Richard Mansfield letters and ephemera

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unitid

{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2000-016", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"21471", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Richard Mansfield letters and ephemera"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"circa 1891", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1891"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".1 linear foot (1 portfolio)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, N. Y. 10023-7498."}

date_inclusive_start

1891

date_inclusive_end

1891

origination

{"value"=>"Mansfield, Richard, 1857-1907", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Richard Mansfield, actor, was born in Berlin in 1854. He began his career on the London stage but by 1882 he had migrated to the United States and was appearing in the New York theater. Mansfield was instrumental in introducing the works of George Bernard Shaw to the American stage. In his last theatrical performance he played the title role of PEER GYNT in the first English language production of that play.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Three letters written by Richard Mansfield to a W. W. Blackmer of Boston. Also includes 8 images. All materials are glued onto pages that appear to have been removed from a scrapbook.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"THE Mss 2000-016"}

{"date"=>"05/24/2000", "source"=>"ADS Autographs", "address"=>"See donor file", "method"=>"Purchase", "extent"=>".1 o", "value"=>"Purchase, ADS Autographs, 05/24/2000"}

keydate

1891

prefercite

{"value"=>"Richard Mansfield letters and ephemera, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Richard Mansfield, actor, was born in Berlin in 1854. He began his career on the London stage but by 1882 he had migrated to the United States and was appearing in the New York theater. Mansfield was instrumental in introducing the works of George Bernard Shaw to the American stage. In his last theatrical performance he played the title role of PEER GYNT in the first English language production of that play. Three letters written by Richard Mansfield to a W. W. Blackmer of Boston. Also includes 8 images. All materials are glued onto pages that appear to have been removed from a scrapbook.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 portfolio)

date_start

1891

date_end

1891

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