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Ona Munson papers

Title
Ona Munson papers, 1906-1949.
Author
Munson, Ona, 1906-1955.

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Box 1TextSupervised use *T-Mss 1990-012 Box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 2TextSupervised use *T-Mss 1990-012 Box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 3TextSupervised use *T-Mss 1990-012 Box 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 4TextSupervised use *T-Mss 1990-012 Box 4Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 5TextSupervised use *T-Mss 1990-012 Box 5Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 6TextSupervised use *T-Mss 1990-012 Box 6Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 7TextSupervised use *T-Mss 1990-012 Box 7Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 8TextSupervised use *T-Mss 1990-012 Box 8Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 9TextSupervised use *T-Mss 1990-012 Box 9Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 10TextSupervised use *T-Mss 1990-012 Box 10Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 11TextSupervised use *T-Mss 1990-012 Box 11Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 12TextSupervised use *T-Mss 1990-012 Box 12Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 13TextSupervised use *T-Mss 1990-012 Box 13Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

Details

Description
3 lin. ft (8 scrapbooks, 5 boxes).
Summary
The Ona Munson collection consists of scrapbooks, photographs, contracts and programs which document her life and career.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Photoprints.
  • Scrapbooks.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography (note)
  • Ona Munson, an actress, was born June 16, 1906 in Portland, Oregon.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available in repository
  • Catalog cards in Cage Catalog.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
*T-Mss 1990-012
OCLC
NYPW90-A97
Author
Munson, Ona, 1906-1955.
Title
Ona Munson papers, 1906-1949.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography
Ona Munson, an actress, was born June 16, 1906 in Portland, Oregon. She began her professional career in 1922 as a dancer in vaudeville in New York. Three years later she was a musical comedy star appearing in No, No, Nanette, Tip-Toes, Twinkle, Twinkle and Hold Everything. Miss Munson was soon discovered by Hollywood and appeared in several films, including Five Star Final with Edward G. Robinson. She returned to Broadway to appear in a number of dramatic plays, including As Husbands Go, The Silver Cord and Ghosts. Returning to Hollywood, she played in twenty more films, including Gone with the Wind, Wagons Westward, The Shanghai Gesture and Dakota.
Miss Munson was married to Edward Buzzell, 1926-1931, Stewart MacDonald, 19??-19?? and Eugene Berman, 1950-1955. She died February 11, 1955 in New York City.
Indexes
Finding aid available in repository: folder level control.
Catalog cards in Cage Catalog.
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Occupation
Actors.
Research Call Number
*T-Mss 1990-012
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