Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bessie Barnes


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The result was delete.  MBisanz  talk 12:34, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Bessie Barnes

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Subject fails WP:GNG. A google search revealed no reliable references to support the claims made in this article. 4meter4 (talk) 21:36, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Search of Newspapers.com for both Illinois and Wisconsin over the 20th century, as well found no article relating to this person's musical work, show promotion, or teaching work. Found one advertisement from 1928 for a "Bessie Barnes" as a featured dancer in a show, but not clear at all if this is the same "Bessie Barnes" as it appears to have been a common name for that time, with numerous other Bessie Barneses clearly not related to this person coming up in the search. So far it appears the only source on this lady is her own collection of donated papers, which being a primary source is not sufficient to establish her notability. TheBlinkster (talk) 15:33, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete for lack of notability.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:39, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:59, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:59, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Wisconsin-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:59, 21 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete per nomination.  Royal broil  19:11, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment I think the facts stated in the article are probably correct. The Newberry Library's summary of her collection should count as a secondary source. It includes a useful biography of Barnes. I also found a Chicago Sun-Times article that describes her as the "legendary Chicago nightclub producer of the '20s and '30s" . My guess is that some additional material is "out there", beyond the internet (eg non-digitized newspaper articles, and other ephemera from her era). The Newberry collection may have some newspaper articles that could be useful. That said, I'm not sure that a 21st-century figure with equivalent accomplishments would be considered notable enough, anyway. But I wanted to throw some thoughts into the mix. Zagal e jo^^^ 15:26, 24 March 2016 (UTC)


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