Charles Hammond Gerald papers, 1940-1988.

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Charles Hammond Gerald papers, 1940-1988.

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Scripts and articles, mostly reviews of plays in which he acted; photographs of plays and actors; and correspondence, including letter, 22 Feb. 1967, from Pearl S. Buck re a production of her work, Desert Incident. Includes obituary from The State newspaper and biographical entry from the 1957 Players' Guide; professional photographs of Gerald and a 1940 group photograph taken at Lake Murray, S.C.; annotated scripts; musical score for Darling of the Day, a musical comedy; and playbills, 1949-1968, from performances in which Gerald appeared. Playbills from Town Theatre (Columbia, S.C.) include: Berkeley Square (1950), Death of a Salesman (1954), Edward My Son (1952), Happy Birthday (1950), The Happy Time (1952), Mister Roberts (1953), and The Winslow Boy (1949).

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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