BIB_ID
225126
Accession number
MA 5133.1-21
Display Date
1914-1916 and undated.
Credit line
Purchased in honor of Francis S. Mason on the occasion of his tenth anniversary at the Morgan Library, 1985.
Description
21 items (ca. 30 p.)
Provenance
Purchased in honor of Francis S. Mason on the occasion of his tenth anniversary at the Morgan Library in 1985.
Summary
Collection consists of 20 letters: 3 from Isadora Duncan (MA 5133.2-4), including an autograph telegram signed to Sarah Bernheardt; 1 written on Duncan's behalf by her secretary (MA 5133.1); and 16 letters written to Duncan (MA 5133.5-20). Collection also contains 1 printed program for a 1916 dress rehearsal (MA 5133.21). Correspondence is primarily related to Duncan's performances; many letters to her are accepting or declining invitations or praising recently seen performances. Items are cataloged individually in 21 records (MA 5133.1-21); see related records for complete description of each item.
Housed in
Tan marbled paper covered slipcase (31 cm)
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