Bright (Reginald G.) Papers, 1890-1940

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Title:: Reginald Golding Bright Papers,
Dates:: 1890-1940
Creators:: Bright, Reginald Golding, d.1941
Abstract:: Reginald Golding Bright (d. 1941) was from a theatrical family. The collection consists of correspondence from dramatists, actors and actresses, producers, managers, critics, and publishers to Bright, a London theatrical agent.
Extent:: 2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Reginald Golding Bright Papers (Collection 736). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of 682 manuscripts, mostly correspondence from theatrical personalities: dramatists, actors and actresses, producers, managers, critics, and publishers to Reginald Golding Bright, a London theatrical agent. Correspondents include Brian Aherne, J.M. Barrie, John Barrymore, Fay Compton, Gordon Craig, Eugene O'Neill, Sybil Thorndike, and Ellen Terry.
Biographical / historical:: Bright was from a theatrical family; his brother Addison Bright was J.M. Barrie's agent; in 1901 Bright married George Egerton (Mary Chavelita), playwright; he died in 1941.
Physical location:: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Esther Vécsey; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai
Date Prepared:: © 2002
Date Encoded:: Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, September 2001 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Alight Tsai.

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Restrictions:: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Terms of access:: Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Reginald Golding Bright Papers (Collection 736). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Location of this collection:: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US