Manuscripts
Kozutska, Helena ("Hela" Opid). 10 letters to Ludwik Opid
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Gocowa, Helena. 5 letters to Ludwik Opid
Manuscripts
Letters in Polish, consisting of: one letter written from Chicago, Illinois, 1923 January 5; two letters from Krakow: 1946 January 28 (with envelope) and 1947 February 10 with undated letter from Marianna Popielecka and envelope; and one undated postcard.
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Opid, Kunegunda. 6 letters to her son Ludwik Opid
Manuscripts
Six letters in Polish written from Warsaw, Poland, lacking years: January 15; March 14; May 24; September 2 (with envelope); December 16; and undated letter with envelope.
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Popielecka, Marianna. Letters to Ludwik Opid, 1946-1949 (12 items)
Manuscripts
Consists of letters and postcards dated: 1946 November 19 (postcard); 1946 July 4 (with envelope); 1947 February 6 (with note from Helena); 1947 April 21 (postcard); 1947 August 9 (with envelope); 1947 December 13-17; approximately 1947 letter (date based on paper) with postcard from Helena and envelope; 1948 February 14 (with envelope); 1948 May 14 (with envelope); 1948 August 12 (with envelope); and 1949 August 28 (with envelope).
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Modjeska, Helena. 7 letters to Ludwik Opid
Manuscripts
Letters in Polish consisting of: 1902 August 29 letter on "Furst Bismarck, Hamburg-Amerika Linie" letterhead; 1904 January 3; 1905 November 20 on Hotel Marquette letterhead; postcard postmarked 1908 December 23, Newport Beach, California; two leather greeting cards with envelope postmarked 1909; [190-?] March 27 on North Coast Limited letterhead; undated letter.
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Opid, Adam. 8 letters to Ludwik Opid
Manuscripts
Letters in Polish consisting of 1914 October 24; 1928 November 18 (with envelope); 1928 December 11; 1929 January 14; 1929 May 20; 1929 December 14; 1930 March 3 (with envelope); 1930 December 11
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Modjeska, Helena. 1 letter to "my dear girls" [daughters of Ludwik Opid]
Manuscripts
This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and ephemera of Polish-American actress Helena Modjeska and members of the family of Ludwik Opid, dating from 1869 to 1982. Though not biologically related to the Opids, Modjeska referred to them as family. The bulk of the materials consists of correspondence, in Polish, between members of the Opid family in Poland and Ludwik Opid in Los Angeles, California, dating from the 1910s to 1940s. While most of the materials post-date Modjeska's death in 1909, there are some materials created by or related to Modjeska including two handwritten actor's sides for two plays Modjeska starred in the mid 1880s and 17 letters by Modjeska, dated 1902-1909. There are also photographs of her Southern California homes and portraits of her, as well as 31 theater-related fabric and crepe sashes, chiefly with Polish lettering and dating from the 1890s to early 1900s. These sashes presumably were presented to Modjeska in towns where she was performing. The correspondence chiefly consists of letters from Opid family members to Ludwik Opid in Polish; the largest group is a set of 98 letters from Marianna Popielecka to her brother Ludwik (1912-1949). Correspondence to Ludwik also includes: 5 letters from Helena Gocowa (1923, 1946-1947); 10 letters from his younger sister Helena (Opid) Kozutska (1912, 1946-1948); 8 letters from his brother Adam Opid (1914, 1928-1930); 2 letters from his nephew Adolf Opid (1931-1932); 1 letter from his brother Bolesław Opid (1906); 1 postcard from his son, John Opid, and daughter-in-law Eleanor Opid (1926); and 6 letters from his mother Kunegunda Opid (approximately 1900s-1910s?). Within the correspondence series, there are also 2 letters from Modeska's husband Karol Chłapowski (Count Bozenta) (1908 and 1911); 1 letter from J. Kruszyńska (1888); 1 postcard possibly from Ralph Modjeska (1905); 1 letter from Mary Opid to Stefeni (1899); and 11 letters and 1 document by Ludwik's father, Adolf Opid, including letters to Helena Modjeska (1869-1870s and undated) and letters to his mother, Jozefa Bendow. There are 75 photographs in the collection chiefly consisting of snapshot photographs of the Opid family, both in Poland and California, as well as 14 images of "Arden," Modjeska's estate, near Santa Ana, California and 6 portrait photographs of Modjeska at various ages. There are also newspaper clippings about Modjeska both from Polish and Los Angeles newspapers, some later pieces of ephemera, correspondence, and printed items related to the history of Helena Modjeska.
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