52 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Drama.

  1. Zane Grey papers, 1912-1939

    25 items. 13 containers. 4.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Author. Primarily pencil drafts of novels by Grey and playscripts submitted for copyright.

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  2. George S. Kaufman papers, 1911-1941

    23 items. 3 containers. 1.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Playwright and newspaperman. Typescripts of plays by Kaufman. Coauthors include Marc Connelly, Edna Ferber, Moss Hart, Ring Lardner, Isabel Leighton, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Robert Nathan, Irving Pichel, W.W. de Renne, Morrie Ryskind, Herbert Seligman, and Alexander Woollcott.

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  3. George Middleton papers, 1872-1970

    15,000 items. 85 containers plus 8 oversize. 36.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Playwright, author, and copyright specialist. Correspondence, literary manuscripts, subject files, and research material and documenting Middleton's career as a playwright, author, and copyright specialist at the Department of Justice. Also includes correspondence relating to the La Follette and Middleton families.

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  4. Robert E. Sherwood play scripts, 1921-1962

    34 items. 3 containers. 1.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Dramatist. Typescripts of plays by Sherwood submitted for copyright to the Library of Congress Copyright Office.

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  5. Reader's collection, Library of Congress Copyright Office drama deposits, 1863-1928

    600 items. 39 containers. 15.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Typewritten or handwritten play scripts deposited with the United States Copyright Office as unpublished and subsequently transferred to the Manuscript Division.

  6. Rowland V. Lee papers, 1907-1971

    1,200 items. 22 containers plus 1 oversize. 9.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Director, producer, actor, and dramatist. Scripts, scrapbooks, photographs, printed matter, and other papers relating to Lee's career in motion pictures as a silent film actor, director, and producer during the period 1917-1959.

  7. Lillian Gish papers, 1829-1978

    9,750 items. 25 containers plus 1 artifact. 10.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Actress. Chiefly synopses of silent films and scripts of plays, films, and television productions in which Gish did not appear; scripts, some annotated, for productions in which she did perform; letters received by Gish; and legal files.

  8. Paul Field Sifton and Claire Sifton papers, 1912-1980

    25,500 items. 78 containers plus 2 oversize. 32.3 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Paul Field Sifton, playwright, government official, and Claire Sifton, editor and author. Correspondence, diaries, writings, subject files, family papers, printed matter, and miscellany relating to the Siftons' literary, labor, and governmental careers.

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  9. May Robson papers, 1849-1950

    150 items. 14 containers plus 4 oversize. 6.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Actress and author. Correspondence, books, play scripts, and other material autographed or created by prominent actors and producers of stage and screen from the late nineteenth-century until Robson’s death; also scrapbooks, playbills, and other material documenting her life and stage and film career.

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  10. Ruth Gordon papers, 1924-1969

    6,000 items. 26 containers. 10.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Actress and playwright. General correspondence, production material, business records, and other papers concerning Gordon's career in movies and the theater.