Research Catalog
Morton DaCosta papers
- Title
- Morton DaCosta papers, 1929-1978.
- Author
- DaCosta, Morton, 1914-1989.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 15 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,541) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 15 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,541) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 14 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,540) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 14 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,540) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 13 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,539) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 13 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,539) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 12 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,538) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 12 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,538) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 11 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,537) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 11 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,537) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 10 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,536) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 10 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,536) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 9 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,535) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 9 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,535) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 8 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,534) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 8 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,534) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 7 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,533) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 7 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,533) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 6 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,532) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 6 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,532) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 5 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,531) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 5 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,531) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 4 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,530) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 4 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,530) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 3 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,529) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 3 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,529) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 2 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,528) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 2 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,528) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 1 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,527) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Box 1 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,527) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Portfolio 1 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,542) | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1989-005 Portfolio 1 (was 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 28,542) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Found In
- nnbc Morton DaCosta Papers, musical scores and sound recordings (CStRLIN)NYPW89-A653
- Description
- 6 lin. ft. (15 boxes + 1 portfolio)
- Subjects
- Promptbooks
- Island of love
- Levin, Ira > No time for sergeants
- Luce, Clare Boothe, 1903-1987 > Women
- Theatrical producers and directors > United States
- Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984 > Music man
- Actors > United States
- To Broadway with love (World's Fair revue)
- Hague, Albert, 1920-2001 > Plain and fancy
- Lampell, Millard, 1919-1997 > Wall
- Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986 > Saratoga
- Scripts
- Danfer, Stefan > Coffee lover
- DaCosta, Morton, 1914-1989
- Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004 > Auntie Mame
- Photographic prints
- Weinstock, Jack > King from Ashtabula
- Peretti, Hugo > Maggie Flynn
- Jacobson, Kenneth > Show me where the good times are
- Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774 > She stoops to conquer
- Music man (Motion picture)
- Theater > Production and direction > United States
- Inge, William > Family things, etc
- Clippings
- Musical theater
- Daphne! (Television program)
- Inge, William > Where's Daddy?
- Smith, Dodie, 1896-1990 > Autumn crocus
- Julius Lefkowitz and Co
- Frime, Rudolph > Rose Marie
- Genre/Form
- Scripts.
- Promptbooks.
- Photographic prints.
- Clippings.
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Source (note)
- Estate of Morton DaCosta
- Biography (note)
- Morton DaCosta (born Tecosky), stage and film director and actor, was born 7 March 1914 in Philadelphia.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available,
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Morton DaCosta Papers, musical scores and sound recordings.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 1989-005
- Author
- DaCosta, Morton, 1914-1989.
- Title
- Morton DaCosta papers, 1929-1978.
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Summary
- The Morton DaCosta Papers consist of scripts and promptbooks, production materials, correspondence and personal papers documenting his life and career as a director and actor of stage and film. The papers span the years 1929 to 1978 and include such productions as THE MUSIC MAN, SARATOGA, NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS and AUNTIE MAME, among others.
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of the Morton DaCosta Papers, musical scores and sound recordings.
- Biography
- Morton DaCosta (born Tecosky), stage and film director and actor, was born 7 March 1914 in Philadelphia. A graduate of Temple University, Mr. DaCosta began his career as an actor and director in regional theatre in 1937. He made his acting debut on Broadway in 1942 in THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH and his New York directing debut in 1949 with a revival of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Among his many productions are PLAIN AND FANCY (1955), NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS (1955), AUNTIE MAME (1956) with which he made his film directing debut in 1958, and THE MUSIC MAN (1957). Mr. DaCosta died in 1989.
- Indexes
- Finding aid available, folder level control.
- Connect to:
- Found In:
- nnbc Morton DaCosta Papers, musical scores and sound recordings (CStRLIN)NYPW89-A653
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 1989-005