Overview
Compositions, correspondence, and other papers of American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist, Marsha Norman.
Dates
- Creation: 1947-2011
Creator
- Norman, Marsha (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection is predominantly in English, with other languages represented in translations of Norman works.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
The bulk of this collection is shelved offsite. Retrieval requires advance notice. Check with Houghton Public Services staff.
Extent
30 linear feet (34 boxes)2.90272 Gigabytes (3 boxes)
Researchers should be aware that categories of material in this collection are intermingled; correspondence may be found with compositions, photographs with correspondence, etc.
Biographical / Historical
Marsha Norman (born September 21, 1947) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. She received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play 'night, Mother. She wrote the book and lyrics for various Broadway musicals including The Secret Garden, for which she won a Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and The Red Shoes, as well as the libretto for the musical The Color Purple, and the book for the musical The Bridges of Madison County. She is co-chair of the playwriting department at The Juilliard School.
Physical Location
b, pf, Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2016MT-74. Purchased using the Timothy S. Mayer Fund, the Bayard Livingston and Kate Gray Kilgour Fund, the Edward Sheldon Book Fund, and the Mary P. and Donald M. Oenslager Theatre Collection Fund, 2017 April.
Processing Information
Minimally processed by Melanie Wisner, 2017 June.
Creator
- Norman, Marsha (Person)
- Title
- Norman, Marsha. Marsha Norman papers, circa 1947-2011 (MS Thr 1613): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02816
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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