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Francis Bosworth papers 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Bosworth, Francis
The Francis Bosworth papers contain personal papers collected by Bosworth from the 1930s to the 1980s. About three-fourths of the material in this collection is about the Federal Theatre Project, other material consists of projects Bosworth worked on for the World's Fair in New York City in 1940, the National Council of Teachers of English 27th annual meeting, a "Report of an Experiment in the use of Documentary Playwriting for the teaching of Intercultural Education carried on in Selected Secondary Schools of Westchester County," and correspondence and papers about non-Federal Theatre Project employment.
  1. George Mason University

George B. Dowell papers 1.5 Linear Feet 3 boxes

Dowell, George Brendan, 1909-1997
This collection contains personal papers donated by George B. Dowell and includes playscripts, programs, photographs, correspondence, and publications relating mostly to theatre activities with the Federal Theatre Project, Smith College, and Vassar College.
  1. George Mason University

Hedley Gordon Graham papers 3 Linear Feet 4 boxes

Graham, Hedley Gordon
The Hedley Gordon Graham papers contains a scrapbook, acting classes grade books, family photographs and photographs of Federal Theatre Project productions, correspondence, playbills, cards (possibly used for a treasure hunt game), scripts, and magazine and newspaper articles. Federal Theatre material includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and scripts for productions of O Say Can You Sing, Triple A Plowed Under, Altars of Steel, and Living Newspaper productions in Chicago.
  1. George Mason University

Ken Kitch papers 1.5 Linear Feet 3 boxes

Kitch, Kenneth
This collection contains materials generated during Ken Kitch's time serving as Associate Director of Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.
  1. George Mason University

Louis Simon papers 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box

Simon, Louis M., 1906-1996
The Louis Simon papers contain newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and correspondence relating to Federal Theatre in New Jersey and New York.
  1. George Mason University

Molka Reich papers 6 Linear Feet 9 boxes

Reich, Molka
The Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre Project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.
  1. George Mason University

Ralph Chessé papers 1.25 Linear Feet 1.5 boxes, 1 flat box

Chessé, Ralph
The Chessé papers contain materials such as photographs, watercolor set and costume design sketches, playscripts, and programs relating to Federal Theatre Project marionette productions in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Some of these plays are Child of God, Crock of Gold, The Emperor Jones, Hansel and Gretel, Marionette Varieties, Rip Van Winkle, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night. The papers also include magazine articles from the 1970s that highlight Chessé's mural painting at the Coit Tower in San Francisco.
  1. George Mason University

Robert and Wilva Breen papers 80.5 Linear Feet 207 boxes, 1 map case

Breen, Robert
The Robert and Wilva Breen papers consists of correspondence, memoranda, newsclippings, photographs, notebooks, and audiovisual materials largely related to the creation and running of the American National Theater and Academy (ANTA), as well as Robert and Wilva Breen's long-term involvement with the organization. The bulk of the collection originates from 1933 - 2000s, with an outlier date of 1834 from an antique newspaper.
  1. George Mason University

Virginia Nelson playbills collection 6 Linear Feet 12 boxes

Nelson, Virginia
This collection contains playbills for performances at a variety of venues in the Washington D.C. metro area, including the National Theatre, Arena Stage, the New Gayety Theatre, the Warner Theatre, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as well as multiple smaller, local theatres and companies, and others across the United States and internationally.
  1. George Mason University

Works Progress Administration oral histories collection 16 Linear Feet 43 boxes

George Mason University. Institute on the Federal Theatre Project and New Deal Culture
Collection includes transcripts and recordings of oral interviews with persons who were associated with various Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in the 1930s. These include the Federal Art Project, Federal Music Project, and Federal Writers Project.
  1. George Mason University

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