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Maude Adams PapersA Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of CongressPrepared by Karen Linn Femia2009
Biographical NoteMaude Adams, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1872, was an American stage actress. Active in the years 1888-1916, she was a successful and high-paid performer known mostly for her role as Peter Pan. Adams headed the drama department at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, from 1937 to 1943. She died in Tannersville, New York, in 1953. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe papers of Maude Adams (1872-1953) span the years circa 1925-circa 1956. The entire collection is composed of writings by Maude Adams and a draft by Phyllis Robbins of her biography of Adams, Maude Adams: An Intimate Portrait, published in 1956. The writings of Adams include both published and typescript versions of magazine articles, a speech, a religious play, a book-length typescript and a pamphlet for teaching speech, and a proposal with scripts for a radio program with Homer Saint-Gaudens. Return to the Table of Contents Selected Search TermsPeople
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Return to the Table of Contents Arrangement of the PapersThis collection is arranged by type of material. Return to the Table of Contents Container ListWritingsBy Maude AdamsArticles"The One I Knew Least of All"Published copy, Ladies Home Journal, 1926Typescript, circa 1925 (2 folders)"'Thumbs Up' for Joy and Adventure," typescript and published copy from Ladies Home Journal, 1927, undatedBook draft, "The First Steps in Speaking Verse," with an anthology, undated (3 folders)Commencement address, Stephens College, Columbia, Mo., 1939Miscellany, undated"Pamphlet on English Speech and English Verse," circa 1947Play, life of Jesus Christ, undatedRadio program proposal, with Homer Saint-GaudensDescription and scripts, undatedNotes, undatedBy Phyllis Robbins, Maude Adams: An Intimate Portrait, typescript, circa 1956 (3 folders)Return to the Table of Contents |
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