Research Catalog
Paul Myers papers
- Title
- Paul Myers papers, 1938-1994.
- Author
- Myers, Paul, 1917-
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2004-005 Box 2 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2004-005 Box 1 | Offsite |
Details
- Description
- 1 lin. ft. (2 boxes)
- Summary
- The Paul Myers papers span the years 1938-1994 (bulk dates 1963-1994).
- Subject
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Source (note)
- Paul Myers
- Biography (note)
- Paul H. Myers, librarian, was born in New York City on March 5, 1917.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 2004-005
- OCLC
- NYPW04-A252
- Author
- Myers, Paul, 1917-
- Title
- Paul Myers papers, 1938-1994.
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
- Paul H. Myers, librarian, was born in New York City on March 5, 1917. He was educated at the Trinity School and received a B.F.A. from New York University in 1938 and an M.L.S. from Pratt Institute in 1960.Myers began his work in the theatre while a student. From 1936 to 1938 he was a stage manager and actor in the Washington Square Players at New York University. He also toured for several months (1940-1941) with the James Hendrickson-Claire Bruce Shakespearean Repertory Company. After a short association with Stage magazine (1941), he started his career at the New York Public Library in 1945. In 1967 he became the curator of the Theatre Collection, succeeding George Freedley who was the first curator of the Collection. Myers retired in 1980 and that same year he received a special award from the Outer Critics Circle.Paul Myers was married to Elizabeth Burke on August 14, 1948. He died in New York State on February 20, 2004.
- Indexes
- Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.
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- Occupation
- Librarians.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 2004-005