- unitid
-
{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2003-012", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22752", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20599807", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1910-1963", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1910/1963"}
{"value"=>"1930s-1950s", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1930/1959"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1910
- date_inclusive_end
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1963
- keydate
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1910
- date_start
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1910
- date_end
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1963
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Rita Stevens papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".84 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Rita Stevens was a 20th century British actress. From 1948 through the early 1950s, Stevens played the roles of Stella and Blanche in <span class=\"title\">Anna Lucasta</span> during the West End production and British tours. The Rita Stevens papers date from 1910 to 1963 (bulk dates: 1930s-1950s) and contain day calendars, photographs, programs, and scrapbooks that document the life and career of the actress."}
- prefercite
-
{"value"=>"<p>Rita Stevens papers, *T-Mss 2003-012. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Stevens, Rita", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
-
{"value"=>"<p>Rita Stevens was a 20th century British actress. She began her stage career in the revues <span class=\"title\">Blackbirds</span> and <span class=\"title\">Blackberries</span> before becoming a member of the London-based Negro Theatre Company. From 1948 through the early 1950s, Stevens played the roles of Stella and Blanche in <span class=\"title\">Anna Lucasta</span> during the West End production and British tours. Throughout the 1950s, she appeared in West End productions of <span class=\"title\">The Green Pastures</span> and <span class=\"title\">The Joshua Tree</span> as well as on the BBC Sunday-Night Theatre and ITV Television Playhouse.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Rita Stevens papers date from 1910 to 1963 (bulk dates: 1930s-1950s) and contain day calendars, photographs, programs, and scrapbooks that document the life and career of the actress. Many photographs are headshots of fellow musicians and performers, including members of the black arts communities in London and New York. Some photographs are autographed or have personalized inscriptions. Scrapbooks contain photographs, clippings, programs, and congratulatory telegrams that discuss Stevens's early childhood performances, her London stage appearances, and her social life and friendships with fellow performers.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged by document type.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Jim Watters, 2003.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Weatherly Stephan</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span></p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>Loose material in scrapbooks was removed and placed in folders.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to pubilsh, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}
- dsc_type
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combined
- extent_statement
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.84 linear feet (2 boxes)
- date_bulk_start
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1930
- date_bulk_end
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1959