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Alan Schneider Papers

1929-1980

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-us0057an

Papers of Alan Schneider, a theatrical director who has been associated with the work of Edward Albee, Robert Anderson, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, and other prominent modern playwrights. The bulk of the collection consists of papers relating to plays which Schneider directed or considered for direction, from director's scripts, production notes, correspondence, and contracts to playbills and clippings. Represented are productions on Broadway, off-Broadway, on television, and by various regional and student theatrical groups. Also relating to professional activities are subject files on international travel as a theater student, his association with numerous professional organizations, and his consultation for the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Theatre Communications Group. On tape is a 1966 interview which expresses views on the American stage. A group of writings include published articles and essays, radio scripts written for the Office of War Information and other federal agencies during World War II, and unpublished writings and plays. Among the noteworthy correspondents are Richard Aldrich, Robert C. Gard, Julie Harris, Garson Kanin, Walter F. Kerr, Harold B. McCarty, Joseph Papp, Gregory Peck, and David Susskind.

82.0 cubic feet (109 archives boxes, 38 records center cartons, 1 volume, 1 package) and 17 tape recordings

eng, Latn

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6923119

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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United States. Office of War Information

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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983

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Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975

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Papp, Joseph

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Aldrich, Richard, 1863-1937

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Gard, Robert Edward

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Albee, Edward, 1928-....

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Playwright. Alan Schneider b. 1917, d. 1984. From the description of Reminiscences of Edward Albee and Alan Schneider : oral history, [1960-1961?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86147359 American author, director and producer, Edward Albee has won numerous awards for his plays. From the description of Edward Albee scripts, 1949-1966. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652505 Edward Albee, playwright. ...

Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008

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English playwright, screenwriter, actor, theatre director, left-wing political activist and poet. From the description of Landscape : typescript with autograph revisions : [England?, 1967]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270914943 English playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, and poet. From the description of Harold Pinter Collection, 1960-1980. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122590489 ...

American Theatre Foundation.

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Ford foundation

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Philanthropic organization established in 1936 by Henry and Edsel Ford from profits of the Ford Motor Company. From the description of Grant files, [ca. 1936-1986]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155532303 ...

Kerr, Walter, 1913-1996

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Anderson, Robert C.

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Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999

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Actor, author, and director. From the description of Garson Kanin papers, 1941-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130926 Biographical Note 1912, Nov. 24 Born, Rochester, N.Y. 1933 Graduated, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, N.Y. Acted for ...

Rockefeller Foundation

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Harris, Julie (Julie A.)

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Actress. From the description of Reminiscences of Julie Harris : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122597811 ...

Theatre communications group

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Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003

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McCarty, Harold B., 1901-1987.

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Susskind, David, 1920-1987

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