- unitid
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{"value"=>"932419", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1890-1935", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1890/1935"}
{"value"=>"n.d.", "type"=>"inclusive"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1890
- date_inclusive_end
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1935
- keydate
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1890
- date_start
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1890
- date_end
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1935
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"I. Correspondence"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"1.25 linear feet."}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The correspondence consists of both professional and personal letters written to Walsh. These letters are the principal source of information about both his career and his personal life. Correspondents include actors, managers, producers, agents, editors, writers, and circus performers. In many cases, the envelopes that are with particular letters (as well as the separate group of envelopes which are included) provide the only means for verifying Walsh's professional position at various points in his life. Letters from <span class=\"persname\">Mrs. Fiske</span> and <span class=\"persname\">Otis Skinner</span> are particularly valuable for understanding the working relationship between performers and their press agents. Letters from <span class=\"persname\">John Quinn</span> reveal Walsh's interest in Irish theatre and literature and also document Walsh's struggle to get his book, <span class=\"title\">The Career of Dion Boucicault</span>, published. The letters do not seem to provide any direct information about Walsh's work on his two unpublished circus manuscripts. Neither do the letters provide much information about Walsh's family. Four letters written by Walsh are included in the correspondence and are interfiled with the other correspondence by date: 10/5/09, 2/21/13, 10/16/26, 5/26/33.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Arranged chronologically. Undated letters arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Undated letters with unidentified correspondents, unarranged. Envelopes, unarranged. List of prominent correspondents at end of finding aid.</p>"}