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May Robson papers, 1849-1955
450 items. 16 containers plus 5 oversize. 7 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Actress and author. Correspondence, books, playscripts, 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 includes scrapbooks, playbills, correspondence, photographs, and other material documenting her life and stage and film career.
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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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Robert Whitehead papers, 1947-2002
approximately 22,500 items. 75 containers. 38.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Robert Whitehead was a Tony Award-winning theatrical producer and director. The collection contains production files, correspondence, business papers, writings, photographs, costume and set renderings, programs and promotional materials, scripts, and other materials related to his life and career.
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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 and Mildred Schaefer collection, 1945-1996
approximately 1,500 items. 53 containers. 21.5 linear feet. -- Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Prolific director and producer of television, theatrical, and motion picture dramas, comedies, and musicals. The George and Mildred Schaefer collection consists of scripts, photographs, and memorabilia from George Schaefer's career, including a complete set of teleplays from Schaefer's many productions for the Hallmark Hall of Fame television program.
Gilbert Miller papers, 1916-1981
approximately 4,350 items. 11 containers. 4.75 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Gilbert Miller (1884-1969) was an American producer and theater owner. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, scenic renderings, contracts, and other materials that document Miller’s theatrical influences, personal connections, and professional accomplishments.
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Marge Champion collection, 1897-2014
approximately 9,600 items. 66 containers. 52.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Marge Champion (b. 1919) is an American actress, dancer, director, choreographer, and teacher. The collection, which documents her life and career, includes biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, programs, promotional materials, manuscript music scores and parts, articles, clippings, scripts, scrapbooks, awards and posters. The collection also holds materials related to Champion's former husband, director and choreographer Gower Champion, and her father, dancer, choreographer, and teacher Ernest Belcher.
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 Ashman papers, 1973-2010
2,250 items. 31 containers. 16 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Howard Ashman (1950-1991) was a lyricist, librettist, playwright and director. The papers chiefly consist of materials from his work, including his collaborations with composer Alan Menken, such as Little Shop of Horrors and the Disney animated musicals The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. Materials include scripts, piano-conductor scores, correspondence, business papers, photographs, scrapbooks, posters, clippings, notes, research materials, programs, promotional materials, writings, drawings, sketches, storyboards, address and date books, and memorial tributes.
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Harold Prince papers, 1935-2017
2,000 items. 24 containers. 10.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Harold Prince was a theater producer and director. The papers chiefly consist of personal correspondence and Prince’s annotated copies of the scripts for the shows he directed.
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