Papers, 1930-1986.

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Papers, 1930-1986.

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Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, phonotapes and other materials relating to his career as an actor and as an historian of the theatre. Includes employment surveys, 1949-1979, prepared annually for the Actor's Equity Association, material on the blacklisting of actors and writers, correspondence and material relating to his study of the Lunts, material of the history of the American theatre and the current theatre, and materials relating to his work with the Talking Books Program of the Library of Congress.

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