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Georgette Cohan photographs and memorabilia
- Title
- Georgette Cohan photographs and memorabilia, 1895-1978.
- Author
- Cohan, Georgette.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding aid
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1992-036 Box 1 | Offsite |
Details
- Description
- .42 linear foot (1 box)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- 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 materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.
- Source (note)
- Donated by Mildred E. Siegel, 1992.
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 1992-036
- OCLC
- 900613942
- Author
- Cohan, Georgette.
- Title
- Georgette Cohan photographs and memorabilia, 1895-1978.
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Summary
- Georgette Cohan (1900-1988) was an American actor, and daughter of George M. Cohan and musical comedy performer Ethel Levey. Her photographs and memorabilia (1895-1978) include images of Cohan, her mother, her husband J. William Souther, other family members, colleagues, and her longtime romantic partner George W. Brown. The collection includes a program from the Broadway play Diplomacy (1928) and a report card, photographs, and programs from Cohan's time as a student at the Institution de Mmes. Morel de Fos in Paris in the early 1910s. The collection contains a small number of notes and cards to Cohan, some in French. There is an original design of a dress for Jane Cowl as Juliet, drawn by Rollo Peters; the drawing was given to Cohan by Peters. Material concerning Ethel Levey includes a flier for a 1922 vaudeville performance and certificates of membership for Catholic associations. There are clippings about George Cohan, primarily from the 100th anniversary of his birth in 1978. A certificate conferred on George Brown by "l'Ordre des Noctambules" is also present.
- Terms Of Use
- The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.
- Source
- Donated by Mildred E. Siegel, 1992.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 1992-036