Fred H. Wilson, papers regarding stilt-walking

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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1941-004", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"21583", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Fred H. Wilson, papers regarding stilt-walking"}

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{"value"=>"1921-1925", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1921/1925"}

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date_inclusive_start

1921

date_inclusive_end

1925

origination

{"value"=>"Wilson, Fred H", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Fred H. Wilson was a professional stilt-walker, who performed at fundraising events and in other venues in the New York area during the 1920s.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Consists of eight letters written to stilt-walker Fred H. Wilson, most of which pertain to his annual performances at the New York Police Department's September Field Day event. There is also a letter from motion picture industry spokesman Will Hays, thanking Mr. Wilson for his performance at a charity drive. The Hays letter includes a tiny snippet of film printed onto paper stock, featuring several frames depicting a stilt-walker, presumably Wilson. There are also two letters from the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, arranging Wilson's appearance in a 1924 production of Rimsky-Korsakov's COQ D'OR.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

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{"accession_number"=>"THE"}

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keydate

1921

prefercite

{"value"=>"Fred H. Wilson, papers regarding stilt-walking, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Fred H. Wilson was a professional stilt-walker, who performed at fundraising events and in other venues in the New York area during the 1920s. Consists of eight letters written to stilt-walker Fred H. Wilson, most of which pertain to his annual performances at the New York Police Department's September Field Day event. There is also a letter from motion picture industry spokesman Will Hays, thanking Mr. Wilson for his performance at a charity drive. The Hays letter includes a tiny snippet of film printed onto paper stock, featuring several frames depicting a stilt-walker, presumably Wilson. There are also two letters from the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, arranging Wilson's appearance in a 1924 production of Rimsky-Korsakov's COQ D'OR.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

(1 portfolio)

date_start

1921

date_end

1925

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