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Henrietta Alice McCrae-Metcalf Collection of Performer Memorabilia
Collection
Identifier: D-mss-1001
Abstract
The Henrietta Alice McCrae-Metcalf Collection of Performer Memorabilia is composed of photographic prints and publications concerning 20th century actresses which were donated to the Ella Strong Denison Library in [YEAR] by Henrietta Alice Metcalf. Many of the items are inscribed with personal messages and signatures from the performers, and are dated from 1921 to 1939. The bulk of the collection is concerned with performer Eva Le Gallienne (1899-1991) with the exception of two photographic...
Dates:
Majority of material found within ca. 1921-1939
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
Padua Hills Theatre Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0617
Abstract
The Padua Hills Theatre was built in 1930 by an investment syndicate under the direction of Herman Garner as part of the Padua Hills real estate development in the foothills above Claremont, California. Envisioned as a colony for local artists, the development included an arts and crafts shop, performing arts center, and 300-seat theatre facility that also housed a dining room, a kitchen, and an exhibition room where craft items could be displayed and sold. The theatre presented productions...
Dates:
1936-2011