Guide to the Ellen K. Lee Collection on Helena Modjeska and Orange County
MS.R.143
Finding aid prepared by Joanna Lamb
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California, 92623-9557
949-824-3947
spcoll@uci.edu
2009
Title: Ellen K. Lee collection on Helena Modjeska and Orange County
Collection number: MS.R.143
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Physical Description:
7.4 Linear feet
(17 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1874-2005
Language of Collection Materials: The collection is in English and Polish
Abstract: 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.
Creator:
Lee, Ellen K.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Reproduction Restrictions
All reproductions require permission from Margaret Gates until January 1, 2014. Additionally, a large number of materials
in this collection are reproductions made by Lee during her research. Reproduction of materials from other institutions is
restricted. Please contact the repository where the original materials are housed to obtain reproductions.
Acquisition Information
Gift of William S. Lee and Margaret Gates, 2008.
Processing History
Processed by Joanna Lamb, 2009.
Collection Arrangement
Arranged in 4 series: 1. Research files, 1904-2005. 2. Visual materials, 1874-2003. 3. Working files, 1959-2001. 4. Writings,
1969-2003.
Related Materials
1. Special Collections and Archives has cataloged separately a small collection of books about Modjeska and a number of volumes
from her personal library.
2. Materials relating to Modjeska's life in Orange County can be found in Special Collections and Archives in the Helena Modjeska
Collection (MS-R37). the Don Meadows Papers(MS-R01), and the Rice Family Papers (MS-R45).
3. Modjeska's drop-leaf writing desk, which belonged for many years to the Yoch family of Santa Ana, is housed in the Reading
Room of Special Collections and Archives.
Appraisal Note
Duplicate materials were not retained, with the exception of materials that had handwritten notes or markings by Lee.
Historical Background
Ellen K. Lee, Orange County historian and Helena Modjeska authority, was born in 1918 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho to lawyer and
farm owner, Thomas Kerl, and his wife Lola. Lee studied English literature at Wellesley College, graduating in 1938. Seeking
a warmer climate, she moved to Los Angeles in the late 1940s with her husband. In 1956, she moved to Newport Beach where she
raised four sons and pursued scholarly interests including lecturing and writing about local history. Lee first learned of
Helena Modjeska while completing a writing assignment for a UC Irvine professor in 1965. Intrigued by Modjeska, Lee eventually
became a leading expert on the nineteenth-century Polish actress.
When the canyon home where Modjeska had lived was acquired by Orange County in 1986, Lee played an instrumental role in the
development of the historical site. She was a founding member of the non-profit Helena Modjeska Foundation, formed to support
the Orange County Historical Park where the home was located, and would eventually serve as director of the organization.
During the next two decades she played a prominent role in the foundation by offering historical research, acquiring archival
photographs, creating interpretive exhibits, and producing a video about Modjeska and her home. Lee visited Poland twice for
research purposes and travelled to a number of theaters in the United States, London, and Berlin where Modjeska performed.
In addition to publishing numerous scholarly articles, Lee also published two books. The first,
Old Newport: the Seaport Years (1970), was written after recording interviews with Newport pioneer Ramona Newport Castle, and told the story of a child
growing up in Newport in the late 1800's. Her next book,
Newport Bay: A Pioneer History (1973), narrates the history of the bay from the 1860s to the closure of the Harbor in the 1940s during World War II, and
includes a foreword from her friend and colleague, well-known Orange County historian Don Meadows. Lee was working on her
third book, a Modjeska biography, at the time of her death in 2006.
Helena Modjeska, born Helena Opid on October 12, 1840 in Krakow, Poland, began acting at a young age. She made her theatrical
debut as Helena Modrzejewska in Bochina, Poland in 1861. During this period she was involved in a romantic relationship with
her manager, Gustave Sinnmayer Modrzejewski, which produced a daughter and son. After the death of her three-year old daughter,
Modjeska returned, unmarried, to Krakow where she became a professional member of a theater company.
While touring with the theater company she met Bozenta Chlapowski, a revolutionary Polish aristocrat, who would later use
the name Count Bozenta. The couple married in September 1868 and Chlapowski became her business manager. Modjeska's popularity
and fame grew quickly in Poland, allowing her to have a successful career as an actress. Although successful professionally,
the heavy workload soon caused serious health problems and Bozenta and Modjeska relocated to the United States, forming a
small Polish colony on a rented farm in Santa Ana in October 1876 where Modjeska could recover her health.
Helena Modrzejewska anglicized her name to Helena Modjeska and studied English only four months before auditioning for her
first English speaking role in San Francisco. She made a successful American debut at San Francisco's California Theater in
August 1877 and for the next thirty years toured the United States and Europe, establishing a reputation as one of the greatest
dramatic actresses of the late nineteenth century. Lauded on both continents for her performances in plays such as
Macbeth,
As You Like It,
Mary Stuart, and
Camille, Modjeska's leading men included both Edwin Booth and Maurice Barrymore, and her circle of friends grew to include such notables
as Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and the pianist Ignace Jan Paderewski.
In 1888 Modjeska and Chlapowski purchased property in Santiago Canyon and commissioned architect Stanford White to remodel
and add to an existing cottage. Soon after its completion, Modjeska named it "Arden" after the Forest of Arden in Shakespeare's
As You Like It. Despite frequent absences from Arden while touring, Modjeska played an active role in Orange County life. She enjoyed close
friendships with Orange County pioneers such as the Rice, McCoy, Yoch, and Pleasant families.
In the spring of 1906, Modjeska and her husband sold Arden and its surrounding property (totaling 1,341 acres) to a Long Beach
investment company which planned to develop it into a country club. In 1908 the couple purchased a small beach cottage on
Bay Island in Newport Bay. On April 8, 1909, Modjeska died at her Bay Island home. After funeral services at St. Vibiana's
Cathedral in Los Angeles, Modjeska was buried in Krakow, Poland.
Arden and its surrounding acreage went through a number of owners until it was finally sold (with the original property size
greatly reduced because of a number of subdivisions) to the Charles S. Walker family of Long Beach in 1923. In 1986, descendants
of the Walker family sold the Modjeska house and 14.4 acres of land to Orange County so that it might be preserved and developed
as a historic park. Today it appears on the National Register of Historic Places and is California State Landmark #205. In
addition, the two-mile stretch of Santiago Canyon once owned by Orange County's most famous actress is now known as Modjeska
Canyon.
Historical note about Modjeska from: Helena Modjeska Collection. MS-R37. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries,
Irvine, California.
Processing note
When this collection was recieved, it was primarily comprised of mixed materials stored in hanging folders with topic (subject)
titles created by Lee.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
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,
videocassettes, 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.
Preferred Citation
Ellen K. Lee Collection on Helena Modjeska and Orange County. MS-R143. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries,
Irvine, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chlapowski, Karol -- Archives
Lee, Ellen K.
Lee, Ellen K. -- Archives
Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909 -- Archives
Actors.
Actresses--Poland--Archives.
Orange County (Calif.) -- Archives.
Photographic prints -- 19th century.
Research files, Series 1
1904-2005
Physical Description:
3.6 Linear feet
9 boxes
Summary
The Research files predominantly comprise textual materials that Lee collected during the course of her research. The majority
of materials document the life of Helena Modjeska and her family members in the United States, including her nephew, W.T.
Benda, who became a well-known art deco illustrator. There are many photocopies of letters that were written by Helena Modjeska
and her husband, Count Bozenta, from 1876 to Modjeska's death in 1909. Additionally, many of her topical files include information
about Orange County cities and their more famous residents, such as Judge Richard Egan. Most materials are photocopies of
source materials and handwritten and typescript research notes.
This series includes: photocopies and transcriptions of correspondence; research notes; book excerpts; clippings from journals,
magazines, and newspapers; pamphlets; family trees, and videos.
Arrangement
Arranged in two subseries: 1. Chronological files, 1904-2001 and 2. Topical files, 1911-2005
Restrictions
Reproduction of materials that Lee photocopied at other institutions is not permitted. Please contact the repository where
the original materials are located to obtain reproductions.
Chronological files, Subseries 1.1
1904-2001
Summary
The majority of this subseries comprises photocopies and typescript transcriptions of correspondence from Helena Modjeska
and Bozenta Chlapowski documenting Modjeska's activities and relationships as a popular Shakespearian actress in the United
States from 1876 until her death in 1909. Additionally, Lee has included photocopies of related book excerpts, two typed manuscripts
about Modjeska's life in Orange County, clippings, and numerous handwritten or typescript research notes. Materials included
in this group of files were either originally created during the dates of the title or they pertain to events that occurred
during the particular span of years included in the title.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged in chronological order of the first date in a given date range.
Processing Note
Dated file titles were preserved from Lee's original hanging files. Original order was preserved whenever possible. Some files
were re-ordered chronologically to conform to Lee's original filing order. Two hanging folders of untitled folders were included
in this subseries and are now titled Miscellaneous letters. They have been added to the end of the subseries.
Box 1, Folder 1-2
1876-1879: correspondence (photocopies and transcripts),
undated
Box 1, Folder 3
1877: research notes,
undated
Box 1, Folder 4-5
1880-1882: correspondence (photocopies and transcripts),
undated
Box 1, Folder 6
1883: book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 1, Folder 7
Book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 15, Folder 1
Correspondence (photocopies),
undated
Box 15, Folder 2
Correspondence (photocopies),
undated
Box 1, Folder 9
Correspondence (transcripts),
undated
1887-1888,
2001 and undated
Box 1, Folder 11
Essay by Stankewicz, S.,
2001
Box 1, Folder 12
Book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 15, Folder 3
Clippings (1888-1992) (photocopies),
undated
Box 15, Folder 4
Correspondence (photocopies),
undated
Box 1, Folder 14-15
Correspondence (transcripts),
undated
Box 15, Folder 5
Correspondence (photocopies),
undated
Box 1, Folder 16-17
Correspondence (transcripts),
undated
Box 1, Folder 18
Clippings (photocopies),
undated
Box 1, Folder 19
Hotel register (photocopy),
undated
Box 1, Folder 21-22
1895-1897: correspondence (photocopies and transcripts),
undated
Box 1, Folder 23
Book excerpts (1895-1897) (photocopies),
undated
Box 1, Folder 25
Book excerpt (photocopy),
undated
Box 1, Folder 27
Correspondence (transcripts),
undated
Box 15, Folder 6
Correspondence (photocopies),
undated
Box 1, Folder 29
Correspondence (transcripts),
undated
Box 1, Folder 31
Clippings (photocopies),
undated
Box 1, Folder 33
Correspondence (clippings and transcripts),
undated
Box 15, Folder 7
Correspondence (photocopies),
undated
Box 1, Folder 35
Clippings (1904),
undated
Box 15, Folder 8
Book excerpt (photocopy),
undated
Box 2, Folder 1
Clippings (photocopies),
undated
Box 2, Folder 2
1906-1909: correspondence (photocopies and transcripts),
undated
Box 2, Folder 3
1907-1909: Modjeska benefit performance program and related materials,
1909 and 1997
Box 2, Folder 4
Clippings (photocopies),
undated
Box 2, Folder 5
The Story of a Pioneer manuscript,
circa 2001
Box 15, Folder 9
Book excerpt (photocopy),
undated
Miscellaneous letters
undated
Box 2, Folder 7
Correspondence (photocopies),
1978 and undated
Topical files, Subseries 1.2
1911-2005
Summary
Ellen Lee's topical files include many photocopies of primary and secondary source materials about Helena Modjeska and Orange
County. Lee's dedication to the study of Helena Modjeska is evident through the varied range of materials she collected from
numerous organizations across the United States and in Poland. Many materials collected and organized by Lee during the course
of her research were used to write and publish articles about Modjeska and to develop a biography about the Polish actress.
Many of these materials were also used during Lee's involvement with the Helena Modjeska Foundation to create lectures, docent
scripts, Power Point presentations, and even a video about Modjeska and Arden, the home she shared with Bozenta.
This subseries includes many forms of materials: research notes, correspondence, book excerpts, clippings, brochures, and
legal documents, all documenting the varied topics that Lee was researching, most of which relate in some way to Modjeska's
time in Orange County.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged in alphabetical order by topic and then material form.
Processing Note
The Topical files were arranged alphabetically when they were received. Original titles from the hanging folders were maintained
whenever possible. Names of persons and places were often abbreviated by Lee and were expanded for clarity and search purposes.
Original order was preserved when possible.
Box 2, Folder 9
Actresses, Victorian: book excerpt (photocopy),
1979
Box 2, Folder 10
Anaheim Gazette: research notes,
1968
Box 2, Folder 11
Clippings (some photocopies),
1919-1998
Box 15, Folder 11
Clippings (photocopies),
undated
Box 17, Folder 27
Oversized clippings,
1996 May 13 and undated
Box 2, Folder 13
Typescripts and research notes,
undated
Box 15, Folder 12
Argonaut newspaper: clippings (photocopies),
undated
Box 2, Folder 14
Artists: magazine clippings and
Opera News,
1979 and 1992
Box 2, Folder 15
Barrymore, Maurice: article and research notes,
undated
Box 2, Folder 16
Book Excerpt (1936) (photocopy),
undated
Box 2, Folder 18
Correspondence from Ellen K. Lee,
1995
Box 2, Folder 19
Essays and memoirs (photocopies),
undated
Box 15, Folder 13
Journal articles,
undated
Scope and Content note
Includes autograph to Ellen Lee from Jim Sleeper.
Box 2, Folder 20
News and magazine clippings,
1938-1980
Box 2, Folder 21
Typescript and research notes,
undated
Box 2, Folder 22
Book excerpt (photocopy),
undated
Box 2, Drawer 23
Brochure and clippings,
undated
Box 2, Drawer 24
Century Magazine with Benda illustrations,
Box 2, Folder 25
Life magazine with Benda cover illustration,
Box 15, Folder 14
Mountain Region between Galica and Hungary,
undated
Box 2, Folder 26-27
Bernhardt, Sarah: book excerpt and research notes,
undated
Box 2, Folder 31-32
Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen: Book excerpt (photocopy) and research notes,
undated
Box 3, Drawer 1
Harpers New Monthly Magazine articles (1862-1863) (photocopies),
undated
Box 3, Folder 2
Research notes and related correspondence,
1979-2000
Box 3, Folder 3
Bukovina, Romania and Ukraine: map and research notes,
undated
Box 3, Folder 4
Correspondence (1888-1907) (transcripts),
undated
Box 3, Folder 5
Correspondence to Ellen K. Lee,
1967
Box 3, Folder 6
Daybooks (1885-1906) (photocopies),
undated
Box 3, Folder 7
Magazine clippings,
1986 and undated
Box 3, Folder 9
Book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 3, Folder 12
Chmielowski, Adam: book excerpts (1987) (photocopies),
Box 17, Folder 9
Chlapowski: genealogy,
undated
Box 3, Folder 13
Chopin, Frederic: research notes,
undated
Box 3, Folder 14
Considerant, Victor: research notes,
undated
Box 3, Folder 15
Cosulich, Bernice: research notes,
1997
Box 3, Folder 16
Earnest, Sue Wolfer: research notes,
undated
Box 17, Folder 28
Oversized clippings,
1976 June 26
Box 3, Folder 17
Pamphlet and notes (photocopies),
1981
Box 15, Folder 15
Book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 3, Folder 18
Clippings (circa 1920s) (photocopies),
undated
Box 17, Folder 2
Clippings,
1968 and undated
Box 3, Folder 19
Correspondence (1884-1888) (transcripts),
1964
Box 3, Folder 20
Egan House brochure,
after 1991
Box 3, Folder 22
Book excerpts (photocopies),
1850-1895
Box 3, Folder 23
Correspondence to Ellen K. Lee,
1944-1996
Box 3, Folder 24
Field Notes newsletter,
1997
Box 3, Folder 25
Research notes and tribute publication,
1850-1895, 2000, and undated
Box 3, Folder 26
Fitch, Clyde: book excerpt (photocopy) and research notes,
Box 15, Folder 16
Flores, Juan: Book excerpts (photocopies) and research notes,
undated
Box 15, Folder 17
Biography typescript (photocopy),
undated
Box 3, Folder 27
Essay (1914) (photocopy) and research notes,
undated
Box 3, Folder 28
Frohman, Daniel: research notes,
undated
Box 3, Folder 29
Book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 3, Folder 30
Correspondence (1880-1909) (transcripts),
circa 1959
Box 3, Folder 31
Research notes (typescript),
undated
Box 4, Folder 1
Gronowicz, Antoni: news clippings and web page printouts,
1956-2005
Box 4, Folder 2
Haiman, Miecsilaus: book excerpt (1940) (photocopy),
undated
Box 4, Folder 3
Book and magazine excerpts (1902-1989) (photocopies),
undated
Box 15, Folder 18
Book excerpts (photocopies), clippings (1892-1915) (photocopies), and
Los Nientos typescript,
undated
Box 4, Folder 8
Irvine Ranch promotional materials,
undated
Box 15, Folder 19
Legal document (1880) (photocopy) and research notes,
undated
Box 17, Folder 29
Oversized clippings,
1970
Box 4, Folder 10
James, Henry: research notes,
undated
Box 4, Folder 12
Articles and clippings,
1990-2000
Box 4, Folder 11
Correspondence,
1987-1990
Box 17, Folder 30
He Loves to Medal,
1989 February 18
Box 4, Folder 13
Kendal, Dame Madge: book excerpt (1932) (photocopy),
undated
Box 4, Folder 14
Kyle, Howard: book excerpt (photocopy),
undated
Box 4, Folder 15
L'Artiste: correspondence and translation of
Voyage Dun Curieux,
1986 May
Box 4, Folder 16
Correspondence to Ellen K. Lee,
1967
Box 4, Folder 17
Deeds (1887-1906) (photocopies),
1967
Box 4, Folder 18
Indentures (1887-1907) (photocopies),
undated
Box 4, Folder 19
Wills (1909) (photocopy),
undated
Box 15, Folder 20
Handwritten Modjeska will (1978) and unidentified procedures,
1978
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth,
undated
Box 4, Folder 21
Brochures (1807-1882),
undated
Box 17, Folder 8
Oversized clippings,
undated
Box 15, Folder 21
Scribner's Monthly article (1878) (photocopy),
Los Angeles Library,
undated
Box 4, Folder 22
Correspondence (1941) (photocopies),
undated
Box 4, Folder 23
Clippings (1897-1905) (photocopies),
undated
Box 4, Folder 24
Lowell, Juanita: journal article (circa 1904) (photocopy),
undated
Lummis, Charles Fletcher,
Box 4, Folder 25
Correspondence from Ellen K. Lee,
1988-1993
Box 4, Folder 26
Correspondence (1903-1910) (photocopies),
1993
Box 4, Folder 28
Pamphlet (1859-1928),
1964
Box 4, Folder 29
Research notes (1859-1928),
undated
Box 4, Folder 30-32
Thora script (photocopy),
1993
Box 4, Folder 34
Script (1895) (photocopy),
undated
Box 4, Folder 35
Marylka: correspondence and clippings (1967) (photocopy),
2000
Box 5, Folder 1
Articles and book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 4, Folder 36-38
Correspondence to Ellen K. Lee (transcripts) (photocopies),
undated
Box 4, Folder 39
Essay by McCoy, Mary Hester,
undated
Box 5, Folder 4
Michigan: research notes,
undated
Box 5, Folder 5
Mickiewicz, Adam: research notes,
undated
Box 5, Folder 6
Miller, Joaquin: correspondence,
1931
Box 5, Folder 7
Articles and book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 5, Folder 8
Clippings and newsletters,
1978-1984
Box 5, Folder 10
Modjeska and New Orleans: journal articles (1892) (photocopies),
1967
Box 5, Folder 11
Census records (1880-1920) (photocopies and digital prints),
2004
Box 5, Folder 13
Genealogical notes
undated
Box 5, Folder 14
Memorial program for Modjeska descendant,
2002
Box 4, Folder 6
Modjeska, Helena on acting: book and periodical excerpts (photocopies),
Poet Lore journal, and research notes,
1889 and undated
Box 5, Folder 17
Modjeska piano: correspondence,
1998
Box 5, Folder 18
Articles (1968-1974) (photocopies),
circa 1968-1974, undated
Box 5, Folder 19
Book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 5, Folder 20
Bridge commission (photocopy)
undated
Box 5, Folder 21
Clippings (1926) (photocopies),
undated
Box 5, Folder 22
Dinner Dance program (photocopy),
circa 1991
Box 5, Folder 23
Correspondence to Ellen K. Lee,
1994-2002
Box 5, Folder 25
Modjeski and Masters advertisements,
1996
Box 5, Folder 26
Postcards and digital images,
undated
Box 5, Folder 30
Clippings (1916) (photocopies),
undated
Box 5, Folder 28
Engineer's Club pamphlet (1924) (photocopy),
undated
Box 5, Folder 29
Legal documents (1916-1940) (photocopies),
circa 1996
Typescript notes,
undated
Box 5, Folder 32
New York Public Library: research notes,
undated
Box 5, Folder 33
New York Times: research notes,
undated
Box 5, Folder 34
Nordhoff, Charles: research notes,
undated
Box 5, Folder 35
Odell, George Clinton Densmore: research notes,
undated
Box 5, Folder 36
Oliver, Marcia: book excerpt including the Chlapowski family tree,
undated
Language of Material:
Polish
Box 5, Folder 37
Articles (1964-1974) (photocopies),
undated
Box 17, Folder 13
Oversized clippings,
1993
Box 5, Folder 38
Los Tulares newsletter,
1961
Box 5, Folder 40
Sheet music (photocopy),
undated
Language of Material:
Polish
Box 5, Folder 39
Mason, Edward Tuckerman manuscript and related correspondence (1978),
circa 1978
Box 5, Folder 41
Modjeska and Chlapowski correspondence (1868-1904) (transcripts),
undated
Box 5, Folder 42
Typescript and handwritten research notes,
undated
Box 5, Folder 43
Opid's Resort: book excerpts and brochures (photocopies),
undated
Box 5, Folder 44
Articles (photocopies),
undated
Box 15, Folder 25
Book excerpts (photocopies) and newsletters,
1968 and undated
Box 17, Folder 10
Clippings and map,
undated
Box 6, Folder 1
Pioneer Tales typescript (photocopies),
undated
Box 17, Folder 5
Book excerpt (photocopy),
undated
Box 15, Folder 26
Clippings (photocopies),
undated
Box 6, Folder 3
Newsletters and brochures,
1999-2005
Box 6, Folder 5
Orange County Pioneers: research notes,
undated
Box 6, Folder 6
Articles (1905) (photocopies),
undated
Box 6, Folder 9
Articles and book excerpts (1963-2002) (photocopies),
undated
Box 6, Folder 11
Foundation materials,
1974
Box 6, Folder 12
Horticulture journals,
1982-1996
Box 6, Folder 13
Manuscripts and related correspondence (photocopies),
1968
Box 6, Folder 15
Phillips, Charles: correspondence and related photocopies (circa 1890-1920),
1890-1920
Box 6, Folder 16
Phillips, Ernest scrapbook: Modjeska correspondence (1880-1907) (transcripts),
undated
Box 6, Folder 17
Pleasants family: research notes,
undated
Box 6, Folder 18
Clippings,
1999 and undated
Box 6, Folder 19
Newsletters, postcards, and research notes,
undated
Box 17, Folder 17
Oversized clippings (photocopies) and
Muzeum Starego Teatru newsletter
1985-2001
Language of Material:
Polish
Language of Materials note: Includes Polish materials.
Box 17, Folder 16
Oversized clippings,
1983
Box 6, Folder 20
Souvenir photograph pamphlet,
1969
Box 17, Folder 15
Sheet music, correspondence (photocopies), and related materials
undated
Language of Materials note: Includes Polish materials.
Box 6, Folder 21
Travel brochure and map,
circa 1970s
Box 15, Folder 27
Polish Poets: book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 6, Folder 22
Pozegnanie: poem translations,
1995
Box 6, Folder 23
Priestly, J.B. and Garland, Hamlin: research notes,
undated
Box 6, Folder 24
Railroad cars: article (1975),
circa 1975
Box 15, Folder 28, Box 6, Folder 25
Rainfall: clippings and research notes,
1987-2002 and undated
Box 15, Folder 29
Catalog cards (photocopies),
undated
Box 6, Folder 26
Modjeska correspondence (1892-1903) (photocopies),
undated
Box 6, Folder 27
Research notes and Rice genealogy correspondence,
1968
Box 6, Folder 28
Spiral notebook with research notes,
undated
Box 6, Folder 29
From the clipping scrapbook of Mrs. James Rice,
undated
Box 6, Folder 30
Modjeska correspondence (1890-1906),
undated
Box 7, Folder 1
Rice, Percy F.:
Pioneer Notes manuscript,
undated
Box 7, Folder 2
Rubenstein, Helena: research notes,
undated
Box 7, Folder 3
Ryan, Kate: research notes,
undated
Box 7, Folder 4, Box 15, Folder 30
Book excerpts and research notes (photocopy),
undated
Box 15, Folder 32
Clippings (photocopies),
undated
Box 15, Folder 31
Book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 7, Folder 10
The Original Site of Mission San Juan Capistrano reprint,
1967
Box 7, Folder 8
Pioneer Tales manuscripts (photocopies),
undated
Box 15, Folder 33
Santa Ana Blade: research notes,
undated
Santa Ana Opera House,
undated
Box 15, Folder 34
Clippings (1927) (photocopies),
1927 and undated
Box 7, Folder 13
Journal articles (1971 and 1994) (photocopies),
undated
Box 17, Folder 6
Oversized clippings,
undated
Box 15, Folder 35
Sembrich, Marcella, 1858-1935: Polish Heritage and The Kosciuszko Foundation newsletters (1989-1994),
1989-1994
Severance, Caroline,
undated
Box 7, Folder 15
Modjeska correspondence (1904) (photocopies and transcripts),
undated
Box 15, Folder 36
Southern California Quarterly,
1968 March
Box 7, Folder 16
Shentzel, John: research notes,
undated
Box 7, Folder 17
Book and journal excerpts (1953-1983) (photocopies),
undated
Box 7, Folder 18
Correspondence to Ellen K. Lee,
1991-1997
Box 7, Folder 21
Postcards and brochures,
circa 1919-1980s
Box 7, Folder 20
Printouts of Internet articles,
1997-2001
Box 7, Folder 23
Shurz, Carl: research notes,
undated
Box 7, Folder 24
News and journal articles (1980) (photocopies),
undated
Box 7, Folder 25
Manuscripts and transcripts (photocopies),
undated
Box 7, Folder 27
Book and journal excerpts (1927-1948) (photocopies),
undated
Box 7, Folder 28
Correspondence from Modjeska (1905-1907) (photocopies),
Box 7, Folder 29
Meeting with Modjeska speech,
undated
Box 7, Folder 30
Clippings about Modjeska,
1890-1938
Box 15, Folder 37
Smith, Caroline Estes: book excerpt (photocopy),
undated
Box 7, Folder 32
Book excerpts (1916-1935) (photocopies),
undated
Box 7, Folder 33
Ranchos Los Cerritos brochure,
undated
Box 7, Folder 34
Celebrate Magazine clipping,
1988
Box 7, Folder 35
Correspondence to Ellen K. Lee,
1970
Box 7, Folder 36
The Jazz of Patriotism pamphlet,
circa 1920
Box 7, Folder 38
Stuart, Mary: research notes,
Box 7, Folder 39
Book excerpt (photocopy),
undated
Box 17, Folder 19, Box 7, Folder 40
Box 7, Folder 41
Correspondence to Ellen K. Lee,
undated
Box 7, Folder 42
Ellen Terry's Foul Papers reprint,
1969
Box xx, Folder xx
Oversized clippings,
1993
Box 7, Folder 44
Brochure with notes in margins,
undated
Box 7, Folder 45
Clipping reconstruction (1897) (photocopy and printout),
undated
Box 7, Folder 46
Internet article printouts,
1997-2004
Box 8, Folder 1
Images (photocopies and digital prints),
undated
Box 17, Folder 21
The New York Dramatic Mirror,
1895
Box 17, Folder 7
Photomechanical print of Helena Modjeska,
circa 1880-1910
Box 15, Folder 38
Theatre Arts magazine (photocopies),
undated
Box 17, Folder 22
Oversized clippings,
undated
Theatre playbills ,
undated
Box 17, Folder 23
Oversized playbills (1882) (photocopies),
undated
Standard sized (circa 1880s-1890s),
undated
Box 8, Folder 3
Theatre, English: typescript and handwritten research notes,
undated
Box 8, Folder 4
Kosciusko Foundation newsletter,
1977-1978
Box 8, Folder 5
Polish Actors in Shakespearean Rolesreprint,
1965
Box 8, Folder 6
Research notes (typescript),
undated
Theatre, San Francisco: research notes,
undated
Box 8, Folder 7
Book excerpt (photocopy),
undated
Box 16, Folder 1
Book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 8, Folder 9
Clippings (1979) (photocopies),
undated
Box 8, Folder 10
Guidebooks and fieldbooks,
undated
Box 17, Folder 24
Oversized clippings,
1970 March 22
Box 8, Folder 11
Research notes and
Rancho Santa Margarita Messenger newsletter,
1986 and undated
Box 8, Folder 12
Treadwell, Sophie: interview transcript (1929) (photocopy) and article printout,
2001 and undated
Box 8, Folder 13
Tustin, California: research notes,
undated
Box 8, Drawer 14
Clippings (photocopies) (1898-1914),
Box 15, Folder 2
Clippings (circa 1912-1968) (photocopies),
undated
Box 8, Folder 16
Correspondence to Ellen K. Lee,
1967 and undated
Box 8, Folder 18
Warsaw: research notes,
undated
Box 8, Folder 19
Book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 8, Folder 20
The New Yorker magazine clipping,
1990
Box 17, Folder 25
Oversized clippings,
undated
Box 8, Folder 21
Report on the Extent of Stanford White's Involvement in the Design of the Modjeska House ,
1989 September
Folder 8, Folder 22
Excerpts from
Bibliography of Oscar Wilde (photocopies),
undated
Box 8, Folder 23
Clippings,
1978 and undated
Box 16, Folder 3
Book excerpts (1906-1971) (photocopies),
undated
Box 8, Folder 28
Correspondence to Ellen K. Lee,
1988-1997
Box 8, Folder 29
Magazine articles (photocopies and printouts),
1995 and undated
Box 8, Folder 31
Yorba I, Jose Antonio: pamphlet,
1967
Box 8, Folder 32
Zakopane: promotional materials,
undated
Visual materials, Series 2
1874-2003
Physical Description:
2.2 Linear feet
4 boxes
Summary
The Visual materials series comprises approximately 1,900 images that Lee compiled during the course of her research. The
majority of materials collected by Lee include images of Modjeska in various costumes, or show Modjeska and Bozenta's Orange
County estate, Arden. Additionally, there are a number of images highlighting Orange County landmarks including beach and
city scenes. Most materials are reproductions from collections throughout the United States. Materials include: cabinet cards,
reproductions (photographic), printouts, illustrations, negatives and original unsigned ink sketches.
Arrangement
Arranged in three subseries: 1. Topical image files, 1874-2002 2. Negatives, undated 3. Accordion files 1970-2003 and undated
Restrictions
Reproduction of materials that Lee photocopied at other institutions is not permitted. Please contact the repository where
the original materials are located to obtain reproductions.
Access to the negatives is restricted. Only the staff of Special Collections and Archives should handle negatives.
Topical image files, Subseries 2.1
1874-2003
Summary
The visual files include over 1,500 images related to Lee's research, with the majority of the materials highlighting Arden,
Modjeska's American career, and Orange County from 1870-1910. Most images are photographs or photographic reproductions from
other collections. Also included are photographs that Lee took at the Bowers Museum of several Modjeska costume pieces, photographs
documenting Lee's research trips to Poland, images of Modjeska's leading men, unsigned ink sketches, and numerous book illustrations
torn from published works about Modjeska.
Processing Note
Lee housed her visual files in alphabetical order. For preservation purposes, materials were separated by format.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by topic. Materials with multiple levels are arranged at the lower level by form.
Actors,
circa 1910 and undated
Scope and Content note
Includes images of George Drew Barrymore, Maurice Barrymore, Edwin Booth, Johnston Forbes-Robertson, John McCullough, Otis
Skinner, and Lester Wallack.
Box 8, Folder 33
Book illustrations,
circa 1910
Box 8, Folder 34
Photocopies and printouts,
undated
Box 8, Folder 35
Reproductions (photographic),
undated
Anaheim,
1874 and undated
Scope and Content note
Includes images of Anaheim Landing, Center Street, downtown Tustin, the Frohling Eyman house on Citrus Street, and the Langenberger
house.
Box 8, Folder 36
Newsletters and photocopies,
1874 and undated
Box 8, Folder 37
Photographs and reproductions (photographic) (1876-1903),
undated
Arden,
1966-2002 and undated
Scope and Content note
Includes interior and exterior images of Arden during Modjeska's ownership, as well as images of Helena Modjeska, Count Bozenta,
and their friends and family, including images of Don Meadows and Michelle Boice.
Box 8, Folder 38
Book and magazine illustrations,
undated
Box 8, Folder 39
Invitations and postcards,
undated
Box-folder 8 : 40-44, 9: 1-4
Photographs and reproductions (photographic) (circa 1880-1906 and 1970s-1980s),
1967-1970s and undated
Box 9, Drawer 6
Photographic prints,
undated
Box 9, Folder 5
Thermal fax and photocopies (circa 1885-1995),
undated
Box 9, Folder 7
Bay (Newport Beach): photographs, reproductions (photographic), and photocopies (circa 1901-1923),
undated
Box 9, Folder 8
Book Covers: illustrations,
1964-1969
Bowers Museum,
1973-2003
Scope and Content note
Includes images of the Modjeska artifact collection at the Bowers museum, including costumes, dolls, jewelry, and masks.
Box 9, Folder 9
Book illustration, clippings, and photocopies,
undated
Bin 9, Folder 10
Digital prints of cataloged Modjeska collection,
1973 and undated
Box 9, Folder 11
Negatives (photographic),
2003
Box 9, Folder 12-14
Photographs and reproductions (photographic),
circa 1990s-early 2000s
Box 9, Folder 15
Book illustration and postcard,
undated
Box 9, Folder 16
Digital printouts (1876-2003),
1995-2003
Box 9, Folder 17
Photographs and reproductions (photographic) (1863-1904),
undated
Box 9, Folder 18
Tax Bill reproduction,
1967
Box 9, Folder 19
Costume sketches, illustrations, and notes (photocopies),
undated
Box 9, Folder 21
Digital printouts, photocopies, and maps,
undated
Box 17, Folder 11
Property maps and home owner index (1909) (photocopies),
undated
Friends of Modjeska,
1968-2003
Scope and Content note
Includes images of the Pleasant family and the orginal Green Dragon house in Laguna Beach.
Box 9, Folder 22
Digital printouts, postcards, and photocopies,
1968-1993 and undated
Box 9, Folder 23-25
Photographs, reproductions (photographic) (circa 1892-1908), and related correspondence,
1969-1991
Box 17, Folder 3
Reproduction and unsigned ink drawing,
undated
Box 9, Folder 26
Sketches of an unidentified house,
undated
Box 17, Folder 12
Lee-Hankey, W.: reprint, reproduction (photographic), and unsigned ink drawing,
undated
Box 9, Folder 28
Land grant and map (1876),
1977
Box 9, Folder 29
Property records and map (1876) (photocopies),
undated
Box 9, Folder 30
Receipt from Polish purchase with Modjeska stamps,
1977
Language of Material:
Polish
Letters,
1974-1991 and undated
Box 9, Folder 31
Correspondence from Jerzy Spiegel,
1979 June 15
Box 9, Folder 32
Correspondence from Modjeska (photocopies and digital printouts),
undated
Box 9, Folder 33
Correspondence from Muzeum Historyczne M. Krakowa,
1974
Box 9, Folder 34
Correspondence from Stary Teatr,
1991
Box 9, Folder 35
A Modjeska Letter: June 14, 1894 with commentary by Ellen K. Lee pamphlet,
undated
Box 16, Folder 17
Miscellaneous visual materials,
undated
Box 9, Folder 36
Modjeska Articles: Clippings, Correspondence from John Vogel, and photocopies,
1991-2002
Box 9, Folder 37
Modejeska products and souvenirs: labels and printouts,
1904 and undated
Modjeska, Ralph family,
undated
Scope and Content note
Includes images of the Modjeska family in Europe, Josephine and Stasia Bendowa, the children of Felicie and Ralph Modjeska,
and Mrs. Felix Modjeska.
Box 9, Folder 39-40
Photographs and reproductions (photographic) (1868-1898),
undated
Box 9, Folder 41
Printouts of digital images,
undated
Box 9, Folder 43-44
Negatives (photographic),
undated
Physical Desription note: 97 black and white, 79 color
Orange County and San Diego,
Scope and Content note
Includes images of Salt Creek, Trabuco, Canyon, El Toro, Rancho Santa Margarita, the Hotel Coronado, Hempsheet House, Laguna
Beach, and San Diego from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.
Box 10, Folder 1
Brochures, clippings, and photocopies,
1897 and undated
Box 10, Folder 2
Hotel Coronado Historical Postcards book (1887-1920) and brochures,
undated
Box 10, Folder 3
Illustrations, invitations, and postcards,
1907-1997
Box 17, Folder 14
Laguna Home Companion,
2003
Box 10, Folder 4-7
Photographs and reproductions (photographic) (circa 1890s-1908),
undated
Box 10, Folder 9
Phillips, Charles: digital prints,
undated
Box 10, Folder 10
Pictures-Polish Editions: book illustrations,
undated
Language of Material:
Polish
Language note: Materials include Polis text.
Box 10, Folder 11
Pleasants: photocopies, photographs and reproductions (photographic) (1887-1890),
1999 and undated
Box 10, Folder 12
Illustrations, postcards, and printouts,
undated
Box 10, Folder 14
Photographs and reproductions (photographic),
undated
Box 10, Folder 13
Pamphlets and photocopies of ephemera from Poland,
circa 1966-2001
Box 10, Folder 17
Cards and transparencies,
1907 and undated
Box 10, Folder 18
Illustrations and reproductions (illustrations),
circa 1881-1883 and undated
Box 10, Folder 19
Photocopies and printouts,
undated
Box 10, Folder 20-23
Photographs and reproductions (photographic) (circa 1890-1905),
undated
Box 10, Folder 26
Correspondence,
1905-1992
Box 11, Folder 2
Modjeska House invitations and miscellaneous printouts (1902),
1994 and undated
Language of Materials note: This folder includes English and Polish materials.
Box 11, Folder 3
Photographs of postcards,
undated
Box 11, Folder 5
Southern California and Nevada,
undated
Box 11, Folder 6
Shelley, Lorraine: correspondence to Elen K. Lee and printouts,
1998
Box 11, Folder 7
Ships and Trains: photocopies, printouts, and reproductions (photographic),
undated
Theatre Photographs,
Scope and Content note
Includes images of Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Pachman De Vladimir, Daniel Frohman, James Louis, Ignace Paderewski, Ada Rehan,
May Shaw, V.H. Vanderfelt, and the Metropolitan Opera House.
Box 11, Folder 8
Book illustrations and opera house program,
1905 and undated
Box 11, Folder 9
Photocopies and digital prints,
undated
Box 11, Folder 10
Photographs and reproductions (photographic),
undated
Box 11, Folder 13
Illustrations, photographs, and printouts,
undated
Box 17, Folder 26
Oversized clippings,
undated
Box 11, Folder 12
Wilson, Ninette: photograph, correspondence and digital print,
1951
Box 11, Folder 14-18
Negatives and slides (photographic), Subseries 2.2
undated
Summary
The Negative subseries includes approximately 190 images. The negatives appear to be reproductions of images from other collections
purchased by Lee during her research. Most images are Modjeska related and are duplicates of images included in the Topical
image file (subseries 2.1).
Restrictions
Access to the negatives is restricted. Contact Special Collections and Archives staff to request access.
Box-folder 11 : 19-40, box-item DM-002 : CD001-U
Selected images of life at Arden, Subseries 2.3
Bulk, 1970-2003
circa 1880s-1890s and 1970-2003
Summary
This subseries includes approximately 170 images that were separated by Lee from her larger collection of Topical image files
and housed in an accordion desk file. Most images relate to Modjeska's family and life at Arden. These images may have been
separated with the intent for inclusion in the biography that Lee was writing about Modjeska, or during the course of Lee's
work for the Helena Modjeska Foundation. In addition to numerous photographs, reproductions, and other forms of materials,
this subseries includes 2 cabinet cards and a compact disc titled Modjeska Restorations with 13 images.
Processing note
This subseries originally consisted of an accordion file that was included behind the last hanging file. Materials have been
re-housed in acid-free folders.
Arrangement
Original order has been maintained at file level.
Working files, Series 3
1959-2001
Physical Description:
1.0 linear feet (1 box)
2.5 boxes
Summary
Lee kept separate working files to organize and aid her research. The files include chronologies, file indexes, correspondence,
and other materials related to Lee's research on Helena Modjeska. Some topical files related to Modjeska are icluded in this
series and overlap content in Series 1.
Processing Note
Many files in this series were not labeled clearly and titles were supplied during processing to clarify file contents. If
folder labels were available, those titles were preserved with minimal revisions to clarify contents.
Arrangement
This series is arranged in alphabetical order.
Box 16, Folder 8
Beohme, Yvonne: family trees and other materials (circa 1992-2003),
circa 1992-2003
Brook Farm,
2001 and undated
Box 11, Folder 42
"A Polish Brook Farm" typescript,
undated
Box 17, Folder 1
Clippings (1976) (photocopies),
undated
California's Gold: Modjeska,
2001
Box AV-012, Cassette V001-A
Archival original,
2001
Physical Desciption note: 1 videocassette (VHS)
Restrictions note
Access to archival originals is restricted; researchers must use viewing copy.
Box AV-012, Cassette V001-V
Viewing copy,
2001
Physical Description note: 1 videocassette (VHS)
Box 11, Folder 44
Century Collection: Modjeska correspondence (1886-1896) (photocopies),
undated
Box 11, Folder 45
Chlapowski, Karol: correspondence to Clementine Langenberger (1892) (photocopy),
undated
Box 11, Folder 46
Collins, Mabel:
The Story of Helena Modjeska (1883) typescript,
undated
Box 11, Folder 47
Correspondence to Ellen K. Lee about Modjeska,
1969-1994
Box 12, Folder 1
Correspondence to Ellen K. Lee from Poland,
1970-1989
Cosulich, Bernice,
1991-1994
Box 12, Folder 2-5
Correspondence about translated Modjeska letters,
1991
Box 12, Folder 6
Modjeska letters translations (1875-1909) (photocopies),
1991-1994
Box 12, Folder 7
Research notes,
1991-1994
Box 12, Folder 8
Interview transcripts (1929) (photocopies),
1991-1994
Box 12, Folder 9
New York Herald Tribune article and correspondence (1929) (photocopies),
1991-1994
Box 12, Folder 10
Deresiewicz: Research notes and related correspondence,
circa 1976
Box 12, Folder 11
Diocese of Orange Bulletin: clippings about the American Protective Society,
1991 June
Donhue, Lester and Bay Island,
undated
Box 12, Folder 13
Clippings (1936) (photocopies),
undated
Box 12, Folder 15
Genealogical articles (1841-1977) (photocopies),
undated
Box 12, Folder 16
Gilder, Richard Watson:
Century Magazine article (1910 February) (photocopy),
undated
Box 12, Folder 17
Harper, Donna: book chapter about Modjeska,
1995
Box 12, Folder 18
Holmes, Debra P.: correspondence and essay,
2003
Box 12, Folder 19
Kerl, Simon: correspondence and clippings (photocopies),
undated
Box 12, Folder 20
Land purchase chronology for Orange County,
1989
Box 12, Folder 21
Lee, Ellen: Photograph, clippings and Curriculum Vitae,
1992 and undated
Box 12, Folder 22
Lee, Roth: correspondence and research notes about Arden,
1988
Bin 12, Folder 23
Library letters: correspondence to Ellen Lee and book excerpt (photocopy),
1976-1977
Box 12, Folder 24
Library of Congress: Modjeska correspondence (1891) (photocopies),
undated
Box 12, Folder 25
Miscellaneous correspondence to Ellen K. Lee,
1967 and 2003
Box 12, Folder 26
Modjeska
Anaheim Gazette and performance chronologies,
undated
Modjeska and Orange County bibliographies,
undated
Box 12, Folder 27
Modjeska Dam: correspondence and notes,
1991
Folder 12, Folder 28
Modjeska's Death and Funeral: clippings (1909 April) (photocopies),
undated
Box 12, Folder 29
Modjeska Fairytale Exhibit: exhibition handouts and book (photocopy),
1996
Modjeska, Helena,
undated
Box 12, Folder 30
Articles (photocopies),
undated
Box 13, Folder 2
Modjeska letter lists and chronology,
2002 and undated
Box 13, Folder 3-5
Modjeska letter summaries,
undated
Box 13, Folder 6
Modjeska photograph lists,
circa 1990s
Box 13, Folder 7
Modjeska Photographs and Portraits: correspondence with archives, libraries, and museums,
1967-1996
Box 13, Folder 8
Mortimer, Favell Lee: printout from Literature Resource Center,
2005 April 18
Box 13, Folder 9
Murray, Evelyn Neale: correspondence (1893-1894) (photocopies),
undated
Box 13, Folder 10
Articles and book excerpts (photocopies),
undated
Box 13, Folder 11
Book clippings,
1890 and 1967
Box 13, Folder 12
Correspondence,
1967 and undated
Box 13, Folder 14
Clippings (1895-1908) (photocopies),
1992
Bin 13, Folder 18
Transcribed articles and speeches,
1959 and undated
Box 13, Folder 19
Book excerpts (1970) (photocopies),
undated
Box 17, Folder 10
Oversized clippings about Modjeska and map of land parcels (1887-1905) (photocopies),
undated
Box 13, Folder 21
Clippings (photocopies) and research notes,
undated
Box 14, Folder 1
Correspondence to Modjeska (1890-1903) (photocopies),
undated
Box 14, Folder 2
Sheet Music:
Pioska Oblakanej Ofelii,
undated
Language of Material:
Polish
Box 14, Folder 3
Correspondence from the University of Texas Humanities Research Center,
1975-1994
Box 16, Folder 10
Modjeska and Bozenta correspondence (1890-1899) (photocopies),
1890-1899, undated
Box 16, Folder 11
Photographs of Modjeska (photocopies),
undated
Box 14, Folder 5
Theodore Payne Foundation: correspondence,
1997
Box 16, Folder 12
Warsaw: correspondence to Ellen Lee from Maria,
1974-1996
Box 16, Folder 13
Wilde, Oscar: book excerpts (photocopies), undated,
Box 16, Folder 14
Writings by Pleasants, J.E. (1930) (photocopies),
undated
Writings, Series 4
1969-2003
Physical Description:
0.6 Linear feet
1.5 boxes
Summary
This series comprises published and unpublished writings of Ellen Lee and includes handwritten and typescript drafts with
edits, book chapters, forewords, and photocopies of published articles from academic journals, newspapers, and newsletters.
Additionally, other materials authored by Lee for Helena Modjeska Foundation including docent scripts, a summary Modjeska's
Fairy Tale book prepared for an exhibit at the Modjeska House, and preparation materials for the
California Gold video on Modjeska are present. While the majority of the materials focus on Modjeska, there are examples monographs written
by Lee on other topics including
The Irish Alcalde about Judge Richard Egan.
Arrangement
This series is in alphabetical order.
Processing Note
Writings were separated from Series 3 working files.
Box 14, Folder 6
Actress put O.C. in the Spotlight,
2000
Box 14, Folder 7
Adam Chimelowski - A Short Summary,
after 1986
Box 14, Folder 8
Arden Update newsletter draft,
2003
Box 14, Folder 9
The Catholic Modjeska and Polish,
1973-1974
Box 14, Folder 10
Introduction to Life on the Modjeska Ranch in the Gay Ninties,
2003
Box 14, Drawer 12
J. Ross Browne Visits Wieliczka,
circa 1960s
Box 14, Drawer 14
Helena Modjeska, 1840-1909: Polish Actress-Southern California Pioneer,
1990
Box 14, Folder 15
Helena Modjeska, A Polish Catholic Woman,
1973
Box 14, Folder 16
Helena Modjeska and Her Forest of Arden,
1995
Folder 14, Folder 17
Helena Modjeska and the Francisco Torres Affair, Summer 1892,
1969
Box 14, Folder 18
Helena Modjeska: The California Years,
1978
Box 14, Drawer 19
Summary of the Modjeska Fairy Tale Book for Modjeska House exhibit,
1997
Box 14, Folder 20
Historic Park Cultural Resources Evaluation, Modjeska chronology, and bibliographical note,
1991
Box 14, Folder 21
A Modjeska Letter: Summer 1984,
undated
Box 14, Folder 23
Modjeska Myths - 'Life and Loves',
after 1994
Box 14, Folder 24
Modjeska Power Point Presentation script,
after 1994
Box 16, Folder 15
The Modjeska Story, as Narrated and Illustrated in the Visitor Video,
after 1991
Box 14, Folder 25
Modjeska, Rices Brought Culture to Tustin,
undated
Box 14, Folder 26
The Modjeska-Walker House: 1888-1988,
1989
Box 14, Folder 27
Paderewski and Modjeska: Polish Californian,
undated
Box 14, Folder 29
Script for Modjeska House docents,
after 1991
Box 14, Folder 28
The Sandspit Pioneers,
1981
Box 14, Folder 30
Tustin's Wildest Party,
undated
