Jamestown Corporation Records

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College of William and Mary
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Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
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Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Jamestown Corporation Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
21.75 Linear Feet
Creator:
Jamestown Corporation
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Jamestown Corporation Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Records, 1946-1979, of the Jamestown Corporation which was responsible for two of Paul Green's outdoor dramas, "The Common Glory," and "The Founders." Includes certificate of incorporation, by-laws, minutes, yearbooks, scripts, programs, ground plans, costume designs audio-visual materials, photographs, music and loose papers (correspondence and budgets).

Scope and Contents The minutes of the exectutive committee and the Boards of Trustees and Directors are arranged chronologically by year. Also included in this series is material on the organization of the Jamestown Corporation and its By laws and Certificate of Incorporation.

Scope and Contents Each year from 1947 to 1975 the Jamestown Corporation prepared a yearbook in which such materials as promotional material, financial reports, Paul Green correspondence, production material, and Board correspondence were arranged systematically. The Yearbooks are arranged chronologically and the original order of the material has been maintained.

Scope and Contents The collection includes scripts of the Common Glory from 1947-1976 and scripts of The Founders for the years 1957, 1958, and 1964. Included are scripts of the Stage Manager, the Technical Director, the Director, playwrite Paul Green, and of the lights and sound crews.

Scope and Contents Director's Copy

Scope and Contents Technical Director's (Al Haaks's) copy.

Scope and Contents Annotated copy

Scope and Contents Narrator's Copy

Scope and Contents Rehearsal

Scope and Contents Rehearsal

Scope and Contents Published Version

Scope and Contents Rehearsal; New Material uncut.

Scope and Contents Rehearsal with notes.

Scope and Contents Paul Green's copy

Scope and Contents Costumer's (S. Sherman's) copy.

Scope and Contents Rehearsal

Scope and Contents Annotated copy.

Scope and Contents Master script 1

Scope and Contents Revised Copy

Scope and Contents Revised Copy

Scope and Contents Stage Manager's copy.

Scope and Contents Author's Corrected Copy

Scope and Contents Paul Green's Copy

Scope and Contents Revisions by Paul Green

Scope and Contents Lighting

Scope and Contents Stage Manager's Copy

Scope and Contents Lighting

Scope and Contents Sound

Scope and Contents Maintence of Sound System

Scope and Contents Stage Manager's Copy

Scope and Contents Stage Manager's indoor copy

Scope and Contents Lighting

Scope and Contents Sound

Scope and Contents Annotated Version

Scope and Contents Stage Manager's copy

Scope and Contents Lighting

Scope and Contents Lights: Ampitheatre

Scope and Contents Lights; Indoor

Scope and Contents Sound

Scope and Contents For souvenir program

Scope and Contents Outdoor

Scope and Contents Indoor

Scope and Contents Lighting--outdoors

Scope and Contents Lighting

Scope and Contents Outline and synopsis of proposed "Jamestown Drama" by Paul Green, with Allen Mathew's criticism.

Scope and Contents 1st synopsis of The Jamestown Play, Nov 11 1954, sent to Allen Mathews and Samuel Bemis.

Scope and Contents Version B

Scope and Contents Version C, Act 1

Scope and Contents Version D, 11 Scenes

Scope and Contents Version E, Act 1

Scope and Contents Version E, Act 2

Scope and Contents Version G

Scope and Contents Version H

Scope and Contents Version I

Scope and Contents Version J

Scope and Contents Version K

Scope and Contents Version L, Incomplete

Scope and Contents Rehersal

Scope and Contents Technical Director's Copy

Scope and Contents Lights

Scope and Contents Revised Version

Scope and Contents Scenario and scene layout.

Scope and Contents Paul Green's revisions

Scope and Contents Original

Scope and Contents Final Form

Scope and Contents Script Changes

Scope and Contents Props.

Scope and Contents With corrections

Scope and Contents Programs of The Common Glory for the period 1947-1976 and The Founders for 1957, 1958, and 1964 are arranged chronologically by year. (Also included is a program for The Lost Colony for 1946)

Scope and Contents Souvenir

Scope and Contents 8 Souvenirs and 2 handouts

Scope and Contents 9 souvenirs and 2 handouts

Scope and Contents 7 souvenirs and 2 handouts

Scope and Contents 6 Souvenirs and 2 handouts

Scope and Contents 6 souvenirs and 1 handout.

Scope and Contents 5 Souvenirs and 1 handout

Scope and Contents 3 Souvenirs and 2 handouts.

Scope and Contents The loose papers are arranged chronologically by year and also by subject. The dated folders contain such material as correspondence of the General Manager, the Executive Vice President, the President of the Jamestown Corporation, Paul Green letters, budget reports, and momorandums between the Corporation and those involved in production. The subject folders are arranged by such topics as administratitive forms, box office procdures, contracts with Paul Green, etc.

Scope and Contents Liquidation

Scope and Contents Administrative Forms

Scope and Contents Ampitheatre Blueprints

Scope and Contents C. Darden- Paul Green correspondence

Scope and Contents Audition information and forms

Scope and Contents Box office procedures, policies, and reports

Scope and Contents Contracts- Paul Green

Scope and Contents House Reports

Scope and Contents Impression of seal, letterhead, and postcard

Scope and Contents Entrance lighting and correspondence with lighting suppliers

Scope and Contents Reports on audits

Scope and Contents Reports on stage lighting

Scope and Contents Schedule of accounts

Scope and Contents Special studies of The Common Glory by students of "Theatre 320" at The College of William and Mary.

Scope and Contents Standardized forms

Scope and Contents Surveys and statistical studies

Scope and Contents Switchboard blueprints

Scope and Contents Choir concert programs

Scope and Contents Dance concert programs

Scope and Contents Publicity material includes correspondence and other papers and press clippings. the correspondence and other papers are arranged chronologically in folders dated from 1946 to 1976, and include letters to members of the press and radio and tv, reports of the publicity directors, press releases, and promotional material. Press clippings have been xeroxed on permalife paper and are arranged chronologically in folders and dated from 1947 to 1976. In addition, there is a folder of undated clippings and a folder for publicity pamphlets.

Scope and Contents This series includes ground plans for both the outdoor and indoor shows as well as documents pertaining to the technical aspects of the show-- lighting, sound, and props.

Scope and Contents Notes and sketches

Scope and Contents Indoor production. A set of blueprints.

Outdoor set location design plans.

Indoor set location design.

Outdoors prop list with expenses.

Lighting plot, indoors and outdoors diagrams.

End of the year lighting report (A. L. Cook)

Location-lighting instruments, outdoors

Dimmer schedule, outdoors

Lighting instrument locations, indoors

Lighting follow spot cues, indoors

Lamp inventory (room L)

Indoor dimmer schedule.

Follow spot cues, light tower.

Follow spot cues, sound tower

Sound report including storage (B. Sancetta).

Inventory of office supplies.

Inventory of sound equipment.

Props list for outdoor set, includes cost and location.

Set inventory with measurements.

Instrument inventory, fall 1976.

Follow spot cues, indoors.

Instrument schedule and hook-up sheet, indoors.

Dimmer schedule, indoors.

Instrument schedule and hook-up sheet, outdoors

Dimmer schedule, outdoors.

Follow spot cues, sound tower.

Follow spot cues, light tower.

Worksheets (Boll and Cook).

Light cues, outdoors.

Pre-set sheets, indoors.

Photographs, lighting instruments and placement.

Scope and Contents This series includes costume designs and swatches for The Common Glory and most designs for The Founders, arranged by character or scene. It also includes character notes by the designer, S. Sherman, as well as some actor measurements and an inventory recorded in 1976.

The Common Glory costume inventory Fall 1976.

The Common Glory, Garden Party. Artist costume design sketches with accompanying fabric swatches.

The Common Glory, townswomen. Costume design sketches with fabric swatches and dressing room check list sheets. Features designs for the parts of Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Lee, Eileen, and Mammy Huzzitt among others.

The Common Glory, Ralph Wormley design sketch.

The Common Glory, Samuel Collier costume desgin sketch with fabric swatches.

Scope and Contents The Founder, Jeffery Abbott costume design sketches with fabric swatches.

The Founders, Barbara Bluett costume design with fabric swatches, Linda Lavin measurements.

The Founders, Capt. Brewster costume sketches and fabric swatches with Robert E. Gaines measurements.

The Founders, Richard Buck costume design with fabric swatches.

The Founders, Auston Cooms costume sketches with fabric swatches and actor measurments.

The Founders, Thomas Dale costume sketches and swatches with actor measurements.

The Founders, Old Edward costume design with swatches and actor measurements.

The Founders, Joan Flinton costume sketch.

The Founders, Temperance Flowerdew costume design sketches with fabric swatches.

The Founders, Lucy Forrest costume design sketches with fabric swatches.

The Founders, Thomas Gates costume sketches and fabric swatches.

The Founders, Custis Glovell costume design with fabric swatches.

The Founders, Aves Glover costume design and fabric swatches.

The Founders, Governor costume design with fabric swatches and actor measurements.

The Founders, Chloe Holland costume design sketches.

The Founders, Rev. Robert Hunt costume sketches with fabric swatches and actor measurements.

The Founders, Cicely Jordan costume design sketches with fabric swatches.

The Founders, Ann Laydon costume design sketches with fabric swatches.

The Founders, John Laydon costume design with swatches and actor measurements.

The Founders, Captain John Martin costume design sketch and fabric swatches.

The Founders, Captain Christopher Newport costume design sketches with fabric swatches and actor measurements.

The Founders, Dolly Pace costume design sketch. Actress E. Clark.

The Founders, Nathaniel Peacock costume sketches with fabric swatches.

The Founders, George Percy costume design sketch and fabric swatches.

The Founders, Pharoh Perkins costume design sketch with fabric swatches and actor measurements.

The Founders, Pocahontas costume design sketches.

The Founders, Captain Nathaniel Powell costume design sketch and fabric swatches.

The Founders, Jonas Profit costume design sketch.

The Founders, John Ratcliffe costume design sketch with fabric swatches.

The Founders, Goody Redhead costume design sketches with fabric swatches.

The Founders, John Rolfe costume design sketches with fabric swatches.

The Founders, Thomasine Utley costume design sketches with fabric swatches and actress measurements.

The Founders, Drusilla Wright costume design sketch with fabric swatches.

The Founders, George Yeardley costume design sketches and fabric swatches.

The Founders, sketches of various costumes for women characters with fabric swatches.

The Founders, Gentlemen and Townsmen costume design sketches with fabric swatches.

The Founders, Soldiers costume design sketches with fabric swatches.

The Founders, Colonists costume design sketches with fabric swatches.

The Founders, Workmen costume design sketches with fabric swatches.

The Founders, Sailors costume design sketches with fabric swatches.

Costume paint and make-up designs for Native American characters in The Founders. The tribal nations are not described and the characters are referred to as "indians."

The Founders list of characters and character descriptions.

Measurement sheets for The Founders.

The Founders costume swatches.

The Founders costume design sketches and fabric swatches for Weston, Fop, and James Blumfield (not in the program).

Scope and Contents Audio-visual material includes film, TV spots, and records and tapes of The Common Glory and The Founders. In this series, contained all within box 14, there are no folders. Box 14 contains the following:

Scope and Contents Film. No sound, black and white, about 40 minutes.

Scope and Contents Film. No sound, black and white, about 10-15 minutes. (Cast members include K. Zimmer, V. Bray, and Z. Friedman.)

Scope and Contents Film. Collage, no sound, color, about 10 minutes.

Scope and Contents TV Spots--Promotional Film. Sound and color. 60 seconds, filmed by Colonial Williamsburg. 3 copies.

Scope and Contents TV Spots--Promotional Film. Sound and color, 28 seconds, filmed by Colonial Wiliamsburg. 3 copies

Scope and Contents TV Spots--Promotional Film. Sound and color, 60 seconds, 2 copies.

Scope and Contents TV Spots--Promotional Film. Sound and color, 30 seconds. 1 copy.

Scope and Contents Tape. Dupont Theatre presents The Common Glory starring Basil Rathbone. Taken from the original record. 2 copies.

Scope and Contents Recorded by the Ray Charles Singers. EP-101 (78 speed).

Scope and Contents Records. "Diggers and Reapers"; (Sides C and D) on Presto Records.

Scope and Contents Records. Side A-Montage, Reapers and Sowers, Ballet. Side B- Weary ones, on Audiodisc Record.

Scope and Contents Records. Side A- Sowers and Reapers, Diggers-Orch. Side B-Yankee Doodle, on Audiodisc Record.

Scope and Contents Records. The Common Glory. Side 1- Music from The Common Glory (musical Synopsis). Side 2- The Common Glory Concert Choir. RCA Victor records.

Scope and Contents Records. 1 side--"We Dig This Iron"; on Audiodisc Record.

Scope and Contents Records. Side 1-Dunmore Ballet, Aleemonde, Gallop. Side 2 Country Dance, D Scarlotti, on Audiodisc Record.

Scope and Contents Records. Side 1 and 2-Dunmore Ballet, Rainy Night. On Presto Record.

Scope and Contents Records. Side 1- Dunmore Ballet, Scarlotti. Side 2-Allemonde, Gallop, Country Dance, on Audiodisc Record. (Marked "rehearsal- 1970";)

Scope and Contents Records. Marked on record "Country Dance";; on jacket "Dun, 9AR, Finale 1." On Audiodisc Record.

Scope and Contents Records.Dunmore, Bouree, Fireworks (marked "too fast";), 78 speed, on Audiodisc Record.

Scope and Contents Records. Marked "Jamestown."

Scope and Contents Records. By R.B. Tisdale. Colonial Williamsburg Audio-Visual Department.

Scope and Contents Records. Side 1- Ballet, Allemonde, Country Dance. Side 2- Reap and Sow, Diggers, Weary Ones. Colonial Williamsburg Audio-Visual Department.

Scope and Contents Records. Side 1- Ballet, Allemonde. Side 2- Reap and Sow, Diggers, Weary Ones. Colonial Williamsburg Audio-Visual Department.

Scope and Contents Records. Unmarked (except for 33 1/2 RPM.) One is on Recoton Record.

Scope and Contents This series includes 8x10 glossy photographs, proof sheets, and negatives. The 8x10 photos are arranged (by Howard Scammon) according to subject, while the proof sheets are arranged chronologically by year. The negatives are arranged in files numbered 1-405, and arrangement is both by subject and date. An index to the negatives is included in the first folder marked "negatives";.

Scope and Contents Former cast members.

Scope and Contents Technical Crews

Scope and Contents Actors in rehearsal

Scope and Contents Common Glory amphitheatre

Scope and Contents Audience

Scope and Contents Dancers

Scope and Contents Dancers in rehearsal

Scope and Contents Auditions

Scope and Contents Production Staff

Scope and Contents Costume Crew

Scope and Contents Visiting dignitaries

Scope and Contents Act 1, sc 1- terrace at Montecello

Scope and Contents Act 1, sc. 2- ballroom in the Govenor's Palace, Dunmore scene

Scope and Contents Act 1, sc. 3- St. John's Church, Richmond.

Scope and Contents Act 1, sc 4. House of Burgesses

Scope and Contents Act 1, sc. 5- Before the gaol.

Scope and Contents Act 1, sc 6- Gordon's conspiracy.

Scope and Contents Act 1, sc 7- garden of Gorden's Plantation.

Scope and Contents Act 1, sc. 8- rooming house in Philadelphia.

Scope and Contents Act 1, sc. 9- Palace green in Williamsburg

Scope and Contents Act 2, sc. 1- Virginia montage sequence.

Scope and Contents Act 2, sc. 2, Christmas at Montecello.

Scope and Contents Act 2, sc 3- room in the Governor's Palace, "Shame the shame";

Scope and Contents Act 2, sc 4,- London, council room in the palace of George III, 1781

Scope and Contents Act 2, sc, 4- Ruined churchyard, Jamestown.

Scope and Contents Act 2, sc 5- outside Burton Parish church, "Washington montage";

Scope and Contents Act 2, sc. 6- interior of a farmhouse, Yorktown.

Scope and Contents Act 2, sc. 7- battlefield at Yorktown.

Scope and Contents Act 2, sc. 8- finale: somewhere in Virginia.

Scope and Contents Narrator

Scope and Contents Jefferson.

Scope and Contents Jefferson and Martha

Scope and Contents Jefferson with others.

Scope and Contents Jefferson and Franklin

Scope and Contents Franklin

Scope and Contents Gordon and Eileen

Scope and Contents Town crier

Scope and Contents Cephus Sicklemore

Scope and Contents Cephus and Sgt. Jack.

Scope and Contents Widow Huzzitt and Cephus

Scope and Contents Hugh Taylor and Eileen

Scope and Contents Eileen and Corbin

Scope and Contents Hugh Taylor and Patrick Henry

Scope and Contents Pocahontas

Scope and Contents Children actors

Scope and Contents Choir in rehearsal

Scope and Contents Choir in performance

Scope and Contents Choir, group photos

Scope and Contents Dancers, group photos

Scope and Contents The ship

Scope and Contents Cast, good times

Scope and Contents prior to 1947 opening (probably publicity shots).

Scope and Contents Orchestra

Scope and Contents Life magazine

Scope and Contents Color transparency, for souvenir program

Scope and Contents 25th reunion

Scope and Contents Community Relations Committee of C&P telephone, volunteer efforts, (with negatives, seperate from negatives collection)

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous (with negatives, seperate from negatives collection)

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous backstage photos

Scope and Contents More miscellaneous photos

Scope and Contents Publicity photos by VA State Chamber of Commerce

Scope and Contents Additional publicity photos.

Scope and Contents The Common Glory

Scope and Contents The Founders

Scope and Contents The Common Glory

Scope and Contents The Founders

Scope and Contents The Founders

Scope and Contents index

Scope and Contents #1-14

Scope and Contents #15-16

Scope and Contents #17-19

Scope and Contents # 20, Paul Green

Scope and Contents #21-52

Scope and Contents #53-67

Scope and Contents #68-87

Scope and Contents #88-95

Scope and Contents #96-104

Scope and Contents #106-109

Scope and Contents #110-114

Scope and Contents #115-132

Scope and Contents #133-139

Scope and Contents #146

Scope and Contents #141-149

Scope and Contents #150

Scope and Contents #151-161

Scope and Contents #162

Scope and Contents #163-196

Scope and Contents #197-249

Scope and Contents #250-262

Scope and Contents #263-323

Scope and Contents #324-328

Scope and Contents #329-342

Scope and Contents #343

Scope and Contents #347-362

Scope and Contents #363-383

Scope and Contents #384-405

Scope and Contents The Founders, Displays and costumes

Scope and Contents The Founders, Amphitheatre

Scope and Contents The Founders, Ship

Scope and Contents The Founders, Opening afternoon festivities

Scope and Contents The Founders, Performance

Scope and Contents The Founders, Publicity photos

Scope and Contents The Founders, Publicity photos

Scope and Contents The Founders, Performance

Scope and Contents This series includes the songbook, Paul Green's copy of the original score, and the organ, choral, and orchestra music of The Common Glory for a number of years. In addition, the score for The Founders is included.

Scope and Contents The Common Glory, Paul Green's copy

Scope and Contents The Common Glory

Scope and Contents The Common Glory, original manuscript

Scope and Contents The Common Glory

Scope and Contents The Common Glory

Scope and Contents The Common Glory

Scope and Contents The Common Glory

Scope and Contents The Common Glory

Scope and Contents The Founders

Scope and Contents The Common Glory, Vocal Dir. copy

Scope and Contents The Founders, Pt. 1

Scope and Contents The Founders, Pt. 2

Scope and Contents The Founders

Scope and Contents The Common Glory, without clarinet

Scope and Contents The Common Glory, without horn

Scope and Contents The Common Glory

Scope and Contents Including "Oh God, Our Help";, "Onward Christian Soldiers";, and "God of our Fathers";.

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous (one choir folder)

Scope and Contents Romances and dances

Scope and Contents Handel's suite from "Watermusic";

Scope and Contents Mozart's Symphony #40

Scope and Contents Shreck's Symphony "Christ lag in Tobesbanden."

Scope and Contents Baccherini Cello Concerto

Scope and Contents Wagner's "Siegfried Idyll";

Scope and Contents Haydn's Symphony #104 in D major (London Symphony)

Scope and Contents Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro"; Overture

Scope and Contents Haydn's Symphony #94 in G major (Suprise Symphony)

Scope and Contents Griffes' "Poem for Flute and Orchestra";

Scope and Contents Schubert's Symphony #5

Scope and Contents In 1956 the Jamestown Corporation sponsored a playwriting contest as a means of finding alternatives to The Common Glory. The Collection includes these scripts as well as others submitted to the corporation in later years. The scripts are arranged chronologically (except for the first script of the series), with undated ones at the end of the series.

Scope and Contents "The World Turned Upside Down" by L.E. Watkin sent to R. Sherman

Scope and Contents "Better the Crisis Now" by Priscilla Thompson Sanders

Scope and Contents "Rebellion" by Margaret Collins

Scope and Contents "Snow Feather and the Captain" by Clara Crenshaw

Scope and Contents "Thunder of Freedom" by Benjamin and James Bray

Scope and Contents "Thunder of Freedom" revised and rewritten

Scope and Contents "Madigan's Wedding" by J.P. Culliman

Scope and Contents "The Marble Horseman" by Ramsey Yelvington

Scope and Contents "The World Turned Upside Down" four drafts

Scope and Contents Untitled draft by Robert E. Ingham

Scope and Contents "Battlefield Lounge" by Robert Ingham

Scope and Contents "The Blessings of Liberty" by ?

Scope and Contents Untitled draft by unknown author

Scope and Contents Pocahontas

Scope and Contents "The Founders"; sound script. 3 folders.

Scope and Contents Correspondence, publicity, scripts, and newspaper clippings relating to the Common Glory and Paul Green. Among the correspondents are Paul Green, Carl A. Fehr, Roger D. Sherman, Jim Bray, and Howard Scammon. There are 3 folders.

Scope and Contents Script of "What Price Common Glory"; by Stephen Lopez, a farce on the "Common Glory";. Written by a cast member of the "Common Glory"; and produced by the company members to other company members and friends in 1961.

Scope and Contents 27 photographs, 43 color negatives ( 1 3/8"; x 3/4";), and 13 color negatives ( 3 3/4"; x 5";) of the Common Glory.

Scope and Contents Souvenir programs for the 1948 Common Glory production.

Scope and Contents Souvenir program for the 1947 Common Glory production.

Scope and Contents Brochures, programs, newspaper clippings and photographs relating to the Common Glory production and The Founders.

Scope and Contents Photograph of the French frigate, which appeared in the final scene of the Common Glory (1975)

Scope and Contents Newspaper clipping of Howard Scammon, replacing Walter Brooke in the role of Thomas Jefferson in The Common Glory from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1948 September 5 accompanying note by James S. Kelly of the Office of the President, College of William and Mary.

Scope and Contents Two programs for the Common Glory (1967). One program for The Founders (1964). Black and white photograph of a posed picture called the Dunmore Scene. (Shelved with oversize material)

Scope and Contents Report on the feasibility of reopening the Common Glory Production, 1947-1976. Prepared by Roger Sherman, May 1999.

Scope and Contents 1947 Rehearsal Script for The Common Glory, 1950 Common Glory program and undated script.

Scope and Contents Common Glory pamphlets

Scope and Contents Common Glory program

Scope and Contents Previously unaccessioned material from backlog.

Scope and Contents 1947-1950, 1954 programs for Common Glory. Three programs for "Dark of the Moon"(1950) a play presented by the members of the Common Glory Company.

Scope and Contents Blueprints of designer's elevations. Charles M. Majors, architect.

Scope and Contents 1955 Common Glory Magazine. Five cassettes, three are called "band music," one is called "30's music" and one is called "Flute/nature music." Cassettes transferred to the Audio-Visual Collection.

Scope and Contents 1955 program, 1957 pamphlet, newspaper articles, copy of 1947 photograph of narator Ronald King, drawing #3 of the ship's elevation for The Founders and "Memorandum on the Historical Characteristics of The Common Glory" by Douglass Adair "being the Report to the Jamestown Corporation by the Committee to Review the Script"; circa 1948.

Scope and Contents Eight posters from the Common Glory, The Founders and other productions. A few posters are handwritten. Shelved in oversize.

Scope and Contents Script of Common Glory; production photographs and negatives.

Biographical / historical:

The Jamestown Corporation was responsible for two of Paul Green's outdoor dramas, "The Common Glory," and "The Founders." "The Common Glory" ran from 1947 to 1976 and "The Founders" was produced in 1957, 1958, and 1964. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Acquisition information:
Gifts of David Dudley; 18 Feb. 1991, Will Molineux; 24 March 1992, James Bray; 10 No. 1992, Miss Laura Sherman; 12 March 1993, Howard Scammon; 29 April 1993, Mrs. J. E. Pitman; 5 Nov. 1993, and S. F. Royall; 6 Dec. 1993. 1991.11 Gift of David Dudley through Howard Scammon 1992.56 Gift of James Bray 1993.13 Gift of Roger Sherman's daughter Laura 1993.31 was received on 4/29/1993 1993.68 Gift of Mrs. J.E. Pitman 1993.70 Gift of S.F. Royall 1994.04 Gift of Jones Library, Lynchburg 1994.23 Gift of Howard Scammon 1994.54 Gift of Howard Scammon 1999.24 Gift of Roger Sherman 2001.20 Gift of Frances Robb and unknown. 2003.22 Came in with material given to University Archives. 2008.90 Richard Krown 2010.387 Gift of David Dudley
Processing information:

Box and folder list for series 1 completed by Alex Dodd, SCRC student, in February 2011.