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- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
- Collector:
- Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
- Title:
- Princeton University Library Collection of Theater Miscellaneous Manuscripts
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/fb494971m
- Dates:
- 1726-1978
- Size:
- 15 boxes and 6 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-15
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of an assembled collection of correspondence of playwrights, authors, actors and actresses, and theater managers, and other manuscript materials relating to American and English theater from the 1720s through the 1970s.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of a collection of correspondence of playwrights, authors, actors and actresses, and theater managers, and other manuscript materials relating to American and English theater, which were acquired by the Library from various sources as single items or small file groups. Materials span from the 1720s through the 1970s, though the majority are from the 19th century. There is a significant amount of correspondence, along with some drafts of scripts and other writings, notes, contracts, playbills, theater programs, printed plays, photographs, advertisements, clippings, short biographies, and ephemera. Notable figures represented in the collection include Truman Capote, Robert Penn Warren, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, John Wilkes Booth, and Ronald Reagan, among others.
This collection was formerly referred to as "General Manuscripts, Theater."
- Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author, or by title for titled works when the author is unknown.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
This collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject. Materials have been acquired through multiple purchases and gifts.
- Appraisal
No materials were removed from the collection during 2018 processing beyond routine appraisal practices.
- Processing Information
Initial folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '15 in 2013.
Folder inventory updated by Julia English '19 in August 2018 based on additional description written on folders. The existing collection-level description was revised by Kelly Bolding in August 2018 and the collection title was updated per DACS 2.3.3.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Princeton University Library Collection of Theater Miscellaneous Manuscripts; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/fb494971m
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-15
