Descriptive Summary
McCarty, Florence Evelyn Page, 1913-1990
McCarty, Frank Warren, 1897-1982
McCarty, Frank Warren and Florence Page, Oral History
1979-1980, 1983, 1996
Materials are written in English.
97-099
1 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Composed of three audiocassette tapes, photographs, and a memoir, the Frank Warren and Florence Page McCarty Oral History, 1979-1980, 1983, 1996, documents the experiences of the McCartys in Oklahoma, Texas, and California.
Biographical Note
Born to George McCarty and Mattie Crites in Mangum, Oklahoma, Frank Warren McCarty (1897-1982) married Florence Evelyn Page (1913-1990) in 1934. Raised in Texas, Florence was the daughter of Roscoe C. Page and Nellie Jane Isbell. In 1938, the couple moved with their daughter Anelle from Texas to Hollywood, California, where the she had a career as a child actress. Additionally, Anelle authored an autobiography on her childhood entitled My First Sixteen Years: A Memoir of Texas & Hollywood (2000).
Source:
Kloski, Anelle. Kloski and McCarty Ancestors. Rootsweb. Accessed July 11, 2011. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=maribook&id=I9.
Scope and Contents
Composed of three audiocassette tapes, photographs, and a memoir, the Frank Warren and Florence Page McCarty Oral History, 1979-1980, 1983, 1996, documents the experiences of the McCartys in Oklahoma, Texas, and California. The audiocassette tapes contain an interview with Florence and Frank discussing their respective childhoods, while photographs depict members of the McCarty family. Additionally, the unpublished reminiscences entitled My First Sixteen Years: Memoir of Texas and Hollywood, concerns Anelle McCarty Kloski’s activities as a child actress.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Kloski, Anelle McCarty.
McCarty, Florence Evelyn Page, 1913-1990 -- Archives.
McCarty, Frank Warren, 1897-1982 -- Archives.
McCarty family.
Subjects
Actors and actresses -- Texas.
Places
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Mangum (Okla.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Tarrant County (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Preferred Citation
Frank Warren and Florence Page McCarty Oral History, 1979-1980, 1983, 1996, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2X330
Audiocassette tapes, photographs, and a memoir,
1979-1980, 1983, 1996