Research Catalog

Title

Miriam Shomer Zunser papers, 1903-1965, bulk (1903-1930).

Author

Zunser, Miriam Shomer.

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Additional Authors

• Shomer, Rose.
• Zunser, Charles.

Description

.5 linear ft. (3 boxes).

Summary

The collection contains a small amount of correspondence, 1905-1942; typescripts of her dramatic and other works, including her family memoir, YESTERDAY (1939); a poem and a monologue by her husband, Charles Zunser, and printed materials.

Subjects

• Scripts
• Women dramatists
• American drama
• Playwrights
• Zunser, Miriam Shomer
• Yiddish drama
• Jewish writers > United States

Genre/Form

Scripts.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Source (note)

• Jewish Division

Biography (note)

• Miriam Shomer Zunser (born Manya Shaikevitsch) was a playwright for the Yiddish and English language theater.

Processing Action (note)

• Processed

Call Number

MssCol 3424

Author

Zunser, Miriam Shomer.

Title

Miriam Shomer Zunser papers, 1903-1965, bulk (1903-1930).

Restricted Access

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

Biography

Miriam Shomer Zunser (born Manya Shaikevitsch) was a playwright for the Yiddish and English language theater. She was born in Odessa, Russia and emigrated to the United States with her family in 1890. She began her literary career writing for the English section of the Yiddish newspaper Tageblat and translating Yiddish pieces into English. She began writing for the Yiddish theater in the 1920s and later in English for the Broadway stage. In 1939 she published a memoir of her mother's family, Yesterday.

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Occupation

Playwrights.

Added Author

Shomer, Rose.

Zunser, Charles.

Research Call Number

MssCol 3424