Warren Boroson collection of Renée Falconetti material

id
6370
origination
Falconetti, Renée, 1892-1946
date statement
1962
key date
1962
identifier (local_mss)
21272
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Mss 1991-004
b-number
b11524058
total components
2
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:35 UTC
updated
2026-01-20 20:06:51 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>".2 linear feet (1 portfolio)"}
unitid
{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1991-004", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"21272", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Warren Boroson collection of Renée Falconetti material"}
repository
{"value"=>"The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Renee Falconetti Collection, *T-Mss 1991-004, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Falconetti, Renée, 1892-1946", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p><span class=\"persname\">Renee Falconetti</span>, born Renee Jeanne Falconetti was an actress of both stage and silent screen. Her only film was <span class=\"title\">The Passion of Joan of Arc</span>. The controversy which surrounds her regards her name. She was billed in the film as Maria, however, research shows Maria and Renee are probably the same actress known to the French theater community as La Falconetti.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>The Renee Falconetti Collection was donated to The Billy Rose Theatre Division in September of 1991 by Warren Boroson.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection contains an article written by Boroson on the career of <span class=\"persname\">Renee Falconetti</span> and the controversy over her name. Also included are letters authenticating the identity of the woman who played Joan of Arc in the film <span class=\"title\">The Passion of Joan of Arc</span>.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Mary Ellen Rogan.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p> The collection arrived in good condition and needed no conservation treatment. Arrangement and description were completed upon arrival.</p>"}
accessrestrict
{"value"=>"<p>Photocopying prohibited.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division.</p>"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1962", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1962"}
date_inclusive_start
1962
date_inclusive_end
1962
arrangement
{"value"=>"Alphabetical"}
acqinfo
{"accession_number"=>"THE910905"}
{"accession_number"=>"THE910905"}
{"date"=>"09/05/1991", "source"=>"Warren Boroson", "address"=>"see donor file", "method"=>"gift", "extent"=>".05 o", "value"=>"gift, Warren Boroson, 09/05/1991"}
{"date"=>"09/05/1991", "source"=>"Warren Boroson", "address"=>"see donor file", "extent"=>".05 o", "value"=>"Warren Boroson, 09/05/1991"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The collection consists of articles and correspondence collected by Warren Boroson on the career and identity of Renée Falconetti. Most of the materials center around his attempt to prove that Renée Falconetti and Marie Falconetti were one in the same person. All materials are from the year 1962."}
keydate
1962
date_start
1962
date_end
1962

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