Manuscripts
Unidentified photographs
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Photographs
Manuscripts
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.
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Unidentified photographs and miscellaneous
Manuscripts
Scenes from plays; theatres and auditoriums; and over 50 photographs of the Pacific Southwest Exposition, Long Beach, California, 1928. Several images show individuals dressed in costume representing varying nationalities.
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Unidentified photographs
Manuscripts
This collection contains personal papers, business records, correspondence, photographs, prints, and ephemera that relate to Los Angeles theatre impresario, Lynden E. Behymer. The materials date from approximately 1850 to 1998, with the bulk of the collection ranging from the 1910s to 1940s. A small portion of the collection consists of biographical information about Behymer and his family. The Personal and biographical materials series contains albums, scrapbooks, clippings, and correspondence relating to Behymer's birthdays, tributes, and other celebratory events. Of note in the collection are the Business records and Correspondence series. The materials primarily relate to Behymer's involvement in managing musicians, actors, actresses, dancers, singers, theatres, and organizations in the music and entertainment industry in California and abroad. Included are approximately 2,400 pieces of correspondence with organizations such as the California Grand Opera Company, the Chicago Grand Opera Company, the Los Angeles Repertory Theatre, the Merola Opera Company, and the San Francisco Opera Association. Formats consist of account books, ledgers, receipt books, agreements, contracts, correspondence, and notes by Behymer. A significant portion of the collection consists of programs, which are organized by theatre programs, movie theatre programs, and souvenir programs. Theatre programs are one of the largest series in the collection, and consist of theatres based in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, as well as other states and international countries. Many of these theatres (Grand Opera House, Los Angeles Theatre, Burbank Theatre, Philharmonic Auditorium, Chicago Opera House, etc.) are also represented in the Press clippings and Theatre scrapbooks series. Souvenir programs are incorporated into the Music, dance, and drama series as they primarily pertain to performers and musicians such as: Anna Pavlova, Ballets Russes, Ruth St. Denis, La Argentina (Antonia Mercé y Luque), Trudi Schoop, Sarah Bernhardt, Helena Modjeska, Mei Lan-Fang, Ignace Jan Paderewski, and many others. Additional materials in the Music, dance, and drama series include librettos, prompt books, plays, poetry, sheet music, and correspondence with various music organizations and clubs. The collection also contains approximately 3,000 photographs of performers and performances. The photographs range from signed portrait photographs, to play and set designs, musicians on stage, and some press photographs of the Behymer family at events and premieres. A small number of prints, drawings, and ephemera are also found in the collection. They include Behymer's personalized book plates and stationery, travel tickets, memorabilia, invitations, celebrity signatures, business cards, travel guides, postcard albums, greeting cards, drawings, prints by Alfred Frueh and Max Reinhardt, and costume designs.
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Musician publicity photographs
Manuscripts
Includes photographs of: Marian Anderson, Eleanor Steber, Amelita Galli-Curci, Jussi Bjoerling, Helen Jepson, Blanche Thebom, and other musicians.
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Scenes from plays and miscellaneous
Manuscripts
Includes an unidentified minstrel show on stage.
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Performances and photocollages
Manuscripts
Mostly images of performers on stage before audiences or photocollages made for promotional purposes. Includes Nino Martini; Lawrence Tibbett; Amelita Galli-Curci; Yehudi Menuhin; Junior Orchestra of Los Angeles (1936); National Baptist Convention Chorus, Los Angeles (1937); Los Angeles Theatre Season managers and treasurers photocollage featuring L. E. Behymer (1903-1904); photocollages for Behymer's Philharmonic courses featuring various performers (1900s).
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