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Manuscripts

Photographs

Description

Primarily studio portraits of actors and actresses, dancers, singers, musicians, composers, conductors, and other individuals associated with the performing arts. Many photographs are signed with inscriptions to Lynden E. Behymer. Miscellaneous and unidentified images are located at the end of each size range. All boxes contain photographs except for Box 344, which holds an empty ornate photograph album.

Please note that this series contains historical images and language that library users may find harmful, offensive, or inappropriate.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1870s-1930s
Call number
mssBehymer
Creator
Behymer, Lynden Ellsworth(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Lynden E. Behymer (Minetta Sparks), December 1948.
Gift of Mrs. Lynden E. Behymer (Minetta Sparks), June 1952.
Gift of California State University, Northridge, May 1976.
Gift of Music Center Operating Company, September 1993.
Gift of Arvonne Behymer Degenfelder, March 2015.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
RESTRICTED. Box 206. Closed to researchers due to the fragility of the mediums of the drawings and sketches.
RESTRICTED. Box 344. Item contains broken glass, closed to researchers until conservation work is completed.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
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