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Victor Barnowsky papers

Title
Victor Barnowsky papers, 1920-1949.
Author
Barnowsky, Victor, 1876-1952.
Supplementary Content
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Additional Authors
  • Granach, Alexander.
  • Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
Description
2.8 linear feet (5 boxes).
Summary
Collection consists of correspondence and scripts of Barnowsky's plays including The Hand that Rocked the Cradle and Women at the Helm; outlines or synopses for adaptations of Ibsen's Ghosts, Schiller's Don Carlos and others; drafts of book entitled Matinée Idol; and Barnowsky's essays on Greek drama.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Photographic prints.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Source (note)
  • Theatre Collection
Biography (note)
  • Victor Barnowsky was a German playwright and theater director.
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
MssCol 214
OCLC
NYPW89-A323
Author
Barnowsky, Victor, 1876-1952.
Title
Victor Barnowsky papers, 1920-1949.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Victor Barnowsky was a German playwright and theater director. After emigrating to the U.S. from Europe in the 1930s, he taught theatre and dramatics at Fordham University and Hunter College in New York City.
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Occupation
Dramatists.
Theatrical producers and directors.
Added Author
Granach, Alexander.
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
Research Call Number
MssCol 214
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