George Clinton Densmore Odell papers, 1870-1950

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Series I: Cataloged Correspondence



Box 1 Adams, Charles Francis


Box 1 Arliss, George & Florence


Box 1 Butler, Nicholas Murray


Box 1 Cargill, Oscar


Box 1 Coykendall, Frederick


Box 1 Craven, Frank


Box 1 Fox, Dixon Ryan


Box 1 Gilder, Joseph Benson


Box 1 Hale, Philip


Box 1 Lee, Sidney


Box 1 Locke, Mabel D. (daughter-in-law of David Ross Locke; numerous recollections of actors & plays)


Box 1 Matthews, Brander


Box 1 Odell, George C. D.


Box 1 Proffitt, Charles George


Box 1 Powers, James T. (Portrait as Bob Acres (reproduction) inscribed to G.C.D. Odell)


Box 1 Renton, Herbert S.


Box 1 Russell, Annie


Box 1 Walsh, Townsend


Box 1 Wilder, Thornton (photograph inscribed to G.C.D. Odell)

Series II: Uncataloged Material


Box 1 Correspondence


Box 1 Manuscripts Notes Documents



Box 2 Memorabilia


Box 2 Photographs


Box 2 Biographical Miscellaneous


Box 2 Shakespeare Betterton to Irving



Box 3 Printed Material (includes one folder on Annals)

Series III: Annals of the New York Stage

Manuscript and Typescript (Gift of The Museum of the City of New York, November 2, 2017)

Accession: 2017-2018-M066): Vols. V through final Vol. XV, but missing Vol. XIV



Box 4 Vol. V (1843-1850)



Box 5 Vol. VI (1850-1857)


Box 5 Vol. VII (1857-1865)



Box 6 Vol. VIII (1865-1870)


Box 6 Index Vol. VIII


Box 6 Index Vol. IX



Box 7 Vol. IX (1870-1875)


Box 7 Vol. X (1875-1879)



Box 8 Vol. XI (1879-1882)



Box 9 Vol. XII (1882-1885)



Box 10 Vol. XIII (1885-1888)



Box 11 Vol. XV (1891-1894)