New York Public Library, 1930-1940
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence is a mixed collection. Many of the letters are directed to Conolly while others are neither to or from him. A number of more important individuals and institutions are filed separately, a few with pertinent documents appended. Among these are Harry W. Beatty, Chicago Civic Opera Technical Director; Cleofonte Campanini, orchestra conductor; Jenny Dufau, opera singer; Bret Harte; Herbert M. Johnson, Chicago Civic Opera Business Manager; W.S. Lewis; Library of Congress; Julia Marlowe and Edward H. Sothern; New York Public Library; Charles Ross; Ellen Terry and her caregiver Hilda Barnes. Miscellaneous and unidentified letters are grouped together at the end of the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1940
Creator
- From the Collection: Conolly, Thomas, 1856-1945 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Thomas Conolly papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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