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Ina Claire Wallace papers, 1893-1985
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Claire, Ina, 1893-1985
- Title
- Ina Claire Wallace papers
- Dates
- 1893-1985 (inclusive)18931985
- Quantity
- 18.5 linear feet, (18 boxes and 4 oversize boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2025
- Summary
- The Ina Claire Wallace papers (1893-1985) contain materials centered around Ina Claire (1892-1985), a prominent actress during the 1900s.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Ina Claire Wallace was a prominent actress during the 1900s. She began performing at the age of thirteen and made her first Broadway appearance in The Quaker Girl. Other productions on stage and in the movies included Polly with A Past, Biography, The Fatal Weakness, The Awful Truth, Rebound, and The Royal Family of Broadway. Her last performance was in The Confidential Clerk (1954).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Ina Claire Wallace papers (1893-1985) contain materials centered around Ina Claire (1892-1985), a prominent actress during the 1900s. The collection includes correspondence, address and day books, scripts, scrapbooks, notes, certificates, contracts, programs, pamphlets, and various other materials, some of which relate to Ina Claire's third husband, William Ross Wallace, Jr.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of William Wallace and Walker Wallace in 2003.
Processing Note
Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2003.
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Separated Materials
See also the Ina Claire Wallace photograph collection (P1099) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Related Materials
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Correspondence |
1911-1949 |
| 2 | Correspondence |
1950-1985 |
| 3 | Correspondence |
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| 4 | Birthday and Christmas Cards |
1920s-1980s |
General MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1-3 | Personal and Family Documents
Includes birth, marriage, death, and estate information for Ina Claire Wallace and family.
|
1893-1941 |
| 5 | 4 | Property Agreements |
1925-1931 |
| 5 | 5 | Acting Contracts and Agreements |
1916-1956 |
| 5 | 6 | Insurance and Assets
Asset lists, correspondence, and stock certificates.
|
1930-1970 |
| 5 | 7-8 | Passports
For Ina Claire Wallace and William Ross Wallace.
|
1929-1977 |
| 5 | 9 | Invitations |
1947-1981 |
| 6 | 1 | Receipts and Invoices |
1921-1983 |
| 6 | 2 | Certificates |
1918-1941 |
| 6 | 3 | Memberships |
1926-1979 |
| 6 | 4 | Recipes |
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| 6 | 5 | Artwork |
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| 6 | 6 | Programs and Playbills |
1898-1965 |
| 6 | 7 | Poetry |
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| 6 | 8 | Business Cards |
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| 6 | 9 | Notes and Lists |
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| 7 | 1 | Pamphlets |
1965-1980 |
| 7 | 2-7 | News Clippings |
1893-1980s |
| 7 | 8 | Blueprints |
1967 |
| 7 | 9 | "News from the Wine Country" |
1948-1950s |
| 7 | 10 | "Table Topics" |
1944-1950 |
| 8 | 1 | California Wine Production, Essay |
1941 |
| 8 | 2-3 | Empire Trust Co.
Correspondence, receipts, and checks.
|
1929-1945 |
| 8 | 4 | Numerology, Notes |
|
| 8 | 5 | Alfred Rupert Sheldrake
Correspondence and bank materials.
|
1985 |
| 8 | 6 | Miscellaneous |
|
| 9 | Address Books |
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| 10 | Day Books |
1970s-1980 |
ScriptsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 11 | 1 |
The Amourous Adventure
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| 11 | 2 |
Amphitryon 38
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| 11 | 3-4 |
The Awful Truth
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| 11 | 5 |
Biography
|
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| 11 | 6 |
Bird of Passage
|
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| 11 | 7 |
Bluebird's Eighth Wife
|
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| 12 | 1 |
Chevaleresque
|
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| 12 | 2 |
Cyclamen
|
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| 12 | 3 |
Dear Liar
|
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| 12 | 4 |
Death of A Lady
|
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| 12 | 5 |
Defiance
|
1931 |
| 12 | 6 |
Diva
|
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| 12 | 7 |
Doctor Pygmalion
|
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| 12 | 8 |
The Elopment
|
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| 12 | 9 |
Felix
|
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| 12 | 10 |
The First Gentleman of Her Time
|
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| 13 | 1 |
Five Cents for Luck
|
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| 13 | 2 |
Frontier
|
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| 13 | 3 |
Ginette
|
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| 13 | 4 |
Goodbye Divorce
|
1932 |
| 13 | 5 |
Grounds for Divorce
|
1923 |
| 13 | 6 |
Halo
|
1948 |
| 13 | 7 |
How To Be Healthy though Married
|
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| 13 | 8 |
Immoral Marriage
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| 14 | 1 |
Jacqueline
|
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| 14 | 2 |
Jane Carroll
|
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| 14 | 3 |
Just Out
|
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| 14 | 4 |
Lady Linda
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| 14 | 5 |
The Last of Mrs. Cheney
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| 14 | 6 |
Life Wants Padding
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| 14 | 7 |
The Little Dog Laughed
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| 14 | 8 |
Love Is Not So Simple
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| 14 | 9 |
Men and Me
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| 14 | 10 |
Mother Was a Beauty
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| 14 | 11 |
Nancy Stair
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| 15 | 1-2 |
Our Betters
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| 15 | 3 |
Our Husband
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| 15 | 4 |
The Queen's Taste
|
1923 |
| 15 | 5-6 |
Right You Are
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| 15 | 7 |
The Romance of an Honest Woman
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| 15 | 8 |
The Ryder Plan
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| 15 | 9 |
Tragedian and Harlot
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| 16 | 1 |
The Varying Shore
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| 16 | 2 |
The Wiser They Are
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| 16 | 3 |
A Woman's Place
|
1947 |
| 16 | 4 | Miscellaneous |
ScrapbooksReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 17 | Scrapbooks |
1907-1932 |
| 18 | Scrapbooks |
1932-1938 |
| oversize-box | ||
| 19 | Oversize Scrapbooks |
1910-1912 |
| 20 | Oversize Scrapbooks |
1912-1915 |
| 21 | Oversize Scrapbooks |
1915-1917 |
| 22 | Oversize Scrapbooks |
1913-1966 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Actresses--United States--Archives
- Leading ladies (Actresses)--United States--Archives
- Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Archives
- Women comedians--United States--Archives
Personal Names
- Claire, Ina, 1893-1985--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Address books
- Daybooks
- Personal correspondence
- Scrapbooks
- Scripts (documents)
Finding aid created by Lisa DeMille.
2003 (last modified: 2018)
