Elizabeth Hacker Valentine Louden papers
Scope and Contents
The Elizabeth Hacker Valentine Louden Papers consist of diaries, photographs, a scrapbook, correspondence, clippings, playbills, a framed portrait painting, and other printed material, regarding the personal and professional life of American actress Elizabeth Hacker Valentine Louden.
Dates
- 1836 - 1967
- Majority of material found within 1887 - 1967
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Oversize box 3 contains Restricted fragile material. Reference surrogates have been substituted in the main files. For further information consult the appropriate curator.
Conditions Governing Use
The Elizabeth Hacker Valentine Louden Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Bradford S. Lamb, 2007.
Arrangement
Organized into four series: I. Diaries, 1932, 1950-1955. II. Photographs, 1887-circa 1965. III. Other Papers, 1912-1962. IV. Printed Material, 1836, 1897-1967.
Extent
2.42 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The Elizabeth Hacker Valentine Louden Papers consist of diaries, photographs, a scrapbook, correspondence, clippings, playbills, a portrait painting of Louden, and other printed material, regarding the personal and professional life of American actress Elizabeth Hacker Valentine Louden.
Elizabeth Hacker Valentine Louden (1877-1971)
Elizabeth Hacker Valentine Louden, American actress. Louden was born in Brooklyn on March 16, 1877, attended Cornell University, and married Irishman Thomas Louden in 1911. She was active in the suffrage movement during the 1910s, while still appearing on stage regularly, often in Shakespearean roles. She had small parts in film roles between 1939 and 1965. She died on July 23, 1971 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
Processing Information
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The collection received preliminary processing at the time of acquisition. Further organization, rehousing, and description were carried out in 2013.
The collection is comprised of material formerly classed as: Uncat MSS 927.
Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, folder titles are supplied by staff during basic processing.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Title
- Guide to the Elizabeth Hacker Valentine Louden Papers
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- February 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
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