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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

Richard Hoffman - August Wilson collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0510
Abstract

The Richard Hoffman - August Wilson Collection consists of two playbills and one poster from stage productions of African-American playwright August Wilson's playsSeven Guitars,King Hedley II, andJoe Turner's Come and Gonespanning the dates between 1988 and 1999.

Dates: 1988-1999

Richard Hoffman - Lorraine Hansberry collection

 Collection
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

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

Robert B. Kegerreis The Tell-Tale Heart and theatrical collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0706
Abstract

This collection comprises material related to the American actor and playwright Robert B. Kegerreis's 1909 dramatic adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and his involvement in the New York theater scene of the early twentieth century.

Dates: 1909-1925; Majority of material found within dates 1909-1911

William A. Oliver, Jr. collection related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0638
Abstract The William A. Oliver, Jr. collection related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood comprises 10.5 linear feet of material plus oversize items dating from 1844 to 2005 and includes extensive bibliographic information relating to the works of Charles Dickens and specifically to the author's final novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870), which was unfinished at the time of his death. The collection, which illuminates Oliver's activities as a...
Dates: 1844-2005

James B. Pond papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0624
Abstract

American lecture manager and memoirist James B. Pond represented American and British explorers, preachers, politicians, scientists, and writers, on the lecture circuit from 1874 to his death in 1903. The majority of the collection is comprised of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Pond; also included are manuscripts and ephemera relating to Pond's family and business.

Dates: 1878-1944; Majority of material found within 1885-1903

Jennie Skerl Paul Bowles collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0663
Abstract

American Beat scholar Jennie Skerl (born 1944) met American author and composer Paul Bowles (1910-1999) on a visit to Tangier, Morocco, in 1985. This small collection comprises correspondence with Bowles and others, as well as Skerl's research materials related to Paul Bowles and his literary circle in Tangier.

Dates: 1985-1997; Majority of material found within 1985-1988

Tennessee Williams collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0112
Abstract

The Tennessee Williams collection, spanning the dates 1939-2013, consists of an extensive collection of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, printed material, and ephemera related to American playwright Tennessee Williams.

Dates: 1939-2013

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African American theater--History--20th century 1
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Auction catalogs 1
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Authors, American--19th century--Correspondence 1
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Rochester (Kent, England)--History--19th century 1
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Tangier (Morocco)--History--20th century 1
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Hoffman, Richard Lee 2
Abbey Theatre 1
Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954 1
Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954--Correspondence 1
Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973 1
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Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999--Correspondence 1
Caponi-Tabery, Gena 1
Caponi-Tabery, Gena--Correspondence 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965--Correspondence 1
Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928 1
Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928--Correspondence 1
Dickens Fellowship (London, England) 1
Dickens Fellowship (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Dickens, Cedric Charles 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Adaptations 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Criticism and interpretation 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Mystery of Edwin Drood 1
Eastman, Charles A., 1858-1939 1
Eastman, Charles A., 1858-1939--Correspondence 1
Feldman, Charles K., 1904-1968 1
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence--Correspondence 1
Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932 1
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965 1
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 1
Kegerreis, Robert B., 1876-1951 1
Nicoll, W. Robertson (William Robertson), Sir, 1851-1923 1
Oliver, William Albert, 1926-2005 1
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 1
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Tell-tale heart 1
Pond, James B. (James Burton), 1838-1903 1
Pond, James B. (James Burton), 1838-1903--Correspondence 1
Ralph, Julian, 1838-1903--Correspondence 1
Ralph, Julian, 1853-1903 1
Rorem, Ned, 1923- 1
Rorem, Ned, 1923- --Correspondence 1
Skerl, Jennie 1
Skerl, Jennie--Correspondence 1
Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909 1
Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012 1
Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012--Correspondence 1
Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962 1
Walters, John Cuming 1
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) 1
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 1
Wilson, August 1
Wood, Audrey, 1905- 1
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 1
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