Henry Wilcoxon papers
Scope and Contents
Photographs taken by Henry Wilcoxon; audiocassettes of Wilcoxon's oral history; scrapbook of Samson and Deliah (1949) publicity assembled by Wilcoxon's wife, Joan Woodbury. All material used by donor in writing Wilcoxon's biography. Also includes various manuscripts and diaries.
Dates
- 1968-1984
Creator
- Wilcoxon, Henry, 1905-1984 (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Preliminarily processed; access with permission from the curator of the Arts & Communications Archives of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Henry Wilcoxon papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Henry Wilcoxon was born on September 8, 1905 in Dominica, British West Indies. He was an actor, with his most famous role being that of Mark Antony in the 1934 production of Cleopatra by Cecil DeMille. He died on March 6, 1984.
Extent
3 oversize box ( (9.5 linear ft.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographs taken by Henry Wilcoxon; audiocassettes of Wilcoxon's oral history; scrapbook of Samson and Deliah (1949) publicity assembled by Wilcoxon's wife, Joan Woodbury. All material used by donor in writing Wilcoxon's biography. Also includes various manuscripts and diaries.
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Custodial History
Materials gathered by Katherine Orrison in conjunction with the writing of Wilcoxon's autobiography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gathered; Katherine Orrison.
Appraisal
Arts and Communications.
Processing Information
Processed; Elizabeth West; February 2007.
- Title
- Register of the Henry Wilcoxon paper
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth West
- Date
- February 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States