Stage Women's War Relief records

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 2856", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"2856", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Stage Women's War Relief records"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1892-1938", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1892/1938"}

{"value"=>"1918-1919", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1918/1919"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".6 linear foot (2 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1892

date_inclusive_end

1938

origination

{"value"=>"Stage Women's War Relief", "type"=>"corpname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Stage Women's War Relief was organized in New York City at the beginning of World War I to coordinate the efforts of volunteers among women in the theatre. They provided hospital supplies and clothing for soldiers in Europe, conducted Liberty Loan drives, arranged entertainments and stage performances for troops, and opened a canteen in 1918 for soldiers and sailors in New York City.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of correspondence and other records of the Stage Women's War Relief as well as some papers of Daisy Humphreys, National Chairman of the Press Dept. Records include correspondence, 1918-1919; music and short plays performed at bond rallies and troop centers; and printed matter. Humphreys's papers contain correspondence, 1927-1938; and programs, 1890s, and magazines, 1914, concerning her acting career and interest in the French stage.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 86M42"}

{"date"=>"1986", "source"=>"Unknown", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Unknown, 1986"}

keydate

1892

prefercite

{"value"=>"Stage Women's War Relief records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Stage Women's War Relief was organized in New York City at the beginning of World War I to coordinate the efforts of volunteers among women in the theatre. They provided hospital supplies and clothing for soldiers in Europe, conducted Liberty Loan drives, arranged entertainments and stage performances for troops, and opened a canteen in 1918 for soldiers and sailors in New York City. Collection consists of correspondence and other records of the Stage Women's War Relief as well as some papers of Daisy Humphreys, National Chairman of the Press Dept. Records include correspondence, 1918-1919; music and short plays performed at bond rallies and troop centers; and printed matter. Humphreys's papers contain correspondence, 1927-1938; and programs, 1890s, and magazines, 1914, concerning her acting career and interest in the French stage.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.6 linear feet (2 boxes)

date_start

1892

date_end

1938

date_bulk_start

1918

date_bulk_end

1919

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