David Selby, Actor, Books and Photographs, 2005/2017
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], David Selby, Actor, Books and Photographs, A&M 4688, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.21 Linear Feet 1 document case, 2.5 in.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], David Selby, Actor, Books and Photographs, A&M 4688, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Includes signed books and photographs donated by David Selby, an actor and writer originally from West Virginia. There is one copy of Selby's 2005 autobiographical "photo-journey book," titled In and Out of the Shadows, which he autographed and signed "Go WVU!" There is also a copy of his 2010 autobiographical and historical reflection on the 1960s-1970s television show, Dark Shadows, titled My Shadowed Past, which he autographed and signed "Thank you West Virginia U." The collection also includes four photographs, all of which feature Selby in his Quentin Collins/Dark Shadows costume. One is signed only with Selby's signature, another is signed and addressed "To W.V.U.," and the other two are duplicate photographs, both autographed and addressed "to W.V.U. & Dark Shadows Fans."
- Acquisition information:
- Gift from Selby, David, 2021 October 07.
- Physical location:
- West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard