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Ray Henderson papers

Title: Ray Henderson papers, 1904-1937
Author: Henderson, Ray, 1889-1937.
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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 1	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 1	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 2	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 2	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 3	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 3	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 4	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 4	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 5	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 5	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 6	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 6	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 7	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 7	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 8	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 8	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 9	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 9	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 10	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 10	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 11	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 11	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 12	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 12	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 13	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 13	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 14	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 14	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 15	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 15	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 16	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 16	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 17	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 17	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 18	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1965-003 Box 18	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description

13.9 linear feet (8 boxes and 10 scrapbooks)

Summary

The Ray Henderson papers consist of correspondence, personal papers and ephemera, clippings and professional materials from his career as a publicist and advance man, that document both his personal life and his work for many of the theater personalities of the early 20th century. The papers are rich in information on early 20th century theater through the voluminous and news-filled correspondence of many actors, who were both friends and clients of Henderson. Notables include George Arliss, Katharine Cornell, E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Photographic prints.
Diaries.

Access (note)

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Source (note)

Katharine Cornell?

Biography (note)

Ray Henderson, press agent, was born John Ray Henderson on August 25, 1889 in Saguache County, Colorado, the youngest child of Robert Louis Henderson and Willamartha Laura Harris. At an early age he developed a love of the performing arts, attending theatrical and musical performances as they toured the Colorado Springs area. He began his career as a publicity man in Colorado Springs, doing house publicity for local theaters. Later, he joined the Forbes-Robertson Company as a press agent in Omaha, Nebraska. His clients included George Arliss, E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe, Ethel Barrymore and finally Katharine Cornell and Guthrie McClintic.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.

Processing Action (note)

Processed and cataloged

Call Number

*T-Mss 1965-003

OCLC

NYPW00-A79

Author

Henderson, Ray, 1889-1937.

Title

Ray Henderson papers, 1904-1937

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography

Ray Henderson, press agent, was born John Ray Henderson on August 25, 1889 in Saguache County, Colorado, the youngest child of Robert Louis Henderson and Willamartha Laura Harris. At an early age he developed a love of the performing arts, attending theatrical and musical performances as they toured the Colorado Springs area. He began his career as a publicity man in Colorado Springs, doing house publicity for local theaters. Later, he joined the Forbes-Robertson Company as a press agent in Omaha, Nebraska. His clients included George Arliss, E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe, Ethel Barrymore and finally Katharine Cornell and Guthrie McClintic.

He started working for Katharine Cornell and Guthrie McClintic in 1930, working as both an advance man and a publicist. Henderson was well-known and well-respected in his field where he was acknowledged to be the road's number one advance man. He was the first president of the New York Theatrical Press Agents.

In 1937, on an advance trip for an upcoming Katharine Cornell tour to Asia, Australia, Africa and Europe, he was killed in a plane crash off the coast of Athens, Greece. He was buried in Athens but through the intervention of Lillian Gish and Katharine Cornell his body was returned to the United States, aboard the ship Valconia and he was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Indexes

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Local Subject

Road tours.

Added Author

Arliss, George, 1868-1946.

Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, Sir, 1853-1937.

Cornell, Katharine, 1893-1974.

McClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961.

Daly, Mary.

Elliott, Maxine, 1871-1940.

Marlowe, Julia, 1865-1950.

Sothern, E. H. (Edward Hugh), 1859-1933.

Yurka, Blanche.

Research Call Number

*T-Mss 1965-003

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