Clare Kummer papers, [1890s]-1955.

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Clare Kummer papers, [1890s]-1955.

Consists of the papers of Kummer: manuscript plays, musical compositions, songs, verse, and correspondence. Also included are many acting editions of her plays published by Samuel French, scrapbooks for A SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY, HER MASTER'S VOICE, and MANY HAPPY RETURNS, annotated prompt scripts, pages of unidentified script dialogue, royalty statements, contracts, over 200 copies of sheet music, photographs of Kummer and her family, and many forms of theatrical memorabilia.

10.2 linear ft. (18 boxes, 3 record center cartons)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6932757

Princeton University Library

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Kummer, Clare Beecher, 1886-1958

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Born Clare Rodman Beecher in Brooklyn, New York, Kummer was a granddaughter of Edward Beecher and a niece of Harriet Beecher Stowe. She became a song-writer, playwright, and poet. From the description of Clare Kummer papers, [1890s]-1955. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 177445018 ...