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                <text>&lt;p&gt;A collection of archival material (letters, diaries, articles, auto/biographical accounts) collected from different archives (cf. &lt;a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/sources/archives/"&gt;list&lt;/a&gt;) that showcase the life of Charlotte Cushman, one of the most successful US American actresses of the nineteenth century.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Credit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#13;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/newspapers#"&gt;The British Library Newspapers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.gale.com/intl/primary-sources"&gt;Gale Digital Collections&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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