Manuscripts

Hugo Rumbold, d. 1932: contract for "La Argentinita," 2 pieces, (1927, June)

Description: partly in Spanish.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1878-1959.
Call number: mssZA
Creator: Akins, Zoë (1886-1958)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Zoë Akins, March 1952.; Gift of Zoë Akins, July 1952.; Acquired from Estate of Zoë Akins, May 1961.; Gift of Henry O'Neil. January 1978.; Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin, January 1982.; Gift of Occidental College Library, December 1986.; Gift of R.E. Evans,
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Hugo Rumbold, d. 1932: dunning letters, 9 pieces, (1927-1930)

Manuscripts

The collection consists of the personal and business papers of Zoë Akins (1886-1958). It includes correspondence with various literary, theatrical and motion picture figures of the first half of the twentieth century. There are also manuscripts of novels, plays, poems, short stories, outlines for plays, and articles. There is also correspondence related to her husband, Hugo Rumbold (d. 1932), and the Rumbold family. The collection also contains various photographs, manuscripts by others, and various business papers (including agreements, accounts, contracts, copyrights, and receipts). Correspondents represented in the collection include: Aline Barnsdall, Ethel Barrymore, Carlo Beuf, Billie Burke, Willa Cather, George Cukor, Patterson Greene, Sir Gerald Grove, William Harris, Carl Hovey, Jobyna Howland, Orrick Johns, George S. Kaufman, Alice Kauser, Sonya Levien, Anita Loos, Amy Lowell, W. Somerset Maugham, H.L. Mencken, Harry Moses, Kay Nielsen, George O'Neil, Max Pfeffer, Rosamond Pinchot, Una Pope-Hennessey, William Marion Reedy, Lady Etheldred Rumbold, Sir Horace Rumbold, Hugo Rumbold, David Selznick, Edward Sheldon, Sara Teasdale, Harriet Ware, Edith Wharton, John Hall Wheelock.

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Hugo Rumbold, d. 1932: estate, 4 pieces, (1932-1933)

Manuscripts

letters are addressed to Zoë Akins.

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Matos, José de la Peña. 2 letters to Hugo Rumbold, d. 1932, (1927), Madrid (Spain)

Manuscripts

In Spanish.

ZA 5275- 5276.

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Clippings: Hugo Rumbold, d. 1932: "The Right to Kill," 2 pieces, (1915)

Manuscripts

mssZA

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Hugo Rumbold, d. 1932: business affairs & contracts: letters, cables, and lists, 33 pieces, (1923-1932)

Manuscripts

mssZA

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Clippings: Hugo Rumbold, d. 1932, 13 piece, ([before 1932 Dec.])

Manuscripts

mssZA

Hugo Rumbold, d. 1932: contract for "La Argentinita," 2 pieces, (1927, June)

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