Alice Montgomery Lawrence papers, 1874-1935

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Series I: Cataloged Correspondence, Manuscripts, and Documents

This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence to Alice and Rita Lawrence, and is arranged in alphabetical order by name.



Box 1 Allen, Edward Heron "I love you so!" [n.p.], 5 February 1888 1 page a.ms.s. (poem)1, February 1888


Box 1 Amory, Rhina [Mrs. William, Jr.] To Rita Lawrence [New York], 12 February 1887 2 page a.l.s.1, February 1887


Box 1 Amory, William Jr. To Rita Lawrence [New York], 20 February 1887   2 page a.l.s., February 1887


Box 1 Backus, George To Rita Lawrence [New York], 1893 2 page a.l.s., 1893


Box 1 Barber, M. Louise To Alice M. Lawrence Brooklyn, 15 January 1886 4 page a.l.s., January 1886


Box 1 Barber, M. Louise To Rita W. Lawrence Brooklyn, 16 January 1886 4 page a.l.s., January 1886


Box 1 Barnard, Anna E.  To Alice & Rita W. Lawrence [New York], 14 May 1888 1 page a.l.s., May 1888


Box 1 Barry, Helen  To Rita Lawrence [New York], 1890 2 page a.l.s., 1890


Box 1 Bloom, Edward L.  Receipt for Theatre Rental New York, 6 February 1893 1 page a.d.s., February 1893


Box 1 Bond, Frederick  To Rita Lawrence [New York], 1888 2 page a.l.s., 1888


Box 1 Bond, Frederick  To Rita Lawrence [New York], 23 March 1888 3 page a.l.s., March 1888


Box 1 Booth, Agnes  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York], 6 March 1888 2 page a.l.s., March 1888


Box 1 Burroughs, William To Alice M. Lawrence Larchmont, NY, 10 April 1892 3 page a.l.s., April 1892


Box 1 Carter, Edward  To Rita Lawrence New York, 23 April 1888 2 page a.l.s., April 1888


Box 1 Collins, Laura Sedgwick  Receipt for Salary [n.p.], 19 May 1892 1 page a.d.s, May 1892


Box 1 Corlies, Susan M.  To Alice M. Lawrence Pelham Manor [NY], 11 November 1888 4 page a.l.s., November 1888


Box 1 Coward, Edward Fales  To Rita Lawrence [New York], 11 February 1887 1 page a.l.s., February 1887


Box 1 Curtis, Henry Holbrook  To William Thomas Lawrence [New York], 1890 2 page a.l.s., 1890


Box 1 Cutting, Robert Livingston Jr.  To Rita Lawrence [New York], [1890] 3 page a.l.s.


Box 1 de Blossieres, A. G.  To Miss Lawrence [New York], 17 April 1888 1 page a.l.s., April 1888


Box 1 De Forest, Fanny A.  To Miss Lawrence [n.p.], 18 February 1893 3 page a.l.s., February 1893


Box 1 De Forest, Harriet  To Miss Lawrence Summit, NJ, 18 February 1893 2 page a.l.s., February 1893


Box 1 de Wolfe, Elsie Anderson  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York], [23 February 1888] 2 page a.l.s.


Box 1 Dixey, Henry E.  To Alice Lawrence [New York], 22 December 1885 1 page a.l.s., December 1885


Box 1 Drew, Josephine Baker (Mrs. John)  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York], [n.d.] 2 page a.l.s.


Box 1 Eldridge, Louisa  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York], 20 February 1889 2 page a.l.s., February 1889


Box 1 Fitch, Clyde  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York], 9 April 1892 3 page a.l.s., April 1892


Box 1 Frohman, Daniel  Statement about Alice M. & Rita Lawrence New York, 1890 1 page t.ms. (carbon), 1890


Box 1 Gaunt, Percy  Receipt for Orchestra Payment New York, 189- 1 page a.d.s


Box 1 Gwynne, Edith  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York], [ca. December 1887] 4 page a.l.s


Box 1 Gwynne, Edith  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York], [ca. January 1888] 4 page a.l.s


Box 1 Gwynne, Edith  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York], 1 January 1888 1 a.p.c., January 1888


Box 1 Henderson, Grace R.  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York], 1890 1 page a.l.s., 1890


Box 1 Henderson, Grace R.  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York], [1890 ?] 2 page a.l.s.


Box 1 Hoey, Josephine  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York], 14 February 1889 2 page a.l.s., February 1889


Box 1 Jackson, Sir Harry V.  To Alice M. Lawrence London, 8 July 1835 1 page t.l.s., July 1835


Box 1 Kelcey, Caroline Hill (Mrs. Herbert)  To Alice M. Lawrence [London], [December n.y.] 1 a.n.


Box 1 Kelcey, Herbert  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York}, 19 March 1889 2 page a.l.s., March 1889


Box 1 Kelcey, Herbert  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York], 1890 1 page a.l.s., 1890


Box 1 Kelcey, Herbert  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, [4 February 1890] 2 page a.l.s.


Box 1 Laughton, Mrs. Lily McAllister  To Alice M. Lawrence Washington, 17 February 1886 1 telegram, February 1886


Box 1 Laughton, Mrs. Lily McAllister  To Sophie Clinch Tilley Lawrence Washington, 18 February 1886 1 telegram, February 1886


Box 1 Lawrence, Alice Montgomery [to Herbert Kelcey]  To Alice M. Lawrence [New York], [1890] 3 page a.l.s.


Box 1 Lawrence, Alice Montgomery  Copyright Certificate Washington, 4 March 1891 1 page ms.d., March 1891


Box 1 Lawrence, Rita Woodhull  Diary [v.p.], 1891-1895 1 volume a.ms.s., 1891-1895


Box 1 Lawrence, William Thomas  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 14 April 1892 1 page a.l.s., April 1892


Box 1 Lawrence, William Thomas  "Fresh Air Home" Account New York, 15-18 February 1889 2 page a.d., February 1889


Box 1 Nicholas, George W.  Receipt New York, 20 February 1889 1 page a.d.s., February 1889


Box 1 Lawrence, William Thomas  Account Book New York, 28 March - 12 April 1892 ? 1 page a.d., April 1892


Box 1 Lewis, James  To Rita Lawrence New York, 13 April 1892 1 page a.l.s., April 1892


Box 1 Lyman, Laura C.  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 9 December 1892 4 page a.l.s., December 1892


Box 1 Lyon, B. de (Mrs. John Doane)  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 2 March n.y. 1 page a.l.s.


Box 1 Madison, Mathilde  To Alice M. Lawrence [n.p.], [n.d.] 2 page a.l.s.


Box 1 Madison, Mathilde  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 1 November 1886 2 page a.l.s., November 1886


Box 1 Madison, Mathilde  To Rita Lawrence New York, ca. February 1887 2 page a.l.s., February 1887


Box 1 Manierre, Alfred Lee  To Rita Lawrence New York, 22 April 1898 3 page a.l.s., April 1898


Box 1 Martin, Mary T.  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 23 May n.y. 3 page a.l.s.


Box 1 Meyer, Charles  Receipt for Wigs New York, 22 April 1893 1 page a.d.s., April 1893


Box 1 Ninton, Telfair Mariott  To Rita Lawrence [n.p.], 1890 1 card a.n.s., 1890


Box 1 Murray, Henry Alexander  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 5 January 1886 2 page a.l.s., January 1886


Box 1 Pierson, Henrietta B.H.  To Sophie Clinch Tilley Lawrence New York, 1 March 1889 2 page a.l.s., March 1889


Box 1 Potter, Cora Urquhart (Mrs. James Brown)  To Alice M. Lawrence [n.p.], [n.d.] 2 page a.l.s.


Box 1 Potter, Cora Urquhart (Mrs. James Brown)  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, ca. 1884 1 page a.l.s., 1884


Box 1 Potter, Cora Urquhart (Mrs. James Brown)  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, February 1886 6 page a.l.s.  Note: With copies of 3 related letters, February 1886


Box 1 Potter, Cora Urquhart (Mrs. James Brown)  To Alice M. Lawrence [n.p.], 24 May 1886 1 page a.l.s., May 1886


Box 1 Potter, Cora Urquhart (Mrs. James Brown)  To Alice M. Lawrence [London], 28 July 1886 6 page a.l.s., July 1886


Box 1 Pryor, Sara Agnes Rice (Mrs. Roger Atkinson)  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 7 December 1888 3 page a.l.s., December 1888


Box 1 Pryor, Sara Agnes Rice (Mrs. Roger Atkinson)  To Rita Lawrence New York, 7 December 1888 2 page a.l.s., December 1888


Box 1 Reeve, C.C.  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 21 January 1893 1 page t.l.s., January 1893


Box 1 Roberts, R.A.  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 1891 1 page a.l.s., 1891


Box 1 Roeder, Benjamin A.  To Rita Lawrence New York, 29 March 1890 1 page a.l.s., March 1890


Box 1 Roosa, Daniel Bennett St. John  To Sophie Clinch Tilley Lawrence New York, 11 December 1892 2 page a.l.s.1 Russell, Robert Howard  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 20 March 1889 2 page a.l.s., December 1892, March 1889


Box 1 Ryan, J.S.  To Rita Lawrence New York, 16 November 1890 1 page a.l.s., November 1890


Box 1 Shortridge, Laura Virginia  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 1892 2 page a.l.s., 1892


Box 1 Shortridge, Laura Virginia  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 7 December 1892 7 page a.l.s., December 1892


Box 1 Suydam, Walter L.  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 2 April 1893 1 page a.l.s., April 1893


Box 1 Teall, Florence Rissell (Mrs. Oliver Sumner) and Cora Urquhart Potter (Mrs. James Brown)  To Alice M. Lawrence Washington, 18 February 1886 1 page telegram, February 1886


Box 1 Tosti, Francesco Paolo  To Alice M. Lawrence London, 16 December n.y. 4 page a.l.s.


Box 1 Warner, Franklin Mott  To Rita Lawrence New York, 1890 1 page a.n., 1890


Box 1 Weekes, Frederic Delano  To Rita Lawrence New York, 1888 1 page a.l.s., 1888


Box 1 Wendell, Evert Janson To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 24 February 1891 2 page a.l.s., February 1891


Box 1 Wendell, Evert Jansen  To Rita Lawrence New York, 3 January 1915 2 page t.l.s., January 1915


Box 1 Wheatcroft, Nelson  To Alice M. Lawrence [n.p.], [n.d.] 1 page a.n.s.


Box 1 Wheatcroft, Nelson  To Rita Lawrence New York, 1890 2 page a.l.s., 1890


Box 1 Wheatcroft, Nelson  To Sophie Clinch Tilley Lawrence New York, 26 march 1890 2 page a.l.s., 1890


Box 1 Wheatcroft, Nelson  To Sophie Clinch Tilley Lawrence New York, 14 April 1890 2 page a.l.s., April 1890


Box 1 Wheatcroft, Nelson  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 21 April 1890 1 page a.l.s., April 1890


Box 1 Wheatcroft, Nelson  To Rita Lawrence New York, 6 May 1890 1 page a.l.s., May 1890


Box 1 Wheatcroft, Nelson  To Rita Lawrence New York, 25 June 1890 2 page a.l.s., June 1890


Box 1 Wheatcroft, Nelson  To Rita Lawrence New York, 9 December 1890 2 page a.l.s., December 1890


Box 1 Wheatcroft, Nelson  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 21 February 1891 1 page a.l.s., February 1891


Box 1 Wheatcroft, Nelson  To Rita Lawrence New York, 17 April 1891 1 page a.l.s., April 1891


Box 1 Wheatcroft, Nelson  To Rita Lawrence New York, 25 January 1893 1 page a.n.s., January 1893


Box 1 Wheatcroft, Nelson  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 25 April 1893 2 page a.l.s., April 1893


Box 1 Williard, Paul  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 20 April 1893 1 page a.l.s., April 1893


Box 1 Yrmonde, Eugene  To Alice M. Lawrence New York, 1892 1 page a.l.s., 1892


Box 1 Yrmonde, Eugene  Receipt for Salary New York, 9 April 1892 1 page ms.d.s., April 1892


Box 1 Unidentified Correspondence  [n.p.], 10-11 May 1892 5 items 1 Folder, May 1892

Series II: Amateur Theater

The series contains material related to the Lawrence sisters' work with theater, other personalities in theater, and charitable efforts.


Box 1 Note: The series contains material related to the Lawrence sisters' work with theater, other personalities in theater, and charitable efforts.


Box 1 Invoices, property lists New York, 1892-1893


Box 1 Programs, flyers, awards New York, 1887-1892   Note: Including list of photographs transferred from the Alice and Rita Lawrence Scrapbooks to the Dramatic Museum Portrait File, 1887-1892


Box 1 Clippings New York, 1889-1896


Box 1 Clippings on Sir Squire and Lady Bancroft New York, [n.d.] &, 1926



Flat Box 281 My Turn Next and The Serenade [n.p.], 15 October 1892 1 poster, October 1892


Flat Box 281 Ladies Society Presented to Misses Lawrence for the December 4 1888 production of Blue and Cherry [n.p.], 1888 1 satin banner  Note: For the relief of sufferers of yellow fever, 1888, 1888

Series III: Scrapbooks

The series contains five scrapbooks from the Lawrences' acting careers. The scrapbooks contain programs, souvenirs, and clippings.


Flat Box 281 Note: The series contains five scrapbooks from the Lawrences' acting careers. The scrapbooks contain programs, souvenirs, and clippings.


Flat Box 281 Rita Lawrence Book 1 [n.p.], 1882-1891


Flat Box 281 Alice Lawrence Book 1 [n.p.], 1874-1889



Flat Box 282 Rita Lawrence Book 2 [n.p.], 1890-1893


Flat Box 282 Alice Lawrence Book 2 [n.p.], 1890-1892


Flat Box 282 Alice Lawrence Book 3 [n.p.], 1893-1895

List or photographs transferred from the Alice and Rita Lawrence Scrapbooks to the Dramatic Museum Ephemera: Portrait File.


Allen, Edward Heron (2)


Amory, Mathilde see: Madison, Mathilde


Barnard, Nanette (Mrs Horace) see: Widdleton, Nanette


Barry, Helen


Bedlow, Henry


Belasco, David (2)


Bond, Frederick (2)


Boynton, C. E.


Brady, Katheryn M.


Burroughs, William (2 )


Cary, John D.


Cayvan, Georgia with: Kelcey, Herbert


Collins, Laura Sedgwick


Coolidge, Palmer with: Lawrence, Alice Montgomery


Cutting, Robert Livingston, Jr. with: Lawrence, Alice Montgomery


Croly, Vida


Denison, Mathilde (Mrs. Charles) see Madison, Mathilde


Dyas, Ada and H. J. Montague


Gale, Minna K. (4)


Gale, Minna K. (5) with: Lawrence, Rita Woodhull


Griswold, Mrs Daniel Payne see: Robe, Annie


Grovesteen, Bessie(2} with: Lawrence, Rita Woodhull


Harris, Katharine (Mrs Sidney) see: Brady, Katheryn M.


Haynes, Minna see: Gale, Minna K.


Heaton, Gilbert


Henderson, Grace


Hendrickson, Mrs George Lincoln See: Vaux, Marion


Hill, Caroline (2)


Hopper, Will


Ireland, Joseph N.


Jackson, Ann


Kelcey, Herbert (3)


Kelcey, Herbert & Georgia Cayvan


Kelcey, Caroline Hill (Mrs Herbert) see: Hill, Caroline


Kershaw, Edmund (2)


Lamb, Herbert see: Kelcey, Herbert


Lawrence, Alice Montgomery (4)


Lawrence, Alice Montgomery & Rita Woodhull


Lawrence (3)


Lawrence, Alice M., Rita W.


Lawrence, & Sophie Clinch Tilley


Lawrence, Sophie Clinch Tilley (Mrs W.T.) (5)


Lawrence, Alice M., Rita W.


Lawrence, Minna K. Gale, Henry Miller, &George W.


Nicholas (2) Lawrence, Alice M., Rita W. Lawrence, &Robert Lee Morrell (2)


Lawrence, Alice M., Rita W.


Lawrence, & Henry Miller


Lawrence, Alice M., Rita W.


Lawrence, Horace Porter, & Mr. Proctor (2)


Lawrence, Alice M., Rita W.


Lawrence, Palmer Coolidge, Robert Livingston Cutting, Jr., & Robert Lee Morrell (2)


Lawrence, Rita Woodhull (8)


Lawrence, Rita W. & Henry Miller


Lawrence, Rita W. Minna K. Gale, & three others


Lawrence, Rita W. Minna K. Gale, Bessie Grovestein, & Charles C. Ransom (2)


Lawrence, Sophie Clinch Tilley (Mrs William Thomas) with:Lawrence, Alice M. Leslie, Elsie (2)


Madison, Mathilde (2)


Merrill, W. A.


Miller, Henry with; Lawrence, Alice M.


Miller, Henry with: Lawrence, Rita W.


Montague, Harry J.


Montague, Harry J. with: Dyas, Ada


Morrell, Robert Lee with: Lawrence, Alice M.


Nicholas, George W.


Nicholas, George W. with: Lawrence, Alice M.


Pauling, Gracie


Porter, Horace with: Lawrence, Alice M. .


Potter, Cora Urquhart (Mrs James Brown) (2)


Potter, Cora Urquhart (Mrs James Brown) & Alice M. Lawrence


Potter, Cora Urquhart (Mrs James Brown) & her daughter Anne Urquhart Potter Stillman


(Mrs James A.)


Proctor, Mr with: Lawrence, Alice M.


Ramsay, Walden


Ransom, Charles C. with: Lawrence, Rita W.


Robe, Annie (Mrs Daniel Payne Griswold) (2)


Stanhope, Adeline


Stillman, Anne Urquhart Potter (Mrs James A.) with: Potter, Cora Urquhart


Stoddard, Lorimer


Thorpe, Courtenay (2)


Throop, George Enos


Tilley, Mary Madison see: Lawrence, Rita W.


Vaux, Marion (3)


West, Percita


Wheatcroft, Adeline Stanhope (Mrs Nelsonl see: Stanhope, Adeline)


Wheatcroft, Nelson (5)


Whitten, Mrs Thomas


Widdleton, Nanette


Williams, Sally


Winter, Elsie Leslie (Mrs Jefferson) see: Leslie, Elsie


Wood, William T.