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Harrison melodies. : Original and selected
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
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Manuscripts
This collection contains the papers of silent film and stage actor Harrison Ford. The majority of the material relates to Ford's finances, and includes correspondence with and documents of the Internal Revenue Service, receipts, personal account ledgers, expense books, one contract, and state tax documents from New York. It also contains tax-related receipts from Ford's employers stating the amount he earned for the fiscal year and fiscal-related correspondence with his attorney, Claude I. Parker. There is some correspondence related to the casting and players associations of which he was a member, in both California and New York, as well as some personal correspondence including a series of letters from a Mrs. G. P. G. of San Francisco, California. The artifacts include a photograph in a frame (possibly of Ford), a seal, six Forest Service buttons, and a small tin containing four small miscellaneous items including charms.
mssFord Harrison papers
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Manuscripts
The collection includes a scrapbook with photocopies of programs, photographs, and clippings about the First Negro Classical Ballet Company and productions featuring Bernice Harrison. There is also an oversize portrait of Harrison. Ephemera includes copies of contracts, clippings, publications, and collected programs from other ballets. Photographs are of Harrison and other FNCB dancers, particularly Graham Johnson.
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In his letter home, Harrison describes his journey from St. Louis to Independence, Missouri. The letter focuses on descriptions of the area and of the conditions of camp life and their effect on Harrison.
mssHM 69818