14 pp.
6 pp.
31 pp. Play previously entitled "The Manger Baby," and published as "One More Free Man"
Typescript (mimeo) with holograph corrections of "His Honor, the Mayor" by Orson Welles, circa 1941
31 pp. Includes 1-page intro by Boyd.
34 pp. Holograph manuscript portions in hand of James Boyd.
Typescript with holograph corrections of "Above Suspicion" by Sherwood Anderson, circa 1941
16 pp.
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of manuscripts of the three radio plays in, and the introduction to The Free Company Presents . . ., compiled by James Boyd (Princeton Class of 1910). Two versions of Boyd's introduction give the background of this group of authors and actors who presented American propaganda plays over CBS radio in the spring of 1941. A copy of Boyd's "One More Free Man" (final title) and a mimeograph copy of Orson Welles's "His Honor, the Mayor" (annotated, probably by Boyd) exist in the collection. The third play, "Above Suspicion," is ascribed to Sherwood Anderson, although the play was not completed at his death. Anderson's idea was developed by the company, and the play was presented in tribute to him.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Boyd, James, 1888-1944
In 1940, American novelist James Boyd (Princeton Class of 1910) organized the Free Company of Players, a group of American writers that produced a series of original radio plays in response to what they saw as antidemocratic attitudes prevalent in America due to the growing war in Europe.
- Acquisition:
Gift of James Boyd '1941. AM 12239.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager '15 in 2013.
- Conditions Governing Access
Open for research/
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- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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- Credit this material:
"The Free Company Presents . . ." Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/ht24wj48w
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
- Existence and Location of Copies
Published under same title (New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1941)
- Subject Terms:
- Radio in propaganda.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda. - Genre Terms:
- Radio plays -- United States.