Jennie Lorenz Collection Relating to Charlotte Cushman 1830-1960

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Jennie Lorenz Collection Relating to Charlotte Cushman 1830-1960

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Educator. Correspondence, research notes, reproductions of correspondence and portraits, and printed materials relating to Lorenz's research on the life of actress Charlotte Cushman.

1,750 items; 5 containers; 2.5 linear feet

eng,

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6356482

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876

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Charlotte Saunders Cushman (July 23, 1816 – February 18, 1876) was an American stage actress. Her voice was noted for its full contralto register, and she was able to play both male and female parts. She lived intermittently in Rome, in an expatriate colony of prominent artists and sculptors, some of whom became part of her tempestuous private life. Cushman made her initial professional appearance at age eighteen on April 8, 1835 at Boston's Tremont Theatre. She then went to New Orleans where sh...

Lorenz, Jennie, 1886-1962

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Educator. From the description of Jennie Lorenz collection relating to Charlotte Cushman, 1830-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77600190 From the description of Papers, 1830-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28415889 Biographical Note 1886, July 6 Born, Sheboygan, Wis. 1905 Graduated fro...