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Other non-coal subjects include cement business, lumber business, tire and tire gauge manufacturing, and oil and gas drilling.","Correspondents include: S.R. Anderson; G. R. Collins; Jairus Collins; Justus Collins; Raymond DuPuy; W. J. Elgin; Lamar Epperly; H.D. Everett; T. L. Felts; A.M. Herndon; J.J. Holloway; L. E. Johnson; P. H. Kelly; E.W.  Knight; John Laing; I. T. Mann; C. H. Mead; C. J. Milton; J. H. Renahan, P. J. RIley: P. M. Snyder; Holly Stover; W. P. Tams; Jr.: J.J. Tierney; E.E. White; and George Wolfe.\n \nSeries include:\n1. General Correspondence, 1896–1934 (boxes 1-36) \n2. Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, 1905–1934 (box 36) \n3. Coal Operators Association, 1911–1934 (boxes 37-39) \n4. Smokeless Fuel Company -- Sales Managers' Correspondence, 1914-1915, undated (boxes 40-42)\n5. Smokeless Fuel Company -- Smithing and Other Sales, 1914–1922 (boxes 43-44) \n6. Superior Portland Cement Company, 1905–1924 (boxes 45-47) \n7. 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Subjects include: Coal company operation, (coal and coke sales, costs, marketing conditions, price-fixing, profits, salaries, taxes); coal operators' associations; government investigation and regulation of the coal industry (Interstate Commerce Commission, mining legislation, N.R.A. code, U.S. Railroad Administration) labor (insurance \"on transportation\", strikes, United Mine Workers of America, wages, workman's compensation, \"yellow-dog\" contract); law and order (Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, courts, injunctions, mine guard system, National Guard, secret operatives, state troopers); life in mining camps (amusements, churches, health, housing, recreation, schools, stores); mining safety; railroads (Chesapeake \u0026 Ohio Railway, coal car distribution, freight rates, Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad, railway fuel contracts, and Virginian Railway- Organization of Winding Gulf Branch); and  state and local politics. Other non-coal subjects include cement business, lumber business, tire and tire gauge manufacturing, and oil and gas drilling.","Correspondents include: S.R. Anderson; G. R. Collins; Jairus Collins; Justus Collins; Raymond DuPuy; W. J. Elgin; Lamar Epperly; H.D. Everett; T. L. Felts; A.M. Herndon; J.J. Holloway; L. E. Johnson; P. H. Kelly; E.W.  Knight; John Laing; I. T. Mann; C. H. Mead; C. J. Milton; J. H. Renahan, P. J. RIley: P. M. Snyder; Holly Stover; W. P. Tams; Jr.: J.J. Tierney; E.E. White; and George Wolfe.\n \nSeries include:\n1. General Correspondence, 1896–1934 (boxes 1-36) \n2. Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, 1905–1934 (box 36) \n3. Coal Operators Association, 1911–1934 (boxes 37-39) \n4. Smokeless Fuel Company -- Sales Managers' Correspondence, 1914-1915, undated (boxes 40-42)\n5. Smokeless Fuel Company -- Smithing and Other Sales, 1914–1922 (boxes 43-44) \n6. Superior Portland Cement Company, 1905–1924 (boxes 45-47) \n7. 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He played an important role in organizing the Tug River Coal Operators Association, the Winding Gulf Operators' Association, and the Smokeless Coal Operators Association of West Virginia.","The materials include correspondence, agreements, contracts, deeds, financial statements, ledger books, magazines, maps, minute books, pamphlets, photographs, production and shipping records, reports, and stock books.","The bulk of the collection concerns the development of the law volatile, or smokeless, coal fields of Southern West Virginia, ca. 1900-1934. Subjects include: Coal company operation, (coal and coke sales, costs, marketing conditions, price-fixing, profits, salaries, taxes); coal operators' associations; government investigation and regulation of the coal industry (Interstate Commerce Commission, mining legislation, N.R.A. code, U.S. Railroad Administration) labor (insurance \"on transportation\", strikes, United Mine Workers of America, wages, workman's compensation, \"yellow-dog\" contract); law and order (Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, courts, injunctions, mine guard system, National Guard, secret operatives, state troopers); life in mining camps (amusements, churches, health, housing, recreation, schools, stores); mining safety; railroads (Chesapeake \u0026 Ohio Railway, coal car distribution, freight rates, Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad, railway fuel contracts, and Virginian Railway- Organization of Winding Gulf Branch); and  state and local politics. Other non-coal subjects include cement business, lumber business, tire and tire gauge manufacturing, and oil and gas drilling.","Correspondents include: S.R. Anderson; G. R. Collins; Jairus Collins; Justus Collins; Raymond DuPuy; W. J. Elgin; Lamar Epperly; H.D. Everett; T. L. Felts; A.M. Herndon; J.J. Holloway; L. E. Johnson; P. H. Kelly; E.W.  Knight; John Laing; I. T. Mann; C. H. Mead; C. J. Milton; J. H. Renahan, P. J. RIley: P. M. Snyder; Holly Stover; W. P. Tams; Jr.: J.J. Tierney; E.E. White; and George Wolfe.\n \nSeries include:\n1. General Correspondence, 1896–1934 (boxes 1-36) \n2. Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, 1905–1934 (box 36) \n3. Coal Operators Association, 1911–1934 (boxes 37-39) \n4. Smokeless Fuel Company -- Sales Managers' Correspondence, 1914-1915, undated (boxes 40-42)\n5. Smokeless Fuel Company -- Smithing and Other Sales, 1914–1922 (boxes 43-44) \n6. Superior Portland Cement Company, 1905–1924 (boxes 45-47) \n7. 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Baldwin-Felts detectives were infamous for their violent involvement in the Coal Wars, the Battle of Matewan, and other coal union strikes.","This series includes correspondence regarding various coal operators associations, including the Tug River Valley Association, the Winding Gulf Association, the Pocahontas Assocation, and others.","This series includes sales managers' correspondence regarding the Smokeless Fuel Company.","This series includes material regarding smithing and other sales of the Smokeless Fuel Company.","This series includes material regarding the Superior Portland Cement Company.","This series includes assorted printed materials, including personal and business account books, surveys, stockholders meeting minutes, and other material.","This series includes oversize maps, blueprints, and charts, including maps of Collins's personal property; maps and blueprints of potential locations for housing, schools, and amenities at Whipple and other coal mines; assorted coal mine maps and blueprints; and statistical charts of productivity and other metrics of Winding Gulf Collieries and other coal companies.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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Subjects include: Coal company operation, (coal and coke sales, costs, marketing conditions, price-fixing, profits, salaries, taxes); coal operators' associations; government investigation and regulation of the coal industry (Interstate Commerce Commission, mining legislation, N.R.A. code, U.S. Railroad Administration) labor (insurance \"on transportation\", strikes, United Mine Workers of America, wages, workman's compensation, \"yellow-dog\" contract); law and order (Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, courts, injunctions, mine guard system, National Guard, secret operatives, state troopers); life in mining camps (amusements, churches, health, housing, recreation, schools, stores); mining safety; railroads (Chesapeake \u0026 Ohio Railway, coal car distribution, freight rates, Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad, railway fuel contracts, and Virginian Railway- Organization of Winding Gulf Branch); and  state and local politics. Other non-coal subjects include cement business, lumber business, tire and tire gauge manufacturing, and oil and gas drilling.","Correspondents include: S.R. Anderson; G. R. Collins; Jairus Collins; Justus Collins; Raymond DuPuy; W. J. Elgin; Lamar Epperly; H.D. Everett; T. L. Felts; A.M. Herndon; J.J. Holloway; L. E. Johnson; P. H. Kelly; E.W.  Knight; John Laing; I. T. Mann; C. H. Mead; C. J. Milton; J. H. Renahan, P. J. RIley: P. M. Snyder; Holly Stover; W. P. Tams; Jr.: J.J. Tierney; E.E. White; and George Wolfe.\n \nSeries include:\n1. General Correspondence, 1896–1934 (boxes 1-36) \n2. Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, 1905–1934 (box 36) \n3. Coal Operators Association, 1911–1934 (boxes 37-39) \n4. Smokeless Fuel Company -- Sales Managers' Correspondence, 1914-1915, undated (boxes 40-42)\n5. Smokeless Fuel Company -- Smithing and Other Sales, 1914–1922 (boxes 43-44) \n6. Superior Portland Cement Company, 1905–1924 (boxes 45-47) \n7. 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She and her husband moved to Miami, Florida, in 1930. While there, she joined the Federal Writers Project, and then the Federal Theatre Project. She started with the FTP as an actress but soon was working with the marionette unit where she made puppets, wrote and adapted scripts, and built sets. As an actress she appeared in the Federal Theatre production Engaged that was performed in August of 1936. She stayed with the Federal Theatre Project until 1939, after which she continued to be a proponent for puppetry. In Miami, she served as president of the Business and Professional Women's Club.","Processed in December 2012 by Greta Kuriger Suiter. EAD completed in January 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.","The Special Collections Research Center also holds the , the , the , as well as numerous other personal papers.","The Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses, published plays, vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida, newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes.  Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of a Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses and published plays and vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Blueprint for portable stage","Original artwork for set and other designs - watercolors, pencil drawings","Newsletters, catalogs, pamphlets related to dolls, marionettes, and puppets","Pamphlets and newsletters related to George Mason events revolving around puppetry and the Federal Theatre Project","\"Dear Charlotte\", possibly from Scott Griffin","Newsletters from The Puppetry Guild of Greater New York, The Puppeteers of America, The Puppeteers of America Regional Reporter for the Southeast Region, D. C. Puppetimes, George Mason University Golden Anniversary Puppetry Festival, The Puppet Guild of Greater Miami, Barry University Department of Theatre, The Puppet Masters calendar featuring famous puppeteers, itinerary for trip to Japan (UNIMA XV 1988)","12 Plays for Boys and Girls edited by Ben Blake with pictures by Bill Siegel; The Slave with Two Faces by Mary Carolyn Davies","Three issues: Art of Acting Issue (1936), Second Art of Acting Issue (1937), Fall Issue (1937)","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Ah, Wilderness; Altars of Steel","Boy Meets Girl; The Bride the Sun Shines On","Candle Light; Chalk Dust; Coquette; Criminal at Large","Miami Federal Theatre;  Molka Reich; Mystery of the Boardwalk Asylum","\"New Director Named for Theatre Project\", article about Dorothea Lynch becoming state director for the Federal Theatre.","Smilin' Through; actor Scott Griffin","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes.  Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of the Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","1 production photograph featuring actors on stage. An actor in center is holding a gun to his head.","Color photographs of Jack and the beanstalk puppet.","12 oversize photographs, 10 of which are professional portraits taken by Charles Cooper in Miami, Florida.","2 oversize matted photographic portraits of Molka Reich.","14 color photographs of Reich leading a marionette demonstration.","9 black and white photographs of Reich's marionettes, staged productions with actors,  and includes two photographs of an audience of children watching Bimbo perform.","One photograph is of the play \"Engaged\" and the other is unidentified.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Includes script and sheet music","Abstract","Scott Griffin's copy","Photocopy","Director's copy","Includes note from Syl to Helen: \"Couldn't find the columns I mentioned to you, but in the search uncovered some old Morgan scripts I did for the Eversharp show. The enclosed is an excerpt, from about the only one that could be cut and still be effective. Probably would serve as a space filler and be good for a few laughs. Will try to find the other stuff for a later issue.\"","Photocopy of Federal Theatre Project script","Photocopy","Sheet music","Radio production with Andrew Jergens","Photocopy","Photocopy of script and sheet music","Photocopy","Script for the American Brotherhood: The National Conference of Christians and Jews","Photocopy. Includes four scripts, one for each actor.","Photocopy","Multiple scripts with holiday themes","Miscellaneous mostly handwritten pages of sheet music and lyrics, some for marionette productions","Photocopy","Script and sheet music","Includes script and music","Includes script and music","Photocopy","Photocopy","Pages 2 to 30. Characters include Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Adams, Harry, Miss Mobray, and Walter.","Scott Griffin's script","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Altars of Steel; Ah, Wilderness!; The Bishop Misbehaves; The Bride the Sun Shines On; Criminal at Large; Coquette; Chalk Dust; Craig's Wife; A Classic Vaudeville; The Emperor's New Clothes; Engaged; Folk Music in the Roosevelt White House (produced by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Folklife programs)","The Ghost Train; The Gallows Gate; The Great Sebastians","The Happiest Millionaire; If Ye Break Faith; Inherit the Wind; International Society for Contemporary Music; Lightnin (invitation and program); The Loud Red Patrick","Double sided one page flyer for the Marionette Unit directed by Molka Reich. The front page features reviews from places the troop performed, the back features their repertoire.","May Day; Margin for Error; The Mask and the Face; Mehitable Wing; The Matchmaker; The New York Idea; The 9th Guest; No Time for Sergeants; One More Spring; An Evening of Experimental One Act Plays; Post Road","Two invitations for events at the Molka Reich Studio.","The Starlight Theatre (1957 Summer calendar); Room Service; The Reluctant Debutante; Smilin' Through (includes ticket, programs, press release, for Jacksonville, Florida production); Separate Tables; Sabrina Fair; Twelfth Night; Visit to a Small Planet; Whom Dreams Possess; What a Life; What a Woman Wants; Witness for Prosecution","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Separated 8.25\"x9.25\" scrapbook pages with 5\"x7\" black and white photographs adhered to them. Photographs feature marionettes and Molka Reich.","1 of 5","2 of 5. Newspaper clippings, programs, telegrams, and handwritten notes to and about Scott Griffin regarding theatre productions including: Coquette, This Thing Called Love, two one act plays performed at the Little Theatre (Bereguisse and The Torch-Bearers), a calendar for plays at the Florida Forum and Assembly (1934), The Pretender, Broken Dishes, Hired Husbands, The Nervous Wreck, The Big Pond, Why Wives Worry, Smilin' Thru, Thank You, and The Love Critic.","3 of 5","4 of 5. Includes programs for The Last of Mrs. Cheney, Our Town, Little Women, and Room Service. Includes playscripts for If Ye Break Faith and Two Crooks and a Lady, as well as handwritten and typewritten notes, a flyer for the production of Coquette, and an entry ticket for the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Co. at the Miami Playhouse.","5 of 5. Material relating to Billy Griffin (later Scott Griffin). Includes negatives and portrait print as well as report cards and calling cards.","1 of 2. Contains primarily magazine and newspaper articles featuring marionettes. There is also a certificate for Mrs. Howard Fitch for completing the Cultural Olympics in Woodstown, New Jersey (May 5, 1938). Clippings and certificate are attached to scrapbook paper.","2 of 2. Contains loose newspaper and magazine clippings featuring articles on marionettes.","Includes newsclippings, newsclippings attached to paper, a program, and marionette patterns.","Includes programs for the West Florida Music and Arts Festival, International Society for Contemporary Music (1931), newspaper and magazine clippings featuring marionettes.","Newspaper articles from the Monitor titled \"Marionettes by Children\" that illustrate how one can make their own marionette.","Oversize. Molka Reich scrapbook featuring newspaper clippings and programs from Miami Federal Theatre and non Federal Theatre productions. Pages have been separated.","Oversize. Scrapbook pages separated, featuring programs and newspaper clipping from productions performed at Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York.","The copyright and related rights status of materials created after 1925 have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)","The Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre Project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.","George Mason University. Libraries. 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She and her husband moved to Miami, Florida, in 1930. While there, she joined the Federal Writers Project, and then the Federal Theatre Project. She started with the FTP as an actress but soon was working with the marionette unit where she made puppets, wrote and adapted scripts, and built sets. As an actress she appeared in the Federal Theatre production Engaged that was performed in August of 1936. She stayed with the Federal Theatre Project until 1939, after which she continued to be a proponent for puppetry. In Miami, she served as president of the Business and Professional Women's Club.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Molka Reich studied puppetry under Remo Bufano in New York during the 1920s. She and her husband moved to Miami, Florida, in 1930. While there, she joined the Federal Writers Project, and then the Federal Theatre Project. 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About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses, published plays, vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida, newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes.  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Puppetimes, George Mason University Golden Anniversary Puppetry Festival, The Puppet Guild of Greater Miami, Barry University Department of Theatre, The Puppet Masters calendar featuring famous puppeteers, itinerary for trip to Japan (UNIMA XV 1988)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 Plays for Boys and Girls edited by Ben Blake with pictures by Bill Siegel; The Slave with Two Faces by Mary Carolyn Davies\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree issues: Art of Acting Issue (1936), Second Art of Acting Issue (1937), Fall Issue (1937)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. 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An actor in center is holding a gun to his head.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photographs of Jack and the beanstalk puppet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 oversize photographs, 10 of which are professional portraits taken by Charles Cooper in Miami, Florida.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 oversize matted photographic portraits of Molka Reich.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 color photographs of Reich leading a marionette demonstration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 black and white photographs of Reich's marionettes, staged productions with actors,  and includes two photographs of an audience of children watching Bimbo perform.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne photograph is of the play \"Engaged\" and the other is unidentified.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes script and sheet music\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbstract\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScott Griffin's copy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDirector's copy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes note from Syl to Helen: \"Couldn't find the columns I mentioned to you, but in the search uncovered some old Morgan scripts I did for the Eversharp show. The enclosed is an excerpt, from about the only one that could be cut and still be effective. Probably would serve as a space filler and be good for a few laughs. Will try to find the other stuff for a later issue.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of Federal Theatre Project script\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSheet music\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRadio production with Andrew Jergens\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of script and sheet music\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScript for the American Brotherhood: The National Conference of Christians and Jews\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy. 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This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAltars of Steel; Ah, Wilderness!; The Bishop Misbehaves; The Bride the Sun Shines On; Criminal at Large; Coquette; Chalk Dust; Craig's Wife; A Classic Vaudeville; The Emperor's New Clothes; Engaged; Folk Music in the Roosevelt White House (produced by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Folklife programs)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Ghost Train; The Gallows Gate; The Great Sebastians\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Happiest Millionaire; If Ye Break Faith; Inherit the Wind; International Society for Contemporary Music; Lightnin (invitation and program); The Loud Red Patrick\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDouble sided one page flyer for the Marionette Unit directed by Molka Reich. The front page features reviews from places the troop performed, the back features their repertoire.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay Day; Margin for Error; The Mask and the Face; Mehitable Wing; The Matchmaker; The New York Idea; The 9th Guest; No Time for Sergeants; One More Spring; An Evening of Experimental One Act Plays; Post Road\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo invitations for events at the Molka Reich Studio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Starlight Theatre (1957 Summer calendar); Room Service; The Reluctant Debutante; Smilin' Through (includes ticket, programs, press release, for Jacksonville, Florida production); Separate Tables; Sabrina Fair; Twelfth Night; Visit to a Small Planet; Whom Dreams Possess; What a Life; What a Woman Wants; Witness for Prosecution\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeparated 8.25\"x9.25\" scrapbook pages with 5\"x7\" black and white photographs adhered to them. Photographs feature marionettes and Molka Reich.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 of 5\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 of 5. Newspaper clippings, programs, telegrams, and handwritten notes to and about Scott Griffin regarding theatre productions including: Coquette, This Thing Called Love, two one act plays performed at the Little Theatre (Bereguisse and The Torch-Bearers), a calendar for plays at the Florida Forum and Assembly (1934), The Pretender, Broken Dishes, Hired Husbands, The Nervous Wreck, The Big Pond, Why Wives Worry, Smilin' Thru, Thank You, and The Love Critic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 of 5\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 of 5. Includes programs for The Last of Mrs. Cheney, Our Town, Little Women, and Room Service. Includes playscripts for If Ye Break Faith and Two Crooks and a Lady, as well as handwritten and typewritten notes, a flyer for the production of Coquette, and an entry ticket for the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Co. at the Miami Playhouse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 of 5. Material relating to Billy Griffin (later Scott Griffin). Includes negatives and portrait print as well as report cards and calling cards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 of 2. Contains primarily magazine and newspaper articles featuring marionettes. There is also a certificate for Mrs. Howard Fitch for completing the Cultural Olympics in Woodstown, New Jersey (May 5, 1938). Clippings and certificate are attached to scrapbook paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 of 2. 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About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses, published plays, vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida, newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes.  Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of a Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses and published plays and vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Blueprint for portable stage","Original artwork for set and other designs - watercolors, pencil drawings","Newsletters, catalogs, pamphlets related to dolls, marionettes, and puppets","Pamphlets and newsletters related to George Mason events revolving around puppetry and the Federal Theatre Project","\"Dear Charlotte\", possibly from Scott Griffin","Newsletters from The Puppetry Guild of Greater New York, The Puppeteers of America, The Puppeteers of America Regional Reporter for the Southeast Region, D. C. Puppetimes, George Mason University Golden Anniversary Puppetry Festival, The Puppet Guild of Greater Miami, Barry University Department of Theatre, The Puppet Masters calendar featuring famous puppeteers, itinerary for trip to Japan (UNIMA XV 1988)","12 Plays for Boys and Girls edited by Ben Blake with pictures by Bill Siegel; The Slave with Two Faces by Mary Carolyn Davies","Three issues: Art of Acting Issue (1936), Second Art of Acting Issue (1937), Fall Issue (1937)","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Ah, Wilderness; Altars of Steel","Boy Meets Girl; The Bride the Sun Shines On","Candle Light; Chalk Dust; Coquette; Criminal at Large","Miami Federal Theatre;  Molka Reich; Mystery of the Boardwalk Asylum","\"New Director Named for Theatre Project\", article about Dorothea Lynch becoming state director for the Federal Theatre.","Smilin' Through; actor Scott Griffin","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes.  Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of the Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","1 production photograph featuring actors on stage. An actor in center is holding a gun to his head.","Color photographs of Jack and the beanstalk puppet.","12 oversize photographs, 10 of which are professional portraits taken by Charles Cooper in Miami, Florida.","2 oversize matted photographic portraits of Molka Reich.","14 color photographs of Reich leading a marionette demonstration.","9 black and white photographs of Reich's marionettes, staged productions with actors,  and includes two photographs of an audience of children watching Bimbo perform.","One photograph is of the play \"Engaged\" and the other is unidentified.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Includes script and sheet music","Abstract","Scott Griffin's copy","Photocopy","Director's copy","Includes note from Syl to Helen: \"Couldn't find the columns I mentioned to you, but in the search uncovered some old Morgan scripts I did for the Eversharp show. The enclosed is an excerpt, from about the only one that could be cut and still be effective. Probably would serve as a space filler and be good for a few laughs. Will try to find the other stuff for a later issue.\"","Photocopy of Federal Theatre Project script","Photocopy","Sheet music","Radio production with Andrew Jergens","Photocopy","Photocopy of script and sheet music","Photocopy","Script for the American Brotherhood: The National Conference of Christians and Jews","Photocopy. Includes four scripts, one for each actor.","Photocopy","Multiple scripts with holiday themes","Miscellaneous mostly handwritten pages of sheet music and lyrics, some for marionette productions","Photocopy","Script and sheet music","Includes script and music","Includes script and music","Photocopy","Photocopy","Pages 2 to 30. Characters include Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Adams, Harry, Miss Mobray, and Walter.","Scott Griffin's script","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Altars of Steel; Ah, Wilderness!; The Bishop Misbehaves; The Bride the Sun Shines On; Criminal at Large; Coquette; Chalk Dust; Craig's Wife; A Classic Vaudeville; The Emperor's New Clothes; Engaged; Folk Music in the Roosevelt White House (produced by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Folklife programs)","The Ghost Train; The Gallows Gate; The Great Sebastians","The Happiest Millionaire; If Ye Break Faith; Inherit the Wind; International Society for Contemporary Music; Lightnin (invitation and program); The Loud Red Patrick","Double sided one page flyer for the Marionette Unit directed by Molka Reich. The front page features reviews from places the troop performed, the back features their repertoire.","May Day; Margin for Error; The Mask and the Face; Mehitable Wing; The Matchmaker; The New York Idea; The 9th Guest; No Time for Sergeants; One More Spring; An Evening of Experimental One Act Plays; Post Road","Two invitations for events at the Molka Reich Studio.","The Starlight Theatre (1957 Summer calendar); Room Service; The Reluctant Debutante; Smilin' Through (includes ticket, programs, press release, for Jacksonville, Florida production); Separate Tables; Sabrina Fair; Twelfth Night; Visit to a Small Planet; Whom Dreams Possess; What a Life; What a Woman Wants; Witness for Prosecution","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Separated 8.25\"x9.25\" scrapbook pages with 5\"x7\" black and white photographs adhered to them. Photographs feature marionettes and Molka Reich.","1 of 5","2 of 5. Newspaper clippings, programs, telegrams, and handwritten notes to and about Scott Griffin regarding theatre productions including: Coquette, This Thing Called Love, two one act plays performed at the Little Theatre (Bereguisse and The Torch-Bearers), a calendar for plays at the Florida Forum and Assembly (1934), The Pretender, Broken Dishes, Hired Husbands, The Nervous Wreck, The Big Pond, Why Wives Worry, Smilin' Thru, Thank You, and The Love Critic.","3 of 5","4 of 5. Includes programs for The Last of Mrs. Cheney, Our Town, Little Women, and Room Service. Includes playscripts for If Ye Break Faith and Two Crooks and a Lady, as well as handwritten and typewritten notes, a flyer for the production of Coquette, and an entry ticket for the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Co. at the Miami Playhouse.","5 of 5. Material relating to Billy Griffin (later Scott Griffin). Includes negatives and portrait print as well as report cards and calling cards.","1 of 2. Contains primarily magazine and newspaper articles featuring marionettes. There is also a certificate for Mrs. Howard Fitch for completing the Cultural Olympics in Woodstown, New Jersey (May 5, 1938). Clippings and certificate are attached to scrapbook paper.","2 of 2. Contains loose newspaper and magazine clippings featuring articles on marionettes.","Includes newsclippings, newsclippings attached to paper, a program, and marionette patterns.","Includes programs for the West Florida Music and Arts Festival, International Society for Contemporary Music (1931), newspaper and magazine clippings featuring marionettes.","Newspaper articles from the Monitor titled \"Marionettes by Children\" that illustrate how one can make their own marionette.","Oversize. Molka Reich scrapbook featuring newspaper clippings and programs from Miami Federal Theatre and non Federal Theatre productions. Pages have been separated.","Oversize. 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She and her husband moved to Miami, Florida, in 1930. While there, she joined the Federal Writers Project, and then the Federal Theatre Project. She started with the FTP as an actress but soon was working with the marionette unit where she made puppets, wrote and adapted scripts, and built sets. As an actress she appeared in the Federal Theatre production Engaged that was performed in August of 1936. She stayed with the Federal Theatre Project until 1939, after which she continued to be a proponent for puppetry. In Miami, she served as president of the Business and Professional Women's Club.","Processed in December 2012 by Greta Kuriger Suiter. EAD completed in January 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.","The Special Collections Research Center also holds the , the , the , as well as numerous other personal papers.","The Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses, published plays, vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida, newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes.  Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of a Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses and published plays and vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Blueprint for portable stage","Original artwork for set and other designs - watercolors, pencil drawings","Newsletters, catalogs, pamphlets related to dolls, marionettes, and puppets","Pamphlets and newsletters related to George Mason events revolving around puppetry and the Federal Theatre Project","\"Dear Charlotte\", possibly from Scott Griffin","Newsletters from The Puppetry Guild of Greater New York, The Puppeteers of America, The Puppeteers of America Regional Reporter for the Southeast Region, D. C. Puppetimes, George Mason University Golden Anniversary Puppetry Festival, The Puppet Guild of Greater Miami, Barry University Department of Theatre, The Puppet Masters calendar featuring famous puppeteers, itinerary for trip to Japan (UNIMA XV 1988)","12 Plays for Boys and Girls edited by Ben Blake with pictures by Bill Siegel; The Slave with Two Faces by Mary Carolyn Davies","Three issues: Art of Acting Issue (1936), Second Art of Acting Issue (1937), Fall Issue (1937)","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Ah, Wilderness; Altars of Steel","Boy Meets Girl; The Bride the Sun Shines On","Candle Light; Chalk Dust; Coquette; Criminal at Large","Miami Federal Theatre;  Molka Reich; Mystery of the Boardwalk Asylum","\"New Director Named for Theatre Project\", article about Dorothea Lynch becoming state director for the Federal Theatre.","Smilin' Through; actor Scott Griffin","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes.  Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of the Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","1 production photograph featuring actors on stage. An actor in center is holding a gun to his head.","Color photographs of Jack and the beanstalk puppet.","12 oversize photographs, 10 of which are professional portraits taken by Charles Cooper in Miami, Florida.","2 oversize matted photographic portraits of Molka Reich.","14 color photographs of Reich leading a marionette demonstration.","9 black and white photographs of Reich's marionettes, staged productions with actors,  and includes two photographs of an audience of children watching Bimbo perform.","One photograph is of the play \"Engaged\" and the other is unidentified.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Includes script and sheet music","Abstract","Scott Griffin's copy","Photocopy","Director's copy","Includes note from Syl to Helen: \"Couldn't find the columns I mentioned to you, but in the search uncovered some old Morgan scripts I did for the Eversharp show. The enclosed is an excerpt, from about the only one that could be cut and still be effective. Probably would serve as a space filler and be good for a few laughs. Will try to find the other stuff for a later issue.\"","Photocopy of Federal Theatre Project script","Photocopy","Sheet music","Radio production with Andrew Jergens","Photocopy","Photocopy of script and sheet music","Photocopy","Script for the American Brotherhood: The National Conference of Christians and Jews","Photocopy. Includes four scripts, one for each actor.","Photocopy","Multiple scripts with holiday themes","Miscellaneous mostly handwritten pages of sheet music and lyrics, some for marionette productions","Photocopy","Script and sheet music","Includes script and music","Includes script and music","Photocopy","Photocopy","Pages 2 to 30. Characters include Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Adams, Harry, Miss Mobray, and Walter.","Scott Griffin's script","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Altars of Steel; Ah, Wilderness!; The Bishop Misbehaves; The Bride the Sun Shines On; Criminal at Large; Coquette; Chalk Dust; Craig's Wife; A Classic Vaudeville; The Emperor's New Clothes; Engaged; Folk Music in the Roosevelt White House (produced by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Folklife programs)","The Ghost Train; The Gallows Gate; The Great Sebastians","The Happiest Millionaire; If Ye Break Faith; Inherit the Wind; International Society for Contemporary Music; Lightnin (invitation and program); The Loud Red Patrick","Double sided one page flyer for the Marionette Unit directed by Molka Reich. The front page features reviews from places the troop performed, the back features their repertoire.","May Day; Margin for Error; The Mask and the Face; Mehitable Wing; The Matchmaker; The New York Idea; The 9th Guest; No Time for Sergeants; One More Spring; An Evening of Experimental One Act Plays; Post Road","Two invitations for events at the Molka Reich Studio.","The Starlight Theatre (1957 Summer calendar); Room Service; The Reluctant Debutante; Smilin' Through (includes ticket, programs, press release, for Jacksonville, Florida production); Separate Tables; Sabrina Fair; Twelfth Night; Visit to a Small Planet; Whom Dreams Possess; What a Life; What a Woman Wants; Witness for Prosecution","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Separated 8.25\"x9.25\" scrapbook pages with 5\"x7\" black and white photographs adhered to them. Photographs feature marionettes and Molka Reich.","1 of 5","2 of 5. Newspaper clippings, programs, telegrams, and handwritten notes to and about Scott Griffin regarding theatre productions including: Coquette, This Thing Called Love, two one act plays performed at the Little Theatre (Bereguisse and The Torch-Bearers), a calendar for plays at the Florida Forum and Assembly (1934), The Pretender, Broken Dishes, Hired Husbands, The Nervous Wreck, The Big Pond, Why Wives Worry, Smilin' Thru, Thank You, and The Love Critic.","3 of 5","4 of 5. 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Puppetimes, George Mason University Golden Anniversary Puppetry Festival, The Puppet Guild of Greater Miami, Barry University Department of Theatre, The Puppet Masters calendar featuring famous puppeteers, itinerary for trip to Japan (UNIMA XV 1988)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 Plays for Boys and Girls edited by Ben Blake with pictures by Bill Siegel; The Slave with Two Faces by Mary Carolyn Davies\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree issues: Art of Acting Issue (1936), Second Art of Acting Issue (1937), Fall Issue (1937)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAh, Wilderness; Altars of Steel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoy Meets Girl; The Bride the Sun Shines On\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCandle Light; Chalk Dust; Coquette; Criminal at Large\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiami Federal Theatre;  Molka Reich; Mystery of the Boardwalk Asylum\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"New Director Named for Theatre Project\", article about Dorothea Lynch becoming state director for the Federal Theatre.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmilin' Through; actor Scott Griffin\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes.  Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of the Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 production photograph featuring actors on stage. An actor in center is holding a gun to his head.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photographs of Jack and the beanstalk puppet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 oversize photographs, 10 of which are professional portraits taken by Charles Cooper in Miami, Florida.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 oversize matted photographic portraits of Molka Reich.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 color photographs of Reich leading a marionette demonstration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 black and white photographs of Reich's marionettes, staged productions with actors,  and includes two photographs of an audience of children watching Bimbo perform.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne photograph is of the play \"Engaged\" and the other is unidentified.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes script and sheet music\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbstract\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScott Griffin's copy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDirector's copy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes note from Syl to Helen: \"Couldn't find the columns I mentioned to you, but in the search uncovered some old Morgan scripts I did for the Eversharp show. The enclosed is an excerpt, from about the only one that could be cut and still be effective. Probably would serve as a space filler and be good for a few laughs. Will try to find the other stuff for a later issue.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of Federal Theatre Project script\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSheet music\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRadio production with Andrew Jergens\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of script and sheet music\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScript for the American Brotherhood: The National Conference of Christians and Jews\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy. Includes four scripts, one for each actor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMultiple scripts with holiday themes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous mostly handwritten pages of sheet music and lyrics, some for marionette productions\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScript and sheet music\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes script and music\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes script and music\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePages 2 to 30. Characters include Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Adams, Harry, Miss Mobray, and Walter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScott Griffin's script\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAltars of Steel; Ah, Wilderness!; The Bishop Misbehaves; The Bride the Sun Shines On; Criminal at Large; Coquette; Chalk Dust; Craig's Wife; A Classic Vaudeville; The Emperor's New Clothes; Engaged; Folk Music in the Roosevelt White House (produced by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Folklife programs)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Ghost Train; The Gallows Gate; The Great Sebastians\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Happiest Millionaire; If Ye Break Faith; Inherit the Wind; International Society for Contemporary Music; Lightnin (invitation and program); The Loud Red Patrick\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDouble sided one page flyer for the Marionette Unit directed by Molka Reich. The front page features reviews from places the troop performed, the back features their repertoire.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay Day; Margin for Error; The Mask and the Face; Mehitable Wing; The Matchmaker; The New York Idea; The 9th Guest; No Time for Sergeants; One More Spring; An Evening of Experimental One Act Plays; Post Road\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo invitations for events at the Molka Reich Studio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Starlight Theatre (1957 Summer calendar); Room Service; The Reluctant Debutante; Smilin' Through (includes ticket, programs, press release, for Jacksonville, Florida production); Separate Tables; Sabrina Fair; Twelfth Night; Visit to a Small Planet; Whom Dreams Possess; What a Life; What a Woman Wants; Witness for Prosecution\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeparated 8.25\"x9.25\" scrapbook pages with 5\"x7\" black and white photographs adhered to them. Photographs feature marionettes and Molka Reich.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 of 5\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 of 5. Newspaper clippings, programs, telegrams, and handwritten notes to and about Scott Griffin regarding theatre productions including: Coquette, This Thing Called Love, two one act plays performed at the Little Theatre (Bereguisse and The Torch-Bearers), a calendar for plays at the Florida Forum and Assembly (1934), The Pretender, Broken Dishes, Hired Husbands, The Nervous Wreck, The Big Pond, Why Wives Worry, Smilin' Thru, Thank You, and The Love Critic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 of 5\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 of 5. Includes programs for The Last of Mrs. Cheney, Our Town, Little Women, and Room Service. Includes playscripts for If Ye Break Faith and Two Crooks and a Lady, as well as handwritten and typewritten notes, a flyer for the production of Coquette, and an entry ticket for the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Co. at the Miami Playhouse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 of 5. Material relating to Billy Griffin (later Scott Griffin). Includes negatives and portrait print as well as report cards and calling cards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 of 2. Contains primarily magazine and newspaper articles featuring marionettes. There is also a certificate for Mrs. Howard Fitch for completing the Cultural Olympics in Woodstown, New Jersey (May 5, 1938). Clippings and certificate are attached to scrapbook paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 of 2. Contains loose newspaper and magazine clippings featuring articles on marionettes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes newsclippings, newsclippings attached to paper, a program, and marionette patterns.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes programs for the West Florida Music and Arts Festival, International Society for Contemporary Music (1931), newspaper and magazine clippings featuring marionettes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles from the Monitor titled \"Marionettes by Children\" that illustrate how one can make their own marionette.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOversize. Molka Reich scrapbook featuring newspaper clippings and programs from Miami Federal Theatre and non Federal Theatre productions. Pages have been separated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOversize. Scrapbook pages separated, featuring programs and newspaper clipping from productions performed at Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses, published plays, vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida, newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes.  Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of a Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses and published plays and vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Blueprint for portable stage","Original artwork for set and other designs - watercolors, pencil drawings","Newsletters, catalogs, pamphlets related to dolls, marionettes, and puppets","Pamphlets and newsletters related to George Mason events revolving around puppetry and the Federal Theatre Project","\"Dear Charlotte\", possibly from Scott Griffin","Newsletters from The Puppetry Guild of Greater New York, The Puppeteers of America, The Puppeteers of America Regional Reporter for the Southeast Region, D. C. Puppetimes, George Mason University Golden Anniversary Puppetry Festival, The Puppet Guild of Greater Miami, Barry University Department of Theatre, The Puppet Masters calendar featuring famous puppeteers, itinerary for trip to Japan (UNIMA XV 1988)","12 Plays for Boys and Girls edited by Ben Blake with pictures by Bill Siegel; The Slave with Two Faces by Mary Carolyn Davies","Three issues: Art of Acting Issue (1936), Second Art of Acting Issue (1937), Fall Issue (1937)","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Ah, Wilderness; Altars of Steel","Boy Meets Girl; The Bride the Sun Shines On","Candle Light; Chalk Dust; Coquette; Criminal at Large","Miami Federal Theatre;  Molka Reich; Mystery of the Boardwalk Asylum","\"New Director Named for Theatre Project\", article about Dorothea Lynch becoming state director for the Federal Theatre.","Smilin' Through; actor Scott Griffin","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes.  Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of the Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","1 production photograph featuring actors on stage. An actor in center is holding a gun to his head.","Color photographs of Jack and the beanstalk puppet.","12 oversize photographs, 10 of which are professional portraits taken by Charles Cooper in Miami, Florida.","2 oversize matted photographic portraits of Molka Reich.","14 color photographs of Reich leading a marionette demonstration.","9 black and white photographs of Reich's marionettes, staged productions with actors,  and includes two photographs of an audience of children watching Bimbo perform.","One photograph is of the play \"Engaged\" and the other is unidentified.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Includes script and sheet music","Abstract","Scott Griffin's copy","Photocopy","Director's copy","Includes note from Syl to Helen: \"Couldn't find the columns I mentioned to you, but in the search uncovered some old Morgan scripts I did for the Eversharp show. The enclosed is an excerpt, from about the only one that could be cut and still be effective. Probably would serve as a space filler and be good for a few laughs. Will try to find the other stuff for a later issue.\"","Photocopy of Federal Theatre Project script","Photocopy","Sheet music","Radio production with Andrew Jergens","Photocopy","Photocopy of script and sheet music","Photocopy","Script for the American Brotherhood: The National Conference of Christians and Jews","Photocopy. Includes four scripts, one for each actor.","Photocopy","Multiple scripts with holiday themes","Miscellaneous mostly handwritten pages of sheet music and lyrics, some for marionette productions","Photocopy","Script and sheet music","Includes script and music","Includes script and music","Photocopy","Photocopy","Pages 2 to 30. Characters include Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Adams, Harry, Miss Mobray, and Walter.","Scott Griffin's script","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Altars of Steel; Ah, Wilderness!; The Bishop Misbehaves; The Bride the Sun Shines On; Criminal at Large; Coquette; Chalk Dust; Craig's Wife; A Classic Vaudeville; The Emperor's New Clothes; Engaged; Folk Music in the Roosevelt White House (produced by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Folklife programs)","The Ghost Train; The Gallows Gate; The Great Sebastians","The Happiest Millionaire; If Ye Break Faith; Inherit the Wind; International Society for Contemporary Music; Lightnin (invitation and program); The Loud Red Patrick","Double sided one page flyer for the Marionette Unit directed by Molka Reich. The front page features reviews from places the troop performed, the back features their repertoire.","May Day; Margin for Error; The Mask and the Face; Mehitable Wing; The Matchmaker; The New York Idea; The 9th Guest; No Time for Sergeants; One More Spring; An Evening of Experimental One Act Plays; Post Road","Two invitations for events at the Molka Reich Studio.","The Starlight Theatre (1957 Summer calendar); Room Service; The Reluctant Debutante; Smilin' Through (includes ticket, programs, press release, for Jacksonville, Florida production); Separate Tables; Sabrina Fair; Twelfth Night; Visit to a Small Planet; Whom Dreams Possess; What a Life; What a Woman Wants; Witness for Prosecution","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Separated 8.25\"x9.25\" scrapbook pages with 5\"x7\" black and white photographs adhered to them. Photographs feature marionettes and Molka Reich.","1 of 5","2 of 5. Newspaper clippings, programs, telegrams, and handwritten notes to and about Scott Griffin regarding theatre productions including: Coquette, This Thing Called Love, two one act plays performed at the Little Theatre (Bereguisse and The Torch-Bearers), a calendar for plays at the Florida Forum and Assembly (1934), The Pretender, Broken Dishes, Hired Husbands, The Nervous Wreck, The Big Pond, Why Wives Worry, Smilin' Thru, Thank You, and The Love Critic.","3 of 5","4 of 5. Includes programs for The Last of Mrs. Cheney, Our Town, Little Women, and Room Service. Includes playscripts for If Ye Break Faith and Two Crooks and a Lady, as well as handwritten and typewritten notes, a flyer for the production of Coquette, and an entry ticket for the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Co. at the Miami Playhouse.","5 of 5. Material relating to Billy Griffin (later Scott Griffin). Includes negatives and portrait print as well as report cards and calling cards.","1 of 2. Contains primarily magazine and newspaper articles featuring marionettes. There is also a certificate for Mrs. Howard Fitch for completing the Cultural Olympics in Woodstown, New Jersey (May 5, 1938). Clippings and certificate are attached to scrapbook paper.","2 of 2. Contains loose newspaper and magazine clippings featuring articles on marionettes.","Includes newsclippings, newsclippings attached to paper, a program, and marionette patterns.","Includes programs for the West Florida Music and Arts Festival, International Society for Contemporary Music (1931), newspaper and magazine clippings featuring marionettes.","Newspaper articles from the Monitor titled \"Marionettes by Children\" that illustrate how one can make their own marionette.","Oversize. Molka Reich scrapbook featuring newspaper clippings and programs from Miami Federal Theatre and non Federal Theatre productions. Pages have been separated.","Oversize. Scrapbook pages separated, featuring programs and newspaper clipping from productions performed at Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright and related rights status of materials created after 1925 have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright and related rights status of materials created after 1925 have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_84dd143d1a81fa0708a802608718089b\"\u003eThe Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre Project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre Project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. 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Some of these plays are Child of God, Crock of Gold, The Emperor Jones, Hansel and Gretel, Marionette Varieties, Rip Van Winkle, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night. The papers also include magazine articles from the 1970s that highlight Chessé's mural painting at the Coit Tower in San Francisco.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_repositories_2_resources_342#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vifgm_repositories_2_resources_342","ead_ssi":"vifgm_repositories_2_resources_342","_root_":"vifgm_repositories_2_resources_342","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_repositories_2_resources_342","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/GMU/repositories_2_resources_342.xml","title_ssm":["Ralph Chessé papers"],"title_tesim":["Ralph Chessé papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1935-1975"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1935-1975"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1935/1975"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Ralph Chessé papers, 1935/1975"],"text":["Ralph Chessé papers, 1935/1975","C0224","/repositories/2/resources/342","Puppet theater","Theater -- United States","New Deal, 1933-1939","There are no access restrictions.","Digitized photographs from this collection can be found in the .","Arranged alphabetically by title.","Ralph Chessé was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 6, 1900. He attended schools in New Orleans and Chicago including the Chicago Art Institute, but was primarily a self-taught painter. In 1924 he traveled to San Francisco where he met the puppeteer Blanding Sloan. It was after this meeting that Chessé began working as a puppeteer. In 1929 he opened his first puppet theatre, The Marionette Guild on Merchant Street. In 1934 Chessé was selected, with a mural design titled \"Playground\", as one of 26 artists by the Works Progress Administration to paint a wall fresco inside of Coit Tower. During this same year The Marionette Guild had to close due to lack of funds.","Chessé joined the Federal Theatre project in 1936 as Director of the Puppetry Unit. There he oversaw a crew of 17 people. Their first production was The Crock of Gold in 1936. Other early productions included The Mikado, Alice in Wonderland, A Marionette Variety Show, and Emperor Jones.","The Federal Theatre Project was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). The Federal Theatre began in 1935 and, until its end in 1939, flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States. Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), it was a way for theatrical professionals to gain employment during the Depression. Jobs were provided for many people, including actors, playwrights, scene designers, scene builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands.","In 1937 Chessé moved to Los Angeles to take over as State Director for California. This was a larger unit employing 50 people. He remained in Los Angeles until 1939 though was still in communication with activities in San Francisco. In Los Angeles productions included Rip Van Winkle, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and a Variety Show.  On June 30th 1939 the puppetry unit received notice that the Federal Theatre Project had been terminated. Also in 1939 Chessé brought marionettes to the World's Fair held in San Francisco.","After work finished with the FTP Chessé moved his family back to San Francisco and had a long and successful career that included various jobs. At different points in his life Chessé made a living by teaching puppetry for adult education classes at San Francisco State College, producing a children's television program called The Wonderful World of Brother Buzz, making puppets for TV, theatre, and opera, and acting in plays and films. In 1984 he moved to Ashland, Oregon where he was an avid painter up until his death in 1991.","Processed and EAD completed by Greta Kuriger Suiter in September 2012.","The Works Progress Administration oral histories collection, the Federal Theatre Project collection, the Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, as well as numerous other personal papers.","The Chessé papers contain materials such as photographs, watercolor set and costume design sketches, playscripts, and programs relating to Federal Theatre Project marionette productions in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Some of these plays are Child of God, Crock of Gold, The Emperor Jones, Hansel and Gretel, Marionette Varieties, Rip Van Winkle, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night. The papers also include magazine articles from the 1970s that highlight Chessé's mural painting at the Coit Tower in San Francisco.","8 items","4 items","Includes article with section about Chessé \"The WPA and the great Coit Tower controversy: The artists look back\".","8 photographs","photocopy","5 items","Includes interview with Ralph Chessé.","3 items","photocopy","Four items, Hamlet costume design is photocopy, set designs are watercolors","Four photographs - two of traveling stage with curtain drawn; two of audience.","2 photographs","27 photographs","2 photographs","article in San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle","12 items","8 items","3 items","4 photographs","Photocopy of script; photographs of marionette performance.","Color slides of set and costume design sketches for The Tempest.","17 items","3 items","4 radioscripts","4 photographs","Two photographs of Chessé demonstrating how marionettes work to two women.","The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)","The Chessé papers contain materials such as photographs, watercolor set and costume design sketches, playscripts, and programs relating to Federal Theatre Project marionette productions in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Some of these plays are Child of God, Crock of Gold, The Emperor Jones, Hansel and Gretel, Marionette Varieties, Rip Van Winkle, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night. The papers also include magazine articles from the 1970s that highlight Chessé's mural painting at the Coit Tower in San Francisco.","George Mason University. Libraries. 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