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Theatrical Production Files, 1908-1997 (bulk 1949-1990) (continued) | |||||||||||||
Production Files, 1908-1997 (bulk 1949-1990) (continued) | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 102/6 | Yerma, 1958 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 397/18 | You Can't Take It With You, 1983 | ||||||||||||
Note: Two copies of Al Hirschfeld drawing of the opening night in Washington, D.C. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 102/7 | You Never Know, 1991 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 102/8 | Zuleika, 1957 | ||||||||||||
Includes: Correspondence from Cyril Ritchard | |||||||||||||
BOX 102-104 | Theatrical Offerings, 1951-1993 | ||||||||||||
Correspondence, proposed budgets, and script summaries and recommendations for plays sent on spec or solicited by Stevens and his various production companies. | |||||||||||||
Arranged alphabetically by title of play. |
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BOX-FOLDER 102/9 | "A" miscellaneous, 1958-1993 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 102/10 | "B" miscellaneous, 1957-1989 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 102/11 | "C" miscellaneous, 1952-1977 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 102/12 | "D" miscellaneous, 1955-1990 | ||||||||||||
Includes: Correspondence from Melvin Laird | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/1 | "E" miscellaneous, 1956-1963 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/2 | "F" miscellaneous, 1951-1990 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/3 | "G" miscellaneous, 1947-1989 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/4 | "H" miscellaneous, 1957-1963 | ||||||||||||
Includes: Correspondence from William Saroyan and Kieran Tunney | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/5 | "I" miscellaneous, 1955-1971 | ||||||||||||
Includes: Correspondence from Ned O'Gorman and Alfred De Liagre Jr. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/6 | "J"-"K" miscellaneous, 1960-1996 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/7 | "L" miscellaneous, 1954-1996 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/8 | "M" miscellaneous, 1958-1992 | ||||||||||||
Includes: Correspondence from George Abbott | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/9 | "N" miscellaneous, 1955-1990 | ||||||||||||
Includes: Correspondence from Laurence Olivier | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/10 | "O" miscellaneous, 1961-1988 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/11 | "P" miscellaneous, 1953-1989 | ||||||||||||
Includes: Correspondence from Jan Meyerowitz | |||||||||||||
Includes: Libretto to Port Town by Langston Hughes | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/12 | "Q" miscellaneous, 1961, 1974 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/13 | "R" miscellaneous, 1955-1988 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 103/14 | "S" miscellaneous, 1958-1991 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 104/1 | "T" miscellaneous, 1952-1989 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 104/2 | "U" miscellaneous, 1956-1982 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 104/3 | "V" miscellaneous, 1958-1988 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 104/4 | "W" miscellaneous, 1955-1989 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 104/5 | "Y" miscellaneous, 1955-1988 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 104/6 | Untitled and multiple titles miscellaneous, 1954-1977 | ||||||||||||
BOX 105-109 | Unproduced Scripts, 1955-1993 | ||||||||||||
Typescript drafts of plays, some with accompanying correspondence, sent on spec to Stevens's various production companies. | |||||||||||||
Arranged alphabetically by author. |
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BOX-FOLDER 105/1 | Alden, Jerome. Teddy and Alice, 1987 | ||||||||||||
Note: Inscribed by Jerome Alden and Hal Hackady | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 105/2 | Alexander, Ronald. The Darkling, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 105/3 | Aranha, Ray. The Estate: a Play in Three Acts, 1976 | ||||||||||||
Annotated | |||||||||||||
Includes: Program | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 105/4 | Ashman, Howard. Smile, 1986 | ||||||||||||
Note: Inscribed by Howard Ashman | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 105/5 | Benchley, Nathaniel. One to Grow On, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 105/6 | Benet, Stephen Vincent. Western Star, 1975 | ||||||||||||
Annotated | |||||||||||||
Includes: Correspondence from Philip Hanson | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 105/7 | Bosakowski, Phil. Big Top!, 1993 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 105/8 | Burdman, Ralph. Tête-á-Tête, 1980 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 105/9 | Burnham, Sophy. The Study: a Love Story, undated | ||||||||||||
Annotated | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 105/10 | De Matteo, Donna. The Last American Convertible: A Play, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 105/11 | Edgar, David. Dick Deterred, undated | ||||||||||||
Annotated | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 106/1 | Elmslie, Kenward. Yellow Drum, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 106/2 | Evans, Annie. No Turning Back, 1993 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 106/3 | Freed, Donald. The General and the Archbishop, 1992 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 106/4 | Gow, Michael. Away, 1985 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 106/5 | Granger, Percy. The Complete Works of Studs Edsel, 1972 | ||||||||||||
Includes: Photocopy of newspaper review | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 106/6 | Gurney, A. R., Jr. The Golden Fleece, 1968 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 106/7 | Gurney, A. R., Jr. Scenes from American Life, undated | ||||||||||||
Includes: Review | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 106/8 | Harrigan, Edward. The Mulligan Guard Ball, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 106/9 | Hartman, David. Wonderful Whitsuntide, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 106/10 | Hickey, Michael. Murrow, 1993 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 107/1 | Ingham, Robert E. Custer, 1977 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 107/2 | Isherwood, Christopher. A Meeting by the River, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 107/3 | Kanin, Fay. Grind, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 107/4 | Keuls, Hans. Confrontation on the Roman Forum, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 107/5 | Kingsley, Sidney. The Patriots, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 107/6 | Kingsley-Smith, Terence. The Catholic Hour, 1972 | ||||||||||||
Includes: Correspondence from Helen Harvey | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 107/7 | Kober, A. S. Never on an Empty Stomach, 1967 | ||||||||||||
Annotated | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 107/8 | Larson, Jack. Chuck, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 107/9 | Maugham, W. Somerset. Keep the Home Fires Burning, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 107/10 | Merlin, Frank. I Got Shoes, 1955 | ||||||||||||
Includes: Correspondence from Wilfred Keefe | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 108/1 | Minoff, Lee. Come Live with Us, 1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 108/2 | Mitchell, Don. Appeal to Reason: Adlai Stevenson of Illinois, 1988 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 108/3 | Mitchell, Langdon Elwyn. The New York Idea, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 108/4 | O'Harra, Michaela. Honey and Locust, 1955 | ||||||||||||
Annotated | |||||||||||||
Includes: Correspondence from Phyllis Anderson | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 108/5 | Parsley, Jett. Shadows to Sunlight, 1993 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 108/6 | Patrick, John. Isn't Everybody, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 108/7 | Patrick, Robert. Camera Obscura, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 108/8 | Paulson, Arvid. The Strindberg Reader, 1968 | ||||||||||||
Annotated | |||||||||||||
Includes: Correspondence from Arvid Paulson | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 108/9 | Pendleton, Austin. Booth Is Back in Town, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 108/10 | Przedziecki, Jerzy. Feel Like Making Love, undated | ||||||||||||
Includes: Correspondence from Paul Engle | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 108/11 | Quincy, George. The Mummy, 1980 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 108/12 | Sadoff, Fred. As It Was and Is, an Actor's Rap Session, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 108/13 | Schevill, James. Lovecraft's Follies, 1970 | ||||||||||||
Annotated | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 109/1 | Scheyven, Yveline. Faut-il Tuer Janneke, 1967 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 109/2 | Spellos, John Peter. Café Zoe, 1992 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 109/3 | Stieglitz, Perry. Jungfrau, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 109/4 | Stoppard, Tom. Rough Crossing, 1984 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 109/5 | Striker, Elizabeth. Rescuers, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 109/6 | Vaszary, John. I Married An Angel, undated | ||||||||||||
Annotated | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 109/7 | Venture, Richard. You're Too Tall, but Come Back in Two Weeks, 1972 | ||||||||||||
Annotated | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 109/8 | Verne, Jules. Welles, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 109/9 | Wilson, Lanford. Wandering, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX 110-143, 413 MAPCASE FOLDER 21 | Correspondence - People, 1929-1997 | ||||||||||||
This series consists of personal and business correspondence sent and received by
Roger L. Stevens. It documents all phases of Stevens's career and includes letters
from playwrights and authors about their work, correspondence about theatrical
productions, and business correspondence concerning investments and other matters.
It also includes personal correspondence with his extensive set of friends and
acquaintances, such as convalescence letters, invitations, and thank you notes. Additional business correspondence is found throughout the collection, particularly in Arts Administration, Theatrical Production Files, Organizations, and Real Estate Files. An extensive set of personal correspondence with Stevens and Gesell family members is located in Personal Papers. |
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Arranged alphabetically in two subseries. |
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BOX 110-142, 413 MAPCASE FOLDER 21 | Alphabetical, 1929-1997 | ||||||||||||
Correspondents in this subseries include United States presidents Jimmy
Carter, Gerald Ford, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan;
political figures such as Hubert Humphrey, Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr., Edward M.
Kennedy, and business associates Alfred R. Glancy Jr., Ben Tobin, G. Harold
Welch, and John Wharton. In the theatrical realm there is correspondence with agents Ninon Tallon Karlweis, Lucy Kroll, Robert Lantz, Emmanuel Wax, and Audrey Wood; impresarios and producers including Hugh "Binkie" Beaumont, Frederick Brisson, Hal Prince, Lars Schmidt, and Robert Whitehead; playwrights Christopher Fry, A. R. Gurney, Arthur Kopit, Harold Pinter, and Stanley Young; lighting and set designer Peggy Clark, choreographer Agnes DeMille, and scenic designer Oliver Smith; and actors Hume Cronyn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Katharine Hepburn, Charlton Heston, Alfred Lunt, and Gregory Peck. Also included are several photographs, floor plans, and scripts that accompanied correspondence. This subseries contains the bulk of the correspondence files. |
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Arranged alphabetically by correspondent name. |
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BOX-FOLDER 110/1 | "A-An" miscellaneous, 1952-1991 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 110/2 | "Ap-Az" miscellaneous, 1958-1991 | ||||||||||||
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