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Miscellaneous Scripts Collection

 Collection
Call Number: DRA 38

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of scripts written for the stage, screen, and television. It includes scripts from the “American Playhouse” PBS television series and the Federal Theatre Project.

Dates

  • 1938-2002
  • Majority of material found within 1978 - 1986

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been transferred to Yale University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The individual scripts were housed in the former Drama Library until their transfer to the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library in 2008.

Arrangement

Organized into three series: I. Plays. II. Screenplays. III. Teleplays.

Arranged alphabetically by title within each series or subseries. More detailed inventory of contents available in repository.

Extent

3.75 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

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

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/arts.dra.0038

Overview

This collection consists of scripts written for the stage, screen, and television. It includes scripts from the “American Playhouse” PBS television series and the Federal Theatre Project.
Title
Guide to the Miscellaneous Scripts Collection
Author
Compiled by Arts Library Special Collections Staff
Date
January 2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Arts Library Special Collections
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New Haven CT 06511
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