Research Catalog
King-Coit School and Children's Theatre papers
- Title
- King-Coit School and Children's Theatre papers, 1891-1997.
- Author
- Rodman, Ellen.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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Status | Container | 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. | Folder 5 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2002-014 Folder 5 | 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 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2002-014 Box 1 | 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 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2002-014 Box 2 | 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 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2002-014 Box 3 | 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 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2002-014 Box 4 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Coit, Dorothy.
- Description
- 2.65 lf (4 boxes, 1 oversized)
- Summary
- The King-Coit School and Children's Theatre papers consist primarily of documents and photographs amassed by Ellen Rodman in the course of writing her dissertation thesis on the school, as well as items collected by Rodman in the years after the thesis was completed in 1979.
- Subjects
- King, Edith
- King-Coit School and Children's Theatre
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Drama in education > New York (State) > New York
- Acting > Study and teaching > New York (State) > New York
- Theater and youth > New York (State) > New York
- Coit, Dorothy
- College and school drama, American > New York (State) > New York
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Source (note)
- Rodman, Ellen
- Biography (note)
- Ellen Rodman wrote her Ph. D. dissertation on the King-Coit School and Children's Theatre of New York. The thesis, written for New York University's School of Education, Health, Nursing, and Arts, was completed in 1979.
- Edith King (1884-1975) and Dorothy Coit (1889-1976) founded the King-Coit School and Children's Theatre in New York City in 1923, and taught various aspects of theatrical production to young people for over thirty-five years.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 2002-014
- OCLC
- NYPW02-A327
- Author
- Rodman, Ellen.
- Title
- King-Coit School and Children's Theatre papers, 1891-1997.
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
- Ellen Rodman wrote her Ph. D. dissertation on the King-Coit School and Children's Theatre of New York. The thesis, written for New York University's School of Education, Health, Nursing, and Arts, was completed in 1979.Edith King (1884-1975) and Dorothy Coit (1889-1976) founded the King-Coit School and Children's Theatre in New York City in 1923, and taught various aspects of theatrical production to young people for over thirty-five years. The King-Coit School offered Arts programs to young people (5-15 years old) on weekday afternoons and weekends. King taught drawing and painting, and was responsible for stage set designs, while Coit taught acting and dancing. Theater studies were geared towards the full production of plays, to which the public was invited. Students studied the historical period and culture relevant to each play selected, and learned the scripts thoroughly before roles were assigned. Because ticket sales alone were insufficient to fund the program, the King-Coit School relied heavily on grants and private donations throughout its existence. Many children of the rich and famous attended the school, and its famous alumnae included author Madeleine L'Engle and actresses Anne Baxter and Lee Remick. The King-Coit School and Children's Theatre closed in 1959 when health concerns caused Edith King's retirement. Dorothy continued to teach classes at other schools through the 1960s.
- Indexes
- Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Coit, Dorothy.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 2002-014