John Poole papers

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  John Poole papers

  Manuscripts

  A collection of 75 items from 1817? to 1837, it consists of letters written by John Poole; 74 of which were written to James St. Aubyn and one letter was written to Abraham Hayward. The letters discuss the latest theater news and gossip, and Poole offers his opinion about various plays and actors. The letters shed light on the theater of the period, and most of the great actors of the day are mentioned and frequently their performances in specific plays are evaluated by Poole. Poole also wrote to St. Aubyn of some of the legal problems he encountered in producing his own plays. James St. Aubyn (1783-1862), was the eldest of 15 illegitimate children of Sir John St. Aubyn, 5th Baronet; James St. Aubyn was also an avid theater-goer and member of British gentry society. Abraham Hayward (1801-1884) was a British man of letters and leader of British society.

  mssHM 44280-44354

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  Biographia dramatica. Supplement forming a continuation of British & Irish dramatic writers in the Biographia Dramatica originally compiled by Baker, Reed & Jones

  Manuscripts

  Bound in 1/2 black cloth. With bookplate of James St. Aubyn (1783-1862).

  mssHM 1096

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  Frank W. Poole farm ledgers

  Manuscripts

  Two business ledgers used by Frank W. Poole in the running of his peach orchard during the years of the Great Depression, World War II, into the early 1950s; the ledgers document the persons of farm labor in Yuba City, California, their wages and expenses. The first ledger is a monthly time book for the years 1936 to 1941, which contains the pay records for the employees of the peach orchard, who were Sikh, Chinese, Japanese, white, and Mexican. The second ledger is a journal of expenses for the years 1942 to 1955, which records household, personal, and some farm expenses.

  mssHM 84120

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  Pasadena - Poole

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  Projects include: City of Pasadena, Pasadena City Hall; Patuxent Manor; Peace Theological Seminary; Peacock Residence; Pellissier Building/Wiltern Theater; Pico House; Pico-Garnier Project; Pierson Residence; Point Fermin Lighthouse; and Poole Residence (The Blacker House)

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  John Poole - signature

  Manuscripts

  The John Genest scrapbooks consist of two folio volumes, which are extra-illustrated supplements to Genest's multi-volume publication on the history of the English stage. The scrapbooks contain approximately 300 items including portrait and view prints, playbills, autographs, and 70 letters of theatrical persons; many of the later letters are addressed to Edward Smyth Pigott who was the Examiner of Plays from 1875 to 1895.

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  The Strange gentleman and The Village coquettes :

  Manuscripts

  Copies of two plays by Charles Dickens used by a prompter of the St. James Theater, showing action of the play, cues, movements of actors, properties, costume, and scene and light plots.

  mssHM 63183-63184