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Summary InformationAt a Glance
ArrangementArrangementSelective items cataloged; remainder arranged. Box 1: Cataloged correspondence, A-Z & misc. autographs; Boxes 2-3: Cataloged photographs (signed or inscribed), A-Z; Boxes 4-6: Uncataloged photographs, A-Z; Oversize folders.
DescriptionSummaryCorrespondence and inscribed photographs sent to Paul Palmer. Mr. Palmer has collected portraits of film and theater notables and other celebrities since the 1920s. Many of the photographs are inscribed to him and there is some correspondence as well as lobby display cards. Among the cataloged names are: Katharine Cornell, Lillian & Dorothy Gish, Rudyard Kipling, Gertrude Lawrence, Sir Compton Mackenzie, Mary Pickford, Constance & Norma Talmadge, Dame Sybil Thorndike, and H. G. Wells
Using the CollectionRare Book and Manuscript Library Restrictions on AccessYou will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account. This collection is located on-site. This collection has no restrictions. Terms Governing Use and ReproductionSingle photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron. Preferred CitationIdentification of specific item; Date (if known); Paul Richard Palmer records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library. AccrualsMaterials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information. Ownership and Custodial HistoryGift of Paul R. Palmer, 1986-1994. Immediate Source of AcquisitionSource of acquisition--Palmer, Paul R. Method of acquisition--Gift, 1986, 1987 & 1988; Date of acquisition--10/15/1986. Accession number--M-86-10-15. Photographs: Source of acquisition--Palmer, Paul R. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--12/20/1989. Accession number--M-89-12-20. Photographs: Source of acquisition--Palmer, Paul R. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1991. Accession number--M-1990 & 1991. Photographs: Source of acquisition--Palmer, Paul R. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1992. Accession number--M-1992. 16 photographs: Source of acquisition--Palmer, Paul R. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--12/29/1993. Accession number--M-93-12-29. Photographs: Source of acquisition--Palmer, Paul R. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--08/12/1994. Accession number--M-94-08-12. About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library Processing InformationProcessed 02/02/1988. Photographs Processed HR 05/04/1990. Photographs Processed HR 04/02/1992. Photographs Processed HR 03/05/1993. 16 photographs Cataloged HR 12/13/1994. Photographs Cataloged HR 05/10/2000. Subject HeadingsThe subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives. All links open new windows. Genre/Form
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History / Biographical NoteBiographical sketchPaul Richard Palmer, 1917- (Columbia M.S., 1950, M.L.S., 1955) formerly Curator of the Columbiana Collection. |