimples</span> in 1916. Later films included <span class=\"title\">The Woman of the Law</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Skyrocket</span>, and <span class=\"title\">International House</span>. On Broadway, she appeared in <span class=\"title\">The Ziegfeld Follies of 1917</span>, <span class=\"title\">Miss 1917</span>, <span class=\"title\">A Place in the Sun</span>, <span class=\"title\">A Sleepless Night</span>, <span class=\"title\">Earl Carroll's Vanities</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The Lady of the Orchids</span>. While Joyce's performing career was substantial, most of her fame came as a result of her highly publicized love life and subsequent wealth. Her collection of fine jewelry, clothing, and cars was frequently cited in the media as well. Between 1910 and her death in 1957, Joyce married six millionaires: Everett Archer, Sherburne Hopkins, J. Stanley Joyce, Swedish Count Gustave Morne, Anthony Easton, and Andrew Meyer. In 1930, she published an autobiography entitled <span class=\"title\">Men, Marriage, and Me</span>.</p> <p>Beatrice Rosenblum (d. 2006) was an American antiques and collectibles expert, author, and <span class=\"title\">Times Herald Record</span> columnist. She wrote several books on antiques, including <span class=\"title\">Antiques and Collectibles</span> and <span class=\"title\">Beatrice Rosenblum's Handbook Guide to Orange County Bottles</span>. Her daughter, <span class=\"title\">New York Times</span> editor and author Constance Rosenblum, wrote <span class=\"title\">Gold Digger: The Outrageous Life and Times of Peggy Hopkins Joyce</span> in 2000.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Beatrice Rosenblum collection of Peggy Hopkins Joyce materials dates from 1895 to 1998 (bulk 1916-1933) and contains correspondence, financial papers, photographs, drawings, clippings, and research material on Joyce compiled by author and antiques expert Beatrice Rosenblum. Also present is an outline of a play or film entitled \"The Insurance Agents Hold Up,\" presumably written by Joyce.</p> <p>Correspondence is primarily comprised of incoming personal letters written to Joyce between 1917 and 1933. The letters consist of fan mail; personal letters from friends, lovers, and family; and financial and legal correspondence from lawyers and merchants. The fan letters are frequently accompanied by requests for clothing donations for poor women. Sometimes the letters are deeply personal and encouraging, such as those written to Joyce in 1922 after her accidental overdose on sleeping pills and subsequent declaration of being through with men. Some letters dated between 1919 and 1921 discuss litigation surrounding Joyce's divorce from Sherburne Hopkins. Letters from merchants generally serve as receipts or documentation of Joyce's jewelry purchases. A small amount of incoming professional letters from Charles Morrison, Frank Orsatti, and Louis Guertin are also present. They predominately date from the 1920s to 1933 and discuss potential show arrangements and performance dates.</p> <p>Financial documents consist of Invoices, receipts, and payment notifications for purchases that Joyce made between 1917 and 1933. The materials document the content and nature of Joyce's spending, and to some extent, her investments and other related activities. Portraits of Joyce, production stills from <span class=\"title\">International House</span>, and photographs of her friends, lovers, and colleagues make up the photographs. Original drawings are portraits and caricatures of Joyce. Research materials are comprised of notes compiled by Beatrice Rosenblum and copies of Joyce's divorce documents.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged by format or subject.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Constance Rosenblum, 2011.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Robyn Hjermstad</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span>.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>The collection was rehoused and labeled by a previous archivist.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}
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combined
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1.9 linear feet (5 boxes)
- date_bulk_start
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1917
- date_bulk_end
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1933