Dorothea Thomas Lynch 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
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POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
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Permission to publish material from the Dorothea Thomas Lynch papers must be obtained from Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Preferred citation:

The Dorothea Thomas Lynch papers, C0242, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
2 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Creator:
Lynch, Dorothea Thomas
Abstract:
The Dorothea Thomas Lynch papers contains correspondence, issues of the Federal Theatre bulletin, issues of the Federal Theatre in the South, production notes, scripts, and set designs for the production The Girl of the Golden West, class outlines for the History of drama, newsclippings about the Florida Federal Theatre Project, and scrapbooks containing programs, photographs, and newsclippings about Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa, Florida Federal Theatre Project productions.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

The Dorothea Thomas Lynch papers, C0242, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The Dorothea Thomas Lynch papers contains correspondence, issues of the Federal Theatre bulletin, issues of the Federal Theatre in the South, production notes, scripts, and set designs for the production The Girl of the Golden West, class outlines for the History of drama, newsclippings about the Florida Federal Theatre Project, and scrapbooks containing programs, photographs, and newsclippings about Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa, Florida Federal Theatre Project productions.

Biographical / historical:

Dorothea Thomas Lynch was the State Director of the Federal Theatre Project in Florida. Before joining the FTP she worked for eight years as the Head of the Rollins College dramatic department.

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.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Dorothea Thomas Lynch on March 14, 1977.
Processing information:

Processing completed by Greta Kuriger Suiter in September 2013. EAD markup completed by Greta Kuriger Suiter in September 2013.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically with oversize materials at the end.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard