Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1796-05-01 - 1852-11-30
Biography
Junius Brutus Booth was an English stage actor. He was the father of actor John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Booth family papers, 1820-1890
Collection
Identifier: 1979-021
Scope and Contents
Consists of 42 autograph letters, dating from 1820-1890; 7 Theatre Royal (Covent-Garden) playbills; 2 portraits; and other materials related to Alfred Booth, Edwin Thomas Booth, John Wilkes Booth, Junius Brutus Booth, Mary Francis McVicker Booth (wife of Edwin Thomas Booth), Jervis McEntee (landscape painter), and James Hubert McVicker.
Dates:
1820 - 1890
Martin Secker - Richards Press publishing archive, 1908-1977
Collection
Identifier: 1979-014
Scope and Contents
Contains office copies of books published by Secker into which a variety of materials were laid in, tipped in, or pasted in to many of them. These materials include handwritten and typed cards, letters and royalty receipts; Richards Press and Martin Secker publication announcements; press cuttings of book reviews and articles; photographs and clipped photographic illustrations; handwritten poems and essays; and fragments of dust jackets and dust jacket blurbs.Items which could...
Dates:
1908 - 1977; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1941