Title

Michel Mok papers, ca. 1947-ca. 1959, bulk (1953-1955).

Author

Mok, Michel, 1889?-1961.

Supplementary Content

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Details

Additional Authors

• Halliday, Richard, 1905-1973.
• Hays, Arthur Garfield, 1881-1954.
• Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
• Van Druten, John, 1901-1957.

Description

1.3 linear feet (2 boxes).

Subjects

• Translators
• Press agents
• Photographs
• Theater > New York (State) > New York
• Mok, Michel, 1889?-1961

Genre/Form

Photographs.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Michel Mok (1889?-1961) was a theatrical press agent and journalist.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

MssCol 2029

Author

Mok, Michel, 1889?-1961.

Title

Michel Mok papers, ca. 1947-ca. 1959, bulk (1953-1955).

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Summary

Collection consists of correspondence, business files, typescripts of writings and translations, photographs, and printed matter. Business files include biographical sketches of actors and actresses, programs and press releases.

Biography

Michel Mok (1889?-1961) was a theatrical press agent and journalist. Born in the Netherlands, he immigrated to Canada and later to the U.S. where he worked as a reporter for the New York Post. In the mid-1940s he associated himself with Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for whom he handled publicity, public relations and scheduling of major productions. He also translated The Works of Anne Frank for Doubleday.

Finding Aids

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Occupation

Press agents.

Translators.

Added Author

Halliday, Richard, 1905-1973.

Hays, Arthur Garfield, 1881-1954.

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.

Van Druten, John, 1901-1957.

Research Call Number

MssCol 2029