- Creator
- Roller, Olga, 1884-1968
- Call number
- *T-Mss 2015-009
- Physical description
- .25 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
Rosemary Pilkington collection of Olga Roller papers, *T-Mss 2015-009. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Olga (Kahaun) Roller (1884-1968) was a singer and actor who performed in musicals and comic operas, including several by Henry Blossom and Victor Herbert. The Rosemary Pilkington collection of Olga Roller papers, dated 1913 to circa 1960, holds mostly photographs of Roller during her career on stage (the productions were unidentified), a book entitled Faces & Facts that includes minor biographical information about her husband Eddie Fink, two letters, contracts, promotional card for Madame Moselle and copies of Roller's death certificate and her son Gilbert Roller Guerrico's birth certificate.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Donated by Rosemary Pilkington, 2015.
Processing information
Compiled by Valerie Wingfield, 2016.
Using the collection
Location
Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Conditions Governing Use
The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.