Porter, Linda Lee Thomas, compiler. Scrapbooks: Guide.

Houghton Library, Harvard College Library

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Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Call No.: MS Thr 448
Creator: Porter, Linda Lee Thomas, compiler.
Title: Scrapbooks,
Date(s): 1913-1939.
Quantity: 86 v. (12 linear ft.)
Abstract: Scrapbooks compiled by Linda Lee Thomas Porter, wife of the American songwriter Cole Porter, concerning notables in the arts and members of the aristocracy.

Acquisition Information:

*2003MT-149

Gift of Frederick R. Koch, 825 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10021; received: 1981 December 31.

Purchased through John Fleming at Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 24 Nov. 1981.

The 86 volumes in this collection were deaccessioned from the estate of Cole Porter, New York Public Library at Lincoln Center, Performing Arts Research Center.

Historical Note

Linda Lee Thomas Porter was the wife of the American compsoer and songwirter Cole Porter (1891-1964).

Arrangement

Organized into the following series:

I. Scrapbooks, 1913-1914

II. Scrapbooks, 1918-1929

III. Scrapbooks, 1930-1939

Scope and Content

Scrapbooks containing photographic clippings from various photogravures and periodicals, including Vanity Fair, concerning social events of notables in the arts, English aristocracy, American millionaires, European royalty, political figures and other significant individuals in society and news of the day.

Container List

Series: I. Scrapbooks, 1913-1914
Scope and Content: 19 scrapbooks, apparently compiled by Mrs. Cole Porter (the former Linda Lee Thomas), containing photo clippings from various photogravures and periodicals, including Vanity Fair, 1913-1916.
Each in a 3-ring binder of vellum backed Italian wallpaper boards.
- (1) People 1913-1914. 45s. (90p.)
- (2) People 1913-1914. 53s. (106p.)
- (3) Royalties and Allies: England, France, Belgium 1914. 67s. (134p.)
- (4) Royalties and Germany and her Allies 1914. 45s. (90p.)
- (5) Royalty and Allies: Russia, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Serbia, 1914. 60s. (120p.)
- (6) People 1914-1915*. 52s. (104p.)
- (7) People 1914-1915**. 47s. (94p.)
- (8) People II 1914-1915. 54s. (108p.)
- (9) People III 1914-1915. 53s. (106p.)
- (10) People IV 1914-1915. 49s. (98p.)
- (11) People I 1915. 39s. (78p.)
  This volume includes a letter to Linda Lee Thomas (later Mrs. Cole Porter) regarding the compilation of the scrapbooks; Elsie de Wolfe autograph.
- (12) People II 1915. 37s. (74p.)
- (13) People 1915-1916. (p. 1: Mrs. John Astor) 52s. (104p.)
- (14) People 1915-1916. (p. 1: Duchess of Westminster) 52s. (104p.)
- (15) People 1915-1916. (p. 1: Mme. Marguerite Namara) 52s. (104p.)
- (16) People 1915-1916. (p. 1: Maxine Elliott & Winston Churchill) 52s. (104p.)
- (17) People 1916. (p. 1: Ina Claire) 52s. (104p.)
- (18) People 1916. (p. 1: Mrs. Marshall Field) 52s. (104p.)
- (19) People 1916. (p. 1: Donna Elsie Torlonia) 53s. (106p.)

Series: II. Scrapbooks, 1918-1929
Scope and Content: 17 scrapbooks, apparently compiled by Mrs. Cole Porter, (the former Linda Lee Thomas), containing photo clippings from various photogravures and periodicals, 1918-1929. Each in a 3-ring binder of vellum backed Italian wallpaper boards.
- (20) People 1918-1921. 54s. (108p.)
- (21) People 1919-1922. Vol. I. 42s. (84p.)
- (22) People 1919-1922. Vol. II. 47s. (94p.)
- (23) People 1919-1922. Vol. III. 43s. (86p.)
- (24) People 1919-1920. 42s. (84p.)
- (25) People 1920-1921. 47s. (94p.)
- (26) People 1921-1922. 47s. (94p.)
- (27) People: The Nineteen Twenties I. 54s. (108p.)
- (28) People: The Nineteen Twenties II. 54s. (108p.)
- (29) People: The Nineteen Twenties III. 54s. (108p.)
- (30) The Nineteen Twenties IV. 54s. (108p.)
  MS. note, p. 2: "Cole and I went to Le Bourget, June 4, 1927." [Lindberg's landing].
- (31) The Nineteen Twenties V. 52s. (104p.)
- (32) The Nineteen Twenties VI. 52s. (104p.)
- (33) The Nineteen Twenties VII. 54s. (108p.)
- (34) The Nineteen Twenties VIII. 41s. (82p.)
- (35) The Nineteen Twenties 1929. (p. 1: Lady Ribblesdale) 53s. (106p.)
- (36) The Nineteen Twenties 1929. (p. 1: Marshal Foch) 43s. (86p.)

Series: III. Scrapbooks, 1930-1939
Scope and Content: 50 scrapbooks, apparently compiled by Mrs. Cole Porter (the former Linda Lee Thomas), containing photo clippings from various photogravures and periodicals, including the New Yorker, Vogue, and Vanity Fair, primarily 1930-1939. Each in a 3-ring binder of vellum backed wallpaper boards or black calf backed cloth boards.
- (37) People. (p. 1: Will Rogers) (ca. 1919-1921). 50s. (100p.)
- (38) People. (p. 1: Hon. Lady Ward) (ca. 1920). 49s. (98p.)
- (39) The Nineteen Thirties. 1930. (p. 1: Josephine Baker). 48s. (96p.)
- (40) The Nineteen Thirties. 1930. (p. 1: German family). 35s. (70p.)
- (41) The Nineteen Thirties. 1931. (p. 1: Elizabeth Larocque) 56s. (112p.)
- (42) The Nineteen Thirties. 1931. (p. 1: Alfonso XIII) 55s. (110p.)
- (43) The Nineteen Thirties. 1931. (p. 1: October 1931) 54s. (108p.)
- (44) 1932. Vol. I. 53s. (106p.)
- (45) 1932. Vol. II. 47s. (94p.)
- (46) 1932. Vol. III. 33s. (66p.)
- (47) 1932. Vol. IV. 41s. (82p.)
- (48) People. 1932. 42s. (84p.)
- (49) People 1933. Vol. I. 40s. (80p.)
- (50) People 1933. Vol. II. 45s. (90p.)
- (51) People 1933. Vol. III. 42s. (84p.)
- (52) People 1933. Vol. IV. 46s. (92p.)
- (53) People 1934. Vol. I. (p. 1: Elsa Maxwell) 49s. (98p.)
- (54) People 1934. Vol. I. (p. 1: Welldons) 44s. (88p.)
- (55) People 1934. Vol. II. (p. 1: Jean de Vogué) 49s. (98p.)
- (56) People 1934. Vol. II. (p. 1: Royal Romance) 42s. (84p.)
- (57) People 1934. Vol. III. 47s. (94p.)
- (58) People 1934. Vol. IV. 50s. (100p.)
- (59) Jubilee 1935. Vol. I. 50s. (100p.)
- (60) People 1935. Vol. II. 50s. (100p.)
- (61) People 1935. Vol. III. 49s. (98p.)
- (62) People 1935. Vol. IV. 46s. (92p.)
- (63) People 1935. Vol. V. 50s. (100p.)
- (64) King George V and the Royal Family 1935-1936. 46s. (92p.)
- (65) People 1936. Vol. I. 49s. (98p.)
- (66) People 1936. Vol. II. 46s. (92p.)
- (67) People 1936. (p. 1: King goes to Balmoral) 49s. (98p.)
- (68) People 1936. (p. 1: George VI) 43s. (86p.)
- (69) People 1936. (p. 1: Duchess of Kent) 46s. (92p.)
- (70) People 1937. (p. 1: Elizabeth & Margaret) 50s. (100p.)
- (71) People 1937. (p. 1: Coronation George VI) 47s. (94p.)
- (72) People 1937. (p. 1: Tragedy of Renunciation) 47s. (94p.)
- (73) People 1937. (p. 1: Sir Samuel Hoare) 50s. (100p.)
- (74) People 1937. (p. 1: Royal Aintree) 50s. (100p.)
- (75) People 1937. (p. 1: J. P. Morgan) 50s. (100p.)
- (76) People 1937. (p. 1: Chanel dines at home) 50s. (100p.)
- (77) People 1938. (p. 1: King Gustav of Sweden) 49s. (98p.)
- (78) People 1938. (p. 1: Lady Mosley) 50s. (100p.)
- (79) People 1938. (p. 1: Comtesse Jean de Polignac) 50s. (100p.)
- (80) People 1938. (p. 1: Royal Wedding in Athens) 50s. (100p.)
- (81) People 1938. (p. 1: Astrian corporal) 50s. (100p.)
- (82) People 1938. (p. 1: Chamberlain Crisis) 48s. (96p.)
- (83) People 1939. (p. 1: Duke & Duchess of Windsor) 60s. (120p.)
- (84) People 1939. (p. 1: Lily Langtry) 50s. (100p.)
- (85) People 1939. (p. 1: Eleanor Roosevelt) 50s. (100p.)
- (86) People 1939. (p. 1: N. Chamberlain et al.) 49s. (98p.)

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