Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Ted Vaun Papers,
- Dates:
- 1927-1937
- Creators:
- Vaun, Ted
- Abstract:
- Ted Mendenhall danced professionally under the name Ted Vaun. His dance partner in vaudeville was Laurell Gaines, and they danced nationwide in Fanchon and Marco shows. The collection consists of a scrapbook and photograph album related to Vaun's life and career.
- Extent:
- 1 oversize box
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Ted Vaun Papers (Collection 1336). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of a scrapbook and photograph album related to the life and career of dancer Ted Vaun.
- Biographical / historical:
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Ted Mendenhall danced professionally under the name Ted Vaun; his dance partner in vaudeville was Laurell Gaines, and they danced nationwide in Fanchon and Marco shows; later they were the first West Coast team under contract to Music Corporation of America.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Laurell Gaines, 1983.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2002
- Date Encoded:
- Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house card file, September 2003 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: 1986 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Ted Vaun Papers (Collection 1336). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988