Thomas W. Miller film and theater collection
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem LibraryCollege of William and Mary400 Landrum DrivePO 8795Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
- Contact for questions and access:
- Email: spcoll@wm.eduPhone: (757) 221-3090Fax: (757) 221-5440Web: swem.wm.edu/scrc
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
- Terms of access:
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Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 150 Linear Feet 150 boxes (estimate)
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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Thomas W. Miller collection contains 3,600 LP's (60 boxes), 11,000 programs (70 boxes) 3,000 posters, 17 autograph albums and several artifacts from the Broadamoor Cooperative Apts. located on 3601 Connecticut Avenue. NW, Washington, DC 20008-2450.
This series contains signed headshots, illustrations and letters by Hollywood film and theater actors from the 20th and 21st centuries. The series also contains photographs, letters and other papers of authors, British royal family members, and political figures. Names featured in the collection include: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , husband of Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland, Sarah Bernhardt, Tallulah Bankhead, Donald Trump, Agatha Christie, Louisa May Alcott among others. The series is arranged in alphabetical order by last name.
Binder includes orginial letter from Louisa May Alcott , undated. Prince Albert, husband of Victoria, signature enscribed to the Duke of Wellington with envelope in his hand. Singed drawing by Muhammad Ali. Singed program for the Oklahoma State Symphony Society by Marian Anderson. Program signed by Fred Astaire in "Gay Divorce."
Binder includes: Program signed by Lucille Ball in the play Dream Girl. Signed letter to Bert McCord to Tallulah Bankhead. Orinigal drawing of Sam Benny. Cabinet card of Ethel Barrymore. Letter from Sam Goldwyn from actress Belle Bennett, signed, describing termination of contract. Five cent coin and accomanying certificate signed by Irving Berlin. Cabinet card signed by Sarah Bernhardt. Bookmark made from orginial fabric from the "Great Gold Curtain" which hung at the Metropolitan Opera House from 1905-1940.
Binder includes: menu signed by Ben Blue. Orginial, unsigned, program for The Merchant of Venice starring Edwin Booth. Letter to Mrs. Bernard Beere from Dion Boucicault, signed. Drawing by Cary Busey.
Binder includes: drawing by Ant Carney. Program for Earl Carroll's "Murder at the Vanities." Program for Ave Maria signed by Enrico Caruso. Letter to Mr. Louis Sobol from Irene McLaughlin, signed. Drawing signed by Cyd Charrisse. Showcard from The Child Buyer, signed by cast. Letter to Mr. Buchnan from Agatha Christie, signed. Program for "The Cage" by Rick Cluchey.
Binder includes: Drawing signed by Willem Dafoe. Letter by G. Dannunzio, signed. Program for "It Happens On Ice" signed by Jack Dempsey. Contract for "Its Christmastime in the City" signed by Billy De Wolfe. Excerpt from "Deliverance" signed by James Dickey and cast. Drawing signed by Bradford Dillman. Letter from Theodore Dreiser, signed. Letter written and signed by John Drew.
Binder includes: Program for "Topsy and Eva" signed by Vinian Duncan and Rosetta Duncan. Cabinet card signed by Minnie Dupree. Letter written and signed by Eleonora Duse. Drawing signed by Alistair Cooke. Letter to Ray Moore from Joan Crawford, signed.
Binder includes: Letter to Ralph Stewart fom E.J. Flanagan, signed. Letter written and signed by J. Forbes-Robertson. Letter written and signed by Edwin Forrest. Program for performance by Zino Francescatti, signed. Letter written and signed by Trixie Friganza. Letter written and signed by Daniel Frohman.
Binder includes: Letter to William W. Stanhope from Ira Gershwin, signed. Letter to William W. Stanhope from Allen Ginsberg, signed. Drawing signed by George Gobel. Advertisement for "Gone With The Wind," signed by cast.
Binder includes: Drawing signed by Buddy Hackett. Contract for "Saint Joan" signed by Uta Hagen. Letter written and signed by Edward E. Hale. Program for "Golda's Balcony" signed by Valerie Harper. Note to Otis Hogan written and signed by Jean Harris. Drawing signed by Julie Harris. Drawing signed by Signe Hasso. Contract fo "Third Best Sport" signed by Celeste Holm. Cabinet card signed by DeWolf Hopper. Drawing signed by Kim Hunter.
Binder includes: Letter written and signed by May Irwin. Drawing signed by Burl Ives. Drawing signed by Glenda Jackson. Recital program signed by Helen Jepson. Letter to Al Abrams from Garson Kanin, signed. Letter written and signed by Charles Keene. Letter witten and signed by Grace Kelly. Letter written and signed by Pert Kelton. Concert program signed by Lili Kraus.
Binder includes: Drawing signed by Harry Lauder. Contract for "Lady in the Dark" signed by Gertrude Lawrence. Letter written and signed by Robert E. Lee (playwright). Letter written and signed by Eva Le Gallienne. Letter written and signed by Ernst Lubitsch. Letter signed by Nathan Leopold. Letter written and signed by Ethel Levey. Concert program signed by Eugene List. Contract for radio play "O Mistress Mine" signed by Lynn Fontaine and Alfred Lunt.
Binder includes: Letter written and signed by W.C. Macready. Letter written and signed by Maurice Maeterlinck. Drawing signed by Norman Mailer. Drawing signed by E.G. Marshall.
Binder includes: Letter to W. Stanhope from W. S. Maugham, signed. Drawing by Kelly McGillis. Drawing by Rod McKuen, signed. Concert program signed by Kathryn Meisle. Cabinet card signed by Nellie Melba.
Binder includes: Letter written and signed by Jessie Millward. Concert program signed by Dimitri Mitropoulos. Drawing signed by Dudley Moore. Letter to Joseph T. Shifley from Florence Moore, signed. Drawing signed by Henry Moore. Letter to Albert C. Wilkerson from Victor Moore, signed. Contract for radio play of Anna Karenina signed by Arnold Moss. Darwing signed by Zero Mostel. Program signed by Gertrude Musgrove.
Binder includes: singed letter from Louis Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress Eugine, original letter from Empress Eugine, letter from Hassan Sabry El-Kholi to Barbra Stephens, letter from Fred Terry to Jessie Steen, signed cabinet card of Elita Proctor Otis, note from Aurthor Pinero
Binder includes: letter from Henry Burau to Lara Penter, letter from Annie Pixley to Mr. Louis March, stamps of Cole Porter, playbill from Theatre Royal Haymarket, letter to Ada Rehau, Ripley's Believe It or Not poster, letter from Theodore Roberts, letter from Stuart Robson, letter to Miss Ward, cabinet card of Thomas W. Ross, letter from Lillian Russell
Binder includes: letter from Julia Sanderson to Frank Crumit, letter from William Atherson Esq. Sir Walter Scott to WM Antherson Esq. Grove Eng., letter from Jean Seberg to Janet, postcard from George Segal to Don Glossing
Binder includes: letter from Effie Shannon, letter from Miss Blanche Patch, letter from Robert E. Sherwood to Dr. Shipley, letter from Neil Simon, letter to Mr. Wood from Otis S., letter from Aubrey Smith, letter to Mr. Stanhope from Smith and Dale,
Binder includes: letter to Ms. Gilmore from S. Taylor, letter from Fred Terry, letter from Miss Agues E. Scot, letter from Ellen Terry to Mr. Scott, cabinet card of Ellen Terry, cabinet card of Ellen Terry, cabinet card of Ellen Terry, letter from Virgil Thomson to Mr. Stanhope
Binder includes: letter from Charlotte Walker, letter from James Walker, letter from H.B. Warner, letter from Ethel Waters, coin with John Wayne's face on it, letter from Kert Weill to Mr. Murray D. Morrison, letter t Eliot Norton from Puoulu Wildon, cabinet card of Mary Young, postcard to Rose Bluenthal from Biegfeld
Scrapbook contains signed Life magazine covers and newspaper clippings
Scrapbook contains letters, photographs and newspaper clippings
Scrapbook contains letters, photographs and newspaper clippings
Scrapbook contains letters, photographs and newspaper clippings
Contains photograph and programs
Scrapbook contains signed Life magazine covers and newspaper clippings
Contains sheet music
Signed
Contains photographs
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