Gerold Frank papers

id
2356
origination
Frank, Gerold, 1907-1998
date statement
circa 1950-1959
key date
1950
identifier (local_mss)
1067
org unit
Manuscripts and Archives Division
call number
MssCol 1067
b-number
b11848382
total components
13
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:27 UTC
updated
2026-01-20 20:03:32 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"1067", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 1067", "type"=>"local_call"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"circa 1950-1959", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1950/1959"}
date_inclusive_start
1950
date_inclusive_end
1959
keydate
1950
unittitle
{"value"=>"Gerold Frank papers"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"8.5 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"10 boxes, 58 sound recordings", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"id"=>"MSS", "value"=>"Manuscripts and Archives Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Collection consists of materials relating to Frank's biographies (both published and unpublished). Papers include correspondence, typescripts, galley proofs, drafts, notes, source materials, and phonodiscs and tapes of interviews. Also, press clippings concerning subjects of the biographies; unpublished biography of John Barrymore by Diana Barrymore and Frank Singere; diary, 1951-1952, kept by Robert Wilcox; and screenplays of Frank's biography of Diana Barrymore."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Gerold Frank papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Frank, Gerold, 1907-1998", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Gerold Frank (1907-1998), biographer and journalist, has written for newspapers and national magazines. His writings include biographies of prominent figures and non-fiction books. He has also written screenplays and taught at various schools.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The papers contain material relating to Gerold Frank's published biographies of Lillian Roth (I'll Cry Tomorrow, 1954), Sheilah Graham (Beloved Infidel, 1958), Diana Barrymore (Too Much, Too Soon, 1959), and Zsa Zsa Gabor (My Story, 1960) and unpublished biographies of Constance Bennett, Bartley C. Crum, and Dick Haymes. Included are letters, manuscript drafts, final tyepscripts, notes, galley proofs, soure materials, and sound recordings of interviews. There are also press clippings concerning the subjects of the biographies, an unpublished biography of John Barrymore by Diana Barrymore and Frank Singere, a diary kept by Robert Wilcox (Miss Barrymore's husband), 1951-1952, and screenplays of \"Too Much, Too Soon.\"</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Gerold Frank, 1961</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Richard Salvato</span>, <span class=\"date\">1982</span></p>"}
accessrestrict
{"value"=>"<p>Sound recordings are unavailable until duplicated. Please contact the Division regarding access.</p>"}
extent_statement
8.5 linear feet (10 boxes, 58 sound recordings)
date_start
1950
date_end
1959

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