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American Place Theatre Company records

Title
American Place Theatre Company records, 1953-2010 (bulk 1963-2002).
Author
American Place Theatre (Organization)

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Box 304Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 304Offsite
Box 303Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 303Offsite
Box 302Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 302Offsite
Box 301Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 301Offsite
Box 300Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 300Offsite
Box 299Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 299Offsite
Box 298Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 298Offsite
Box 297Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 297Offsite
Box 296Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 296Offsite
Box 295Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 295Offsite
Box 294Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 294Offsite
Box 293Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 293Offsite
Box 292Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 292Offsite
Box 291Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 291Offsite
Box 290Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 290Offsite
Box 289Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 289Offsite
Box 288Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 288Offsite
Box 287Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 287Offsite
Box 286Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 286Offsite
Box 285Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 2002-025 Box 285Offsite

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Description
124.55 linear feet (305 boxes and 2 oversized folders)
Summary
The American Place Theatre is a not-for-profit theater founded in 1963 in New York City to aid in the advancement of learning in all aspects of the dramatic arts, including the development and advancement in writing, direction, and production of plays. The American Place Theatre Company records document almost five decades of theatrical work produced by the American Place Theatre and the administrative activities of the theater. The bulk of the collection consists of production files that span from 1963 until the 2008-2009 season. The records also contain administrative files that represent the day-to-day operations of the American Place Theatre, minutes of the board of trustees, extensive correspondence of Director Wynn Handman, scripts, and posters.
Subject
  • Bullins, Ed
  • Chin, Frank, 1940-
  • Dahl, Julia
  • Dean, Phillip Hayes
  • Handman, Wynn
  • Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977
  • Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-
  • Ribman, Ronald
  • Rosenblatt, Roger
  • Sexton, Anne, 1928-1974
  • Shephard, Samuel
  • Tavel, Ronald
  • Tesich, Steve
  • Trillin, Calvin
  • American Place Theatre (Organization)
  • African American dramatists
  • African Americans in the performing arts
  • Drama in education
  • Dramatists, American > 20th century
  • Hispanic Americans in the performing arts
  • Theater > Production and direction
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York > History
  • Hell's Kitchen (New York, N.Y.)
Genre/Form
  • Awards.
  • Clippings.
  • Contracts.
  • Diazotypes.
  • Photographs.
  • Posters.
  • Programs.
  • Scripts.
  • Slides.
  • Sound recordings.
  • Video recordings.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography 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). Audio/visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access. Electronic records are currently unavailable. Select legal and financial records have been restricted until 2022.
Source (note)
  • American Place Theatre, 2011 and 2012.
Call Number
*T-Mss 2002-025
OCLC
841602839
Author
American Place Theatre (Organization)
Title
American Place Theatre Company records, 1953-2010 (bulk 1963-2002).
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography 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). Audio/visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access. Electronic records are currently unavailable. Select legal and financial records have been restricted until 2022.
Note
Gift: American Place Theatre, 2011 and 2012.
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Research Call Number
*T-Mss 2002-025
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