- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"2 linear feet (4 vols. + 1 port.)"}
- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1942-001", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"21487", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Frederick G. Ross Scrapbooks, 1876-1930"}
- repository
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{"value"=>"The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division."}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Frederick G. Ross was an actor and business manager. His collection includes scrapbooks documenting the theater and actors and actresses of the 19th century. Also included is a portfolio of letters from the actor and stage manager William Gorman Seymour."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Frederick G. Ross Scrapbooks, *T-Mss 1942-001, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Ross, Frederick G., 1858-1942", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Frederick G. Ross, actor and business manager for Lillian Russell was born in San Francisco, California in 1858. He began his stage career in 1879 appearing with actors such as James O'Neill, Edwin Booth, Ada Cavendish, John Drew and Joseph Jefferson. Leaving the stage, he became business manager for stars such as Lillian Russell, Fritzi Scheff, Margaret Anglin, Henry Miller and Rose Coghlan. He died in Long Island, New York in 1942.</p>"}
- custodhist
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{"value"=>"<p>Wallace Munro donated the collection to the Billy Rose Theatre Division in 1942.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Frederick G. Ross Scrapbooks consist of 4 volumes of clippings documenting 19th century theater and actors of the day. Included as well is a portfolio of letters from <span class=\"persname\">William Gorman Seymour</span> to Frederick G. Ross. The letters discuss events and happenings during the mid to late 19th century theater as well as personal items from the life of Seymour and his family.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Frederick G. Ross Scrapbooks, 1876-1930 is arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21487#c307823'>Series I: Scrapbooks</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1876-1930</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>4 vols</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series consists of scrapbooks from the library of actor/business manager Frederick Ross documenting theater and actors and actresses from the late 19th century through the middle of the early 20th century. Included are clippings and some programs. One of the scrapbooks is entirely about <span class=\"persname\">Richard Mansfield</span> and includes clippings and programs about his performances in <span class=\"title\">Peer Gynt</span>, <span class=\"title\">Beau Brummell</span>, <span class=\"title\">Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</span> and <span class=\"title\">The Scarlet Letter</span>.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21487#c307828'>Series II: Letters</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1925-1929</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>1 portfolio</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series contains 4 letters written by William Gorman Seymour to Frederick G. Ross. The letters discuss theater events in the mid to late 19th century and talk especially about <span class=\"persname\">Edwin Booth</span>. The earliest letter [1925] concerns <span class=\"persname\">John Wilkes Booth</span> and the details of his death and burial.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p> <ul> <li>Series I: Scrapbooks</li> <li>Series II: Letters</li></ul></p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Photocopying prohibited.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"accession_number"=>"THE"}
{"date"=>"1942", "source"=>"Munro, Wallace", "method"=>"Gift", "extent"=>"2 o", "value"=>"Gift, Munro, Wallace, 1942"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Mary Ellen Rogan and Susan McArthur.</p>"}