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Lee Wilson Dodd papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 695

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

Language

English

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)

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.doddlw

Overview

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.
Title
Guide to the Lee Wilson Dodd Papers
Author
by Lisa Conathan
Date
2013
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

Contact:
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