- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1977-007", "type"=>"local_call", "supress_display"=>true}
{"value"=>"22570", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20613393", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1929-1972", "type"=>"inclusive"}
{"value"=>"1930s-1940s", "type"=>"bulk"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1929
- date_inclusive_end
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1972
- keydate
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1929
- date_start
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1929
- date_end
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1972
- date_bulk_start
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1930
- date_bulk_end
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1949
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Glenda Farrell papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3.22 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5 boxes, 1 volume, 1 oversized folder", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Glenda Farrell (1904-1971) was an American stage and screen actress. The Glenda Farrell papers date from 1929 to 1972 (bulk dates 1930s-1940s) and contain scripts, sound recordings, photographs, scrapbooks, certificates, and letters."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Glenda Farrell papers, *T-Mss 1977-007. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Farrell, Glenda, 1904-1971", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Glenda Farrell (1904-1971) was an American stage and screen actress. In the 1930s, Farrell worked for Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and was best known for her roles in the films <span class=\"title\">The Mystery of the Wax Museum</span> (1933) and <span class=\"title\">Torchy Blane</span> (1937-1939). Her stage work includes the productions of <span class=\"title\">Thanks for My Wife</span> (1940), <span class=\"title\">Separate Rooms</span> (1940), and <span class=\"title\">Mrs. Gibbons' Boys</span> (1949). In 1941, Farrell married Henry Ross. She died in 1971 from lung cancer.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Glenda Farrell papers date from 1929 to 1972 (bulk dates 1930s-1940s) and contain scripts, sound recordings, photographs, scrapbooks, certificates, and letters. The bulk of the collection consists of scripts with Farrell's personalized annotations on many of them, such as the scripts for <span class=\"title\">Thanks for My Wife</span>, <span class=\"title\">Mrs. Gibbons' Boys</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Brief Moment</span>. There is also a large amount of sound recordings from radio stations, such as Farrell's appearances on <span class=\"title\">Candlelight</span> (WABC Station, 1939), <span class=\"title\">Lincoln Highwa</span>y (WEAF Station, 1942), and the <span class=\"title\">Palmolive Show</span> (WEAF Station,1944).</p> <p>There are production stills from her performance in <span class=\"title\">The Mystery of the Wax Museum</span>, and autographed headshots from other actors. There is a scrapbook of clippings and programs from <span class=\"title\">Thanks for My Wife</span> and <span class=\"title\">Separate Room</span>s.</p> <p>The collection also includes awards, certificates, and letters such as a telegram about Farrell's Emmy nomination for her supporting role in the 1962 \"A Cardinal Act of Mercy\" episode on <span class=\"title\">Ben Case</span>y, and her 1956 certificate from the State of Oklahoma for \"Honorary Colonel of the Governor's Staff.\" Additionally, there are congratulatory cards and telegrams (dated 1954), and cards and letters of condolences addressed to Henry Ross after Farrell's death.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged alphabetically by format.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Henry Ross, 1977.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Joyce Joseph</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span>.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Audiovisual materials will be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access. Sound recordings available by appointment only.</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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3.22 linear feet (5 boxes, 1 volume, 1 oversized folder)