Scope and Contents
The collection consists of material created by and relating to Lee Wilson Dodd, documenting his career as a playwright and author of fiction. The bulk of the collection consists of drafts and circulating versions of playscripts and other writings by Dodd (including a draft of a single novel, Mouse). Also included are two folders of correspondence, one folder of playbills, and one folder of photographic negatives.
Dates
- 1902-1934
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Box 8: (Cold storage)(Photographic negatives): Restricted fragile material. For further information consult the appropriate curator.
Conditions Governing Use
The Lee Wilson Dodd Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jack Crawford, 1952, and Alan Dodd, 1953.
Arrangement
Organized into two series: I. Writings, 1904-1934. II. Other Papers, 1902-1932.
Extent
2.51 Linear Feet ((7 boxes) + 1 cold storage item)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection consists of material created by and relating to Lee Wilson Dodd, documenting his career as a playwright and author of fiction. The bulk of the collection consists of drafts and circulating versions of playscripts and other writings by Dodd (including a draft of a single novel, Mouse). Also included are two folders of correspondence, one folder of playbills, and one folder of photographic negatives.
Lee Wilson Dodd
Lee Wilson Dodd (1879-1933), Yale College 1899, Law School 1902, American playwright and author of fiction.
Processing Information
Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, competing priorities, and whether or not further accruals are expected. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization, in 2013. Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from existing catalog cards. This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- American literature -- 20th century
- Authors -- United States -- 20th century
- Authors, American -- 20th Century
- Dodd, Lee Wilson, 1879-1933
- Dramatists -- United States -- 20th Century
- Dramatists, American -- 20th Century
- Negatives (photographic)
- Novelists -- United States -- 20th Century
- Novelists, American -- 20th Century
- Playbills
- Title
- Guide to the Lee Wilson Dodd Papers
- Author
- by Lisa Conathan
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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