Paul McPharlin papers
name: label: Creator
content: McPharlin, Paul, 1903-1948
topic: label: Occupation
content: Designers -- Michigan -- Detroit
label: Occupation
content: Puppeteers -- Michigan -- Detroit
label: Topic
content: Puppet festivals
label: Topic
content: Puppet making
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Paul McPharlin papers were endowed to the Detroit Institute of Art by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McPharlin and Majorie Batchelder McPharlin.
creator: label: Creator
content: McPharlin, Paul, 1903-1948
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Puppeteer, Detroit, Mich.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5,000 Items ((on 11 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1905-1956
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.mcphpaul
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 1560 through 1570 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals at the Detroit Institute of Arts Archives, Detroit, Michigan.
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: Microfilm inventory available in Archives of American Art offices.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Writings on puppetry by McPharlin and others, 1879-1956; clippings concerning puppetry; puppet playscripts by McPharlin and others, 1915-1949; exhibition catalogs, programs, and photos from puppetry festivals and conferences, 1921-1952; Punch and Judy playscripts, bibliography, cartoons, and clippings, 1705-1951; correspondence, including some regarding the history of Punch and Judy puppets, 1927-1951; research material for PUPPETRY IN AMERICAN LIFE, and THE PUPPET THEATER IN AMERICA; and miscellany.