Mary Mon Toy Theatrical Collection

PARTNER

Densho
Visit partner

COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-367

DESCRIPTION

The Mary Mon Toy Theatrical Collection includes photographs, playbills, clippings of reviews, programs and scripts from Mary Mon Toy's performance career as a singer and actress in nightclub and Broadway productions. The scrapbooks include personal messages from admirers and fellow performers.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

1940-1955

BULK UNIT DATE

1953-1954

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

180 photographs, 3 scrapbooks, and 187 various documents including scripts, clippings, programs, and correspondence.

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Marnie Mueller, Wendy Watanabe, and Lori Watanabe Saginaw, Densho

RIGHTS

Copyright restricted
Copyright restricted

366 Objects

Portrait of Mary Teruko Watanabe (Mary Mon Toy) as a child (ddr-densho-367-1)
img Portrait of Mary Teruko Watanabe (Mary Mon Toy) as a child (ddr-densho-367-1)
Caption on front: "Toyo Studio / Seattle Wash."
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Mary Teruko Watanabe and Frank Chusei Watanabe (ddr-densho-367-2)
img Mary Teruko Watanabe and Frank Chusei Watanabe (ddr-densho-367-2)
Caption on front: "Photo by Tay Takano."
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The Watanabe Family (ddr-densho-367-3)
img The Watanabe Family (ddr-densho-367-3)
Left to right: Mary Teruko Watanabe, Frank Chusei Watanabe, Mon Yusa Watanabe.
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Portrait of Mary Teruko Watanabe (Mary Mon Toy) (ddr-densho-367-4)
img Portrait of Mary Teruko Watanabe (Mary Mon Toy) (ddr-densho-367-4)
Mary Teruko Watanabe at 15 years old on a visit to meet relatives in Japan.
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Mary Teruko Watanabe in front of the Commerce and Philosophy Halls (ddr-densho-367-5)
img Mary Teruko Watanabe in front of the Commerce and Philosophy Halls (ddr-densho-367-5)
Mary Teruko Watanabe most likely at the University of Washington or business school after graduating high school.
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Song Recital Program (ddr-densho-367-6)
doc Song Recital Program (ddr-densho-367-6)
Program from a concert Mary Teruko Watanabe attended in Seattle, Washington.
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Yoshizo and Mon Yusa Watanabe (ddr-densho-367-7)
img Yoshizo and Mon Yusa Watanabe (ddr-densho-367-7)
Mary Teruko Watanabe's father and mother.
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Mary Teruko Watanabe and a friend skiing (ddr-densho-367-8)
img Mary Teruko Watanabe and a friend skiing (ddr-densho-367-8)
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Mary Teruko Watanabe standing in a garden (ddr-densho-367-9)
img Mary Teruko Watanabe standing in a garden (ddr-densho-367-9)
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Mary Teruko Watanabe and Shigesato Okada at Snoqualmie Pass (ddr-densho-367-10)
img Mary Teruko Watanabe and Shigesato Okada at Snoqualmie Pass (ddr-densho-367-10)
Mary Teruko Watanabe and Shigesato Okada married on Sept. 28, 1941.
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