Found 614 collections related to Scrapbooks

Richard John Hughes, Jr. (1924-1996) was a stage manager, director, set designer, and actor in regional theatre, touring companies, and off-Broadway productions. The Richard Hughes collection dates from 1942 to 1993 and documents his training at the University of Texas, his participation in regional theatre and off-Broadway productions, and his work as production stage manager for the national tours of Man of La Mancha, Lovely Ladies-Kind Gentlemen, Irene, and Pippin. less

Philburn (Phil) Friedman (1921-1988) was an American stage manager. Friedman managed numerous Broadway and West Coast theater productions, many of them musicals, including Kismet (1953), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961), Pippin (1972), Chicago (1975), and Dancin' (1978). He worked with director, writer, and choreographer Bob Fosse for nearly 15 years, and played the part of the stage manager in Fosse's 1979 autobiographical film, All That Jazz. He also worked extensively with directors Cy Feuer and Abe Burrows. The Phil Friedman papers (1805-1979) document Friedman's general interest in theater and to some extent, his work as a stage manager. The collection holds programs, telegrams, photographs, biographical material, and scrapbooks containing images of stage actors from the early 1900s. less

Barry Hyams (1911-1989) was an American theater producer and press representative who publicized over 40 Broadway productions throughout the course of his career. His production work was limited to Off-Broadway pieces associated with Rooftop Productions. Hyams was the head of publicity for the Lincoln Center Repertory Company during the 1960s, and the editor of Theatre: The Annual of the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center. The Barry Hyams papers date from 1947 to 1963 and document Hyams' work as a press representative for Broadway. The collection contains publicity files and scrapbooks for over 30 Broadway productions, many of which were produced by Robert Whitehead and the Producers Theatre. This collection is rich with material demonstrating the nature of Broadway press relations. The collection holds correspondence; photographs; press releases; drafts of stories for magazines and newspapers; scripts for radio and television announcements; programs; clippings; advertisement schedules for print, radio, and television; and proofs for advertisements and programs. less

Walter Trampler (1915-1997) was an American violist of German origin. One of the defining figures of his instrument, he performed with the Beaux Arts Trio; the Budapest, Juilliard, and Guarneri String Quartets; and was a founding member of the New Music String Quartet. He was also a renowned teacher. His papers document his life and career, mainly from the early 1950s to the mid-1990s. They contain correspondence, photographs, concert programs, scrapbooks, subject files, clippings, promotional material, a file on Trampler's memorial service, and Trampler's annotated and autographed scores. less

Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) was an American composer and producer, well known for his collaborations with lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. The Richard Rodgers music papers contain scrapbooks, published vocal scores, and drafts of his autobiography, Musical Stages. less

Marilyn J. La Vine (1931-2009) was a dance enthusiast who dedicated her life to researching and promoting the legacy of Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993). The Marilyn La Vine collection of Rudolf Nureyev materials (1939-2008) holds research files and photographs relating to the life and career of Rudolf Nureyev. The research files contain a master copy of La Vine’s compilation of volumes of clippings relating to Nureyev, as well as correspondence, ephemera, and scrapbooks. The photographs date from 1939 until after Nureyev’s death in 1993, and give a comprehensive representation of his dancing career. less

Charles Weidman (1901-1975) was a dancer, choreographer, and teacher known for his roles as a member of the Denishawn Company, and later for founding his own companies: the Humphrey-Weidman Concert Company, Theatre Dance Company, and An Expression of Two Arts. The additions to the Charles Weidman papers contain material related to choreographed works he performed with the Theatre Dance Company and An Expression of Two Arts; files representing his time with the Denishawn Dancers; photographs; and scrapbooks. less

The collection consists of correspondence and other papers of prominent members of the interrelated McKim and Garrison families collected by Margaret McKim Maloney and others. Included are papers of architect Charles Follen McKim, abolitionists James Miller McKim, William Lloyd Garrison, James H. Garrison, and their descendants. Papers of James Miller McKim, 1828-1882, contain correspondence, accounts, family and personal miscellany, and clippings. Papers of his son Charles Follen McKim, 1857-1908, include correspondence, his diary of a walking tour in 1863, speeches, personal miscellany, and a sketch by Charles Dana Gibson, and printed matter. Also included is correspondence of Margaret McKim Maloney, Wendell Phillips Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., Frank J. Garrison, Moncure Conway, Wendell Phillips, and Edward and Mathilda Kyllman. less

Papers of Helen Maude Peck, an American physical culture instructor who specialized in the training of women and children. Material includes correspondence; several photographs; a manuscript poem by Peck titled "The Gleam;" and a scrapbook of letters, clippings, and ephemera pertaining to Peck's career, lectures on physical culture given and attended, and various diagrams and illustrations of the human body. less

Harry Stone, also known as Israel Breakstone (born circa 1900), was an entertainer who worked on the vaudeville circuit in New York and Pennsylvania for about 15 years in the 1920s and 1930s. The Harry Stone papers, dating from 1915 to 1977, hold source material for his comedic skits, photographs, scrapbooks, and an address book. less

The Summer Theatre at Mount Holyoke was founded in 1970 by James T. Cavanaugh, a professor emeritus of Theater Arts at Mount Holyoke College. The Summer Theatre offered college students the opportunity to develop their acting and technical skills. The records, 1970-2001, document the history of the theater with scrapbooks, photographs, slides, theater programs, and artifacts. less

Dr. Stephen Langley (1938-1997) was an American theater manager, author, and educator. For over twenty years he was the manager of the Falmouth Playhouse, a prominent summer stock theater on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The collection dates from 1950 to 1992 and holds theater programs, photographs, scrapbooks, theses, and writings relating to the Falmouth Playhouse on Cape Cod, Massachusetts and to Langley's career as an author and educator. less

The scrapbook of theater and opera house ephemera contains tickets for opera, plays, and vaudeville shows; clippings of articles about and images of prominent performers; promotional materials such as fliers; and business cards from entertainment journalists, opera house managers, performers, and other professionals connected to the entertainment industry. Most of the material concerns performances in New York State; there are a number of tickets from the Utica City Opera House. less

Muriel Hutchison (1915-1975) was an American stage actor active in the 1930s and 1940s. Her scrapbook documents her career from 1937 to 1938. The scrapbook contains clippings, letters, congratulatory telegrams, programs, contracts, excerpts of scripts, photographs, and other memorabilia. Productions represented in the scrapbook include Lysistrata at the Dallas Little Theatre, Idiot's Delight in various Connecticut theaters, Trilby at the Mohawk Drama Festival, and Lightnin', all produced in 1938, and Merely Murder, produced in 1937. The scrapbook has been disassembled and the pages have been placed in folders. This collection was previously cataloged with the call number MWEZ + n.c. 24,445. less

Marilyn Cooper (1934-2009) was a Tony Award winning American actress working primarily in theatre and television from the mid-1950s to the late 1990s. The Marilyn Cooper papers document Cooper's professional life with scripts, photographs, programs, publicity materials, correspondence, sheet music, and other production materials; and her personal life with photographs, correspondence, and elementary school, high school, and college yearbooks, photographs, and scrapbooks. less

Nadia Gray (1923-1994) was a twentieth century Romanian actress who worked in European theatre and film from the late 1940s to the late 1960s, when she moved to New York and performed as a cabaret singer. She is most remembered for performing a striptease in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita. The Nadia Gray papers contain scrapbooks, photographs, scripts, sheet music, programs, correspondence and clippings. less

Donald Weissmuller (1922-2013) was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer who worked in theater and television. The papers (1910-1990s) consist of biographical material; correspondence; a diary; production material; photographs; and programs and news clippings that document his career as an actor, dancer, and choreographer. There is one scrapbook that predates Weissmuller and contains news clippings and photographs of dancers, some signed, from 1910 to 1920, and one file on his teaching. less

Mary Nash (1884-1976) was an American stage and film actress most famous for playing Katharine Hepburn's mother in The Philadelphia Story (1940). Her sister Florence Nash (1888-1950) was an American actress, comedienne, and writer. The Mary and Florence Nash papers contain correspondence, photographs, writings, scripts and other production files, scrapbooks, scores, and personal ephemera. less

Nan Stevens was a secretary for Beatrice Lillie (1894-1989), the stage and movie actor. The collection, dated 1948 to 1961, documents Lillie's career through correspondence, photographs and scrapbooks. There are also two scrapbooks compiled about the actors Eddie Albert and Judy Garland. less

Paul Osborn (1901-1988) was an American playwright and screenwriter. In 1930, Osborn achieved early success on Broadway with The Vinegar Tree. Other writings include screen adaptations of novels. In 1980, Osborn received a Tony Award for best revival for Morning's at Seven. The collection, dating from 1922 to 1985, contains typescripts of plays and screenplays, correspondence, contracts, writings of others, two scrapbooks of newspaper clipping reviews of The Vinegar Tree, contracts, programs of Osborn's plays and several photographs. less

Rita Stevens was a 20th century British actress. From 1948 through the early 1950s, Stevens played the roles of Stella and Blanche in Anna Lucasta during the West End production and British tours. The Rita Stevens papers date from 1910 to 1963 (bulk dates: 1930s-1950s) and contain day calendars, photographs, programs, and scrapbooks that document the life and career of the actress. less

Emily Ann Wellman was an American stage actress in the early 20th century. In 1921, she toured with the Shubert Vaudeville, starring in a flash drama (or ten-minute play) she also wrote and directed, titled The Actor's Wife. The Emily Ann Wellman scrapbook contains clippings of reviews, advertisements, and feature articles about Wellman's performances on tour and in New York City from 1921 to 1923. Some programs are also included. The scrapbook documents the productions The Actor's Wife, Suspended Sentence, and The Wasp. less

Ewald Schindler (1891-1948) was a German-born actor, director, and producer of theatre and opera. After fleeing to Czechoslovakia and Italy during the rise of the Nazis, he immigrated to the United States in 1941, where he became director of the King-Smith Playhouse in Washington, D.C. and founded The Playhouse Studio, a school of drama, with Norwegian dancer Liljan Espenak. Additions to the Ewald Schindler papers date from 1899 to 1947 and contain letters, photographs, scrapbook pages, and personal ephemera that document Schindler's family and professional life. Scrapbook pages with clippings, photographs, and a program document Schindler's direction of The Green Cockatoo at the King-Smith Playhouse, dated 1942 to 1943. Correspondence is with Kurt Schindler, Liljan Espenak, and Mary Wigman, discussing family and professional issues. Photographs include individual portraits of the Schindler family as well as a cabinet card depicting Czech opera singer Emmy Destinn. Personal ephemera consists of a recitation book and Schindler's social security card. Correspondence and the recitation book are in German. less

Joseph Holland (1910-1994) was an American actor who appeared on the Broadway stage during the mid 20th century. The Joseph Holland papers date from 1937 to 1989 (bulk dates: 1950-1957) and contain correspondence and a scrapbook with clippings, programs, and production photographs documenting Holland's career in the theatre. Most productions represented in the scrapbook date after 1950, including The Show Off (1950), Julius Caesar (1950), The Bad Seed (1954), and Small War on Murray Hill (1957). The scrapbook also contains a few congratulatory telegrams and greeting cards. One caricature by Neil Ferguson is present, from the 1937 production of Julius Caesar at the Mercury Theatre. All loose material from the scrapbook was rehoused in folders. less

Scrapbook containing clippings of reviews and programs from the 1958 revue La Plume de Ma Tante at the Royale Theatre in New York City, and the 1963 musical Sophie at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. less

Richard Beckhard (1918-2000) was a theatrical stage manager and actor who worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in regional theaters. The collection, dating 1937 to 1990, consists mostly of material documenting Richard Beckhard's work as a stage manager and holds scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, and printed matter. less

Parker Fennelly (1891-1988) was an actor and playwright who performed on stage, radio, film, and television. The Parker Fennelly papers, dating from 1911 to 1997, document his career through project files, photographs, letters, programs, clippings, and scrapbooks. less

Victor Samrock (1907-1995) was an American theatrical business manager, active in New York theatre from the mid-1930s to the mid-1980s. From 1938 to 1960 he was the general manager of the Playwrights' Company. The Victor Samrock professional files contain business files pertaining to productions managed by Samrock, the records of the Playwrights' Company, and a small amount of personal correspondence. less