Louis Simon papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Preferred citation:

Louis Simon papers, Collection C0223, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Creator:
Simon, Louis M., 1906-1996
Abstract:
The Louis Simon papers contain newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and correspondence relating to Federal Theatre in New Jersey and New York.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Louis Simon papers, Collection C0223, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The Louis Simon papers contain newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and correspondence relating to Federal Theatre in New Jersey and New York.

Biographical / historical:

The Federal Theatre Project was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). The Federal Theatre began in 1935 and, until its end in 1939, flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States. Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), it was a way for theatrical professionals to gain employment during the Depression. Jobs were provided for many people, including actors, playwrights, scene designers, scene builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands.

Louis M. Simon worked for the Federal Theatre Project as New Jersey State Director and later as Production Director in New York State.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Louis Simon to Special Collections and Archives October 25, 1976.
Processing information:

Processing and EAD markup completed in September 2012 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard