Helen Menken collection of Booth Family papers.
- Title
- Helen Menken collection of Booth Family papers.
- Published by
- 1787-1992, bulk 1814-1891.
- Author
Collection information
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Items in the library and off-site
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. See the finding aid for details. | ContainerBox 3 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2024-004 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
| Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. See the finding aid for details. | ContainerBox 2 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2024-004 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
| Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. See the finding aid for details. | ContainerBox 1 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2024-004 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
| Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. See the finding aid for details. | ContainerBox 6 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2024-004 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
| Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. See the finding aid for details. | ContainerBox 5 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2024-004 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
| Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. See the finding aid for details. | ContainerBox 4 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2024-004 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Additional authors
- Description
- 1.37 linear feet (6 boxes)
- Summary
- The Helen Menken collection of Booth Family papers, dated 1787 to 1992, consists of programs, correspondence, and illustrations relating to the English-American theatrical Booth family, mainly the patriarch Junius Brutus Booth. The material was collected by his daughter Asia Frigga Booth, and through her line passed to American actress Helen Menken.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Programs (Publications)
- Call number
- *T-Mss 2024-004
- Source (note)
- Gift of Joelle Shefts in 2024.
- Language (note)
- English and French.
- Provenance (note)
- This collection was assembled by Junius Booth's daughter, Asia Frigga Booth Clarke. It was passed down to her son Wilfred Booth Clarke, who added to it, and his wife Grace Menken. Menken's sister Helen then inherited the collection and it passed to her husband George N. Richard after her death. The collection then passed to Richard's second wife, Bernice Parks Richard, and then to her daughter, the donor.
- Author
- Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852, creator.
- Title
- Helen Menken collection of Booth Family papers.
- Production
- 1787-1992, bulk 1814-1891.
- Type of content
- text
- still image
- Type of medium
- unmediated
- Type of carrier
- sheet
- Language
- English and French.
- Provenance
- This collection was assembled by Junius Booth's daughter, Asia Frigga Booth Clarke. It was passed down to her son Wilfred Booth Clarke, who added to it, and his wife Grace Menken. Menken's sister Helen then inherited the collection and it passed to her husband George N. Richard after her death. The collection then passed to Richard's second wife, Bernice Parks Richard, and then to her daughter, the donor.
- Source
- Gift of Joelle Shefts in 2024.
- Connect to:
- Chronological term
- 1800-1899
- Added author
- Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.
- Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865.
- Research call number
- *T-Mss 2024-004