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Lady Burton play scripts

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2549

Scope and Contents

This collection includes 13 books of plays belonging to actor Henry Sedley along with 4 other plays. Sedley’s books have lines marked for the characters portrayed by the actor.

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1850s-1924
  • Creation: 1874
  • Creation: 1924

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Isabel Burton (1831-1896), later known as Lady Burton, was an English writer and adventurer. She was the wife and partner of Sir Richard Frances Burton.

Extent

0.44 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection includes 13 books of plays belonging to actor Henry Sedley along with 4 other plays.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, March 26, 1963.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Lady Burton play scripts
Status
Minimally Processed
Author
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2022 April
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

Contact:
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Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States