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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Leonora Schildkraut papers
creator:
Schildkraut, Leonora
Identifier/Call Number: 6048
Physical Description:
6.5 Linear Feet
7 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1908-1970s, undated
Abstract: Leonora Schildraut (nee Rogers) was the third wife of actor Joseph Schildkraut. A musician and actress, she was a member
of the Peter Merenblum California Junior Symphony and later appeared in a few motion pictures and acted on the stage. After
Schildkraut's death, she hosted a youth and arts radio show in Los Angeles, "Through the Looking Glass". The Leonora Schildkraut
papers consists of mementos, scrapbooks, and photographs collected by Leonora Schildkraut and commemorating the acting careers
of her husband, Joseph Schildkraut and his father Rudolph Schildkraut, as well as her own work as a musician and arts philanthropist.
Leonora Schildraut (nee Rogers) was the third wife of actor Joseph Schildkraut. A musician and actress, she was a member
(for 10 years) of the Peter Merenblum California Junior Symphony and later appeared in a few motion pictures during the 1940s
and acted on the stage. After Schildkraut's death, she hosted a youth and arts radio show in Los Angeles, "Through the Looking
Glass".
The Leonora Schildkraut papers consists of mementos, scrapbooks, and photographs collected by Leonora Schildkraut and commemorating
the acting careers of her husband, Joseph Schildkraut and his father Rudolph Schildkraut, as well as her own work as a musician
and arts philanthropist.
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[Box/folder# or item name], Leonora Schildkraut papers, Collection no. 6048, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California
Donated by Leonora Schildkraut, 2007.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Actors -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Musicians -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Notebooks
Photographs
Realia
Scrapbooks
Schildkraut, Leonora
Schildkraut, Leonora -- Archives
Schildkraut, Joseph -- Archives
Schildkraut, Rudolph -- Archives
Peter Merenblum California Junior Symphony Orchestra -- Archives
Alice, (Fictitious character from Carroll) -- Archives