Call Number:

TC106

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection

Extent:

• 26 boxes
• 16 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Theater People Subject Files, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1850s-1988 (inclusive)

Creator:

Princeton University. Library. Special Collections

Form:

Files.

Abstract:

Consists of files (clippings, programs, books, caricatures, etc.) on people involved in theater, from the mid-19th century through the late 1980s, including actors, dramatists, directors, scholars, and designers.

The collection consists of files (clippings, programs, books, caricatures, etc.) on people involved in theater, from the mid-19th century through the late 1980s). Includes actors (Charlotte Cushman, Maude Adams, the Booth Family, the Barrymores, Katharine Hepburn), dramatists, directors, and scholars (Jose Ferrer, Alan S. Downer, Anton and Michael Chekhov), as well as designers. Also contains related material such as clippings on the 1919 Actors' Strike, and several files on Shakespeare, including programs, articles, photos, and engravings.

Arranged alphabetically by name.