Betty and John Wharton papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2007-011", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"21947", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Betty and John Wharton papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1917-1978", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1917/1978"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.5 lin. ft., (6 boxes and 1 oversized scrapbook)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"value"=>"NN"}

date_inclusive_start

1917

date_inclusive_end

1978

origination

{"value"=>"Wharton, Betty", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Betty Wharton, actress, was born in 1911 in Pasadena, California. She made her acting debut at age 7 in a Los Angeles production of PENROD. She moved to New York in 1934 and appeared on the Broadway stage in numerous productions including: THE SKY'S THE LIMIT, BROTHER RAT, THE PRIMROSE PATH, CAFE CROWN and CHARLEY'S AUNT.</p><p>John F. Wharton, Betty's husband, practiced law in New York City from the 1920s through the 1970s, with a special focus on theatrical law.</p>"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"I. Betty Wharton Papers; II. John F. Wharton Papers"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Betty Wharton Papers contain photographs, programs, scrapbooks and correspondence documenting the careers of Ms. Wharton and her husband. Ms. Wharton's papers include photographs, scrapbooks and programs from 1917-1947. The papers of her husband, John F. Wharton, include business correspondence and papers from 1962-1978, and a theatrical scrapbook from 1921-1922.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"source"=>"8-MWEZ + n.c. 28,763-28,772, MWEZ +++ n.c. 5279"}

keydate

1917

prefercite

{"value"=>"Betty and John Wharton papers, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>" The Betty Wharton Papers contain photographs, programs, scrapbooks and correspondence documenting the careers of Ms. Wharton and her husband. Ms. Wharton's papers include photographs, scrapbooks and programs from 1917-1947. The papers of her husband, John F. Wharton, include business correspondence and papers from 1962-1978, and a theatrical scrapbook from 1921-1922.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

2.5 linear feet, (6 boxes and 1 oversized scrapbook)

date_start

1917

date_end

1978

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