Research Catalog

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Description

1. 6.96 linear feet (15 boxes)

Summary

1. David Garfield is a New York City-based actor, author, and professor who has been a member of the Actors Studio since 1970, and who wrote a history of the Studio called The Actors Studio: A Player's Place. The Actors Studio is a theater workshop for professional actors founded in New York City in 1947. This collection contains material that reflect Garfield's dual role as both researcher and participant and contains material generated by the Actors Studio, the Group Theater, and material collected by Garfield through his research.

Subject

1. Scripts
2. Programs
3. Photographs
4. Theater > New York (State) > New York
5. Newsletters
6. Hell's Kitchen (New York, N.Y.)
7. Strasberg, Lee
8. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
9. Group Theatre (U.S.)
10. Acting > Study and teaching
11. Sound recordings
12. Acting > Social aspects

Genre/Form

1. Newsletters.
2. Photographs.
3. Programs.
4. Scripts.
5. Sound recordings.

Call number

1. *T-Mss 2003-001

Access (note)

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Inquiries regarding audio and video materials in the series may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Sound recordings may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.

Location of other archival materials (note)

1. Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Wisconsin Historical Society Archives.
2. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
3. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Provenance (note)

1. These papers were compiled and maintained by David Garfield prior to donation.

Author

1. Garfield, David.

Title

1. David Garfield research files on the Actors Studio, 1947-2003 (bulk 1970-1982).

Restricted access

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Inquiries regarding audio and video materials in the series may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Sound recordings may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.

Location of other archival materials

1. Actors Studio Recordings; Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Wisconsin Historical Society Archives.
2. Cheryl Crawford papers; Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
3. Geraldine Page papers; Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
4. Kim Hunter papers; Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
5. Patricia Bosworth papers; Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.

Provenance

1. These papers were compiled and maintained by David Garfield prior to donation.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid
2. Request Access to Theatre Division Special Collections material

Research call number

1. *T-Mss 2003-001