Monchi Aguinaldo/Sunset "Kit" Carson Collection

Collection

Identifier: SPC-2024-005

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Monchi Aguinaldo/Sunset "Kit" Carson Collection (1939-1984; undated) contains two boxes and 1 linear foot of photographs, event flyers, headshots, letters, articles, tv listings, and other material presumably belonging to Monchi Aguinaldo, a former movie producer from the Philippines. A majority of the material in this collection relates to Sunset "Kit" Carson's- a former American Western movie star, appearances and tour in Asia in 1959 including stops in Okinawa Japan, and the Philippines; as well as correspondence between Aguinaldo and Mike Caguin, Delfin Ferrer Gamboa, Jimmy de la Rosa, Mario Bari and others regarding movie production ventures and opportunities; and documents regarding movie productions such as "Huk", "Adventure Islands", and Aubrey Wisberg Productions. Also included in this collection are materials related to the Aguinaldo family including letters from J.C. Aguinaldo, George Brown, and Sally Revilla to Monchi Aguinaldo; and articles and photographs of Monchi and presumably friends and family of the Aguinaldo family. Lastly, this collection contains newspaper articles and clippings regarding social events and society in the Philippines; movie and theater news, listings, and showtimes; a screenplay entitled "A Suitcase for Every Year"; a Chinese language movie poster for a Western movie; and a scrapbook presumably compiled by Monchi containing photographs, clippings, report cards, identification cards, and other material.

Dates

1939-1984; undated

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical / Historical

Monserrat "Monchi" Revilla Aguinaldo was born December 1915 in San Jose Antique Philippines. She became a United States citizen in March 1958. She was married to Tristam Brown until he passed away in March 1947. They had one son, George Anthony Brown born January 25, 1944. In January 1949, Monchi married James C. Aguinaldo, a naval architect. Monchi was a movie producer in the Philippines and produced Sunset "Kit" Carson's show when he appeared at the Kadena Officers Club in Okinawa Japan in August 1959. Sunset Carson (November 12, 1920-May 1, 1990), born Winifried Maurice Harrison, or Michael Harrison was an American Western movie actor in the 1940s.

Sources: Ancestry.com; Wikipedia.com; Monchi Aguinaldo/Sunset "Kit" Carson Collection