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Blanche Kendall McKey photograph collection, 1865-1915
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Blanche Kendall McKey photograph collection
- Dates
- 1865-1915 (inclusive)18651915
- Quantity
- 2.08 linear feet, (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- P0360
- Summary
- The Blanche Kendall McKey photograph collection contains portraits of Blanche McKey, relatives, and friends. The collection also contains photographs of McKey performing in numerous roles in Salt Lake City, New York, and Chicago.
- 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
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection is comprised of late nineteenth and twentieth century century photographs of Blanche Kendall McKey's acting parts as well as her husband, William Richard McKey, and her friends.
The majority of photographs show the actress in numerous costumes from plays she performed in Salt Lake City, New York and Chicago. A good multi-page biography, written by he daughter Eily Pierson, is in her manuscripts (Accession number 1184, Box 1 Folder 6) and relates the plays, parts and dates McKey played. Many of the photographs are platinum, most of them are framed and the collection as a whole is in excellent condition.
There are also some pictures that document the Barnacle Theater where McKey began her acting career. The oversize box, shared with P0359, has three photographs.
Folders 14-17 are digital components that were sent to the library as scans, we do not have the originals.
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
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by topic.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Eily McKey Pierson in 1990.
Processing Note
Processed by Drew Ross in 1991.
Separated Materials
Manuscript materials were transferred to the Blanche Kendall McKey papers (MS 0626)
Related Materials
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Blanche McKey, relatives, and friendsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Blanche Kendall Portraits
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1900; 1909 |
1 | 2 | Blanche Kendall in Ben-Hur
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1904 |
1 | 3 | Blanche Kendall in Eben Holden
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1904 |
1 | 4 | Blanche Kendall in Zalmona
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1910 |
1 | 5 | Blanche Kendall in Miscellaneous Roles
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1 | 6 | Blanche Kendall in Unidentified Roles
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1 | 7 | Maude Adams Portraits
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1 | 8 | Ralph Cloninger Portraits
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1914; 1915 |
1 | 9 | Julia Dean Hayne Portraits
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1 | 10 | William Richard McKey Portrait
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1 | 11 | Group Photographs
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1865 |
1 | 12 | The Barnacle Theater
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1 | 13 | The Social Hall
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1 | 14 | Blanche Kendall McKey, proof sheet [digital files]
These images were sent to the library digitally (emailed, on CD, flash drive, hard drive). Proof sheets with thumbnails of the images have been printed and placed in the folder for research purposes. The image files can be requested, but the library did not create the scan and does not have the original images.
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1 | 15 | Blanche Kendall McKey in theatrical productions, proof sheet [digital files]
These images were sent to the library digitally (emailed, on CD, flash drive, hard drive). Proof sheets with thumbnails of the images have been printed and placed in the folder for research purposes. The image files can be requested, but the library did not create the scan and does not have the original images.
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1 | 16 | William Richard McKey, proof sheet [digital files]
These images were sent to the library digitally (emailed, on CD, flash drive, hard drive). Proof sheets with thumbnails of the images have been printed and placed in the folder for research purposes. The image files can be requested, but the library did not create the scan and does not have the original images.
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1 | 17 | Statin Island photograph proof sheet [digital files]
These images were sent to the library digitally (emailed, on CD, flash drive, hard drive). Proof sheets with thumbnails of the images have been printed and placed in the folder for research purposes. The image files can be requested, but the library did not create the scan and does not have the original images.
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1911 |
OversizeReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
2 | 1 | William Richard McKey, Mrs. Charles B. Hanford
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Actors--United States--Photographs
Personal Names
- Adams, Maude, 1872-1953--Photographs
- Hayne, Julia Dean--Photographs
- McKey, Blanche Kendall, 1879-1973--Photographs
- McKey, William Richard--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints--1865-1915
- Portrait photographs