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  • Collection ID ARCHIVES CTC TPC
  • Title Theater portrait and clipping files, 1894-1945.
  • Physical description 2 linear ft.
  • Collection arrangement Arranged alphabetically by performer's last name or group name.
  • Access and usage restrictions Available for research in the Special Collections and Preservation Division Reading Room of the Chicago Public Library.
  • Collection summary Collection consists of portraits and clippings relating to actors, actresses, dancers, singers and vaudeville performers who performed on Chicago stages as well as in New York, London and smaller venues across the United States and Europe.
  • Finding Aids Note Finding aid available in the Reading Room of the Special Collections and Preservation Division and on the Library's website.
  • Subjects
    • Theater Illinois Chicago 20th century Sources.
    • Theater New York (State) New York 20th century Sources.
    • Theater England London 20th century Sources.
    • Vaudeville 20th century Sources.
    • Entertainers 20th century Portraits.
    • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Genre Theater programs. lcgft
  • Finding aid URL http://www.chipublib.org/fa-theater-portrait-and-clipping-files/ Finding aid