Harold S. Spencer Papers
An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: CAK
Date: 1 Jul 1979
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| 28 May 2009 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
Finding aid created by: CAK
Date: 1 Jul 1979
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| 28 May 2009 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Spencer, Harold S. |
| Title: | Harold S. Spencer Papers |
| Dates: | 1888-1967 |
| Quantity: | 43.0 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Papers of the American theatrical agent. Collection includes index cards relating to work records of stage and motion picture actors and actresses (1920-1945); forty-five librettos printed before 1940; and clippings (1888-1964). |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Harold S. Spencer was an American theatrical agent in the mid-twentieth century.
The Harold Spencer Papers consist of index cards, librettos, newsclippings, and miscellaneous material.
The Index Cards contain work and experience records of actors and actresses both in theatre and cinema. The years roughly span 1920-1945.
The Librettos comprise texts of 45 popular operas published before 1940.
The Newsclippings are the bulk of the collection. There are both folders arranged alphabetically and volumes arranged chronologically of clippings concerning entertainment stars from 1888-1964.
Miscellaneous contains various playscripts, graphic charts and one published play.
All material is arranged alphabetically except for the volumes of news clippings, which are arranged chronologically.
Access Restrictions:
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Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Special Collections Research Center has the papers and records of many individuals and organizations related to dance, drama and theater. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
Persons
Spencer, Harold S. -- Archives.
Subjects
Actors -- United States.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States.
Theater -- United States.
Theatrical agents -- United States.
Genres and Forms
Clippings (information artifacts)
Librettos (documents for music)
Occupations
Theatrical agents.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Harold S. Spencer Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Index cards
Librettos
Newsclippings
Miscellaneous
| Index cards | |||||||||||
| Actors | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Deceased | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Experience Records | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Second | ||||||||||
| Actresses | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Deceased | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Experience Records | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Second | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Musicals | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Plays | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Playwrights | ||||||||||
| Librettos | |||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Adrienne Lecourrer" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Aida" (3 copies) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "The Ameer" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "An Artist's Model" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Il Barbiere de Siviglia" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "The Bartered Bride" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "La Boheme" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Boris Godunoff" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Cavalleria Rusticana" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Don Giovanni" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Don Pasquale" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Fatinitza" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Faust" (2 copies) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Fra Diavolo" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Francesa Da Rimini" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Genevieve de Brabert" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "La Gioconda" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Les Huguenots" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Lohengrin" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Loveley" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Louise" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "The Love Spell" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Lucia di Lammermoor" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Madame Butterfly" (2 copies) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Martha" (2 copies) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Die Meistersinger" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Mignon" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Norma" (2 copies) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Otello" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "I Pagliacci" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Parsifal" (2 copies) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Pelleas et Melisande" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Rigoletto" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Der Rosenkavlier" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Samson and Dalilah" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Siegfried" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Tales of Hoffman" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "La Tosca" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "La Traviata" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Tristan et Isolde" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Il Trovatore" (3 copies) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "Turandot" | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | "The Yeoman of the Guard" | ||||||||||
| Newsclippings | |||||||||||
| Actors and Actresses | |||||||||||
| Box 5 | A (10 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | B (18 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | C (18 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | D (14 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | E (5 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | F (11 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | G (14 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | H (18 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | I (4 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | J (4 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | K (7 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | L (14 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | M (23 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | N (7 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | O (5 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | P (13 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | R (13 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | S (17 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | T (6 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | T (7 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | U-V (8 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | W (17 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | X,Y,Z (3 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Miscellaneous (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Operas A-Z (16 folders) | ||||||||||
| Volumes | |||||||||||
| Box 10 | 1888-1894 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | 1894-1898 (2 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Aug, 1898-Jun, 1899 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Sep, 1899-May, 1900 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Aug, 1900-Jun, 1901 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Aug, 1901-Jan, 1902 | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Jan, 1902-May, 1902 | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Aug, 1902-Feb, 1903 | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | May, 1903-Oct, 1904 (3 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Oct, 1904-Jan, 1906 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Jan, 1906-Dec, 1906 (3 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Mar, 1907-Dec, 1907 (2 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 15 | Dec, 1907-Jun, 1909 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 16 | Jun, 1909-Nov, 1910 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 17 | Nov, 1910-Feb, 1912 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 18 | Feb, 1912-Oct, 1913 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 19 | Oct, 1913-Nov, 1915 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 20 | Nov, 1915-Oct, 1917 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 21 | Oct, 1917-May, 1919 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 22 | May, 1919-Feb, 1921 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 23 | Feb, 1921-Apr, 1923 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 24 | May, 1923-Nov, 1925 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 25 | Nov, 1925-Mar, 1928 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 26 | Mar, 1928-Jan, 1931 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 27 | Jan, 1931-Mar, 1934 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 28 | Mar, 1934-May, 1937 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 29 | May, 1937-Jul, 1940 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 30 | Jul, 1940-May, 1942 (5 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 31 | May, 1942-Jan, 1944 (5 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 32 | Jan, 1944-Oct, 1945 (4 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 33 | Oct, 1945-Mar, 1947 (4 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 34 | Mar, 1947-Oct, 1949 (5 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 35 | Oct, 1949-Feb, 1952 (4 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 36 | Feb, 1952-Nov, 1953 (4 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 37 | Nov, 1953-Oct, 1955 (4 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 38 | Oct, 1955-May, 1957 (4 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 39 | May, 1957-Jul, 1959 (4 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 40 | Jul, 1959-Nov, 1961 (4 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 41 | Nov, 1961-Mar, 1964 (4 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 42 | Mar, 1964-Apr, 1967 (4 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 43 | Undated (2 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Undated (3 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Box 43 | Graphic Charts | ||||||||||
| Box 43 | Published play, The Tower of Nesle, Dumas | ||||||||||
| Scripts | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Portraits / E. Gordon Craig | ||||||||||
| Box 43 | Ladies in Retirement / Miller | ||||||||||
| Box 43 | The Male Animal / Miller | ||||||||||
| Box 43 | The Man Who Came to Dinner / Kaufman and Hart | ||||||||||
| Box 43 | The Play's the Thing / Wodehouse | ||||||||||
| Box 43 | Southern Exposure | ||||||||||
| Box 43 | Trifles / Glaspell | ||||||||||
| Box 43 | The Winslow Boy / Rattigan | ||||||||||