Harvard Theatre Collection on Francis Whiting Hatch
Summary
Includes playbills from the Cupola Players of Castine, Maine, 1957-1962; a typescript script for a Cupola Players production of "The daring escape of General Peleg Wadsworth" 1967; an undated photograph of Hatch in Castine; three phonograph records"Frank Hatch sings songs of old Castine" and "Urban redevelopment and other swan songs of old Boston" both 1961; limericks written for Hatch by the staff of the Harvard Theatre Collection; and miscellaneous printed material by and about Hatch.
Daring escape of General Peleg Wadsworth.
Songs of old Castine.
Urban redevelopment and other swan songs of old Boston.
Includes audiovisual and/or digital media: phonograph records.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1932-1975
Creator
- Harvard Theatre Collection (Organization)
Language of Materials
In English.
Conditions Governing Access
Retrieval requires permission of curator.
Extent
.3 linear feet (1 box)Biographical / Historical
Francis Whiting Hatch (1897-1975) was a Boston advertising agent who was also involved in community music and theater. He was a 1919 graduate of Harvard College.
Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Melanie Wisner, 2020.
Genre / Form
Creator
- Harvard Theatre Collection (Organization)
- Title
- Harvard Theatre Collection, collector. Harvard Theatre Collection on Francis Whiting Hatch, circa 1932-1975 (2006MT-166): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04281
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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