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Bonner (Priscilla) collection
PASC.0285  
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  • Scope and Content
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  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Priscilla Bonner collection
    Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0285
    Physical Description: 0.75 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 flat box)
    Date (inclusive): circa 1920-circa 1928
    Abstract: Silent film actress Priscilla Bonner performed with such stars as Will Rogers, Tyrone Power, Clara Bow, and Gary Cooper. The collection consists of clippings and photographs related to the career of Priscilla Bonner.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
    Language of Material: English .

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Priscilla Bonner Collection (Collection PASC 285). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Priscilla Bonner Woolfan, circa 1977.

    Processing Information

    Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
    Processed by C. Clayton, date unknown; machine-readable finding aid created by Norma M. Vega and Julie Graham, circa 2005.

    Biography

    Priscilla Bonner was born in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 17, 1899. She began her screen acting career in Homer comes home (1920). She went on to be featured in over thirty films, and is best remembered for her role in The Strong Man (1926). Bonner was originally signed to play opposite John Barrymore in The sea beast (1926), but lost the role to Dolores Costello. The following year she appeared in It (1927) with Clara Bow. Bonner suffered an eye injury during the filming of Outcast Souls (1928) and retired from acting. She married prominent Beverly Hills physician Bertram Woolfan in 1929. Bonner died on Feb. 21, 1996.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of clippings and photographs related to the career of silent film actress Priscilla Bonner.

    Arrangement

    This collection has been arranged in the following series:
    • Series 1: Clippings, 1920s
    • Series 2: Photographs, 1920s

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Actresses--United States-- Archival resources.
    Clippings.
    Photographs.