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Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood papers

Title: Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood papers, 1867-1974.
Author: Hapgood, Elizabeth Reynolds.
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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 3	Moving image	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1984-010 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 2	Moving image	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1984-010 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 1	Moving image	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1984-010 Box 1	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description

2 lin. ft., (3 boxes).

Summary

The Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood Papers contain correspondence, photographs, essays and scrapbooks dealing with her life and career.

Subject

Note

The Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood papers consist of two separate donations from her children. The rest of the papers can be found in *T-Mss 1992-039.
Formerly cataloged as 8MWEZ/24533-535

Access (note)

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Source (note)

Elizabeth Hapgood.

Biography (note)

Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood was a translator of plays and books -- the latter primarily covering performing arts information.

Language (note)

Correspondence is in English, French, German, Italian, and Russian.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood Papers.

Processing Action (note)

Described.

Call Number

*T-Mss 1984-010

OCLC

NYPW88-A2

Author

Hapgood, Elizabeth Reynolds.

Title

Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood papers, 1867-1974.

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood Papers.

Biography

Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood was a translator of plays and books -- the latter primarily covering performing arts information. Mrs. Hapgood was born Elizabeth Kempley Reynolds on January 29, 1894. She was educated in the United States and France, specializing in foreign languages, particularly Russian and Asian languages. At 21 she was appointed the first head of the newly created Russian department at Columbia University. In 1916 she married author and editor, Norman Hapgood. She was appointed the first woman instructor and the first instructor of Russian at Dartmouth College. Mrs. Hapgood was best known for her translations of the works of Konstantin Stanislavsky. She was also a renowned lecturer on Russian culture. She died in 1974.

Language

Correspondence is in English, French, German, Italian, and Russian.

Indexes

Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.

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Finding Aid

Research Call Number

*T-Mss 1984-010

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