Elizabeth Leslie Roos collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the theater programs and photographs of Elizabeth Leslie Roos (1887-1977). These include the Civic Repertory Theatre and the Los Angeles Repertory Theatre. Roo's father, Morris Meyerfeld Jr., was president of the Orpheum Theater Circuit.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1900s-1930s
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Elizabeth Leslie Roos (1887-1977) was married to San Francisco financier Leon L. Roos. Her father, Morris Meyerfeld Jr., was president of the Orpheum Theater Circuit. This circuit was one of the largest theater companies on the West Coast at the time. Ms. Meyerfeld would often travel with her parents to Europe to scout talent for the theater.
Extent
1.125 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the theater programs and photographs of Elizabeth Leslie Roos (1887-1977).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Elizabeth Leslie Roos, February 1962-April 20, 1964.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Elizabeth Leslie Roos collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 May
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu