Jane Cowl papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 682", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"682", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Jane Cowl papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1907-1949", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1907/1949"}

{"value"=>"1927-1945", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1927/1945"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".8 linear foot (2 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1907

date_inclusive_end

1949

origination

{"value"=>"Cowl, Jane, 1884-1950", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Jane Cowl (1884-1950) was an actress, playwright and theatrical producer. She appeared in her most famous acting roles in the 1920s and 1930s and co-authored several plays during this period with Jane Murfin. During World War II she was co-director of the Stage Door Canteen, an entertainment center for U.S. servicemen and women in New York City. She also hosted a radio program in the 1940s.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of correspondence, financial papers, diary, and biographical materials collected by Cowl. Correspondence, 1923-1948, is with noted playwrights, directors, actors, and theater managers; other correspondence, 1943-1946, concerns her charitable work with disabled veterans and underprivileged children. Also, diary written during Cowl's first trip to Europe in 1907 in which she described the European stage; materials she collected for a planned autobiography; and personal financial accounts.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 55M24"}

{"date"=>"1955", "source"=>"Public Administrator (via New York Municipal Archives)", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Public Administrator (via New York Municipal Archives), 1955"}

{"extent"=>"9 o"}

keydate

1907

prefercite

{"value"=>"Jane Cowl papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Jane Cowl (1884-1950) was an actress, playwright and theatrical producer. She appeared in her most famous acting roles in the 1920s and 1930s and co-authored several plays during this period with Jane Murfin. During World War II she was co-director of the Stage Door Canteen, an entertainment center for U.S. servicemen and women in New York City. She also hosted a radio program in the 1940s. Collection consists of correspondence, financial papers, diary, and biographical materials collected by Cowl. Correspondence, 1923-1948, is with noted playwrights, directors, actors, and theater managers; other correspondence, 1943-1946, concerns her charitable work with disabled veterans and underprivileged children. Also, diary written during Cowl's first trip to Europe in 1907 in which she described the European stage; materials she collected for a planned autobiography; and personal financial accounts.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.8 linear feet (2 boxes)

date_start

1907

date_end

1949

date_bulk_start

1927

date_bulk_end

1945

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