Ellis Mayes Theatre Collection
The Ellis Mayes Theatre Collection contains memorabilia and personal effects of Ellis Mayes, an actor with Knoxville's Carousel Theatre for several decades. Included are photographs, playbills, scripts, and personal mementos belonging to Mayes. Materials date from the 1940s to the 1990s.
Dates
- 1935-2002
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Ellis Mayes Theatre Collection contains memorabilia and personal effects of Ellis Mayes, an actor with Knoxville's Carousel Theatre for several decades. Included are photographs, playbills, scripts, and personal mementos belonging to Mayes. Materials date from the 1940s to the 1990s.
Biographical/Historical Note
Ellis Ephraim Mayes was born in Rutledge, Tennessee on April 4,1918, to Joseph and Nannie Elizabeth Mayes. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1937 where he engaged in extracurricular activities including acting. Following military service, where he acheived the rank of Major, Mayes returned to Knoxville. He was very active in the Carousel Theatre, helping bring many of its stagings to life. Mayes died March 4, 1999, and requested his body be donated to science.
Arrangement
This collection is divided into three boxes and arranged by material type and chronological order.
Acquisition Note
This collection is the property of Special Collections.
Processing Information
A scrapbook was dismantled and divided into separate folders for space purposes.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository