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Alan Bowne papers, 1964/1991, bulk 1980/1989 3 Linear Feet 5 boxes

Bowne, Alan
The Alan Bowne papers consists of five boxes of materials created over the course of Bowne's career as a playwright and author. These include play scripts and drafts, short story and novel drafts, screenplays, technical writings, correspondence, notebooks, photographs, audio cassettes, and one reel-to-reel tape. These materials originate from circa 1964 - 1991, with the bulk of the collection originating from the 1980s.
  1. George Mason University

Arena Stage records, 1949/2010 369.5 Linear Feet 739 boxes

Arena Stage (Organization : Washington, D.C.)
The Arena Stage records consist of material that spans the theater's history from its beginnings in 1950 to the present, including production notebooks, photographs, audiotapes, videotapes, playbills, scrapbooks, scripts, handwritten correspondence, and other production materials, as well as administrative records.
  1. George Mason University

Arnold Sundgaard papers, 1925/1988 19 Linear Feet 46 boxes

Sundgaard, Arnold, 1909-2006
The Arnold Sundgaard papers includes materials created and collected by Arnold Sundgaard. The collection is divided into eight series: Correspondence; Musical Scores; Newspaper Clippings; Photographs; Playscripts; Programs and Posters; Writings, Reviews, Publications; and Audio Recordings.
  1. George Mason University

Broadway souvenir theatre programs collection, 1942/1997 2.75 Linear Feet 6 boxes

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
This collection contains theatre souvenir programs from Broadway productions between the years 1942 and 1997. The programs include descriptions of the production, along with information on the respective creators, performers, directors, choreographers, and producers. It contains many programs from original Broadway show runs, and features many famous actors, singers, and dancers who performed in Broadway shows.
  1. George Mason University

Charles Rodrigues playbill collection, 1879/2009 18 Linear Feet 38 boxes

Rodrigues, Charles
The Charles Rodrigues playbill collection consists of playbills and programs from 1879-2009. The bulk of the collection material represents plays performed on and off Broadway, but it also includes programs from theatres in Philadelphia, Boston, Connecticut, Long Island, New Jersey, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Ohio, and Chicago. This collection represents a broad cross-section of programs with plays as the main source, as well as, programs from burlesque houses, vaudeville performances, and concerts. Playbills can be important documents for researchers in that they depict the world of theatre changing over time and often provide rich information about prevailing cultural and social attitudes of the moment through articles and advertisements.
  1. George Mason University

Federal Theatre Project collection, 1885/1986, bulk 1935/1939 185 Linear Feet 371 boxes

Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
The Federal Theatre Project collection contains administrative records, play service and research records, library records, production records, and costumes created or collected by the Federal Theatre Project from 1935 to 1939. A few items in the collection were created before or after this time period but directly relate to the 1930s material. This collection consists of original materials with some duplicates and photocopies.
  1. George Mason University

Federal Theatre Project personal papers, 1926/1991, bulk 1936/1939 15 Linear Feet 29 boxes

Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
This collection brings together over 90 individual donations of Federal Theatre Project material. The material in this collection consists of employment papers, correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, playscripts, programs, fliers, and production notebooks.
  1. George Mason University

Frank Mack papers, 1980/1990 4.5 Linear Feet 9 boxes

Mack, Frank
Collection contains correspondence, memos, reports and other papers generated by Frank Mack.
  1. George Mason University

George B. Dowell papers, 1931/1986 1.5 Linear Feet 3 boxes

Dowell, George Brendan, 1909-1997
This collection contains personal papers donated by George B. Dowell and includes playscripts, programs, photographs, correspondence, and publications relating mostly to theatre activities with the Federal Theatre Project, Smith College, and Vassar College.
  1. George Mason University

Hedley Gordon Graham papers, 1925/1983 3 Linear Feet 4 boxes

Graham, Hedley Gordon
The Hedley Gordon Graham papers contains a scrapbook, acting classes grade books, family photographs and photographs of Federal Theatre Project productions, correspondence, playbills, cards (possibly used for a treasure hunt game), scripts, and magazine and newspaper articles. Federal Theatre material includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and scripts for productions of O Say Can You Sing, Triple A Plowed Under, Altars of Steel, and Living Newspaper productions in Chicago.
  1. George Mason University

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