Ancient Order of Hibernians – Resources

Description

Silk, Vincent Silk Papers, (1908-1990). Vincent James Silk (1902-1992) started his career as a singer and drummer, then performed in vaudeville as a comedian and band leader. Alongside his work as a performer, Silk was actively involved throughout his career with the American Guild of Variety Artists [AGVA], holding several local and national positions. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII as Director of Plant Protection, as Chief Investigator and as Police Chief respectively. Silk worked as a private investigator for several years, while still performing at various events. Later in life, he performed as a Master of Ceremonies/monologist for private and community events, especially for the Press Club of San Francisco, of which he was a member until his death. The papers also include documents and photographs from Silk’s wife, Charlotte Ade. The Vincent Silk Papers document his various careers and his family and organized into the following series: Biographical Files; Charlotte Ade Biographical Files; Original Writings; American Guild of Variety Players [AGVA]; Press Club of San Francisco; Collected Publications and Writings; Photographic Materials; Programs; Scrapbooks; and Sheet Music/Arrangements.

Additional finding-aid link(s): https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/collection/data/101_vorocdliborgoaceadprime2002csfpalsilkxml?p=1&q=%22Ancient+Order+of+Hibernians%22

Description adapted from the holding repository’s finding aid; it may describe the larger collection that contains the AOH/LAOH material.