Adeline De Walt Reynolds collection
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, periodicals, and a trophy related to the career of American actress Adeline De Walt Reynolds (1862-1961) which date from the 1930s to around 1960. Photographs are primarily film stills and actor headshots. Scrapbooks include candid photographs, professional photographs, and clippings. There is material related to Reynolds' daughter Mary Reynolds Adams who performed on the radio program "One Man's Family" (1956-1959) and a still book from "The Tuttles of Tahiti" (RKO, 1942).
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within circa 1930s-1960s
Creator
- Reynolds, Adeline de Walt, 1862-1961 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Adeline De Walt Reynolds (1862-1961) was an American actress who began her acting career at the age of 78. She was the oldest member of the Screen Actors Guild at the age of 98 during her last performance. She was active in film and television from 1940 to 1960.
Extent
15.375 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, periodicals, and a trophy related to the career of American actress Adeline De Walt Reynolds (1862-1961), which date from the 1930s to around 1960.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mary Adams, August 9, 1973.
Processing Information
This collection is not fully processed. Papers and photographs have been arranged and put into folders.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Adeline De Walt Reynolds collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Brandon Werts for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 January
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu