Leonard Spigelgass theatrical prints collection, 1855-1956

Summary

Creators:

Spigelgass, Leonard

Abstract:

This collection chiefly contains signed portrait prints of stage actors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries collected by American film producer Leonard Spigelgass (1908-1985).

Extent:

2.81 Linear Feet 2 boxes

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Leonard Spigelgass theatrical prints collection, Collection no. 2517, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection chiefly contains signed portrait prints of stage actors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries collected by American film producer Leonard Spigelgass (1908-1985). Items include 21 portraits (primarily photographs and prints), a 1905 call sheet for a theater company, and a framed "Amusements" page from the New York Herald (1908-11-01). Among the portraits are two originals: a pencil sketch of Robert Mantell (Box 1, Folder 10) and an ink sketch of an unidentified actor (Box 1, Folder 16).

Acquisition information:

Gift of Leonard Spigelgass, August 21, 1962.

Processing information:

Some of the prints were removed from frames for preservation purposes.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Actors -- Photographs
Actors -- Portraits
Theater -- United States -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Prints

Names:

Spigelgass, Leonard

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at cin@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts 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.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Leonard Spigelgass theatrical prints collection, Collection no. 2517, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:

University of Southern California, Cinematic Arts Library

Cinematic Arts Library

Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4

Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US

Contact:

(213) 740-8383

ctlibarc@usc.edu

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