Scope and arrangement
The John Angelo and David Bond papers, dating from 1931 to 2012, document the careers of the performers through photographs, scrapbooks, interviews, programs, clippings, flyers, letters, awards, video interviews, and posters. The John Angelo papers mainly cover Angelo's career from the 1960s onward, and consist mostly of photographs, programs, and clippings. Scrapbooks comprise the bulk of the David Bond papers, which primarily document Bond's career from the 1930s to the mid-1960s.
Video materials will be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.
The John Angelo and David Bond papers are arranged in two series:
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The John Angelo papers date from the 1950s to 2012. They document the career of the dancer and actor through awards, photographs, clippings, flyers, programs, letters, and video interviews.
The photographs include film stills; autographed prints; publicity shots; shots of productions choreographed or produced by Angelo; prints of Angelo dancing in the 1950s and 1960s; and personal photographs of Angelo with family and friends. Autographed prints include photographs of Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Gypsy Rose Lee, Robert Englund, Mitzie Gaynor, David Bond, Carol Burnett, Goldie Hawn, Mae West, Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood, and Dom Deloise. Informal photographs, most of which date from the late 1990s to the 2000s, feature Angelo with Fayard Nicholas, Mitzi Gaynor, Valerie Harper, Dom Deloise, Julie Newmar, Jane Powell, Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Tony Curtis, Redd Fox, Cyd Charisse, and Carol Channing. Images of Angelo-choreographed shows include productions from the Hollywood Shakespeare Festival, Las Vegas resorts, summer stock companies, and community theatre events.
The clippings, programs, flyers, and letters date from 1980 to 2012, and mainly document Angelo's community activities in West Hollywood, particularly his Adult and Children's Theatre Workshops. Scripts for some of Angelo's community productions are also present. The letters are from family and friends, usually for Angelo's birthdays.
The two video interviews with Angelo were broadcast on the West Hollywood City Channel (public access cable television). One dates from 2003, the other from 2005.
Angelo's awards and certificates mostly recognize his contributions to the Hollywood community. They include awards for his cable television interview program and citations from the cities of Los Angeles and West Hollywood. The awards include a 2012 video recording of the West Hollywood City Council meeting at which Angelo was honored.
Video materials will be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.
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The David Bond papers, dating from 1931 to the 1908s, consist of scrapbooks, photographs, posters, letters, programs, clippings, and posters.
The scrapbooks date from 1931 to 1979, but primarily cover the 1930s to the mid-1960s. They hold photographs, programs, clippings and letters. The earlier material documents Bond's career in the New York area, during which he was still acting under his real name, Alfred Allegro. Later scrapbooks cover his film appearances, as well as his production and acting work with the Hollywood Shakespeare Festival.The letters in the scrapbooks are usually congratulatory notes or telegrams.
Additional letters, programs, and clippings were never assembled into a scrapbook. They date mostly from the early 1940s and include material regarding the Players Repertory Company and the Junior Programs (both of which Bond worked with), as well as programs for summer stock companies.
The photographs date from the 1930s to the 1980s and include stage production shots, film and television stills, and headshots. The posters advertise productions in which Bond appeared.