Bernardine Szold-Fritz performing arts collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of performing arts materials collected by American journalist Bernardine Szold-Fritz. Materials are primarily composed of clippings about the career of her daughter, theatre actress Rosemary Carver. Other items present include headshots of various actresses, Carver’s contracts, telegrams, photographs, and playbills, and a folder with writings on American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. Headshots are inscribed to Edith Breckenridge. This collection was originally part of the Special Collections Performing Arts 100 series.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1920s-1941
Creator
- Szold-Fritz, Bernardine (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 cin@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
Bernardine Szold-Fritz (1896-1982) was an American stage actress turned journalist and theatre producer. She lived in London and Paris and traveled extensively throughout India and China. She established the International Art Theater in Shanghai, China and was a Paris correspondent for The New Yorker before establishing her “Hollywood salon” which brought together leading literary and artistic personalities of the era.
Extent
0.44 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of performing arts materials collected by American journalist Bernardine Szold-Fritz. Materials are primarily composed of clippings about the career of her daughter, theatre actress Rosemary Carver.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Bernardine Szold-Fritz in 1972 and from the Szold-Fritz estate, February 1982.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Bernardine Szold-Fritz performing arts collection
- 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
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu