Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Leider, Emily
- Extent:
- 7 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Rudolph Valentino collection compiled by Emily Leider spans the years 1919-2005 and encompasses approximately 7 linear feet. The collection consists of the author's research materials pertaining to her book, "Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino." There are books on Valentino, pamphlets, newsletters, postcards from the "Famous Cinema Star" series, and scrapbooks.
- Biographical / historical:
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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. Emily Leider is an American writer and the biographer of Mae West and Rudolph Valentino.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Emily Leider, 2005
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Subject files, subseries A-B as follows: A. General; B. Books; 2. Scrapbooks
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- scholars
- Names:
- Leider, Emily Wortis--Archives.
Valentino, Rudolph , 1895-1926.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226