Grey, Dolly, 1882-1956
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 15 Collections and/or Records:
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 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 13
- Unprocessed Material 1
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Vaudeville 10
- Clothing and dress 6
- Men's clothing 6
- Women's clothing 6
- Actors 5
- Drama 5
- Jewish women 5
- Black-and-white photography 4
- Postcards 4
- Travel 4
- Costume 3
- Poetry 3
- Gloves 2
- Photograph albums 2
- Pins (Jewelry) 2
- Portrait photography 2
- Portraits 2
- World War, 1914-1918 2
- Account books 1
- Albums (Books) 1
- Autograph albums 1
- Certificates 1
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- Compact discs 1
- Financial records 1
- Firearms 1
- Fraternal organizations 1
- Humorous songs 1
- Jewelry 1
- Jewish women artists 1
- Music 1
- Musical theatre 1
- Promotional materials 1
- Real property 1
- Receipts (Monetary) 1
- Sheet Music 1
- Short stories 1 + ∧ less