This collection may be used by appointment only. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located on site.
The bulk of the collection is composed of theatrical admission tokens and medalets for London theaters, 1671-1888. There is one token for the Theatre Royal in Cork, Ireland, circa 1820. The collection also contains a medal, circa 1871, commemorating the American actor Edwin Forrest. These items seem to have been one small component of the New York City real estate developer Peter Gilsey's extensive collection of theatrical memorabilia.
This collection is arranged in one series.
You 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 may be used by appointment only. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located on site.
Single 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.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Peter Gilsey Collection of Theatrical Admission Tokens & Medalets; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Gift of Peter Gilsey, 1939; transferred from Dramatic Museum, 1974.
Source of acquisition--Gilsey, Peter. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1939. Accession number--M-1939.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processed BRC 03/15/74.
A biographical note and related materials notes were added at the same time the finding aid was converted to EAD. Nothing in the collection was physically rearranged.
Items 11-37 and 58-77 are missing from the collection.
2020-05-22 PDF finding aid converted to EAD by CLB.
Peter Gilsey (1848-1901) was a New York City real estate developer and collector of cultural heritage materials in a wide variety of forms, including theatrical ephemera. He died on November 10, 1901, and a large portion of his collection was sold at auction in 1903.
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