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John Gielgud collection,

Title
John Gielgud collection, 1935-1952.
Author
Gilder, Rosamond.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Fordham, Hallam.
  • Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
  • McClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961.
Description
.3 linear foot (1 box)
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Source (note)
  • Gilder, Rosamund
Biography (note)
  • Rosamond Gilder (1896-1986), an American author and theatre figure in New York, was founder and president of the International Theater Institute.
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
MssCol 1157
Author
Gilder, Rosamond. Collector
Title
John Gielgud collection, 1935-1952.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Summary
Collection consists of papers concerning the life and career of Sir John Gielgud, English actor and director. Includes typescripts of Gielgud's autobiography; letters from Hallam Fordham to Gilder about the autobiography; typescript of The Hamlet Tradition by John Gielgud; text of Hamlet as used in Gielgud-McClintic productions; and various drafts of John Gielgud's Hamlet (1937) by Gilder.
Biography
Rosamond Gilder (1896-1986), an American author and theatre figure in New York, was founder and president of the International Theater Institute. She wrote about the theatre and edited the letters of her father, Richard Watson Gilder.
Added Author
Fordham, Hallam.
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
McClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961.
LCCN
ms 69000877
Research Call Number
MssCol 1157
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