Ida Roley collection

Description data TOP

unitid

{"value"=>"25595", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Sc MG 723", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b15766425", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1923-1963", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1923/1963"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Ida Roley collection"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.25 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

{"value"=>"Roley, Ida", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Ida Roley was a coloratura soprano and actress whose performances include a role in the 1923 edition of Jimmie Cooper's Revue, a burlesque show comprised of approximately seventy cast members, both African American and white. The white owner, producer and actor Jimmie Cooper, combined dancing, singing, jazz, comedy, and blackface in his company. The revue formed part of the circuit of the Columbia Amusement Company and performed in New York, Boston, London, and Montreal. Roley also performed in <span class=\"title\">Shuffle Along</span> (1922) and the play <span class=\"title\">The Conjur Man Dies</span>. She was the lead singer in the choir of Lew Leslie's road company of <span class=\"title\">Blackbirds</span> (1929) in Paris, later performing as a soloist and doing song recitals. She also wrote a few short stories.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Ida Roley collection consists of a scrapbook documenting the career of this entertainer, writings by her, and other material. The scrapbook contains news clippings and programs of Roley's performances in Jimmie Cooper's Revue, Lew Leslie's <span class=\"title\">Blackbirds</span>, <span class=\"title\">Shuffle Along</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Plantation Days</span> (1923), in addition to programs of her solo recitals. The scrapbook, which dates from 1923 to 1933 (bulk dates), also contains snapshots of Roley and other performers, news clippings about other singers, and productions in which she did not appear. In addition, the collection contains handwritten manuscripts for two stories Roley wrote in 1937, \"Silver Dollars\" and \"The Unfaithful Wife.\" There are also two letters from W.C. Handy (1950) regarding his 77th birthday celebration.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Eloise Trotman-Gray and Valgene Trotman Cropper, 2001.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Janice Quinter, December 2003.</p>"}

date_start

1923

keydate

1923

date_end

1963

date_inclusive_start

1923

date_inclusive_end

1963

prefercite

{"value"=>"[Item], Ida Roley collection, Sc MG 723, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Ida Roley was a coloratura soprano and actress whose performances include a role in the 1923 edition of Jimmie Cooper's Revue, a burlesque show comprised of approximately seventy cast members, both African American and white. The white owner, producer and actor Jimmie Cooper, combined dancing, singing, jazz, comedy, and blackface in his company. The revue formed part of the circuit of the Columbia Amusement Company and performed in New York, Boston, London, and Montreal. Roley also performed in <span class=\"title\">Shuffle Along</span> (1922) and the play <span class=\"title\">The Conjur Man Dies</span>. She was the lead singer in the choir of Lew Leslie's road company of <span class=\"title\">Blackbirds</span> (1929) in Paris, later performing as a soloist and doing song recitals. She also wrote a few short stories. The Ida Roley collection consists of a scrapbook documenting the career of this entertainer, writings by her, and other material. The scrapbook contains news clippings and programs of Roley's performances in Jimmie Cooper's Revue, Lew Leslie's <span class=\"title\">Blackbirds</span>, <span class=\"title\">Shuffle Along</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Plantation Days</span> (1923), in addition to programs of her solo recitals. The scrapbook, which dates from 1923 to 1933 (bulk dates), also contains snapshots of Roley and other performers, news clippings about other singers, and productions in which she did not appear. In addition, the collection contains handwritten manuscripts for two stories Roley wrote in 1937, \"Silver Dollars\" and \"The Unfaithful Wife.\" There are also two letters from W.C. Handy (1950) regarding his 77th birthday celebration.", "generated"=>true}

Update Collection TOP

Update from EAD XML File

Child components TOP

No child components.