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Spigelgass (Leonard) theatrical prints collection
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Leonard Spigelgass theatrical prints collection
source:
Spigelgass, Leonard
Identifier/Call Number: 2517
Physical Description:
2.81 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1855-1956
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).
Language of Material:
English.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Leonard Spigelgass, August 21, 1962.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Leonard Spigelgass theatrical prints collection, Collection no. 2517, Cinematic Arts Library,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Some of the prints were removed from frames for preservation purposes.
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).
Rights Statement for Archival Description
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Actors -- Photographs
Actors -- Portraits
Theater -- United States -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
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Spigelgass, Leonard