Papers, 1890-1934.

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Papers, 1890-1934.

Collection contains the scripts for 30 plays authored by Mitchell, including "Becky Sharp" and "The New York Idea"; personal and professional correspondence (1890-1934); speeches; 2 scrapbooks; miscellaneous photographs; and miscellaneous other materials.

4.05 cubic ft. (9 boxes)

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Mitchell, Langdon Elwyn, 1862-1935

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Mitchell wrote the plays "Becky Sharp" and "The New York Idea" among many others. From the description of Papers, 1890-1934. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 31178976 Langdon Elwyn Mitchell (1862-1935), American poet and playwright, used the pseudonym John Philip Varley. His best-known plays were Becky Sharp (1899) and The New York Idea (1906). He taught playwriting at the University of Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1930. His father was S. W...