Charles Gordone collection, 1962-1995.

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Charles Gordone collection, 1962-1995.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122313888

The bulk of the Charles Gordone Collection pertains to the author's Pulitzer-prize winning play "No Place to Be Somebody," which includes several versions of the play script, programs, letters, playbills, flyers, posters, production and showcase materials, press, and two files for awards Gordone received from the Pulitzer Prize and the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1970 and 1971, respectively.

3 lin. ft. (2 record cartons, 1 archival box)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6681227

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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