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Flagg, Mildred Buchanan, 1886-1980. Papers, 1876-1955 (inclusive), 1900-1955 (bulk).

Title: Papers, 1876-1955 (inclusive), 1900-1955 (bulk).

Correspondence, including letters from authors, aviators, members of the clergy, college presidents, explorers, government officials, politicians, royalty, senators, sportsmen, and sportswomen. Also included are ca. 100 autographs of authors popular in the 1930s.

ArchivalResource: 1.75 linear ft.

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990006049620203941/catalog View

Shumlin, Herman, 1898-. Papers, 1930-1968.

Title: Papers, 1930-1968.

Papers of a leading producer and director of Broadway dramas consisting of correspondence, production and publicity materials, financial and legal records, clippings, a few scripts and directors' prompt books, and miscellaneous production materials. Coverage is most complete for "The Deputy" (1964) and "Inherit the Wind" (1955), while "The Corn is Green" (1943), "Grand Hotel" (1930), "The Male Animal" (1940), and plays done in association with Lillian Hellman are documented primarily by microfilmed pressbooks.

ArchivalResource: 8.6 c.f. (21 archives boxes, 1 flat box, oversize items) and.4 reels of microfilm (35 mm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122417703 View

Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979. From Madame Sarah / Cornelia Otis Skinner.

Title: From Madame Sarah / Cornelia Otis Skinner.

Typescript signed. An excerpt from "Madame Sarah," a biography of Sarah Bernhardt, which varies from the ones written by her granddaughter and by Basil Woon.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 28 cm. + 1 photo (18 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8403516 View

Row, Arthur William, 1878-1961. Arthur William Row papers, 1902-1961.

Title: Arthur William Row papers, 1902-1961.

The collection consists primarily of correspondence (bulk late 1950s) concerning Row's writings, especially his book on Sarah Bernhardt; and the writings themselves, mostly theatrical reminiscences, in typescript and note form.

ArchivalResource: 1 lin. ft. (2 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122456294 View

Jackson, Joseph Henry, 1894-1955. Joseph Henry Jackson papers, circa 1931-1955.

Title: Joseph Henry Jackson papers, circa 1931-1955.

The collection consists mainly of correspondence (both letters written to Jackson and his replies); manuscripts of a few books and articles; notes and research materials; royalty statements; clippings of his book review columns; and some photographs. They cover the period 1931-1955 but date mainly from 1949. Jackson apparently shared the failing of many newspaper men, in not saving papers. What remains of the earlier period are chiefly the clippings and letters from famous authors. Correspondents include: Melvin Belli, Alistair Cook, Edith M. Coulter, George Creel, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, James D. Hart, James Laughlin, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Upton Sinclair, Wallace Stegner, Carl Van Doran, Carl I. Wheat, Erskin Caldwell, Earl Stanley Gardner, Owen Lattimore, Carey McWilliams, H.L. Mencken, Wright Morris, Irving Stone, Dalton Trumbo, Robert Penn Warren, and Edward Weston.

ArchivalResource: 7 cartons, 14 boxes, 1 portfolio.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86132578 View

Additional papers, 1872-1975

Title: Additional papers, 1872-1975

Addenda to the papers (77-M218, 78-M104) of Helen Howe, monologuist and author.

ArchivalResource: 3.42 linear ft.; (3 cartons, 1 file box, 1 folio+ folder, 2 folio folders)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/sch00640/catalog View

Additional papers of Gertrude Foster Brown, 1732-1956 (inclusive), 1815-1956 (bulk)

Title: Additional papers of Gertrude Foster Brown, 1732-1956 (inclusive), 1815-1956 (bulk)

Addenda to the papers (MC 281) of Gertrude Foster Brown, including correspondence, photographs, diaries, etc.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear ft.; (6 record cartons and 1 folio+ folder 1 folio folder)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/sch00164/catalog View

Souvenir programs of contemporary personalities, 1880-1993.

Title: Souvenir programs of contemporary personalities, 1880-1993.

Printed souvenir programs of 19th and 20th century entertainers and performers.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes (1.75 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02255/catalog View

Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930

Title: William Stanley Braithwaite papers, 1897-1930

Papers of the African-American poet, literary critic, and editor William Stanley Braithwaite.

ArchivalResource: 31 boxes (10.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01469/catalog View

Komisarjevsky, Theodore, 1882-1954. Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, 1859-ca.1900.

Title: Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, 1859-ca.1900.

Includes promptbooks used by or associated with John G. Gilbert (no. 361); Edward Dyas and James R. Anderson (no. 362); William Pleater Davidge, Edwin Booth and the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia (nos. 363 and 364); Joseph Dawson and George H. Fuller (no. 365); Frederick Chippendale (no. 366); Jerry Merrifield and Virginia Cunningham (no. 367); William Thomas Davidge and Col. Wood's Museum, Philadelphia (no. 368); Cornelia Otis Skinner (no. 370); and Theodore Komisarjevsky (nos. 371 and 372).

ArchivalResource: 12 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612308702 View

Scrapbook on opera and theater, 1938-1940.

Title: Scrapbook on opera and theater, 1938-1940.

Volume of mostly clippings. Includes material on Lily Pons, Elisabeth Rethberg, Rise Stevens, Robert Weede, Gertrude Lawrence, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Lee Tracy, Vera Zorina, and Joan Fontaine.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. : ports. ; 33 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/430361891 View

Schmidt, Karl. Letters, 1883-1937.

Title: Letters, 1883-1937.

Letters from authors, playwrights, and motion picture actors and producers regarding their work in the literary and motion picture field.

ArchivalResource: 0.2 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79620908 View

Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979. Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's Macbeth, 1757-ca.1920.

Title: Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's Macbeth, 1757-ca.1920.

Includes promptbooks used by or associated with West Dudley Digges and Edward Salmon (no. 179); John G. Gilbert and the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia (no. 180); James Edward Murdoch and the Park Theatre, New York (nos. 181 and 182); W.H. Marston, Samuel Phelps and the Theatre Royal, Sadler's Wells, London (no. 183); John Howe (no. 184); [F.P.?] Lawlor (no. 185); William Pleater Davidge and the Park Theatre, Brooklyn (no. 187); Fanny Davenport, B.R. Graham, James F. Dean, and Edmond Pembroke (no. 189 and 190); William Henry Stephens (no. 191); John McCullough, Charles Barton Hill, Edwin Forrest, and George H. Clarke (nos. 188 and 192); H.B. Irving (no. 194); Arthur McKee Rankin and the California Theatre, San Francisco (no. 195); Sir Henry Irving, the Lyceum Theatre, London and St. James's Hall, London (nos. 196 - 198); William Harris and Julia Arthur (no. 199); George Riddle (no. 200); Georgie Reignolds (no. 201); Kate Reignolds and the Boston Museum Company (no. 202); H.W. Bishop and Elsie Bishop (no. 203); Cornelia Otis Skinner (no. 204); and Shirley Hamilton (no. 205).

ArchivalResource: 27 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612305287 View

Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979. Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's As You Like It, ca 1794-1970.

Title: Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's As You Like It, ca 1794-1970.

Includes promptbooks used by or associated with John Howe, Thomas Payne and the Lowell Museum (no. 13); Thomas Barry, Charles Melville and the Boston Theatre (no. 14); Kate Reignolds (no. 15); John Baldwin Buckstone and the Haymarket Theatre, London (no. 16); Francis J. Evans and the Broadway Theatre , N. Y. (no. 18); William Pleater Davidge and Colonel Wood's Museum, Philadelphia (no. 19); James L. Carhart, Lilly Langtry and H. E. Abbey (no. 20); Fanny Davenport (nos. 21 and 22); Fifth Avenue Theatre, N. Y. and Wilton Lackaye (no. 22); Augustin Daly, James Lewis and Daly's Theatre, N. Y. (nos. 23-25); Louisa Eldridge (no. 26); William Redmond and the Murray Hill Stock Company, N. Y. (no. 27); Viola Allen and Frank Andrews (no. 28); W. Riddle, Thomas Michford and Frank Andrews (no. 29); Maud Durban, Cornelia Otis Skinner (no. 30); Theodore Komisarjevsky (no. 31); and Timothy Mayer (no. 31.1).

ArchivalResource: 23 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612405254 View

Theatrical letters sent to Herbert I. Jackson, 1898-1944.

Title: Theatrical letters sent to Herbert I. Jackson, 1898-1944.

Letters sent to American Herbert I. Jackson from actors, actresses and otherpersons involved in the theater.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02058/catalog View

Edward Sheldon correspondence, 1899-1959.

Title: Edward Sheldon correspondence, 1899-1959.

Correspondence of American playwright Edward Sheldon.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00667/catalog View

Papers, 1899-1960

Title: Papers, 1899-1960

Correspondence, music scores, photographs, etc. of Josephine (Sherwood) Hull, stage and screen actress.

ArchivalResource: 1/2 file box

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/sch00286/catalog View

Grand Theatre Collection (University of Guelph). The Pleasure of His Company / by Samuel Taylor and Cornelia Otis Skinner ; directed by Paul Soles, 1962 - house program.

Title: The Pleasure of His Company / by Samuel Taylor and Cornelia Otis Skinner ; directed by Paul Soles, 1962 - house program. 1962.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/626878383 View

Theater Collection MS 450., 1870-1982

Title: Theater Collection 1870-1982

The collection documents the work of women in the performing arts, especially American actresses, women playwrights, and dancers. There are biographical files on individuals; articles and dissertations; several contemporary plays by women; and printed material on women filmmakers and feminist theater.

ArchivalResource: 12 boxes; (7 linear ft.)

http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/sophiasmith/mnsss214.html View

New Yorker records

Title: New Yorker records

Weekly magazine founded in New York City in 1925 by Harold W. Ross, Jane Grant, Alexander Woollcott and Raoul Fleischman. The records consist of correspondence, interoffice memoranda, edited and corrected manuscripts and typescripts, drawings, statistical reports, lists of story and art ideas, photographs, and sound recordings and printed materials created during the foundation and day-to-day operations of the magazine from 1924-1984. This material documents the production of every issue of the magazine and provides insight on the careers of its staff and contributors.

ArchivalResource: 1058.76 linear feet; 2566 boxes; 7 microfilm reels; 18 sound recordings

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2236 View

Cornelia Otis Skinner scrapbooks, 1921-1978

Title: Cornelia Otis Skinner scrapbooks 1921-1978

Cornelia Otis Skinner was a distinguished writer, monologist, and actress. Skinner began her acting career in 1921 on the stage, alongside her father, Otis Skinner. Throughout her career, Skinner toured the country performing one-woman monologues, appeared on Broadway, wrote essays, and published volumes of writing compilations and memoirs. The Cornelia Otis Skinner scrapbooks contain performance announcements and reviews, book reviews, programs, and copies of Skinner's published essays, thoroughly documenting Skinner's professional career from 1921 to 1978.

ArchivalResource: 7.06 linear feet; 3 boxes, 31 volumes

http://archives.nypl.org/the/18691 View

Cushing, George William, b. 1888. George William Cushing papers, 1904-1959.

Title: George William Cushing papers, 1904-1959.

This collection contains family papers, correspondence, and materials for the radio program "In Our Opinion".

ArchivalResource: 1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317626434 View

Kirk, Hazel Ida, 1885-1957. Papers, 1886-1957 (inclusive).

Title: Papers, 1886-1957 (inclusive).

Correspondence, 1886-1957; biographical papers, 1900-1955, including certificates, programs, and clippings; subject files, mainly on Japan; sermons, 1914-1955; lectures, 1931-1952; some essays and miscellaneous compositions, 1918-1955; scrapbooks, photographs and negatives, 1904-ca. 1934, including scrapbook on Ferry Beach Park, ca. 1924, numerous photographs of Japanese customs and occupations and of Universalist mission work in Japan, 1918-1923, scrapbook on Young People's Christian Union, 1904-1909.

ArchivalResource: 5.25 linear ft. (16 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269368050 View

John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979.

Title: John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979.

Collection of twentieth century motion picture memorabilia collected by John Eldon Thayer.

ArchivalResource: 59 boxes (35 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02025/catalog View

Arthur William Row papers, 1902-1961

Title: Arthur William Row papers 1902-1961

The collection consists primarily of correspondence (bulk late 1950s) concerning Row's writings, especially his book on Sarah Bernhardt; and the writings themselves, mostly theatrical reminiscences, in typescript and note form. As well as Bernhardt, Row wrote laudatory personal accounts of the Barrymores, John Gielgud, Richard Mansfield, Paul Muni, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Ellen Terry and Blanche Yurka, among others. The collection also contains some personal biographical material, publicity for Row's book, clippings of play reviews, and some material, mostly publicity, for The Afternoon Theatre under Row's direction.

ArchivalResource:

http://archives.nypl.org/the/21422 View

Papers of Gertrude Foster Brown, 1822-1978 (inclusive), 1910-1949 (bulk)

Title: Papers of Gertrude Foster Brown, 1822-1978 (inclusive), 1910-1949 (bulk)

Autobiography, correspondence, etc., of Gertrude Foster Brown, suffragist, pianist, and editor.

ArchivalResource: .42 linear ft.; (1 file box)

https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/8/resources/9745 View

Howe, Helen, 1905-1975. Additional papers, 1872-1975 (inclusive).

Title: Additional papers, 1872-1975 (inclusive).

The collection includes business correspondence, accounts, programs, publicity, fan mail and clippings documenting Howe's theatrical career, 1925-1961; correspondence from publishers and the public about her first books; short stories, drafts, working notes for novels and a play; family correspondence; engagement books and diaries; and photographs of Helen Howe and family.

ArchivalResource: 3.42 linear ft. (3 cartons, 1 file box, 2 folio folders, 1 folio+ folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/542727308 View

Speer Family Papers, Bulk, 1883-1943, 1802-1982

Title: Speer Family Papers Bulk, 1883-1943 1802-1982

The Speer Family Papers represent four generations of that family, with the bulk of material attributed to the last two generations, especially Robert Elliott Speer and his wife and three of his five children: Emma Bailey, Elliott, Margaret Bailey, and William Speer. The family was active in the Presbyterian Church, serving that institution in a variety of different capacities. The children, in addition to their religious roles, held prominent positions in academic administration. The family’s papers primarily consist of the personal papers of the family, although they also contain the professional correspondence of Emma Bailey and Margaret Bailey Speer, both Bryn Mawr College alumnae. This collection, which dates from 1802 to 1982, contains letters, diaries, speeches, publications, awards, and photographs, although the vast majority of the material is the letters between family members.

ArchivalResource: 39.0 Linear feet

http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/pacscl/ead.html?id=PACSCL_BMC_USPBmBMCM72 View

Alexander Woollcott correspondence, ca. 1856-1943 (inclusive), 1920-1943 (bulk).

Title: Alexander Woollcott correspondence, ca. 1856-1943 (inclusive), 1920-1943 (bulk).

Correspondence with the American drama critic Alexander Woollcott from authors and actors about the theater and the film industry.

ArchivalResource: 27 boxes and 11 volumes (22.5 linear ft. )

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00746/catalog View

Papers, 1886-1957.

Title: Papers, 1886-1957.

Papers of Universalist minister Hazel Ida Kirk, including correspondence, biographical material, sermons, writings, and scrapbooks. The papers span 1886-1957.

ArchivalResource: 16 boxes

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00190/catalog View

Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979. [Letter written by her secretary, Eleanor Walsh] 1967 April 7, New York, N.Y. [to] Roy Jansen, Harrisburg, Pa. / Eleanor Walsh.

Title: [Letter written by her secretary, Eleanor Walsh] 1967 April 7, New York, N.Y. [to] Roy Jansen, Harrisburg, Pa. / Eleanor Walsh.

Regrets that Miss Skinner is in Europe and so unable to answer his letter.

ArchivalResource: [1] leaf ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15743279 View

John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967.

Title: John Mason Brown papers

Papers of American author and drama critic John Mason Brown.

ArchivalResource: 144 boxes (36 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00655/catalog View

Frederick Wagner autograph collection, 1917-1961.

Title: Frederick Wagner autograph collection, 1917-1961.

Correspondence of theatrical figures collected by English professor Frederick Wagner.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00508/catalog View

Belle Krasne Ribicoff papers

Title: Belle Krasne Ribicoff papers

The papers of Belle Krasne Ribicoff measure 1.6 linear feet and date from 1942-circa 2010, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1945-2004. Papers include biographical materials; correspondence with artists, art historians, writers, museum directors, and others; individual files relating to Belle and Irving Ribicoff's art collection and the Friends of Abe Ribicoff's campaign for the United States Senate; artwork; printed material, e.g., clippings, announcements, exhibition catalogues, brochures; and photographs. The collection documents Ribicoff's career as an arts editor, critic, and her involvement in civic and arts organizations for the State of Connecticut.Biographical materials include documentation of the Buttenweiser Prize awarded to Belle Krasne by the Art History Departmental Honors at Vassar College in 1945 and curriculum vitae.Correspondence, primarily incoming letters consists of letters, postcards, draft versions, and copies of e-mails. Belle Krasne Ribicoff was friends with many artists; their letters focus on daily activities, work, and the art world. Among the correspondents are Oscar and Eleanor Chelminsky, Joseph Cornell, Piero and Virginia Dorazio, John and Rae Ferren, Helen Frankenthaler, James Fitzsimmons, Adolph Gottlieb, John Graham, Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Modell, George L.K. Morris, Philip Pearlstein, Eero Saarinen, David Smith, and Adja Yunkers. There is substantial correspondence from Ben Benn, Sidney Geist, Leon Hartley, Ralph Rosenborg, and Theodore Roszak. Also found are love letters to Belle Krasne Ribicoff from Jean Bazaine. Many of the artists' letters are illustrated. Of note, are a letter from Carl Holty to J.B. Neumann and an artist's statement written by Adolph Gottlieb.Ribicoff had a professional and personal relationship with a number of prominent writers, actors, and other individuals known for their work in the arts, such as Edward Albee, Claire Bloom, Peter DeVries, Horton Foote, Elia Kazan, Mark Lamos, Estelle Parsons, Karl Shapiro, Cornelia Otis Skinner, and P.L. Travers. There are letters from museum directors, art historians, and other well-known cultural figures, such as Dore Ashton, Clement Greenberg, Balcomb Greene, Rene d'Harnoncourt, Pierre Matisse, E. P. Richardson, Andrew C. Ritchie, Harry Salpeter, Curt Valentin, and Mark Van Doren. Also found are files of holiday cards, many original artwork; letters to Ribicoff upon her departure from <emph render="italic">Art Digest</emph>; letters from representatives at Storm King Art Center Museum and the Wadsworth Atheneum; and letters from unidentified correspondents. The Ribicoff collection relates to the personal art collection of Belle and Irving Ribicoff; materials document the purchase and sale of artwork and the lending of artwork for exhibitions. There is a file of petition letters sponsored by the Friends of Abe Ribicoff campaign for the United States Senate.Original artwork includes prints by Jean Arp and Adja Yunkers and pencil sketches of Sarai Ribicoff by William Bailey. Printed material consists of news clippings; a periodical; exhibition announcements; brochures; an offprint of an article by Cleve Gray; and miscellaneous printed material.Photographs contain black and white photographs of Belle Krasne Ribicoff, Ben and Velida Benn, Richard Krautheimer, and of the jurors attending the Carnegie International exhibition (circa 1954), including Jean Bazaine, Rico Lebrun, Eric Newton, and James Thrall Soby.

ArchivalResource:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91c413ec6-93d1-49eb-aefe-563ddcb130b4 View

Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979. William and Mary : radio scripts, 1943 September 30 to 1944 March 23.

Title: William and Mary : radio scripts, 1943 September 30 to 1944 March 23.

"Presented on The Birdseye Program". Roland Young's copy.

ArchivalResource: 1 vol. (approx. 350 p.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122648049 View

Bessie Potter Vonnoh papers

Title: Bessie Potter Vonnoh papers

The papers of sculptor Bessie Potter Vonnoh measure 3.1 linear feet and date from circa 1860 to 1991, with the bulk of material dating from 1890 to 1955. The scattered papers document the personal life and career of Bessie Potter Vonnoh, and, to a lesser degree, her husband, painter Robert William Vonnoh. Found within the papers are Vonnoh family correspondence, including letters between Bessie and Robert, and primarily Bessie's professional and personal correspondence. There is one folder of correspondence of Robert William Vonnoh. Bessie's correspondents include Daniel Chester French, Hamlin Garland, Rupert Hughes, Archer Huntington, Larkin G. Mead, Jean Francois Raffaelli, Cornelia Otis Skinner, and others. Robert's correspondents include Charles M. Carter, Daniel Chester French, William M. R. French, and Charles Vezin. The collection also contains scattered biographical materials, photographs of Bessie Potter Vonnoh and Robert William Vonnoh, a photograph album, photographs of artwork, clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material.There is a 2.3 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2022 that includes typescripts of Vonnoh's journals; scrapbooks; photographs of Vonnoh, works of art and events and photograph albums; letters to Vonnoh; exhibition catalogs and other printed material; and biographical material including marriage certificate and Last Will and Testament. Materials date from circa 1875-1991.

ArchivalResource: 3.1 linear feet

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90691b7dd-4558-4461-9d58-25f11a247363 View

Swift, Kay, 1897-1993. The Kay Swift papers, 1894-1993 (inclusive).

Title: The Kay Swift papers, 1894-1993 (inclusive).

The Kay Swift Papers document Swift's life and career in the American musical theater through manuscript and published music, scripts, and lyrics. The Papers also contain correspondence, programs, clippings, photographs, sound recordings, and other items.

ArchivalResource: 15 linear ft. (26 boxes)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/music.mss.0065 View

Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979. Note [n.d.] San Francisco, to Mrs. [M.R.] Machol [n.p.].

Title: Note [n.d.] San Francisco, to Mrs. [M.R.] Machol [n.p.].

Expresses thanks for a letter and for "the words of Dr. Adler."

ArchivalResource: [2] p. on 1 l. Holograph signed.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34364869 View

Romney Brent papers, 1934-1975 (bulk dates 1969-1975

Title: Romney Brent papers 1934-1975 (bulk dates 1969-1975

The Romney Brent papers document his career and contain correspondence, photographs and two scrapbooks. The collection is incomplete in that it contains only correspondence from his later years and photographs and scrapbooks from his early career. Correspondents include: Ilka Chase, Helen Hayes, Lillebil Ibsen, Alfred Lunt, Armina Marshall, Mary Martin, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Emlyn Williams and Peggy Wood. There is a large gap in the materials for the 1940s and 1950s. Some production photographs were separated to the Theatre Collection photo files. The photographs remaining in the collection are special appearances, the State Department sponsored tours and personal photographs.

ArchivalResource:

http://archives.nypl.org/the/21451 View

Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005.

Title: Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005.

Printed souvenir programs for theatrical and musical productions.

ArchivalResource: 14 boxes (4.2 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02197/catalog View

Skinner family. Papers of the Skinner family, 1874-1979 (inclusive).

Title: Papers of the Skinner family, 1874-1979 (inclusive).

Contains correspondence between family members and letters from others to them; manuscripts of lectures, articles, and plays by Otis as well as drafts with annotations of his autobiography; manuscripts of plays and speeches by Maud; manuscripts of early poems, articles, monologues, plays, and notes and drafts of books by Cornelia; and annotated scripts, promptbooks, scrapbooks, photo albums, costume drawings, photographs, recordings, programs, playbills, clippings, and miscellaneous printed material from the careers of all the Skinners.

ArchivalResource: 65 boxes and 27 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612379277 View

The Kay Swift Papers, 1894-1993 (inclusive)

Title: The Kay Swift Papers 1894-1993 (inclusive)

Music, correspondence and other papers, photographs, and additional materials by and about the American composer Kay Swift (1897-1993)

ArchivalResource: 26 boxes (15 linear feet)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/music.mss.0065 View

Will Rapport papers, 1931-1964.

Title: Will Rapport papers, 1931-1964.

Photographs,drawings, prints, printing plates and blocks, and other materials by Bostonartist, Will Rapport, as well as theatrical materials he collected.

ArchivalResource: 13 boxes and 3 portfolio drawers (5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02107/catalog View

Miller, Alice Duer, 1874-1942. Phonorecords of Mrs. Miles Carey [manuscript] ca. 1940.

Title: Phonorecords of Mrs. Miles Carey [manuscript] ca. 1940.

The records are Anthology of English lyric verse, read by Cornelia Otis Skinner [6 sides 12 in. 78 rpm], Otis Skinner and Cornelia Otis Skinner in scenes from Shakespeare's plays [6 sides 12 in. 78 rpm], and The white cliffs of Dover by Alice Duer Miller a performed by Lynn Fontaine [6 sides 12 in. 78 rpm].

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647939624 View

Theatre Arts Monthly, collection of portraits, ca., ca., 1924-1939 (bulk), 1916-1964 (inclusive).

Title: Theatre Arts Monthly collection of portraits, ca. ca. 1924-1939 (bulk), 1916-1964 (inclusive).

Portrait and group portrait photographs of theatre-related people.

ArchivalResource: 8 boxes (2 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02021/catalog View

Dean, Marguerite, 1891-1978. Playbills and programs, [ca. 1938-1940].

Title: Playbills and programs, [ca. 1938-1940]. 1938-1940.

This folder contains printed materials pertaining to various musical performances in Central City, Denver, and Boulder, Colo., ca. 1938-1940. They include a performance of a comedy, Henry's Wedding, which featured "125 prominent local people" of Boulder, including Marguerite Dean as Henry's bride. They also include programs from visiting performing celebrities.

ArchivalResource: 7 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427290160 View

Ward Morehouse papers, 1877-1966, 1924-1966

Title: Ward Morehouse papers 1877-1966 1924-1966

Ward Morehouse, journalist and playwright. The papers include correspondence, interviews, writings articles and ephemera documenting his career in the theater world.

ArchivalResource:

http://archives.nypl.org/the/21501 View

Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence, 1881-1981 (inclusive), 1940-1979 (bulk).

Title: Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence, 1881-1981(inclusive), 1940-1979 (bulk).

Editorial correspondence of Houghton Mifflin Company, publishing house ofBoston, Massachusetts.

ArchivalResource: 174 boxes (44 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00119/catalog View

Hull, Josephine, 1877-1957. Papers, 1899-1960 (inclusive).

Title: Papers, 1899-1960 (inclusive).

Collection includes letters from and about Hull, published music scores by Hull, and photographs. Letters from Hull concern her activities in the theater, her marriage, the sudden death of her husband, and mutual friends. Other letters are to her biographer from friends and colleagues and contain reminiscences of Hull.

ArchivalResource: .25 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232007458 View

Arthur William Row papers, 1902-1961

Title: Arthur William Row papers 1902-1961

The collection consists primarily of correspondence (bulk late 1950s) concerning Row's writings, especially his book on Sarah Bernhardt; and the writings themselves, mostly theatrical reminiscences, in typescript and note form. As well as Bernhardt, Row wrote laudatory personal accounts of the Barrymores, John Gielgud, Richard Mansfield, Paul Muni, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Ellen Terry and Blanche Yurka, among others. The collection also contains some personal biographical material, publicity for Row's book, clippings of play reviews, and some material, mostly publicity, for The Afternoon Theatre under Row's direction.

ArchivalResource:

http://archives.nypl.org/the/21422 View

G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES I. Vol. LXXX (ff. 119). Photographs of productions of 'Androcles and the Lion’, 'Arms and the Man’, 'Back to Methuselah’, 'Caesar and Cleopatra’, 'Candida’, 'Captain Brassbound’s Conversion’, and Anatole France, 'The Man wh..., 1915-1950

Title: G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES I. Vol. LXXX (ff. 119). Photographs of productions of 'Androcles and the Lion’, 'Arms and the Man’, 'Back to Methuselah’, 'Caesar and Cleopatra’, 'Candida’, 'Captain Brassbound’s Conversion’, and Anatole France, 'The Man wh... 1915?-1950

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Jo Mielziner papers, 1903-1976

Title: Jo Mielziner papers 1903-1976

Jo Mielziner, set and lighting designer, theater architect and consultant. The collection consists of personal papers, personal and professional correspondence, production materials, office and financial files, writings, professional appearance and exhibition files, photographs, scrapbooks and subject files documenting the life and career of Jo Mielziner.

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21477 View

Faversham, Philip. Philip Faversham papers, 1919-1982.

Title: Philip Faversham papers, 1919-1982.

The Philip Faversham papers consist solely of his correspondence.

ArchivalResource: .25 lf (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122615770 View

Philip Faversham papers, 1919-1982

Title: Philip Faversham papers 1919-1982

The papers of Philip Faversham consist of correspondence from professional contacts, many of whom were friends.

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21258 View

Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979. Interview with Cornelia Otis Skinner [sound recording] / by Bob and Betty Lewis.

Title: Interview with Cornelia Otis Skinner [sound recording] / by Bob and Betty Lewis.

Cornelia Otis Skinner, actress, author, and monologuist, speaks about her career, and her life in the theater.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips., mono. ; 7 in.

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Miscellaneous theatrical papers

Title: Miscellaneous theatrical papers

Letters, photographs, and other documents by individuals associated with the theater.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01596/catalog View

Pollack, Peter, 1909-1978. Peter Pollack papers, 1945-1978.

Title: Peter Pollack papers, 1945-1978.

The Pollack papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts and lectures, clippings, tear sheets and printed ephemera, a collection of slides, photographs and 4 prints relating to his activities as a photographer, curator, gallery director and consultant.

ArchivalResource: ca. 27 lin.ft. (20 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/146133008 View

American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940)

Title: American Vaudeville Museum collection 1845-2007 (bulk 1910-1940)

This collection consists of materialsdocumenting vaudeville and other entertainment in the United States,particularly in the 1910s through 1940s. Primary materials such as photographs,scrapbooks and handwritten stage scripts document the careers of particularperformers. There are substantial numbers of sheet music and theatre programs,and a large LP collection. The collection focuses on vaudeville but encompassesother forms and eras of American entertainment as well.

ArchivalResource: 66.8linear feet

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Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944.

Title: Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records

Records of Houghton Mifflin Company and its predecessors, containing papers relating to both the printing and publishing branches of the business.

ArchivalResource: 64 linear feet (165 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00009/catalog View

Bessie Potter Vonnoh papers

Title: Bessie Potter Vonnoh papers

The papers of sculptor Bessie Potter Vonnoh measure 3.1 linear feet and date from circa 1860 to 1991, with the bulk of material dating from 1890 to 1955. The scattered papers document the personal life and career of Bessie Potter Vonnoh, and, to a lesser degree, her husband, painter Robert William Vonnoh. Found within the papers are Vonnoh family correspondence, including letters between Bessie and Robert, and primarily Bessie's professional and personal correspondence. There is one folder of correspondence of Robert William Vonnoh. Bessie's correspondents include Daniel Chester French, Hamlin Garland, Rupert Hughes, Archer Huntington, Larkin G. Mead, Jean Francois Raffaelli, Cornelia Otis Skinner, and others. Robert's correspondents include Charles M. Carter, Daniel Chester French, William M. R. French, and Charles Vezin. The collection also contains scattered biographical materials, photographs of Bessie Potter Vonnoh and Robert William Vonnoh, a photograph album, photographs of artwork, clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material.There is a 2.3 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2022 that includes typescripts of Vonnoh's journals; scrapbooks; photographs of Vonnoh, works of art and events and photograph albums; letters to Vonnoh; exhibition catalogs and other printed material; and biographical material including marriage certificate and Last Will and Testament. Materials date from circa 1875-1991.

ArchivalResource: 3.1 linear feet

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Oscar Wilde and his Literary Circle Collection: Wildeiana, 1858-1998

Title: Oscar Wilde and his Literary Circle Collection: Wildeiana, 1858-1998

This finding aid describes a wide-ranging collection of material relating to Oscar Wilde and to his literary and artistic circle in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Great Britain.

ArchivalResource: 92 boxes,; 8 feet of bound volumes.

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Bessie Potter Vonnoh papers

Title: Bessie Potter Vonnoh papers

The papers of sculptor Bessie Potter Vonnoh measure 3.1 linear feet and date from circa 1860 to 1991, with the bulk of material dating from 1890 to 1955. The scattered papers document the personal life and career of Bessie Potter Vonnoh, and, to a lesser degree, her husband, painter Robert William Vonnoh. Found within the papers are Vonnoh family correspondence, including letters between Bessie and Robert, and primarily Bessie's professional and personal correspondence. There is one folder of correspondence of Robert William Vonnoh. Bessie's correspondents include Daniel Chester French, Hamlin Garland, Rupert Hughes, Archer Huntington, Larkin G. Mead, Jean Francois Raffaelli, Cornelia Otis Skinner, and others. Robert's correspondents include Charles M. Carter, Daniel Chester French, William M. R. French, and Charles Vezin. The collection also contains scattered biographical materials, photographs of Bessie Potter Vonnoh and Robert William Vonnoh, a photograph album, photographs of artwork, clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material.There is a 2.3 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2022 that includes typescripts of Vonnoh's journals; scrapbooks; photographs of Vonnoh, works of art and events and photograph albums; letters to Vonnoh; exhibition catalogs and other printed material; and biographical material including marriage certificate and Last Will and Testament. Materials date from circa 1875-1991.

ArchivalResource: 3.1 linear feet

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Rogan, Felicia Warburg. Felicia Warburg Rogan papers [manuscript, 1959, 1973-1974, 2000.

Title: Felicia Warburg Rogan papers [manuscript, 1959, 1973-1974, 2000.

The collection consists of materials relating to Rogan's book "Doers & dowagers" and includes: transcripts of interviews, correspondence, and a typescript with manuscript revisions. An audiocassette of the interview with Margaret Mead is included. The collection includes transcripts and other materials about : Patricia Taylor Buckley, Rose Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Clare Booth Luce, Margaret Mead, Dina Merrill, Perle Mesta, Louise Nevelson, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Iphigenie Ochs Sulzberger, and Lila Wallace.

ArchivalResource: circa 150 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/648015502 View

George Freedley papers, 1861-1971, 1935-1966

Title: George Freedley papers 1861-1971 1935-1966

Papers of George Freedley, author, educator, theatre critic, librarian and founder of the Theatre Collection of the New York Public Library.

ArchivalResource: 29.5 linear feet, 52 boxes (5 vols., 1 oversize folder

http://archives.nypl.org/the/21717 View

Howe, Helen, 1905-1975. Papers, 1872-1975 (inclusive).

Title: Papers, 1872-1975 (inclusive).

The collection includes extensive family correspondence, writings of Howe and her mother, diaries, engagement books, drafts of published and unpublished novels and short stories, a play, Howe's unpublished autobiography and photos. Business correspondence, accounts, programs, publicity, fan mail and clippings document Howe's theatrical career, 1925-1961, while correspondence from publishers and the public about her first books reflects her career as an author.

ArchivalResource: 16 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122592674 View

Additional papers of Gertrude Foster Brown, 1732-1956 (inclusive), 1815-1956 (bulk)

Title: Additional papers of Gertrude Foster Brown, 1732-1956 (inclusive), 1815-1956 (bulk)

Addenda to the papers (MC 281) of Gertrude Foster Brown, including correspondence, photographs, diaries, etc.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear ft.; (6 record cartons and 1 folio+ folder 1 folio folder)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/sch00164/catalog View

Taylor, James H. (James Hughes), 1825-1897. Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's The Tempest, 1843-ca.1900's

Title: Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's The Tempest, 1843-ca.1900's

Includes promptbooks used by or associated with Edward Dyas and the Theatre Royal, Manchester (no. 373); Samuel Phelps and the Theatre Royal, Sadler's Wells, London (nos. 374 - 381); Thomas Barry, Charles Melville, and the Boston Theatre (nos. 382 and 383); William Pleater Davidge (no. 384); Maggie Harold Davidge and the Walnut St. Theatre, Philadelphia (no. 385); James H. Taylor (no. 386); and Cornelia Otis Skinner (no. 387).

ArchivalResource: 15 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612308721 View