Finding aid for the Samuel Colt Barrymore family collection 2018
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: Samuel Colt Barrymore family collection
source:
Colt, Samuel, 1909-1986
Identifier/Call Number: 2018
Physical Description:
2.31 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1911-1959
Abstract: This small collection contains miscellaneous items related to the Barrymore family of actors primarily collected by Samuel
Colt (died 1986), the son of Ethel Barrymore, dating from 1911 to 1959.
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Container: 2
Advance notice required for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The bulk of the collection was the gift of Samuel Colt, January 1968. The carbon copy of the manuscript of "The Shakespeare
Club" by Lionel Barrymore was the gift of Maynard Smith, June 26, 1968. Some Barrymore ephemera and photographs were purchased
by Stephen Hansen for the USC Barrymore Family exhibit, Spring 2009. Four etchings were the gift of Ned Comstock. Acquisition
information noted on folders when available.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Samuel Colt Barrymore family collection, Collection no. 2018, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
This collection is not fully processed.
This small collection contains miscellaneous items related to the Barrymore family of actors primarily collected by Samuel
Colt (died 1986), the son of Ethel Barrymore, dating from 1911 to 1959. Materials include miscellaneous pieces of ephemera,
photographs, clippings and magazines about the Barrymores; two copies of a typed manuscript "The Shakespeare Club" by Lionel
Barrymore; and a 1959 letter from George L. Howe to Ethel Barrymore. Box 2 contains oversize materials consisting of etchings
by Lionel Barrymore; an original music score by Lionel Barrymore; the published piano score for Lerner Berners' "A Wedding
Bouquet" (1936); and oversize press and a photograph. Some of the items were added to the collection later from other sources.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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 -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Archival resources
Correspondence
Etchings (prints)
Music
Scores
Theater programs
Colt, Samuel, 1909-1986
Barrymore, Ethel, 1879-1959 -- Archives
Barrymore , Lionel, 1878-1954 -- Archives