Overview
Six scrapbooks documenting the Broadway career of Marilyn Miller and of her stepfather, Guy (Caro) Miller.
Dates
- 1891-1918
Creator
- Miller, Marilyn, 1898-1936 (Person)
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
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Extent
.67 linear feet (6 volumes in 4 boxes)Six scrapbooks documenting the Broadway career of Marilyn Miller, that of her stepfather, Guy (Caro) Miller, and of other family performing as the vaudeville act, The Columbians. Collection is comprised of: photographs, advertisements, posters, playbills, clippings, sheet music covers, reviews, a watercolor, telegrams, and correspondence.
Biographical / Historical
Marilyn Miller, (sometimes known as Marilynn Miller), born Mary Ellen Reynolds in Evansville, Indiana, was a popular American Broadway musical star of the 1920s and early 1930s. She was an accomplished tap dancer, singer and actress. Her family formed a vaudeville act, the Columbian Trio, which she joined at the age of four.
Arrangement
Minimally processed; in chronological order.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2018MT-135. Purchased from Potter & Potter Auctions with funds from the Francis W. Hatch Book Fund, 2018.
Processing Information
Processed by Melanie Wisner, 2018.
Creator
- Miller, Marilyn, 1898-1936 (Person)
- Title
- Miller, Marilyn, 1898-1936. Marilyn Miller scrapbooks, 1891-1918 (MS Thr 1811): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2018 June 6
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02951
Repository Details
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