Who was La Jaguarina? Born Ella Hattan in 1859 in Zanesville, Ohio she was originally a professional actress that performed with theater greats Edwin Booth and Dion Boucicault. Oddly enough she also trained in fencing and sword play with Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery, a 19th century Danish-American mercenary, duelist, and fencing and boxing instructor. …
New on OASIS in December
Finding aids for 16 newly cataloged collections have been added to the OASIS database this month, including Parisian ephemera, Gilbert & Sullivan sheet music, and more….