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Title: Rudolph Valentino material
Date (inclusive): 1914-1926
Collection number: 226
Creator:
Valentino, Rudolph
Extent:
5 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Available by appointment only.
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are
responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies
or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
Rudolph Valentino material, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William McGee, 1987
Rudolph Valentino was an Italian-born actor. He arrived in Hollywood in 1917, after a stint in New
York. His appearance in THE SHEIK (1921) and other films of the early 1920s brought him stardom and
celebrity.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Rudolph Valentino material spans the years 1914-1926 and encompasses 5 linear feet. The collection
consists of items purchased at the 1926 auction of the estate of Rudolph Valentino, along with the
auction catalog. There are 49 leather-bound volumes of "The Harvard Classics," an anthology of classic
works from world literature, compiled and edited by Harvard University president Charles W. Eliot. Each
volume bears Rudolph Valentino's book plate. There is also a photograph album for MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE
(1924).
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Books; 2. Oversize; 3. Vertical files.
Valentino, Rudolph , 1895-1926--Archives.
actors