Herbert Marshall collection of Ira Aldridge, 1831-1977.

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Herbert Marshall collection of Ira Aldridge, 1831-1977.

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The Herbert Marshall Collection of Ira Aldridge consists largely of Marshall's manuscripts and research material for his book Ira Aldridge: The Negro Tragedian. The manuscript material contains several drafts of the final version, a preface, and chapter synopses. There is also a screenplay, "Ira Aldridge: the African Roscius" with an early draft, two version of Part I with a synopsis, and drafts for other screenplays entitled"Ira Aldridge" and "The Life and Death of Ira Aldridge." There is also a translation by Herbert Marshall of "The King and the Cobbler."

7.00 boxes : (3.5 lin. ft.; 1 package)

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7274307

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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Aldridge, Ira Frederick, -1867

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Marshall, Herbert, 1906-1991

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Professor, Center for Soviet and East European Studies in the Performing Arts, at Southern Illinois University. From the description of The fate of the great Soviet film artist, Sergo Paradjanov : typescript, 1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870865 Herbert P.J. Marshall was a British writer whose career also embraced film making, theatrical direction and design, education and Russian literature. Marshall was born in 1906 in East Ham London, England. He studied film ma...