Eleanora Duse Collection

Over 1,000 items relating to the Italian actress Eleanora Duse (1858-1924), collected by Giovanni Pontiero and bequeathed to the Library in 1996.

Included amongst the papers are:

• postcards
• programmes
• off prints
• correspondence in connection with Pontiero's biography of Duse

31 printed books accompany the manuscript items.

 

How to find material in the Eleonora Duse collection

 

• The online catalogue for the papers of Giovanni Pontiero relating to Eleonora Duse (MS Gen 1659) can be found here: University of Glasgow Collections; alternatively, search using University of Glasgow Collections. 
• Printed items from the collection are held at shelfmarks Sp Coll RB2290 to Sp Coll RB2312 and Sp Coll RQ1079 to Sp Coll RQ1086 - please see Discover our collections