Beulah Bondi

The Beulah Bondi papers span the years 1904–1980 and encompass 4 linear feet. The collection contains clippings, correspondence, awards, recordings, photographs, and some play scripts on nearly all of Bondi's major stage appearances, along with scripts and supplemental material on her television appearances, notably the series The Waltons (for which she received an Emmy Award in 1977). Items of interest include a scrapbook with clippings for Our Town (1940); a binder (apparently compiled by her publicist) containing press releases, casts, and synopses for two dozen films; an album with clippings and photographs for stage plays and two films: Street Scene and Arrowsmith (1931); and material on the history of the Elitch Gardens Players. The correspondence is largely personal in nature and ranges from a 1916 letter regarding membership in the Chicago Little Theatre company to correspondence with writer John Springer in 1980. Most of the material on Bondi's film career, entailing clippings and photographs, has been transferred to the library's core collection files.

Gift of Mrs. Philip Markert, 1981.