Clare Boothe Luce,U.S. Ambassador to Italy,Dwight D. Eisenhower

Title: Clare Boothe Luce working as U.S. Ambassador to Italy, her theatrical productions, and portraits of her family
Date Created/Published: ca. 1860-1956, bulk 1953-1956.
Summary: Images in LOT 11236-1 show Luce on official trips throughout Italy; attending public events and ceremonies; at public speaking engagements; meeting with public officials; posing with government officials and prominent U.S. and other international figures. Includes view books or commemorative albums presented to Luce as keepsakes of visits she made to cities or other places as ambassador. Also includes aerial photographs of Rome, Lake Maggiore, Anzio, and Naples; some images of Henry Luce in Italy. LOT 11236-2 includes photographs of actors performing in stage and television productions written by Luce (The Women, Kiss the Boys Goodbye, and Margin for Error); also, portraits of the actors. LOT 11236-3 includes some portraits of Henry Luce's family, including his father Henry W. Luce and his grandfather Rensselaer William Luce; the wedding of Henry Luce III and Patricia Potter;; a commemorative album documenting construction and launching of the ship S.S. Leonidas, Richmond, Calif.; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings; portraits of Clare Boothe Luce, politicians, and other personal and business acquaintances; the Luce plantation ('Mepkin') in South Carolina.
Notes:
Arrangement: Albums are organized by subject into three categories reflecting Luce's career and personal life: Luce as U.S. Ambassador to Italy (LOT 11236-1); Stage and television productions written by Luce (LOT 11236-2); Personal & family photographs (LOT 11236-3).
Finding aid (unpublished) listing folder categories is available in the Prints & Photographs Reading Room.
LOT title devised by Library staff.
Most images include English or Italian captions. Some include personal inscriptions to Clare Boothe Luce.
Images photographed by a variety of U.S. and international news photo agencies or commercial photographers. Some images from the U.S. Air Force.
LOT consists primarily of b&w photographic prints and some photomechanical prints.
Most of the images are housed in their original albums. Some images have been removed from original fragile albums and placed in binders in their original album sequence.
Transfer; Manuscript Division (Papers of Clare Boothe Luce); 1970 (DLC/PP-1970:281).
Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of Clare Boothe Luce.
Subjects:
Luce, Clare Boothe,--1903-1987.
Luce, Clare Boothe,--1903-1987.--Kiss the boys good-bye.
Luce, Clare Boothe,--1903-1987.--Margin for error.
Luce, Clare Boothe,--1903-1987.--Women.
Luce, Henry Robinson,--1898-1971--Family.
Luce, Henry Robinson,--1898-1971--Journeys--Italy.
Ambassadors--American--Italy--1950-1960.
Diplomats--1950-1960.
Rites & ceremonies--1950-1960.
Public speaking--1950-1960.
Government officials--1950-1960.
Women--Political activity--1950-1960.
Boat & ship industry--California--Richmond--1940-1950.
Launchings--California--Richmond--1940-1950.
Visits of state--American--Italy--1950-1960.
Actors--1950-1960.
Theatrical productions--1950-1960.
Weddings--1950-1960.
Italy--1950-1960.
Aerial photographs--1940-1960.
Albums--1860-1960.
Clippings--1860-1960.
Group portraits--1860-1960.
Photographic prints--1860-1960.
Portrait photographs--1860-1960.
Viewbooks--1950-1960.
Bookmark /00650003/
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