- unitid
-
{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2013-117", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22442", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20608228", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1886-1964", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1886/1964"}
{"value"=>"1960s", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1960/1969"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1886
- date_inclusive_end
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1969
- keydate
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1886
- date_start
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1886
- date_end
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1969
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Gaston Bell papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.8 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box, 3 volumes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Gaston Bell (1877-1963) was an American stage and film actor. The Gaston Bell papers date from 1886 to 1964 and contain scrapbooks and photographs."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Gaston Bell papers, *T-Mss 2013-117. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Bell, Gaston, 1877-1963", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Gaston Bell was an American stage and film actor. He was born in 1877 in Boston, Massachusetts, and was a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Bell's stage performances include <span class=\"title\">The Christian</span> (1903), <span class=\"title\">Trilb</span>y (1905), <span class=\"title\">Brewster's Millions</span> (1906), <span class=\"title\">Seven Sisters</span> (1910), and <span class=\"title\">Naughty Wife</span> (1918). His screen credits include <span class=\"title\">Nathan Hale</span> (1913), <span class=\"title\">Opportunity</span> (1910), and <span class=\"title\">The Third Degree</span> (1913). He died in 1963 in Woodstock, New York.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Gaston Bell papers date from 1886 to 1964 (bulk dates 1960s) and contain scrapbooks and photographs. The collection is not a comprehensive record of Bell's career, but it does highlight some of his early work in theater through programs and clippings. There are also programs from late 19th century theatrical productions, and notes about various actors and actresses. One of the scrapbooks holds cards and letters from Bell's last birthday celebration in 1962. Another scrapbook includes personal photographs, details about his burial arrangements, correspondence about his family's plot in the Canton Cemetery in Massachusetts, and letters of condolences addressed to Bell's close friend Harry Chaffin. The loose photographs in this collection are autographed postcards of early 20th century actors and actresses.</p> <p>Materials in the collection were assigned catalog numbers before final processing, and those numbers are retained under notes in the container list.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged by format.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Unknown</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Joyce Joseph</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span></p>"}
- userestrict
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{"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
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combined
- extent_statement
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2.8 linear feet (1 box, 3 volumes)
- date_bulk_start
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1960
- date_bulk_end
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1969