The Charles H. Eisenhardt Jr. papers
Collection
0014-SCPA
The Charles H. Eisenhardt Jr. (1902-1970), a Baltimore native and avid patron of the arts, attended numerous concerts and theater productions in Baltimore and was particularly interested in musical theater. An employee of American Steel and Wire Company, he moved with his wife Ethel and daughter Jane to Cleveland, Ohio in 1942, where they were frequent attendees at the Hanna Theater and The Cleveland Playhouse. Eisenhardt transferred to New York City in 1956 to work for US Steel Corporation and remained in the New York City metro area until his death. The collection covers the period from 1865 to 1964 with the bulk of the material from 1910 to 1945. The collection consists of programs, newspaper and magazine clippings, books, scores, and memorabilia collected by Mr. Eisenhardt. Theater programs have been integrated into the SCPA Theater Program Collection.
The collection is open for research use.
Materials from this collection must be used in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library's Irving and Margery Morgan Lowens Special Collections Room, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Contact the curator for an appointment: http://www.lib.umd.edu/scpa/contact
5.25 Linear Feet
The Charles H. Eisenhardt Jr. papers cover the period from 1865 to 1964; the bulk of the materials date from 1910 to 1945. The collection consists of programs, newspaper and magazine clippings, books, scores, and memorabilia collected by Mr. Eisenhardt. Theater programs have been integrated into the SCPA Theater Program Collection.
Charles H. Eisenhardt Jr. (born February 4, 1902, Baltimore, Maryland; died January 4, 1970, Summit, NJ) studied piano at the Peabody Conservatory in the Preparatory Department during his youth. After graduating from Baltimore City College in 1920, he began working for American Steel and Wire Company. An avid patron of the arts, Eisenhardt attended numerous concerts and theater productions in Baltimore and was particularly interested in musical theater. He married Ethel Whitney in 1927 and had one daughter, Jane. In 1942, he and his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where they were frequent attendees of the Hanna Theater and The Cleveland Playhouse. Eisenhardt transferred to New York City in 1956 to work for US Steel Corporation and remained in the New York City metro area until his death.
The collection has been divided into five series.
The collection was given to SCPA in September 2000 by Richard and Jane Minesinger in memory of her father, Charles H. Eisenhardt Jr
Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library