Thomas Ollive Mabbott collection of ephemera
Summary
A collection of programs, leaflets, and press releases concerning theatrical productions and community events, mostly from New York City and Long Island from the 1930s and 1940s. Includes scrapbook pages relating to the New York Physiognomical Society, 1884-1885; leaflets from Czech-American and Hungarian-American events, 1942-1945; a leaflet advertising an event at Camp Siegfried, operated by the German American Bund in Yaphank (N.Y.); promotional materials for various events at Hunter College; and a wide variety of other material.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1884-1964
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1935-1945
Language of Materials
In English, Hungarian, and Czech.
Conditions Governing Access
Retrieval requires permission of curator.
Extent
.3 linear feet (1 box)Biographical / Historical
Thomas Ollive Mabbott was a professor of English at Hunter College in New York.
Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Melanie Wisner, 2020.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Mabbott, Thomas Ollive, 1898-1968, collector. Thomas Ollive Mabbott collection of ephemera, circa 1884-1964 (inclusive); 1935-1945 (bulk) (2006MT-185): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04299
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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