Edward Dyas collection of English play sides
Scope and Contents
Manuscript sides, most bound without boards and most annotated with play title and role. Some marked with name and address of E. Dyas, Glasgow.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1850-1870
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)Biographical / Historical
Play sides are single pages, taken from a complete script, detailing an individual actor's part.
Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Physical Location
GEN
Ownership and Custodial History
Purchase, 1990.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Melanie Wisner, 2020.
- Title
- Dyas, Edward, 1815-1877, collector. Edward Dyas collection of English play sides, circa 1850-1870 (2003MT-191): 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
- hou04507
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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