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USO Camp Shows designs and drawings

Title: USO Camp Shows designs and drawings, 1942-1946.
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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 1	Still image	Supervised use	*T-Vim 2013-154 Box 1	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 2	Still image	Supervised use	*T-Vim 2013-154 Box 2	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 3	Still image	Supervised use	*T-Vim 2013-154 Box 3	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 4	Still image	Supervised use	*T-Vim 2013-154 Box 4	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Not available - In use until 2024-01-26 - Please for assistance.	Box 5	Still image	Supervised use	*T-Vim 2013-154 Box 5	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 6	Still image	Supervised use	*T-Vim 2013-154 Box 6	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 7	Still image	Supervised use	*T-Vim 2013-154 Box 7	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 8	Still image	Supervised use	*T-Vim 2013-154 Box 8	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description

8 boxes (ca. 440 drawings) : some col.; 51 x 76 cm or smaller.
Approximately 238 architectural drawings : blueprints ;

Summary

Original drawings of color painter's elevations, set designs, elevations, other technical drawings, and sketches for USO Camp Shows productions that played nationally and internationally during the 1940s.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Blueprints.
Elevations.
Set design drawings.
Technical drawings.

Note

Most of the designs have United Scenic Artists stamp; many are covered with cellophane.

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

Related materials may be found in the USO Camp Shows Publicity Records, 1941-1955, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Biography (note)

The USO (United Service Organizations, Inc.) was formed in 1941 by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, as the outgrowth of several organizations wishing to support the military troops as the U.S. entered World War II.

Call Number

*T-Vim 2013-154

OCLC

869897195

Title

USO Camp Shows designs and drawings, 1942-1946.

Biography

The USO (United Service Organizations, Inc.) was formed in 1941 by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, as the outgrowth of several organizations wishing to support the military troops as the U.S. entered World War II. During its initial years of operation (1941-1947), the Camp Shows brought entertainment to United States and Allied service men overseas, at home, in hospitals, and in occupied territories. Theater productions as well as entertainment featuring Hollywood personalities and novelty performers entertained servicemen all over the world.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Related materials may be found in the USO Camp Shows Publicity Records, 1941-1955, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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