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Prints and drawings

Description

Box 203, Folders 1-2 contain pen and ink illustrations and prints of various theatrical costumes. Box 203, Folder 3 contains miscellaenous pen and ink illustrations. Box 203, Folder 4 contains photographs of various stage and set designs.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1900-1940s
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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