Max Maier Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection documents Maier’s 1947 exhibit at CPL through photographs and clippings, as well as contains several examples of Maier’s correspondence, including a letter from Trixie Friganza. There is one folder of material from Frances Braasch of 5164 W. Montrose Avenue. These items relate to Minna Bobene (or Minna Kraftthefer) at 205 Evanston Avenue and include a postcard from Countess Olga Von Hatzfeldt, stationery from Ned Wayburn’s Jockey Club and a receipt from Chicago Musical College signed by Florenz Ziegfeld, Sr. The letter from Frances Braasch indicates her father’s ‘people’ were with the Stock Company at the Bismark Gardens.
Dates
- 1906 - 1953
Creator
- Maier, Max, 1872-1958 (Columnist) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
In 1947 Max Maier (1872-1958) exhibited his collection of Chicago playbills, programs and scrapbooks at the Chicago Public Library. A Chicago native and avid theatre-goer, Maier was a contributor to the Chicago Tribune “Line O’ Type” column, writing under the name Max of the Second Gallery. In the last 10 years of his life he was registrar of the Greer School of Automotive Engineering.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (in 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
In 1947 Max Maier exhibited his collection of Chicago playbills, programs and scrapbooks at the Chicago Public Library. A Chicago native, Maier was a contributor to the Chicago Tribune “Line O’ Type” column and an avid theater-goer. This collection documents the exhibit through photographs and clippings, as well as contains several examples of Maier’s correspondence.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by topic. Materials from France Braasch are at the end of the collection in folder 14.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials exists.
- Clippings. Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Friganza, Trixie, 1870-1955
- Personal correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
- Theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th Century -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Theater programs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Maier, Max, 1872-1958 (Columnist) (Person)
- Braasch, Frances (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Max Maier Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Original author unknown. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Sarah Zimmerman, 2021.
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Unit at Harold Washington Library Center Repository
Harold Washington Library Center, 9th Floor
Chicago Public Library
400 S. State Street
Chicago IL 60605 United States
(312) 747-4875
specoll@chipublib.org