Ms Coll/Palmer Palmer, Paul Richard, 1917- , Collector. Collection, 1907-1992. 3 Linear Ft. (1,517 Items in 6 Boxes & 6 Over
Ms Coll/Palmer Palmer, Paul Richard, 1917- , collector. Collection, 1907-1992. 3 linear ft. (1,517 items in 6 boxes & 6 oversize folders). Biography: Paul Palmer, (Columbia M.S., 1950, M.L.S., 1955) formerly Curator of the Columbiana Collection. Summary: Correspondence and inscribed photographs sent to Paul Palmer. Mr. Palmer has collected portraits of film and theater notables and other celebrities since the 1920s. Many of the photographs are inscribed to him and there is some correspondence as well as lobby display cards. Among the cataloged names are: Katharine Cornell, Lillian & Dorothy Gish, Rudyard Kipling, Gertrude Lawrence, Sir Compton Mackenzie, Mary Pickford, Constance and Norma Talmadge, Dame Sybil Thorndike, and H. G. Wells. Organization: Selective items cataloged; remainder arranged: Box 1: Cataloged correspondence, A-Z & misc. autographs; Boxes 2-3: Cataloged photographs (signed or inscribed), A-Z; Boxes 4-6: Uncataloged photographs, A-Z; Oversize folders. Finding aids: Contents list, 29p. Donor: Gift of Paul R. Palmer, 1986-1996. Available for faculty, students, and researchers engaged in scholarly or publication projects. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Librarian for Rare Books & Manuscripts. 1. Aherne, Brian, 1902-1986. 2. Albee, Edward, 1928- 3. Astaire, Frad, 1899-1987. 4. Boles, John, 1895- 1969. 5. Brazzi, Rossano, 1916-1994. 6. Brown, Tom, 1913 Jan. 6- 7. Carroll, Madeleine, 1906-1987. 8. Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972. 9. Collins, Charles, 1904-1999. 10. Cornell, Katharine, 1893-1974. 11. Cromwell, Richard, 1910-1960. 12. Cummings, Robert, 1908-1990. 13. Del Rio, Dolores, 1905-1983. 14. Douglas, Melvyn, 1901-1981. 15.
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