MARY McCORMACK BEST PAPERS, 1927-1987

Papers documenting the professional theatrical career of Mary McCormack Best, a Marquette University graduate, including playbills and programs, press clippings, photographs, and a limited amount of correspondence

MB
Series 1

Series Box Folder Box Title
1 1 - Clippings
1 1 1
General, 1940, 1955, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, undated
1 1 2
Reviews, 1927, 1936-1938, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1959-1960, 1962-1964, 1966-1968, 1970-1972,1974-1982, 1984
1 1 3
Reviews, undated
1 1 - Correspondence
1 1 4
Family, 1951, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969
1 1 5
Family, 1970, 1975, undated.
1 1 6
General Correspondence, 1951, 1956, 1960-1962, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982-1987, undated
1 1 7 Miscellaneous, Personal
1 1 8
Contracts, Financial documents, Funeral/Memorial card, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987
1 1 9
Resumes, Sign Language Course Material, Handwriting Analysis, Manuscripts, undated
1 1 10
Prayerbooks, Prayer cards, 1926, 1947
1 1 - Photographs
1 1 11
Family, 1950, 1961, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1985-1987, undated
1 1 12
Family (some slides), undated

MB
Series 1

Series Box Folder Box Title
1 2 - Photographs
1 2 -
Production Photographs - Amateur
1 2 1
1965, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976,1977, 1980-1982, 1984, undated
1 2 2
Undated
1 2 -
Production Photographs - Professional.
1 2 3
1930-1950s
1 2 4
1960s
1 2 5
1970s
1 2 6
1980s
1 2 7
Undated.
1 2 8
Undated
1 2 -
Studio Portraits
1 2 9
Mary Best, [1955?], [1964?], 1974, 1977, 1980, undated
1 2 10
Genevieve Best, 1974, undated
1 2 11
Acting Associates, 1974, undated
1 2 12
Mary Best - Negatives, 1980, undated.
1 2 - Playbills/Programs
1 2 13
"Theatre in a Garden," 1955
1 2 14
1937-1960

MB
Series 1

Series Box Folder Box Title
1 3 - Playbills/Programs
1 3 1
1961-1969
1 3 2
1970-1973
1 3 3
1974-1979
1 3 4
1980-1982
1 3 5
1983-1984
1 3 6
Undated

MB
Series 1

Series Box Folder Box Title
1 4 - Scripts
1 4 1
Full, 1963, 1977, 1981-1983,undated
1 4 2
Partial, undated

MB
Series 1

Series Box Folder Box Title
1 5 (oversize) - Course Certificate from "Extension Universitaire de la Societe des Amis de L'Universite de Paris," 1961
1 5 (oversize) 1 Photographs, undated.  
1 5 (oversize) 2 Scrapbook artwork, hand drawn, New York, Chicago, undated
1 5 (oversize) 3 Scrapbook on trip to Europe for Course at "Extension Universitaire de la Societe des Amis de L'Universite de Paris," 1961
1 5 (oversize) 4 Cassette Tapes "Something's Afoot," 3 tapes; tape 1 Act I, tape 2 Act II, tape 3, Act II, continued, undated
1 5 (oversize) 5 Reel-to-Reel tape, [on box: Paragon Recording Studios, Inc. (Chicago), Mary Best, 1033 W. Loyola 7.5 IPS]