Katherine Barnes Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one Hollinger box and is comprised of programs for theatre, ballet and musical performances she attended throughout her life. The collection is divided into three series: Playbills, Chicago Stage bills and Theatre and Ballet- Books
Dates
- Creation: 1907 - 1970
Conditions Governing Access
This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Biographical Note - Katherine Barnes
Katherine Bowman Rolston Barnes (1914-2003), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Rolston was born on 17 August 1914 in Lookout, Mountain Tennessee. She attended Vanderbilt University from 1931-1935 in the college of Arts of Sciences and was a very involved member of the academic community. While in school she was chairman of the Women’s Honor Committee and active in the Y.W.C.A., Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, as well the Scribblers, a women’s writing organization. After she graduation she married fellow Nashvillian, Melville M. Barnes and continued her love of writings and poetry. Katherine was an active alumna of the Vanderbilt Community often participating in campus events. She wrote many articles for the Tennessee Historical Quarterly, the Nashville Banner, and the Christian Home among others. The first book she wrote, John Rosser: Gentleman of the Old South, was published in 1984. Barnes died in Nashville, Tennessee on 7 March 2003.
Full Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 letter Hollinger)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Katherine Barnes Collection, 1907-1970, consists of programs for theatre, ballet, and musical performances attended by writer Katherine Barnes, 1914-2003.
Topical
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Katherine Barnes Collection
- Status
- Partially Processed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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