Records of the “Shakespeare and the Public” Conference 1974-1977

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Records of the “Shakespeare and the Public” Conference 1974-1977

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This series, filling one box and spanning the years 1974-1977, consists of the records of the “Shakespeare and the Public” Conference, including correspondence, transcriptions of speeches, reports, printed Conference materials, news clippings, and financial records. The records document Conference planning, programming, expenses, and publicity. Also included are records pertaining to the concluding banquet, a reception given by the Oxford University Press in honor of Samuel Schoenbaum, Conference publicity, and printed flyers and program information.

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Shakespeare and the Public Conference (1975 : Evanston, Ill.)

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“Shakespeare and the Public,” an international conference on Shakespeare as a popular artist, was held February 7 and 8, 1975, at Northwestern University. The Conference was sponsored by the World Center for Shakespeare Studies (Americans), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and Northwestern University's School of Education, the department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the departments of Interpretation, Film and Theatre in the School of Speech. Co...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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Schoenbaum, S. (Samuel), 1927-1996

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