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Modjeska-Opid Family Papers: Finding Aid

Finding aid prepared by Diann Benti.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
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Overview of the Collection

Title: Modjeska-Opid Family Papers
Dates (inclusive): 1869-1982
Collection Number: mssModjeska
Creator: Opid family.
Extent: approximately 300 items in 4 boxes and 1 four-flap envelope
Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and ephemera of Polish actress Helena Modjeska (1840-1909) and members of the family of Ludwik Opid (1865-1948), whom Modjeska considered to be a nephew, dating from 1869-1982. The bulk of the materials consists of correspondence, in Polish, between members of the Opid family in Poland and Ludwik Opid in Los Angeles, California, dating from the 1910s-1940s.
Languages: English and Polish.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Modjeska-Opid Family Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Provenance

Gift of Stephanie Opid Holton, July 1997.

Related Materials in the Huntington Library

Related Materials in the Huntington Library
Related materials in other libraries
  • Helena Modjeska Collection. MS-R037. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California
  • Ellen K. Lee collection on Helena Modjeska and Orange County. MS-R143. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.

Removed or Separated Material

One volume received with the collection has been separated and individually cataloged in the Huntington Library Online Catalog:
  • Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909. Memories and impressions of Helena Modjeska : an autobiography (New York : Macmillan, 1910).

Biographical Note

Polish-American stage actress Helena Modjeska (1840-1909) was born in Kraków, Poland, on October 12, 1840. Her mother, Józefa (Misel) Benda (1803-October 21, 1887), was the widow of merchant Szymon Benda (1770-1835), and Modjeska was born as Jadwiga Benda but later baptized as Helena Opid, with the surname of her godfather, music teacher Michael Opid. Modjeska's first theatrical appearance occurred in 1861 in Poland, and she first traveled to the United States to perform in 1876. In 1861, Modjeska had a son with Gustave Sinnmayer Modrzejewski (1825-1901), Rudolf (1861-1940) (later known as Ralph Modjeski), who became a civil engineer in the United States, and a daughter who died as a baby. In 1868 Modjeska married Karol Chłapowski (1832-1916), known as Count Bozenta. Modjeska built a house, named "Arden," near Santa Ana, California, and lived there from 1888 until 1906; after the property was sold, they lived in Tustin, California, and then later at a beach house on Bay Island, Newport Beach, California, where Modjeska died on April 8, 1909.
Though not biologically related to Michael Opid, Modjeska referred to him and Opid's children and grandchildren as family. Michael Opid's children included Adolf Opid (1838-1892), who was married to Kunegunda Kazimiera Jarzębska Opid and had six children including:
  • Adam Opid
  • Bolesław Opid (1871-1916)
  • Ludwik Opid (1865-1948), also known as Louis
  • Marianna Opid Popielecka (1866 or 1867-1859 or 1960)
  • Helen Opid Kozutska
Modjeska considered Ludwik Opid (1865-1948) to be her nephew. Opid was born in Krakow, Poland, and came to the United States in 1889 and Los Angeles in 1895, where he was a music teacher and concert cellist. With his first wife, Opid had three children: Helena or Helen Opid Kozlowski (born in New York, 1892-1994), Felicia (Lola) (1893-1918) and Jan (1890-1958), later known as John T. Opid. Ludwik Opid married Caroline Hildebrand Opid (1884-1973) in 1905 and they had one child: Stephanie Opid Holton (1910-2008).

Bibliography

Biographical dates and information chiefly from:
Coleman, Marion Moore. Fair Rosalind: the American career of Helena Modjeska (Cheshire, Conn.: Cherry Hill Books, 1969)

Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and ephemera of Polish actress Helena Modjeska and members of the family of Ludwik Opid, dating from 1869 to 1982. The bulk of the materials consists of correspondence, in Polish, between members of the Opid family in Poland and Ludwik Opid in Los Angeles, California, dating from the 1910s to 1940s.
While most of the materials post-date Modjeska's death in 1909, there are some materials created by or related to Modjeska including two handwritten actor's sides for two plays Modjeska starred in the mid 1880s; 17 letters by Modjeska, dated 1902-1909, including 7 letters to Ludwik Opid in Polish (1902-1909 and undated); 9 letters to Ludwik's wife Caroline Opid in English (1905-1908 and undated); and 1 letter to Ludwik's daughters in English (1905). There are also photographs of her Southern California homes and portraits of her, as well as 31 theater-related fabric and crepe sashes, chiefly with Polish lettering and dating from the 1890s to early 1900s. These sashes presumably were presented to Modjeska in towns where she was performing.
The correspondence chiefly consists of letters from Opid family members to Ludwik Opid in Polish; the largest group is a set of 98 letters from Marianna Popielecka to her brother Ludwik (1912-1949). Correspondence to Ludwik also includes: 5 letters from Helena Gocowa (1923, 1946-1947); 10 letters from his younger sister Helena (Opid) Kozutska (1912, 1946-1948); 8 letters from his brother Adam Opid (1914, 1928-1930); 2 letters from his nephew Adolf Opid (1931-1932); 1 letter from his brother Bolesław Opid (1906); 1 postcard from his son, John Opid, and daughter-in-law Eleanor Opid (1926); and 6 letters from his mother Kunegunda Opid (approximately 1900s-1910s?). Within the correspondence series, there are also 2 letters from Modeska's husband Karol Chłapowski (Count Bozenta) (1908 and 1911); 1 letter from J. Kruszyńska (1888); 1 postcard possibly from Ralph Modjeska (1905); 1 letter from Mary Opid to Stefeni (1899); and 11 letters and 1 document by Ludwik's father, Adolf Opid, including letters to Helena Modjeska (1869-1870s and undated) and letters to his mother, Jozefa Bendow.
There are 75 photographs in the collection chiefly consisting of snapshot photographs of the Opid family, both in Poland and California, as well as 14 images of "Arden," Modjeska's estate, near Santa Ana, California and 6 portrait photographs of Modjeska at various ages.
There are also newspaper clippings about Modjeska both from Polish and Los Angeles newspapers, some later pieces of ephemera, correspondence, and printed items related to the history of Helena Modjeska.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:
  • Manuscript plays
  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Ephemera, printed material, and later documents
  • Sashes

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog.  

Subjects

Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909.
Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909 -- Archives.
Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909 -- Homes and haunts -- Photographs.
Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909 -- Photographs.
Opid, Ludwik.
Opid family.
Opid family -- Photographs.
Actresses -- Poland -- Archives.
Actors -- United States -- Archives.

Forms/Genres

Letters (correspondence) -- Poland -- 19th century.
Letters (correspondence) -- Poland -- 20th century.
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 20th century.
Plays (performed works) -- United States -- 19th century.
Photographs.

Additional contributors

Brousseau, Mabel, photographer.
Chłapowski, Karol, correspondent.
Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909, correspondent.
Opid, Ludwik, addressee.
Opid family.

Box 1

Manuscripts and correspondence

 

Manuscript plays. Approximately 1885-approximately 1886

Two handwritten actor's sides of plays providing lines for one character as well as prompts of preceding lines of dialogue of other characters.
Folder 1

Daniela (handwritten, 56 pages). Approximately 1886

Folder 2

Prince Zilah (handwritten, 20 pages). Approximately 1885

 

Correspondence

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Related Material

There are also some photographic postcards with brief messages in Box 2, Folder 1, and correspondence between descendants of Helena Modjeska from the 1970s-early 1980s is housed in Box 2, Folder 18.
Folder 3

Chłapowski, Karol (Count Bozenta). 2 letters. 1908 and 1911

Two letters in English: 1908 June 18 letter to Johnnie from "affectionate uncle," Tustin, California, and a handwritten copy of a letter to Ida Forbes, 1911 May 13, written from Germany.
Folder 4

Gocowa, Helena. 5 letters to Ludwik Opid. 1923, 1946-1947

Letters in Polish, consisting of: one letter written from Chicago, Illinois, 1923 January 5; two letters from Krakow: 1946 January 28 (with envelope) and 1947 February 10 with undated letter from Marianna Popielecka and envelope; and one undated postcard.
Folder 5

Kozutska, Helena ("Hela" Opid). 10 letters to Ludwik Opid. 1912, 1946-1948

Letters in Polish, chiefly written from Warsaw, Poland, consisting of: 1912 July 5 (with envelope); 1946 January 1 (with envelope); 1946 July 1 (with envelope); 1946 April 17 (typewritten; with envelope); 1946 September 28 (with envelope); 1946 December 16 (with envelope); 1947 March 25 (with envelope); 1947 August 18 (with envelope); 1948 January 10; 1948 June 23 (with envelope).
Folder 6

Kruszyńska, J. 1 letter to unidentified recipient (in Polish). 1888 December 15

 

Modjeska, Helena. 17 letters. 1902-1909 and undated

Folder 7

Modjeska, Helena. 9 letters to Caroline Opid ("Karolka"). 1905-1908 and undated

Letters in English consisting of: 190[5] November 20 on Hotel Marquette letterhead with envelope; 1906 June 4 written from Arden; postcard from Quebec postmarked 1906 November 21; 1906 December 16 on "The Imperial," Steubenville, Ohio, letterhead; postcard postmarked 1906 December 23, Newport Beach, California; undated postcard with July, Newport Beach, postmark; undated postcard with October 26, New York, N.Y., postmark; undated letter marked "Wednesday"; undated birthday note to "Karolka" in English on visiting card printed "Mme Modjeska Chlapowska."
Folder 8

Modjeska, Helena. 7 letters to Ludwik Opid. 1902-1909 and undated

Letters in Polish consisting of: 1902 August 29 letter on "Furst Bismarck, Hamburg-Amerika Linie" letterhead; 1904 January 3; 1905 November 20 on Hotel Marquette letterhead; postcard postmarked 1908 December 23, Newport Beach, California; two leather greeting cards with envelope postmarked 1909; [190-?] March 27 on North Coast Limited letterhead; undated letter.
Folder 9

Modjeska, Helena. 1 letter to "my dear girls" [daughters of Ludwik Opid]. 1905 December 23

Folder 10

[Modjeska, Ralph ?]. 1 postcard to Helena Modjeska. 1905 July 12

Letter written in Polish from Zakopane, Poland, with photograph of man with three children at lake.
Folder 11

Opid, Adam. 8 letters to Ludwik Opid. 1914, 1928-1930

Letters in Polish consisting of 1914 October 24; 1928 November 18 (with envelope); 1928 December 11; 1929 January 14; 1929 May 20; 1929 December 14; 1930 March 3 (with envelope); 1930 December 11
Folder 12

Opid, Adolf (1838-1892). 11 letters and 1 document. 1869-1888 and undated

Letters in Polish chiefly written from Krakow, Poland, consisting of: 1869 December 4 letter to Helena Modjeska; 1870 March 19 letter to his mother, Jozefa Bendow; 1871 March 19 letter to his mother; 1871 August 14 letter to Helena Modjeska; 1874 April 18 letter to Helena; 1875 July 24 to Charles Bozenta Chlapowski; 187[6?] November 13 letter to Helena Modjeska; undated letter to Helena Modjeska and her husband; 1878 July 18 letter to "Moi Kochani"; two undated letters to Helena Modjeska; 1888 document signed by Adolf Opid.
Folder 13

Opid, Adolf. 2 letters to his uncle [Ludwik Opid]. 1931-1932

Two letters in Polish consisting of: one 1931 letter and one undated letter with envelope postmarked 1932 January 14
Folder 14

Opid, Bolesław. 1 letter to Ludwik Opid (in Polish). 1906 September 25

Folder 15

Opid, Eleanor, and John Opid. 1 postcard to Ludwik and Caroline Opid (in English). 1926 January 12

Folder 16

Opid, Kunegunda. 6 letters to her son Ludwik Opid. Approximately 1900s-1910s?

Six letters in Polish written from Warsaw, Poland, lacking years: January 15; March 14; May 24; September 2 (with envelope); December 16; and undated letter with envelope.
Folder 17

Opid, Mary. 1 letter to Stefeni [Opid?]. 1899 November 24

Letter in Polish written from Warsaw, Poland.
 

Popielecka, Marianna. 98 letters to Ludwik Opid. 1912-1949

Letters and postcards in Polish written chiefly from Krakow, Poland. Letters are signed "Marya."
Folder 18

Popielecka, Marianna. Letters to Ludwik Opid, 1912-1929 (8 items)

Consists of letters and postcards dated: 1912 December 8 (with envelope); postcard postmarked [1913?] December 21; postcard postmarked 1914 July 6; 1914 August 15 (with envelope); 1915 September 4 (postcard); 1919 March 30 (postcard); 1920 March 25; 192[1?] October 6; and 1929 July 19 (postcard).
Folder 19

Popielecka, Marianna. Letters to Ludwik Opid, 1930-1931 (10 items)

Consists of letters and postcards dated: 1930 September 4 (postcard); undated letter [1930 postmark?], (with envelope); 1931 March 13 (postcard); 1931 May 8; 1931 May 26; 1931 June 27 (postcard); 1931 July 10; 1931 September 7; 1931 September 22 (postcard); and 1931 December 3.
Folder 20

Popielecka, Marianna. Letters to Ludwik Opid, 1932 (5 items)

Consists of letters and postcards dated: January 18 (with envelope); January 26 (postcard); February 18 (with envelope); March 7 (with envelope); and October 13 (postcard).
Folder 21

Popielecka, Marianna. Letters to Ludwik Opid, 1933 (8 items)

Consists of letters and postcards dated: [January?] 10 (postcard); February 4 (postcard); March 7 (with envelope); July 3 (with envelope); July 16 (postcard); July 26 (postcard); November 4 (with envelope); and December 10 (with envelope).
Folder 22

Popielecka, Marianna. Letters to Ludwik Opid, 1934 (11 items)

Consists of letters and postcards dated: February 16; March 8 (postcard); March 31 (with envelope); May 9 (postcard); July 10 (postcard); August 6 (postcard); August 19 (with envelope); September 5 (postcard); September 15 (postcard); November 27 (with envelope); December 9 (postcard); and undated postcard, approximately 1934?, with same postcard style as the 15 September 1934 postcard.
Folder 23

Popielecka, Marianna. Letters to Ludwik Opid, 1935 (7 items)

Consists of letters and postcards dated: February 10 (postcard); March 5 (with envelope); March 28 (postcard); September 17 (with envelope); November 10 (with envelope); December 6 (with envelope); and undated letter, approximately 1935? (based on paper style).
Folder 24

Popielecka, Marianna. Letters to Ludwik Opid, 1936 (7 items)

Consists of letters and postcards dated: February 25 (with envelope); April 1 (postcard); May 18 (postcard); May 23 (with envelope); July 15 (postcard); August 11 (postcard); and November 27 (with envelope).
Folder 25

Popielecka, Marianna. Letters to Ludwik Opid, 1937 (9 items)

Consists of letters and postcards dated: January 14; March 5 (postcard); May 14 (postcard); postcard postmarked August 1937; September 27 with September 1st letter from Wanda to her uncle and a photograph of a woman in a doorway captioned "Helcia …" (with envelope); November 14; and December 3 (postcard).
Folder 26

Popielecka, Marianna. Letters to Ludwik Opid, 1938 (8 items)

Consists of letters and postcards dated: January 28 (postcard); March 25 (postcard); May 2 (postcard); May 18 (with envelope); July 3 (postcard); July 18 (postcard); [October 2?] (with envelope); and 29 November 1938.
Folder 27

Popielecka, Marianna. Letters to Ludwik Opid, 1939 (3 items)

Consists of letters and postcards dated: January 26 (with envelope); July 24 (postcard); and postmarked 1939 postcard.
Folder 28

Popielecka, Marianna. Letters to Ludwik Opid, 1946-1949 (12 items)

Consists of letters and postcards dated: 1946 November 19 (postcard); 1946 July 4 (with envelope); 1947 February 6 (with note from Helena); 1947 April 21 (postcard); 1947 August 9 (with envelope); 1947 December 13-17; approximately 1947 letter (date based on paper) with postcard from Helena and envelope; 1948 February 14 (with envelope); 1948 May 14 (with envelope); 1948 August 12 (with envelope); and 1949 August 28 (with envelope).
Box 2

Photographs, ephemera, and later materials

 

Photographs

Related Material

13 color snapshots presumably of Stephanie Opid Holton, her husband, Cyril Holton, and Boguslaw, Danuta, and Magda Marek, during a visit to Southern California, 1979, are filed in Box 2, Folder 18. There is also an oversize montage of 3 photographs of Arden in Box 3.
Folder 1

Photographic postcards of the Arden estate (9 items). 1904-1910 and undated

9 souvenir postcards with various photographs of the grounds and exterior of Arden, the home of Helena Modjeska, near Santa Ana, California. Chiefly colored photographs. Three postcards are blank; the other six contain messages including three to Helena Modjeska; one to Lola Opid; one to Mrs. Chas. Hildebrand; and one to Helen Kozlowski from her mother.
Folder 2

Photographs of Arden (5 items). [1902] and undated

One photograph of the Arden house exterior, 15.5 x 20 cm and a set of four photographs, 18 x 11 cm, mounted on paper, of a piano and violin, a carved table in a study, a parlor with a bison head on the mantle, and Helen Modjeska sitting in profile against a window. The set of four photographs have the name of Los Angeles photographer "Mabel Brousseau" written in pencil at lower right, and the images appear to correlate with a set registered for copyright by Brousseau on July 7, 1902 (see Library of Congress. Copyright Office, "Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles ... Third Quarter, 1902", p. 631).
Folder 3

Photographs of Bendas in costume (2 items). Approximately 1900?

Two photographs, 15 x 20.5 cm of three individuals on a lawn in Native American costume, identified on verso "W. T. Benda, and his two sisters, Jadwiga & Emily acting in a play of his improvisation at "Forest of Arden," Helen Modjeska's home. He was the 1/2 nephew of Helena Modjeska by his father Gav (Simon) Benda."
Folder 4

Helena Modjeska portraits (6 items). Approximately 1890s-approximately 1909

6 portrait photographs of Helena Modjeska consisting of:
  • Studio portrait of Modjeska in costume wearing a headdress, approximately 1890s. Imprint of Louis Thors, San Francisco.
  • Studio portrait of Modjeska sitting in profile. Undated.
  • Studio portrait of Modjeska in profile. Signed "Waters 1907."
  • 2 copies of "Madam Modjeska at her So. Cal Home, Art Supplement with Los Angeles Times May 5th 1907."
  • "Helena Modrezjewska-Chłapowska..." memorial card, 11.5 x 8 cm, with printed text in Polish and photograph of Modjeska as younger woman, approximately 1909.
Folder 5

Busto Del Generale Garibaldi A Caprera, Eseguito Dal Sig. Bistolfi (1 item). Undated

Photograph of statue by Leonardo Bistolfi on card stock, 25 x 17 cm, with handwritten inscription to Helena Modjeska (?).
Folder 6

Photographs related to Marianna Popielecka, Helen Popielecka, and Helena Opid Kozutska (17 items). Approximately 1900s-approximately 1920s and undated

Includes:
  • 7 photographs related to Marianna Popielecka and her daughter Helen Popielecka, approximately 1900s-1918 and undated, consisting chiefly of portraits of Marianna (Marya) Popielecka and her daughter at various ages, as well as a photograph of Popielecka's cat, and two snapshots identified as Popielecka's home interior.
  • 6 photographs of Helena Opid Kozutska, 1911-1923 and undated. Various photographs of Ludwik Opid's youngest sister; one image is a photographic postcard with a message in Helena's handwriting (in Polish).
  • 4 snapshots of Helena Kozutska ("Hela" Opid) and Helen Popielecka (Goez), and unidentified man, approximately 1920s.
Folder 7

Group family photographs and miscellaneous individuals (11 items). Approximately 1900s-1930s and undated

Includes six snapshots of group portraits of Opid family members, presumably in Poland and Southern California, as well as one card photograph, circa 1900, containing two images identified as the "Bendas." There are also five images of miscellaneous individuals including three portraits of unidentified men, presumably Opid relatives from Poland; a photograph of three hunters standing next to a dead boar; and one of three individuals identified as "The Serrano family, worked for Helena Modjeska."
Folder 8

Snapshots of beach near Balboa, Orange County, California (9 items). Approximately 1900s

Photographs of the seashore and unidentified individuals boating and on the beach.
Folder 9

Miscellaneous locations (21 items). Undated and 1981

Includes:
  • 15 snapshots of unidentified Southern California mountains, river, and canyon, undated.
  • 6 photographs of miscellaneous locations, undated and 1981, consisting of a snapshot of the grave of Helena Modjeska in the Rakowicki Cemetery, Kraków, Poland; a snapshot of a bedroom (possibly Modjeska's bedroom in her Bay Island house); an unidentified house and property, presumably in Southern California; and the exterior of a building identified as Helena Modjeska's school, Zakopane, Poland, 1981.
 

Ephemera and printed materials

Folder 10

Album Warszawy [souvenir album]. Undated

Small souvenir book, 10 x 15 cm, with green covers containing 23 views of Poland and printed captions in Polish; with printed advertisement for Warsaw stationer J. N. Bronikowski on inside back cover.
Folder 11

Ogólny widok Krakowa z Krzemionek [blank foldout postcard]. 1902

 

Clippings. 1899-1980 and undated

Consists of newspaper and periodical clippings dated from 1899-1980 in English and Polish. There are seven Polish clippings dating from 1940-1951 and undated; the English-language clippings are chiefly from Los Angeles newspapers and relate to Helena Modjeska, including articles about death in 1909.
Folder 12

Clippings (in English). 1899-1922

Folder 13

Clippings (in English and Polish). 1925-1980 and undated

Folders 14-16

Magazines. 1946, 1958, 1971, 1975

Consists of:
  • Orange County Illustrated, January 1975 issue with article "Helena Modjeska-America's Finest Shakespearean Tragedienne" by Tom Williams.
  • Westways, February 1946 issue with article "Out of the Desert Came the Santa Ana ... This is the first American translation of sketches written by the Polish author .... who came to America in 1876 and visited Helena Modjeska in Santiago Canyon" by Henryk Sienkiewicz.
  • Westways, February 1958 issue with article "Shrines for Modjeska" by Raymond M. Holt.
  • Westways, July 1971 issue with article "The Colonial History of Orange County: A Chronicle of Its Early Sects' Life" by Jim Sleeper.
Folder 17

Miscellaneous ephemera and printed materials (7 items). 1959-1982 and undated

Consists of miscellaneous printed items related to Helena Modjeska and/or Poland:
  • Program booklet for "In Memory of Helena Modjeska," Polonia Hall, Los Angeles, California, May 17, 1959, sponsored by the Polish University Club of Los Angeles.
  • "Books and Things" (Summer 1966) newsletter published by Arthur P. and Marion M. Coleman.
  • Flyer for Historical Society of Southern California Orange County trip, October 26, 1974.
  • Invitation to "Poland: The Politics of Misunderstanding," luncheon honoring Jacek Kalabinski, November 3, 1981, Los Angeles World Affairs Council.
  • "Town Hall Journal" newsletter, March 16, 1982, with remarks, "Lessons from the Polish Crisis," by Professor Andrzej Korbonski.
  • "A Modjeska Letter, June 14, 1894, with commentary by Ellen K. Lee," booklet, undated.
  • Typescript transcription of "'To Poland' [poem] by Richard Watson Gilder, On the last return of Helena Modjeska, 1909 ... copied by Jozefa Kudlicka," undated.
Folder 18

Later correspondence. 1971-1982

Consists of:
  • Photocopy of letter from Zdzislaw R. Piskornik, nephew of Helena Goe, to Charles Paittson, 1971 January 19.
  • Photocopies of two letters from Helena Modjeska to Caroline Severance, 1904 January 8 and 1908 September, in envelope postmarked 1976, with return address of Ellen Lee, to Stephanie Opid Holton.
  • 3 letters from Tymon Terlecki to Ellen Lee, 1976 September 14; 1976 October 8; and 1978 March 4.
  • Letter from Ellen Lee to Stephanie Opid Holton, 1978 March 5.
  • 6 letters from Bob (Boguslaw) Marek of Poland and London to Stephanie and Cyril Holton, 1980-1982 and undated, with 13 color snapshot photographs presumably of Stephanie Opid Holton, her husband, Cyril Holton, and Bob, Danuta, and Magda Marek, during a visit to Southern California, 1979.
Box 3

Oversize photograph

 

Montage of 3 photographs of Arden. Undated

37 x 26.5 cm board with pasted photographs captioned "In the Forest of Arden"; "Lake at Arden"; and "The Well," presumably composed for a periodical illustration.
 

Sashes

31 theater-related fabric and crepe sashes or banners, chiefly with printed lettering in Polish and dating from the 1890s to early 1900s. The items vary in size but many measure approximately 18 cm and smaller in height, and chiefly range in length from about 60-150cm and longer.
Box 4

Sashes

 

Chlubie Sztuki Polskieg



English translation: The Pride of Polish Art
 

Redakcya Slowa

Cream sash with black lettering.

English translation: Editorial Board
 

Wdzieczne Koło literacko - artystyczne, we Lwowie 2/11 1902

Red/peach sash with gold lettering; gold fringe on one side. English translation: Grateful Circle Literary - Artistic, in Lwow 2/11 1902
 

Královně V Říši Dramatického Umění

Red/Peach sash with gold lettering.

English translation: To the Queen in the empire of the Dramatic Arts
 

Grono Dziennikarzy Poznańskich

Pink sash with gold lettering; gold tassels at one end. English translation: Group of Poznan journalists
 

Helenie Modrzejewskiej

Cream sash with gold lettering.

English translation: Helena Modjeska
 

Artyści sceny teatru hr. Skarbka

Pink sash with gold lettering.

English translation: Stage Artists of Count Skarbek Theatre
 

Od sceny poznańskiej 12. II. 03. E. Ryger

Short pink sash with gold lettering.

English translation: From Stage of Poznan 12 II [19]03 E. Ryger [Rygier was a director]
 

Dyrekcja Teatru Krakowskiego

Short pink sash with gold lettering (may have been cut from one above).

English translation: Directors of Krakow Theatre
 

Helenie Modrzejewskiej, Akademicy Lwowscy 1874

Short cream sash with gold lettering.
 

Chlubie Narodu Polskiego „Warszawa"

Cream sash with gold lettering; gold fringe on one side. English translation: To [artist who is] glory of Polish Nation. Warsaw
 

Wielkiej Artystce Jozefostwo Kotarbinscy

Cream sash with gold lettering and leaf patch sewn on end with gold lettering: "C. Michalska Fleuriste, Cracovie Szewska 23 Tel. 364."

English translation: To Great Artist Mr. and Mrs. Kotarbinski
 

[Cream colored sash with lettering too faded to be legible]

Box 5

Sashes (continued)

 

[Red sash with no lettering]

 

Wielkiej artystce o wielkien sercu-

Cream-colored sash with one red border and gold lettering. English translation: Great artist of great heart
 

Łódź, 5 Marca 1891

Cream-colored sash with black/gold lettering.

English translation: Lodz, 5 March 1891
 

Helenie Modrzejewskiej

Cream-colored sash with gold lettering.

English translation: Helena Modjeska
 

Helenie Modrzejewskiej

Short pink-colored sash with black lettering.

English translation: Helena Modjeska
 

Helenie Modrzejewskiej, Sławie imienia Polskiego w dziedzinie sztuki

Cream-colored sash with gold letttering.

English translation: Helena Modjeska, Fame of Polish name in the field of art
 

Wielkiej Polce-Artystce

Cream-colored sash with gold/black lettering.

English translation: Great Polish Artist
 

Hold Podola

Cream-colored sash (fragment) with gold lettering, gold design, and three gold tassels at one end.

English translation: Tribute from Podola
 

Wdowód Wdzięczności

Red sash with gold lettering; red fringe on one end. English translation: Proof of appreciation
 

Dublińczycy

Thinner red sash with faded gold lettering.

English translation: Dubliners
 

Dyrekcja Teatru

Red and white bi-color sash with gold lettering. English translation: Theater director
 

N.D. 19-4 1891

Thin cream-colored sash with gold lettering.

English translation: N.D. 19-4 1891
 

W hołdzie-Czytelnia Akademicka.

Cream-colored sash with gold lettering.

English translation: In tribute to the Academic Reading Room
 

Wdzięczna młodziez Dublańska

Cream-colored sash with gold lettering.

English translation: Grateful young Dublany
 

Oczekiwanemu Gościowi

Cream-colored sash with gold/black lettering.

English translation: Expected guest
 

Komitet pomników Królikowskiego I Żółkiewskiego.

Cream-colored sash with gold lettering.

English translation: Committee of monuments of Krolikowski and Żółkiewskiego.
 

Klub Polski W Pradze

Cream-colored sash with silver lettering and silver fringe on one end.

English translation: Polish Club in Prague
 

Marie Stewart: Adrienne: Constance: Rosalind

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