Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Wallace Reid Photographs and Papers
- Dates:
- 1873-1928
- Creators:
- Davenport, Dorothy, 1895-1977
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- (Boxes: 1 ½ legal; 1 ½ letter; 2 letter)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Wallace Reid Photographs and Papers. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Background
- Scope and content:
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Small amount of papers, family photographs and publicity stills of Reid's wife Dorothy Davenport, an actress in her own right. Large collection of film stills of Reid's movies. 1873-1928, undated.
- Biographical / historical:
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Reid (1891-1923) was a movie actor who rose to prominence in the early 1920s but died prematurely.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- Names:
- Reid, Wallace, 1891-1923
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1873-1928
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Research is by appointment only
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
-
Wallace Reid Photographs and Papers. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Location of this collection:
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900 Exposition BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
- Contact:
- (213) 763-3359