Playwrights' Company records 1938-1960

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Playwrights' Company records 1938-1960

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The Playwrights' Company was a New York City based theater production company that operated from 1938 until 1960. This collection contains material created by the company's publicity department, such as company history files, play files, photographs, posters, and scrapbooks for many of the company's plays.

17.84 linear feet; 54 boxes

The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6317438

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