Overview
Plays by American playwright Katharine Clugston as well as radio plays by other authors.
Dates
- Creation: 1931-1941
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Includes unsigned typewritten manuscript of Clugston's plays: Finished, and The head of the family, as well as two set designs by Spencer Davies in watercolor and pencil for The head of the family. Also includes mimeographed typescripts of the radio scripts: A matter of life an death by Leopold Atlas, The house that Jack didn't build by Alfred Kreymborg, Red-head baker by Albert Maltz, Supply and demand by Irwin Shaw, and an untitled play by Eleanor Troy Williams, among other items.
Biographical / Historical
Clugston (1892-1985) was an American playwright.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. Katharine Clugston material
- II. Radio plays by others
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
67M-48. Presented by Miss Katharine Clugston, Chebeague Island, Maine 04017; received: 1967 August.
- Title
- Clugston, Katharine, b. 1892. Katharine Clugston plays, 1931-1941: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01300
Repository Details
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