Edward Loomis Davenport Collection
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UC Davis. Special Collections
2015
University of California, Davis, Department of Special Collections, General Library
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Davis, California 95616-5292
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Title: Edward Loomis Davenport Collection
Dates: 1837-1936
Collection Number: D-179
Creator/Collector:
Davenport, Edward Loomis, 1815-1877.
Extent: 8 linear feet
Repository:
UC Davis. Special Collections
Davis, California 95616-5292
Abstract: Correspondence, ephemera, financial papers, photographs, programs, promotional materials, and scripts relating the activities
of actor-managers E.L. Davenport and McKee Rankin; actors John Drew, Sidney Drew, and Frank Mayo; and poet-playwright Joaquin
Miller.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission
to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to
include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Edward Loomis Davenport Collection. UC Davis. Special Collections
Biography/Administrative History
American actor-manager who focused on classical roles; considered second only to Edwin Booth in his portrayal of Hamlet and
Richelieu.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, ephemera, financial papers, photographs, programs, promotional materials, and scripts relating the activities
of actor-managers E.L. Davenport and McKee Rankin; actors John Drew, Sidney Drew, and Frank Mayo; and poet-playwright Joaquin
Miller.
Theater.
Actors.