Overview
Business and personal correspondence and typescripts of plays of writer and theater director Richard Baldridge.
Dates
- 1927 -1964
Language of Materials
Materials are in English and Italian.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
1.8 linear feet (6 boxes)Collection includes plays written by Richard Baldridge, as well as scripts and promptbooks of plays staged and produced by Baldridge. Collection also includes personal and business correspondence of Baldridge, programs and clippings of production reviews.
Biographical / Historical
Richard Baldridge was an American writer, theater director and manager, he was a member of the Association of Producing Artists (APA) under the auspices of Professional Theatre Program at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Arrangement
Material is described in the order created by the donor. Arranged in two series: I. Plays II. Correspondence and other papers
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
64M-136-137. Gift of Robert Fletcher, 1965 January 7.
Processing Information
Processed by Irina Klyagin, 2018
- Title
- Baldridge, Richard. Richard Baldridge manuscripts and letters, 1927-1964 (MS Thr 125): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2018 March 5
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02898
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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