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Machine readable finding aid created 2006. Description is in English Berg Coll MSS APCGuide to the American Play Company Records,1924-1934 The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature The New York Public LibraryNew York, New York The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. New York Public Library. Room 320. Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018-2788 (212) 930-0802 brgref@nypl.org http://nypl.org/research/chss/spe/brg/berg.html Processed by: Staff Date Completed: 2006 Encoded By: Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider Processed and encoded through a gift from Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

Descriptive Summary American Play Company Records, 1924-1934 American Play Company Berg Coll MSS APC14 items The New York Public Library. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

New York, New York

This is a synthetic collection consisting of correspondence dating from 1924 to 1934. Subjects Personal Names Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. Steloff, Frances, b. 1887. Young, Howard Irving, b. 1893. Organizations American Play Company Subjects O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Document Types Correspondence Administration Information 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

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

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 Correspondence Incoming Manuscript box Lewis, Sinclair. TLS to the American Play Co., Inc. 1921 Jan. 5 corr. In 1 p. Outgoing 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

Related Materials 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.