Overview
Preliminary box list only for professional papers of American press agent Max Eisen.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-1997
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Most of this collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Conditions Governing Use
Special equipment or surrogate required; consult Houghton staff (boxes 1-2).
Extent
44 linear feet (45 boxes)24.5 Gigabytes
Collection chiefly of files for Broadway productions Eisen represented, as well as material from professional associations and particular theaters. Includes correspondence, photographs, clippings, periodicals, audiovisual material, playbills, and printed books and other printed material.
Biographical / Historical
Max Eisen (1918-2009) was a Broadway press agent.
Arrangement
Arrangement is a rough box list only and materials are not fully cataloged. Readers should note that when fully processed, the order of materials may change.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository, pf
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2010MT-2. Gift of Lee Kittay; received: 2010 August 13.
Separated Materials
The Max Eisen Jewish Theater Collection is held by the Judaica Division of Widener Library, Harvard University.
General note
Most of this collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. See access restrictions below for additional information.
Processing Information
Accessioned by: Melanie Wisner.
- Title
- Eisen, Max. Max Eisen papers, circa 1949-1997: PRELIMINARY BOX LIST.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02241
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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