Ruth Sullivan Tarrant Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS SC PA-3

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists primarily of a scrapbook documenting Ruth Sullivan's film career from 1917 to 1930. The scrapbook includes family and childhood photographs, newspaper clippings of performances and personal appearances, movie stills, programs, and Sullivan's 1923 Fox Film Corporation contract. Also included are photographs and movie stills showing Sullivan's first husband, the late actor Dick Curtis, and a sound cassette tape of an interview that Dr. Nicholas Salerno conducted with Tarrant on 1994 November 1.

Dates

Creation: 1917-1995

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

Arizona State University does not own copyright to this collection. Distinctive Collections recognizes that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical Note

Child silent film star Ruth Sullivan Tarrant (1914-1995) also performed on stage and did considerable work as a model and as an extra. With her mother serving as an agent and her father as chauffeur, she was paid $150 per week, $75 for her and $75 for her mother. Sullivan married Dick Curtis (1902-1952) and later Ralph Tarrant.

Full extent

1 Box(es) (1.0 Linear Feet)

Full extent

1 Linear Feet

Additional description

Abstract

This collection consists primarily of a scrapbook documenting Ruth Sullivan's film career from 1917 to 1930. Also included are photographs and movie stills showing Sullivan's first husband, the late actor Dick Curtis, and a sound cassette tape of an interview that Dr. Nicholas Salerno conducted with Tarrant on 1994 November 1.