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Finding Aid for American Play Company Records, 1924-1934.

Guide to the American Play Company Records,1924-1934

Berg Coll MSS APC
The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. New York Public Library. Room 320.
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Processed by:
Staff
Date Completed:
2006
Encoded By:
Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider
Processed and encoded through a gift from Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

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Table of Contents

Descriptive Summary Table of Contents

Title
American Play Company Records, 1924-1934
Creator
American Play Company
Call Number
Berg Coll MSS APC
Size
14 items
Repository
The New York Public Library. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American LiteratureNew York, New York
Abstract
This is a synthetic collection consisting of correspondence dating from 1924 to 1934.

Administration Information Table of Contents

Source

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

Access

Collection is restricted to qualified scholars and researchers through the Office of Special Collections, Room 316

Restrictions on Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Preferred Citation

[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

Biography Table of Contents

The American Play Company was a business organization that handled the licensing of plays. Prior to 1914 it was involved in play production and script purchase, but after that time it dealt exclusively in representing dramatists.

Scope and Content Note Table of Contents

This is a synthetic collection consisting of correspondence dating from 1924 to 1934. The correspondence consists of letters and telegrams to Frances Steloff relating to Eugene O'Neill and to Howard Irving Young, as well as a letter from Sinclair Lewis to the American Play Co.

Series Descriptions Table of Contents

   
Correspondence Table of Contents
   
Incoming Table of Contents
Manuscript box     
Lewis, Sinclair. TLS to the American Play Co., Inc. 1921 Jan. 5
corr. In
( 1 p. )
   
Outgoing Table of Contents
Manuscript box (Gotham)     
Steloff, Frances. TL. Relates to Eugene O'Neill 1934 May 24
corr. out
( 1 p. )
Manuscript box (Millay, K.)     
Young, Howard Irving. 11 TL and 1 telegram 1924 July 26 - 1928 Nov. 10
corr. out
( 12 items in 3 folders )

Letters signed Richard J. Madden and Jane Rubin

Table of Contents

  • American Play Company Records, 1892-1960
  • *T-MSS 1993-055
  • 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
  • The Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
  • American Play Company Records, [ca. 1940-1950]
  • 1 linear ft.
  • The Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

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