Edwin R. Meiss papers, 1933-1977 (inclusive), 1933-1940 (bulk).

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Edwin R. Meiss papers, 1933-1977 (inclusive), 1933-1940 (bulk).

The papers consist of scripts and programs for five plays written by Edwin R. Meiss, a 1933 graduate of the Yale School of Drama.

.25 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8011782

Yale University Library

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Yale School of Drama

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In 1924, Yale established the first department of drama in the country with a generous contribution from Edward S. Harkness (B.A. 1897). As part of the School of Fine Arts, the Department of Drama offered a Master of Fine Arts in Drama, first conferred in 1931. The department was headed by George Pierce Baker, formerly of the well-known English "47 Workshop" at Harvard. By vote of the Yale Corporation in 1955, the Department of Drama separated from the School of Fine Arts and became the Yale Sch...

Meiss, Edwin R.

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