Eleanor Williams, Actress, Scrapbook

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Eleanor Williams, Actress, Scrapbook, A&M 4053, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 4 1/2 in. (flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (flat storage box, 1 in.)
Abstract:
Scrapbook of Eleanor Winslow Williams, of Clarksburg, West Virginia (born October 16, ca. 1890). Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, theatrical programs, and photographs regarding Williams and her career as an actress in theaters on and off Broadway. Most of the newspaper clippings are reviews, with some interviews of Williams. Highlights include a letter from Claudette Colbert, with whom she performed in the play The Barker, and a well-wishing note from fellow actress Fanny Brice. Williams was born and raised in Clarksburg and attended King's School of Oratory in the Knoxville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1914. She was recruited into the major league of theater by an agent of New York impresario David Belasco to work with David Warfield. Her career extended into the 1950s, but this scrapbook chiefly covers her work into the early 1930s.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Eleanor Williams, Actress, Scrapbook, A&M 4053, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Theater.
Names:
Williams, Eleanor Winslow.