Hampden, Walter, 1879-1955

Variant names

Hide Profile

American actor, director, manager, promoter, and critic.

From the description of Papers, [ca. 1890-1955] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155508085

Hampden was an American actor.

From the description of [Letter] 1930 Jun. 19, 16 Gramercy Park, New York [to] Marjory P. Nield / Walter Hampden. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 231685962

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Ray Henderson papers, 1904-1937 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Bragdon, Claude Fayette, 1866-1946. Claude Bragdon scenic designs 1923-1938. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Hampden, Walter, 1879-1955. Autograph letter signed Walter Hampden to: "Miss Pendleton" June 26, 1926. Wellesley College
creatorOf Mansfield, Richard, 1857-1907. Richard Mansfield family papers, 1856-1940, bulk (1905-1940). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Wilson, Francis, 1854-1935. Francis Wilson papers, 1875-1958. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Browne, Maurice, 1881-1955. Ellen Van Volkenburg-Maurice Browne general correspondence, 1911- University of Michigan
referencedIn Claude Bragdon scenic designs, 1923-1938 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Dyne, Michael. Studio one-- "Two little minks" : a Christmas fable / especially written for Studio one by Michael Dyne ; based on a story by Lisa Osten. Bowling Green State University, BGSU Libraries
referencedIn Rogers Memorial Collection: Henry Munroe Rogers papers, 1812-1937 (inclusive), 1862-1937 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Hampden, Walter, 1879-1955. Letter : New York, to Arthur N. Taft, Colorado Springs, 1922 July 11. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Hampden, Walter, 1879-1955. [Letter] 1930 Jun. 19, 16 Gramercy Park, New York [to] Marjory P. Nield / Walter Hampden. Smith College, Neilson Library
referencedIn Richard Mansfield family papers, 1856-1940, 1905-1940 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Additional papers, ca. 1870-1922. Houghton Library
creatorOf Papers, [ca. 1890-1955] New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Crawford, Jack Randall, b. 1878. Crawford Theater collection, 1663-1992 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn William Archer Collection, 1868-1990 V & A Department of Theatre and Performance
referencedIn John Powell Lenox collection, 1887-1924 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Randolph Somerville collection of autographed photographs, circa 1880s-1940 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Hampden, Walter, 1879-1955. Autograph letter signed Walter Hampden to: Professor Palmer April 26, 1927. Wellesley College
creatorOf John Powell Lenox collection, 1887-1924. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Francis Wilson papers, 1875-1958 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Glaenzer, Richard Butler, 1876-1937. Papers of Richard B. Glaenzer [manuscript], 1885-1936. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Wilson, J. P., d.1958. J. P. Wilson papers, 1901-1958. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Theater collection, 1849-1964. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Alexander Woollcott correspondence, ca. 1856-1943 (inclusive), 1920-1943 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Burlingham, Charles Culp, 1858-1959. Papers, 1876-1960 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Richard Mansfield family papers, 1856-1940, 1905-1940 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn J. P. Wilson papers, 1901-1958 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Isabella Stewart Gardner papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Howard Giles Papers, 1878-1958 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
creatorOf Albert and Marie Sterner letters received Archives of American Art
referencedIn The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1940-1968 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Theatre Arts Monthly, collection of portraits, ca., ca., 1924-1939 (bulk), 1916-1964 (inclusive). Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949. Frank Murphy autograph book, 1930-1942. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Theatrical letters sent to Herbert I. Jackson, 1898-1944. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Hampden, Walter, 1879-1955. Letters to Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1919-1928. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording], 1948-1954 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas Bailey Aldrich papers, 1837-1926. Houghton Library
referencedIn Robert Benney research materials, 1926-1978 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Rogers Memorial Collection: Photographs, prints, and drawings, ca. 1600-1936 (bulk: 1861-1936) Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Liveright, Horace Brisbin, 1886-1933. Letter to Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1925. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Phyllis Merrill papers, 1933-1956 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn White mss., 1932-1969 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn The Wayfarer collection, 1919-1920. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Welles mss., 1930-1950, (Bulk 1936-1947) Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Adelphi Theatre (London, England) corporateBody
correspondedWith Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 person
associatedWith Archer, William., 1856-1924 person
associatedWith Benney, Robert, 1904-2001 person
associatedWith Berr, Georges, 1867-1942. person
associatedWith Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968 person
associatedWith Bragdon, Claude Fayette, 1866-1946. person
associatedWith Browne, Maurice, 1881-1955. person
correspondedWith Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969 person
associatedWith Burlingham, Charles Culp, 1858-1959 person
associatedWith Comédie-Française. corporateBody
associatedWith Crawford, Jack Randall, b. 1878. person
associatedWith Gardner, Isabella Stewart, 1840-1924. person
associatedWith Giles, Howard, 1876-1955 person
associatedWith Glaenzer, Richard Butler, 1876-1937. person
associatedWith Henderson, Ray, 1889-1937 person
correspondedWith Jackson, Herbert I., recipient. person
associatedWith Lenox, John Powell, 1851-1926. person
associatedWith Liveright, Horace Brisbin, 1886-1933. person
associatedWith Mansfield, Richard, 1857-1907. person
associatedWith Merrill, Phyllis, 1908- person
associatedWith Moore, Mabel. person
associatedWith Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949. person
associatedWith Nield, Marjory Porritt, person
associatedWith Palmer, George Herbert, 1842-1933. person
associatedWith Peabody, Josephine Preston, 1874-1922 person
associatedWith Pendleton, Ellen F. (Ellen Fitz), 1864-1936. person
associatedWith Railroad Hour Radio Program corporateBody
associatedWith Rogers, Henry Munroe, 1839-1937 person
associatedWith Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. person
associatedWith Somerville, Randolph person
associatedWith Sterner, Albert, 1863-1946. person
associatedWith Sylvain, Eugène. person
associatedWith Taft, Arthur N. person
associatedWith Walter Hampden Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 person
associatedWith Wilson, Francis, 1854-1935. person
associatedWith Wilson, J. P., d.1958. person
correspondedWith Woollcott, Alexander, 1887-1943 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
France
England--London
France--Paris
Subject
Theater
Theater
Theater
Actors
Acting
Performing arts
Stage lighting
Theater management
Occupation
Actors
Theatrical producers and directors
Theatrical managers
Activity

Person

Birth 1879-06-30

Death 1955-06-11

English

Information

Permalink: http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60g3mr3

Ark ID: w60g3mr3

SNAC ID: 39717420