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Sylvia R. Milrod collection of scripts relating to the Federal Theatre Project
Title
Sylvia R. Milrod collection of scripts relating to the Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939.
Physical Description
1.21 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language
English
Notes
Box 1: Scripts, notes, and theater programs. Box 2: Periodicals.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Between the Covers on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, 2019.
Organization
Material arranged as received.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Sylvia R. Milrod (active 1932-1943) served as Director of the New Theatre League in Washington, D.C.
Summary
Sylvia R. Milrod collection of scripts relating to the Federal Theatre Project. Includes typescript copies of Plant in the Sun by Ben Bengal; From These Shores by Maxine Finsterwald; Injunction Granted and Spanish Road, produced by Living Newspaper; Trouble with Angels by Bernard C. Schoenfeld, which was based on a short story of the same name by Langston Hughes; It Can't Happen Here by John C. Moffitt and Sinclair Lewis; and Help Yourself by Paul Vulpius. Four scripts are signed by Nicholas Ray. Also includes manuscript notes written by Milrod; theater programs; and copies of art periodicals, including Lessons in Art Appreciation.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
November 15, 2021
References
Sylvia R. Milrod Collection of Scripts Relating to the Federal Theatre Project. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Sylvia R. Milrod Collection of Scripts Relating to the Federal Theatre Project. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Periodicals - United States - 20th century.
Scripts (documents) - United States - 20th century.
Theater programs - United States - 20th century.
Occupation
Dramatists United States 20th century.
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