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Carrol T. Mitchell handmade magazines

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 16302

Scope and Contents

Carrol T. Mitchell handmade magazines, 1916-1921, 0.06 cubic feet, produced by her private "publishing company," which advertises itself in one issue as "publishers of the very highest grade of novels, pennydreadfuls, textbooks, poems, sketches, historical and scientific works, and songs. The magazines are heavily focused on contemporary female starlets, appearing in movies by Cecil B. Demille and other early Hollywood directors. Aside from comments on the actresses, Mitchell also includes her own prose fiction, with charming illustrations in ink and colored pencil throughout, including a short story set in WWI France. Assembled with great care by a woman clearly steeped in the editorial styles of contemporary fashion and film periodicals.

Dates

  • Creation: 1916-1921

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

0.06 Cubic Feet (Two folders in a document box BW 14.)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Brian Cassidy, Bookseller, by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on March 15, 2017.

Title
Carrol T. Mitchell handmade magazines
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
7/31/17
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States