The Papers of Joseph Davidson; 1930-1980 1937-1960.

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Davidson, Joseph. The Papers of Joseph Davidson; 1930-1980 1937-1960.

The Papers of Joseph Davidson; 1930-1980 1937-1960.

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The Joseph Davidson Collection comprises 6.5 cu. ft. of materials and consists of four sub-groups. The first sub-group are his professsional papers and contains Mr. Davidson's correspondence, papers concerning his teachig career, his professional activities and interests, and materials concerning the Brooklyn College Theater Department. The second sub-group concerns Yiddish Theater, which apparently was of great interest to Mr. Davidson.The third sub-group is his personal memorabilia and the forth is a book collection. Mr. Davidson's professional papers include a resume and a letter of recommendation from 1930, a folder detailing his struggle for promotion at Brooklyn College, and his membership with the Brooklyn College Alumni Association. There are his class roll books back to 1930 and notes and papers concerning his time at Columbia University. Of special interest is material on his Brooklyn College Memorial service of May 18, 1981. There are also extensive newsclippings, both about Mr. Davidson himself and theater in general. Sub-group I also contains numerous playbills of Brooklyn College productions from 1932 through 1980. There are two scrapbooks, one of which deals exclusively with the play "In Abraham's Bosom" (1938), and numerous photographs both of Professor Davidson and of theatrical productions. Lastly there are prompt books from five different plays and a set design file consisting of 266 cards and drawings. The collection contains a rather large amount of material on the Yiddish Theater. This included playbills and flyers of various productions, photos and newsclippings. There are poems and short stories, including papers written by its students. There are also magazine articles and clippings on Judaism in general. His personal memorabilia consists of an award cup and three plaques awarded to Professor Davidson for service at Brooklyn College, while the book collection consists of theater books which have been annotated by Professor Davidson and a small collection of books about Abraham Lincoln.

8 boxes (6.5 cu. ft)

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yid,

Brooklyn College