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Finding Aid for the Evelyn Fonda Kelley Collection, 1922-1924


MS-1707

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, August 3, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: Evelyn Fonda Kelley Collection

Date/Date Range :   1922-1924

Extent: 1.5 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection contains letters and other material from the performing career of Evelyn Fonda Kelley.

Call number: MS-1707

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
This collection was a gift made by Mrs. Evelyn Fonda Kelley through Dr. Allen Yoemans.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Evelyn Fonda Kelley Collection, MS-1707. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of one box divided into three series: Correspondence; Notes from Letters; and Pamphlets and Scrapbook Leaves.


Biography / History

Evelyn Fonda Kelley was one of the lesser-known members of the Fonda acting family. In the early 1920's, she was an entertainer with the National Lyceum System. In four different acts for this company, she toured the country, performing in schools, churches, and auditoriums.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains letters Kelley wrote home to her parents, notes taken from the letters she wrote her future husband, Florence S. Kelley, as well as pamphlets and leaves from her scrapbooks.

Subject Terms

  • Lyceums -- United States.
  • Theatre -- United States.
  • Entertainers -- Biography.
Contents List
   

Series I: Correspondence, 1922-1924
Box   1     Folder   1    
Letters to Parents: National Trio #1, 1922 November-1923 March
Box   1     Folder   2    
Letters to Parents: Shepard of Hills, 1923 May-1923 August
Box   1     Folder   3    
Letters to Parents: El-Day Players, 1923 October-1923 December
Box   1     Folder   4    
Letters to Parents: National Trio #2, 1924 January-1923 April
   

Series II: Notes from Letters, 1922-1924
Box   1     Folder   5    
Notes from letters to F. Kelley, 1922 November-1923 March
Box   1     Folder   6    
Notes from letters to F. Kelley, 1923 April-1923 August
Box   1     Folder   7    
Notes from letters to F. Kelley, 1923 October-1923 December
Box   1     Folder   8    
Notes from letters to F. Kelley, 1923 December-1924 April
   

Series III: Pamphlets and Scrapbook Leaves, undated
Box   1     Folder   9    
Pamphlet on National Trio #1, undated
Box   1     Folder   10    
Leaves from a scrapbook, undated