Call Number:

TC062

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 9 boxes
• 7.2 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Edward LeRoy Rice Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1892-1940 (inclusive) and 1916-1935 (bulk)

Creator:

Rice, Edward Le Roy, 1871-

Form:

Clippings., Correspondence., and Memorabilia.

Abstract:

Edward Le Roy Rice was an American entrepreneur, producer of minstrel shows, and dealer in theatrical memorabilia. His collection consists of correspondence, both business and personal, documents, miscellaneous material, and many newspapers and clippings regarding Rice's interests in radio, film, and theater.

Edward Le Roy Rice was an American entrepreneur, producer of minstrel shows, and dealer in theatrical memorabilia.

Consists of correspondence, both business and personal, documents, miscellaneous material, and many newspapers and clippings regarding Rice's interests in radio, film, and theater. There is material dealing with his varied business enterprises in minstrel shows for the major radio networks and in the selling of "theatrical facts, photographs, dates, and autographs."

This is an unprocessed collection and remains in its original arrangement.