Research Catalog

Aloysius I. Mudd collection

Title
Aloysius I. Mudd collection, 1800-1919.
Author
Mudd, Aloysius I. (Aloysius Ignatius), 1844-
Supplementary Content
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166 Items

StatusContainerFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 1Offsite
Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 2Offsite
Box 2AMixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 2AOffsite
Box 3Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 3Offsite
Box 4Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 4Offsite
Box 5Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 5Offsite
Box 6Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 6Offsite
Box 7Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 7Offsite
Box 8Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 8Offsite
Box 9Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 9Offsite
Box 10Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 10Offsite
Box 11Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 11Offsite
Box 12Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 12Offsite
Box 13Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 13Offsite
Box 14Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 14Offsite
Box 15Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 15Offsite
Box 16Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 16Offsite
Box 17Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 17Offsite
Box 18Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 18Offsite
Box 19Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1951-001 Box 19Offsite

Details

Description
70 lin. ft. (166 boxes)
Summary
This collection, predominately clippings and programs, documents the history of theaters, performance and popular entertainment in Washington D.C. from 1800-1919 and is a resource for information about 19th and early 20th century actors, actresses, singers and vaudeville performers.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Source (note)
  • Manuscript Dept.
Biography (note)
  • Aloysius I. Mudd was an expert on Washington D.C. theater history.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
*T-Mss 1951-001
OCLC
NYPW01-A135
Author
Mudd, Aloysius I. (Aloysius Ignatius), 1844-
Title
Aloysius I. Mudd collection, 1800-1919.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography
Aloysius I. Mudd was an expert on Washington D.C. theater history. He compiled records of every theatrical and operatic performance in Washington D.C. from June 1800 through the early 1900s, put together a history of Ford's Theatre, and completed THE HISTORY OF POLITE VAUDEVILLE. He also wrote two papers for the Columbia Historical Society on early theaters in Washington from 1800-1850. Mudd was the day manager of the Washington office of the Associated Press until 1892 and was connected with the United Press and the Southern Associated Press until 1897. He then worked as chief clerk of the Department of Agriculture's Division of Publications.
Indexes
Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
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Finding Aid
Occupation
Actors.
Singers.
Research Call Number
*T-Mss 1951-001
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