Overview
Programs from plays produced in New York (N.Y.) by the Federal Theatre Project (U.S.).
Dates
- Creation: circa 1935-1939
Creator
- Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Condition Description
Good, with some staining.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
.04 linear feet (1 volume)Seven theater programs, all from New York (N.Y.) shows produced by the Federal Theatre Project, part of the Works Progress Administration. Also with a subscription form and an audience questionnaire.
Biographical / Historical
The Federal Theatre Project was a program established during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal to fund live artistic performances and entertainment programs in the United States. One of five Federal Project Number One projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administration, it was created as a relief measure to employ artists, writers, directors, and theater workers.
Arrangement
Collection is minimally processed; plays are listed by title.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2020MT-39. Purchased with funds from the Francis W. Hatch Book Fund, 2019 September.
Processing Information
Processed by Melanie Wisner, 2019 December.
Topical
Creator
- Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) (Organization)
- Title
- Federal Theatre programs, circa 1935-1939 (MS Thr 2014): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2019 December 4
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou03286
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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