Papers documenting the career of Alphonse Berg, The Great Drapo
Overview
Photographs and ephemera documenting the vaudeville career of Alphonse Berg, known professionally as The Great Drapo.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1924-1972
Condition Description
Photographic negatives are decayed.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff for retrieval policies and times.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)Photographs, programs, broadsides, and an unpublished memoir documenting the career of Alphonse Berg, known professionally as The Great Drapo.
Biographical / Historical
Alphonse Berg (or Bergé) was a performer who fashioned original gowns on live models with yards of fabric in front of live audiences in the United States and in his native England.
Biographical / Historical
Alphonse Berg was a performer who fashioned original gowns on live models with yards of fabric in front of live audiences.
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Custodial History
Ownership prior to this acquisition is unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2023MT-6. Purchased from Johnson Rare Books and Archives with the John M. Kasdan Fund, 2022 May 9.
Processing Information
This collection was processed to a basic level with minimal rehousing, organization, and preservation. (Melanie Wisner, 2022)
Subject
- Berg, Alphonse (Person)
- Title
- Berg, Alphonse. Papers documenting the career of Alphonse Berg, The Great Drapo, circa 1924-1972 (MS Thr 2218): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2022 July 20
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou02877
Repository Details
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