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Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Includes correspondence, scrapbooks, and photographs. Also included are drafts of Tilley's writing projects, particularly her book on the history of the Tacoma Little Theater.
Erna Spannagel Tilley
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Negatives in envelopes labelled with production title, dates, and cast of Tacoma Little Theatre productions
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Negatives in metal cigarette boxes, labelled with production title, dates, and cast of Tacoma Little Theatre productions.
Photographs, Tacoma Drama League and Little Theatre
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Photographs of stage productions, many captioned and dated. Also candid snapshots, some of cast parties.
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Photograph album with captions. The family and friends of Erna Spannagel Tilley are featured, including her parents and siblings in Spokane, husband and children in Tacoma. There are pages with Olympus Manor and Orre Nobles, Frank Pixley, Thomas Handforth, Corwin Chase and Gene Tunney. Later Photographs show Erna Tilley as City Hostess with the Tacoma Welcome Wagon and her daughter Margaret working at the Tacoma News Tribune as the society editor. Enclosed are a photograph of Orre Nobles with canoe and biplane and a hand-decorated envelope with a card and photograph commerorating the demise of Olympus Manor.
Photograph album created by Margaret Tilley
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Photograph album with captions, created during Margaret Tilley's employment in Nanking, China. Features U.S.Army officers, candid photographs of farmers in the countryside, spectators at Chinese New Year's celebration, as well as market scenes in Shanghai and Nanking.
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Playbills collected from musical performances in Tacoma and Seattle.
Margaret Tilley ephemera, clippings, matchbook covers
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Clippings from London newspapers, expired passport, and Tacoma Public Library card.
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Playbills for local and visiting music, theater and dance productions. Featured artists include Katherine Cornell, Tallulah Bankhead, Lily Pons, Claudio Arrau, Beatrice Lillie, and The Trapp Family.
Tacoma Little Theatre book material
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Aluminum plates and transparencies used in printing "The History of The Tacoma Little Theatre" by Erna Spannagel Tilley
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Programs and promotional material for the Drama League Convention in Tacoma.
"The History of The Tacoma Little Theatre" book notes #3/1
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
1933-1940
"The History of The Tacoma Little Theatre" book notes #3/3
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
1934-5
"The History of The Tacoma Little Theatre" book notes #3/11
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
1942-43
"The History of The Tacoma Little Theatre" book notes #3/14
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
1945-46
"The History of The Tacoma Little Theatre" book notes #3/20
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
pp. 52-88
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Margaret Tilley began employment with the American Red Cross, trained in Washington, D.C., and worked in Menlo Park, Californina and other locales.
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
At this time, Margaret Tilley was working for the Foreign Service in Danascus, Syria. She was transferred to London, England some time after June, 1955.
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Letters from London, with clippings and enclosures.
Correspondence with John Leedom
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Letters and copy of exhibition notes for artist John Leedom.
Photographs, Erna Spannagel Tilley Family
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Portraits of Erna Spannagel Tilley while at the University of Washington and during her marriage, one by J. Barton Holyer. Portrait of Margaret Tilley for her high school graduation taken by Virna Haffer. Three uncaptioned snapshots. Envelope with five prints of family headstones in Spokane's Riverside Park.
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Two photographs with captions, Ida Morisse and Ian wolfe named on one, and "Ian Wolfe in cast as 'Bevan' New York production" The Barretts of Wimpole Street on the other.
Photograph album created by Margaret Tilley
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Photograph album with captions, created during Margaret Tilley's employment in Tokyo, Japan. Features countryside in Okinawa, cityscapes and ruins in Tokyo, parks, hotels, porcelain factory, temples, and children.
Part of Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers
Playbills for music and theater performances, apparently formerly pasted in a scrapbook. Includes Tacoma Drama League material.