MacDonald (Jeanette) Papers, 1931-1951, bulk 1942-1951

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Summary

Title:
Jeanette MacDonald Papers,
Dates:
1931-1951, bulk 1942-1951
Creators:
MacDonald, Jeanette, 1903-1965
Abstract:
Jeanette MacDonald (1903-1965) was a Broadway chorus girl in 1920, and rapidly reached stardom in stage musicals and operettas. Her film debut was The Love Parade in 1929. She married actor Gene Raymond in 1937. She later retired from screen to seek a new career in concert halls and on stage. The collection consists of scrapbooks containing mounted newspaper clippings, press reviews, photographs, and programs that document MacDonald's career on stage, screen, and light opera.
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jeanette MacDonald Papers (Collection 393). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of scrapbooks containing mounted newspaper clippings, press reviews, photographs, and programs that document MacDonald's career on stage and screen, in light opera, and entertaining the troops during World War II.

Biographical / historical:

Jeanette MacDonald was born June 18, 1903 in Philadelphia; Broadway chorus girl in 1920, rapidly reached stardom in stage musicals and operettas; film debut, The Love Parade, 1929; teamed with Maurice Chevalier at Paramount; from 1933 at MGM, she was paired with Nelson Eddy in singing partnership; married actor Gene Raymond, 1937; retired from screen to seek a new career in concert halls and on stage; died in 1965.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Jeanette MacDonald, 1964.
Arrangement:

Collection is arranged in chronological order.

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.
Physical description:
9 oversize boxes

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access or other program; frontmatter gathered from MS Word file and MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé Date of source: 2/25/97.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Boxes 1-8 are unavailable for use due to the fragile condition of the original material.

Terms of access:

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.

Due to their extremely fragile nature, all of the scrapbooks have been microfilmed and closed to use. Readers wishing to consult the collection must use the positive microfilm found in Box 9 of the collection.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jeanette MacDonald Papers (Collection 393). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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