The Rudolph Valentino material spans the years 1914-1926 and encompasses 5 linear feet. The collection
consists of items purchased at the 1926 auction of the estate of Rudolph Valentino, along with the
auction catalog. There are 49 leather-bound volumes of "The Harvard Classics," an anthology of classic
works from world literature, compiled and edited by Harvard University president Charles W. Eliot. Each
volume bears Rudolph Valentino's book plate. There is also a photograph album for MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE
Rudolph Valentino was an Italian-born actor. He arrived in Hollywood in 1917, after a stint in New
York. His appearance in THE SHEIK (1921) and other films of the early 1920s brought him stardom and
5 linear feet of papers.
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