Contents

Collection Summary

Biographical Note

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement of the Peggy Clark Papers

Selected Search Terms

Project Files, 1932-1982

Writings, 1928-1976

Organizational Materials, 1935-1985

Correspondence, 1920-1985

Photographs, 1915-1970s

Drawings, 1900s-1969

Scrapbooks, 1933-1940

Biographical Materials, 1880-1997

Miscellany, 1976

Peggy Clark Papers

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2012

Biographical Note

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Scope and Content Note

The Peggy Clark Papers span the period 1880-1997 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1936-1970. Contents include light plots, scenic renderings, blueprints, correspondence, published and unpublished writings, programs, photographs, posters, scripts, scrapbooks, clippings, notes, audio cassettes, and memorabilia.

The Project Files series forms an all-encompassing assemblage of materials that chronicles Clark's career as an amateur and professional designer of theatrical lighting, scenery, and costume. It is subdivided into four subseries. The first, "Stage Productions" contains an alphabetical and dated list of Broadway musicals, plays, revues, and dance recitals. Materials for each title are thematically arranged (lighting, contracts, props, etc.) within storage containers to mirror the organization of Clark's original production notebooks. These can and often do include oversized lighting plots, scenic renderings, posters, and costume sketches. Many also contain setting and costume fabric swatches, photographic negatives, and delicate drawings and sketches in a variety of artistic mediums: pencil, ink, charcoal, acrylic, and watercolor. The types and quantities of materials available for a given title varies considerably depending on Clark's degree of involvement with that production.

Lighting and setting materials represent the most voluminous components of the notebooks. These consist principally of rolled plots and diazotype reproductions, blueprints, cue sheets, sketches, equipment specifications, and notes. Clark's close working relationship with set designer Oliver Smith is clearly evident in these materials, many of which feature holograph drawings in Smith's hand or Clark's drawings of prominent Smith designs. Correspondence included under the titled productions represents only those documents originally found with the production notebooks. Researchers are encouraged to examine the general Correspondence series for additional correspondence of possible relevance. Individual titles may also include any of the following: clippings, contracts, black and white or color photographs, general production notes (schedules, expenses, etc.), programs and invitations, and annotated and unannotated scripts.

The "Industrial Productions" subseries consists almost exclusively of lighting projects done for private American manufacturers, special interest groups, or the U.S. government. Materials are arranged by corporate name and mirror the internal structure of the stage production files. Of particular interest are Clark's files for the Weirton Steel Co. Labor Day pageants from 1942-1944, a series of festivals celebrating the achievements of the American home front and the armed forces. "Theater Specifications" is a subseries of individual and composite drawings of prominent performing arts venues throughout the United States. The "Miscellaneous Projects" subseries rounds up an assortment of relatively small-scale lighting and design projects from various points in Clark's career. Highlights include materials for the Stage Door Canteen radio show and the opening of the Tomb of the Unknown in Washington, D.C.

The Writings series is comprised of over thirty typescript articles, plays, journals, scenarios, illustrated works, a novel, and other literary pieces that document Clark's professional and private interests in the theater. The most substantial of her unpublished personal works are the novel Midwife to a Turkey (1939) and her tirelessly re-worked musical Over the Fence (1964). Dodo's Dream Boat (1965) and Gremlins on the Home Front (1944) are exercises in illustration and political activism respectively, while The Summer I Smelled Paris (1958) provides a somewhat surreal example of her unique narrative style.

The Correspondence series contains chronologically arranged letters to and from family members, friends, and colleagues. Eleanor Linton Clark, Lloyd R. Kelley, and friend Vicky Glaser are frequent correspondents. Many of these letters, by virtue of the recipient's personal interests, contain references to current theatrical productions and upcoming tours. Peggy Clark's life-long fondness for her summers at Woods Hole, Mass. permeates much of this writing and contextualizes the longer literary works, paintings, and photographs that exhibit similar themes. The series also contains scattered correspondence from Oliver Smith, Edwin Lester, and other prominent figures in American theater.

The Organizational Materials series consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, promotional materials, and other content related to Clark's associations with professional technical theater organizations, most notably the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, and United Scenic Artists.

The remaining series form a veritable collage of Clark's personal and professional life. The Photographs series contains a chronological run of portraits, as well as images of the Clark family and its beloved French bulldogs. The Drawings series contains an eclectic mix of Clark's non-theatrical drawings, including sketches and paintings created mainly for graduate school assignments. In addition, there are childhood drawings, sketchbooks of Woods Hole scenery, and a humorous series of original Christmas cards. Scrapbooks in the collection consist of several bound volumes of photographs, clippings, programs, and memorabilia related to events at Smith College. A small series of Biographical Materials contains resumés and clippings about Clark and her professional activities, as well as documents related to family history. The final Miscellany series contains an assortment of union stamps and other items associated with theater production.

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Selected Search Terms

People

• Clark, E. L. (Eleanor Linton), 1888- --Correspondence.
• Clark, Peggy, 1915-1996--Archives.
• Clark, Peggy, 1915-1996--Correspondence.
• Clark, Peggy, 1915-1996--Photographs.
• Clark, Peggy, 1915-1996.
• Clark, Peggy, 1915-1996.
• Kelley, Lloyd R.--Correspondence.
• Lester, Edwin--Correspondence.
• Smith, Oliver Lemuel, 1918-1994--Correspondence.
• Smith, Oliver Lemuel, 1918-1994.

Organizations

• Smith College.
• United Scenic Artists. Local USA 829.
• United Scenic Artists. Local USA 829.
• United States Institute for Theatre Technology.
• United States Institute for Theatre Technology.

Subjects

• Centers for the performing arts--United States.
• Costume design.
• Musical theater--United States.
• Revues--United States.
• Set designers--United States.
• Stage lighting designers--United States.
• Stage lighting--Drawings.
• Stage lighting.
• Theater--United States.
• Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery--United States.

Form/Genre

• Articles.
• Awards.
• Blueprints (Reprographic copies)
• Clippings (Information artifacts)
• Contracts.
• Correspondence.
• Drawings (Visual works)
• Financial records.
• Minutes.
• Photographic prints.
• Posters.
• Programs (Documents)
• Promotional materials.
• Renderings (Drawings).
• Scrapbooks.
• Scripts (Documents)
• Sketches.

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Arrangement of the Peggy Clark Papers

The Peggy Clark Papers are arranged in nine series:

• Project Files, 1932-1982
• Writings, 1928-1976
• Organizational Materials, 1935-1985
• Correspondence, 1920-1985
• Photographs, 1915-1970s
• Drawings, 1900s-1969
• Scrapbooks, 1933-1940
• Biographical Materials, 1880-1997
• Miscellany, 1976

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Container List

Project Files, 1932-1982

Technical and artistic drawings, notes, correspondence, photographs, programs, and other materials related to theatrical projects, most of which involved some element of lighting, scenic, and/or costume design by Clark. The term "production notebook" denotes materials formerly arranged in three-ring binders by production title. These notebooks may include any of the following materials: correspondence, programs, clippings, photographs, scripts, fabric samples, cue sheets, lighting plots, scenic renderings, blueprints, production notes, contracts, financial documents, among others.

"Oversize (rolled)" indicates the presence of larger technical drawings, usually blueprints, diazotypes, or renderings on tracing paper. "Oversize (flat)" often denotes the presence of scenic or costume renderings, but it may also represent other items that have been unfolded or re-housed in such a way that requires flat storage. Researchers are encouraged to examine the production notebooks first before seeking oversize materials, as folded reproductions of technical drawings are often contained within them. Certain types of photographic negatives and slides are restricted due to their unique format considerations. These may be made available only with prior joint approval from the Music Division and Preservation Directorate.

Organized into four subseries: Stage Productions, Industrial Productions, Theater Specifications, and Miscellaneous Projects. Arranged alphabetically within by project title or name of organization.

Stage Productions, 1936-1982

1491 (1969)

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Actors Equity Anniversary Show (1963)

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Agnes de Mille Dance Theater (1953)

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Ah, wilderness (1959)

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Alfred the Average see That's the ticket

All you need is one good break (1950)

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Along Fifth Avenue (1948)

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The amazing Adele (1955-1956)

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America, be seated (1964)

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Annie get your gun (1957)

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Annie get your gun (1957 or 1958)

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Annie get your gun (1958)

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ANTA album (1949-1951)

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Arabian nights (1967)

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Around the world in 80 days (1963-1964)

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At home with Ethel Waters (1953)

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Auntie Mame (1956-1957)

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Babes in Toyland (1978-1981)

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Backlash (undated)

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Bajour (1964)

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The ballad of Baby Doc (1958)

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Ballet Theatre (1949-1951)

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Ballet Theatre (1952)

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Ballet Theatre: Fall river legend (1949)

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Ballet Theatre: On stage (1945)

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Ballroom (1979)

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Barrabas (1971)

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The barber of Seville (1940)

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Barefoot at Canossa (1950)

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Beggar's holiday (1946-1947)

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Bells are ringing (1956)

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Ben Franklin in Paris (1964)

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The best laid plans (1966)

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Bill Baird's Alice in Wonderland (1975)

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Bill Baird's Bandwagon (1973)

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Bill Baird's Once upon a dragon (1977)

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Bill Baird's The people is the thing (1967)

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Bill Baird's Pinocchio (1973)

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Bill Baird's The whistling wizard (1973)

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Bill Baird's Winnie the Pooh (1974)

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Billion dollar baby (1945)

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Billion dollar baby (1951)

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Billy Barnes revue (1959)

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Bless you all (1950)

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Bon voyage (undated)

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Bonanza bound (1947)

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Bonaventure / The high ground (1950)(1951)

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Le bourgeois gentilhomme (1937, Yale)

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Brigadoon (1946-1947)

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Brigadoon (1948)

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Brigadoon (1954)

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Brigadoon (1957)

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Brigadoon (1963-1964)

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Brigadoon (1967)

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Brigadoon (undated)

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Bull fight (1954)

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The burning glass (1954)

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Bye bye Birdie (1960-1961)

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Candide (1971)

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The Canterbury tales (1980)

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The cardinal (1936, Yale)

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The carefree heart (1957)

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Carnival in Flanders (1953)

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Carousel (1953-1954)

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Carousel (1957)

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Carousel (1958)

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Carousel (1963)

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Carousel (1973)

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Carousel (undated)

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Cheri (1959)

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A Christmas carol (1979)

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City Center Gala Showcase (1963)

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Cleopatra (undated)

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Commedia dell arte (1937, Yale)

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The common man (undated)

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Connecticut Yankee (1943)

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Copacobana (1950)

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Coronation (1937, Yale)

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Counterattack (1943)

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The country girl (1966)

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Courtin' time (undated)

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The criminals (undated)

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The crucible (1969)

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The cry of the peacock (1950)

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Curtain going up (1952)

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Daniel Nagrin / Donald McKayle recital (1951)

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Dark of the moon (1945)

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Darling of the day see Married alive / Darling of the day

Davy Jones' locker (1976)

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The desert song (1980-1981)

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Destry rides again (1959)

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Devils galore (1945)

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A distant bell (1959)

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The divine comedy (1938, Yale)

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Dumas and son (1967)

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Eugenia (1957)

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The eye of the needle (1955)

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Finian's rainbow (1967)

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Flight into China (1939)

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The flower drum song (1958)

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The fortune teller (1980)

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Gabrielle (1941)

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Gentlemen prefer blondes (1949-1951)

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Gift of gold (1936, Yale)

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The girl from Wyoming (1938)

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The girl who came to supper (1963)

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The glass menagerie (1956)

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Glorious morning (1938)

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God give us Gertrude (1938, Yale)

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Goodbye Charlie (1959)

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The Grand Duchess of Geralstein (1978)

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The great big doorstep (1942)

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The great conspiracy against Russia (1946)

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The great waltz (1965)

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Green Mansion Theatre (1938)

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Guys and dolls (1958)

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Guys and dolls (1961)

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Guys and dolls (1965-1966)

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H. B. Playrights Foundation (1968)

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The haunted house (1938, Yale)

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Here come the clowns (1938, Yale)

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High button shoes (1947-1948)

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The high ground see Bonaventure / The high ground

HMS Pinafore (1979)

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HMS Pinafore (1982)

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The honourable historie of Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay (1937, Yale)

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Hotel Passionato (undated)

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How the other half loves (1971)

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How to succeed in business without really trying (1962)

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How to succeed in business without really trying (1966)

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I'd rather be right (undated)

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The immortal husband (1955)

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In the Summer house (1953)

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Innocent voyage (1943)

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International Festival of Dance (1957)

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An international incident (1940)

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Its all yours (1942)

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Je t'aime, Jessica (undated)

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Jimmy (1969)

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Johnny Johnson (1941)

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Jollyanna (1952)

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The juniper tree (1968)

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Juno (1959)

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The king and I (1963)

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The king and I (1972)

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King Lear (1950)

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Kismet (1953-1955)

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Kismet (1962)

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Kiss me, Kate (1955)

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Kiss me, Kate (1964)

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Kiss me, Kate (1965)

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Kiss me, Kate (undated)

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Laffing room only (1944)

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Lamp at midnight (1947)

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Last of the red hot lovers (1969)

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Last of the red hot lovers (1970)

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Legend (undated)

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Look, Ma, I'm dancin'! (1948)

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Love in parentheses (1937, Yale)

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Love life (1948)

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Love on leave (1944)

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Maggie (1953)

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Mardi Gras (1966)

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Married alive / Darling of the Day (1967)(1967-1968)

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Martha (1961)

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Mary, Mary (1961-1962)

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The master builder (1938, Yale)

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Medea (1947)

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The medium (1946)

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The members of the wedding (1976)

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The merry widow (1957)

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The merry widow (1961)

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The merry widow (1976)

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The merry widow (1980)

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The merry widow (1982)

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The merry widow (undated)

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Mexican hayride (1943)

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Misalliance (undated)

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Miscellany, 1930s-1970s

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Miss Liberty (1949)

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Mlle. Modeste (1978)

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The most happy hella (1966)

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Mousetrap (1976)

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Mr. Wonderful (1956)

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Musical chairs (1980)

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Musical Theatre Cavalcade (1970)

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My fair lady (1956)

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My fair lady (1961)

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My fair lady (1962)

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My fair lady (1966)

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My fair lady (1969)

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Natural affection (undated)

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Naughty Marietta (undated)

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New faces of 1956 (1956)

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New Jersey Theatre Festival (1939)

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New York City Center Showcase (1957)

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New York City Center Showcase (1958)

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A night in Venice (1982)

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No time for sergeants (1955)

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Nude with violin (1957)

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The nutcracker (1966-1967)

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Of thee I sing (1952)

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Oh glorious tintinnabulation (undated)

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Oklahoma (1958)

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Oklahoma (1959)

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Oklahoma (1963)

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Oklahoma (1965)

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On the town (1944-1945)

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On your toes (1954)

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The ordeal of Richard Feverel (1937, Yale)

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Paint your wagon (1951)

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The pajama game (1957)

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Pal Joey (1951-1952)

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Pal Joey (1961)

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Pal Joey (1963)

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Paradise bazaar (undated)

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Paradise Island (1961-1962)

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The passion of Dracula (1980)

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Patience (undated)

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Peer Gynt (undated, Yale)

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Penelope (1942)

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The Penzance Players (1936-1937)

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Peter and the wolf (1969)

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Peter Pan (1954)

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Peter Pan (1955)

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The pirates of Penzance (1979)

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Plain and fancy (1954-1955)

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A play in three acts (undated)

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Poor Richard (1964)

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The potting shed (1957)

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Queen Anne (1937, Yale)

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Ramshackle inn (1943)

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The rape of Lucretia (1948)

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The red mill (1981)

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Richard III (1935, Yale)

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The righteous are bold (1955)

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River journal (1975)

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Romulus (1962)

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Rosalinda (1956)

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Rosalinda (1968)

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The rose tattoo (1966)

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Sadko (1938)

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Sail away (1961)

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Say, darling (1958)

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The seagull (undated)

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The second Mrs. Tanqueray (1950)

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The sergeant was a lady (undated)

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She stoops to conquer (1960)

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Show boat (1967)

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Showgirl (1961)

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The silk purse (undated)

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The skin of our teeth (1975)

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So this is Brooklyn (undated)

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The song of Norway (1952)

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The song of Norway (1962)

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The song of Norway (1952 or 1962)

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The sound of music (1967)

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The sound of music (1970-1971)

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The sound of music (undated)

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South Pacific (1957)

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South Pacific (1961)

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South Pacific (1965)

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South Pacific (1968-1969)

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Souvenirs (undated)

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St. Louis woman (undated)

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Stage for action (1944)

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The student prince (1966)

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The student prince (1976-1977)

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Susannah (1958)

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Tamiris-Nagrin Dance Company (1960)

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Taste of honey (1960)

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The tender land (1954)

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That's the ticket (1948)

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The three penny opera (1954)

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Three times the Chinatree (undated)

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Tickets please (1950)

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The time of the Barracudas (1963)

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Topaze (1947)

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Touch and go (1949)

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A tree grows in Brooklyn (1950)

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The trial of Euripedes (1935, Yale)

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The trip to bountiful (1953)

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The twilight bar (1946)

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Uncle Harry (1937-1938)

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Uncle Harry (1942)

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Under the yum-yum tree (1960)

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The unsinkable Molly Brown (1960)

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Utopia Limited (1937, Yale)

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Utopia Limited (1977)

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La vide breve / El amor brujo (1957)

Production notebook

The Vikings at Helgeland (1937)

Production notebook

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A voice from another season (1969)

Production notebook

Color photographs

Walk into my parlor (1942)

Production notebook

Where's Charley? (1966)

Production notebook

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Will success spoil Rock Hunter? (1955)

Production notebook

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Poster

Wonderful town (1953)

Production notebook

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Posters

Negatives [RESTRICTED]

Wonderful town (1958)

Production notebook

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Wonderful town (1963)

Production notebook

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Wonderful town (1967)

Production notebook

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Wonderful town (undated)

Production notebook

Wurthering heights (1939)

Production notebook

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Ziegfeld follies of 1956 (1956)

Production notebook

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Color slides [RESTRICTED]

Unidentified

Production notebook materials

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Color photographs

Industrial Productions, 1942-1963

American Federation of Labor Women’s International Exposition of Arts and Industry (1942)

Production notebook

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American Federation of Labor Women’s International Exposition of Arts and Industry (1943)

Production notebook

Crosley show (1951)

Production notebook

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Defense industries on parade (1941)

Production notebook

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Fashion show (1948)

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General Motors motorama (1958)

Production notebook

The mighty voice of Chevrolet (1963)

Production notebook

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Color photographs

Miss America pageant (1954)

Production notebook

Negatives [RESTRICTED]

Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. 100th anniversary (1941)

Production notebook

Oldsmobile show (1956)

Production notebook

Philadelphia fashion show (1950)

Production notebook

Singer press party (1951)

Production notebook

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Weirton Steel Co. Labor Day pageant (1942)

Production notebook

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Negatives

Weirton Steel Co. Labor Day pageant (1943)

Production notebook

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Negatives [RESTRICTED]

Weirton Steel Co. Labor Day pageant (1944)

Production notebook

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Negatives [RESTRICTED]

Glass slides [RESTRICTED]

Unidentified

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Theater Specifications, 1932-1975

44th St. Theatre, New York (1944)

Folded floor plan

Anta Theatre, New York (undated)

Folded floor plan

Central Park Summer Theatre, New York (1956)

Folded floor plan

Colgate Theatre (1970)

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Composite drawing (undated)

Folded floor plan

Composite drawing (1956)

Folded floor plan

Composite drawing (undated)

Oversize floor plan (rolled)

Composite drawing (undated)

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Composite drawing (undated)

Folded floor plan

Composite drawing (undated)

Oversize floor plan (rolled)

Curran Theatre, San Francisco (1957-1963)

Folded floor plan

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John F. Kennedy Center (1968-1971)

Folded floor plan

Oversize floor plan (rolled)

Los Angeles Music Center Memorial Pavilion (undated)

Folded floor plan

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York (undated)

Folded floor plan

Majestic Theatre, New York (1932)

Folded floor plan

Metropolitan Opera House, New York (undated)

Folded floor plan

Miscellany

Folded floor plans and other materials

Pace University (1975)

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Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles? (undated)

Folded floor plan

Shubert Theatre, Boston (1964)

Folded floor plan

Shubert Theatre, Cincinnati (undated)

Folded floor plan

Schubert Theatre, New Haven (undated)

Folded floor plan

St. James Theatre, New York (undated)

Folded floor plan

Waldorf-Astoria ballroom stage, New York (1936)

Folded floor plan

Yale University experimental stage (undated)

Folded floor plan

Zellerbach Theatre (1972)

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Miscellaneous Projects, 1936-1977

Boy with a drum (1946)

Project notebook

Carolina Theatre lighting proposal (1977)

Project notebook

Dance recital lighting (circa 1968)

Project notebook

The doorway (undated)

Project notebook

Eddie Fisher at the Wintergarden (1962)

Project notebook

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Festival Theatre project (1938-1940)

Project notebook

La Guinguele Restaurant (undated)

Project notebook

It's up to you (1943)

Project notebook

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Medieval pageant wagon (1936, Yale)

Project notebook

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Name the book please (undated)

Project notebook

Paul Anka at the URIS (1975)

Project notebook

Peacock Inn dance floor designs (1955)

Folded floor plans

Stage Door Canteen (1942-1944)

Project notebook

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Story to order (1940)

Project notebook

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Tomb of the unknown (1968-1969)

Project notebook

Color photographs

Watercolors of Brooklyn Heights art exhibition (1968)

Color photographs

Woods Hole art exhibition (1972)

Project notebook

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Color slides and photographs

YMCA youth united (1943)

Project notebook

Writings, 1928-1976

Articles, journals, plays, scenarios, illustration projects, a novel, and other literary works.

Organized in two subseries: Professional and Personal. Arranged alphabetically by title therein.

Professional, 1938-1976

"Coordination of the visual elements of play production" (1938)

"Dance tour lighting" (1978)

"Lighting for the theatre" (undated)

"Training the lighting designer" (1976)

"Why we need lighting designers in the theatre" (1950)

Personal, 1928-1959

Children's book illustrations (1945)

Cinderella's big moment (1935)

Civilians and sirens (undated)

Come about (1940)

Cottage City (1959)

Diary (1932)

Dishonesty leads to its own ruin (1943)

Dodo's dream boat (1965)

Dreams in the dust (1940)

Each to his own (1934)

Falmoth Enterprise articles (1935-1936)

Fool's fortunes (undated)

Gremlins on the Homefront (1944)

A guest in the house (undated)

In our midst (1943)

Its own reward (undated)

Jack and the beanstalk (undated)

Journals (1928-1939)

The marionette show (undated)

Midwife to a turkey (1939)

Miscellany (undated)

Over the fence (1964)

Penelope (1940)

Sergeants (undated)

Sing with the sparrows (undated)

Story to order (1940)

Such sweet sorrow (1940)

The summer I smelled Paris (1958)

Tales out of school (1950)

Thumbs up (1935)

Tis of thee (1941)

Too little and too late (1943)

Woods Hole oceanography (1952-1953)

Organizational Materials, 1935-1985

Correspondence, notes, meeting minutes, promotional materials, technical drawings, photographs, and other materials. Includes lighting design exam materials prepared by Clark for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology between 1975 and 1980.

Arranged alphabetically by name of organization.

Designers Amalgamated, 1940-1941

General materials

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Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Association (LACLOA), 1965-1974

General materials

Smith College Alumni Association, 1935, 1959-1985

General materials

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Stage Door Canteen Executive Committee, 1945

General materials

United Scenic Artists, 1944, 1953-1963, 1977-1980

General materials

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Color photographs

Color slides [RESTRICTED]

Negatives [RESTRICTED]

United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), 1975-1980

General materials

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Correspondence, 1920-1985

Chiefly personal letters to Clark from friends and family members.

Arranged chronologically by year.

1920-1947

1948-1985 and undated

Photographs, 1915-1970s

Portraits, snapshots, slides, negatives and albums, mostly unrelated to theatrical productions. Includes images of the Clark and Kelley families.

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

P. Clark, alone, 1915, 1941-1972 and undated

Black and white photographs

P. Clark, with others, 1930s-1970s

Black and white photographs

Color photographs

Clark family, 1950s and undated

Black and white photographs

Lloyd R. Kelley, 1940s-1950s and undated

Black and white photographs

Photograph album

Color photographs

Miscellany, 1940s-1960s and undated

Black and white photographs

Color slides [RESTRICTED]

Negatives [RESTRICTED]

Drawings, 1900s-1969

Miscellaneous sketches and paintings unrelated to Clark's theatrical projects. Most are graduate school assignments or unidentified illustrations. Includes several boxes of humorous Christmas cards that Clark designed annually between 1930 and 1969.

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Christmas card designs, 1930-1969

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Miscellany, circa 1900s-1940s

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Scrapbooks, 1933-1940

Several bound volumes of clippings and photographs from Clark's years at Smith College. Contents are related to organizational activities and theatrical projects.

Arranged chronologically by year.

Smith College, 1933-1936

Smith College, 1934

Biographical Materials, 1880-1997

Educational certificates and awards, resumés, datebooks, legal and financial documents, family heirlooms, and other materials.

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Awards and diplomas, 1938-1973

Clark family, 1880-1973 and undated

Clippings, 1943-1968, 1997

Datebooks, 1942-1958

Death of Lloyd R. Kelley, 1971-1972

Eleanor Linton Clark journal, 1915-1925

Estate of Eleanor Linton Clark, 1971-1975

Estate of Lloyd R. Kelley, 1970-1974

Legal documents, 1960

Lloyd R. Kelley, 1959

Membership cards, 1938-1989

Miscellany, 1935, 1944, 1953-1954, 1960, 1979, 1997 and undated

Resumés and credits, 1946-1954 and undated

Tax returns, 1941-1963

Thursday Night Young People's Group speech, 1940

Travel journal, circa 1930

Yale University commencement program, 1938

Miscellany, 1976

Annotated books on theatrical lighting, realia, and a poster from puppeteer Bill Baird.

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Bill Baird's Early Puppets, UCLA, 1976 Poster

Books on theatrical lighting

Realia