- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1982-001", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"21320", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Correspondence with Rod Bladel"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1980-1982", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1980/1982"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".1 lin. ft. (38 p.)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- date_inclusive_start
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1980
- date_inclusive_end
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1982
- origination
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{"value"=>"Drayton, Mary, 1905-1994", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Playwright Mary Drayton, born in Hope, Arkansas, turned to writing after a car accident ended her acting career. Her plays DEBUT (1956) and PLAYROOM (1965) were produced on Broadway. She also wrote SALT OF THE EARTH, BUILD ME A BRIDGE, DUCKS IN A ROW, and a novel, ALL OUR SECRETS.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection concerns the world premiere of DUCKS IN A ROW, performed at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pa. in 1981 as THREE LINKS OF CHAIN. It is primarily letters by Drayton to the play's director, Rod [Roderick] Bladel, discussing casting, script changes, the Allentown production, and efforts to get the play produced elsewhere. The collection also contains pre-rehearsal notes, sheet music, and programs.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"materials"=>"Papers", "source"=>"Bladel, Rod", "method"=>"gift", "extent"=>"38 o", "value"=>"Papers: gift, Bladel, Rod"}
- keydate
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1980
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Correspondence with Rod Bladel, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}
- extent_statement
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.1 linear feet (38 p.)
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Playwright Mary Drayton, born in Hope, Arkansas, turned to writing after a car accident ended her acting career. Her plays DEBUT (1956) and PLAYROOM (1965) were produced on Broadway. She also wrote SALT OF THE EARTH, BUILD ME A BRIDGE, DUCKS IN A ROW, and a novel, ALL OUR SECRETS. The collection concerns the world premiere of DUCKS IN A ROW, performed at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pa. in 1981 as THREE LINKS OF CHAIN. It is primarily letters by Drayton to the play's director, Rod [Roderick] Bladel, discussing casting, script changes, the Allentown production, and efforts to get the play produced elsewhere. The collection also contains pre-rehearsal notes, sheet music, and programs.", "generated"=>true}
- date_start
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1980
- date_end
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1982