- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>".2 linear feet (1 box)"}
- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1986-010", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"21268", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"James Foster Milliken papers"}
- 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"=>"J. F. Milliken was an agent for vaudeville entertainers. His papers contain letters documenting vaudeville in the late 1800s."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>J. F. (James Foster) Milliken Papers, *T-Mss 1986-010, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Milliken, J. F., (James Foster), 1847-1917", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>James Foster Milliken was born in 1847 in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. Known as \"Colonel\" he was a theatrical agent primarily for 19th century vaudeville and variety acts. He is also listed in some sources as a playwright. He died in 1917 in New York City.</p>"}
- custodhist
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{"value"=>"<p>The J. F. Milliken Papers were purchased in 1986 from Irving Benjamin.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The J. F. Milliken papers consist of theatrical correspondence and span the years 1887-1894. The correspondence documents the <span class=\"subject\">vaudeville</span> touring circuit at the end of the 19th century.</p>"}
- 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>"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1887-1894", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1887/1894"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1887
- date_inclusive_end
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1894
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"Alphabetical"}
- acqinfo
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{"accession_number"=>"8MWEZ/27584"}
{"date"=>"03/--/1986", "source"=>"Irving Benjamin", "address"=>"See donor file", "method"=>"Purchase", "extent"=>".2 o", "value"=>"Purchase, Irving Benjamin, 03/--/1986"}
- keydate
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1887
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Mary Ellen Rogan and Rosalie Spar.</p>"}
- date_start
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1887
- date_end
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1894