- unitid
-
{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2014-147", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22706", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20636358", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1923-1979", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1923/1979"}
{"value"=>"1950-1960s", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1950/1969"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1923
- date_inclusive_end
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1979
- keydate
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1923
- date_start
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1923
- date_end
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1979
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Erik Rhodes papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.2 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3 boxes, 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"=>"Erik Rhodes (1906-1990) was an American theatrical actor and singer. The Erik Rhodes papers date from 1923 to 1979 and contain programs, correspondence, clippings, school records, certificates, notes, and souvenirs."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Erik Rhodes papers, *T-Mss 2014-147. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Rhodes, Erik, 1906-1990", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
-
{"value"=>"<p>Erik Rhodes (1906-1990) was an American theatrical actor and singer. Born Ernest Rhodes Sharpe, he attended Central High School in Oklahoma City, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma. <span class=\"title\">A Most Immoral Lad</span> (1928) was his first performance on Broadway. He legally changed his name to Erik Rhodes during the 1932 production of <span class=\"title\">Gay Divorce</span>. From 1947 to 1964, Rhodes performed in many theatrical productions, such as <span class=\"title\">Can-Can</span> (1953), <span class=\"title\">Jamaica</span> (1957), and <span class=\"title\">A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum</span> (1962).</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Erik Rhodes papers date from 1923 to 1979 (bulk dates 1950-1960s) and contain programs, correspondence, clippings, school records, certificates, notes, and souvenirs. The bulk of the collection consists of programs from theatrical productions throughout Rhodes' career, including <span class=\"title\">Gay Divorce</span> (1932), <span class=\"title\">Can-Can</span> (1953), <span class=\"title\">Gentlemen Prefer Blondes</span> (1960), and <span class=\"title\">A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum</span> (1962). There is also a program from his high school senior production of <span class=\"title\">If I Were King</span> (1923). Other performance-related materials include congratulatory correspondence, clippings of reviews, an interview transcription, and a written chronology of plays through the 1960s. Additionally, there are student records such as a 1923 Central High School yearbook, and his transcript from the University of Oklahoma.</p> <p>Materials in this 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 file type.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>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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1.2 linear feet (3 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- date_bulk_start
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1950
- date_bulk_end
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1969