Scope and Content Note
The papers of May Robson (1858-1942) span the years 1849-1950, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1885-1942. The collection consists of correspondence, books, play scripts, and other material autographed by prominent actors, authors, and producers of stage and screen from the late nineteenth-century until Robson’s death; scrapbooks containing play reviews, letters, telegrams, photographs, and other material; files of playbills, theatrical programs, and other printed matter; and miscellaneous items relating mainly to Robson’s career in the theater and on film. Included are a few items of family correspondence, scripts used by Robson, poems by her, and other biographical documentation.