Ann Preston Bridgers papers, 1871-1967, bulk 1925-1963.

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Ann Preston Bridgers papers, 1871-1967, bulk 1925-1963.

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Correspondence, writings, legal and financial papers, clippings, photographs, and other miscellaneous items relating to Miss Bridgers and her family, with the bulk of the material spanning the period 1925-1963. Highlighted is information about the play "Coquette," which she wrote with George Abbott, that was presented on Broadway in 1927 and the Raleigh Little Theater which she was instrumental in founding through the auspices of the Federal Theatre Project of the Work Projects Administration. Writings comprise the bulk of the collection and include those by her and members of her family. Correspondents include: Elizabeth Lawrence, her friend and author of horticultural works; Jonathan Daniels, her brother-in-law and son of Josephus Daniels; and George Abbott.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6938896

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)

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The Federal Theatre Project was a theatre program established during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal to fund live artistic performances and entertainment programs in the United States. It was one of five Federal Project Number One projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administration, created not as a cultural activity but as a relief measure to employ artists, writers, directors, and theater workers. It was shaped by national director Hallie Flanagan into a federation of regional...

Bridgers, Ann Preston

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Lawrence, Elizabeth, 1904-1985

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Elizabeth Lewis Lawrence (1904-1985) was born in Marietta, Georgia on May 27, 1904, to Elizabeth ("Bessie") Clement Bradenbaugh Lawrence and Samuel ("Sam") Lawrence. Due to her father's business, the family moved to various towns during Elizabeth Lawrence's early childhood. Elizabeth's sister and only sibling, Ann de Treville Lawrence, was born on March 31, 1908. In 1916, the family moved to Raleigh, North Carolina where her father established the central office for the Lawrence Sand and Gravel ...

Raleigh Little Theater (Raleigh, N.C.)

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Bridgers, Ann Preston, 1891-1967.

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Actress, playwright, patron of the arts. Born 1891, died 1967. From the description of Ann Preston Bridgers papers, 1871-1967, bulk 1925-1963. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 18131848 1891, May 1 Born Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina ca. 1908 Attended Mary Baldwin Seminary, Staunton, Va. ...

Abbott, George, 1887-1995

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American theatrical producer and director. From the description of George Abbott letter to William Work, 1953 Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 502306264 ...

Bridgers family.

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Daniels, Jonathan, 1902-1981

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Journalist. From the description of Reminiscences of Jonathan Daniels : oral history, 1972. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481338 From the description of Reminiscences of Jonathan Worth Daniels : oral history, 1966. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451557 Author, journalist, and government official Jonathan Daniels was a college classmate of Thomas Wolfe at the University of North Carolina. ...