Series VII: Rathbone Family Papers, 1903-1974, consists primarily of the papers of Basil Rathbone, a prominent theater actor during the first half of the twentieth-century and his wife, Ouida Rathbone nee Bergere, an actress and screenwriter. Included in this series is correspondence between Basil and Ouida and between Basil and their daughter, Cynthia; incoming correspondence from others, and communications between Ouida and her lawyer regarding the estate of her husband after his death in 1967. Also included are published and unpublished manuscript works of both Basil and Ouida, including Ouida's "Happy Weddings," a story about her marriage.
