Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Processing Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Arrangement
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.