Fanny Fields papers

id
8538
origination
Fields, Fanny
date statement
1891-1961 [bulk 1900-1913]
key date
1891
identifier (local_mss)
18873
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Mss 2012-033
b-number
b19827652
total components
22
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-07-09 18:19:30 UTC
updated
2017-05-24 18:03:39 UTC
status note
(missing)
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unitid
{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2012-033", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"18873", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b19827652", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1891-1961", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1891/1961"}
{"value"=>"1900-1913", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1900/1913"}
date_inclusive_start
1891
date_inclusive_end
1961
keydate
1891
date_start
1891
date_end
1961
unittitle
{"value"=>"Fanny Fields papers"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3.7 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"11 boxes, 1 volume", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Happy Fanny Fields (born Fanny Furman, circa 1881-1961) was an American actress, dancer, and comedian who found great success in British pantomime theater in the first decade of the twentieth century. The collection documents Fields's professional life in New York and Europe, with an emphasis on her career in Britain. The bulk of the materials are scrapbooks, writings, and photographs, with contracts, letters, programs, and posters also included."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Fanny Fields papers, *T-Mss 2012-033. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Fields, Fanny", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Happy Fanny Fields (circa 1881-1961, born Fanny Furman) was an American variety-show actress, dancer, and comedian who found great success in the British pantomime theaters of the early 1900s. Fields's specialty was an impression of a naïve, working-class American-Dutch woman. This character, sometimes called Gretchen, spent much time contemplating the actions of a sweetheart named Schultz who Fields described as \"the type of Dutchman who thought slowly, spoke badly, and drank lager perfectly.\" Clog dancing was another significant component of the act. The Dutch character was sometimes inserted into larger shows, as was the case in the Theatre Royal Glasgow's 1909-1910 production of the pantomime <span class=\"title\">Aladdin</span>.</p> <p>In 1913, Fields starred in a silent film titled <span class=\"title\">Happy Fanny Fields and the Four Little Dutchmen</span>. That same year, Fields abruptly retired from the stage and returned to New York to marry Dr. Abraham J. Rongy. Fields died in New York City in 1961.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Fanny Fields papers date from 1891 to 1961 (bulk dates: 1900-1913) and document Fields's performance career in the United States and Britain as well as her continuing popularity after her retirement. The bulk of the collection consists of scrapbooks, photographs, and writings. Letters from Fields's fans; journals and datebooks listing her work schedules; and contracts for her performances are also included.</p> <p>Four scrapbooks contain clippings, photographs, programs, promotional materials, and a small number of letters and telegrams from family and well-wishers. These volumes are primarily comprised of clippings documenting Fields's career in Britain in the first decade of the 20th century. The clippings include reviews of performances, promotional pieces, interviews, and celebrity news items. Her retirement from the stage in 1913 is also well-documented. The scrapbooks feature publicity photos and illustrations of Fields, mostly in her Dutch costume.</p> <p>Loose photographs complement those found in the scrapbooks, with professional portraits and production shots as well as autographed portraits of Fields's contemporaries.</p> <p>Writings include jokes, monologues, songs, toasts, and bits composed by Fields and others that were used in her stage acts.</p> <p>Additionally, the collection contains loose programs from performances featuring Fields and posters advertising specific performances, such as <span class=\"title\">Aladdin</span>, and the Dutch character generally.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>Materials are arranged alphabetically by document type.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Unknown.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">David A. Olson, New York University/Palmer School of Library and Information Science, 2014</span>, <span class=\"date\">2013</span></p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>As there was no discernible original order, materials were arranged by document type. Posters were originally placed at the back of the scrapbook labeled \"Invoices,\" but were moved to more appropriately-sized housing. Additional material from the collection processed in 2015 by Weatherly Stephan. Portions of the papers were previously cataloged individually. Classmarks for these materials are noted in the container list.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}
dsc_type
combined
extent_statement
3.7 linear feet (11 boxes, 1 volume)
date_bulk_start
1900
date_bulk_end
1913

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