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Simeon Gest papers

Title
  1. Simeon Gest papers, 1918-1959.
Author
  1. Gest, Simeon.

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Description
  1. .84 linear foot (2 boxes)
Summary
  1. Simeon Gest (1890-1964) was a theater presenter, and the brother of the impresario Morris Gest (1875-1942). The Simeon Gest papers, dating from 1918 to 1959, hold letters, photographs, scripts, programs, and clippings documenting portions of Gest's career.
Subject
  1. Photographs
  2. Letters (correspondence)
  3. Impresarios
  4. Scripts (documents)
  5. Theatrical producers and directors
  6. Moskovskiĭ khudozhestvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr
  7. Nemirovich-Danchenko, Vladimir I (Vladimir Ivanovich), 1858-1943
Genre/Form
  1. Letters (correspondence)
  2. Photographs.
  3. Scripts (documents)
Call number
  1. *T-Mss 1986-029
Access (note)
  1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms of use (note)
  1. The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatrediv@nypl.org.
Source (note)
  1. Donated by Robert Conrich, 1986.
Location of other archival materials (note)
  1. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
Provenance (note)
  1. The donor acquired some of the collection from a grandniece of Simeon Gest's widow, Maria Bekefi Gest.
Author
  1. Gest, Simeon.
Title
  1. Simeon Gest papers, 1918-1959.
Restricted access
  1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms of use
  1. The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatrediv@nypl.org.
Location of other archival materials
  1. Gest, Simeon / [Photographs], *MGZEA; Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
Provenance
  1. The donor acquired some of the collection from a grandniece of Simeon Gest's widow, Maria Bekefi Gest.
Source
  1. Donated by Robert Conrich, 1986.
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Occupation
  1. Impresarios.
Research call number
  1. *T-Mss 1986-029
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