Draper, Ruth, 1884-1956
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1884-12-02 - 1956-12-30
Biography
Ruth Draper (1884-1956), American actress and dramatist
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Alsop family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 34
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, legal papers, diaries, estate records, account books, notebooks, deeds, and miscellanea of the Alsop family of Middletown, Connecticut. Several generations of family members are represented in the papers including: Joseph Wright Alsop (1772-1844), Joseph Wright Alsop (1804-1878), Joseph Wright Alsop (1838-1891), Joseph Wright Alsop (1876-1953), Mary Alsop Oliver Alsop (1815-1893), Richard Alsop (1726-1776), Richard Alsop (1789-1842), Charles Richard...
Dates:
1734-1986
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Alsop family papers
William Adams Delano papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 178
Abstract:
The papers consist almost entirely of social and professional correspondence. They also include an unpublished autobiography, The Reminiscences of William Adams Delano; printed matter; and a drawing made for the 46th anniversary of The Record. Much of the personal correspondence concerns Delano's membership in various New York clubs and his classmates in the Yale College class of 1895. His professional correspondence relates in part to important commissions, among them his work on the White...
Dates:
1902-1960, bulk 1939-1960
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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William Adams Delano papers
Muriel Draper Papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 49
Abstract:
The Muriel Draper Papers document the personal life and artistic and political interests of Muriel Draper. Major correspondents include George Antheil, Samuel Courtauld, Paul Draper, Max Ewing, Lincoln Kirstein, Walter Lowenfels, and Mark Tobey. The collection also contains manuscripts of many of Draper's writings, including the largely unpublished America Deserta, and records of her activities as a member of the Congress of American Women, the League of American Writers, and similar...
Dates:
1881-1977, bulk 1925-1950
Mary Cadwalader Jones correspondence
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 409
Abstract:
The Mary Cadwalader Jones Correspondence contains letters from various individuals, including notable writers, poets, politicians, and artists, including Edith Wharton, Grover Cleveland, Ruth Draper, Edgar Lee Masters, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Nikola Tesla, and H.G. Wells.
Dates:
1876-1934
Letter : to Mr. Whitridge, 1936 Mar 18
Part of Collection — Box 16: [Barcode: 39002137170255], Folder: GROUP 317, F-1
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
TLS to the Master of Calhoun College at Yale, donating works by Lauro de Bosis to the College Library.
Dates:
1936 Mar 18
Thornton Wilder papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 108
Abstract:
The collection consists chiefly of correspondence with family, friends, and literary colleagues; and writings, accompanied by related material. There are smaller amounts of personal papers, printed material, photographs, memorabilia, and audio recordings. The material documents Wilder's life and work, in particular his career as a successful novelist and playwright.Series I, Correspondence, consists of four subseries: Family Correspondence; General Correspondence; First Name Only and...
Dates:
1892-1991, bulk 1935-1975
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