Abstract The Aldridge Collection consists of materials relating to 19th century African-American tragedian Ira Frederick Aldridge (1807-1867) and his children, mainly his daughter Amanda Christina Elizabeth Aldridge (known as Amanda Ira Aldridge, who composed under the pseudonym Montague Ring; 1866-1956). Included in the collection are correspondence, photographs and engravings, newspaper clippings, musical manuscripts and scores, personal and legal documents, articles, memorabilia, two portraits and...

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This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Frances Peck Grover, whose career at the Chicago Tribune (1911-1945) was spent chiefly as movie critic (the first to write under the name "Mae Tinee"). This archive includes family correspondence and photographs, correspondence and pictures of movie stars of the 1920s, and scrapbooks of newspaper columns.

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Collection consists of the papers of American actor and Class of 1978 Northwestern University alumnus Richard Bruce Kind (1956-), dating from 1956 to 2019, including his personal and professional correspondence, school records, photographs, audiovisual media, records of theater, TV, and film performances such as scripts, cue cards, playbills, and memorabilia, and news clippings and magazine coverage of his life and career, dating from 1956-2019.

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Laughtrack Comedy Group was an Evanston-based troupe, comprised of Northwestern alumni, that performed from 1979 to 1981. Their records include resumes, photographs, scripts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, contracts, and financial records.

Abstract The Martha Lavey Papers fills five boxes and spans the years 1988-2017. Materials held in standard-sized boxes are arranged in alphabetical order, with materials of the same topic grouped together chronologically. For example, correspondence, photographs, and items related to Lavey’s studies at Northwestern University are listed together and in chronological order. Oversized photographs and artifacts are held in two oversized boxes and contain photographs from Steppenwolf Theatre Company...

Abstract The Garry Marshall papers consists of the professional and personal papers of screenwriter, film director, producer, and actor, Garry Marshall (1934-2016). Marshall is known best known for creating hit sitcoms such as Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley, as well as directing major films, including Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, and The...

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Edward Hesketh Gibbons Pearson (20 February 1887 – 9 April 1964) was a British actor, theatre director and writer. This collection of manuscripts consists of the holograph notebooks he kept for several of his biographies as well as some miscellaneous research notebooks.

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The Lawrence Pressman Papers contain 26 boxes encompassing biographic information from Pressman’s schooling at Northwestern University, scripts and related materials collected from his production binders (television, theatre, and film), reviews and publicity, and a selection of artifacts, including awards and a scrapbook of his college years.

Abstract The papers of the stage, motion picture and television actor Tony Randall fill four boxes and span the period 1937-2004. The bulk of the papers consists of clippings from newspapers and magazines concerning Randall's career, involvement in politics, social engagements, and biography. One folder contains Randall's handwritten class notes from courses he took as a student at Northwestern University (1937-1938). The notes are identified by course name and are...

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This series is comprised of photographs pertaining mainly to Tony Randall's acting career.

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Clara, Lu ‘n’ Em, one of the first radio soap operas (1930-1946), was created, written, and performed by three Northwestern University alumnae (Louise Starkey Mead, Isobel Carothers Berolzheimer, and Helen King Mitchell), who assumed the roles of small-town housewives exchanging gossip and opinions. The records include scripts, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and promotional materials.

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The David Shepherd (1924-2018) Papers consists of 36 boxes and 24.1 gigabytes of born-digital files containing materials related to his work in improvisational theater.

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Konstantin Sergeevich Stanislavskii (né Alexeev), one of the central figures in 20th Century theatre, was an actor, director, producer and theorist of acting. The archive is comprised of ~65 handwritten letters from Stanislavskii to Elizabeth Hapgood, 6 telegrams and 3 typed letters.