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Grey, Dolly, 1882-1956

 Person

Parallel Names

  • Gottleib, Hermina, Dorothy

Biography

Hermina Dorothy Gottlieb was born June 20, 1882 in New York, New York to Julius Gottlieb and and Mrs. Gottlieb. The Gottlieb family were Jewish Hungarian Americans. Dorothy married her husband, Bert Byron, on June 21, 1918 in Washington DC. Dorothy and Bert were vaudeville actors throughout the 1920s and her stage name was Dolly Grey. Dorothy died on February 24 1956 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Accession: Grey and Byron Collection, B458

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2023.095
Dates: 1908 - 1964

Box 1: Travel, Budget, Clippings, 1914-1956

 File
Identifier: B458.05.0001
Abstract

Box includes seven [7] file folders from the scrapbooks and ledgers series. File folder twelve: Byron and Grey clippings; file folder thirteen: disassembled scrapbook of clippings; file folder fourteen: general ledger 1943-1956; file folder fifteen: calendars and general ledgers 1926-1942; file folder sixteen: calendars and general ledgers 1917-1947; file folder seventeen: vacation scrapbook 1954; file folder eighteen: 1914 European vacation.



Dates: 1914-1956

Grey and Byron Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B458
Abstract The Grey and Byron collection contains a variety of materials from the traveling Vaudeville pair, Dolly Grey and Bert Byron. Types of materials include clothing, accessories, jewelry, handgun, bullets, photographs, newspaper clippings, membership certificates, property documents, death certificates, scripts, poems, notes, short stories, sheet music, lyrics, general ledgers, pocket calendars, travel albums, and photo albums. Individuals included in this collection include Dolly Grey, Bert...
Dates: 1885 - 1964

Series Five: Scrapbooks and Ledgers, 1914-1956

 Series
Identifier: B458.05
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1914-1956

Filtered By

  • Subject: Travel X

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 2
Unprocessed Material 1
Collection 1
 
Subject
Vaudeville 3
Drama 2
Men's clothing 2
Photograph albums 2
World War, 1914-1918 2