Subject: American drama -- 20th century / Language: English - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Miscellaneous Playscripts Collection, 1882-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 85 boxes and 34 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection includes some playscripts stamped or addressed by theater agencies in Chicago, New York City, and Hollywood, while others were used at McCarter Theater or by the Princeton University Players. There are wartime scripts from both world wars, as well as government plays from the Federal Theater Project, the Works Progress Administration, and the Department of Agriculture's War Food Commission.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Ridgely Torrence Papers, 1833-1952 (inclusive) 1890-1951 (bulk)

Extent:: 123 boxes, 2 items, and 50 linear feet
Abstract:: Ridgely Torrence was an American poet, playwright, and editor of The New Republic, and his papers document the literary activity and relationship of a large group of American writers between the years 1890 and 1950. Particularly well-represented are American poets William Vaughn Moody and Edwin Arlington Robinson.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Kernodle Collection of Louis E. Laflin, 1940-1973 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: The collection consists of letters by American educator and playwright Louis Ellsworth Laflin (Princeton Class of 1924) to George R. Kernodle (a friend from Yale Drama School), written over thirty-three years. Also included are Laflin's notes and papers on Asian/Indian, Egyptian, and Greek drama, copies of six plays written by him, and copies of two essays on the founding and history of Princeton's Theatre Intime.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Alan S. Downer Collection, 1939-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 46 boxes and 20 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of personal papers of Alan S. Downer, Princeton professor of English (1946-1970), including correspondence, articles, lecture notes, and photographs, as well as material relating to various professional organizations to which he belonged, much of it associated with American theater.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Reginald Lawrence Papers, 1939-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 14 boxes and 7.20 linear feet
Abstract:: The Reginald Lawrence Papers consists primarily of typescripts of plays Lawrence (Princeton Class of 1921) wrote for theater, film, and television, as well as short stories, poetry, outlines and notes for various projects, some letters, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Budd Schulberg Papers, 1936-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 34 boxes, 1 item, and 12.9 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of writings, correspondence, and miscellanea of the American novelist, playwright, screenwriter and biographer Budd Schulberg (1914-2009 ).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Julian Street Papers, 1899-1966 (inclusive) 1910-1947 (bulk)

Extent:: 89 boxes and 4 items
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and notes, both published and unpublished, of American author, journalist, enologist, and gastronome Julian Street, ranging from his early reporter and drama critic days (1900-1910) up to the page of Table Topics he was working on just before his death (1947).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

James Ramsey Ullman Papers, 1915-1971 (inclusive) 1935-1970 (bulk)

Extent:: 111 boxes and 37.03 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the extant papers of James Ramsey Ullman (Princeton Class of 1929), American novelist, theatrical producer, world traveler, and mountain climber. Included are manuscripts of most of his major works, many shorter works, correspondence, and subject files.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Booth Tarkington Papers, 1812-1956, 1812-1956 (inclusive) 1899-1946 (bulk)

Extent:: 281 boxes and 131.9 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of extensive writings -- novels, plays, short stories, articles, film scenarios, radio scripts -- and correspondence of "The Gentleman from Indiana" Booth Tarkington, noted American author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

C. Lawton Campbell Papers, 1904-1974 (inclusive) 1914-1962 (bulk)

Extent:: 28 boxes and 11.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Charles Lawton Campbell (Princeton Class of 1916) was an American playwright and advertising writer. His collection contains ninety-four drafts, fragments, and fully-conceived plays, as well as poems, essays, and an autobiography covering fifty years of his life as a devotee of the theater.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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