Sarah Bernhardt, 1844-1923
Literary File, Photography Collection
15 items
Acquisition: Internal transfers
Access: Open for research
Processed by: Susan McClellan and Mary Foster, 2006
RLIN Record ID: None
Table of Contents
Scope and Contents
The Sarah Bernhardt Literary File consists of 15 photographs, most of which are images of or pertaining to the actress Rachel (a.k.a. Elisa Felix). An index at the end of this guide lists photographers whose work is featured in this file. Further descriptions of some items are available in a card catalog in the repository.This file forms a part of the Literary File Collection, which is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally include portraits and images collected by or of those figures.
*Items are located at PH:LF:Bernhardt, S., unless otherwise indicated.
Item List
| Container | Accession / P No. | Description |
| * | P4-P11 | Portraits of Rachel, some of which show her in costume portraying various characters (P4-P7 are copy prints; P8-P11 are photographic reproductions of portraits in other media). |
| * | P12 | Photographic reproduction of a book illustration of Le Comte Walewski (father of a natural son with Rachel). |
| * | P13 | Photographic reproduction of an engraving of Le Comte Walewski. |
| * | P14 | Portrait of Joseph-Isadore Simpson (Rachel's teacher). |
| * | P15 | Portrait of the poet José-Maria de Heredia. |
| * | P17 | Copy print of a group portrait (by Charles Barenne & Cie.) of 2 men and 3 women, all unidentified. |
| * | P18 | Photographic reproduction of a pastel sketch of an unidentified boy. |
| NV:LF Boxes | P13 | Badly degraded 8"x10" diacetate copy negative which correspondends to P13. |
Index of Photographers
Goupil & Cie.--P14
(Last modified: 28 June 2007)
Reference queries to: photography@hrc.utexas.edu
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