Collections : [George Mason University]

This subseries includes playbills from the Abbey Theatre, Adelphi Theatre, Apollo Theatre, Comedy Theatre, Daly's Theatre, Duke of York's Theatre, Her Majesty's A Stoll Moss Theatre, Lyric Theatre, National Theatre, New London Theatre, The New Lyric Opera House, New Theatre, Palace Theatre, Palladium, Phoenix Theatre, Piccadilly Theatre, Prince Edward Theatre, Prince of Wales Theatre, Queen's Hall, The Queen's Theatre, Roundabout Theatre, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Savoy Theatre, Shaftesbury Theatre, Strand Theatre, St. James Theatre, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Theatre Royal Haymarket, Victoria Palace Theatre, Wyndham's Theatre in London, the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, and the Alexandrian Theatre in Liverpool.

Sub-series 1: Records and mementos (1891, circa 1909 – 1998) includes educational records, creative writings by Lavinia and others, souvenirs and other mementos, travel maps and brochures, personal and correspondence notes, and publications by Lavinia's brother Dr. Franklin Scott. Items are arranged alphabetically, primarily by creator, organization, or material type. Writings were divided by title and arranged alphabetically by author's last name where possible.

Sub-series 1: South African mission (1885, 1917-1990s) includes all materials related to both Lavinia's direct education work in South Africa (such as reports, magazines, newsletters, promotional materials, yearbooks, speech/sermon drafts), materials related to both American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and United Church Board for World Ministries themselves (reports, meeting minutes, policy guides, conference materials), and any general materials or writing related to South Africa, particularly regarding mission work and the fight against Apartheid. The bulk of the materials cover the 1930s – 1970s, with some more general materials from the 1980s – 1990s. This subseries is arranged alphabetically, primarily by organization name (including Adams College, Inanda Seminary, and Federal Theological Seminary) or material type. Writings were divided by title and arranged alphabetically by author's last name where possible.

Sub-series 2: Records and ephemera (circa 1862-1976) includes personal records and mementoes including programs, booklets, newspapers and clippings, poems, manuscripts, postcards, scrapbooks, and general ephemera items. Items are arranged chronologically by year of creation and grouped by material type or function.

Subseries 3.1 includes hundreds of playscripts from productions performed around the United States. Most of the scripts are in English but some are in Yiddish or Italian. Some duplicate material. Arranged alphabetically by title.

Subseries 4.3 includes manuscript scores and parts for multiple Federal Theatre productions. Resource material used for reference purposes for play productions and Federal Theatre units and regions throughout the United States consists of mostly printed music and is found under "miscellaneous". Chiefly arranged alphabetically by title and then according to standard orchestral instrument order. Some duplicates.