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Horace Liveright Theatrical Productions. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1926-1932.

Title: Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1926-1932.

Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser from various individuals and corporate entities involved in his dealings with Horace Liveright Theatrical Productions, as well as with members of the firm itself. Because the majority of this file relates to legal battles with this firm, this correspondence is housed with others on legal matters, separate from the alphabetical correspondence files. The Grace A. Fendler correspondence concerns claimed infringement of copyright of 1923 composition "The Steal" by the dramatization of An American Tragedy.

ArchivalResource: 220 items (427 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122596565 View

Kline, Harry. The Harry Kline papers 1926-1959 bulk 1926-1942.

Title: The Harry Kline papers 1926-1959 bulk 1926-1942.

The Kline Papers consist of lectures, research reports, laboratory notes, correspondence, and graphs. Most of the materials were generated when Kline was working for the Bakelite Corporation, though there is also a notebook of laboratory notes from Kline's fellowship at the Mellon Institute. The majority of the items concern phenolic resins, varnishes, and plastics.

ArchivalResource: .50 linear feet (12 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51457003 View

R.H. Burnside Papers, 1893-1949

Title: R.H. Burnside Papers 1893-1949

Collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, financial papers, production records, photographs, and printed matter. Correspondence consists of requests for work or placement in a particular show, either at the New York Hippodrome or another of the theaters with which Burnside was affiliated, as well as correspondence referring to the logistics of productions, publicity and financial arrangements, club memberships, and professional organizations such as ASCAP. Other correspondence refers to his endeavors in the film industry, as a director with Paramount in New York City, 1923-1925, and in Hollywood, 1935-1938. Correspondence also concerns the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Celebration of 1926. Financial papers consist of theater accounts, box office and royalty statements, and securities and insurance records. Production notes include cast lists, property lists, program outlines, stage directions, reports, scripts, synopses, and light plots. Publicity photographs are accompanied by letters seeking auditions or parts in Burnside productions. Printed matter includes sheet music, promotional materials, newsclippings of reviews, and articles referring to Burnside, performers, shows, and productions he staged.

ArchivalResource: 52 linear feet; 120 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/436 View