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West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Primary Collecting Areas:
West Virginia and Appalachia History and Culture
Description:
The West Virginia & Regional History Center preserves and provides access to the records that document the history and culture of the state and the central Appalachian region. The Center is part of West Virginia University Libraries.
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Eleanor Williams, Actress, Scrapbook, 1913/1932

0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 4 1/2 in. (flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (flat storage box, 1 in.)
Scrapbook of Eleanor Winslow Williams, of Clarksburg, West Virginia (born October 16, ca. 1890). Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, theatrical programs, and photographs regarding Williams and her career as an actress in theaters on and off Broadway. Most of the newspaper clippings are reviews, with some interviews of Williams. Highlights include a letter from Claudette Colbert, with whom she performed in the play The Barker, and a well-wishing note from fellow actress Fanny Brice. Williams was born and raised in Clarksburg and attended King's School of Oratory in the Knoxville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1914. She was recruited into the major league of theater by an agent of New York impresario David Belasco to work with David Warfield. Her career extended into the 1950s, but this scrapbook chiefly covers her work into the early 1930s.
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Eleanor Williams, Actress, Scrapbook, 1913/1932 0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 4 1/2 in. (flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (flat storage box, 1 in.)

Scrapbook of Eleanor Winslow Williams, of Clarksburg, West Virginia (born October 16, ca. 1890). Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, theatrical programs, and photographs regarding Williams and her career as an actress in theaters on and off Broadway. Most of the newspaper clippings are reviews, with some interviews of Williams. Highlights include a letter from Claudette Colbert, with whom she performed in the play The Barker, and a well-wishing note from fellow actress Fanny Brice. Williams was born and raised in Clarksburg and attended King's School of Oratory in the Knoxville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1914. She was recruited into the major league of theater by an agent of New York impresario David Belasco to work with David Warfield. Her career extended into the 1950s, but this scrapbook chiefly covers her work into the early 1930s.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Metropolitan Theatre, Morgantown, Records, 1910/2000

75.38 Linear Feet 75 ft. 4.5 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (59 records cartons, 15 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 2.5 in. each); (1 ledger book, wrapped, 2 in.)

This collection contains ninety years' worth of records related to the history of the Metropolitan Theatre and other respected local arts institutions, such as the Strand Theatre, Morgan Theatre, Morgantown Theatre Company, Morgantown Amusement Company and Westover Drive-In. Materials include movie posters, newspaper clippings, tickets, movie studio newsletters, film stills, operators' reports, payroll ledgers and blueprints, among other material.

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Metropolitan Theatre, Morgantown, Records, 1910/2000 75.38 Linear Feet 75 ft. 4.5 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (59 records cartons, 15 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 2.5 in. each); (1 ledger book, wrapped, 2 in.)

Metropolitan Theatre

This collection contains ninety years' worth of records related to the history of the Metropolitan Theatre and other respected local arts institutions, such as the Strand Theatre, Morgan Theatre, Morgantown Theatre Company, Morgantown Amusement Company and Westover Drive-In. Materials include movie posters, newspaper clippings, tickets, movie studio newsletters, film stills, operators' reports, payroll ledgers and blueprints, among other material.

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