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Kayton Sisters scrapbooks

Title
Kayton Sisters scrapbooks, 1915-1954.
Author
Kayton Sisters.

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Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1993-012 Box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
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Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1993-012 Box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description
.4 lin ft. (2 boxes)
Summary
Collection consists of two scrapbooks of clippings, programs and a few photographs reflecting the careers of the Kayton sisters.
Subjects
Note
  • The scrapbooks are in poor condition: the paper is acidic and some sheets are detached.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Source (note)
  • Frances Tannehill
Biography (note)
  • The Kayton Sisters, Jean, Lillian (sometimes known as Babe), and occasionally a third sister, Cecyl, were dancers of the vaudeville era.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
*T-Mss 1993-012
OCLC
NYPW96-A229
Author
Kayton Sisters.
Title
Kayton Sisters scrapbooks, 1915-1954.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography
The Kayton Sisters, Jean, Lillian (sometimes known as Babe), and occasionally a third sister, Cecyl, were dancers of the vaudeville era. They performed across the United States in the 1920s and then set up their own dancing school in the 1930s. The Kayton Sisters Studios, in Queens and the Bronx, continued into the 1950s.
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Research Call Number
*T-Mss 1993-012
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