Szold-Fritz (Bernardine) performing arts collection, c. 1920s-1941

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Summary

Title:
Bernardine Szold-Fritz performing arts collection
Dates:
c. 1920s-1941
Creators:
Szold-Fritz, Bernardine
Abstract:
This collection consists of performing arts materials collected by American journalist Bernardine Szold-Fritz. Materials are primarily composed of clippings about the career of her daughter, theatre actress Rosemary Carver.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
0.44 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Bernardine Szold-Fritz performing arts collection, Collection no. 2560, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of performing arts materials collected by American journalist Bernardine Szold-Fritz. Materials are primarily composed of clippings about the career of her daughter, theatre actress Rosemary Carver. Other items present include headshots of various actresses, Carver's contracts, telegrams, photographs, and playbills, and a folder with writings on American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. Headshots are inscribed to Edith Breckenridge. This collection was originally part of the Special Collections Performing Arts 100 series.

Biographical / historical:

Bernardine Szold-Fritz (1896-1982) was an American stage actress turned journalist and theatre producer. She lived in London and Paris and traveled extensively throughout India and China. She established the International Art Theater in Shanghai, China and was a Paris correspondent for The New Yorker before establishing her "Hollywood salon" which brought together leading literary and artistic personalities of the era.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Bernardine Szold-Fritz in 1972 and from the Szold-Fritz estate, February 1982.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-07-06 15:25:52 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Bernardine Szold-Fritz performing arts collection, Collection no. 2560, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
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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