Finding aid for the Leonard Spigelgass theatrical prints collection 2517
Diann Benti
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 March
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Leonard Spigelgass, August 21, 1962.
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.
Processing Information
Some of the prints were removed from frames for preservation purposes.
Scope and Contents
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.
Conditions Governing Use
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
Prints
Spigelgass, Leonard
Box 1, Folder 1
Mary Anderson, as Hermione [with signature]
Box 1, Folder 2
Ethel Barrymore [photograph with inscription and signature]
1956
Box 1, Folder 3
Mr. Kyrle Bellew as "A Gentleman of France" [with inscription and signature]
1893
Box 2, Folder 1
Sarah Bernhardt as Mrs. Clarkson [with inscription and signature]
1887
Box 1, Folder 4
[Edwin Booth as Cardinal Richelieu, with signature]
Box 1, Folder 5
Mr. John Drew as Petrucio [with signature dated 1908]
Box 1, Folder 6
Maxine Elliott [with signature]
1905
Box 1, Folder 7
William J. Florence [with inscription and signature]
1855
Box 1, Folder 8
[Henry] Irving as Digby Grant (Act I) [with inscription and signature]
Box 1, Folder 9
[Henry] Irving as Digby Grant (Act II) [with inscription and signature]
Box 2
[Framed print of Henry Irving as Shylock]
Box 1, Folder 10
Robert B. Mantell [original pencil sketch by Hardy]
1928
Box 1, Folder 11
[Robert Bruce Mantell] [with signature]
Box 1, Folder 12
[Julia Marlowe] [with signature]
Box 1, Folder 13
Julia Marlowe [with signature dated 1931]
Box 1, Folder 14
Ada Rehan as Katharina [with signature]
1888
Box 2, Folder 1
[Marcella Sembrich] [with inscription and signature[
1898
Box 1, Folder 15
E. H. Sothern as "Hamlet" [with signature]
Box 2
[Framed print of Ellen Terry, with signature and inscription]
1888
Box 1, Folder 16
[Unidentified photograph of actor in costume]
Box 1, Folder 16
[Unidentified ink sketch with inscription]
1900
Box 1, Folder 17
Call Mme. Schumann-Heink and Company in "Love's Lottery." [call sheet for the Post Theatre, Battle Creek, Michigan]
[May 1905]
Box 2
[Framed Amusements page from the New York Herald]
1908-11-01
