Theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Lillian Bronson papers
This collection contains ephemera, correspondence, and clippings documenting the career of stage and film actress Lillian Bronson (1902-1955). Bronson appeared in more than eighty films and was Fonzi’s grandmother on the television show Happy Days.
Federal Theatre Project scripts
This collection contains scripts for plays performed by the Federal Theatre Project, which was operated between 1935 and 1939 as a part of the Work Progress Administration. The Los Angeles branch of the project produced over 195 plays.
Armond Fields American Theatre collection
This collection documents the history of the American stage before talking cinema, reflecting the birth and death of vaudeville and the advent of the modern Broadway musical. The collection includes books, posters, theater programs, sheet-music covers, souvenirs, rare film footage of vaudevillians, including Weber & Fields, and manuscripts and research notes for Armond Fields' own books.
Signe Hasso memorabilia
Collection consists of a commemorative envelope from the Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. belonging to Swedish actress Signe Hasso.
Albert Lewis family collection
This collection consists of playbills from the 1940s to the 1990s, collected by Burton, Arthur, and Albert Lewis. It also includes the autobiography of Arthur Lewis.
Eleanor Peters photograph collection
This collection consists of the photographs of theater manager Eleanor Peters (1909-2005).
Charles C. Pincus collection
Collection consists of photographs, clippings, and other writings about American theater producer Ralph Pincus, the Wigwam Theater, and the history of theater in San Francisco.
Elizabeth Leslie Roos collection
This collection consists of the theater programs and photographs of Elizabeth Leslie Roos (1887-1977).
Anne Seymour newspaper clippings and photographs
This collection consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, as well as some theatre pamphlets and programs related to the actress Anne Seymour (1909-1988). Anne Seymour worked in radio, film, television, and theatre from the 1930s until her death in 1988.
Leonard Spigelgass theatrical prints collection
This collection chiefly contains signed portrait prints of stage actors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries collected by American film producer Leonard Spigelgass (1908-1985).