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George W. Sims Papers

Author:
Sims, George W.  Search this
Collector:
National Anthropological Archives  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Extent:
5 Cubic feet (22 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Manuscripts
Audiotapes
Scrapbooks
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Carmel (Calif.)
Panama Canal (Panama)
California
Date:
1896-1981.
Summary:
Collection documents Sims's activities as a traveler and his interest in historic restoration. It includes forty-one notebooks, 6,000 color slides, a smaller number of photographic prints, forty-one stereo view cards, and three boxes of personal papers and ephemera. While some images are personal, the majority form a documentary record of various subjects and places and provide biographical information on Sims.
Scope and Contents:
These papers document Sims's activities as a traveler and his interest in historic restoration. They consist of forty-one notebooks, Series 1-4; and three boxes, Series 5-9, of personal papers and ephemera. Series 5-7 are particularly valuable for biographical information. Series 10 includes 6,000 color slides, a smaller number of photographic prints, and forty-one stereo view cards. The total volume of the collection is approximately eleven linear feet.

The notebooks cover the years 1896, 1908-1913, 1918, and 1934-1976. The notebooks are written in a documentary styles that is enhanced by literary touches and perceptive details. The subjects include visits to several national parks, the Boronda adobe, and travel on most continents.

The 6,000 35mm slides that Sims took between 1944 and 1976 portray the use of the automobile in travel, national and international touring, and family travel. They are organized by either trip or location. They document his collecting, research, and restoration interests, and complement his written and artistic work. In technique, Sims's photographs are at least a cut above amateur photography. The slides remain in the order in which the Archives Center received them. In some cases they are organized, captioned, and numbered as a slide program. In other cases, while they are captioned they are not part of a specific slide program that Sims organized. Usually the identification in the Detailed Container List represents Sims' s own captions, which have been copied from the slide sleeves.

While some images are personal, the majority form a documentary record of various subjects and places. All the slides are dated and labeled or captioned, either on box inserts or on the slides themselves. The slides are generally organized by trip. Of particular interest is the documentation of Sims's restoration of the Boronda adobe. These slides are well captioned and show the step by step process.

The slides include many early Kodachromes from the 1940s in excellent condition. These represent the few examples of this type in the Museum. Although these slides are not extraordinarily rare, they are a very early example of the color process.

There are also black and white prints and a few color prints. Some of these document an automobile trip along the California coast in the 1930s. All the black-and-white prints portray the photographer for Sims's concern to document his travels adequately and in a meaningful way.

The three document boxes of supplemental material includes articles, correspondence (for example, a letter to Sims from the Henry Ford Museum thanking him for donating an oral history of a motoring trip he had taken), business cards, certificates of achievement, hotel ephemera, news clippings (Series 12), published travel accounts, printed travel brochures, and audio tapes (Series 11), in which Sims recounts many of his trips over the years. This material is valuable because it provides biographical information on Sims. It also may be useful for exhibits and research. Much of the material—the hotel ephemera and the printed travel brochures and accounts—is similar to ephemera in the Warshaw Collection.

Sims's photographs are similar in content to two other collections in the Archives Center. The Clyde W. Stauffer Family Photographic Album portrays family automobile trips across the United States between 1935 and 1940. The Donald Sultner Welles Collection of travel slides documents locations throughout the United States and around the world.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into 12 series.

Series 1:Notebooks, 1896-1975

Series 2: Political Notes, 1964-1976

Series 3: Comments on Vietnam, 1954-1975

Series 4: Moon Landings, 1969-1976

Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1896-1981, undated

Series 6: Correspondence, 1920-1987

Series 7: Biography, 1911-1938

Series 8: Published Material, 1927-1966

Series 9: Artifacts, 1913-1937

Series 10: Photographs, circa 1936-1962

Series 11: Audio Materials

Series 12: Newsclippings, undated
Historical:
Boronda Adobe

In 1946 George W. Sims purchased the old Boronda adobe in the Carmel Valley of California, and over the next ten years he restored it.

The Boronda adobe was built above the Carmel River in 1832 by José Manuel Boronda on his 7,000 acre Rancho de Los Laureles land grant. José was the son of Don Manuel Boronda, the first schoolteacher in California. José was married to Juana Cota of Santa Barbara. The sixty-four foot long house has adobe walls twenty-seven inches thick and hand-hewn redwood beams. Senor and Senora Boronda lived there with their fifteen children. It was in this house that Senora Boronda reputedly made a new cheese much liked by her neighbors and today known as Monterey Jack cheese. She eventually produced enough to sell to the surrounding community.

The Boronda family sold the ranch and adobe to Nathan W. Spaulding in the late 1860s or early 1870s. He was a mayor of Oakland, California. The next owner was the Pacific Improvement Company in the early 1880s, the forerunner of Del Monte Properties Company. A small cheese factory was built to commercialize the product under the name "Monterey Jack." Nevertheless, the adobe eventually became abandoned as a house. Before Sims purchased it the adobe was used as a shelter for dairy cows.

Sims plastered the outside walls to protect the soft adobe bricks and whitewashed the interior walls. The original dirt floor was covered with a floor of two-inch clear, heart redwood, random planks. It slopes downhill as does the roof of the house. The entire house follows the topography of the site. Sims left several cables stretching across the crudely raftered ceiling to support the walls.

Sims reroofed the house with one hundred year old roof tiles from the old Vasquez adobe in Monterey, California. He also constructed a workshop on the cement foundation of the old cheese factory and milk barn, added a carport, and built a fence protected patio of the Mexican type, adjacent to a Spanish garden with gravel paths. The patio walls were made of adobe created from Carmel Valley soil.

The first floor of the adobe consists of a long living room, a kitchen, a bedroom, and a bath. An inside staircase was added and leads to the second floor living room, two bedrooms, and a bath. All of the rooms on the main floor are on a different level. The kitchen at one end of the house is thought to date to the 1790s when the land belonged to the Carmel Mission.
Biographical / Historical:
George W. Sims (1896-1986) was a tax lawyer, certified public accountant, world traveler, and collector of pre-Columbian objects. He spent his childhood in Fairfax County, Virginia. At age seventeen he began the study of law at the Washington College of Law (now American University), and worked at night as a telephone company traffic manager. He was employed as a clerk in the Panama Canal Zone by the Panama Railroad Company, Commissary Branch, from 1915-1916. Sims left Washington, DC, because he needed money for school and received a better salary in Latin America. "The pay was 25% higher there [Panama] than in the U.S.A., because the risks of Yellow Fever were great, and work and living conditions less satisfactory than at home." (Box 8, folder 6) This was the first of his many trips to other countries. He then returned to Washington and graduated from law school.

Between 1918-1919 he served as sergeant first class in the aviation section of the Signal Corps. He was stationed for a time at the Vichy (France) Hospital Center, a part of the United States Base Army Hospital, No. 115. After the war Sims did graduate work in accounting at Benjamin Franklin University in the District of Columbia, studying at night. During the day he worked in the Navy Department's communications section.

In 1919 Sims and a few friends traveled west on one of the early automobile trips across the United States. In July he visited Fresno, California. He returned that same year to Washington, DC, and "made plans for making the West (and Fresno) his permanent home." In January, 1924, Sims returned with his wife to fulfill those plans and thus began his long time love affair with the West and California." (Scrapbooks: Vol. 38, Box 8, folder 2)

After his first wife Katherine died in 1946, Sims spent much time on world cruises. His destinations included North, South, and Central America, Eastern and Western Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Between 1946 and 1956 he also purchased and restored the 1832 Boronda adobe in Carmel, California.

Sims married Emma Marenchin Sims on her birthday November 2, 1971 in Santa Barbara, California. Prior to her marriage Mrs. Sims (1914-? ) worked in the public health field after graduating from Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She remarked, "My world opened up when I married George." Sims died in 1986.
Provenance:
Collection donated by George W. Sims, January 10, 1985.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Travel photography  Search this
Adobe houses  Search this
Pre-Columbian objects  Search this
Vichy France  Search this
Audio tapes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 20th century
Manuscripts
Audiotapes
Scrapbooks -- 20th century
Slides (photographs) -- 1950-2000
Photographs -- Phototransparencies -- 20th century
Citation:
George W. Sims Papers, 1896-1981, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0127
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85d82cdde-b7ee-4b6e-b9f6-6698d75d53d0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0127
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Robert S. Hartmann Phonograph Disc Collection

Creator:
Decca (recording company).  Search this
Duchin, Eddie (musician)  Search this
Cugat, Xavier (bandleader)  Search this
Columbia (recording company).  Search this
Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Victor (recording company).  Search this
Silvertone (recording company).  Search this
King, Wayne (musician)  Search this
Iona, Andy (musician)  Search this
Lombardo, Guy, 1902-1977  Search this
Kinney, Ray (musician)  Search this
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931  Search this
Hemple, Frieda (singer)  Search this
Hartmann, Robert S.  Search this
Extent:
2.5 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
78 rpm records
45 rpm records
Sound recordings
Phonograph records
Date:
1916-1930s.
Scope and Contents note:
Popular music recorded approximately 1916-1930s: 78 and 45 RPM phonograph discs produced by Edison recordings, Victor, Decca, Columbia, and Silvertone.

Boxes 1-4: 53 10" Edison recordings of popular songs by such artists as Freda Hemple, George Hamilton Green, the Metropolitan Quartet, and Frederick Kinsley; also hymns, World War I songs, and some operatic selections.

Box 5: 32 45-r.p.m. records, primarily by Victor, some Decca, others, by Eddie Duchin, Xavier Cugat, Guy Lombardo.

Box 6: 41 45-r.p.m. records, including 16 by Victor, 4 by Columbia, 4 by Silvertone, 8 unlabelled, 3 family recordings, 4 in Greek. Artists include Eddie Duchin, Guy Lombardo, Wayne King.

Box 7: Several volumes of Victor library, all 78 r.p.m. Artists include Ray Kinney, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Dick McIntire, Andy Iona.

Box 8: Popular recordings; Christmas carols sung by Frieda Hempel, recorded by Edison; and family recordings.
Biographical / Historical:
This collection consists of popular music recorded between approximately 1916 and the 1930's collected by Robert S. Hartmann.
Provenance:
Colection donated by Robert S. Hartmann, March 1988.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Music -- Performance -- 1910-1940  Search this
Popular music  Search this
Genre/Form:
78 rpm records
45 rpm records
Sound recordings
Phonograph records
Citation:
Robert S. Hartmann Phonograph Disc Collection, ca. 1916-1930s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0297
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dd90e87f-9a0b-4238-9118-592f914d356b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0297

Ed Dodd (Mark Trail) Collection

Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Century Recording Studios.  Search this
Dodd, Ed, 1902-1991 (cartoonist)  Search this
Dodd, Rosemary Wood  Search this
Elliott, Tom  Search this
Names:
Roberts, Peter.  Search this
Trail, Mark (fictional character)  Search this
Extent:
0.3 Cubic feet (10 items)
Television program:Videotape cassette.
Master copies:Vinyl sound discs, 10" diam., 33-1/3 r.p.m.
User copies: Audiotapes, open-reel, 7", 7-1/2 ips.
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Videotapes
Audiotapes
Phonograph records
Date:
before 1985.
Scope and Contents note:
Videotapes: Interview with Dodd, 31:58 running time; and copy of television program, "The Well-Traveled Trail."
6 phonograph recordings, with 4 open-reel audiotape copies made from the discs, plus abstracts of eleven "Outdoors with Ed Dodd" 15-minute radio programs, which aired weekly. They focus on conservation and human interaction with the natural world, and include camping tips. The tone of the program is informal, usually consisting of a brief conversation between the show's host, Peter Roberts, and Ed Dodd, creator of the "Mark Trail" comic strip. Occasionally there are identified guests.
General Note:
Records have label from Century Recording Studios.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Tom Elliott, date unknown; Ed Dodd, July 17, 1985 and Rosemary Wood Dodd, 1985.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access to abstracts and audiotapes, on site by appointment. Original phonograph records not available for reference use.
Rights:
Mark Trail copyright held by North American Syndicate.
Topic:
Radio programs  Search this
Wildlife conservation  Search this
Camping -- 20th century  Search this
Comic strips -- 1940-1990  Search this
"Outdoors with Ed Dodd" (radio program)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Videotapes -- 1980-1990
Audiotapes
Phonograph records
Citation:
Ed Dodd (Mark Trail) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0165
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8633b080a-b25a-4394-a2a3-e42ddbb8b4cd
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0165

Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection

Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Names:
Palace Burlesque Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)  Search this
Extent:
0.33 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Photographs
Place:
Buffalo (N.Y.) -- photographs -- 1920-1970
Date:
late 1920's-1967
Scope and Contents:
Newspaper clippings; advertising brochures; and photoprints of performers at the Palace Theatre (including studio publicity portraits). The majority of the items are silver gelatin photoprints. Some photographers are listed below as index terms. Subjects of photographs include strippers and comedians; photographs of women include portraits as well as full-length figures, nude or in costume.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into one series. Arranged alphabetically by subjects' names within categories.
Biographical / Historical:
George Dewey Michaels (1898-1982) was owner, director, general manager and producer of the Palace Burlesque Theater in Buffalo, New York until it closed on September 29, 1977, when Michaels was 79 years old. Michaels started in the business when he was 19 years old. Through the years, he featured Abbott and Costello, Phil Silvers, Jerry Lewis, Red Buttons, and Sammy Davis, Jr. who was then a dancer with the Will Master Trio which included his father and uncle. The Palace Burlesque was part of a 40-city circuit. Michaels was married in 1920 to Phyllis Boasberg. She died in 1969, leaving two sons and one daughter. On December 4, 1980, Michaels donated a backdrop, used in the theatre, to the Smithsonian. The backdrop had a musical theme with a clarinetist and notes rendered in extravagant art nouveau. Michaels was then 83 years old. Other backdrops were distributed to other theatres and collectors. They were 60-100 years old, painted in Diamond Dye, and worth about $1,000 apiece.
Related Materials:
Theatrical backdrops and director's chair located in the Division of Home and Community Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life).
Provenance:
Collection donated by Mr. Dewey Michaels, January 31, 1981.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Glamour photography -- 1920-1970  Search this
Striptease -- 1920-1970  Search this
Stripteasers -- 1920-1970  Search this
Nudity in the performing arts  Search this
Theatrical producers and directors -- 1920-1970  Search this
Comedians -- 1920-1970  Search this
Entertainers -- 1920-1970  Search this
Musicians -- 20th century  Search this
Burlesque shows -- 1920-1970  Search this
Burlesque (Theater) -- 1920-1970  Search this
Entertainment -- Photographs -- 1920-1970  Search this
Genre/Form:
Clippings -- 20th century
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 19th-20th century
Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0065
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep896ac7af6-87c2-4acc-9b9c-9fc959e4fa84
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0065
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Aurora-Bon-Bon (at Bon Bon Lounge?)

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
The Sparkling Seminole Aurora by Maurice Seymour; Honey Bee, 2 prints of different poses, ink on verso, photographer unidentified; Carmen Baby by Maurice Seymour; Tinker Bell, photographer unidentified; Tinker Bell as Cleopatra, photographer unidentified "The Sins of Cleopatra" in pencil on verso; Tinker Bell as Cleopatra, with snake; photographer unidentified "The Sins of Cleopatra" in pencil on verso; Tinker Bell by James Kriegsmann Virginia Bell (in ink on verso), color print by "Freddy" (gold stamp, lower right); Bust portrait, Virginia Ding Dong Bell by Gene Laverne, Buffalo, New york; Seated full-figure portrait, "Virginia Bell" by Gene Laverne, Buffalo, New York; Virginia Ding Dong Bell, standing portrait, by Paul Winik of Boston; Dancer with dummy in front of "The Bon Bon Lounge" sign; handwork applied to print; Same dancer in 4 poses on same print, with handwork applied to print; Bon-Bon, composite print of 6 images, stamped "Two-O-Clock Club / 414 E. Balto. St." on verso.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ebdcf23d-1591-4f80-a517-0a47128e0857
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref18

Bruce, Bobbi-Dean, Jeri (includes Camille 2000)

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Unidentified dancer by Maurice Seymour; Bobbie Bruce (pencil on verso) by Garbo / Chicago; Camille 2000 by Maurice Seymour; Carmella / The Sophia Loren of Burlesk [sic] by Gene Laverne of Buffalo, N.Y.; --- Cassidy [pencil on verso], photographer unidentified; Charmaine [pencil on verso] by Bloom / Chicago; "Charming" Charmaine [sic] by Gene Laverne of Buffalo, N.Y.; Marie Cord [pencil on verso], fully dressed woman with hat, by Bruno of Hollywood, New York City; Marie Cord [pencil on verso] by Bloom / Chicago; Alice Crystal, photographer unidentified; Dolores Dawn [ink on verso] by Bruno of Hollywood; Dolores Dawn [ink on verso] by Bruno of Hollywood, second pose; Dolores Dawn [pencil on verso, plus ink autograph on front: "To Mr. Eisenberg / Just a reminder / Dolores Dawn," by Bruno of Hollywood, third pose; The Elegance of Miss Jeri Dean by James J. Kriegsmann.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83f736717-05d4-49bb-940b-bf2af3eda11c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref19

Del Raye, Dolores-Doll, Barbi

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Dolores Del Raye [pencil on verso] by Maurice Seymour; Dolores Del Raye [pencil on verso] by Maurice Seymour, second pose; Dolores Del Raye [pencil on verso] by Bruno of Hollywood; Rita De Marco [pencil on verso] by Maurice / Chicago; damaged print, loss in upper right corner; Sheree Denise / The Jungle Goddess by Gene Laverne Sheree Denise / The Jungle Goddess by Gene Laverne, second pose; Simone De Ville by James J. Kriegsmann Hope Diamond / The Gem of Exotics by Murray Kovillan [?], N.Y.: standing pose; Hope Diamond / The Gem of Exotics by Murray Kovillan [?], N.Y.: kneeling pose; Hope Diamond / The Gem of the Exotics by Boris Backchy [?], N.Y.: standing pose; Hope Diamond / The Gem of Exotics by Murray Kovillan [?], N.Y.: head only; Hope Diamond by Gene Laverne of Buffalo, N.Y., standing pose; Presenting / Hope / Diamond: folded publicity leaflet with reproductions of photographs by Gene Laverne, Buffalo, N.Y.; Barbi Doll by Madison Geddes, Cleveland, standing pose; Barbi Doll by Madison Geddes, Cleveland, another standing pose, same costume.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85a8677e6-3422-4186-9085-6b03d9b9b69d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref20

Dolly, Rina-Frost, Jackie

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Rina Dolly / "The European Bombshell" [sic] by Maurice Seymour; The Cherokee Half-Breed / Do May [in Indian headdress with bow] by Maurice Seymour; Domay [sic] The Cherokee Half-breed, by Maurice Seymour; with headdress, no bow; "Legs" DuBarry—the Most (1 print), photog. Unidentified; "Legs" DuBarry—the Most (1 print), standing pose, by Gene Laverne of Buffalo, N.Y.; Ecstasy "The Answer to All Your Dreams" 1 print, photograph unidentified, and 1 print of a composite of images; Fabulous Fanny by Bruno of Hollywood (1 print each of 3 poses) Fabulous Fanny by Gene Laverne, Buffalo, N.Y.; Amy Fong (pencil on verso), by Maurice, Chicago; Amy Fong (ink on verso), by Larry Karns Studio, Cleveland, Ohio; Gladys Fox (pencil on verso) by Bloom; Jennifer Fox (by Maurice?); Jackie Frost / The Coolest Kid in Town (2 poses) by Gene Laverne, Buffalo, N.Y.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80acfb229-d7a7-42c0-a103-df9f93bd96f6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref21

Fu, Sen Lee-Hubert, Eileen

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Sen Lee Fu / French Indonesia / Venus or Pretty girl (ink on verso) by Carey[?], Dayton, Ohio; Sen Lee Fu / Oriental Pretty Girl (pencil on verso), by Garbo / Chicago; Blaze Fury by Park Tower Studio, Detroit; Blaze Fury, photo. unidentified; Blaze Fury by Gene Laverne, Buffalo, N.Y. (2 prints, 2 poses); Gilda (pencil on verso: 2 prints, 2 poses, photographer unidentified; Amber Hazr by Gene Laverne of Buffalo, N.Y. (2 prints, 2 poses); Anne Howe (2 prints, 2 poses by Bruno of Hollywood; Eileen Hubert / show / #17 / Palace (pencil on verso) by Bloom, Chicago.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85b6bd876-8bd7-4ad7-80fb-3616212a7ff2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref22

Irma the Body-Kelly, Judy

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Irma the Body, by Garbo / Chicago (3 different views); Irma the Body: advertising composite photo; Irma the Body by Gene Laverne / Buffalo, N.Y. (2 different views); Jeneen [pencil on verso] by James Kollar / Radio City, N.Y. (2 different views); Jezzebel. [sic, pencil on verso]: with framed portrait of actor Victor Mature, photog. unidentified Libby Jones / "The Park Avenue Playgirl" by James J. Kriegmann / N.Y. (2 views); Libby Jones by Gene Laverne / of / Buffalo, N.Y.; Libby Jones. (2 pp. photomechanical); Judy Kelly by Kriegmann.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82d835835-c7a7-493b-9e89-f17dc0840666
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref23

Lamont, Sharon- Lynn, Victoria

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep897d1eaa9-2ba5-4a8a-b5ff-dbe62b42cde8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref24

March, April – Narda

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 8
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8836c170c-6535-49f8-bc1c-ad6b9a1271f9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref25

Natasa – O'Neill, Lynne

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 9
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8708a8ec9-e57a-40b9-9738-70dad33cd7d6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref26

Orlando, Dardy – Parker, Cindy

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 10
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a29c4203-5df6-4ba1-aa3f-6fb378d8391e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref27

Parker, Ermain – Powers, Jet

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85931afda-b0b5-4463-b45a-0567d0920e36
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref28

Star, Dawn – Villa, Maria (includes Tempest Storm)

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 12
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bf6797c0-5e13-4a97-99b3-9fb6f0ae4717
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref29

Barker, Johnny – Hayden, Jac (sic)

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 13
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8de0a02f5-31ee-4010-81bd-c117d231308a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref32

King, Billy – Rosin, Jack

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 14
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep884cfea71-b11a-415e-ba98-5a334ecea6de
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref33

Burlesque novelty acts, including male and female dancers and musicians

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 15
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8574fc683-e052-4101-890a-b6114e4bb2d4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref34

Palace Theatre materials: photoprints, newspaper clippings, etc. including pictures of Dewey Michaels. Includes photographs of the theater from 1946 (in poor condition), 1967, 1977, and 1980, including the opening of the new Palace Theater in 1967 (...

Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 16
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep831c94067-7357-4c7a-88d4-28a32f3a6eef
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref35

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