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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

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

 Collection
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

Eclectic nineteenth-century British scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0029
Abstract This eclectically compiled nineteenth-century British scrapbook features collectible scraps of flowers, animals, children, birds, and work scenes; greeting cards; original ink, graphite, and watercolor artwork; material related to British royalty; scenes of famous British places and buildings; and numerous images from varied sources. Several items depict "exotic ethnics," such as a black woman, an "Indian," "Orientals," and "Arabs." Not all of the 36...
Dates: approximately 1865-1890

Rita Katz Farrell collection related to dance

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0430
Abstract

Reference and research files that Rita Katz Farrell compiled during her career as a critic, freelance writer, and teacher.

Dates: 1920-1993; Majority of material found within 1950-1993

Richard Hoffman - Arthur Miller collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0484
Abstract

The Richard Hoffman - Arthur Miller Collection spans the dates between 1945 and 2002 and comprises 2.3 linear feet of playscripts, screenplays, photographs, correspondence, financial documents, posters, flyers, periodicals, journals, theater programs, news clippings, and ephemera related to the American playwright and author Arthur Miller.

Dates: 1945-2002

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

Alice Marston scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0421
Abstract

The Alice Marston scrapbook, 1896-1906, chronicles a decade of Marston family life, revealing information about the social, cultural, and leisure activities of an ordinary upper-middle-class Philadelphia family at the turn of the twentieth century.

Dates: 1896-1906

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

Jessie Southard Parker journal and scrapbook

 Collection
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

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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Delaware Theatre Company 3
Hoffman, Richard Lee 3
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Rorem, Ned, 1923- 2
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Beck, Julian, 1925-1985 1
Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954 1
Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954--Correspondence 1
Bissinger, Karl 1
Bissinger, Karl. The luminous years : portraits at mid-century 1
Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999--Correspondence 1
Cafe Nicholson 1
Campbell, Sandy 1
Canetti, Elias, 1905-1994. Stimmen von Marrakesch. English 1
Caponi-Tabery, Gena 1
Caponi-Tabery, Gena--Correspondence 1
Chaikin, Joseph, 1935-2003 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965--Correspondence 1
Conway, Charles 1
Creator unidentified 1
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 1
Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928 1
Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928--Correspondence 1
Di Prima, Diane 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
Domestic Resurrection Circus 1
Dunn, Alice Goodsell 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
Goodwin, Nat. C. (Nathaniel Carll), 1857-1919 1
Gregg, Linda 1
Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932 1
Hanley, Richard 1
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965 1
Hollis Street Theatre (Boston, Mass.) 1
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 1
Kegerreis, Robert B., 1876-1951 1
Lewis, Edna 1
Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 1
Lynn Theatre (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Malina, Judith, 1926-2015 1
Marston, Henry Ward, 1859- 1
Martinelli, Sheri 1
Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005 1
Morris, Cleveland 1
Nicholson, John, 1916-2016 1
Nicoll, W. Robertson (William Robertson), Sir, 1851-1923 1
Oliver, William Albert, 1926-2005 1
Open Theater 1
Owens, Jeanne 1
Paley, Grace 1
Parker, Jessie Southard 1
Paul Taylor Dance Company 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- --Correspondence 1
Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980 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
War Resisters League 1
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) 1
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 1
Wilson, August 1
Windham, Donald 1
Wood, Audrey, 1905- 1
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 1
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