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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Thr 1855

The Georgie Minstrals, My Friend from India, Number 973, and The Mud Town Minstrels : typescripts

Overview

Four typescript plays by American dramatist, Henry A. Du Souchet.

Dates

  • Creation: 1900

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Extent

.08 linear feet (4 volumes in 1 folder)

Four dramas, My Friend from India definitely the work of H. A. Du Souchet and the other three matching in appearance. Three volumes have hand-made string bindings and one is stapled; all four have manuscript corrections.

Biographical / Historical

Henry A. Du Souchet was an American dramatist. Having worked in his youth as a telegraph operator and having been elected a justice of the peace in Prescott, Arizona, he acted in the first theater in Arizona and went on to manage and perform in theater and vaudeville.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

Physical Location

Harvard Depository

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2019MT-27. Purchased from Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents with funds from the Robert Gould Shaw Fund, 2018.

Processing Information

Processed by Melanie Wisner, 2018.

Title
Du Souchet, H. A. (Henry A.), 1852-1922. The Georgie minstrals, My friend from India, Number 973, and The mud town minstrels : typescripts, circa 1900.
Status
completed
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard University
Date
2018 October 2
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou03024

Repository Details

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