Samuel Colt Barrymore family collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2018

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This small collection contains miscellaneous items related to the Barrymore family of actors primarily collected by Samuel Colt (died 1986), the son of Ethel Barrymore, dating from 1911 to 1959. Materials include miscellaneous pieces of ephemera, photographs, clippings and magazines about the Barrymores; two copies of a typed manuscript "The Shakespeare Club" by Lionel Barrymore; and a 1959 letter from George L. Howe to Ethel Barrymore. Box 2 contains oversize materials consisting of etchings by Lionel Barrymore; an original music score by Lionel Barrymore; the published piano score for Lerner Berners’ "A Wedding Bouquet" (1936); and oversize press and a photograph. Some of the items were added to the collection later from other sources.

Dates

1911 - 1959

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.

Extent

2.31 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This small collection contains miscellaneous items related to the Barrymore family of actors primarily collected by Samuel Colt (died 1986), the son of Ethel Barrymore, dating from 1911 to 1959.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The bulk of the collection was the gift of Samuel Colt, January 1968. The carbon copy of the manuscript of "The Shakespeare Club" by Lionel Barrymore was the gift of Maynard Smith, June 26, 1968. Some Barrymore ephemera and photographs were purchased by Stephen Hansen for the USC Barrymore Family exhibit, Spring 2009. Four etchings were the gift of Ned Comstock. Acquisition information noted on folders when available.