Inventory of the Theatre Actor Dramatic Prints Collection

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        <titleproper>Inventory of the Theatre Actor Dramatic Prints Collection
                    <num>MS581</num>
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        <author>Finding aid prepared by Audra Eagle</author>
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      <publicationstmt>
        <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher>
        <address>
          <addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline>
          <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109</addressline>
          <addressline>336 758-5755</addressline>
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        <date>June 2010</date>
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      <creation>This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit
                <date>2013-01-16T12:09-0500</date>
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      <unittitle>Theatre Actor Dramatic Prints (Engravings) Collection</unittitle>
      <unitid>MS581</unitid>
      <repository>
        <corpname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname>
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      <physdesc>
        <extent>3.0 linear feet</extent>
        <extent>287 intaglio prints in 4 half letter document boxes and 2 legal document boxes.</extent>
      </physdesc>
      <unitdate normal="1770/1840" type="inclusive">1770-1840</unitdate>
      <abstract id="ref1" label="Abstract">The collection consists of 287 intaglio prints (primarily engravings and etchings) of British and American theatre actors, mostly portraits or the actors in character. Eight prints are framed and were displayed in the Wake Forest University Theatre Department.</abstract>
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    <odd id="ref10">
      <head>Note on Descriptive Information</head>
      <p>In many cases, Lillian Arvilla Hall's Catalogue of Engraved Dramatic Portraits in the Theatre Collection of the Harvard College Library (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1932) is the source for the identification of many of the performers.</p>
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    <scopecontent id="ref9">
      <head>Scope and Contents</head>
      <p>The collection represents a range of popular British and American theatre actors, including Shakespearean performers. Performers are portrayed in busts, half- to full-length portraits, scenes from plays, or in dramatic character. Actors, playwrights, dancers, theatrical managers, and popular performers are represented. Prints in the collection date from circa 1770 to 1840 and include engravings and etchings.</p>
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    <processinfo id="ref8">
      <head>Processing Information</head>
      <p>Collection arranged and described by Rebecca Petersen and Audra Eagle, 2010.</p>
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    <prefercite id="ref7">
      <head>Preferred Citation</head>
      <p>Theatre Actor Dramatic Prints Collection, MS 581, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p>
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    <custodhist id="ref5">
      <head>Custodial History</head>
      <p>Origin of the collection is unknown but presumed to be assembled by library or college staff before 1990. Framed prints were hung in the Theatre Department prior to 1976.</p>
    </custodhist>
    <accessrestrict id="ref4">
      <head>Access Note</head>
      <p>Collection is open to research.</p>
    </accessrestrict>
    <arrangement id="ref2">
      <head>Arrangement</head>
      <p>The collection is arranged alphabetically by performer last name in three sets. A set of prints of Shakespearean theatre actors begins with image number 238. Framed engravings are alphabetical by performer last name.</p>
    </arrangement>
    <prefercite id="ref11">
      <head>Preferred Citation</head>
      <p>Theatre Actor Dramatic Prints Collection, MS 581, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p>
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      <genreform source="lcsh">Actors--Great Britain--Portraits--1775-1875</genreform>
      <genreform source="lcsh">Actors--United States--Portraits--1775-1875 </genreform>
      <genreform source="aat">intaglio printing</genreform>
      <genreform source="lcsh">Shakespearean actors and actresses</genreform>
      <genreform source="lcsh">Theatrical managers--Portraits--1775-1875 </genreform>
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