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Susan Einhorn Papers, 1972-2011
1.42 Linear FeetNtozake Shange Papers, 1913-2022, bulk 1970-2018
68.8 Linear FeetLeonidas Westervelt papers, 1816-1950
4.5 linear feetCorrespondence and manuscripts of Westervelt. Much of the correspondence relates to the production of his own plays. Also, letters from famous actors including William Charles Macready, Augustin Daly, and Charles Kemble; typescript manuscripts of Westervelt's plays, among them "By Right of Sword" and "Rally Round the Flag;" and contracts, photographs, and printed materials.
Milton Smith script collection, 1927-1946
575 itemsScripts of plays that were presented during Smith's tenure as Director of the Brander Matthews Theater. Also, ca. 400 loose scrapbook leaves of mounted clippings, programs, and other memorabilia relating to the various theatrical productions with which Smith was associated. Many of these productions were produced by Columbia Theatre Associates.
Stefan Brecht papers : typescript, 1980-1988
1.5 linear feetAt head of title: The Original Theatre of the City of New York From the Mid-'60s to the Mid-'70s. Book 4. A xerox copy of the book typescript of Book 4 in a projected series of nine volumes"The original theatre of the City of New York from the mid-sixties to the mid-seventies" which examines the culturally revolutionary growth of the American theater from 1963 to 1973 as a reflection of that decade's libertarian spirit. The typescript is divided into ten cardboard binders.
Columbia Theater Associates, 1893-1958
6 Linear FeetCorrespondence, scripts, slides, scores, set designs, prompt books, scrapbooks, costume designs, programs, playbills, broadsides, clippings, fliers, photographs, announcements of forthcoming productions, clippings, and related materials. Columbia University theatrical groups include The Columbia Laboratory Players, The Columbia College Dramatic Group, The Wigs and Cues, The Summer Session Classes in Play Production, The Morningside Players, and the Columbia Theatre Associates which superseded all the preceding groups. There is an extensive file on the Columbia Laboratory Players; including production files that document the various stages involved in putting together a dramatic production. In addition there are typewritten scripts representing the spectrum of plays that were produced over the Lab's active years. There are photographs of only a few specific plays. Non Lab materials relate to Rehersal Course productions, a Columbia English Department course that was closely affiliated with the Lab players
Gregory Mosher papers, 1938-2002, bulk 1967-2002
26 linear feetRobert Wilson papers, 1969-2000
148 linear feetCorrespondence, outlines, scripts, production notes, technical materials, story boards, contracts, posters, programs, announcements, recordings, reviews, and other printed materials relating to all aspects of Robert Wilson's theater works, opera, films, artwork and video productions. There are files for all of Wilson's theatrical performances, the most extensive of which is the CIVIL warS. Also included are the files of the Byrd Hoffman Foundation.