- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>".42 linear feet (1 box)"}
- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1990-025", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"21271", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Beatrice Lillie papers"}
- repository
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{"value"=>"The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division."}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Beatrice Lillie was an actress and comedian. The collection was created by Bruce Laffey, her biographer, and contains correspondence and photographs documenting Beatrice Lillie's career. Most of the correspondence is either to Bruce Laffey from Beatrice Lillie or about her."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Bruce Laffey - Beatrice Lillie Collection, *T-Mss 1990-025, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Lillie, Beatrice, 1894-1989", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Beatrice Lillie, stage star, was born in Toronto, Canada on May 29, 1894. Her first appearances on stage were in 1914 in Canada and in England in musical revues. She made her Broadway debut in <span class=\"title\">Andre Charlot's Revue of 1924</span>. Miss Lillie's most notable Broadway performances were in <span class=\"title\">The Seven Lively Arts</span>, <span class=\"title\">Inside U. S. A.</span>, <span class=\"title\">Ziegfeld Follies of 1957</span> and <span class=\"title\">High Spirits</span>. She toured the world in <span class=\"title\">An Evening with Beatrice Lillie</span> from 1952 to 1956. Miss Lillie appeared in films and on television. She married Sir Robert Peel in 1920. Beatrice Lillie retired to England in 1977. She died January 20, 1989.</p>"}
- custodhist
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{"value"=>"<p>The Beatrice Lillie Collection was donated to the Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, August 27, 1990 by Bruce Laffey, Miss Lillie's biographer.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The <span class=\"persname\">Beatrice Lillie</span> papers consist of clippings, correspondence, programs and photographs. The collection spans from 1919 to 1989 and includes materials on her professional and personal life. The correspondence is primarily to her biographer, <span class=\"persname\">Bruce Laffey</span>.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Beatrice Lillie papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21271#c292188'>Series I: Correspondence and Personal Papers</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1937-1989</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>10 folders</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series consists of correspondence, programs, clippings and biographical materials about Beatrice Lillie. The correspondence includes letters written by <span class=\"persname\">Beatrice Lillie</span> to <span class=\"persname\">Bruce Laffey</span> as well as letters to Bruce Laffey about Beatrice Lillie for his research. Of special note is the program from her funeral requiem.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21271#c292199'>Series II: Photographs</a></div>\n<div class='series-extent'>20 folders</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series contans personal and professional photographs of Beatrice Lillie with her friends and in her various roles. Other photographs include pictures of her husband, <span class=\"persname\">Sir Robert Peel</span> and her son, Bobbie. Of special note are some photographs taken of Beatrice Lillie and <span class=\"persname\">Brandon De Wilde</span> at Coney Island, New York. Production photographs include <span class=\"title\">Beasop's Fables</span>, <span class=\"title\">High Spirits</span>, <span class=\"title\">Inside U.S.A.</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Seven Lively Arts</span> and <span class=\"title\">Walk a Little Faster</span>.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p> <ul> <li>Series I: Correspondence and Personal Papers</li> <li>Series II: Photographs</li></ul></p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<ul> <li>Plaster head of Beatrice Lillie, bronze finish, by William Yoscary</li></ul> <ul> <li>2 photographs of Beatrice Lillie</li></ul>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Rosalie Spar and Mary Ellen Rogan.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>The collection arrived in good condition and was processed and cataloged in 1991. In 2000 the collection was reprocessed with a finding aid made available on the Web.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Photocopying prohibited.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division.</p>"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1919-1989", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1919/1989"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1919
- date_inclusive_end
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1989
- acqinfo
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{"accession_number"=>"8MWEZ28634"}
{"date"=>"08/--/1990", "source"=>"Bruce Laffey", "address"=>"See donor file", "extent"=>".4 o", "value"=>"Bruce Laffey, 08/--/1990"}
- keydate
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1919
- date_start
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1919
- date_end
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1989