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plays (document genre)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Gwynne Abbott Papers

 Collection
Identifier: DC049
Scope and Contents

The bulk of the Gwynne Abbott Papers consist of poems written by Abbott, some of them published. Included are not only finished works, but early and annotated drafts. Also included are notes for ideas, submissions for publication, drafts of short stories and plays, and general correspondence. The documents cover the entirety of Abbott's life.

Dates: circa 1920-1984

Periwig Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC050
Scope and Contents The Periwig Club Collection documents the history of theatrical production at The Lawrenceville School. Included in this collection is a nearly complete run of playbills from Club productions, numerous annotated scripts, production notes, set and costume design notes, numerous posters, newspaper clippings of reviews, and documents pertaining to club administration. Though the entire history of the club is documented in some form within the collection, the bulk of the detailed information on...
Dates: 1885 - 2023

Collection of Thornton Wilder Materials

 Collection — Box 1: Series 2; Series 1; Series 3; Series 4
Identifier: DC045
Scope and Contents

The Thornton Wilder collection consists of material created by Wilder during his time at Lawrenceville and material about Wilder that was created posthumously. Notable documents include correspondence with Head Master Abbott, various school administrators, and the Wilder family, an article Wilder wrote about The Lawrenceville School, and pages from an Our Town manuscript that he donated to the school.

Dates: 1921 - 2012