Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Houseworth's Celebrities: Theater Portraits [graphic],
Date (inclusive): ca. 1875-1885
Collection Number: BANC PIC 19xx.004--POR
Creator:
Houseworth, Thomas, 1829-1915
Extent:
Number of items: ca. 1098 photographic prints
Repository: The
Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Portraits of actors and actresses.
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft
Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Houseworth's celebrities: theater portraits [graphic], BANC PIC 19xx.004--POR, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Scope and Content
A collection of portraits of actors and actresses by the San Francisco photographer, Thomas Houseworth. The portraits have
been integrated into The Bancroft Library portrait collection and are retrievable by name of subject. Cards in the portrait
file often provide additional information about the portraits and often indicate the existence of additional portraits in
the library.