Robert Gould Shaw papers
Summary
Letters addressed to Shaw, mostly concerning the Harvard Theatre Collection, 1915-1927; and Shaw's partial typescript memoir, "Notes of my Boy-hood" describing his childhood in Maine and Boston in the 1850s and 1860s, written in 1924. Correspondents include George Pierce Baker, George M. Cohan, Gabrielle Enthoven, Minnie Maddern Fiske, and Wilhelm Gericke. All of the correspondents are from the first half of the alphabet, A through M. Some letters are addressed to Lillian Hall, Gould's staff member in the Harvard Theatre Collection.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1915-1927
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
.3 linear feet (1 box)Biographical / Historical
Robert Gould Shaw was appointed as the first curator of the Harvard Theatre Collection in 1915.
Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Betts Coup, 2020.
Subject
- Harvard Theatre Collection (Organization)
- Title
- Shaw, Robert Gould, 1850-1931. Robert Gould Shaw papers, circa 1915-1927 (2006MT-270): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2018 November 16
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04337
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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