Harry Mountford and Lottie Briscoe papers
- Title
- Harry Mountford and Lottie Briscoe papers, 1871-1950 (bulk 1906-1935).
- Author
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available by appointment. | ContainerBox 9 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2012-037 Box 9 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available by appointment. | ContainerBox 8 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2012-037 Box 8 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available by appointment. | ContainerBox 7 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2012-037 Box 7 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available by appointment. | ContainerBox 6 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2012-037 Box 6 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available by appointment. | ContainerBox 5 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2012-037 Box 5 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available by appointment. | ContainerBox 4 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2012-037 Box 4 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available by appointment. | ContainerBox 3 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2012-037 Box 3 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available by appointment. | ContainerBox 2 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2012-037 Box 2 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available by appointment. | ContainerBox 1 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2012-037 Box 1 | Item locationOffsite |
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- 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.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Clippings.
- Photographs.
- Printed Ephemera.
- Scripts.
- Call number
- *T-Mss 2012-037
- 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.
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Actors.
- Labor unionists.
- Added author
- Briscoe, Lottie, -1950.
- Research call number
- *T-Mss 2012-037