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Martha Lavey (1957-2017) Papers, 1988-2017

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Identifier: 31/6/238
Abstract The Martha Lavey Papers fills five boxes and spans the years 1988-2017. Materials held in standard-sized boxes are arranged in alphabetical order, with materials of the same topic grouped together chronologically. For example, correspondence, photographs, and items related to Lavey’s studies at Northwestern University are listed together and in chronological order. Oversized photographs and artifacts are held in two oversized boxes and contain photographs from Steppenwolf Theatre Company...
Dates: 1988-2017
Found in: Northwestern University Archives

Hesketh Pearson Collection

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Identifier: MS129
Abstract

Edward Hesketh Gibbons Pearson (20 February 1887 – 9 April 1964) was a British actor, theatre director and writer. This collection of manuscripts consists of the holograph notebooks he kept for several of his biographies as well as some miscellaneous research notebooks.

Dates: 1940-1960s
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections

David Shepherd (1924-2018) Papers

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Identifier: MS199
Abstract

The David Shepherd (1924-2018) Papers consists of 36 boxes and 24.1 gigabytes of born-digital files containing materials related to his work in improvisational theater.

Dates: 1934 - 2019
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections

Konstantin Stanislavsky Correspondence

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Identifier: MS179
Abstract

Konstantin Sergeevich Stanislavskii (né Alexeev), one of the central figures in 20th Century theatre, was an actor, director, producer and theorist of acting. The archive is comprised of ~65 handwritten letters from Stanislavskii to Elizabeth Hapgood, 6 telegrams and 3 typed letters.

Dates: 1928 - 1936
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections

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