Mordechai Littman collection of photographs
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Abstract
This collection contains photographs of classic Hollywood publicity and glamour portraiture from a variety of studios (Warner Bros, Fox, Universal, Paramount, RKO) and photographers (Roman Freulich, Hurrell, Eugene Robert Richee, Ernest Bachrach, and more), dating from 1928-1948.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series: I) Individual Portraits (alphabetical by sitter) and II) Group Portraits and Production Stills.
Materials are varyingly stamped with photographer, date, publication, and subject information.
Scope and Contents
This collection, assembled and donated by Mordechai Littman, contains images of classic Hollywood publicity and glamour portraiture dating from 1928-1948. The photographs originate from a variety of studios (Warner Bros, Fox, Universal, Paramount, RKO) and photographers (Roman Freulich, Hurrell, Eugene Robert Richee, Ernest Bachrach, and more). Stars depicted include Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Richard Barthlemess, Myrna Loy, Ruby Keeler, Ralph Bellamy, Joan Blondell, Lew Ayres, Hedda Hopper, Rosalind Russell and Ray Milland.
Conditions Governing Access
Available by advance appointment only. To schedule an appointment, contact the Librarian at printroom@nyhistory.org.
Photocopying undertaken by staff only. Limited to twenty exposures of stable, unbound material per day. (Researchers may not accrue unused copy amounts from previous days.)
Conditions Governing Use
Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to:
Department of Rights and Reproductions The New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194 rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org 212-485-9282
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as: Mordechai Littman Collection of Photographs, PR 379, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.
Credit line should read: Given in memory of Samuel Fisher.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mordechai Littman, 2013.
Separated Materials
This material was originally included in the finding aid for the Michael Sonnenfeldt Collection of Theatre, Film, and Entertainment Photography PR 305, which was processed by project intern Brynn White in 2014. This material was separated into a discrete collection and finding aid in 2019 by processing archivist Marybeth Kavanagh.
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Processing Information
This material was originally included in the finding aid for the Michael Sonnenfeldt Collection of Theatre, Film, and Entertainment Photography PR 305, which was processed by project intern Brynn White in 2014. This material was separated into a discrete collection and finding aid in 2019 by processing archivist Marybeth Kavanagh.