Ellen K. Lee collection on Helena Modjeska and Orange County, 1874-2005.

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Lee, Ellen K. Ellen K. Lee collection on Helena Modjeska and Orange County, 1874-2005.

Ellen K. Lee collection on Helena Modjeska and Orange County, 1874-2005.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/646347756

This collection comprises materials collected by Ellen K. Lee, Orange County historian and Helena Modjeska expert, during the course of her research from 1965 until her death in 2006. The materials document Ellen Lee's research, Helena Modjeska's life in the United States, and Orange County history during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Lee collected many forms of materials during her research, and many images and textual source materials are reproductions of items housed at other repositories in the United States. Additionally, Lee's collection includes research notes on various topics, file indexes, chronologies, correspondence, writings, and other materials created or produced by Lee during her work on the Board of the Helena Modjeska Foundation. Lee 's collection includes brochures, pamphlets, reproductions (photographic), printouts, cabinet cards, unsigned ink sketches, videos, compact disks, negatives, slides, handwritten and typescript research notes, transcripts, manuscripts, clippings, and myriad photocopies of book excerpts, correspondence, photographs, clippings, journal and magazine articles, and programs. This accession comprises Ellen Lee⁰́₉s research files on Orange County history and includes papers, photographic prints, image reproductions, negatives, prints, drawings, sheet music, transcripts, correspondence, legal records, and miscellaneous ephemera. The bulk of the files appear to be divided into three categories: legal sized research files in alphabetical order; letter sized research files in alphabetical order (some files in L and M are out of order, possibly from transfer to plastic cartons); and working papers. The collection also includes materials labeled ⁰́₋from plastic carton⁰́₊ that are not of traditional size or format and include binders; two California Gold videos about Modjeska; a Flat Box with loose files and oversized sheet music reproductions; and a small box with copy negatives. The bulk of the collection is in English with some Polish material included.

7.4 Linear feet (17 boxes)

eng,

pol,

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections