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 18 Collections and/or Records:
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 One: Material Culture, 1908-1920
This series includes Bert Byron and Dolly Grey's Jewelry, a Forehand and Wadsworth revolver, as well as clothing items from both Bert Byron and Dolly Grey.
Series Three: Documents, 1942-1964
Box contains one file folder from this series. File folder five contains Bert Byron's, Clara Dunn's, and Dolly Grey's personal documents. This includes certificates, property documents, subdivision plat, and death certificates.
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.
Subseries: Clothing and Accessories
This sub-series contains the clothing items from both Bert Byron and Dolly Grey. Grey's clothing items include her furt coat and matching muff, two pairs of gloves, a pearl collar, and fur collars. Byron's clothing items include a black three piece suit and a black cape.
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- Archival Object 16
- Unprocessed Material 1
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Vaudeville 10
- Actors 6
- Drama 6
- Men's clothing 6
- Clothing and dress 5
- Women's clothing 5
- Black-and-white photography 4
- Jewish women 4
- Postcards 4
- Travel 4
- Poetry 3
- Costume 2
- Firearms 2
- Fraternal organizations 2
- Gloves 2
- Photograph albums 2
- Pins (Jewelry) 2
- Portrait photography 2
- Portraits 2
- World War, 1914-1918 2
- Account books 1
- Albums (Books) 1
- Ammunition 1
- Autograph albums 1
- Bullets 1
- Certificates 1
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- Compact discs 1
- Correspondence 1
- Draft registration 1
- Financial records 1
- Humorous songs 1
- Jewelry 1
- Jewish women artists 1
- Music 1
- Musical theatre 1
- Pistols 1
- Promotional materials 1
- Real Estate 1
- Real property 1
- Receipts (Acknowledgments) 1
- Receipts (Monetary) 1
- Revolvers 1
- Sheet Music 1
- Short stories 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1 + ∧ less