Le Gallienne, Eva, 1899-1991 mixed material monographic eng dan 16,075 89 7 37.2 Arranged in nine series. Series 1: Diaries, 1917-1983; Series 2: Family Papers, 1892-1991; Series 3: Correspondence, 1908-1990; Series 4: Professional File, 1911-1989; Series 5: Speeches and Writings, 1926-1982; Series 6: Miscellany, 1875-1993; Series 7: 2016 Addition, 1823-1997; Series 8: 2025 Addition, 1938-1984; and Series 9: Oversize, 1926-1986. Correspondence, diaries, family papers, speeches and writings, translations, production scripts, programs and playbills, press clippings, appointment books, biographical material, awards, photographs, and other papers documenting Eva Le Gallienne's theatrical career. Includes material relating to plays in which she appeared or directed or produced; the Civic Repertory Theatre, an acting company she founded in New York, N.Y., in 1926 to produce classic plays at popular prices; her work in other repertory companies on stage and in films and television; her admiration for actresses Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonara Duse; her English translations of plays by Anton Chekov and Henrik Ibsen and stories by Hans Christian Andersen and Carl Ewald; and the Tony Award she received in 1964. Other persons represented include Constance Collier, Marion Gunnar Evenson, Josephine Hutchinson, Nazimova, Margaret Webster, and Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist. Also includes papers of her parents, Danish journalist Julie Nørregaard Le Gallienne and British poet and novelist Richard Le Gallienne. Includes letters from her half-sister, Hesper Le Gallienne Hutchinson, describing conditions in England while living there during World War II. Open to research. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Eva Le Gallienne Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Gift, Eloise Armen, literary executor, 1997-2011. Gift, Rebecca Armen Lyman, 2014. Gift, Westport Library, Westport, Connecticut, 2017. Actress, theatrical director and producer, author, and translator. Born in England; emigrated to the United States in 1915. Collection material in English and Danish. Sheet music transferred to Library of Congress Music Division. Some photographs and sketches transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Audio and video recordings transferred to Recorded Sound Section and Moving Image Section, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006022 Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875 Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923 Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 Collier, Constance, 1878-1955 Duse, Eleonora, 1858-1924 Evenson, Marion Gunnar. Ewald, Carl, 1856-1908 Hutchinson, Hesper Le Gallienne, 1893-1970 Correspondence Hutchinson, Josephine, 1903-1998 Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 Nazimova, 1879-1945 Webster, Margaret, 1905-1972 Zimbalist, Mary Louise Curtis Bok, 1876-1970 Civic Repertory Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Drama Motion pictures Repertory theater Theater New York State New York Tony Awards World War, 1939-1945 England Actresses Authors Theatrical directors Theatrical producers Translators Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home Le Gallienne, Julie Nørregaard, 1863-1942 Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947 (DLC)2010634628 MSS84002 mm 97084002 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms006022 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms006022.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006022 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006022.3 dacs DLC 970327 20260722192508.2 5811671 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng