An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Bell, Hillary, 1857-1903
Title:
Hillary Bell Collection
Dates:
1884-1909, undated
Extent:
4 boxes (1.68 linear feet)
Abstract:
Hillary Bell was an Irish-born portrait painter who moved to America and became a
theatre critic for the New York Press. His collection includes manuscripts for his writings, correspondence, and a scrapbook
of obituaries. Frequent correspondents include David Belasco, Kyrle Bellew, Augustin
Daly, Daniel Frohman, Ramsay Morris, Louis and Olga Nethersole, Cora Urquhart Potter,
and Lillian Russell.
Call Number:
Manuscript Collection MS-54112
Language:
English, French
Access:
Open for research.
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Administrative Information
Processed by:
Joan Sibley and Amanda Reyes, 2017
Note:
The Ransom Center gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Gladys Krieble Delmas
Foundation, which provided funds to support the processing and cataloging of this
collection.
Cataloging Note:
This finding aid replicates and replaces information previously available only in
a card catalog. Please see the explanatory note at the end of this finding aid for
information regarding the arrangement of the manuscripts as well as the abbreviations
commonly used in descriptions.
