Summary
Overview
3 linear feet, 5 archival boxes, 1 flat box
Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
One Washington Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA
Abstract
Mansel Boyle, known to the Vaudeville stage as "Vardaman,the Auburn-haired Beauty," was one of the best-known female impersonators of Vaudeville. The collection consists of Vardaman’s papers, including documents, correspondence (both business and personal), diaries, a scrapbook, souvenir books, printing blocks, photographs of Vardaman as a female impersonator, snapshots, sheet music, playbills, clippings, miscellaneous material, and printed matter.
Description
Description
Consists of Vardaman's papers, including documents, correspondence (both business and personal), diaries, a scrapbook, souvenir books, printing blocks, photographs of Vardaman as a female impersonator, snapshots, sheet music, playbills, clippings, miscellaneous material, and printed matter.
Collection Creator
Biography
Mansel Boyle, known to the Vaudeville stage as "Vardaman,the Auburn-haired Beauty," was born in 1877 in Santa Cruz, California. He worked extensively on the West Coast, eventually becoming one of the best-known female impersonators of the period. At the height of his popularity (and indeed at the height of popularity for Vaudeville itself), Vardaman went on tour of the world, sailing from Honolulu in 1913. He played to good reviews (and had good contracts) in Melbourne, South Africa, and England, while visiting many other places.
Collection History
Acquisition
Purchased from William Reese Co. in September 1982.
Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2002. Finding aid written in 2002.
Access and Use
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research use.
Access Restrictions
Please consult with Rare Books and Special Collections about having the collection recalled to Firestone Library for your use. This process normally requires 48-72 hours notice.
Use Restrictions
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Preferred Citation
Vardaman Collection; 1883-1917, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
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