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Muncis, Jănis, 1886-1955. Jănis Muncis papers, 1925-1926 (MS Thr 305-305.4): Guide.Administrative Information*72M-92. Presented by Professor Albert H. Gilmer, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania; received: 1947 August 19. *73M-87-88. Gift of Mrs.Zuzanna Muncis, 1155 North Tamarind Avenue, Hollywood, California 90038; received: 1973 December 5. Preferred Citation for Publication:Jănis Muncis Papers, 1925-1926 (MS Thr 305-305.4). Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University. There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Return to the Table of Contents Muncis was a Latvian set designer who emigrated to Hollywood, California, in the late 1920s. Muncis returned to Latvia for the duration of World War II. His designs won the Grand Prix in the theatre section of the Decorative Arts Exposition, Paris, 1925. Return to the Table of Contents Contains 10 set designs by Muncis in watercolor and ink, including 6 designs painted on board for the 1925-1926 season at the Dailes Theatre, Riga, Latvia; typescript manuscripts with revisions of his plays: In the Shadow of Death, and The Shooting Star; notes; sketches; photographs; correspondence; and scrapbooks of photos and clippings. Return to the Table of Contents Organized into the following series: I. pfMS Thr 305: Designs for the Dailes TheatreII. pfMS Thr 305.1: Set designsIII. bMS Thr 305.2: Papers A. CompositionsB. Letters from Janis MuncisC. Letters to Janis Muncis.D. Letters and compositions by othersIV. fMS Thr 305.3-pfMS Thr 305.4: Scrapbooks Return to the Table of Contents |