Shirley Leonard Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Jones, Shirley May, 1922-2004
label: Donor
content: Connick, Kathleen D.
label: Creator
content: Leonard, Shirley, 1922-2004
topic: label: Topic
content: Burlesque shows -- 1920-1970
label: Topic
content: Burlesque (Theater) -- 1920-1970
label: Topic
content: Striptease -- 1920-1970
label: Topic
content: Stripteasers -- 1920-1970
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Purchased by the National Museum of American History from Cowan's Historic Americana Auction in 2005.  Addendum donated to the Archives Center in 2006 by Kathleen D. Connick, a relative of Shirley May Jones.
creator: label: Creator
content: Jones, Shirley May, 1922-2004
label: Donor
content: Connick, Kathleen D.
label: Creator
content: Leonard, Shirley, 1922-2004
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content: Shirley Leonard Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Papers documenting the life and career of Shirley May Jones, stage name Shirley Leonard, an exotic dancer from Cincinnati, Ohio.  The papers, photographs, and clippings document her childhood, early life, and professional career.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Exotic dancer, active during the 1940s and 1950s.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Cubic feet (16 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1931-1998
label: Date
content: bulk 1938-1957
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0919
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Motion pictures (visual works)
label: Type
content: Audiotapes
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Sheet music
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The papers are divided into five series. 

Series 1: Personal Papers

Series 2: Business, Financial, and Legal Records

Series 3: Performance Materials

Series 4: Photographs

Series 5: Audiovisual Materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by C. Jeremy Barney, intern, July-August, 2007; supervised by Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., archives technician.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Motion pictures (visual works)
label: Genre/Form
content: Audiotapes
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Sheet music
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers documenting the life and career of exotic dancer Shirley May Jones, stage name Shirley Leonard, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Leonard performed primarily throughout the Midwest but also worked in Florida, California, and Louisiana.  The collection includes family, performance, venue, and publicity photographs, photographs of other entertainers (some inscribed), correspondence, clippings, a childhood scrapbook, sheet music, recorded music, printed materials, home movies, and financial and business records such as contracts and wage slips.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Division of Culture and the Arts (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) holds artifacts related to this collection including some of Jones' costumes and accessories.