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Amiri Baraka papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0699
Abstract

Amiri Baraka (1934-2014), known early in his career as LeRoi Jones, was a widely published African American writer who produced poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. Much of Baraka’s work addressed the subjects of Black liberation and white racism. The Amiri Baraka papers comprise the author’s writings, sketchbooks, and artwork, as well as correspondence and ephemera related to his involvement in theatrical and film productions.

Dates: circa 1965-2006

Padraic Colum papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0147
Abstract

The papers of Padraic Colum, Irish poet, playwright, and author, are comprised of book reviews, letters to author and theatrical producer Basil Burwell, and original manuscripts of Colum's work.

Dates: 1927-1970

The miracle of the corn : playscript and theater program

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0501
Abstract

Playscript and program for Padraic Colum's "The Miracle of the Corn."

Dates: [1935]

Timbuktu : playscript and letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0643
Abstract

Playscript for Padraic Colum's "Timbuktu" and letter from Colum to "Kornfeld." Letter was laid in the playscript.

Dates: [1959]

St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Dinner and Morum

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0390
Abstract

Letter from St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine to Dinner and Morum.

Dates: 1948 March 9

St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Miss Gwen John

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0401
Abstract

Letter from St. John Greer Ervine to Miss Gwen John.

Dates: 1923 April 29

St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letters to Eric N. Simons

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0472
Abstract

Four letters from St. John Greer Ervine to Eric N. Simons.

Dates: 1934-1952

St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letters to Rubinstein and Lawson

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0391
Abstract

St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letters to Rubinstein & Lawson.

Dates: 1931-1961

St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letters to Sir Gerald Reid Barry

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0402
Abstract

Letters from St. John Greer Ervine to Sir Gerald Reid Barry. Includes article.

Dates: 1930-1932

St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letters to William Armstrong

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0395
Abstract

St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letters to William Armstrong.

Dates: 1932-1937

The preacher's practice : short story

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0313
Abstract

"The Preacher's Practice" is an undated short story by Irish playwright St. John Ervine.

Dates: undated

Edna Ferber letter to Dr. Collins

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0652
Abstract

Typed and signed letter from Edna Ferber to Dr. Collins, reflecting on the subject of literary prizes, dated January 4, 1929.

Dates: 1929 January 4

Edna Ferber letter to Jules Eckert Goodman

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0703
Abstract

Typed and signed letter written by Edna Ferber to Jules Eckert Goodman on impressive pictorial letterhead of the Hotel Majestic, West Seventy-second Street at Central Park, New York, dated February 7, 1918.

Dates: 1918 February 7

Edna Ferber letters to Flora Mae Holly

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0571
Abstract

Six typed and signed letters from Edna Ferber to her literary agent Flora May Holly, regarding literary matters, dated from 1911-1941.

Dates: 1911-1941

Edna Ferber letters to Herbert and Grace Mayes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0704
Abstract

Twenty-three letters written by Edna Ferber to Herbert and Grace Mayes on various letterheads dating from December 26, 1950 through August 11, 1967.

Dates: 1950 December 26-1967 August 11

Edna Ferber letters to Leonard and Sarah Bakrow

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0653
Abstract

Three typed and signed letters from Edna Ferber to the Bakrows. One addressed to Sarah Bakrow and two addressed to Leonard Bakrow, ranging in dates from 1939 to 1944.

Dates: 1939 March 13-1944 March 1

Black Oliver : playscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0095
Abstract

This collection consists of the typed playscript, "Black Oliver," which is subtitled "A Play in One Act." According to the Dictionary of Irish Literature, this play was performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1927.

Dates: undated

James Leo Herlihy letters to Edward P. Mitchell

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0920
Abstract

This collection of letters and postcards, written by author and playwright James Leo Herlihy (1927-1993) to his friend Edward P. Mitchell, contains updates on his life in New York City, including his writing and his financial difficulties; and is accompanied by a life mask of Herlihy and a sculpture created by Herlihy.

Dates: 1947-1953

The snugrats : playscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0723
Abstract

First edition of the play, The Snugrats, an unrecorded version of BLUE DENIM, Herlihy's first book. One that precedes and is immensely different, textually, from both the Samuel French and Random House editions (1958).

Dates: 1957

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 Beth Henley collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0550
Abstract

The Richard Hoffman Beth Henley collection spans the dates 1981-1984 and comprises eight items, including six playscripts and two film posters.

Dates: 1981-1984

Richard Hoffman David Mamet collection

 Collection
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 - 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

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

Charles Morgan letter to George

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0762
Abstract

One autograph letter written by Charles Morgan to "George" on printed letterhead of 16 Campden Hill Square, W.8., concerning Morgan's work in progress and his desire to keep references about his play being bought away from speculation, on December 6, 1937.

Dates: 1937 December 6

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Gardening--England--Surrey. 1
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Ireland--Politics and government--20th century 1
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Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer), 1883-1971 7
Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 5
Hoffman, Richard Lee 4
Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972 3
O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964 3
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Herlihy, James Leo 2
Morgan, Charles, 1894-1958 2
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 2
Simon, Neil 2
Algren, Nelson, 1909-1981 1
Bakrow, Leonard 1
Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934-2014 1
Barry, Gerald Reid, Sir, 1898- 1
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 1
Behan, Brendan 1
British Broadcasting Company 1
Bullins, Ed 1
Burwell, Basil Beckett, 1911- 1
Churchill, Sarah, 1914-1982 1
Columbia Pictures 1
Connon, Bryan. Beverley Nichols: a life 1
Drama League of Dublin 1
Durbridge, Stephen 1
Federation of Irish Industries, Inc. 1
Feldman, Charles K., 1904-1968 1
Gibbon, Monk, 1896-1987 1
Gogarty, Oliver St. John, 1878-1957 1
Goodman, Jules Eckert, approximately 1877-1962 1
Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932 1
Guinan, John, 1874-1945 1
HBO Home Entertainment (Firm) 1
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965 1
Harris, Theodore A. 1
Harwood, Daphne 1
Henley, Beth 1
Herlihy, James Leo--Correspondence 1
Holly, Flora Mae 1
Joyce, James, 1882-1941 1
Kegerreis, Robert B., 1876-1951 1
Kornfeld, Lawrence 1
Lemon, Shelia 1
Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 1
Mac Liammóir, Micheál, 1899-1978 1
MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-1978 1
Mackenzie, Compton, 1883-1972 1
Mamet, David 1
Mayes, Herbert R. (Herbert Raymond), 1900-1987 1
Michelson, Miriam, 1870-1942 1
Mitchell, Edward P. 1
Mitchell, Edward P.--Correspondence 1
Music Corporation of America 1
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre 1
Nichols, Beverley, 1898-1983 1
O'Brien, Edna 1
O'Connor, Ulick 1
O’Donnell, Frank J. Hugh 1
Paul R. Reynolds 1
Phelan, Brian 1
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 1
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Tell-tale heart 1
Raidió Teilifís Éireann 1
Rastar Films, Inc. 1
Reid, Christina, 1942- 1
Robinson, Lennox, 1886-1958 1
Smith, Sydney Goodsir, 1915-1975 1
St. Nicholas Theater Company (Chicago) 1
Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909 1
Terry, Fred, 1863-1933 1
Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962 1
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) 1
West, Rebecca, 1892-1983--Correspondence 1
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 1
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 1
Wilson, August 1
Wood, Audrey, 1905- 1
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 1
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 1
Yew Theatre Company Ireland 1
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