Mayo Methot Bogart memorabilia CA B633 University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 1299 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon, 97403-1299 (541) 346-3068 spcarref@uoregon.edu Collection materials are in English. 1-2; 1 Volume (shares an RSB box) 1 (PH103) 2 (oversize folio) 2.0 linear feet 2 containers, 2 folders, 1 volume 1910-1950 2 folders, 1 volume, 1 small photograph box, and one oversize photograph folio. Mayo Methot Bogart (1904-1951) was an American film and theatre actress, who was married to Humphrey Bogart from 1938-1945. The collection (1910-1950) includes a scrapbook with mementos, a script, and photographs. Job, Thomas, 1900-1947 Methot, Mayo, 1904-1951 The collection (1910-1950) includes a scrapbook with mementos, a script, and photographs.
The scrapbook contains clippings, correspondence, and other mementos regarding Methot Bogart, her career, and her marriage.
The script is for the film The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) which was a mystery starring Humphrey Bogart.
Photographs have ben separated from the rest of the collection for preservation reasons and are stored under the call number PH103. There are thirty-eight photographic prints and the primary topics are portraits of Methot from her Broadway days, a series of "candid" studio images of Methot and Humphrey Bogart at home (c. 1944), portraits of friends and work places, and vacation shots from the "Sluggy" yacht.
[Identification of item], Mayo Methot Bogart memorabilia, CA B633, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.
Biographical/Historical note Mayo Methot Bogart (1904-1951) was born March 3, 1904 in Portland, Oregon. In the 1920s she became successful on Broadway as an actress and singer, appearing in about a dozen productions. In the 1930s she moved to Hollywood and began working with Warner Brothers Studios.
Methot Bogart made twenty-eight films, usually as the "other woman" or as a tough-talking second lead in contemporary crime films. Methot Bogart met Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) during the filming of "Marked Woman" in 1937. They married in 1938; she was his third wife. Bogart applied his wife's nickname, "Sluggy," to his yacht.
Although the two were professionally successful, their marriage was characterized by heavy drinking and intense fighting. The marriage ended in 1945 when Bogart left to marry Lauren Bacall. Mayo Methot Bogart died June 9, 1951 in Multnomah, Oregon.
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Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957 Methot, Mayo, 1904-1951 Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History--20th century Actresses--United States Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century Photographs Clippings Correspondence Motion picture plays Photographic prints Portraits Scrapbooks Scripts (documents) Guide to the Mayo Methot Bogart memorabilia Papers 0.2 linear feet 1910-1950 1 folder, 1 volume Photographs (PH103) 1.25 linear feet circa 1907-1951 2 containers, including 42 photographs Methot, Mayo, 1904-1951 [Portrait of unidentified boy: "To Aunt Meede from Little Johnnie, aged 2 years 6 months. Chicago, IL June 24, 1886. For Mayo."] PH103_01 1.0 photographic print 1886 Jun 24 1 photographic print : cabinet card, b&w ; 4.25 x 5.5 inches 4.25 x 5.5 inches Cabinet photographs Chicago (Ill.)--Photographs Families and children Photographic prints United States--Illinois--Chicago (Ill.) [Portrait of Mayo Methot, age about 3.] PH103_02 1.0 photographic print 1907 c 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 3.5 x 5 inches 3.5 x 5 inches Families and children Photographic prints Portland (Or.)--Photographs Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--Oregon--Multnomah/Clackamas/Washington County--Portland (Or.) [Portrait of Mayo Methot, age about 5.] PH103_03 1.0 photographic print 1909 c 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 3.5 x 5 inches 3.5 x 5 inches Families and children Photographic prints Portland (Or.)--Photographs Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--Oregon--Multnomah/Clackamas/Washington County--Portland (Or.) Portland Rosebud, Portland (Oregon) Ad Club. [Portrait of Mayo Methot, PH103-03, on button for Rose Festival PH103_04 1.0 object not yet assigned 1 object :b&w ; 4cm diameter inches 4cm diameter inches Celebrations and events—Rose Festival Families and children Portland (Or.)--Photographs Theatre and Performance United States--Oregon--Multnomah/Clackamas/Washington County--Portland (Or.) [Mayo Methot, aged about ten, posing with rose bouquet and gentleman outside the Hotel Benson. Probably related to Rose Festival.] PH103_05 1.0 photographic print 1911 c 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 5 x 7 inches 5 x 7 inches Celebrations and events—Rose Festival Families and children Photographic prints Portland (Or.)--Photographs Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--Oregon--Multnomah/Clackamas/Washington County--Portland (Or.) [Mayo Methot sitting on snowy ground, holding a dog.] PH103_06 1.0 photographic print 1930s-1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 3 x 3.5 inches 3 x 3.5 inches Pets—Dogs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance Women [Studio portrait of Mayo Methot as a teenager.] PH103_07 1.0 photographic print 1917 c 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Davies of Portland Photographic prints Portland (Or.)--Photographs Silver gelatin prints United States--Oregon--Multnomah/Clackamas/Washington County--Portland (Or.) Women [Studio portrait of Mayo Methot in a kimono, looking at camera.] PH103_08 1.0 photographic print 1920s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Apeda of New York New York (N.Y.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--New York State--New York (N.Y.) Women [Studio portrait of Mayo Methot in a kimono, in profile.] PH103_09 1.0 photographic print 1920s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Apeda of New York New York (N.Y.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--New York State--New York (N.Y.) Women [Studio portrait of Mayo Methot in a kimono, three-quarter view.] PH103_10 1.0 photographic print 1920s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Apeda of New York Celebrities New York (N.Y.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--New York State--New York (N.Y.) Women [Studio portrait of Mayo Methot in lace-trimmed dress.] PH103_11 1.0 photographic print 1920s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Apeda of New York Celebrities New York (N.Y.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--New York State--New York (N.Y.) Women [Studio portrait of Mayo Methot with diamond brooch at neck.] PH103_12 1.0 photographic print 1920s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Talbot, Charles B. (1841-1900) of Portland, OR New York (N.Y.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--New York State--New York (N.Y.) Women [Studio portrait of Mayo Methot in fur coat.] PH103_13 1.0 photographic print 1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women Mayo Methot in "Torch Song," El Capitan Theatre. [Studio portrait.] PH103_14 1.0 photographic print 1930 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 9.5 x 12 inches 9.5 x 12 inches De Barron of New York Celebrities New York (N.Y.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--New York State--New York (N.Y.) Women [Mayo Methot and Humphrey Bogart at tea.] PH103_15 1.0 photographic print 1944 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrities Food processing and preparation Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Interiors—Domestic Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women [Mayo Methot and Humphrey Bogart at tea.] PH103_16 1.0 photographic print 1944 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrities Food processing and preparation Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Interiors—Domestic Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women [Humphrey Bogart lighting Mayo Methot's cigarette] PH103_17 1.0 photographic print 1944 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrities Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Interiors—Domestic Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women [Humphrey Bogart handing a phonograph disc up to Mayo Methot, perched on a shelf.] PH103_18 1.0 photographic print 1944 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrities Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Interiors—Domestic Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women [Mayo Methot and Humphrey Bogart relaxing on couch.] PH103_19 1.0 photographic print 1944 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Crail, Schuyler/Warner Brothers Celebrities Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Interiors—Domestic Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women [Mayo Methot and Humphrey Bogart on couch with two Scots terriers.] PH103_20 1.0 photographic print 1944 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrities Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Interiors—Domestic Pets—Dogs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women [Mayo Methot and Humphrey Bogart with Newfoundland dog "Cappy", on steps of house.] PH103_21 1.0 photographic print 1944 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrities Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Pets—Dogs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women [Mayo Methot and Humphrey Bogart posing: each holds a Scots terrier and they flank a Newfoundland dog, "Cappy."] PH103_22 1.0 photographic print 1944 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrities Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Pets—Dogs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women For you little mother. [Mayo Methot behind wheel of a roadster convertible.] PH103_22 1.0 photographic print 1930s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 23cmx27.cm 23cmx27.cm Celebrities Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance Transportation—Automobiles United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women [Humphrey Bogart and Mayo Methot's wedding portrait, in the garden of the Baker home in Beverly Hills. Other couple unidentified.] PH103_23 1.0 photographic print 1938 Aug 20 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrations and events Celebrities Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women [Humphrey Bogart and Methot's wedding banquet, in the garden of the Baker home in Beverly Hills.] PH103_24 1.0 photographic print 1938 Aug 20 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrations and events Celebrities Food processing and preparation Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women [Humphrey Bogart and Mayo Methot's wedding banquet, in the garden of the Baker home in Beverly Hills.] PH103_25 1.0 photographic print 1938 Aug 20 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrations and events Celebrities Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women To my corroborator [?] and my first press agent—Buff, mit luff enuff, me chum. On tour! Season 1925-26. [Pencil portrait of Mayo Methot, signature illegible, with dedication.] PH103_26 1.0 art original 1925-1926 1 art original :b&w ; 4 x 5 inches 4 x 5 inches Theatre and Performance Women With every good wish, Humphrey Bogart. [Portrait of Bogart, wearing mustache, signed.] PH103_27 1.0 photographic print 1930s-1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 5 x 7 inches 5 x 7 inches Celebrities Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) To Buck, best to you, Pat O'Brien. [Portrait of actor Pat O'Brien (1899-1983), who worked with Bogart on "Angels with Dirty Faces" and four other films in the late 1930s.] PH103_27 1.0 photographic print 1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrities Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) [Humphrey Bogart and two other men, one in air force uniform, on unidentified set.] PH103_28 1.0 photographic print 1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Julian, Mac Celebrities Military—World War II Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance Love & kisses to Buff from the Rover Boys, George and Louis. [Two middle-aged men in an apartment reviewing paperwork. Probably writers or producers.] PH103_29 1.0 photographic print 1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) [Mayo Methot and another actress stand with middle-aged man with a cigar.] PH103_30 1.0 photographic print 1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) Women [Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre and a Japanese man poke their heads over a partition. Probably a candid shot.] PH103_31 1.0 photographic print 1943 Nov. 2 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 4.5 x 5 inches 4.5 x 5 inches California--Photographs Celebrities People of color Photographic prints Recreation Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance United States--California [Humphrey Bogart on stage with an unknown man. Possibly USO show. "Maia hetch" ? On back.] PH103_32 1.0 photographic print 1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 9.5cmx12.5cm 9.5cmx12.5cm Celebrities Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance [Humphrey Bogart and Mayo Methot pose with a group of men in variety of military uniforms, on terrace overlooking a city. Possibly related to USO.] PH103_33 1.0 photographic print 1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrities Military—World War II Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance Women [Humphrey Bogart and Mayo Methot by a train. He signs an autograph for a woman.] PH103_34 1.0 photographic print 1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrities Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance Transportation—Tribal craft Women [Humphrey Bogart and Mayo Methot by a train. He shakes hands with a man.] PH103_35 1.0 photographic print 1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Celebrities Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance Women [Humphrey Bogart and Mayo Methot in cowboy attire, riding in a horse and buggy flanked by motorcycle policemen. Possibly for 1939 premier of "Oklahoma Kid."] PH103_36 1.0 photographic print 1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 inches 8 x 10 inches Advertising Celebrities Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Silver gelatin prints Theatre and Performance Transportation—Horses, donkeys & mules United States--California--Hollywood (Calif.) [Humphrey Bogart and Scots terrier on shore, probably off the motor yacht "Sluggy."] PH103_37 1.0 photographic print 1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 5 x 7 inches 5 x 7 inches California--Photographs Celebrities Pets—Dogs Photographic prints Recreation—Boating Silver gelatin prints United States--California [Humphrey Bogart and Mayo Methot on their motor yacht "Sluggy," with Scots terrier.] PH103_38 1.0 photographic print 1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 5 x 7 inches 5 x 7 inches California--Photographs Celebrities Pets—Dogs Photographic prints Recreation—Boating Silver gelatin prints United States--California Women [Humphrey Bogart on the motor yacht "Sluggy," with Scots terrier. Near shore.] PH103_39 1.0 photographic print 1940s 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 5 x 7 inches 5 x 7 inches California--Photographs Celebrities Pets—Dogs Photographic prints Recreation—Boating Silver gelatin prints United States--California Guide to the Mayo Methot Bogart memorabilia See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.