Theater Photographs Collection 1901-1976 (mostly 1925-1955)

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

The Theater Photographs Collection contains still photographs of American actors and actresses as well as scenes from plays and includes clippings and printed matter.

Description

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Description

Contains still photographs of American actors and actresses as well as scenes from plays and includes clippings and printed matter.

Collection Creator History

Collection History

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Acquisition

Additions purchased from Emily Shoemakern in 1994 (TH1994-03) and a gift of Marguerite Kovalakides in 2006 (AM2006-80).

Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Preferred Citation

Theater Photographs Collection; 1901-1976 (mostly 1925-1955), Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• Theater/Film

Subject Terms

• Actors
• Actresses
• Theater
• United States

Genre Terms

• Clippings
• Photographs

Contents and Arrangement

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Arrangement

Arranged in alphabetical order by name of performer or play.

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	Title	Date	Container
	A - Adams, R.	undated	Box 1
	Adams, S. - Allers	undated	Box 2
	“All's...” - Anglin	undated	Box 3
	Animal - Asche	undated	Box 4
	Ashley - Bankhead	undated	Box 5
	Bannister - Barrymore, E. (#1)	undated	Box 6
	Barrymore, E. (#2) - “Beaux'...”	undated	Box 7
	“Becket” - Berendt	undated	Box 8
	Bergen - Black	undated	Box 9
	Blackburn - Booth, E. (#1)	undated	Box 10
	Booth, E. (#2) - Boyer	undated	Box 11
	“Boys...” - Brougham	undated	Box 12
	Brown - Burke	undated	Box 13
	Burl - Cam	undated	Box 14
	Campbell - Carr	undated	Box 15
	Carrays - “Certain...”	undated	Box 16
	“Chalk...” - “Circle”	undated	Box 17
	Cl - Coghlan	undated	Box 18
	Cohan - Commedia	undated	Box 19
	Con - Cornell	undated	Box 20
	Costigan - Costumes, Ge	undated	Box 21
	Costumes, Gr - Coward	undated	Box 22
	Cowl - “Crucible”	undated	Box 23
	Cu - Damrosch	undated	Box 24
	Daniel - Davenport, F.	undated	Box 25
	Davenport, H. - “Declassee”	undated	Box 26
	DeAngelis - Di	undated	Box 27
	Dickens - Doro	undated	Box 28
	Dot - Drury	undated	Box 29
	Du - Eagles	undated	Box 30
	Eames - Ellis	undated	Box 31
	Elliston - “Face...”	undated	Box 32
	Fan - Fender	undated	Box 33
	Ferguson - “Floradora”	undated	Box 34
	Foa - “Four...”	undated	Box 35
	Foy - “Garden...”	undated	Box 36
	Gare - Gilbert	undated	Box 37
	Gilc - “Good...”	undated	Box 38
	Goodwin - Grenfell	undated	Box 39
	Grey - Hall	undated	Box 40
	Hallam - Harris, J.	undated	Box 41
	Harris, R. - Hayes	undated	Box 42
	Haymarket - “Her...”	undated	Box 43
	Herbert - Hol	undated	Box 44
	Holbrook - Huh	undated	Box 45
	Hull - “Iron...”	undated	Box 46
	Irving - Jen	undated	Box 47
	Jerome - “Journey's...”	undated	Box 48
	Jouvet - Keenan	undated	Box 49
	Kelcey - “Key...”	undated	Box 50
	Ki - Kiss	undated	Box 51
	Kl - Langton	undated	Box 52
	Langtry - Law	undated	Box 53
	Le - Lewis	undated	Box 54
	Li - Loa	undated	Box 55
	Loftus - Lytton	undated	Box 56
	M - MacM	undated	Box 57
	MacRae - Mansfield	undated	Box 58
	Mantell - Mars	undated	Box 59
	Mart - Mathews	undated	Box 60
	“Matriarch” - Melba	undated	Box 61
	Melchior - “Midsummer...”	undated	Box 62
	“Mikado” - “Mr. ...”	undated	Box 63
	“Mrs. ...” - Moore	undated	Box 64
	Morgan - Munson	undated	Box 65
	“Murder...” - Ne	undated	Box 66
	Negatives - No	undated	Box 67
	“No M...” - “Oklahoma”	undated	Box 68
	Ol - Ormandy	undated	Box 69
	“Orphan...” - Part	undated	Box 70
	Passion - Perry	undated	Box 71
	“Peter...” - “Pierrot”	undated	Box 72
	Pilcher - “Pomeroy's...”	undated	Box 73
	Pons - “Private...”	undated	Box 74
	Proe - “Red...”	undated	Box 75
	Reed - Ri	undated	Box 76
	Rich - Robeson	undated	Box 77
	Robinson - Rouh	undated	Box 78
	Roulien - Russell	undated	Box 79
	Russian - Scheff	undated	Box 80
	Scene - Seasons	undated	Box 81
	Sebastian - Sha	undated	Box 82
	“Shadow...” - “Shore...”	undated	Box 83
	“Showboat” - Slb	undated	Box 84
	Sm - Sources	undated	Box 85
	Sousa - Stars, M	undated	Box 86
	Stars, O - Subm	undated	Box 87
	Sullivan - “Tartuffe”	undated	Box 88
	Tas - Terry, E. (#1)	undated	Box 89
	Terry, E. (#2) - Thin	undated	Box 90
	“This...” - Tra	undated	Box 91
	Traubel - Ua	undated	Box 92
	Ulric - Vaudeville	undated	Box 93
	Vem - Walker, J.	undated	Box 94
	Walker, K. - “Watch...”	undated	Box 95
	Waters - “When...”	undated	Box 96
	Whi - Williamson	undated	Box 97
	Wilm - Wood	undated	Box 98
	Woods - Zorina	undated	Box 99
	Oversize Files	undated	Box 100
	Miniatures A - F	undated	Box 101
	Miniatures G - P	undated	Box 102
	Miniatures Q - Z; Sweet Caporal Advertisements	undated	Box 103
	Miscellaneous and Unidentified Miniatures	undated	Box 104
	Small Photographs A - Bap	undated	Box 105
	Small Photographs Baq - Bt	undated	Box 106
	Small Photographs Bu - Cl	undated	Box 107
	Small Photographs Coa - Da	undated	Box 108
	Small Photographs Davenport - E	undated	Box 109
	Small Photographs Ea - Fo	undated	Box 110
	Small Photographs Fr - Haq	undated	Box 111
	Small Photographs Har - Je	undated	Box 112
	Small Photographs Jf - Langtry	undated	Box 113
	Small Photographs Lao - Ma	undated	Box 114
	Small Photographs Marlowe - Mu	undated	Box 115
	Small Photographs N - Paz	undated	Box 116
	Small Photographs Pe - Rh	undated	Box 117
	Small Photographs Rir - Saz	undated	Box 118
	Small Photographs Sc - Sz	undated	Box 119
	Small Photographs T - Vz	undated	Box 120
	Small Photographs W - Z	undated	Box 121
	Miscellaneous Slides; Negatives A - Z	undated	Box 122
	Miscellaneous Negatives	undated	Box 123
	A - Card	undated	Box 124 (carton)
	Caricatures - “Experience...”	undated	Box 125 (carton)
	F - “Heartbreak...”	undated	Box 126 (carton)
	Hedman - “Macbeth”	undated	Box 127 (carton)
	McCarter - New Mexico	undated	Box 128 (carton)
	Newcomb - Royal Danish	undated	Box 129 (carton)
	Royal Family - Thompson	undated	Box 130 (carton)
	“Three's...” - Zorina	undated	Box 131 (carton)
	A - Moliere	undated	Box 132 (oversize)
	New York - Z	undated	Box 133 (oversize)