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Erik Barnouw papers, 1920-1990
21 linear feetCorrespondence, scripts, manuscripts, and reports regarding his activities in the American radio and film industries. Included are papers regarding projects for the United State Government, the Indian film industry, various television and radio networks, and private ventures. Also included is material regarding the Center for Mass Communications of Columbia University, in which Barnouw figured prominently and files for the books he has written.
Max Beckmann diaries, 1922-1982, bulk bulk 1942-1950
0.42 Linear Feet10 daily diaries of Max Beckmann (1942-1950); one diary of Mathilde Q. Beckmann (1982) with only one entry, on January 1; early 1920s unpublished play script manuscripts by Max Beckmann for "Maxim von Plessant der damenfreund..." and "Ebi" or "Ich will..."
Joseph L. Blau papers, 1912-1987
15 linear feetJohn Bartlet Brebner papers, 1937-1957
13 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, notes, and printed materials. This collection consists of his correspondence (1937-1957) in four boxes; manuscripts, notes, and printed copies of speeches and periodical articles and the manuscripts of "North Atlantic Triangle" and "Making of Modern Canada". Included also are the notes for a number of courses given by him at Columbia University as well as three boxes of student seminar papers. Most of the materials in the collection relate to some phase of Canadian life and history
"The American Story" papers, 1954
2.5 linear feetEli Cantor papers, 1935-1985
21.5 linear feetManuscripts, notes, correspondence, printed materials, and books. Ther collection contains typescript manuscripts with handwritten corrections of Cantor's novels"Enemy in the Mirror" (N.Y.: Crown Books, 1977) and "Love Letters" (N.Y.: Crown Books, 1980); printed works composed by Gallery 33 of the Composing Room, which Cantor headed from 196l to 1971; and articles by Cantor from various magazines, including "Esquire" and "Coronet". Also included are typescript manuscripts of "The Rite" (N.Y.: Zebra Books, 1979) and "The Nest" (N.Y.: Zebra Books, 1980), novels written by Cantor under the pseudonym Gregory A. Douglas. Series II of the collection contains 59 bound volumes of publications, edited by Cantor, from the "Research Institute of America", a New York based organization devoted to economic affairs
Columbia Theater Associates, 1893-1958
6 Linear FeetCorrespondence, scripts, slides, scores, set designs, prompt books, scrapbooks, costume designs, programs, playbills, broadsides, clippings, fliers, photographs, announcements of forthcoming productions, clippings, and related materials. Columbia University theatrical groups include The Columbia Laboratory Players, The Columbia College Dramatic Group, The Wigs and Cues, The Summer Session Classes in Play Production, The Morningside Players, and the Columbia Theatre Associates which superseded all the preceding groups. There is an extensive file on the Columbia Laboratory Players; including production files that document the various stages involved in putting together a dramatic production. In addition there are typewritten scripts representing the spectrum of plays that were produced over the Lab's active years. There are photographs of only a few specific plays. Non Lab materials relate to Rehersal Course productions, a Columbia English Department course that was closely affiliated with the Lab players
The Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History, 2012-2013
.5 linear feetThe Edward M. Kennedy Prize records are records related to the adminstration of the prize. These include administrative material such as nomination forms and correspondence, as well as the finalists' and winning submissions.
Padraic Colum papers, 1918-1966
0.5 linear feetThe collection contains 24 letters of Padraic Colum to various persons dating from 1916 to 1968. Also, several of Colum's manuscripts, notably three volumes containing drafts of his play "Balloon", exerpts from his novel The Flying Swan (1957), one typescript and three manuscript poems, printed material, and photographs.
Giles Cooper Papers, 1945-1984
16.5 linear feetPlayscripts, correspondence about his scripts, poems, notebooks and other manuscripts including drafts, typescripts, notes, photographs, mimeographed scripts and printed materials, re. Cooper's plays, radio and television scripts, short stories, and novels.