Charles Coburn papers
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteCharles Douville Coburn (1877-1961) was a character actor and Georgia native. For further information, see the article "Charles Coburn (1877-1961)" at New Georgia Encyclopedia. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of papers of Charles Coburn from 1892-1959. The collection includes scrapbooks, scripts, photographs, and interviews. The scrapbooks contain mainly newspaper and magazine clippings dealing with Coburn's film, theater, and television career; his involvement in the Mohawk Drama Festival (1935-1940); and scrapbooks of a more professional nature. The collection includes stage, radio, film, and television scripts and stage and screen photographs of productions in which he appeared. The papers also include Coburn's collection of celebrity photographs, albums containing photographs (1937-1952) of Coburn portraying characters in various productions during his years in Hollywood; typed transcripts of interviews of Coburn by Victor Rosen from November 1955 - April 1956; and printed matter relating to the Coburn Players (1909-1918) who presented classic stage productions at American universities and colleges. Organization and ArrangementArranged by record type into 12 series (several of which contain further subseries often divided by stage, film, and television): 1. Scrapbooks 2. Scripts 3. Music to Stage Productions 4. Interviews [of Coburn] with Victor Rosen 5. Photograophs 6. Coburn Players 7. Theater Miscellany 8. Theater Programs 9. Production of Yellow Jacket 10. Coburn in Hollywood 11. Artifacts 12. Oversize certificates, honors, and art Administrative InformationConditions Governing AccessThough the collection is open for research, the audiovisual recordings do not have reference copies; however, reference copies are available upon request. Audiovisual research requests are dependent upon the format and condition of the recordings. Preferred CitationCharles Coburn papers, ms 1126. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Finding Aid PublicationFinding aid prepared on: 2010 January 28. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this RepositoryReference copies of the interviews with Victor Rosen are available in the Media Library: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/brown/har-ms1126/bmac-coll |
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