Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift; Catherine Ralstin Murphy; 2006-2010
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
Clark Evans of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division created a list of correspondence, biographical essay, and summary of materials comprising the Scrapbooks on Vera-Ellen and the Hessler Dance Studio. In 2018, these inventories were adapted by Libby Smigel for the Music Division's finding aid template and coded by her in EAD format.
Transfers
The two books included with the collection have been cataloged as part of the Performing Arts Reading Room (PARR) Reference Collection: Jack Manning: A Biography by Ruth Eleanor Howard, and Vera-Ellen: The Magic and the Mystery by David Soren.
One 45 rpm disc recording that Paul Murphy made and sent to Catherine while he was stationed on the West Coast has been transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where it is identified as part of the Ralstin/Murphy Collection (MAVIS no. 17589).
Related Material
The Music Division of the Library of Congress houses special collections and items related to the content of this collection. For example, the Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Collection documents the career of one of Vera-Ellen's major co-stars, Danny Kaye. As Vera-Ellen's roles onstage and in film were typically those in musical theatre, many musical theatre collections in the Music Division document these stage and film productions.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Ralstin/Murphy Collection Relating to Vera-Ellen and the Hessler Dance Studio, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.