Louis Simon papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Preferred citation:

Louis Simon papers, C0223, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet 1 box
Creator:
Simon, Louis M., 1906-1996
Abstract:
The Louis Simon papers contain newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and correspondence relating to Federal Theatre in New Jersey and New York.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Louis Simon papers, C0223, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The Louis Simon papers contain newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and correspondence relating to Federal Theatre in New Jersey and New York.

Correspondence and papers. Identification cards; correspondence between Louis Simon and Hallie Flanagan regarding the movie Run Little Children, the municipal and the music theatres and The Trial of Dr. Beck.

Letter from Hal Smith; handwritten notes.

Six photographs (one black and white, five color) of a New Jersey production of The Emperor's New Clothes.

Programs: Nine Pine Street; The Playboy of the Western World; Treasure Island; The Trial of Dr. Beck; Birds; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Louis M. Simon worked for the Federal Theatre Project as New Jersey State Director and later as Production Director in New York State.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Louis Simon on October 25, 1976.
Processing information:

Processing and EAD markup completed in September 2012 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard