Elanora Peake Zint Collection (MS345)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Alexandria Library
Alexandria Library
Local History/Special Collections
717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Patricia Walker, Branch Manager
Phone: (703) 746-1719
Phone: (703) 838-4577
Fax: (703) 706-3912
Preferred citation:

[Item identification], Elanora Peake Zint Collection, MS345, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.42 Linear Feet 1 box, 44 folders
Creator:
Zint, Elanora Peake, 1907-1957 and Zint, Raymond W. (Raymond William), 1899-1962
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Item identification], Elanora Peake Zint Collection, MS345, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of primarily of photographs, with some artwork, correspondence, and contracts included. The photos are primarily centered around the 1920's Washington D.C. vaudeville scene. Included are letters from Allen Dulles, former head of the CIA, one concerning Elanora's death and service, and another commending Raymond upon his retirement. Another letter concerns a friend of Elanora's, which describes her experience with the Mange Bros. Circus in Venezuela. There are also a small number of photos and negatives of the couple's travels in the 1940's and 50's to Niagara Falls, and Great Falls, VA.

Biographical / historical:

Elanora Zint nee Peake was born December 20th 1907 in Alexandria, VA, where she attended St. Mary's Academy. In the 1920's, she was a ballerina with the Pemberton Dancers, led by Stafford Pemberton, dancing in venues around Washington D.C, such as the Earle (now Warner) theater. In 1928 she joined the Pantages Vaudeville Circuit, where she met her future husband, Raymond Zint, and they were married in 1930. With the onset of the depression, Elanora and her husband moved to Wapakoneta, OH, Raymond's hometown, where she owned and taught in a dance studio. In 1942, they moved to Alexandria, where they both served in the OSS and the CIA. Elanora Zint died April 20th, 1957 due to complications from an operation.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Fred Zint, 2006
Arrangement:

The collections has been divided into two series: Series I: Photographs and Negatives, 1920-1957 Series II: Correspondence and Ephemera

Physical facet:
correspondence, silver gelatin prints, chromogenic negatives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard