Frank Connor photographic collection
Collection Overview
This collection includes 70 black and white photographs and postcards of actors and singers collected by Frank Connor, an actor who appeared with many of the people shown in this collection. The majority of the photographs are signed studio portraits, with the subjects often appearing in theatrical costume. Also included is a copy of Inventory of the Frank Connor photographic collection of actors and singers of the early 20th century, which contains biographical information about the people presented in this collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1900s-1940s
Creator
- Connor, Frank A., 1868-1942 (Collector, Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
Extent
1.0 linear feet (1 oversize box)
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2004 by the estate of Frank Connor.
Alternate Form of Materials
Digital reproductions available online in the Lowcountry Digital Library.
Subject
- Belasco, David, 1853-1931 (Person)
- Bellew, Kyrle, 1855-1911 (Person)
- Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923 (Person)
- Blandick, Clara, 1881-1962 (Person)
- Brian, Donald, 1877-1948 (Person)
- Connor, Frank A., 1868-1942 (Person)
- Dowling, Eddie (Person)
- Eltinge, Julian, 1883-1941 (Person)
- Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967 (Person)
- Finney, Jameson Lee, 1863-1911 (Person)
- George, Grace, 1879-1961 (Person)
- Gould, Edith M. Kingdon, -1921 (Person)
- Hadfield, Henry J. (Person)
- Harrison, Mona (Person)
- Holland, Edmund Milton, 1848-1913 (Person)
- Illington, Margaret, 1879-1934 (Person)
- Irish, Annie, -1947 (Person)
- Howard, Kathleen, 1884-1956 (Person)
- Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962 (Person)
- Meymann, William (Person)
- Morris, Clara, 1848-1925 (Person)
- O'Neill, James, 1847-1920 (Person)
- Otis, Elita Proctor, 1851-1927 (Person)
- Gibbs, Robert Paton, -1940 (Person)
- Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931 (Person)
- Perry, Frederick (Person)
- Roberts, Frank (Person)
- Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922 (Person)
- Schumann-Heink, Ernestine, 1861-1936 (Person)
- Warner, Charles, 1846-1909 (Person)
- New Amsterdam Theatre (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
Source
- Estate of Frank Connor (Donor, Organization)
Genre / Form
- Title
- Inventory of the Frank Connor Photographic Collection, 1900s-1940s
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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