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William Saroyan contracts for Sweeney in the Trees

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0743

Content Description

Letters and contracts related to William Saroyan's Sweeney in the Trees from 1941. The contract between Saroyan and Raphael Hakim of Hotel Pierre includes a clause which states that Paul Bowles was to be employed to compose the musical score and songs for the production. It also includes very detailed breakdowns of percentages to various entities, with four other copies, each signed by Hakim. These were stored in a file folder annotated by Saroyan labeled "Contracts (Rejected)."

Dates

  • Creation: 1941

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/

Extent

6 item (27 pages)

Abstract

Letters and contracts related to William Saroyan's Sweeney in the Trees from 1941.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, 2005.

Related Materials

This item forms part of MSS 0099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

Shelving Summary

Box 47, F0743: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.

Processing Information

Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, March 2016.

Title
Finding aid for William Saroyan contracts for Sweeney in the Trees
Status
Completed
Author
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Date
2016 March 10
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository

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