Carrol T. Mitchell handmade magazines, 1916/1921

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16302, Carrol T. Mitchell handmade magazines, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia

Summary

Extent:
0.06 Cubic Feet Two folders in a document box BW 14.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16302, Carrol T. Mitchell handmade magazines, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

Carrol T. Mitchell handmade magazines, 1916-1921, 0.06 cubic feet, produced by her private "publishing company," which advertises itself in one issue as "publishers of the very highest grade of novels, pennydreadfuls, textbooks, poems, sketches, historical and scientific works, and songs. The magazines are heavily focused on contemporary female starlets, appearing in movies by Cecil B. Demille and other early Hollywood directors. Aside from comments on the actresses, Mitchell also includes her own prose fiction, with charming illustrations in ink and colored pencil throughout, including a short story set in WWI France. Assembled with great care by a woman clearly steeped in the editorial styles of contemporary fashion and film periodicals.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Brian Cassidy, Bookseller, by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on March 15, 2017.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard