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Abbey Theatre playbills and related materials

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0475
Abstract

The Abbey Theatre collection comprises playbills and a small number of additional items for productions of the Abbey Theatre, established during 1904 in Dublin as a venue for Irish playwrights.

Dates: 1907-1955, 1994

Karl Bissinger papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0682
Abstract

The papers of American photojournalist, restaurateur, and peace activist Karl Bissinger (1914-2008) encompass nearly seventy years of professional activity. This collection not only provides abundant documentation of Bissinger's careers in photography and social activism, but also offers rich visual resources for the history of photography in post-World War II America.

Dates: 1800, 1935-2008

Clara Agnes Boulter mid-nineteenth century scrapbook from the American South

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0033
Abstract This antebellum and mid-nineteenth century scrapbook from the American South bears the name Clara Agnes Boulter on the inside front endpaper. The contents of this book are largely centered on ladies' manners, etiquette, advice, short stories, and fashion for women, though a significant component includes references to Confederate generals and Southern sympathies. Several items suggest the creator had ties to Texas and Virginia, and new clippings from Southern papers in Knoxville, Louisville,...
Dates: approximately 1843-1869

Delaware Theatre Company records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0633
Abstract

The Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) is the largest professional theater in Delaware. The organizations's records, as well as the professional papers of Artistic Director, Cleveland Morris, are included.

Dates: 1979-2000

Delaware Theatre Company records 2019 supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0633s2
Abstract

The Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) was founded in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1978 with a mission to create theater of the highest professional quality in Delaware and thereby enrich the area through artistic programming, education and community service. The DTC records 2019 supplement comprises the organization’s administrative and financial records, production files, press, and reviews from 1978-2015.

Dates: 1978-2015

Delaware Theatre Company records supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0633s
Abstract

Educational and community outreach programs are the main focus and the bulk of this supplement to the Delaware Theatre Company records, with a large component consisting of the files of the Director of Education & Community Engagement, C. J. Conway.

Dates: 1983-2013

Alice Goodsell Dunn notes on British literature and theater scrapbook

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Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0024
Abstract

This scrapbook comprises a single volume containing Lynn, Massachusetts, resident Alice Goodsell Dunn's (b. 1874) notes on British literary history and theater playbills collected from productions she attended in and around Boston, Massachusetts, between 1888 and 1897. Many of the playbills are accompanied by Dunn's handwritten notes and reflections on the performances.

Dates: 1888-1897

Nellie Farren, Book of tastes : autograph manuscript

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Identifier: SLC 0122
Abstract

Autograph book of questionnaires completed by theatrical celebrities and others, collected by the music hall star and actress, Ellen "Nellie" Farren. Participants include Tom Hood, J. R. Planche, Lord Lytton (referring to his son, Owen Meredith), F. C. Burnand, and Clement Scott.

Dates: 1864-1876

Richard Hoffman David Mamet collection

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Identifier: MSS 0496
Abstract

A collection of materials related to American playwright and screenwriter David Mamet, assembled by theater collector and book dealer Richard Hoffman.

Dates: 1975-2002

Richard Hoffman David Rabe collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0490
Abstract

Theater collector and bookdealer Richard Hoffman's David Rabe collection consists of playscripts and programs from four of the American playwright's works, as well as a poster.

Dates: 1971-1985

Richard Hoffman - John Guare collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0505
Abstract The Richard Hoffman - John Guare collection contains playscripts, film scripts, theater programs, playbooks, and a poster related to the following works by American playwright John Guare:The House of Blue Leaves(1971),Two Gentlemen of Verona(1973),Landscape of the Body(1977),Bosoms and Neglect(1979), and...
Dates: 1972-1993

Richard Hoffman - Lorraine Hansberry collection

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Identifier: MSS 0508
Abstract

The Richard Hoffman's collection of materials from the African-American playwright Lorraine Hansberry collection spans the dates 1959-1986 and comprises 17 items, including photographs, playbills, programs, a screenplay for A Raisin in the Sun(1959), and articles related to The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window(1964).

Dates: 1959-1986

Richard Hoffman - Neil Simon collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0485
Abstract

The Richard Hoffman - Neil Simon collection spans the dates between 1955 and 1993 and comprises three linear feet of playscripts, film scripts, correspondence, posters, flyers, periodicals, theater programs, and photographs related to the American playwright Neil Simon.

Dates: 1955-1993

Joseph M. Hone letters to Hylda Wrench

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0109
Abstract

Irish literary critic and biographer Joseph M. Hone (1882-1959) wrote ten letters to Lady Hylda Henrietta Wrench (1879-1955) in 1906, discussing current literature and Irish theatre. A poem titled "Mars," mentioned in the letters and written in Hone's hand, is also included.

Dates: 1906, undated

Langston Hughes ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0567
Abstract

Programs and advertising materials for personal appearances of American author Langston Hughes and for dramatic productions of his works.

Dates: 1932-1967

Living Theatre ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0827
Abstract

Ephemeral documents (photographs, flyers, posters, announcements, stationery, and programs) which detail performances, readings, recitals and other events sponsored by the Living Theater of New York City.

Dates: 1953-1968

Paddy's portfolio : programme

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0393
Abstract

Programme for Samuel Lover's "Paddy's Portfolio."

Dates: approximately 19th century

Brinsley MacNamara manuscripts

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0646
Abstract

Two manuscripts written by Brinsley MacNamara.

Dates: 1938-1954

J. Hartley Manners letters to Philip Troup

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0648
Abstract

English actor and dramatist of Irish descent J. Hartley Manners wrote these seven letters and one telegram to his friend Philip Troup. The items were originally laid in a first American edition of Manner's novel, Peg O' My Heart.

Dates: 1915-1920

Charles Mast collection of film and performing arts programs, publications, and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0760
Abstract

The Charles Mast collection of film and performing arts programs, publications, and ephemera offers rich visual and informational resources relating to the history of film and theater and also documents live performance events in greater Delaware area for over six decades. The collection comprises 6.5 linear feet of materials, spanning the dates between 1940 and 2013, and includes books, theater programs, concert programs, lobby cards, posters, ticket stubs, and ephemera.

Dates: 1940-2013

Bernard McKenna collection related to Irish theater and writers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0433
Abstract

The Bernard McKenna Collection Related to Irish Theater and Writers comprises three series of materials related to Bernard McKenna’s research toward the Dictionary of Irish Literature (1996) and his own research of Irish authors and theaters spanning the dates between 1983 and 1996. The collection consists of books, playbills, letters, posters, typescripts, and other ephemera related to the represented writers and theater companies.

Dates: 1983-1996

Nineteenth-century British scrapbook of theatrical, historical, royal, and artistic content

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0040
Abstract This British nineteenth-century scrapbook of theatrical, historical, royal, and artistic content features images created from multiple printing processes, predominantly monochromatic engravings, though the album also includes original artwork, elaborately printed Victorian-era greeting cards, and other color illustrations. Collected images include Italian, French, and primarily British landmarks, abbeys, cathedrals, historic landscapes, and British monarchs and nobility. This scrapbook also...
Dates: approximately 1846-1899

Frederick G. Nixon-Nirdlinger scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0431
Abstract

The Frederick G. Nixon-Nirdlinger Scrapbook chronicles the 1909 cruise taken by Philadelphia resident and theatrical manager Nixon-Nirdlinger and his wife from New York City to France, Spain, Morocco, Italy, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Hungary. The scrapbook records various aspects of the early twentieth-century travel business and is particularly rich with theatrical ephemera, indicating Nixon- Nirdlinger’s trip combined theatrical business interests with pleasure.

Dates: 1909

Frank E. and Anna Hayes Owens family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0680
Abstract

The Frank E. and Anna Hayes Owens family papers comprises 14.3 linear feet of materials, spanning the dates between 1900 and 2011, and includes correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, travel brochures, reel-to-reel tapes, magazines, fanzines, and other materials documenting intergenerational American family life in Delaware.

Dates: circa 1900-2011

Jessie Southard Parker journal and scrapbook

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Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0057
Abstract

These nine volumes are a journal and scrapbook kept by Jessie Southard Parker of Belmont, Massachusetts, from 1899 to 1916. Parker wrote extensively about her social and family life, thoughts on current events, and belief in Christian Science, supplementing her entries with theatrical programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other pieces of ephemera.

Dates: 1899-1916

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Names
Hoffman, Richard Lee 5
Delaware Theatre Company 4
Abbey Theatre 3
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 2
Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 2
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University of Delaware 2
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 2
Beck, Julian, 1925-1985 1
Best, W. T. (William Thomas), 1826-1897 1
Bissinger, Karl 1
Bissinger, Karl. The luminous years : portraits at mid-century 1
Bolger, Dermot, 1959- 1
Boulter, Clara Agnes, active 1843-1869 1
Boyce, Doris Lee Jolls, 1920- 1
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 1
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992--Correspondence 1
Brenner, Summer 1
Brooklyn Academy of Music 1
Brooks, Shirley, 1816-1874 1
Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879 1
Burgess, Paul 1
Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917 1
Byron, Henry J. (Henry James), 1835-1884 1
Cafe Nicholson 1
Campbell, Sandy 1
Canetti, Elias, 1905-1994. Stimmen von Marrakesch. English 1
Chaikin, Joseph, 1935-2003 1
Charabanc Theatre Company 1
Chilton, John, 1932- 1
Clifton House 1
Conner, Bruce 1
Conway, Charles 1
Corbiere, Ernest, 1841- 1
Creator unidentified 1
D'Arcy, Margaretta 1
Di Prima, Diane 1
Domestic Resurrection Circus 1
Dramatic Workshop and Technical Institute 1
Druid Theatre Company 1
Duncan, Hank, 1896-1968 1
Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988 1
Dunn, Alice Goodsell 1
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 1
Farren, Nellie, 1848-1904 1
Feldman, Charles K., 1904-1968 1
Field Day Theatre Company 1
Field, Edward, 1924- 1
Galvin, Patrick, 1927-2011 1
Garland, Judy 1
Gelber, Jack 1
Goodman, Paul 1
Goodwin, Nat. C. (Nathaniel Carll), 1857-1919 1
Gordon, Walter, 1823-1892 1
Gregg, Linda 1
Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932 1
Guare, John 1
Hanley, Richard 1
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965 1
Hartt Chamber Players 1
Hogan, Robert, 1930-1999 1
Holland, Michael 1
Hollis Street Theatre (Boston, Mass.) 1
Holst, Spencer 1
Hone, Joseph M. (Joseph Maunsell), 1882-1959 1
Hone, Joseph M. (Joseph Maunsell), 1882-1959--Correspondence 1
Hood, Tom, 1835-1874 1
Howe, Henry, 1812-1896 1
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 1
Kaufman, Alan 1
Kilroy, Thomas 1
Leathes, Edmund, 1847-1891 1
Lewis, Edna 1
Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868 1
Lynn Theatre (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Lyric Players Theatre (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 1
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873 1
Maas, Willard 1
MacNamara, Brinsley, 1890-1963 1
Malanga, Gerard 1
Malina, Judith, 1926-2015 1
Mamet, David 1
Manhattan Consort 1
Mark Samuels Lasner Collection 1
Martinelli, Sheri 1
Masselos, William 1
Mast, Charles 1
Mathews, Charles, 1803-1878 1
McKenna, Bernard, 1966- 1
Morris, Cleveland 1
Mullen, Shaun D., 1947- 1
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Delaware State Conference of Branches 1
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre 1
Newark High School (Del.) 1
Nicholson, John, 1916-2016 1
Nixon-Nirdlinger, Fred G. (Frederick G.), 1877-1931 1
Open Theater 1
Owens family 1
Owens, Anna Hayes 1
Owens, Frank E. (Frank Erskine), 1918-2012 1
Owens, Jeanne 1
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