Dear AJL: It was suggested to me that I contact you regarding a researcher's request regarding the above subject. I let her know that Sophie Tucker's papers are at the American Jewish Archives, but any additional information would be helpful.
Below is her request: I am putting together a grant proposal, and I am writing to see if you could kindly help me locate information (broadcast, archival, periodicals) on the following Jewish women comediennes: Belle Barth, Pearl Williams, Patsy Abbott, Totie Fields and (maybe Sophie Tucker--she is better documented than the other women I'm working on). I have located recordings and a few books with references to some of these comics--Nachman, Segarve and others, but I'm wondering if perhaps there are special collections that I can mine for more information. I'm afraid I haven't had much luck locating databases or archival sources. I just called the Museum of Television and Broadcasting in NY today, so we'll see what happens with that. Bowling Green State University has some of the old recordings of Belle Barth and Pearl Williams. As for Abbott, I have come across some material which is in Philadelphia--Freedman's collection (I would have to check on that) which has some of her doing her material in Yiddish. Thank you Rebecca Rebecca Hankins, CA Assistant Professor Cushing Memorial Library; MS5000 TAMU College Station TX 77843-5000 979-845-1951; 979-845-1441 fax Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
