John Thompson Ford papers, (Record no. 44173)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | mm 87061995 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | DLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260227111722.0 |
| 007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | mm 87061995 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Description conventions | dacs |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | L |
| Source | lcmd |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ford, John Thompson, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1829-1894. |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | John Thompson Ford papers, |
| Inclusive dates | 1809-1960 |
| Bulk dates | (bulk 1850-1894). |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 5,000 |
| Type of unit | items. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 22 |
| Type of unit | containers plus |
| Extent | 12 |
| Type of unit | oversize. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 15.2 |
| Type of unit | linear feet. |
| 351 ## - ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF MATERIALS | |
| Organization | Arranged in 8 series. Series 1: General Correspondence, 1832-1894; Series 2: Subject File, 1852-1956; Series 3: Writings, 1852-1894; Series 4: Playbooks, 1809-circa 1890; Series 5: Playbills, 1856-1881; Series 6: Scrapbooks, 1846-1923; Series 7: Addition, 1849-1960; and Series 8: Oversize, 1856-1893. |
| 506 0# - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE | |
| Terms governing access | Open to research. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Correspondence, play scripts and other writings, subject files, playbooks, playbills, scrapbooks, and other papers relating to Ford's life and work as a theater manager in the last half of the nineteenth century. Documents his interaction with major theatrical figures of the period; the productions featured at his theaters in Baltimore, Md., Philadelphia, Pa.; Charleston, S.C., Alexandria, Va., Richmond, Va., and Washington, D.C.; the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by the actor John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.; and Ford's political career in Baltimore, Md. Subjects include the Holliday Street Theatre and Grand Opera House in Baltimore, Md., and Ford's charitable activities and management of Gilbert and Sullivan productions. Includes seating plans for Ford's Theatre and writings, notes, and scrapbooks of his daughters, Annie E. Ford and Lizzie Ford. Correspondents include Edwin Booth, Edwin Forrest, Joseph Jefferson, Clifton W. Tayleure, and William Winter. |
| 544 ## - LOCATION OF OTHER ARCHIVAL MATERIALS NOTE | |
| Materials specified | Some photographs |
| Provenance | transferred to |
| Custodian | Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. |
| 545 0# - BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA | |
| Biographical or historical data | Theater executive and dramatist. |
| 555 8# - CUMULATIVE INDEX/FINDING AIDS NOTE | |
| Cumulative index/finding aids note | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011157">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011157</a> |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | Collection material in English. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Booth, Edwin, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1833-1893 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Booth, John Wilkes, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1838-1865. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Forrest, Edwin, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1806-1872 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gilbert, W. S. |
| Fuller form of name | (William Schwenck), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1836-1911. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Jefferson, Joseph, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1829-1905 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lincoln, Abraham, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1809-1865 |
| General subdivision | Assassination. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sullivan, Arthur, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1842-1900. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Tayleure, Clifton W., |
| Dates associated with a name | -1891 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Winter, William, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1836-1917 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Ford's Theatre (Washington, D.C.) |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Grand Opera House (Baltimore, Md.) |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Holliday Street Theatre (Baltimore, Md.) |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Charities. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Theaters |
| Geographic subdivision | Maryland |
| -- | Baltimore. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Theaters |
| Geographic subdivision | Pennsylvania |
| -- | Philadelphia. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Theaters |
| Geographic subdivision | South Carolina |
| -- | Charleston. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Theater |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Theaters |
| Geographic subdivision | Alexandria |
| -- | Richmond. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Theaters |
| Geographic subdivision | Virginia |
| -- | Richmond. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Theaters |
| Geographic subdivision | Washington (D.C.) |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Baltimore (Md.) |
| General subdivision | Politics and government. |
| 656 #7 - INDEX TERM--OCCUPATION | |
| Occupation | Dramatists. |
| Source of term | itoamc |
| 656 #7 - INDEX TERM--OCCUPATION | |
| Occupation | Executives. |
| Source of term | itoamc |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ford, Annie. |
| Title of a work | Annie E. Ford papers. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ford, Lizzie. |
| Title of a work | Lizzie Ford papers. |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Finding aid |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011157">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011157</a> |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Finding aid (PDF) |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011157.3">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011157.3</a> |
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