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Lee Strasberg papers, 1780-2006
100,000 items. 290 containers plus 19 oversize. 123 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Actor, director, and acting teacher. Correspondence, memoranda, production files, lectures, writings, scripts, biographical material, printed matter, and other papers relating to Strasberg's theatrical and film career, Method acting, the Actors Studio, and theater history.
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John Davis Batchelder collection of manuscripts, 1537-1944
2,000 items. 14 containers. 4.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Educator and collector. Autographs, letters, official documents, writings, printed material, photographs, and other papers of prominent historical figures in the arts, science, and politics of the Western world collected by Batchelder.
Arthur Laurents papers, circa 1900-2011
approximately 15,400 items. 144 containers. 71 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Arthur Laurents (1917-2011) was an American playwright, screenwriter and Broadway director. The collection, which documents his life and career, includes scripts, correspondence, datebooks, photographs, book drafts, production notes, programs, publicity materials, business papers, awards, clippings, and articles.
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Howard E. Reinheimer papers, 1924-1973
approximately 2,800 items. 8 containers. 4 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Howard Reinheimer (1899–1970) was a lawyer specializing in copyright law who represented prominent playwrights, composers, directors, and producers. These papers consist of Reinheimer’s business files, which focus on legal issues related to theatrical works that his clients wrote or produced. A substantial amount of correspondence documents his associations with Moss Hart, George Kaufman, Alan J. Lerner, Frederick Loewe, and others whom he represented. Additional materials include contracts and rights agreements, as well as a small number of scripts, financial statements, and clippings. This collection is the small percentage known to exist of what we know was once an extensive archive.
Daniel Nagrin collection, circa 1920-2006
22,525 items. 80 containers. 41 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Daniel Nagrin (1917-2008) was an American dancer, choreographer, teacher, and writer. The collection contains materials relating to his life and career, and includes holograph and published scores, choreographic and dance technique notes, photographs, correspondence, marketing and fundraising materials, clippings, programs, teaching and administrative materials, production elements, articles by Nagrin and others, drafts of his books, business papers, and personal and biographical files. In addition, there are significant materials related to Nagrin's first wife, dancer and choreographer, Helen Tamiris.
Lars Schmidt papers, 1910-2010
7,320 items. 57 containers. 29 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lars Schmidt was a Swedish theater producer and director whose company held the Scandinavian rights to numerous English-language plays. The collection includes correspondence, production materials, photographs, business papers, scrapbooks, and other materials related to his life and work, and that of his wife, actress Ingrid Bergman.
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George H. Moss collection of sheet music, 1885-1935
approximately 1,400 items. 16 containers. 6 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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George H. Moss (1923-2009) was a local historian in Monmouth County, New Jersey, who also had an interest in early American theater. The collection consists of printed sheet music dating between 1885 and 1935, the majority of which is for American popular songs dating from 1900 to 1925. The composers and music publishers represented in the collection include Irving Berlin, Fred Fisher, George Gershwin, Charles K. Harris, Victor Herbert, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, Sigmund Romberg, Arthur Sullivan, and many others.
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Chippendale Company play scripts, 1800-1868
16 items. 2 containers. 1 linear foot. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
William Henry Chippendale (1801-1888) was an English actor and theater manager who had an extensive career in the United States and Great Britain. This collection is comprised of 16 anthologies of working scripts for plays and operettas written by English playwrights, including William Bayle Bernard, John Baldwin Buckstone, Joseph Stirling Coyne, James Robinson Planché, and Edward Stirling. Chippendale used the materials during his career as an actor between 1834 and 1851, and likely while directing a dramatic company that toured the United States with Solomon Smith. Many of the scripts are heavily annotated with cuts, additions, and stage markings.
Charlotte Cushman papers, 1823-1941
10,000 items. 21 containers plus 1 oversize. 5.5 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Actress. Correspondence; biographical and genealogical material; annotated scripts and texts of plays, poetry, and readings; newspaper clippings; reviews; and souvenir programs relating chiefly to Cushman's career in the theater.
Edward Jablonski papers, 1942-2003
21,050 items. 77 containers. 36 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Edward Jablonski (1922-2004) was an author and biographer of American songwriters Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, and Alan Jay Lerner. The collection includes drafts, project files, articles, liner notes, research materials, business papers and correspondence related to his literary projects.
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