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Shows, 1940s-1990s
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The shows series consists of materials dating from the 1940s to the 1990s that document Donn Arden's work on large-scale production shows and includes costume design sketches, cast lists, fan letters, magazine articles, production notes, programs, press clippings, reviews, and sheet music.
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Audiovisual Materials, 1968-1993
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The audiovisual series consists of audiocassettes, videocassettes, and reel-to-reel tapes of select Donn Arden shows such as
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Photographs, 1940s-1980s
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The photographs series consists primarily of headshots of individuals and groups auditioning for roles in Donn Arden productions from the 1940s to the 1980s. This series also contains a photo album and loose photographs of Arden in Paris with Ron Fletcher, Margaret Kelly (Miss Bluebell), and others in the late 1940s to 1950s.
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Artifacts, 1954-1986
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The artifacts series consists of trophies and plaques dating from the 1954 to 1986 from various organizations honoring Donn Arden for his work in the entertainment business.
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Scrapbooks, 1950-1982
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The scrapbooks series dating from 1950 to 1982 consists of scrapbooks that contain press clippings, photographs, programs, telegrams, advertisements, and reviews for Donn Arden produced shows in Las Vegas, Nevada, Paris, France, and in numerous nightclubs around the United States.
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Donn Arden, 1910s-1990s
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The Donn Arden subseries contains material dating from the 1910s to the 1990s that document Donn Arden's personal life. Items include correspondence, telegrams, invitations, high school ephemera, biographical press clippings, and magazine articles.
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Arden-Fletcher dancers: costume lists, performance dates and venues, newsletters and press clippings on Arden-Fletcher dancer reunions, 1950s-1980s
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Cal-Neva Lodge (Lake Tahoe): press clippings, reviews, and advertisements, 1963
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Ciros (Los Angeles): press clippings, advertisement and review, 1950s
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Desert Inn (Las Vegas): costume sketches by Bill Campbell for Almost Paradise revue, 1963
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