Bob Hope and American variety
Contributors: Brylawski, Samuel.; Library of Congress.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Hope, Bob, 1903- -- Exhibitions.; Library of Congress -- Exhibitions.; Comedians -- United States -- Exhibitions.; Vaudeville -- United States.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: Online version of an ongoing exhibition at the Library of Congress that opened May 10, 2000 and was curated by Samuel Brylawski. Documents the career of entertainer Bob Hope through a variety of objects from the collections at the Library of Congress. Features letters, advertisements, photographs, programs, business cards, brochures, scrapbooks, joke notebooks, musical scores, and sheet music.
Notes: Includes bibliography.
Title from home page last updated Sept. 16, 2002 (viewed on Dec. 26, 2002).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: Early life; title: Vaudeville; title: The bill; title: Moving on; title: Bits & sketches; title: Motion pictures; title: Radio; title: Television; title: Joke file; title: On the road, USO shows; title: Public service; title: Faces of Bob Hope.