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Other materials include correspondence, news clippings, and programs from meetings of The Ziegfeld Club, an organization of former Ziegfeld Follies chorus girls. A draft of the introduction to \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Friends of Tinkle Rescue Club\u003c/title\u003e, written by \u003cpersname\u003eAlwyn Moss\u003c/persname\u003e, is also included.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The bulk of the materials in the collection consist of photographs, news clippings, correspondence, literary manuscripts, and playbills collected or created by Ann Eve Moss from the 1920s to her death in 1988. Copies of her two unpublished novels,   Catha's Sister   and  A Mystic Smile , are included here, as well as several of her other shorter writings. The news clippings include editorials from New York papers regarding Moss's lawsuit against Earl Carroll. The photographs include many where she appears as a character from the various plays in which she performed, as well as several portrait poses. Other materials include correspondence, news clippings, and programs from meetings of The Ziegfeld Club, an organization of former Ziegfeld Follies chorus girls. A draft of the introduction to  The Friends of Tinkle Rescue Club , written by  Alwyn Moss , is also included."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection consists of multiple parts. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMaterials not created by Ann Moss or the donor are subject to standard U.S. Copyright protection. The donor retains literary rights to these materials until their death and their estate may retain copyright afterwards. Materials may be used for personal or research use. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Special Collections and University Archives cannot grant permission for publication use at this time.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection consists of multiple parts. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Materials not created by Ann Moss or the donor are subject to standard U.S. Copyright protection. The donor retains literary rights to these materials until their death and their estate may retain copyright afterwards. Materials may be used for personal or research use. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Special Collections and University Archives cannot grant permission for publication use at this time."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_92abf486f4dfabb57f814c28bb52aa97\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe materials in this collection include photographs, playbills, news clippings, and other memorabilia from Ann Eve Moss's early career as a chorus girl for the Ziegfield Follies, as well as manuscript copies of her unpublished novels.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The materials in this collection include photographs, playbills, news clippings, and other memorabilia from Ann Eve Moss's early career as a chorus girl for the Ziegfield Follies, as well as manuscript copies of her unpublished novels."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Ziegfeld Follies","Moss, Ann Eve, 1903-1988","Harry Moss","Earl Carroll","Erich Fromm","Rollo May","Countess Mona Bismarck","Paul Pierre Matisse","Alwyn Moss"],"corpname_ssim":["Special 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