The Marilyn Monroe Collection
The Marilyn Monroe Collection showcases a personal collection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia comprising a lifetime of memories, both Marilyn’s and the collector’s. Today, along with books, magazines, posters and postcards, the collection consists of over 150 items formerly owned by the legend herself. The collection includes clothing (including the Pucci blouse Monroe wore when the last ever photos of her alive were taken), accessories and furs from her personal wardrobe (including one of the very first furs she ever bought and her favorite mink collar), cosmetics, books from her home library, numerous personal and professional documents (including her Screen Actors Guild membership card), bank statements, financial documents, signed bank checks, and many other personal items outlining in great detail the personal and very private life of Marilyn Monroe.
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Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Clothing & Accessories
- A Maternity Dress
- A Pucci Blouse
- A Cocktail Dress
- A Casual Dress
- A Wool Skirt
- A Wool Sweater
- A Necklace
- A Pucci Belt
- A Paisley Pucci Belt
- A Leather Belt
- A Feather Boa
- An Overcoat
- An Evening Cape
Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Furs & Accessories
The Movie Star: Marilyn’s Scripts
The Beauty Queen: Marilyn’s Makeup
The Intellectual: Marilyn’s Library
Marilyn’s Childhood: Items from Her Past
- A Kodak Brownie Target Six-20 – The first camera the most photographed woman in the world ever owned
- A Pictorial History of The Movies – A Book from Marilyn Monroe’s Childhood
- Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Late 1930s Album of Film Stars, Featuring Idols Jean Harlow and Clark Gable
Marilyn’s Personal Possessions
- From her private files: Marilyn Monroe’s personal film & gossip magazine collection
- From her private files: A collection of newspaper clippings with stories featuring Marilyn Monroe
- A photograph from Marilyn’s personal collection: The 1952 Miss America Pageant
- From her personal collection: Two late ’40s autographed photos
- A wooden travel trunk: Used to pack personal and childhood items as Marilyn moved out of the home she shared with Arthur Miller
- Prescription eye drops, dated May 21, 1960, issued by Schwab’s Pharmacy
- Eleven tumblers, purchased in Mexico in 1962
- A zippered carrying case
- Two bar items: A metal can opener and a metal pouring spout
- Two tissue box covers
- A Marilyn Monroe Productions Matchbook
Dear Marilyn Monroe: Letters to an Icon
- Berniece Miracle: A birthday card to Marilyn from her half-sister
- Isidore Miller: A letter to Marilyn from Arthur Miller’s father
- Sir Laurence Olivier: A fan letter forwarded to Marilyn
- Richard S. Meryman: A letter to Marilyn about what would be her final interivew
- Mr. Harry Brand: An invitation for Marilyn
- Arthur P. Jacobs: A note to Marilyn
- Frank H. Ferguson: A letter to Marilyn regarding “Pink Tights”
- Pat Rooney: A request of Marilyn
- Matthew Fox: A request to consider “Carpet Baggers,” starring with Elizabeth Taylor
- Harry McIntyre: A letter to Marilyn regarding “Horns For The Devil”
- Hugh French: A request to consider a television show: ”The Carpet Baggers”
- Milton Rudin: A request to view “Of Human Bondage”
- Henry Weinstein: An Annotated Note: “Something’s Got To Give”
Marilyn’s Invoices & Receipts
- 1954 Fox Receipt: For the purchase of a black beret with Marilyn’s handwritten directions to Aunt Olive’s house
- 1955 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel invoices
- 1955 Phone Bills: May and August
- 1955 Invoice: Repair, maintenance and storage of Marilyn Monroe’s furs
- 1955 Dry cleaning receipts for Marilyn’s personal clothing
- 1956 Invoices from the Arthur P. Jacobs Publicity Firm
- 1956 Invoice for Marilyn Monroe’s prescriptions
- 1957 Screen Actors Guild Membership Receipt
- 1962 Carey Cadillac Renting Company invoices
- 1962 Invoices from the Arthur P. Jacobs Publicity Firm
- 1962 Invoice from Dr. Ralph Greenson
- 1962 Utility Bills
Marilyn’s Personal Files
- Marilyn’s Screen Actors Guild Membership Card
- A transmittal envelope addressed to Marilyn at the Beverly Hills Hotel
- Marilyn’s personal architectural drawing of her kitchen at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive
- A telegram to Dr. Ralph Greenson
- Marilyn Monroe’s personal embossed stationery
- Marilyn’s Beverly Hills Hotel letterhead
Marilyn’s Financial Documents
- 1953 Accounting Documents
- 1959 Paycheck Stubs
- 1951 Marilyn Monroe Bank of America Statement
- 1956 Marilyn Monroe Productions Bank Statements
- 1961 Marilyn Monroe Productions Bank Statement
- 1962 Accounting Documents
Marilyn Monroe Bank Checks
- September 17, 1951
- October 5, 1951
- April 30, 1954
- August 3, 1962
- Blank checks from Marilyn Monroe’s personal checkbook
Marilyn Monroe Autographs
Marilyn Monroe Photographs
- Bert Stern
- Richard C. Miller
- Milton Greene
- Andre DeDienes
- Allan “Whitey” Snyder
- Hal Berg
- Snapshot: Korea
- Press Photo: East of Eden Premiere
- Snapshot: East of Eden Premiere
Additional Collection Items
