Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof papers

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Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof papers

1889-2004, undated

https://archives.nypl.org/the/21834

The Uta Hagen/Herbert Berghof papers document the lives and careers of actress, master teacher, and author Uta Hagen and her husband--actor, director, and master teacher Herbert Berghof. The papers consist of correspondence, personal and family papers, diaries, scripts and manuscripts, production materials, blueprints, photographs, scrapbooks, posters, clippings, ephemera, and oversized material. There are also a number of papers relating to the HB Studio and HB Playwrights Foundation, the school and developmental theater founded by Berghof.

49 linear feet (99 boxes)

eng, Latn

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theater Division

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