Natacha Rambova papers, circa 1955-1965
210 items ; 3 containers ; 1 linear foot -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Actress, cinematic designer, and spiritualist. Typewritten monographs and notes, together with prints and photographs reflecting Rambova's research in Egyptology and cosmology under the auspices of the Bollingen Foundation.
Margaret Webster papers, 1837-1974
7,000 items ; 28 containers ; 11 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Actress, theatrical producer, author, and lecturer. Correspondence, family papers, prompt copies of plays and operas, musical scores, set and staging diagrams, articles, lectures, research material, scrapbooks of clippings, printed material, photographs, and othner papers consisting primarily of material used by Webster in compiling two family biographies and reflecting her theatrical career.
Minnie Maddern Fiske and Harrison Grey Fiske papers, 1818-1955
18,000 items ; 114 containers plus 12 oversize and 1 artifact ; 50 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Actress (Minnie Maddern Fiske) and theater manager (Harrison Grey Fiske). Correspondence, play scripts, prompt books, playbills, box office receipts and invoices, financial and legal papers, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, broadsides, illustrations, drawings, certificates, set design drawings and blue prints, and drafts of plays, speeches, and articles written by Minnie Maddern...
Rosamond Pinchot papers, 1918-1955
100 items ; 2 containers plus 3 oversize ; 2.8 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Actress. Address book, correspondence, diary, photographs, printed matter, and scrapbooks relating to the life and acting career of Rosamond Pinchot.
Maude Adams papers, 1925-1956
19 items ; 2 containers ; 0.6 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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American stage actress, writer, educator. Annotated typescripts and mimeographed copies of Adams's unpublished autobiography, writings relating to the study of acting, a commencement address, notes for a proposed radio program, a religious play, and the corrected typescript of Phyllis Robbins's biography, Maude Adams, An Intimate Portrait.
Lillian Gish papers, 1829-1978
9,750 items ; 25 containers plus 1 artifact ; 10.8 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Actress. Chiefly synopses of silent films and scripts of plays, films, and television productions in which Gish did not appear; scripts, some annotated, for productions in which she did perform; letters received by Gish; and legal files.
Jennie Lorenz collection relating to Charlotte Cushman, 1830-1960
1,750 items ; 5 containers ; 2.5 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Educator. Correspondence, research notes, reproductions of correspondence and portraits, and printed materials relating to Lorenz's research on the life of actress Charlotte Cushman.
Charlotte Cushman papers, 1823-1941
10,000 items ; 21 containers plus 1 oversize ; 5.5 linear feet ; 1 microfilm reel -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Actress. Correspondence; biographical and genealogical material; annotated scripts and texts of plays, poetry, and readings; newspaper clippings; reviews; and souvenir programs relating chiefly to Cushman's career in the theater.
Eva Le Gallienne papers, 1875-1993
9,000 items ; 65 containers plus 6 oversize ; 27 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Actress, theatrical director and producer, author, and translator. Correspondence, diaries, family papers, speeches and writings, translations, production scripts, programs and playbills, press clippings, appointment books and biographical material documenting Le Gallienne's theatrical career.
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Anna E. Dickinson papers, 1859-1951
10,000 items ; 29 containers plus 2 oversize ; 12.4 linear feet ; 25 microfilm reels -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lecturer, reformer, actress, and author. Correspondence, speeches, writings, plays, legal files, financial papers, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and printed material relating to Dickinson's activities on behalf of abolition and women's rights and suffrage and to her career in the theater.