Guide to the Sam Stark Scrapbook Collection, 1860-1950
Guide to the Sam Stark Scrapbook Collection, 1860-1950
Collection number: M0622
Department of Special Collections and University ArchivesStanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: speccoll@sulmail.stanford.edu
- URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/
- Processed by:
- Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- circa 1997
- Encoded by:
- Bill O'Hanlon
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Collection Contents
Series 1: 19th Century American and British Stage
#565- "Compiled June '93 by Bessie McJohnston, Kentucky"1890-93
Scope and Content Note
#573 - pictorial of American Shakespearean actors1895-96
#578 - compiled by Elizabeth Saunders1909
Scope and Content Note
#104 - "22 old newspapers, minstrel shows, ads; also museums and theatres"1862-1869
#102 - "34 old newspapers, 1875-1880"
Scope and Content Note
#1a - tiny minstrel scrapbook
#16 - theatre clippings, programs, and comments, (Amer.)1883
#537 - "McVicker's Book of the Play";1876-77
Scope and Content Note
#6 - Vol. 1; clippings of performances at the Leland Opera House 1876-78
#6- Vol. 2; clippings of performances at the Leland Opera House1878-79
#32 - scrapbook of Adelaide Merton c. 1892-98
Scope and Content Note
#15 - "Card Album"1885
Scope and Content Note
#93 - scrapbook of Mr. Wilson Barrett c. 1898-1900
Scope and Content Note
#544 - Theatre programs, newspaper clippings on theatre, and miscellaneous.ca.1870s
#61 - scrapbook on American actor Edwin Booth 1893
#12 - oversized volume - American theatre1870s
Series 2: Photos of 19th & Early 20th C. American and British Actors
#35 - photo album of women in costume 1870s-80s
#77 - embossed leather album; 19th C. American actors
#76 - black leather album; 19th C. American actors
#75 - "Actors"; 19th C. stage and opera personalities
#31 - oversized album - etchings of American 19th C. Shakespearean actors
#3 - one of two scrapbooks bought by Sam Stark from Alice Burtis, Muskogee, OK
#5 - famous actors, actresses of 19th C. American stage
#50 - British and American actors
#78 - photos taken and developed by a Mr. Dorsaz; American theatre companies, 19th C. c.1884-88
#103 - stars of the 19th C.
#95 - American stage actors, actresses; c. 1900-1905
#96 - celebrities, 1900-1920s, including early cinema
#46 - elaborate embossed leather album with index; American stage actors1888-93
#47 - more photos, same period, American stage actors
#48 - Ellen Terry's (British actress) family photo album
#1 - "The Theatre, England, 1878-81" photo album
Series 3: American Stage, c. l900-l920s
#49 - American and British theatre performances 1899-1909
#59 - Irish theatre; Abbey Theatre clippings, programs1907
#94 - San Francisco theatre programs, April 1905 - April 1906; a few Seattle programs1905-1906
#2 - programs, clippings c. 1904; several from the Teck Theatre, Buffalo NYc.1904
no # - charred gray cloth binder; photos & pictures of American actresses in the Burr McIntosh Monthly, January 1908; Theatre Magazine, January 19191908, 1919
#101 - "Mrs. Leland Stanford Lathrop's Scrapbook"; programs from California (esp. San Francisco) theatres
#117 - pictures of plays from the periodical "New York Dramatic Mirror." 1916-17
#569 - clippings of pictures and playbills, "American Stage."c. 1904-1916
#574 - photos of famous actors; "Lamb's All-Star Gambol." c.l909
#8 - Vol. 1; clippings, magazine photos from "The Stage"; also some playbills.1872
#8 - Vol. 2; clippings, magazine photos from "The Stage"; also some playbills. 1872-83
#8 - Vol. 3; clippings, magazine photos from "The Stage"; also some playbills.1907
#80 - programs, pictures from New York City theatre performances. 1901-09
#81 - programs, pictures from New York City theatre performances. 1906-07
#82 - programs, pictures from New York City theatre performances.1907-09
#83 - programs, pictures from New York City theatre performances.1909-10
#84 - programs, pictures from New York City theatre performances.1911
#85 - programs, pictures from New York City theatre performances.1912-26
#86 - programs, pictures from New York City theatre performances,1929-30; "Plays I Have Seen"
#30 - "Theatre Record" c. 1903-08; London and British productions in New York
#69 - San Francisco theatre programs.1901-1902
#543 - vaudeville, light theatre programs, San Francisco theatres; several from the Orpheumc. 1906-1911
#542 - vaudeville in San Francisco.1911-1914
#536 - programs from Boston theatres.1896-97
#534 - programs from Boston theatres.1910
#535 - programs from Boston theatres.1911
#97 - theatre record of Charles R. Hector; "St. James Theatre, Boston Stock Company, Season 1921-22"
#98 - theatre record of Charles R. Hector; "St. James Theatre, Boston Stock Company, Season 1922-23"
#99 - theatre record of Charles R. Hector; "St. James Theatre, Boston Stock Company, Season 1923-24"
#100 - theatre record of Charles R. Hector; "St. James Theatre, Boston Stock Company, Season 1924-25"
#87 - "Theatre Vol. V, 1920"; programs and issues of "Phillybound," all from Philadelphia.
#87 - "Theatre Vol. VI, 1921-22"; programs and issues of "Phillybound," all from Philadelphia.
#89 - "Theatre Vol. VII, 1922-23, 1924-25"; programs and issues of "Phillybound," all from Philadelphia.
#90 - "Theatre Vol. VIII, 1926-27"; programs and issues of "Phillybound," all from Philadelphia.
#91 - "Theatre, January - August 1928"; programs and issues of "Phillybound," all from Philadelphia.
#92 - "Theatre, September - December 1928"; programs and issues of "Phillybound," all from Philadelphia.
Series 4: American Film, Silents to 1940s-50s
no # - film scrapbook, "Marie Antoinette," starring Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power.
no # - "Charles Boyer's True Life Story"
no # - "Cinema Stars Vol. 1," put together by Arthur and Elaine at The Deanery.
no # - "Cinema Stars Vol. 2" put together by Arthur and Elaine at The Deanery.
no # - "Cinema Stars Vol. 3" put together by Arthur and Elaine at The Deanery.
no # - "Cinema Stars Vol. 4"; put together by Arthur and Elaine at The Deanery; plus Carole Lombard's life story.
no # - "Cinema Stars Vol. 5" put together by Arthur and Elaine at The Deanery.
#38 - "Paramount Pictures: Jewels of the Silent Stage"
#4 - "I Pagliacci"; homemade scrapbook of silent film stars.
#7 - "People Who Cast Bright Shadows"; silent film stars.
#9 - "Scenes from Productions Starring Richard Barthelmess"
#45 - "Miscellaneous"; history of early films; various articles c. 1907 and correspondence c. 1950.
#34 - Fox Film Corporation scrapbook; silent film directors and stars.
#12a - scrapbook of child star Jackie Cooper, "In my own play, 'My Boy"; to his friend Henry G. Meyer.
#10 - "Dream Folks" picture album of silent film stars.
#29 oversized film scrapbook - purple and gold "Krasiva Metals Fall & Winter 1938" scrapbook; pictorial of American movie stars, l9l0s-40s.
#37 oversized film scrapbook - Claude Allister scrapbook (see Box 16 for more).
#107 oversized film scrapbook - large wooden case holding a leather scrapbook; Marie Dressler's 62nd birthday.
Series 5: 20th C. American Theatre
#572 - programs from performances in San Francisco, Berkeley, and other Bay Area theatres, c. 1920-1932
#19 - Journal of F. Gasebekeuchtung; "Theatre Magazine." 1921-22
#20 - a scrapbook of ballet dancers Yvonne Georgi and Harald Kreutzberg, c. l930s; programs from San Francisco
#74 - drama reviews, New York Times. 1936-38
#111 - theatre programs and reviews; Los Angeles, Hollywood, Pasadena Playhouse, UCLA, USC; 1926-34; (Ralph Shran)
#112 - theatre programs and reviews; Los Angeles, Hollywood, Pasadena Playhouse, UCLA, USC; September 1935 - September 1935 (Ralph Shran)
#113 - theatre programs and reviews; Los Angeles, Hollywood, Pasadena Playhouse, UCLA, USC; September 1935 - September 1936 (Ralph Shran)
#114 - theatre programs and reviews; Los Angeles, Hollywood, Pasadena Playhouse, UCLA, USC; September 1936 - August 1937; also Santa Barbara, Palo Alto, San Francisco (Ralph Shran)
#115 - theatre programs and reviews; Los Angeles, Hollywood, Pasadena Playhouse, UCLA, USC; September 1937 - August 1938 (Ralph Shran)
#116 - theatre programs and reviews; Los Angeles, Hollywood, Pasadena Playhouse, UCLA, USC; September 1938 - December 1939 (Ralph Shran)
#79 - Vol. 1; censorship in motion pictures, entertainment; information, correspondences, etc.; 1920s-30s
#79 - Vol. 2; censorship in motion pictures, entertainment; information, correspondences, etc.; 1920s-30s, 1927-36 specifically
#70 - Vol. 1; 1930s-40s film and stage stars, American and British; lots on Noel Coward and his productions
#70 - Vol. 2; 1930s-40s film and stage stars, American and British; lots on Noel Coward and his productions
#70 - Vol. 3; 1930s-40s film and stage stars, American and British; lots on Noel Coward and his productions
#14 - "Henry Lofgren Minstrel Show Clippings" 1930s-40s
#17 - "Theatre"; clippings, some programs 1930s-40s
#60 - "Moscow Art Theatre 50th Anniversary" photo album
#105 - clippings about minstrel shows and [original text missing]c. 1933-45.
Series 6: Personal Collections of Photos, Clippings, Programs, Etc.; American Theatre and Film History
#40 - columns by Patterson Greene, theatre and film commentator, Los Angeles Herald Examiner.1920s-50s
#41 - columns by Patterson Greene, theatre and film commentator, Los Angeles Herald Examiner.1960-62
#42 - columns by Patterson Greene, theatre and film commentator, Los Angeles Herald Examiner. 1963-64
#43 - columns by Patterson Greene, theatre and film commentator, Los Angeles Herald Examiner.1964-65
#51 - columns by Patterson Greene, theatre and film commentator, Los Angeles Herald Examiner.1966
#52 - columns by Patterson Greene, theatre and film commentator, Los Angeles Herald Examiner.1967
#53 - columns by Patterson Greene, theatre and film commentator, Los Angeles Herald Examiner.1963-1964
#54 - columns by Patterson Greene, theatre and film commentator, Los Angeles Herald Examiner.1964-1965
#55 - columns by Patterson Greene, theatre and film commentator, Los Angeles Herald Examiner.1965-1966
#56 - columns by Patterson Greene, theatre and film commentator, Los Angeles Herald Examiner.1966-67
#58 oversized photo album (see box l0a) - photographs of American theatres
#68 - scrapbook on Anton Chekov (1860-1904) "for the centenary of his birth"
#108 - newspaper clippings, several obituaries of theatre celebrities. 1937-47
#109 - theatre clippings, especially "Show Boat" ads, programs, pictures, and minstrel stuff.1947-48
#110 - "Old Man River" and other showboat clippings.l940s
#18 - New York City theatres, photos and history.
#39 - clippings about California theatres. 1900-30s
#563 - theatre history and obituaries, pictures, etc.
#44 - scrapbook of early film and American stage.l9l0s
#570 - "Margaret Storey: Programs, Photos"; very eclectic scrapbook; most programs from the 1920s
#26 - scrapbook of Thomas Lindsay; clippings on Damon Runyon and various pieces of correspondence. 1941-42
#21 - "Down Memory Lane with Tom Lindsay"; film and drama newspaper columns
#562 - "Magicians' Programs." 1920s-50s
#107 - American prize fights, 19th and early 20th C.
#11 - a photo album of Sam Stark's; some film scripts; also, film history bits and newspaper clippings.
#57 - scrapbook of John Stein, press agent and presenter; programs, clippings, autographed photos.
Series 7: Theatre and Film Star Scrapbooks, 19th & 20th C., American and British
#1 - Maud Adams
#2 - Viola Allen
#2a - Claude Allister (manila envelope of photos, etc.)
#36 - Claude Allister
#3 - Margaret Anglin
#4 - The Barrymores
#70 - Vols. 1-3, the Barrymores
#4a - Blanche Bates
#5 - Jack Benny
#6 - Vol. 1; Sarah Bernhardt
#6 - Vol. 2; Sarah Bernhardt
#7 - Billie Burke
#8 - James Cagney
#9 - Irene Vernon Castle
#10 - Charlie Chaplin
#11 - George M. Cohan
#12 - Ronald Coleman
#13 - Bette Davis
#14 - Marie Dressier
#15 - The Drews
#16 - Gertrude and Maxine Elliott
#17 - Douglas Fairbanks
#18 - Geraldine Farrar
#19 - Minnie Madden Fiske
#20 - Pauline Frederick
#21 - Trixie Friganza
#22 - Clark Gable
#23 - Dorothy and Lillian Gish
#24 - Giida Gray (from Imhof's collection)
#25 - Anna Held
#26 - Mary Mannering
#27 - Julia Marlowe
#28 - Edna May
#29 - Victor Moore
#30 - Ana Nazimora
#31 - Mary Pickford
#32 - Tyrone Power
#33 - Blanche Ring
#34 - Lillian Russell
#35 - Frances Starr
#36 - Anita Stewart
#37 - Gloria Swanson
#38 - Constance and Norma Talmadge
#39 - Eva Tanguay
#40 - Fay Templeton
#41 - Ellen Terrj
#42 - Rudolph Valentino
#43 - Weber C. Fields
#44 - Mae West
Series 8: American Stage Personalities, l900-l930s
#1 - George Ade, Louis Anspacker, Paul Armstrong, Frederick Ballard, Phillip Barry, Tom Barry, Philip Bartholomae, Dion Boucicault
#2 - George H. Broadhurst, Porter Emerson Browne, Thompson Buchanan, Anne Caidwell, Edward Childs Carpenter, Joseph I. C. Clarke, George N. Cohan
#3 - Frank Craven, Rachel Crothers, Owen Davis, Richard H.Davis, William C. DeMille, Lee Wilson Dodd, Edith Ellis
#4 - Clyde Fitch, James Forbes, Eleanor Gates
#5 - William Gillette, Jules E. Goodman, Frederick Hutton, George Hazelton, Charles Hoyt, Avery Hopwood, Sidney Howard, Bronson Howard
#6 - Rupert Hughes, William Hurlburt, Charles R. Kennedy, Charles Kenyon, Paul Kester, Charles Klein
#7 - Charles Klein, Edward Knoblauch, Theodore Kramer, John L.Long, Percy MacKaye
#8 - C.S. N. McClellan, J. H. Manners, Margaret Mayo, Roi C.Megrue, George Middleton, Langdon Mitchell, James Montgomery, William Vaughn Moody, Carlyle Moore
#9 - Martha Morton, Charles Nirdlinger, Lottie B. Parker, Joseph Patterson, Edward Paulson, Harry Paulton, Josephine Peabody, Edward Peple, Channing Pollack
#10 - Eugene Presbrey, James Reid, Sydney Rosenfeld, Edwin Royle, N. C. Ryley, Theodore B. Sayre, George Scarborough, Edgar Selwyn, G. B. Shaw
#11 - G.B. Shaw, Edward Sheldon, Louis E. Shipman, Harry Smith, Winchell Smith
#12 - Evelyn Sutherland, Booth Tarkington, Charles Taylor, Albert Thomas, Augustus Thomas, Denham Thompson
#13 - Richard Tully, Bayard Beiller, Eugene Walter, Jessie Williams, William Winter
#14 - Rida Johnson Young