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Guide to the Dame Judith Anderson Collection, ca. 1915-1980s

processed by David C. Tambo; machine-readable finding aid created by Xiuzhi Zhou Department of Special Collections Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Phone: (805) 893-3062 Fax: (805) 893-5749 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/speccoll.html © 2000 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Guide to the Dame Judith PA Mss 6 1 Anderson Collection, ca. 1915-1980s Guide to the Dame Judith Anderson Collection, ca. 1915-1980s

Collection number: PA Mss 6

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Contact Information: Department of Special Collections Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Phone: (805) 893-3062 Fax: (805) 893-5749 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/speccoll.html Processors: Preliminary arrangement and description by David C. Tambo Date Completed: 4/23/98 Encoded by: Xiuzhi Zhou © 2000 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary Title: Dame Judith Anderson Collection, Date (inclusive): ca. 1915-1980s Collection number: PA Mss 6 Creator: Anderson, Dame Judith Extent: 20 lin. ft. (49 boxes and 2 artifacts) Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Shelf location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog. Abstract: The collection includes papers of the Australian born actress noted for her stage, radio, and television work, particularly her Shakespearean roles. The collection includes scripts, photographs, scrapbooks, and correspondence. Language: English. Provenance [see coll. files.] Restrictions None. Publication Rights Use Restrictions: None. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Dame Judith Anderson Collection, PA Mss 6, Department of Special Collections, University Libraries, University of California, Santa Barbara. Biography [from Independent obituary] "Born Frances Margaret Anderson-Anderson, in Adelaide, South Australia, on February 10, 1898, she made her first appearance on state in 1915. She soon began touring with Australian companies and made her

Guide to the Dame Judith PA Mss 6 2 Anderson Collection, ca. 1915-1980s first New York debut in 1918. After small parts at first, by 1921 she was playing leading roles in stock companies in Boston and Albany. After a decade of continuous work, including three plays in Australia, Anderson succeeded Lynn Fontaine as Nina Leeds in Strange Interludes. In 1932 she toured with the Eugene O'Neill trilogy , which opened at New York's Alvin Theatre. The list of roles is long and impressive in its challenge and diversity. From O'Neill to her incomparable and to the matriarch in NBC's soap Santa Barbara, Anderson brought her unique presence and force to the stage. Her striking looks and demeanor were unforgettable images to stage and screen audiences. Probably her best-known part, that of Mrs. Danvers, the deranged housekeeper in Hitchcock's 1940 classic , forever typecast her in the minds of the viewing public ... After 45 years on stage and in films, Anderson was given the title of Dame Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1950. Dame Judith lived quietly in Santa Barbara for almost 50 years, making a significant and generous contribution to the local theater community during that time. In her long relationship with the Lobero Theatre Foundation, Anderson performed numerous times at the theater..." She died January 3, 1991, in her home on San Ysidro Road in Montecito.

Box 1-3 Awards, Tributes and Recognitions Correspondence Incoming Box 4 1915-1918 Box 5 1927-1939, B. H. Lehmann Box 6 1937-1973 Box 7-8 Financial Records, ca. 1948-1949 and unknown Box 9 Passports (2) and Engagement Diaries, 1919-1973, undated Box 10-11 Performances (arranged alphabetically; includes programs and clippings) Scrapbooks Box 12 1930s Box 13-16 Ballet Scripts (arranged alphabetically by title, within each category) Box 17-18 Film Box 19-21 Radio Agamemnon Broadcast to Australian people re Elizabethan Theatre Trust, 1954 Elizabeth and Mary Eumenides Family Portrait - Drama Criticism of Human Deeds for Human Needs - Salvation Army, 1943 In This I Believe Lady MacBeth Lady MacBeth and Medea The Long Road MacBeth Maria Stuart Medea Mourning Becomes Electra Theatre Company Queen Elizabeth Looks in Her Mirror Soldiers in Greasepaint, 1943 Statue of Liberty The Tower Beyond Tragedy The Tragic Muse The Treasury Hour Words with Music - Armed Forces Radio Service Presents WWII Radio Show Featuring Dame Judith Anderson

Guide to the Dame Judith PA Mss 6 3 Anderson Collection, ca. 1915-1980s Container List

Untitled Box 22-25 Television Box 26-29 Theatre Box 30 Unsorted Box 31-35 Clippings Miscellany Box 36-38 General and Unsorted Magazines Box 39 Musical and Theatre Box 40 Other Box 41-42 Programs (not Anderson performances) Photographs Box 43 Early and Family Box 44-45 Production Box 46 Publicity, Public Appearances, Celebrity Shots (includes photos with Lotte Lehmann, ) Box 47 Unsorted Box 48 Tapes and Films Oversize 49 Oversize (Scrapbooks and Photos) Artifacts Emmies (2)

Guide to the Dame Judith PA Mss 6 4 Anderson Collection, ca. 1915-1980s