Title: Clifton Darling Scrapbook

Date/Date Range :   1927-1935

Extent: 1.5 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of a scrapbook covering the life of Clifton Darling from 1927-1935 through newspaper clippings, photographs, and event programs. The focus is on his singing and acting performances in high school and college.

Call number: MS-2885

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

Aquisition Information:

This collection was acquired by Special Collections on August 3, 2006

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], Clifton Darling scrapbook, MS-2885. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

This collection consists of a single box.

Clifton Darling attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois from 1926 until he graduated in 1929. He then attended the University of Rochester, from which he graduated in 1933. He was active in theater and chorus in school, and he played a minor role in the Broadway play Babes in Arms in 1937.

This collection consists of a scrapbook covering the life of Clifton Darling from 1927-1935 through newspaper clippings, photographs, and event programs.The focus is on his singing and acting performances in high school and college The scrapbook documents Darling's performances in glee clubs, choirs, and plays. Newspaper clippings include reviews of his performances. Student life at the University of Rochester is documented (the freshman-sophomore competition), as is Darling's induction into the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.

• Darling, Clifton.