Theater Portrait and Clipping Files

Dates: 1894-1945. Size: 2 linear feet in 4 boxes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. This collection consists of portraits and clippings relating to actors, actresses, dancers, singers and vaudeville performers who performed on Chicago stages as well as in New York, London and smaller venues across the United States and Europe. Included are portraits, in the form of either professional photographs or clippings from programs, as well as obituaries and other clippings. [Finding aid]