Don and Gwen Sky theatrical scrapbooks
Overview
Theatrical albums of duo Don and Gwen Sky.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1975
Creator
- Hemphill, Donald Lee (Person)
Condition Description
Two volumes, each with loose material inserted, most contents placed in individual plastic sleeves.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
.6 linear feet (2 volumes in 2 boxes)Two photograph albums/scrapbooks documenting the film, theatre, dance, burlesque lounge acts and production career of the duo Don Sky and Gwen Sky of the Pacific Northwest. The albums contain over 170 photographs and hundreds of clippings, broadsides, playbills, tickets, programs, scripts, autograph letters, and other ephemera. (data from dealer's description)
Biographical / Historical
Don Sky and Gwen Sky (whose real names were Donald Lee Hemphill and Gwendolyn Bedrosian Brooks Drew Hemphill) were a duo from the Pacific Northwest whose careers involved both performance and production of film, theater, dance, and burlesque lounge acts. (data from dealer's description)
Arrangement
Content of scrapbooks is arranged as received.
Physical Location
Pusey Library, 2, North [Range: 5, Bay: 1]
Custodial History
Ownership prior to this acquisition is unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2021MT-17. Purchased from Zephyr Used and Rare Books with the Frank E. Chase Bequest, 2021 February 2.
Processing Information
This collection was processed to a basic level with minimal rehousing, organization, and preservation. (Melanie Wisner, 2021)
Creator
- Hemphill, Donald Lee (Person)
- Hemphill, Gwen Bedrosian Brooks Brew (Person)
- Sky, Don (Person)
- Sky, Gwen (Person)
- Title
- Sky, Don. Don and Gwen Sky theatrical scrapbooks, 1946-1975 (MS Thr 2089): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2021 February 26
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou03367
Repository Details
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