Gish Film Theater collection
Collection – Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0741
Collection Organization
French Broadside, "De l'Autre Cote de La Lune", "Hommage a Lillian Gish", March 22-23, 1984
File – Box 22c: Series 3, Folder: 4
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: March 22-23, 1984
Photograph of Lillian accepting the Dartmouth award, April 4, 1979
File – Box 22c: Series 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: April 4, 1979
Sunday News photo of Lillian, November 29, 1942
File – Box 22c: Series 3, Folder: 6
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: November 29, 1942
Lobby card, "The Comedians", bulk: 1967
File – Box 22c: Series 3, Folder: 7
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1967
4 display photos of Lillian visiting BGSU, bulk: 1976
File – Box 22c: Series 3, Folder: 8
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1976
3 display photos of Dorothy & Lillian (copies), c. 1920
File – Box 22c: Series 3, Folder: 9
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: c. 1920
Broadside--Fine Arts Board of Kendall College presents Lillian Gish presenting "Lillian Gish and the Movies", c. 1970
File – Box 22c: Series 3, Folder: 10
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: c. 1970
3 Broadsides for Lillian Gish's book, "Dorothy and Lillian Gish", bulk: 1973
File – Box 22c: Series 3, Folder: 11
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1973
Page from Woman's Home Companion of Dorothy Gish and other famous brunette actresses, October 1919
File – Box 22c: Series 3, Folder: 12
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: October 1919
Advertisement for Miss Susie Slagle's, undated
File – Box 22c: Series 3, Folder: 13
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Theatre Magazine, p. 21, 43 on Lillian Gish, July 1930
File – Box 22c: Series 3, Folder: 14
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: July 1930
Two photos of Constance Jennings Ely and Jeannette Jennings Taylor as the Gish Sisters, and snapshot of Lillian Gish impersonator, 1929, undated
File – Box 22c: Series 3, Folder: 15
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1929, undated
Two book dust jackets for movie novels of Romola and The White Sister, undated
File – Box 22c: Series 3, Folder: 16
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Framed photographs and artwork, c. 1919-1987
Sub-Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: c. 1919-1987
Framed photograph of Dorothy and Lillian Gish aboard ship, c. 1950
File – Box 23c: Series 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: c. 1950
Framed Hirshfeld print "The Whales of August" cast signed by Lillian, bulk: 1987
File – Box 23c: Series 3, Folder: 2
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1987
2 small watercolors of Lillian Gish and her dog Malcolm, by Peggy Burrows (5 x 5), c. 1940
File – Box 23c: Series 3, Folder: 3
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: c. 1940
Photograph of Lillian Gish by Roger Corbeau, c. 1980
File – Box 23c: Series 3, Folder: 4
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: c. 1980
Framed handbill from Lillian Gish's one woman show performed at BGSU, bulk: 1976
File – Box 23c: Series 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1976
Framed photo of Lillian receiving her Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, c. 1984
File – Box 23c: Series 3, Folder: 6
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: c. 1984
Three gold framed photos: Lillian profile portrait, Lillian with her mother and Dorothy, and an image of framed items on a wall in Lillian Gish's New York City apartment, undated
File – Box 23c: Series 3, Folder: 7
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: undated
"Sunday News photo" plaque of Lillian, bulk: 1942
File – Box 23c: Series 3, Folder: 8
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1942
Laura Gilpin photo of Lillian Gish as Camille, Central City, Colorado, bulk: 1932
File – Box 24c: Series 3, Item: 1
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1932
Nell Dorr photo of Lillian Gish, c. 1919
File – Box 25c: Series 3, Item: 1
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: c. 1919
Nell Dorr photo of Dorothy Gish, c. 1919
File – Box 25c: Series 3, Item: 2
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: c. 1919
Theatre at Sea broadside, April 17 to May 3, 1975
File – Box 26c: Series 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: April 17 to May 3, 1975
Original artwork for Theatre at Sea broadside, signed by the performers, bulk: 1975
File – Box 26c: Series 3, Folder: 2
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1975
Copy print of Hirshfeld drawing of cast of Uncle Vanya, bulk: 1973
File – Box 26c: Series 3, Folder: 3
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1973
Assorted Oversized Items, 1968-1992
Sub-Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1968-1992
Totem pole and base by Roy Speck "Canadian Oscar," Vancouver, British Columbia, March 1968
File – Box 27c: Series 3
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: March 1968
Dartmouth Film Award plaque, April 4, 1979
File – Box 28c: Series 3, Item: 1
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: April 4, 1979
Certificate presented to Lillian Gish, The Legacy of Women in Film and Television, June 12, 1992
File – Box 28c: Series 3, Item: 2
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: June 12, 1992
Reproduction poster from Orphans of the Storm signed by Lillian Gish, 1989
Item – Flat_file MS-0741: Series 2; Series 3
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1989
Poster, Sweet Liberty, mounted, 1986
File – Flat_file MS-0741: Series 2; Series 3
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1986
Poster, The Thames Live Cinema Festival, 4 Classic Silent Films, Radio City Music Hall, mounted, signed by Lillian Gish, circa 1980
Item – Flat_file MS-0741: Series 2; Series 3
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: circa 1980
Poster from the Ohio Theater for a showing of Orphans of the Storm, signed and inscribed by Lillian Gish, March 17, 1984
Item – Flat_file MS-0741: Series 2; Series 3
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: March 17, 1984
Lobby Cards from Gish Film Theater, 1919-1955
File – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1919-1955
The Ghost in the Garrett, Dorothy Gish, 1920
Item – Flat_file MS-0741: Series 2; Series 3
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1920
Peppy Polly, Dorothy Gish, bulk: 1919
Item – Box 28c: Series 3, Item: 3
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1919
Boots, Dorothy Gish, bulk: 1919
Item – Box 28c: Series 3, Item: 4
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1919
Centennial Summer, Dorothy Gish, bulk: 1946
Item – Box 28c: Series 3, Item: 5
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1946
A Romance of Happy Valley, Lillian Gish, signed, bulk: 1919
Item – Box 28c: Series 3, Item: 6
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1919
La Boheme, Lillian Gish, bulk: 1926
Item – Box 28c: Series 3, Item: 7
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1926
The Night of the Hunter, Lillian Gish, bulk: 1955
Item – Box 28c: Series 3, Item: 8
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1955
Battling Jane, Dorothy Gish, bulk: 1919
Item – Box 28c: Series 3, Item: 9
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1919
Oval framed portrait of Lillian, taken by Roddy McDowall, undated
Item – Flat_file MS-0741: Series 2; Series 3
Identifier: 3
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Lillian Gish memorabilia, 1928-2000, bulk: 1955-1986
Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4
The Lillian Gish memorabilia contains a wide variety of objects from the life and home of Lillian Gish and her family, including both designer and off-the-rack clothing and accessories; photographs, artwork, and household items belonging to Lillian, her mother, and sister; and awards received by Lillian Gish in recognition of her career, such as the Kennedy Center Honors, the American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award, the Eastman House Award, and the Women in Film Award. Finally, the memorabilia include a number of film reels from Lillian’s productions.
- Conditions Governing Access
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- Dates
- Creation: 1928-2000
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1955-1986
Clothing belonging to Lillian Gish
Sub-Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4
Pantsuit of black polyester with white pleated collar(s) by Vera Maxwell (worn with black sequined cloche with veil, black shoes and black satin purse with porcelain clasp; featured in a Skrebneski photo with Anita Loos)
Item – Box 1d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Pantsuit of brown polyester jersey and a second pair of slacks by Vera Maxwell (noted in the June 23, 1995 Sotheby’s auction catalog for Lillian’s estate)
Item – Box 1d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
Evening gown of off-white polyester with cord/tassel belt by Dimitri Kristsas (worn with matching gloves and shoes when she received her honorary Oscar in 1971)
Item – Box 2d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Gown of sheer green and blue organza stitched in gold thread over a pale green chiffon body, with a V-neckline in a long row of gold thread buttons, peasant sleeves and sash (Vera Maxwell gown designed to be worn in 1975, in Beverly Hills, for the U.S. Post Office unveiling ceremony for the D.W. Griffith commemorative stamp)
Item – Box 3d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Evening cloak of red velvet by Vera Maxwell (worn to the Kennedy Center Honors with the gown in Box 5)
Item – Box 4d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Evening gown of pink silk taffeta by Henri Bendel (worn with long gloves and pink tulle purse to the Kennedy Center Honors and the Academy Awards presentation for the film “Ordinary People;” Lillian was also photographed in the gown for Life magazine with Douglas Fairbanks Jr.)
Item – Box 5d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Evening coat of blue wool with rhinestone buttons and matching gloves was worn with blue evening gown in Box 9 (worn to her program “Lillian Gish and the Movies”)
Item – Box 6d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
“Speed suit” 1970’s of black nylon jersey trimmed with cotton eyelet around the neck and cuffs and features a long skirt of a different eyelet with dropped waist decorated with a band of rose pink, designed by Vera Maxwell (worn by Lillian for an April 1979 “Architectural Digest” photo feature)
Item – Box 6d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
Blue and purple silk dress and jacket ensemble (v-neck dress with pleated skirt and cardigan jacket), printed with a geometric leaf pattern and a second pattern printed to resemble knitted purled edges, designed by Mainboucher
Item – Box 7d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Day dress of sheer printed chiffon in green, blue, red, geometric patterns, over a light blue silk slip, featuring full sleeves with cuffs and matching sash, designed by Vera Maxwell
Item – Box 8d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Blouse of coral silk by Vera Maxwell (usually worn with light tan Vera Maxwell summer slacks or tan wool Vera Maxwell slack outfit under jacket)
Item – Box 8d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
Ultra-suede coat dress in salmon pink, 1970’s, with 7 pearlized buttons and belt, designed by Vera Maxwell
Item – Box 8d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
Hood made of toast colored velour, possibly by Vera Maxwell
Item – Box 8d: Series 4, Item: 4
Identifier: 4
Day dress of patterned wool knit in bold gold, green, hot pink and light blue tones by Goldworm, made in Italy
Item – Box 8d: Series 4, Item: 5
Identifier: 4
Evening gown of blue wool knit by Caio Ltd., with belt worn with evening coat in Box 6
Item – Box 9d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Evening gown of off-white polyester with cross-over neck feature.
Item – Box 10d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Evening gown from the 1930’s with laced front of cream woven patterned silk by Valentina.
Item – Box 11d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Evening gown of off-white lace and chiffon polyester with matching silk slip by Mardi Gras of New York (worn to the White House during the Carter administration)
Item – Box 12d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Evening gown of off-white polyester with pleats and lace trim (Worn to one of the Kennedy Center Honors ceremonies)
Item – Box 13d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Day dress ensemble of peach silk linen with an attached silk bodice in shades of beige, coral, and gray floral pattern, including a sleeveless vest lined in silk matching the skirt, a printed scarf, and a linen belt; possibly by Vera Maxwell
Item – Box 14d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Pantsuit of blue polyester resembling denim (Worn with tapestry purse in the movie “Hambone and Hillie”)
Item – Box 15d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Fotrama poncho made of wool and given to Lillian by Audrey Hepburn while they were filming “The Unforgiven” in Durango, Mexico
Item – Box 15d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
Caftan of cotton print by Ramona, with cotton sash
Item – Box 15d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
Evening gown of black floral print polyester with black chiffon overlay possibly by Vera Maxwell (worn when she received the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award in 1984 and when she dedicated the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Film Theater at Bowling Green State University in 1976)
Item – Box 16d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Accessories belonging to Lillian or her mother Mary Gish
Sub-Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4
Gold Bruschi pumps
Item – Box 17d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
White satin Ferragamo pumps
Item – Box 17d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
Black and gold pumps from Saks
Item – Box 17d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
Blue silk Bruschi pumps
Item – Box 18d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Casual black walking shoes
Item – Box 18d: Series 4, Item: 2-3
Identifier: 4
Pink ultra-suede clutch with matching rain hat by Vera Maxwell
Item – Box 19d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Black satin purse with porcelain clasp
Item – Box 19d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
Eastern print purse with brass chain handle
Item – Box 19d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
Black crochet purse
Item – Box 19d: Series 4, Item: 4
Identifier: 4
White crochet purse
Item – Box 19d: Series 4, Item: 5
Identifier: 4
Tapestry purse carried in the movie "Hambone and Hillie"
Item – Box 19d: Series 4, Item: 6
Identifier: 4
Pink tulle clutch purse
Item – Box 19d: Series 4, Item: 7
Identifier: 4
Linen towels embroidered with Mary Gish's monogram
Item – Box 20d: Series 4, Item: 1-12
Identifier: 4
Linen towels embroidered with Dorothy Gish's monogram
Item – Box 20d: Series 4, Item: 13-24
Identifier: 4
Linen towels with a variety of scenes
Item – Box 20d: Series 4, Item: 25-28
Identifier: 4
Cream belt with gold clasp (broken)
Item – Box 20d: Series 4, Item: 29
Identifier: 4
Pair of long white kid gloves
Item – Box 20d: Series 4, Item: 30
Identifier: 4
Flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol in honor of Dorothy Gish’s birthday
Item – Box 20d: Series 4, Item: 31
Identifier: 4
Bonnet of green and black lace and wicker on wire frame, “Birth of a Nation” style
Item – Box 21d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Bonnet of black velvet decorated with blue feathers and rose-colored lining possibly from “La Bohéme”
Item – Box 22d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Bonnet decorated with fabric flowers and lace worn during Lillian’s performance in “Life with Father"
Item – Box 23d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Cloche decorated with black sequins by John Frederics along with a piece of black sequined tulle
Item – Box 23d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
Blue wool lap robe and foot warmer belonging to Mary Gish and embroidered with her monogram
Item – Box 24d: Series 4, Item: 1-2
Identifier: 4
Blue wool pillow belonging to Mary Gish and embroidered with her monogram
Item – Box 25d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Fake fur throw that probably belonged to Mary Gish
Item – Box 26d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Wide brimmed straw hat with cord by Valentina worn by Lillian in “Whales of August”
Item – Box 27d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Velvet hood worn by Lillian when she received her honorary doctorate from BGSU in 1976
Item – Box 28d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Three embroidered cotton tops belonging to Lillian Gish and donated by her manager James Frasher, October 2010
Item – Box 29d: Series 4, Item: 1-3
Identifier: 4
Tube with an early lace scarf possibly belonging to Mary Gish or other family member
Item – Item 1: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Tube containing a light chiffon scarf with tiny coin decorations attached and a light mauve silk taffeta scarf
Item – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4
Tube containing a gold lamé stole worn by Lillian at the Cannes Film Festival and in the photo appearing in Life magazine with Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Item – Item 4: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Empty hat boxes belonging to Lillian (nested together)
Item – Item 5-7: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Wig case belonging to Lillian
Item – Item 8: Series 4
Identifier: 4
2 Louis Vuitton suitcases with Dorothy and Lillian Gish’s monograms included
Item – Item 9-10: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Steamer trunk belonging to Dorothy Gish with remnants of paper mailing, travel, and performance labels still attached
Item – Item 11: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Red steamer trunk with Lillian Gish's monogram painted on it
Item – Item 12: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Photographs belonging to Lillian Gish
Sub-Series – Box 30d: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Lillian and Dorothy Gish and Helen Ray
Item – Box 30d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Photo by Irving Penn of Dorothy Gish and playwright John Patrick
Item – Box 30d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
Frank Baum, signed and inscribed to Lillian Gish
Item – Box 30d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
Lina Cavaliere, signed and inscribed to Lillian Gish
Item – Box 30d: Series 4, Item: 4
Identifier: 4
Guthrie McClintick, signed and inscribed to Lillian Gish
Item – Box 30d: Series 4, Item: 5
Identifier: 4
Alexander P. Moore, signed and inscribed to Lillian Gish
Item – Box 30d: Series 4, Item: 6
Identifier: 4
Sean O'Casey, signed and inscribed to Lillian Gish
Item – Box 30d: Series 4, Item: 7
Identifier: 4
President Ronald Reagan, signed and inscribed to Lillian Gish
Item – Box 30d: Series 4, Item: 8
Identifier: 4
First Lady Nancy Reagan, signed and inscribed to Lillian Gish
Item – Box 30d: Series 4, Item: 9
Identifier: 4
Artwork belonging to Lillian Gish
Sub-Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4
Oil painting on canvas of Lillian Gish in green dress
Item – Item 1: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Oil painting on canvas of Lillian Gish in profile
Item – Item 2: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Oil painting on board of Lillian Gish as Romola
Item – Item 3: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Ink caricature by Al Hirshfeld of Lillian Gish and cast of "The Curious Savage," signed and inscribed to Lillian Gish
Item – Item 4: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Portrait pillow featuring Lillian Gish
Item – Box 25d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
Poster of D.W. Griffith stamp, 1975
Item – Item 5-7: Series 4
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1975
Silver or metal pieces belonging to Lillian Gish and family, 1941-1983
Sub-Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1941-1983
Silver bowl, The Players Honors Lillian Gish, May 9, 1971
Item – Box 31d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: May 9, 1971
Silver cup from Kentucky Governor and Mrs. John Y. Brown, making Lillian Gish a Kentucky colonel, November 18, 1983
Item – Box 31d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: November 18, 1983
Round silver serving plate monogrammed with Mary Gish's initials
Item – Box 31d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
Silver footed round tray with raised design, possibly belonging to Mary Gish
Item – Box 31d: Series 4, Item: 4
Identifier: 4
Pewter flower shaped plate, WBZ-TV 'Beaux Arts" Award, 1982
Item – Box 31d: Series 4, Item: 5
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1982
Small China collector's plate, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, La Boheme, April 3, 1980
Item – Box 31d: Series 4, Item: 6
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: April 3, 1980
Silver bowl, presented to Lillian Gish in appreciation, NCAG, 1966
Item – Box 47d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1966
Silver box from Helen Hayes, inscribed "Merry Christmas Dorothy, Love Heln"
Item – Box 47d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
Silver box, presented to Dorthy Gish from the "Life with Father Company," Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, March 11, 1941
Item – Box 47d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: March 11, 1941
Silver serving plate, inscribed "Bon Voyage, The Love Boat, ASP", 1980
Item – Box 47d: Series 4, Item: 4
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1980
Glass and porcelain pieces belonging to Lillian Gish, 1955-1996
Sub-Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1955-1996
Engraved glass Steuben vase, Artists Guild of Chicago Award to Lillian Gish, Award of the Year, 1955
Item – Box 32d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1955
Engraved glass star oversized paper weight “Awarded to Lillian Gish by the Friends of the Theatre Collection of the Museum of the City of New York, 1986
Item – Box 33d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1986
Acrylic “Festival of Film Artists Medal of Honor for Distinguished Contributions to the Art of Motion Pictures, 1915-1925”, 1955
Item – Box 33d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1955
Acrylic “Festival of Film Artists Medal of Honor for Distinguished Contributions to the Art of Motion Pictures, 1926-1950”, 1957
Item – Box 33d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1957
Pair of green porcelain ginger jars with lids and wooden bases, along with plaque "vases from the Estate of Lillian Gish purchased and donated by Myrna and David Bryan", October 13, 1996
Item – Box 34d: Series 4, Item: 1-5
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: October 13, 1996
Oversize blue and white oriental lidded jar purported to have come from a French chateau where the Gish sisters visited on holiday; donated by the family of an American GI who supposedly found it on a junk heap outside of the chateau during WWII
Item – Box 35d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Lid to oversized blue and white jar (above)
Item – Box 36d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Honors and awards belonging to Lillian Gish, 1928-1988
Sub-Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1928-1988
Wooden box with acrylic top inscribed “for an extraordinary lifetime of contributions to American culture through the performing arts, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,”containing awards "medal", December 5, 1982
Item – Box 37d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: December 5, 1982
Acrylic plaque with photo of recipients and inscribed "1982 Kennedy Center honors, George Abbott, Lillian Gish, Benny Goodman, Gene Kelly, Eugene Ormandy", December 5, 1982
Item – Box 37d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: December 5, 1982
Wooden plaque inscribed “The American Film Institute Twelfth Annual Award for Lifetime Achievement in Motion Picture and Television, Lillian Gish, 1984”, 1984
Item – Box 38d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1984
Acrylic plaque with photo of Lillian and inscribed “The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish, March 1, 1984”, March 1, 1984
Item – Box 38d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: March 1, 1984
Metal star associated with American Film Institute Award, 1984
Item – Box 38d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1984
Plaster cast of Mary Gish's hand, by Milba Arthur, 1928
Item – Box 39d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1928
Key designed to look like a ticket, opera house, Central City, Colorado, "Camille" opening night
Item – Box 40d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Key to Utica, New York, Edward A. Hanna, Mayor, 1976
Item – Box 40d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1976
City of Phoenix, Arizona, Mayor John Driggs
Item – Box 40d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
The City of Evansville, Mayor Michael D. Vendeveer
Item – Box 40d: Series 4, Item: 4
Identifier: 4
City of Birmingham, Alabama, Mayor David Vann
Item – Box 40d: Series 4, Item: 5
Identifier: 4
Actors' Equity Association Presidents' Award, four acrylic stars on base, November 20, 1988
Item – Box 41d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: November 20, 1988
Acrylic plaque, "Lillian Gish Outstanding Woman in Film", 1979
Item – Box 41d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1979
Medallion, Distinguished Woman, Northwood Institute, 1981
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1981
Medallion, Los Angeles Bicentennial, April 25, 1981
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: April 25, 1981
Plaque, Birmingham Festival of Arts Hall of Fame, 1977
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1977
Medallion, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 4
Identifier: 4
Medallion, Ohio Theatre Golden Jubilee, March 17, 1978
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 5
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: March 17, 1978
Unidentified medallion on ribbon
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 6
Identifier: 4
Heart of Hollywood, heart-shaped pendant, October 25,1978
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 7
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: October 25,1978
Medallion, D.W. Griffith, produced by the Franklin Mint
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 8
Identifier: 4
Pin, Ohio Women
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 9
Identifier: 4
Medallion, Santa Fe Film Festival
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 10
Identifier: 4
Steuben Glass heart-shaped paperweight with teardrop presented to Lillian Gish in New York City by Mayor Ed Koch on opening night for "Whales of August", October 14, 1987
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 11
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: October 14, 1987
Medallion, American Institute of Architects, presented in Washington, D.C., 1957
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 12
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1957
George Frideric Handel Award, presented to Dorothy and Lillian Gish by John V. Lindsay, Mayor of the City of New York, October 17, 1973
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 13
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: October 17, 1973
Medallion, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France), July 12, 1983
Item – Box 42d: Series 4, Item: 14
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: July 12, 1983
Acrylic encased invitation with stand inviting Lillian to the White House for the American Film Institute's 10th Anniversary Gala, November 17, 1977
Item – Box 43d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: November 17, 1977
Acrylic Kennedy Center Honors plaque honoring Lena Horne, Danny Kaye, Gian Carlo Menotti, Arthur Miller, and Isaac Stern, 1984
Item – Box 43d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1984
Paper fan presented to Lillian Gish by a group of Japanese newspaper reporters as a prize from Whales of August, 1986
Item – Box 43d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1986
Festival International du Film, Monnaie de Paris, Hommage a Lillian Gish in presentation box
Item – Box 44d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Miscellaneous Items Belonging to Lillian Gish
Sub-Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4
Koala bear stuffed toy from James Frasher to Lillian Gish
Item – Box 45d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Pillow from Lillian Gish's apartment
Item – Box 45d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
Metal sign, "No Dogs or Actors Allowed"
Item – Box 45d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
Award comprised of three crystal trees mounted on Colorado driftwood, from "High Time"
Item – Box 45d: Series 4, Item: 4
Identifier: 4
Broken picture frame decorated with pearls
Item – Box 45d: Series 4, Item: 5
Identifier: 4
Acrylic award, possibly Women in Film
Item – Box 46d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
Brass swan letter holder
Item – Box 46d: Series 4, Item: 2
Identifier: 4
Coffee mug, WMAQ-TV, Chicago, Kup's Show
Item – Box 46d: Series 4, Item: 3
Identifier: 4
Glass and wood Critics' Circle Film Section, Special Award, 1986
Item – Box 46d: Series 4, Item: 4
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1986
Wooden or padded clothing hangers
Item – Box 46d: Series 4, Item: 5-12
Identifier: 4
Acrylic paper weight, American Film Institute, "Gone with the Wind", 1990
Item – Box 46d: Series 4, Item: 13
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1990
Wooden cutouts depicting Lillian Gish's home in Massillon, Ohio, made by Cat's Meow, 1994
Item – Box 46d: Series 4, Item: 14-17
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1994
Piggy bank decorated with the titles of Lillian Gish's films
Item – Box 46d: Series 4, Item: 18
Identifier: 4
Salt and pepper shakers
Item – Box 46d: Series 4, Item: 19-24
Identifier: 4
Santa Christmas ornament with Lillian's name applied
Item – Box 46d: Series 4, Item: 25
Identifier: 4
Other items not belonging to Lillian Gish
Sub-Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4
Savannah College of Art and Design Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Eva Marie Saint, October 2000
Item – Box 48d: Series 4, Item: 1
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: October 2000
Suit, tie and shirt worn by Joe E. Brown in 1,500 performances of "Harvey," with datebook and lucky rabbit's foot in suite pocket
Item – Box 49d: Series 4, Item: 1-7
Identifier: 4
Fort Lauderdale Award presented to Eva Marie Saint, November 12, 1999
Item – Item 1: Series 4
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: November 12, 1999
Terra cotta bust of Lillian Gish created by Joanne Cousino (Toledo, Ohio) for the opening of the Gish Film Theater gallery, circa 2009
Item – Item 2: Series 4
Identifier: 4
- Dates
- Creation: circa 2009
Gish films
Sub-Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4
Romola (tinted sequence)
Item – Reel 1: Series 4
Identifier: 4
La Boheme (Lillian's print)
Item – Reel 2-3: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Broken Blossoms (Gish Theater)
Item – Reel 4-5: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Intolerance (Gish Theater)
Item – Reel 6-8: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Hearts of the World (Gish Theater)
Item – Reel 9-10: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Birth of a Nation (Gish Theater)
Item – Reel 11-13: Series 4
Identifier: 4
The Wind (Gish Theater)
Item – Reel 14-15: Series 4
Identifier: 4
The Battle of Elderbush Gulch (Gish Theater)
Item – Reel 16: Series 4
Identifier: 4
A Romance of Happy Valley (Gish Theater)
Item – Reel 17: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Unseen Enemy (Gish Theater)
Item – Reel 18: Series 4
Identifier: 4
The New York Hat (Gish Theater)
Item – Reel 19: Series 4
Identifier: 4
The Lady and the Mouse (Gish Theater)
Item – Reel 20: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Musketeers of Pig Alley (Gish Theater)
Item – Reel 21: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Old Heidelberg (Gish Theater)
Item – Reel 22: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Birth of a Nation
Item – Reel 23-25: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Our Town (Gish Theater)
Item – Reel 26-27: Series 4
Identifier: 4
Wilhelmina Pilger collection on Lillian Gish, 1965-2000
Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5
The Wilhelmina E.S. Pilger collection on Lillian Gish contains correspondence between Pilger and Gish dating from the mid-1960s through 1992, as well as Pilger’s correspondence with a number of Gish’s friends and associates, including James Frasher and Stuart Oderman. The collection also contains Pilger’s personal scrapbook documenting Gish’s career, photographs, and needlepoint pillow covers.
- Dates
- Creation: 1965-2000
Correspondence from Terence Bowman regarding Pilger donation, bulk: 2010
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 1
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 2010
Correspondence - W. Pilger to L. Gish with comments added, 1966-1995 scattered dates
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 2
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1966-1995 scattered dates
Correspondence - L. Gish to W. Pilger, 1965-1967
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 3
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1965-1967
Correspondence - L. Gish to W. Pilger, c. 1967
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 4
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: c. 1967
Correspondence - L. Gish to W. Pilger, 1968-1969
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 5
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1968-1969
Correspondence - L. Gish to W. Pilger, 1973-1979 scattered dates
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 6
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1973-1979 scattered dates
Correspondence - L. Gish to W. Pilger, 1981-1986
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 7
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1981-1986
Correspondence - L. Gish to W. Pilger, 1990-1992
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 8
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1990-1992
Correspondence - L. Gish to W. Pilger, undated
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 9
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Correspondence - L. Gish to Don Spaidal and D. Spaidal to L. Gish, 1966, 1969, undated
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 10
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1966, 1969, undated
Correspondence - Laura McCullaugh to L. Gish, 1969, undated
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 11
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1969, undated
Correspondence - Various individuals to L. Gish or W. Pilger regarding L. Gish travel and appearances, 1966-1976 scattered dates
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 12
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1966-1976 scattered dates
Correspondence - James Frasher to W. Pilger, 1970-1996 scattered dates
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 13
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1970-1996 scattered dates
Correspondence - Dorothy Hanson to W. Pilger, 1967, 1968, undated
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 14
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1967, 1968, undated
Correspondence - Howard Lockhart to W. Pilger, 1969, undated
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 15
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1969, undated
Correspondence - Stuart Oderman to W. Pilger, 1994-2000 scattered dates
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 16
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1994-2000 scattered dates
Correspondence - Barbara Nell Tenny to W. Pilger, bulk: 1971
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 17
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1971
Correspondence - Misc. sent to L. Gish and W. Pilger, 196?, 1979
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 18
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 196?, 1979
File - Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, 1981-2000 scattered dates
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 19
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1981-2000 scattered dates
File - Dorothy Gish, 1962-1986 scattered dates
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 20
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1962-1986 scattered dates
L. Gish income and expense reports, 1964-1984 scattered dates
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 21
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1964-1984 scattered dates
Misc. L. Gish receipts, 1967-1978 scattered dates
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 22
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1967-1978 scattered dates
Legal documents, bulk: 1965
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 23
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1965
Lillian Gish and the Movies program, bulk: 1969
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 24
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1969
L. Gish Blackglama mink advertisement, bulk: 1979
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 25
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1979
L. Gish MOMA tribute program and articles, bulk: 1980
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 26
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1980
Sotheby's auction catalog for L. Gish estate, bulk: 1995
File – Box 1e: Series 5, Folder: 27
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1995
L. Gish printed materials, 1968-2000 scattered dates
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 1
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1968-2000 scattered dates
L. Gish printed materials (signed), bulk: 1982
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 2
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1982
L. Gish clippings and articles, 1967-1980 scattered dates
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 3
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1967-1980 scattered dates
W. Pilger's L. Gish scrapbook, pp. 1-11, various dates
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 4
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: various dates
W. Pilger's L. Gish scrapbook, pp. 12-21, undated
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 5
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: undated
W. Pilger's L. Gish scrapbook, pp. 22-31, undated
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 6
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: undated
W. Pilger's L. Gish scrapbook, pp. 32-41, undated
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 7
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: undated
W. Pilger's L. Gish scrapbook, pp. 42-51, undated
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 8
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: undated
W. Pilger's L. Gish scrapbook, pp. 52-61, undated
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 9
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: undated
W. Pilger's L. Gish scrapbook, pp. 62-71, undated
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 10
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: undated
W. Pilger's L. Gish scrapbook, pp. 72-81, undated
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 11
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: undated
W. Pilger's L. Gish scrapbook, pp. 82-95, undated
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 12
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: undated
loose scrapbook clippings, undated
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 13
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: undated
L. Gish photo portraits, bulk: 1971
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 14
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1971
L. Gish photo portraits, bulk: 1971
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 15
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1971
L. Gish photo portraits, bulk: 1971
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 16
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1971
L. Gish framed photo, bulk: 1984
File – Box 2e: Series 5, Folder: 17
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1984
Life magazine photo of L. Gish and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. inscribed by L. Gish, bulk: 1986
File – Box 3e: Series 5, Folder: 1
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1986
James Thurber dog needlepoint pillow cover by Laura McCullaugh, undated
File – Box 3e: Series 5, Folder: 2
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: undated
James Thurber dog needlepoint pillow cover by Laura McCullaugh, undated
File – Box 3e: Series 5, Folder: 3
Identifier: 5
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Todd Light collection on Lillian Gish, 1914-1995
Series – Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6
The Todd Light collection on Lillian Gish contains over 500 pieces of memorabilia related to the career of Lillian Gish. The collection includes photographs, publicity pieces, Playbills, clippings, and other items dating from 1914 to 1995.
- Dates
- Creation: 1914-1995
Numerical index to the Todd Light collection
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 1
Identifier: 6
In costume from "The Birth Of A Nation" (Gish's copy of this photograph was used during the 1971 Academy Awards presentation when she was awarded an honorary Oscar), 1915
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 1
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1915
In costume from "The Lily And The Rose," photo by Hartsook, 1915
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 2
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1915
"An Innocent Magdalene," signed by Gish circa 1970, "In remembrance Lillian Gish," photo by Hartsook, 1916
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 3
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1916
Portrait, Circa 1918
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 4
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1918
Portrait, believed to be contemporary with "The Greatest Things In Life", Circa 1918
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 5
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1918
In costume from "Way Down East", 1920
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 6
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1920
Fan picture, facsimile autograph in the negative, Albi, New York, 1920
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 7
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1920
Fan picture, rare vintage autograph, Albi, New York, 1920
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 8
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1920
In costume from "Orphans Of The Storm," with Dorothy Gish, 1922
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 9
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1922
Portrait with "Autograph" not in Gish's handwriting, 1922
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 10
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1922
At White House after a screening of "Orphans Of The Storm" for President Warren Harding, (l to r) Unknown Man, Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish, David W. Griffith, 1922
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 11
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1922
Newspaper photo picturing (l to r) David W. Griffith, Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish, February 4, 1922
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 12
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: February 4, 1922
In costume from "The White Sister", 1923
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 13
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1923
In costume from "The White Sister," photo by Abbe, 1923
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 14
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1923
Portrait, same hairstyle as "The White Sister", 1923
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 15
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1923
In costume from "The White Sister," with Ronald Coleman, 1923
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 16
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1923
Publicity for "La Boheme", 1926
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 17
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
In costume from "La Boheme," with John Gilbert, 1926
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 18
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
In costume from "The Scarlet Letter," with unknown man, 1926
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 19
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
In costume from "Annie Laurie," with Norman Kerry, 1927
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 20
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1927
In costume from "Annie Laurie," with three child extras, 1927
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 21
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1927
In costume from "Annie Laurie" with unknown man, 1927
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 22
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1927
In costume from "Annie Laurie," (l to r) (believed to be) Josephine Lovett, Lillian Gish, John S. Robinson, 1927
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 23
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1927
In costume from "Annie Laurie," (l to r) (believed to be) Josephine Lovett, Lillian Gish, John S. Robinson, 1927
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 24
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1927
In costume from "Annie Laurie," with Norman Kerry, October 21, 1926
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 25
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: October 21, 1926
In costume from "Annie Laurie," with Norman Kerry, October 21, 1926
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 26
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: October 21, 1926
In costume from "Annie Laurie," with Norman Kerry, October 21, 1926
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 27
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: October 21, 1926
In costume from "Annie Laurie," with Norman Kerry, October 21, 1926
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 28
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: October 21, 1926
In costume from "Annie Laurie," with Norman Kerry, October 21, 1926
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 29
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: October 21, 1926
In costume from "Annie Laurie," with Norman Kerry, October 21, 1926
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 30
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: October 21, 1926
In costume from "Annie Laurie," with Norman Kerry, October 21, 1926
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 31
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: October 21, 1926
In costume from "The Enemy," (l to r) Lillian Gish, Ossip Gabrilowitsch and his wife Clara Clemens (Mark Twain's daughter), August 6, 1927
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 32
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: August 6, 1927
In costume from "The Enemy", 1928
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 33
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1928
In costume from "The Enemy," fan photo (signed in the negative), 1928
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 34
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1928
In costume from "The Enemy", 1928
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 35
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1928
Hairstyle from "The Enemy," photo by Ruth Harriett Louise, 1927
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 36
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1927
Hairstyle from "The Enemy," wearing a printed velvet dress believed to be by Italian designer Fortuney (believed purchased when in Italy filming Ramola in 1925), photo by Ruth Harriett Louise, 1927
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 37
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1927
Hairstyle from "The Wind," wearing an opal pendant necklace from her personal collection, photo by Ruth Harriett Louise, 1928
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 38
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1928
Hairstyle from "The Wind," wearing an opal pendant necklace from her personal collection, photo by Ruth Harriett Louise, 1928
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 39
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1928
In costume form "The Wind," with unknown man, 1928
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 40
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1928
In costume from "The Wind," (l to r) Lillian Gish, Victor Seastrom, Greta Garbo, 1928
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 41
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1928
In costume from "The Wind," (l to r) unknown man, unknown man, Lillian Gish, Victor Seastrom, 1928
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 42
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1928
In costume from "the Wind," with unknown visitor, 1928
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 43
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1928
On shipboard sailing for Germany, newspaper photo, May 19, 1928
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 44
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: May 19, 1928
Publicity for "One Romantic Night," photo by Chidnoff, NY, 1930
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 45
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1930
Portrait In costume from "Uncle Vanya;" however, a typed notation on the reverse states "Lillian Gish appears in "The Good Old Days" now in 4th week at the Grand" (there is no record of Gish appearing in either a film or play of that title; it is possible that it is an old silent film that was re-issued under a new title), facsimile autograph in the negative, Circa 1930
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 46
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1930
In costume from "Uncle Vanya," a circa 1956 re-print of the original photo, 1930
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 47
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1930
Dorothy Gish and Lillian Gish in Paris, Associated Press newspaper photo, September 23, 1932
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 48
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: September 23, 1932
In costume from "His Double Life," (l to r) Arthur Hopkins, Lillian Gish, Roland Young, 1933
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 49
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1933
In costume from "His Double Life," (l to r) Roland Young, Lillian Gish, Arthur Hopkins, 1933
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 50
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1933
In costume from "His Double Life," Roland Young and Lillian Gish, 1933
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 51
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1933
In costume from "His Double Life," Arthur Hopkins (at lower left), (l to r at table) Lillian Gish, Lucy Beaumont, Lumsden Hale, Roland Young (partially hidden), 1933
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 52
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1933
Dorothy Gish and Lillian Gish in Dorothy's broadway dressing room, newspaper photo, 1934
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 53
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1934
Radio broadcast of "Little Women," Lux Theater Program #28, advertising agency photo for newspaper use, (l to r) Helen Chandler, Sylvia Field, Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, April 21, 1935
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 54
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: April 21, 1935
On board ship returning to America, Associated Press newspaper photo, Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish, August 15, 1935
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 55
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: August 15, 1935
On board ship returning to America, Associated Press newspaper photo, Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish, August 15, 1935
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 56
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: August 15, 1935
Photographed at Pickfair, Los Angeles with Mary Pickford, Associated Press newspaper photo, August 27, 1935
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 57
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: August 27, 1935
Radio broadcast of "Way Down East," Lux Theater Program #56, advertising agency photo for newspaper use, 1935
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 58
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1935
Lillian Gish and her mother Mary and her mother's pet Pekingese, newspaper photo, June 26, 1937
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 59
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: June 26, 1937
Rehearsal for "The Star Wagon," newspaper photo, (l to r) Gutherie McClintic and Lillian Gish, September 6, 1937
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 60
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: September 6, 1937
Testifying in front of a Senate Committee, March 7, 1938
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 61
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: March 7, 1938
Modeling her summer wardrobe designed by Valentina in New York City, newspaper photo, April 7, 1938
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 62
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: April 7, 1938
Modeling her summer wardrobe designed by Valentina in New York City, newspaper photo, April 7, 1938
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 63
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: April 7, 1938
Modeling her summer wardrobe designed by Valentina in New York City, newspaper photo, April 7, 1938
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 64
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: April 7, 1938
Opening night party for "Life With Father," Chicago, (l to r) Dorothy Gish and Lillian Gish, Associated Press photo, February 20, 1940
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 65
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: February 20, 1940
Publicity photo for Lucien Lelong's perfume "Opening Night," photo released by the Chicago-based company during Gish's run in "Life With Father", 1940
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 66
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1940
Speaking at the "America First Committee's Rally," Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, newspaper photo, July 2, 1941
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 67
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: July 2, 1941
During pre-production for "Commandos Strike At Dawn," (l-r) Lester Cowan, Mary Pickford, and Lillian Gish, 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 68
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
Publicity photo for "Commandos Strike At Dawn," Lillian Gish with her West Highland Terrier, "Malcolm" (while not marked this photo is by George Hurrell), 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 69
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
At U.S. immigration checkpoint entering Canada to film location scenes for "The Commandos Strike At Dawn", 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 70
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
On Canadian set of "The Commandos Strike At Dawn," (l to r) Bill Mellor (cameraman in hat), Ray Collins (in Black hat), Lillian Gish, Paul Muni, 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 71
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
In costume from "The Commandos Strike At Dawn", 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 72
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
In costume for "The Commandos Strike At Dawn," newspaper photo, February 3, 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 73
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: February 3, 1943
In costume for "The Commandos Strike At Dawn", 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 5, Item: 74
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
Candid photo on unknown movie lot, (l to r) David W. Griffith, Lillian Gish, "Malcolm," newspaper photo, Circa 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 75
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1943
Candid photo at unknown movie premiere, (l to r) Lillian Gish, David W. Griffith, UPI photo, Circa 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 76
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1943
Publicity for "Top Man", 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 77
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
Publicity for "Top Man", 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 78
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
Publicity for "Top Man," (l to r) Suzanne Foster, Lillian Gish (holding "Malcolm," her West Highland Terrier), 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 79
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
Publicity for "Top Man," with "Malcolm," her West Highland Terrier, 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 80
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
Publicity for "Top Man," (front row l to r) Lillian Gish, Richard Dix (back row l to r) Anne Gwynne, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 81
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
Publicity for "Top Man," Lillian Gish and Richard Dix, 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 82
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
Publicity for "Top Man," (l to r) Donald O'Connor, Suzanne Foster, Lillian Gish, Richard Dix, 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 83
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
Publicity for "Top Man," (l to r) Donald O'Connor, Suzanne Foster, Lillian Gish, Richard Dix, 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 84
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
Publicity for "Top Man," (front row l to r) Lillian Gish, Richard Dix (back row l to r) Anne Gwynne, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 85
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
Publicity for "Top Man" photographed in her rented home on Celia Drive, 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 86
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
Publicity for "Top Man" photographed in her rented home on Celia Drive, 1943
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 87
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1943
In costume from "Susie Slagle's," photo by Bud Fraker, 1945
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 88
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1945
In costume from "Susie Slagle's," (l to r) Sonny Tufts, Lillian Gish, Joan Caulfield, photo by Bud Fraker, 1945
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 89
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1945
In costume from "Susie Slagle's," photo by Bud Fraker, 1945
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 90
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1945
In costume from "Susie Slagle's," photo by Bud Fraker, 1945
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 91
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1945
Reproduction photograph, in costume from "Susie Slagle's," photo by Bud Fraker, 1945
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 92
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1945
Reproduction photograph, in costume from "Susie Slagle's," photo by Bud Fraker, 1945
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 6, Item: 93
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1945
In costume from "Duel In The Sun", 1947
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 94
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1947
In costume from "Duel In The Sun," photo from 1954 film's re-release, 1947
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 95
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1947
In costume from "Duel In The Sun," photo from 1954 film's re-release, 1947
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 96
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1947
In costume from "Duel In The Sun," photo from 1954 film's re-release, 1947
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 97
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1947
In costume from "Duel In The Sun," photo from 1954 film's re-release, 1947
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 98
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1947
In costume from "Duel In The Sun," photo from 1954 film's re-release, 1947
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 99
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1947
In costume from "Duel In The Sun," with three unknown visitors to the set, 1947
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 100
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1947
In costume from "Duel In The Sun," (l to r) two unknown men, Lionel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, 1947
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 101
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1947
Accepting tickets to the "Portrait Of Jenney" premiere from an unidentified man, 1949
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 102
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1949
Publicity for "Night Of The Hunter," Associated Press wire photo, (l to r) Shelley Winters, Hedda Hopper, Paul Gregory, Lillian Gish, Charles Laughton, August 16, 1954
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 103
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: August 16, 1954
Publicity for "Night Of The Hunter", 1955
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 104
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1955
In costume for "The Night Of The Hunter", 1955
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 105
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1955
In costume for "The Night Of The Hunter," (l to r) Paul Gregory, Lillian Gish, Charles Laughton, 1955
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 106
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1955
Publicity for "Night Of The Hunter," (l to r) unknown man, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, 1955
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 107
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1955
Publicity for "Night Of The Hunter", 1955
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 108
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1955
Publicity for "The Cobweb", 1955
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 109
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1955
Publicity for "The Cobweb," newspaper photo, (l to r) Donald Crisp, Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish , March 11, 1955
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 110
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: March 11, 1955
Publicity for "The Cobweb,", 1955
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 111
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1955
Publicity for "The Cobweb", 1955
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 112
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1955
Color snapshot (Gish wears what appears to be the same opal bead necklace that Shelley Winters is wearing in item 107 and the same same watch brooch), Circa 1955
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 113
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1955
On vacation on the Isle of Capri at Gracie Fields' villa, (l to r) Dorothy Gish, Aleramo (lifeguard), Lillian Gish, Associated Press photo, June 25, 1955
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 7, Item: 114
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: June 25, 1955
In costume for the television program "I, Mrs. Bibb," J. Walter Thomas photo, November 7, 1955
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 115
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: November 7, 1955
Candid photo taken at New York steak restaurant Bruno's Pen & Pencil at 205 East 45th Street, (l to r) Lillian Gish, unknown man, Nancy Carroll, Circa 1956
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 116
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1956
Candid photo showing (l to r) Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish, Circa 1956
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 117
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1956
Candid photo showing (l to r) Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish, Circa 1956
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 118
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1956
Rehearsal for the television program "The Day Lincoln Was Shot," (l to r) Lack Lemmon, Lillian Gish, Raymond Massey, February 10, 1956
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 119
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: February 10, 1956
In costume for the television program "The Day Lincoln Was Shot" (as Mary Todd Lincoln), February 10, 1956
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 120
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: February 10, 1956
Appearance on CBS radio quiz show "Make Up Your Mind," (l to r) silent film stars Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish, Leatrice Joy, Nida Naldi, Lila Lee, Associated Press photo, March 14, 1956
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 121
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: March 14, 1956
In costume for "Orders To Kill", 1958
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 122
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1958
At dedication of the Filmways Sound Stage at 127th Street, New York, NY, (l to r) Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, UPI photo, December 7, 1959
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 123
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: December 7, 1959
In costume for "The Unforgiven", 1960
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 123
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1960
At The American Academy of Dramatic Arts annual dinner dance at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, (l to r) Lillian Gish, Helen Hayes, Associated Press photo, December 4, 1961
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 125
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: December 4, 1961
Publicity for "The Defenders" television show, episode titled "Grandma TNT", 1962
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 126
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1962
At Fifth Avenue Club, New York City party honoring Martha Graham, (l to r) Lillian Gish, Martha Graham, Katherine Cornell, World Wide Photo, May 13, 1965
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 127
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: May 13, 1965
Backstage at opening night of the stage musical "Anya," (l to r) George Abbott, Lillian Gish (in costume), Constance Towers, Irra Petina, Associated Press Wirephoto, November 30, 1965
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 128
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: November 30, 1965
Black and white snapshot, Circa 1966
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 129
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1966
Publicity for "The Comedians", 1967
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 130
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1967
Publicity for "The Comedians", 1967
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 131
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1967
Portrait (photos from this series used as Lillian's fan picture; see item 133), Circa 1968
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 132
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1968
Portrait, Gish's fan picture with her autograph, Circa 1972
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 133
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1972
Candid photo taken in Gish's New York City living room, Circa 1968
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 134
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1968
Color snapshot, Circa 1968
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 8, Item: 135
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1968
Publicity for television show "Novak" episode titled "Hello, Phipps" aired 11/5/1969, photo by Vincent Maggiora, May 7, 1969
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 9, Item: 136
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: May 7, 1969
On a book tour for "The Movies, Mr Griffith and Me," photo by Howard Erker, May 8, 1969
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 9, Item: 137
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: May 8, 1969
Arriving at the Palais de Challiot, Paris, France for the presentation of her lecture, "The Art Of Film", 1969
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 9, Item: 138
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1969
At Helen Hayes' 70th birthday party, (l to r) Helen Hayes, Lillian Gish, Maureen Stapleton, October 10, 1970
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 9, Item: 139
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: October 10, 1970
Receiving her Irving Thalberg honorary Academy Award from Melvyn Douglas at the broadcast of the 43rd Annual Academy Awards, United Press Telephoto, April 15, 1971
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 9, Item: 140
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: April 15, 1971
Backstage at the 43rd Annual Academy Awards after receiving the Irving Thalberg award, James Frasher stands to the right of Gish, Official Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences photo by Sheedy and Long, April 15, 1971
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 9, Item: 141
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: April 15, 1971
Early 1970's fan photo, received by Todd Light in 1971, with Gish's inscription, 1971
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 9, Item: 142
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1971
Publicity for Gish's book "Dorothy and Lillian Gish," being interviewed by Bob Crane who appeared with Gish in the television production of "Arsenic and Old Lace", 1973
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 9, Item: 143
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1973
Series of three color snapshots taken backstage at the Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, Canada where Gish presented her lecture "Lillian Gish and the Movies" , April 27, 1973
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 9, Item: 144-146
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: April 27, 1973
Todd Light meets Lillian Gish at a press conference for a book author's luncheon at GW Fox department store, Hartford CT, (l to r) Lillian Gish, Todd Light, Jenney Tilson (Light's friend), newspaper photo by Ellery Kingston, October 4, 1973
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 10, Item: 147
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: October 4, 1973
Todd Light meets Lillian Gish at a press conference for a book author's luncheon at GW Fox department store, Hartford CT, (l to r) Lillian Gish, Todd Light, inscribed by Gish 1973, newspaper photo by Ellery Kingston, October 4, 1973
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 10, Item: 148
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: October 4, 1973
Proof sheet of candid photos of Gish taken by Todd Light and Jenney Tilson at the book author's luncheon press conference, October 4, 1973
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 10, Item: 149
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: October 4, 1973
Candid photos of Gish taken by Todd Light and Jenney Tilson at the book author's luncheon press conference, October 4, 1973
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 10, Item: 150-165
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: October 4, 1973
Ticket to Gish's book tour at Bloomingdale's, Stamford CT; polaroid photo taken at the pre-event news conference, (l to r) Todd Light, Lillian Gish, Linda Lattizory, Evie Goldich (holding drawing of Dorothy Gish she drew and presented to Gish), Gish signed the reverse of the Polaroid, December 11, 1973
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 11, Item: 166-167
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: December 11, 1973
Candid photos taken by Evie Goldich at Bloomingdale's, Stamford CT lecture and book signing, includes James Frasher driving Gish after the event with Gish waving goodbye to her fans, December 11, 1973
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 11, Item: 168-175
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: December 11, 1973
Candid photos taken by Todd Light at Bloomingdale's, Stamford CT lecture and book signing, December 11, 1973
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 12, Item: 176-180
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: December 11, 1973
Candid photo taken by Todd Light at Bloomingdale's, Stamford CT lecture and book signing, December 11, 1973
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 12, Item: 181
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: December 11, 1973
At New York City reception announcing the Public Television series "The Silent Years" that Gish narrated, (l to r) Lillian Gish, Helen Hayes, Associated Press Wirephoto, June 18, 1975
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 182
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: June 18, 1975
Reproduction photo from "Broken Blossoms" as issued by Public Television station WNET New York to promote the series "The Silent Years," narrated by Gish
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 183
Identifier: 6
Dedication of the Gish Film Theater, at Bowling Green State University, (l to r) Lillian Gish, Clifton Boutelle, June 11, 1976
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 184
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: June 11, 1976
On the set of "A Wedding," (l to r) Lillian Gish, Geraldine Chaplin, 1977
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 185
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1977
On the set of "A Wedding," celebrating her 100th film, (l to r) Robert Altman, Lillian Gish, United Press International, June 23, 1977
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 186
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: June 23, 1977
Series of four United Press International photos of Gish and her close friend Helen Hayes in Gish's apartment and on an outing in New York City's Central Park, August 17, 1977
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 187-190
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: August 17, 1977
Second of a series of four United Press International photos of Gish and her close friend Helen Hayes on an outing in New York City's Central Park, August 17, 1977
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 191
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: August 17, 1977
At a party in New York City for singer Alberta Hunter, (l to r) Geraldine Chaplin, Lillian Gish, Associated Press photo, December 8, 1977
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 192
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: December 8, 1977
On the set of "Thin Ice", 1981
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 193
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1981
Gish announcing the Best Picture Academy Award at the 1982 Academy Award Ceremony (photo from television), 1982
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 194
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1982
Publicity for "Hambone And Hillie", 1983
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 195
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1983
New York Times photo of Gish during the curtain call for "La Spectre De La Rose" at the Metropolitan Opera 100 Year Gala, (l to r) Lillian Gish, Patrick Dupond, May 13, 1984
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 196
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: May 13, 1984
Gish receiving the American Film Institute Award for Lifetime Achievement, newspaper photo, 1984
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 197
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1984
Color snapshot, Circa 1984
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 198
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1984
Color snapshot, Circa 1984-1985
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 199
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1984-1985
Opening day for "The Whales Of August" at Cinema II Theater, 1001 3rd Avenue, New York City, 1987
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 200
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1987
From a series of cigarette promotional cards, Gish signed the card in 1970, 1914
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 201
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1914
Fan picture card, in costume from "The Enemy" with facsimile autograph (same photo as item 34), Circa 1928
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 202
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1928
German postcard, Circa 1928
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 13, Item: 203
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1928
German postcard, Circa 1928
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 14, Item: 204
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1928
British postcard from "The Observer Film Exhibition 1956, Sixty Years of Cinema, Trafalgar Square, London," (photo is circa 1928 from the same MGM Ruth Harriet Louise photo session as item 37), 1954
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 14, Item: 205
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1954
Cast photo from the play "Life With Father" at the Blackstone Theater, Chicago, 1939
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 14, Item: 206
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1939
Cast photo from the play "Life With Father" at the Blackstone Theater, Chicago, 1939
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 14, Item: 207
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1939
Postcard of a 1919 portrait of Gish in costume from "Broken Blossoms" (original photo was by James Abbe who later photographed Gish for the film "The White Sister; see item 14) , Circa 1983
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 14, Item: 208
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1983
Original drawing by Evie Goldich, from a photo of Gish from the film "Ramola", 1981
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 14, Item: 209
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1981
Postcard of "The Grist Mill, Farmington, CT," where it has been claimed that some of the close-up photos of the ice flow scenes from "Way Down East" were filmed, Circa 1976
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 14, Item: 210
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: Circa 1976
Bi-fold color program from "The Scarlet Letter" at the Central Theater, Broadway and 47th Street, New York City, includes cast credits, 1926
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 14, Item: 211
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Postcard sent by Lillian Gish to Raymond Lee, with handwritten note by Gish, postmarked 3/28/1953 (the photo of Gish is believed to be circa 1943 and publicity for the film "Commandos Strike At Dawn"), 1953
Item – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 14, Item: 212
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1953
Five unnumbered photos of Lillian Gish, 1915, circa 1930, 1935, 1939
File – Box 1f: Series 6, Folder: 15
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1915, circa 1930, 1935, 1939
Scene from "The Lily And The Rose", 1915
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 1, Item: 213
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1915
Scene from "An Innocent Magdalene," (l to r) Mary Alden, Lillian Gish, autographed by Gish in the early 1970's, 1916
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 1, Item: 214
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1916
Scene from "Diane Of The Follies", 1916
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 1, Item: 215
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1916
Scene from "The House Built Upon Sand, (l to r) Lillian Gish, Ray Stewart, 1917
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 1, Item: 216
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1917
Scene from "Hearts Of The World," (l to r) Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, photo by Brown Brothers, New York City, 1918
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 1, Item: 217
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1918
Scene from "The Greatest Thing In Life," (l to r) unknown man, Robert Harron, Lillian Gish, with caption "Livingston does not appreciate the society of Jeanette's friends", 1918
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 1, Item: 218
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1918
Scene from "The Greatest Question," (l to r) Robert Harron, Lillian Gish, George Fawcett, Tom Wilson (in blackface), Ralph Graves, Eugenie Besserer, 1919
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 1, Item: 219
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1919
Scene from "The White Sister", 1923
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 1, Item: 220
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1923
Scene from "La Boheme", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 221
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 222
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," photo by Milton Brown, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 223
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) John Gilbert, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 224
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) John Gilbert, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 225
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) Lillian Gish, John Gilbert (damaged), 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 226
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 227
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 228
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) Lillian Gish, Roy D'Arcy, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 229
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) John Gilbert, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 230
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) John Gilbert, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 231
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) John Gilbert, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 232
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) Roy D'Arcy, Lillian Gish, John Gilbert, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 233
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 234
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) Roy D'Arcy, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 235
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) Roy D'Arcy, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 236
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) John Gilbert, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 237
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) John Gilbert, Roy D'Arcy, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 238
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) Roy D'Arcy, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 239
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) Lillian Gish, John Gilbert, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 240
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) Lillian Gish, John Gilbert, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 2, Item: 241
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) Karl Dane (in knot cap), Mathilde Comont, John Gilbert, Rene'e Adore'e (in bonnet partially hidden by John Gilbert's arm), Gino Corrado (with moustache), George Hassell, Lillian Gish, Valentina Zimina (top of coach), unknown woman leaning out of coach window, coachman is unknown, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 242
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 243
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 244
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) Lillian Gish, Roy D'Arcy, photo by Milton Brown, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 245
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 246
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 247
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) Renee Adoree, unknown man, Roy D'Arcy, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 248
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme:, (l to r) Renee Adoree, Roy D'Arcy, unknown man, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 249
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," Lillian Gish with unbilled actors, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 250
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) Blanche Payson, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 251
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 252
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 253
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) Roy D'Arcy, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 254
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "La Boheme," (l to r) believed to be Catherine Vidor, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 255
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "la Boheme," (l to r) among unbilled actors is Mathilde Comont (2nd from the left), Lillian Gish (in death scene) and Blanche Payson (far right), 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 3, Item: 256
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "The Scarlet Letter", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 257
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "The Scarlet Letter", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 258
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "The Scarlet Letter," (l to r) Lars Hanson, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 259
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "The Scarlet Letter," (l to r) Lars Hanson, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 260
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "The Scarlet Letter," (l to r) Lars Hanson, Lillian Gish, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 261
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "The Scarlet Letter", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 262
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "The Scarlet Letter," autographed by Gish in the early 1970s, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 263
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "The Scarlet Letter", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 264
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "The Scarlet Letter," autographed by Gish in the early 1970s, 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 265
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
Scene from "The Scarlet Letter", 1926
Item – Box 2f: Series 6, Folder: 4, Item: 266
Identifier: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1926