Renee Prahar collection of Richard Mansfield memorabilia
Summary
Includes photographs of Mansfield (some inscribed by Mansfield to Prahar); pencil drawings by Mansfield; playbills and programs; clippings; and a manuscript diary / itinerary book kept by Prahar while on tour in 1900 and 1901. Also includes a scrapbook of clippings relating to Prahar's sculpture career, 1922.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within circa 1892-1922
Language of Materials
In English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Biographical / Historical
Renee Irene Prahar was an American actress in Mansfield's traveling company from 1900 until his death in 1907. She was later a noted sculptor.
Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Physical Location
B
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Melanie Wisner, 2020.
- Title
- Prahar, Renee, 1880-1962, collector. Renee Prahar collection of Richard Mansfield memorabilia, circa 1892-1922 (2006MT-184): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04295
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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