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Harry Mountford and Lottie Briscoe papers

Title
Harry Mountford and Lottie Briscoe papers, 1871-1950 (bulk 1906-1935).
Author
Mountford, Harry.

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Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2012-037 Box 1Offsite
Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2012-037 Box 2Offsite
Box 3Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2012-037 Box 3Offsite
Box 4Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2012-037 Box 4Offsite
Box 5Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2012-037 Box 5Offsite
Box 6Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2012-037 Box 6Offsite
Box 7Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2012-037 Box 7Offsite
Box 8Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2012-037 Box 8Offsite
Box 9Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2012-037 Box 9Offsite

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Additional Authors
Briscoe, Lottie, -1950.
Description
4.23 linear feet (9 boxes)
Summary
The Harry Mountford and Lottie Briscoe papers (1871-1950) document the careers and personal lives of performer, writer, and labor rights advocate Harry Mountford and his wife Lottie Briscoe, an early film and stage actress. The bulk of the collection concerns Mountford's union activity with the White Rats, Variety Artistes' Federation, and Associated Actors and Artistes of America. The collection contains meeting minutes, union publications and handouts, press clippings, scripts, booking contracts, personal correspondence and keepsakes, theater ephemera, and photographic materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Clippings.
  • Photographs.
  • Printed Ephemera.
  • Scripts.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms of Use (note)
  • The author/creator retains copyright of the materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.
Provenance (note)
  • The papers of Mountford and Briscoe were bequeathed to their appointed estate executor Charles L. Kahn upon their deaths in 1950. The collection was later donated to The New York Public Library by Nathan Hodas.
Call Number
*T-Mss 2012-037
OCLC
868242135
Author
Mountford, Harry.
Title
Harry Mountford and Lottie Briscoe papers, 1871-1950 (bulk 1906-1935).
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms Of Use
The author/creator retains copyright of the materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.
Provenance
The papers of Mountford and Briscoe were bequeathed to their appointed estate executor Charles L. Kahn upon their deaths in 1950. The collection was later donated to The New York Public Library by Nathan Hodas.
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Occupation
Actors.
Labor unionists.
Added Author
Briscoe, Lottie, -1950.
Research Call Number
*T-Mss 2012-037
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