Louella Parsons

The photograph series of the Louella Parsons scrapbooks and photographs spans from the 1920s to the 1960s and encompasses 2.5 linear feet. The series consists of 870 items. The photographs are grouped into biography photographs and subject photographs.

The biography photographs are arranged alphabetically by name. The majority are shots of Parsons with hundreds of well-known personalities, including Ethel Barrymore, Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen, Milton Berle, Irving Berlin, Eddie Cantor, Maurice Chevalier, Nat "King" Cole, Bebe Daniels, Marion Davies, Marlene Dietrich, Walt Disney, Irene Dunne, Errol Flynn, John Ford, Samuel Goldwyn, Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth, Hedda Hopper, Gene Kelly, Louis B. Mayer, Johnny Mercer, Paul Newman, Mary Pickford, Tyrone Power, Ronald Reagan, Ginger Rogers, Norma Shearer, Barbara Stanwyck, James Stewart, Jack L. Warner, and Darryl F. Zanuck. The balance of the biography photographs consist of portraits of Parsons (1920s–1960s) and her various awards, testimonials, and honorary degrees.

The subject photographs depict Parsons's radio broadcasts, trips, residence, and a birthday party during the 1950s.

Gift of Harriet Parsons, with additions from Evelyn Farney, 1966, 1983.