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John Van Druten papers

Title
John Van Druten papers, 1901-1957.
Author
Van Druten, John, 1901-1957.
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Additional Authors
  • Van Druten, John, 1901-1957.
  • Brooke, Jocelyn.
  • Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989.
  • Hassall, Christopher, 1912-1963.
  • Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963.
  • Irwin, Margaret, -1967.
  • Lawrence, Gertrude.
  • Nesbitt, Cathleen, 1888-1982.
  • Priestley, J. B. (John Boynton), 1894-1984.
  • Robson, Flora, 1902-1984.
  • Savoir, Alfred, 1883-1934.
  • Sullavan, Margaret, 1909-1960.
  • Thorndike, Sybil, Dame, 1882-1976.
Description
2 lin. ft. (8 boxes).
Summary
The John Van Druten papers consist of diaries, correspondence, writings, scrapbooks and ephemera documenting his life and career.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Diaries.
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Scripts.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Source (note)
  • Douglas Ebersole and Carter Lodge
Biography (note)
  • John Van Druten, writer and director, was born in London in 1901.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
*T-Mss 1958-002
OCLC
NYPW94-A235
Author
Van Druten, John, 1901-1957.
Title
John Van Druten papers, 1901-1957.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography
John Van Druten, writer and director, was born in London in 1901. Though interested in becoming a writer, he studied law and qualified as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature. He did not pursue a legal career, however and took a teaching position at the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth. During this period Van Druten continued to write and in 1925 he wrote his first successful play YOUNG WOODLEY. This marked the beginning of his literary career and the end of his life in academia. Van Druten was especially skilled as a writer of stage plays. Among his most popular works are: I AM A CAMERA; BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE; I REMEMBER MAMA and THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE. As a director he gained acclaim for the Broadway production of THE KING AND I. He died in 1957.
Local Note
Some materials in this collection previously cataloged as MWEZ+ n.c. 9752-9754; 19235; 19482; 19652.
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Van Druten, John, 1901-1957. Awakening.
Van Druten, John, 1901-1957. Chance acquaintaince.
Van Druten, John, 1901-1957. Dancing in the checkered shade.
Van Druten, John, 1901-1957. Return half.
Van Druten, John, 1901-1957. Solitaire.
Van Druten, John, 1901-1957. Warden.
Brooke, Jocelyn.
Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989.
Hassall, Christopher, 1912-1963.
Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963.
Irwin, Margaret, -1967.
Lawrence, Gertrude.
Nesbitt, Cathleen, 1888-1982.
Priestley, J. B. (John Boynton), 1894-1984.
Robson, Flora, 1902-1984.
Savoir, Alfred, 1883-1934.
Sullavan, Margaret, 1909-1960.
Thorndike, Sybil, Dame, 1882-1976.
Research Call Number
*T-Mss 1958-002
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