The collection includes materials collected by Catherine Fleming while she was the secretary of actress Katharine Cornell as well as their subsequent years of friendship. Catherine Fleming was a lifelong Dallas resident. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1925 and was later active in both the Little Theatre of Dallas and the Oak Cliff Little Theatre. From 1935-1955, she worked as Katharine Cornell’s secretary and also assisted her on several national tours.
Katharine Cornell is considered one of the greatest American stage actresses of the 20th century. Married to director Guthrie McClintic, she was also a producer. She is best known for productions such as
The Catherine Fleming collection on Katherine Cornell includes a variety of materials including clippings, correspondence, ephemera, programs, publicity, and published works.
The collection is organized into six series:
This is one of the collections in the McCord/Renshaw collection on the performing arts. Related materials are located in the Bywaters Special Collections of the Hamon Arts Library of Southern Methodist University.
Collection is open for research use. Appointment with curatorial staff at Hamon Library is required.
Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the curatorial staff at Hamon Library.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization.
This collection is indexed under the following terms in the Southern Methodist University Libraries' online catalog. Researchers desiring related materials may search the catalog using these terms.
Catherine Fleming collection on Katharine Cornell, McCord/Renshaw Collection on the Performing Arts, Jerry Bywaters Special Collections, Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University.
The Catherine Fleming collection on Katharine Cornell was acquired as a component of the McCord/Renshaw Collection on the Performing Arts.
The Catherine Fleming collection of Katharine Cornell was received in little discernible order. During its processing, the collection was divided into separate files for clippings, correspondence, ephemera, programs, publicity, and published works. Folded documents were flattened, and the papers were arranged alphabetically/chronologically by subject and medium, placed in acid-free folders, and stored in acid-free boxes.
Emily George Grubbs, 2012.
Emily George Grubbs, 2012.
Ada Negraru, 2012.
The clippings contain articles about Katharine Cornell, including her obituary.
The correspondence includes copies of office correspondence, the personal correspondence between Catherine Fleming and Katharine Cornell as well as letters from Gertrude Macy and Nancy Hamilton.
The ephemera includes Katharine Cornell autographs, Katharine Cornell’s recipe for green turtle soup and a map detailing her 1939-1940 tour of the United States.
The programs include autographed copies of
The publicity includes advertisements for
The published works include a copy of the September 1938