Mac Wellman papers 1959-1999

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Mac Wellman papers 1959-1999

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Mac Wellman is an American-born playwright and poet. He is best known for his plays , , and , for which he won Obies in 1990 and 1991. The Mac Wellman papers include scripts, productions materials, poetry and prose, legal and financial papers, photographs and published materials. Terminal Hip Bad Penny Crowbar Sincerity Forever

33 linear feet; 68 boxes

The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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