- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2012-062", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"18825", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20643340", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1912-1970", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1912/1970"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1912
- date_inclusive_end
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1970
- keydate
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1912
- date_start
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1912
- date_end
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1970
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Belle Baker and Marilyn Cooper collection"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".6 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"=>"Belle Baker (circa 1893-1957) was an American actress and singer. Her niece, Marilyn Cooper (1934-2009), was an actress. The Belle Baker and Marilyn Cooper collection (1912-1970) contains photographs, scores, clippings, sound recordings, and other materials relating to the careers of Belle Baker and Marilyn Cooper, respectively."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Belle Baker and Marilyn Cooper collection, *T-Mss 2012-062. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Baker, Belle", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Belle Baker (circa 1893-1957) was an American actress and singer. Her niece, Marilyn Cooper (1934-2009), was an actress. Baker was a ragtime and torch song singer and vaudeville actress. Among her best known songs are \"My Yiddishe Mama,\" \"Blue Skies,\" \"I'm Sorry I Made You Cry,\" \"My Man,\" and \"My Kid.\" She performed with the Ziegfeld Follies, on Broadway, in silent films, and for the radio show <span class=\"title\">The Eveready Hour</span>.</p> <p>Marilyn Cooper, primarily a Broadway actress, made her stage debut in <span class=\"title\">Mr. Wonderful</span> in 1956. Other Broadway credits include <span class=\"title\">Golden Rainbow</span>, <span class=\"title\">Two By Two</span>, <span class=\"title\">Woman of the Year</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Broadway Bound</span>. She also appeared in film and on television.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Belle Baker and Marilyn Cooper collection (1912-1970) contains photographs, scores, clippings, and sound recordings. The collection also contains three painted fashion designs, a script excerpt for \"This is Your Life,\" a souvenir journal for a Belle Baker testimonial dinner, and two published booklets: <span class=\"title\">The Secretary's Job</span> and <span class=\"title\">The Singer's Job</span>, the latter of which was written by Cooper and Baker. Photographs are headshots, portraits, and snapshots of Baker with friends and colleagues at events. Scores are for \"That Mellow Melody\" and \"I'm Sorry I made you Cry. Sound recordings document songs sung by either Cooper or Baker.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Arranged by format.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Unknown.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Robyn Hjermstad</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span></p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Audio materials will be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.</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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.6 linear feet (2 boxes)