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Abba, Marta.

Luigi Pirandello Correspondence with Marta Abba, 1923-1936: Finding Aid

Creator:: Pirandello, Luigi, 1867-1936.
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence between Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello and the Italian actress Marta Abba, who spent much of her life interpreting his plays. Pirandello’s forty-three plays, as well as other literary works, are discussed in the correspondence, which reveals the special "maestro-disciple" relationship shared by the couple.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC098

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Allen, Woody, 1935- .

Woody Allen Papers, 1955-2007: Finding Aid

Creator:: Allen, Woody, 1935- .
Abstract:: This unprocessed collection contains work by Woody Allen, acclaimed filmmaker and writer. It includes copies of short stories, essays, and articles, mimeographed screenplays for several of Allen’s films, along with original drafts of Take the Money and Run and Play It Again, Sam. Printed information about Allen, various drafts of Allen’s prose work, and an unproduced script complete the collection.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC002

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American Ballet Theatre.

American Ballet Theatre Programs, 1940-1979: Finding Aid

Creator:: American Ballet Theatre.
Abstract:: The American Ballet Theatre is an American ballet company founded by Oliver Smith and Lucia Chase in 1940. The collection consists of programs of performances of the Ballet Theatre dance company from its first performance in 1940 until 1979.
Location:: Rare Books Division.
Call Number:: TC004

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American Minstrel Show

American Minstrel Show Collection, 1854-1943 (bulk 1850s-1920s): Finding Aid

Collector:: Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Abstract:: The bulk of the American Minstrel Show Collection consists of advertisement material promoting minstrel performances from the 1850s through the 1920s. The collection includes broadsheets, posters, newspaper clippings and programs, as well as pictures and photographs of minstrel show performers. In addition, a small portion of the collection contains sheet music and song and joke books.
Location:: Rare Books Division.
Call Number:: TC050

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Anthony, Edward, 1895-

Edward Anthony Papers, circa 1920s - 1950s: Finding Aid

Creator:: Anthony, Edward, 1895-
Abstract:: Edward Anthony was a noted writer and publisher in the twentieth century, known primarily for his light verse. His papers include several manuscripts, including an autobiography co-authored with Clyde Beatty about circus animal training and a collection of poems. A few miscellaneous papers, such as letters and a date book from 1928 complete the collection.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC125

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Baxter, Anne.

Anne Baxter Letters to Russell Birdwell, 1952-[1960s]: Finding Aid

Creator:: Baxter, Anne.
Abstract:: This collection consists of 175 letters (1952-1960s) by the American stage and screen actress Anne Baxter to her publicist and friend Russell Birdwell.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC102

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Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980.

Cecil Beaton Correspondence, 1950-1979: Finding Aid

Creator:: Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980.
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of correspondence of Cecil Beaton, English fashion and portrait photographer and Academy Award winning stage and constume designer for film and theater, with his author friend Hal Burton.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C1194

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Belasco, David, 1853-1931.

"The Heart of Maryland and Other Plays" by David Belasco, 1941: Finding Aid

Creator:: Belasco, David, 1853-1931.
Abstract:: Consists of the manuscript, marked for typesetting, of American playwright David Belasco's The Heart of Maryland and Other Plays (1941), edited by Glenn Hughes and George Savage, as volume 18 in its series America's Lost Plays.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C0131

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Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923.

Sarah Bernhardt Collection, 1878-1969: Finding Aid

Creator:: Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923.
Abstract:: The Sarah Bernhardt Collection consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, theater programs and playbills, photographs, and other materials on French actress Sarah Bernhardt.
Location:: Rare Books Division.
Call Number:: TC134

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Blaney, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1866-1944.

Blaney Melodramas, 1896-1944: Finding Aid

Creator:: Blaney, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1866-1944.
Abstract:: Consists mainly of typescripts of melodramas written by American dramatist Charles E. Blaney.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC005

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Boker, George H. (George Henry), 1823-1890.

George H. Boker Collection, 1847-1888: Finding Aid

Creator:: Boker, George H. (George Henry), 1823-1890.
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of manuscripts of poems and plays by George H. Boker, a nineteenth-century American dramatist and poet.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C0208

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Bragdon, Claude Fayette, 1866-1946.

Claude Fayette Bragdon Collection, 1899-1946: Finding Aid

Creator:: Bragdon, Claude Fayette, 1866-1946.
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence of the American architect and author Claude Fayette Bragdon, as well as related printed material.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C1019

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Breckinridge, John, 1797-1841.

John and Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Letters, 1808-1837: Finding Aid

Creator:: Breckinridge, John, 1797-1841.
Abstract:: Consists of selected letters by brothers John and Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, both early 19th-century graduates of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton).
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C1020

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Broadside Playbills

Broadside Playbills, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries: Finding Aid

Collector:: Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Abstract:: This collection contains broadside playbills from the United States, England, and Europe.
Location:: Rare Books Division.
Call Number:: TC113

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Campbell, C. Lawton (Charles Lawton), 1896-

C. Lawton Campbell Papers, 1904-1974 (bulk 1914-1962): Finding Aid

Creator:: Campbell, C. Lawton (Charles Lawton), 1896-
Abstract:: Charles Lawton Campbell (Princeton Class of 1916) was an American playwright and advertising writer. His collection contains ninety-four drafts, fragments, and fully-conceived plays, as well as poems, essays, and an autobiography covering fifty years of his life as a devotee of the theater.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC008

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Circus

Miscellaneous Circus Collection, [1800s and 1900s]: Finding Aid

Collector:: Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Abstract:: The Miscellaneous Circus Collection consists of subject files on all aspects of the circus: acts, organizations, and specific performers and circuses. Included are photographs, programs and other ephemera, and clippings.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC118

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Clements, Colin, 1894-1948.

Clements/Ryerson Papers, 1920-1943: Finding Aid

Creator:: Clements, Colin, 1894-1948.
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, published works, and memorabilia of Clements and his wife, Florence Ryerson Clements.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C0121

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Dance

Miscellaneous Dance Files Collection, 1940-1989: Finding Aid

Collector:: Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Abstract:: The Miscellaneous Dance Files Collection contains printed programs, souvenir programs, clippings, and reviews of various ballet companies and choreographers.
Location:: Rare Books Division.
Call Number:: TC122

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Dance

Dance Subject Files, [1900]-[1980s]: Finding Aid

Collector:: Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Abstract:: The Dance Subject Files consist of dance-related subject files from early 20th century through 1980s. Among the material are clippings, photos, programs, promotional materials, and dance school brochures.
Location:: Rare Books Division.
Call Number:: TC107

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Davenport, Fanny, 1850-1898.

Fanny Davenport Collection, 1870s-1890s: Finding Aid

Creator:: Davenport, Fanny, 1850-1898.
Abstract:: Consists of papers of Fanny Davenport, a popular nineteenth-century American actress and theater manager.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC108

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De Mille, William C. (Willam Churchill), 1878-1955.

William C. and Cecil B. De Mille Collection, 1913-circa 1940: Finding Aid

Creator:: De Mille, William C. (Willam Churchill), 1878-1955.
Abstract:: Willam Churchill De Mille (1878-1955) was an American playwright, producer, and lecturer. The William C. and Cecil B. De Mille Collection consists of playscripts by William, and some co-authored by his younger brother Cecil.
Location:: Rare Books Division.
Call Number:: TC142

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Delarue, Allison.

Allison Delarue Collection, 1820-1990s: Finding Aid

Creator:: Delarue, Allison.
Abstract:: The Allison Delarue Collection consists of a draft of Delarue's unpublished autobiography, letters received by Delarue from various friends, associates, and people involved in dance and the theater, and prints, photographs, and objects collected by Delarue relating to ballet and its history.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC012

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Downer, Alan Seymour, 1912-

Alan S. Downer Collection, 1939-1970: Finding Aid

Creator:: Downer, Alan Seymour, 1912-
Abstract:: Consists of personal papers of Alan S. Downer, Princeton professor of English (1946-1970), including correspondence, articles, lecture notes, and photographs, as well as material relating to various professional organizations to which he belonged, much of it associated with American theater.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC095

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Enright, Sara, 1888-1963.

Sara Enright Papers, 1934-1948: Finding Aid

Creator:: Enright, Sara, 1888-1963.
Abstract:: The Sara Enright Papers consists of papers relating to Enright's role as theatrical agent to performers, many of whom were and are well-known, as well as to aspiring actors and actresses. The collection includes legal contracts (originals and carbons), correspondence of Enright, miscellaneous material containing commission receipts, and playbills.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC013

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Fagles, Robert.

Robert Fagles Translations of Greek Drama, 1973: Finding Aid

Creator:: Fagles, Robert.
Abstract:: Robert Fagles was an eminent Greek literature scholar and translator. The collection consists of drafts and proofs of his translation of Sophocles’ The Three Theban Plays ( Antigone, Oedipus, Oedipus at Colonus) and Aeschylus’ The Orestia ( Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, the Eumenides).
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC014

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Federal Theatre Project (U.S.).

Federal Theatre Project Collection, 1935-1939: Finding Aid

Creator:: Federal Theatre Project (U.S.).
Abstract:: The Federal Theatre Project Collection consists of bulletins, reports, speeches, catalogues, play programs, information releases, notices and reviews, clippings, protest leaflets, performance details, and other materials of the Federal Theatre Project established by the Works Progress Administration during the Depression, with Hallie Flanagan as the national director.
Location:: Rare Books Division.
Call Number:: TC015

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Film Stills

Film Stills Collection, 1908-1986: Finding Aid

Collector:: Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Abstract:: The Film Stills Collection consists of stills and publicity portraits of actors and actresses in the American film industry.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC021

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Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872.

Edwin Forrest Letters to James Oakes, 1849-1872 (bulk 1860-1871): Finding Aid

Creator:: Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872.
Abstract:: Consists of 178 letters by American actor Edwin Forrest to his friend James Oakes.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C0721

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Friedman, Arthur.

Arthur Friedman Collection of Programs and Playbills, 1893-1973: Finding Aid

Creator:: Friedman, Arthur.
Abstract:: Arthur Friedman is an American collector in music and theater. His collection consists of bound scrapbooks of opera programs and playbills for theater and concert performances covering eighty years of regular attendance by Friedman in New York City at the Metropolitan Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, and various legitimate theaters.
Location:: Rare Books Division.
Call Number:: TC019

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Geographical Playbills

Geographical Playbills Collection, 1832-1980 (bulk 1925-1965): Finding Aid

Collector:: Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Abstract:: The Geographical Playbills Collection consists chiefly of playbills from the United States, but Great Britain, Canada, Bermuda, France, Germany, and Japan are also represented. Although this is a collection of playbills, there are also some letters, documents, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.
Location:: Rare Books Division.
Call Number:: TC022

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Gesner, Clark.

Clark Gesner Papers, 1940-2000 (bulk 1965-1990): Finding Aid

Creator:: Gesner, Clark.
Abstract:: Clark Gesner (1938-2002) was an American composer, lyricist, and writer most famous for his theatrical production You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. His papers document his entire career and include scripts and scores, as well as production notes, correspondence, publicity and reviews, and photographs.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C1163

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Glaser, Lulu, 1874-1958.

Lulu Glaser Papers, 1891-1979 (bulk 1895-1917): Finding Aid

Creator:: Glaser, Lulu, 1874-1958.
Abstract:: The Lulu Glaser Papers contains various artifacts, letters, photographs, and other items belonging to Lulu Glaser, a popular singer and actress during the early 1900s. Glaser broke into show business at age seventeen and quickly proceeded to become a leading star. After several years of extreme popularity, however, Lulu Glaser faded from the front stage, making her last stage appearance in 1917. For the remainder of her life, she lived on her Connecticut farm in a hermit-like seclusion.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC033

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Gordon, Max, 1892-1978.

Max Gordon Papers, 1908-1971 (bulk 1950-1965): Finding Aid

Creator:: Gordon, Max, 1892-1978.
Abstract:: Max Gordon (1892-1978) was an American theatrical producer. His collection contains personal correspondence with theater and film notables spanning the years 1942-1971. Also included are production materials, such as correspondence, contracts, summaries of earnings, financial sheets, and miscellaneous notes of plays Gordon produced, including Born Yesterday, The Solid Gold Cadillac, My Sister Eileen, and the film, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, as well as letters and script reports relating to Columbia Pictures.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC024

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Hale, Emily, 1891-1969.

Emily Hale Collection, 1929-1967 (bulk 1929-1930): Finding Aid

Creator:: Hale, Emily, 1891-1969.
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of selected letters of J. J. Hayes sent to Emily Hale related to the Irish theater in the first quarter of the twentieth century.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C1294

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Harris, Sam H. (Sam Henry), 1872-1941.

Sam Harris Collection, 1923-1940: Finding Aid

Creator:: Harris, Sam H. (Sam Henry), 1872-1941.
Abstract:: Sam H. Harris was an American theatrical producer. His collection consists of bound typescripts of 121 plays, most of which were produced by Harris in the 1920s and 1930s, written by such well-known playwrights as George S. Kaufman, Otto Harbach, John Golden, and Noel Coward.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC025

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Houghton, Norris, 1909-

Advance from Broadway by Norris Houghton, 1941: Finding Aid

Creator:: Houghton, Norris, 1909-
Abstract:: Cnsists of manuscripts for Norris Houghton's book Advance from Broadway.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C0167

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Hutton, Laurence, 1843-1904.

Laurence Hutton Letters to Edwin T. Evans, 1880-1904: Finding Aid

Creator:: Hutton, Laurence, 1843-1904.
Abstract:: Consists of over 300 letters by American drama critic Laurence Hutton to his long-time friend Edwin T. Evans (d. 1909?), who was general manager of Anchor Lines, Great Lakes shippers.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C0660

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Hutton, Laurence, 1843-1904.

Laurence Hutton Correspondence, 1851?-1904 (bulk 1880-1900): Finding Aid

Creator:: Hutton, Laurence, 1843-1904.
Abstract:: This collection consists of correspondence of editor and essayist Laurence Hutton, reflecting a wide acquaintance among artistic, literary, and theatrical celebrities of the last quarter of the 19th century. In addition, the collection contains occasional manuscripts of some of the correspondents, miscellaneous autographs and clippings, and printed material.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C0080

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Hutton, Laurence, 1843-1904.

Laurence Hutton Papers, 1817-1904 (bulk 1880-1895): Finding Aid

Creator:: Hutton, Laurence, 1843-1904.
Abstract:: The Laurence Hutton Papers consists of materials of editor and essayist Laurence Hutton. Included are bound volumes, such as letterbooks (1868-1904), clippings of Hutton's contributions to the press, and several volumes of family photographs.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C0021

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Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905.

Joseph Jefferson Collection, 1823-1976 (bulk 1829-1905): Finding Aid

Creator:: Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905.
Abstract:: Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905) was an American actor and author. His collection consists of biographical newspaper clippings, 2 copies of his Autobiography, theatrical criticism and approbation, and clippings on family matters.
Location:: Rare Books Division.
Call Number:: TC132

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Johnson, H. Wright (Horace Wright), 1924-

H. Wright Johnson Collection on Harley Granville-Barker, 1947-1950: Finding Aid

Creator:: Johnson, H. Wright (Horace Wright), 1924-
Abstract:: This collection consists of letters to H. Wright Johnson (Princeton Class of 1948) regarding Harley Granville-Barker, the subject of Johnson's senior thesis at Princeton. Included is Johnson's thesis, typescripts and correspondence concerning The Prevalence of Witches and Weekending, and correspondence between Johnson and George Bernard Shaw who worked closely with Granville-Barker in the English theater.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC029

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Jones, Carl W. (Carl Waring), 1887-1957.

Carl W. Jones Magic Collection, 1870s-1948: Finding Aid

Creator:: Jones, Carl W. (Carl Waring), 1887-1957.
Abstract:: Consists of scrapbooks of publicity photographs--compiled by C. A. George Newman and collected by Carl W. Jones--of some 19th- but mainly 20th-century mentalists, magicians, ventriloquists, and illusionists.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC044

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Kahn, Otto Hermann, 1867-1934.

Otto H. Kahn Papers, 1908-1934 (bulk 1920-1933): Finding Aid

Creator:: Kahn, Otto Hermann, 1867-1934.
Abstract:: The Otto H. Kahn Papers consists primarily of the correspondence of Otto H. Kahn (1867-1934), international banker, philanthropist, and patron of the arts and music, but also includes printed copies of addresses, talks, opinions, and speeches that Kahn gave on a variety of political and fiscal topics, as well as press clippings, letterbooks, and some photographs.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC032

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Kalmar, Mavis.

Mavis Kalmar Papers, 1917-1946: Finding Aid

Creator:: Kalmar, Mavis.
Abstract:: Mavis Kalmar was an English stage actress. Her collection consists of correspondence (1917-1946), two diaries (undated), two sketchbooks, and photographs.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC105

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Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833.

Edmund Kean Collection, 1814-1933: Finding Aid

Creator:: Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833.
Abstract:: Consists of theater programs, newspaper clippings, and articles on English actor Edmund Kean, as well as portraits of Kean in various dramatic roles.
Location:: Rare Books Division.
Call Number:: TC131

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Koenig, John, 1910-1963.

John Koenig Papers, 1931-1955: Finding Aid

Creator:: Koenig, John, 1910-1963.
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and newspaper clippings of set designer John Koenig's life.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC035

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Kummer, Clare, 1886-1958.

Clare Beecher Kummer Papers, [1890s]-1955: Finding Aid

Creator:: Kummer, Clare, 1886-1958.
Abstract:: Consists of the papers of song-writer, playwright, and poet Clare Beecher Kummer. Included are manuscript plays, musical compositions, songs, verse, and correspondence.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC104

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Laflin, Louis E. (Louis Ellsworth), 1898-1976.

Kernodle Collection of Louis E. Laflin, 1940-1973: Finding Aid

Creator:: Laflin, Louis E. (Louis Ellsworth), 1898-1976.
Abstract:: The collection consists of letters by American educator and playwright Louis Ellsworth Laflin (Princeton Class of 1924) to George R. Kernodle (a friend from Yale Drama School), written over thirty-three years. Also included are Laflin's notes and papers on Asian/Indian, Egyptian, and Greek drama, copies of six plays written by him, and copies of two essays on the founding and history of Princeton's Theatre Intime.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC037

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Lawrence, Reginald, 1900-1967.

Reginald Lawrence Papers, 1939-1967: Finding Aid

Creator:: Lawrence, Reginald, 1900-1967.
Abstract:: The Reginald Lawrence Papers consists primarily of typescripts of plays Lawrence (Princeton Class of 1921) wrote for theater, film, and television, as well as short stories, poetry, outlines and notes for various projects, some letters, photographs, and newspaper clippings.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: TC038

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Le Fanu, Thomas Philip, 1858-1945.

Thomas Philip Le Fanu Papers, 1868-1942: Finding Aid

Creator:: Le Fanu, Thomas Philip, 1858-1945.
Abstract:: Consists of selected Irish theater related records of Thomas Philip Le Fanu, an official working in the Public Record Office in Dublin.
Location:: Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:: C0856

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