Collection: Burl Ives Collection | ArchivesSpace Public Interface

Scope and Contents

This collection chiefly consists of personal items such as clothing and accessories, including some film and television costumes and props. The collection also contains artifacts, photographs, awards, programs and ephemera, and audio and video recordings

Dates

Created: 1923-1992

Creator

Ives, Burl (Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

No special conditions exist for access to these records.

Biographical or Historical Information

Burle Icle Ivanhoe Ives was a folk singer, radio, television, and stage performer, and Academy-Award winning actor. He was born in Hunt City Township, Jasper County, Illinois, on June 14, 1909. From 1927 to 1930 he attended Eastern Illinois State Teachers College, where he played football, before dropping out to pursue a career in entertainment. He received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Eastern Illinois University in 1985. A building on the EIU campus was later named in his honor. Ives died on April 14, 1995.

Note written by Ellen Corrigan

Extent

33 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Ives family donated this collection to the Tarble Arts Center. Tarble Arts Center donated this to the University Archives. With the walking sticks being on permanent loan to the Tarble Arts Center for their Folk Art display.