06566cpcaa2201177 a 4500 mm2003084949 DLC 20260227111729.0 cr ||||||||||| 030107|||||||||||| eng mm2003084949 DLC DLC dacs DLC eng arm rus L lcmd Mamoulian, Rouben. Rouben Mamoulian papers, 1740-1987 (bulk 1906-1987). 59,000 items. 209 containers plus 48 oversize and 12 artifacts. 102 linear feet. Arranged in 9 series. Series 1: Family and Personal File, 1889-1987; Series 2: Diaries and Diary Notes, 1916-1987; Series 3: General Correspondence, 1921-1987; Series 4: Productions and Projects, 1922-1987; Series 5: Speeches and Writings, circa 1911-1986; Series 6: Subject File, 1900-1987; Series 7: Miscellany, 1740-1974; Series 8: Oversize, 1813-1986; and Series 9: Artifacts, 1929-1986. Open to research. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, scripts, production material, family papers, scrapbooks, printed matter, memorabilia and other papers relating to Mamoulian's career as a theatrical and film director and to his personal life. Includes files for film and theater productions spanning Mamoulian's entire career. Documents his Armenian heritage and contacts with other Armenians; interactions with individuals involved in the arts and entertainment of the twentieth century; innovations in sound, camera technique, and the use of color in film; participation in film festivals and retrospectives of his work; and association with the Directors Guild of America, Eastman School of Dance and Dramatic Action, Eastman School of Music, and Theatre Guild. Also documents the career of his mother, Virginie Mamoulian, as actress and director of the Armenian theater in Tiflis (T'bilisi, Georgia); his parent's activities in the Armenian community in California; the career of his wife and portrait artist, Azadia Mamoulian; and Mamoulian's interests including cats and pressed flowers. Individuals represented include Maxwell Anderson, Fred Astaire, Pearl Bailey, Richard Bennett, Cyd Charisse, Maurice Chevalier, Jan Clayton, Gary Cooper, Linda Darnell, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Alfred Drake, Todd Duncan, Irene Dunne, Nanette Fabray, Greta Garbo, George Gershwin, Georgette Harvey, June Havoc, Ben Hecht, William Holden, Miriam Hopkins, Paul Horgan, Elissa Landi, Alfred Lunt, Ida Lupino, Charles MacArthur, Jeannette MacDonald, Fredric March, Nazimova, Tyrone Power, John Raitt, Joan Roberts, Mickey Rooney, William Saroyan, Randolph Scott, Elizabeth Taylor, Gene Tierney, H.G. Wells, and Tennessee Williams. Audiovisual material and motion picture stills transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Mamoulian's book collection transferred to Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Some photographs, photograph albums, posters, and other illustrated matter transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Theatrical and film director. Born 1897; died 1987. Collection material in English, with Armenian and Russian. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010225 Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959. Astaire, Fred. Bailey, Pearl. Bennett, Richard, 1873-1944. Charisse, Cyd. Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972. Clayton, Jan. Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961. Darnell, Linda, 1921-1965. Davis, Bette, 1908-1989. Dietrich, Marlene. Drake, Alfred, 1914-1992. Duncan, Todd. Dunne, Irene, 1898-1990. Fabray, Nanette. Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990. Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Harvey, Georgette. Havoc, June. Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964. Holden, William, 1918-1981. Hopkins, Miriam, 1902-1972. Horgan, Paul, 1903-1995. Landi, Elissa, 1904-1948. Lunt, Alfred. Lupino, Ida, 1918-1995. MacArthur, Charles, 1895-1956. MacDonald, Jeanette, 1903-1965. Mamoulian, Azadia. Mamoulian, Virginie. March, Fredric, 1897-1975. Nazimova, 1879-1945. Power, Tyrone, 1869-1931. Raitt, John, 1917-2005. Roberts, Joan, 1917-2012. Rooney, Mickey. Saroyan, William, 1908-1981. Scott, Randolph, 1898-1987. Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011. Tierney, Gene. Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. Directors Guild of America. Eastman School of Dance and Dramatic Action. Eastman School of Music. Theatre Guild. Armenian Americans. Armenians Social life and customs. Armenians California. Armenians United States. Arts. Cats. Colors in motion pictures. Film festivals. Flowers Collection and preservation. Performing arts. Motion picture cameras. Motion picture industry. Motion pictures. Motion pictures Production and direction. Portrait painting. Sound in motion pictures. Theater. Theater Production and direction. Theater Georgia (Republic) Tʻbilisi. Motion picture directors. itoamc Theatrical directors. itoamc Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010225 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010225.3 44664 44664