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John Koenig Papers

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

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Koenig, John, 1910-1963

John Koenig, an amateur actor during his time as a student, began his career as a Broadway set designer and later became designer and assistant director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and newspaper clippings of Koenig's life, from his involvement in theatrical productions as a student, through his career as a Broadway set designer, including his later years as a designer and assistant director of the Viriginia Museum of the Fine Arts. Part of the collection covers his tour of duty in the army during World War II when he worked on Irving Berlin's show, "This Is the Army."

Arranged in this order: academic training, Broadway theater, World War II and "This Is the Army," Virginia Museum of the Fine Arts.

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Folder Inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
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The collection is open for research.

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Collection Inventory

Window Settings for Macy's San Francisco, 1947. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

This is the Army, 1945. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Virginia Museum of the Fine Arts, 1955. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondences, 1910-1955. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Miscellaneous, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Magazines and Pamphlets, 1942. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Official Military Documents, 1944-1945. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Newspaper Clippings, 1942-1957. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Schooling and Theater Scrapbook, 1927-1936. 1 box.
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1 box

Theater in Adulthood Scrapbook, 1940-1957. 1 box.
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1 box

New York and Baltimore Theaters Scrapbook, 1936-1940. 1 box.
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1 box

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