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Sumner Chase Cobb papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2434

Scope and Contents

The Sumner Chase Cobb papers (1917-1930) contain playbills, touring schedules, a scrapbook, news clippings and other materials relating to The Moroni Olsen Players, Colonial Theatre, and Salt Lake Theatre.

Dates

  • 1917-1930

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Sumner Chase Cobb worked as an actor in Salt Lake City during the 1920s. Materials in this collection pertain to his involvement in theatre. He was also a member of the fraternity Phi Kappa Phi, University of Maine Chapter.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 Box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Sumner Chase Cobb papers (1917-1930) contain playbills, touring schedules, a scrapbook, news clippings and other materials relating to The Moroni Olsen Players, Colonial Theatre, and Salt Lake Theatre.

Arrangement

The Cobb papers are contained in one box in which like items have been filed together in six different folders.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Dick Cobb, the Taft School in 2009.

Related Materials

See also the Theatre photograph collection (P0147) located in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Emma McFarland in 2013.
Title
Inventory of the Sumner Chase Cobb papers
Author
Finding aid created by Emma McFarland.
Date
2013 (last modified: 2020)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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