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Miriam Shomer Zunser papers

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

Collection information

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Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details.

FormatArchival MixAccessPermit neededCall numberMssCol 3424Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

Details

Additional authors
  1. Shomer, Rose.
  2. Zunser, Charles.
Description
  1. .5 linear ft. (3 boxes).
Summary
  1. 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.
Subject
  1. Zunser, Miriam Shomer
  2. American drama
  3. Jewish writers -- United States
  4. Women dramatists
  5. Yiddish drama
Genre/Form
  1. Scripts.
Call number
  1. MssCol 3424
Access (note)
  1. Restricted access;
Source (note)
  1. Jewish Division
Biography (note)
  1. Miriam Shomer Zunser (born Manya Shaikevitsch) was a playwright for the Yiddish and English language theater.
Processing action (note)
  1. Processed
Author
  1. Zunser, Miriam Shomer.
Title
  1. Miriam Shomer Zunser papers, 1903-1965, bulk (1903-1930).
Restricted access
  1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
  1. 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.
Finding aids
  1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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Occupation
  1. Playwrights.
Added author
  1. Shomer, Rose.
  2. Zunser, Charles.
Research call number
  1. MssCol 3424
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