Terry (Dame Ellen) Papers, 1885-1916

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Summary

Title:
Dame Ellen Terry Papers,
Dates:
1885-1916
Creators:
Terry, Dame Ellen, 1847-1928
Abstract:
Alice Ellen Terry (1847-1928) acted on the stage as a child and as an adult. She played the leading female parts in all of Henry Irving's productions between 1878 and 1896. The collection consists of correspondence, manuscript materials, ephemera, memorabilia, and photographs related to Dame Ellen Terry.
Extent:
4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Dame Ellen Terry Papers (Collection 643). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, manuscript materials, ephemera, memorabilia, and photographs related to the life of theater actress Dame Ellen Terry. Includes scrapbook of picture postcards, ca. 1900.

Biographical / historical:

Alice Ellen Terry was born February 27, 1847; her parents, Benjamin Terry and Sarah Ballard, were actors; her first stage appearance was as Mamillius in Charles Kean's production of The Winter's Tale, 1856; acted on the stage as a child and as an adult, and she played the leading female parts in all of Henry Irving's productions between 1878 and 1896; in 1903, she produced two plays which were not successful; toured and lectured on Shakespeare, 1910-15; her last stage appearance was in Walter de la Mare's Crossings, 1925; married and later separated from George Frederic Watts, Charles Clavering Wardell, and James Usselmann; had two children, Edward Gordon Craig and Edith Craig; died July 21, 1928.

Acquisition information:
Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, purchase, 1951. Olive Percival, purchase.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Correspondence.
  2. Manuscripts.
  3. Presentation copies.
  4. Ephemera.
  5. Memorabilia.
  6. Photographs and postcards.
  7. Additions.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Charlotte Payne; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 2002
Date Encoded:
Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, March 2000 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

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, Department of 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], Dame Ellen Terry Papers (Collection 643). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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