Barrymore (Ethel) papers, 1946-1976, bulk 1946-1956

Collection context

Summary

Dates:
1946-1976, bulk 1946-1956
Creators:
Barrymore, Ethel
Abstract:
The collection contains clippings, correspondence, financial papers, a contract, material regarding Ethel Barrymore's autobiography, a caricature, a lithograph of a drawing by Lionel Barrymore, and disc recordings of a 1949 radio tribute to Ethel Barrymore.
Extent:
1 linear ft. of papers
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Ethel Barrymore papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains clippings, correspondence, financial papers, a contract, material regarding Ethel Barrymore's autobiography, a caricature, a lithograph of a drawing by Lionel Barrymore, and disc recordings of a 1949 radio tribute to Ethel Barrymore.

Biographical / historical:

Ethel Barrymore was an American actress. She was nominated for four Academy Awards, and received an Oscar for best supporting actress for NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART (1944).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Eleanore Phillips Colt, 1995.
Arrangement:

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Actresses
Names:
Barrymore, Ethel

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Catalogued by Johnson, Doug; Catalogued by Sherk, Warren
Date Prepared:
Published January 2023
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Ahn, Stella. Date of source: January 3, 2023.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Available by appointment only.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.

Preferred citation:

Ethel Barrymore papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Location of this collection:
333 S. La Cienega Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211, US
Contact:
(310) 247-3036 extension 2226