Byron, Bert, 1882-1964
Parallel Names
- Chamberlain, Arthur Byron
Biography
Byron was born April 9, 1882 in Lawrence Kansas to George and Katherine Byron. Katherine Byron's maiden name was Dickman. Arthur Byron Chamberlain was his birth name and he legally changed his name to Bert Byron on April 21, 1922. He married his first wife, Hermina Dorothy Gottlieb on June 21, 1918 in Washington DC. After Dorothy (Dolly) died in 1956, Byron married his second wife Clara Dunn in March or April of 1957. Byron died on March 9, 1964 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Accession: Grey and Byron Collection, B458
Box 1: Portrait and Candid Photos, c. 1885-1960
Box includes four [5] file folders of photographs. File folder one: Photos of Bert Byron 1885-1917; file folder two: portraits of Dolly Grey 1885- c.1920; file folder three: photots of both Bert Byron and Dolly Grey c.1917-1954; file folder four: photos of Clara Dunn and Bert Byron in Florida 1938-1960; file folder five: Photo Disc containing scans of photographs and some clippings. The disc in folder five retains the original order of the sub-folders.
Box 1: Scripts, Poems, Lyrics, c. 1920
Box includes five [5] file folders from the writing and music series. File folder seven: lyrics and sheet music; file folder eight: notes and short stories; file folder nine: poems; file folder ten: short story by Dorothy Grey; file folder eleven: scripts.
Box 4: Portrait Photos, c. 1920
This box contains multiple series: material culture, writings, and photographs. The photographs file folder contains two portrait photos including one of Bert Byron and one of Dolly Grey.
Box 4: Script, undated
This box contains multiple series: material culture, writings, and photographs. The writings file folder contains a script entitled "Wedlock Inn", which has a note on the front labeling the script as "property of Bert Byron".
Box 6: Suit, Cape, Fur Coat
Box contains Bert Byron's black three piece suit with matching cape and Dolly Grey's brown fur coat with matching muff.
Grey and Byron Collection
Series Five: Scrapbooks and Ledgers, 1914-1956
The series includes four [4] scrapbooks and eight [8] ledgers. The ledgers span from 1917 to 1929 and detail Bert Byron and Dolly Grey's budget and expenses while on tour. The scrapbooks inlcude a disassembled scrapbook detailing their 1926 vaudeville tour; a travel scrapbook; a scrapbook of clippings from 1914-1920; and a scrapbook detailing a trip Bryon and Grey took to Europe, which ended abruptly because WWI was declared.
Series Four: Writing and Music, c. 1920s
This series includes sheet music; lyrics; poems; notes; scripts written and/or owned by Bert Byron; and a short story written by Dorothy Grey.
Series Two: Photographs, c. 1885-1960
Series includes promotional and portrait photos of Dolly Grey and Bert Byron as well as loose photos of Byron and his second wife Clara Dunn in Florida.
Filtered By
- Subject: Vaudeville X
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- Archival Object 8
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- Clothing and dress 2
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- Women's clothing 2
- World War, 1914-1918 2
- Albums (books) 1
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