Alice Gerstenberg autobiography, ca. 1960s.

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Alice Gerstenberg autobiography, ca. 1960s.

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Autobiographical manuscript by Alice Gerstenberg (1885-1972), a dramatist, author, and actress, who was active in the little theater movement in Chicago (Ill.). The manuscript includes reminiscences about Gerstenberg's theatrical activities and Chicago's cultural and social scenes. The preface was written by Adeline Lobdell Pynchon (January 1962). The manuscript is typed (696 p.) and includes a carbon copy. Several photographs of Gerstenberg are also present.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

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Pynchon, Adeline Lobdell.

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Gerstenberg, Alice

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Author and dramatist Gerstenberg was born in Chicago, Ill., in 1885, the daughter of Erich and Julia Weischendorff Gerstenberg. She attended Bryn Mawr College, wrote novels and plays, and was the co-founder of the Junior League Theater for Children (1921) and founder of the Playwright Theater (1922), both in Chicago. Nancy Cox-McCormack Cushman studied art in St. Louis and Chicago, and was a sculptor in bronze and terra cotta. She was married to Charles T. Cushman. ...