Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Creator:
Harlow, Jean, 1911-1937
Creator:
Barron, Carter Tate, 1905-1950
Creator:
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Inclusive Dates: 1920-1950
Language(s): English
Extent:
7.8 Linear Feet
(4 oversized boxes, 2 oversized volumes)
Collection Number: ms1264
Repository:
Hargrett Library
Abstract: The collection consists of scrapbook material including clippings, letters, and photographs of personalities as diverse as Jean Harlow, Harry Truman, Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, Spencer Tracy, Jimmy Stewart, and Chester Nimitz. Many photographs are autographed and have personal messages to Carter Barron. These show considerable familiarity with Barron and his wife.
The scrapbook albums seem primarily focused from 1920 to 1950.
Carter Tate Barron was a Georgia Tech football star of the early 1920s and later was an important theatre executive and manager of several theatres in Atlanta (including the Fox Theater) and Washington, D.C. His friends included numerous luminaries from both the entertainment field and politics. The Carter Barron Ampitheatre in Washington, D. C. is named after him.
