Edmond Pauker papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 2354", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"2354", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Edmond Pauker papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1923-1959", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1923/1959"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"42 linear feet (44 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1923

date_inclusive_end

1959

origination

{"value"=>"Pauker, Edmond, ca. 1880-1962", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Edmond Pauker (ca. 1880-1962) was a Hungarian-born literary agent and play broker in New York who represented European, especially Hungarian, playwrights, as well as some American authors.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

arrangement

{"value"=>"Two series: Personal Papers; Business Papers"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of Pauker's personal and business papers. Personal papers contain correspondence, 1926-1959; legal and financial documents; telephone books and calendar notes; and papers of Honora and Yolan Pauker (Edmund Pauker's sister and his wife.) Business papers include correspondence, 1926-1959, of Edmond Pauker Inc.; correspondence, 1923-1946, with prominent authors, playwrights, movie studios, theatre organizations, and agents. Also, correspondence regarding plays and scripts, advertising, copyright, and related topics; legal and financial documents including cash books, ledgers and journals; writings by authors; printed matter, such as programs and playbills; and photographs of playwrights and play.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 59M108"}

{"date"=>"1959", "source"=>"Theatre Collection", "method"=>"Transfer", "value"=>"Transfer, Theatre Collection, 1959"}

relatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>Related collection includes the Edmond Pauker Papers; Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts</p>"}

langmaterial_code

hun

ger

eng

keydate

1923

langmaterial

{"value"=>"Some materials in Hungarian and German"}

prefercite

{"value"=>"Edmond Pauker papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Edmond Pauker (ca. 1880-1962) was a Hungarian-born literary agent and play broker in New York who represented European, especially Hungarian, playwrights, as well as some American authors. Collection consists of Pauker's personal and business papers. Personal papers contain correspondence, 1926-1959; legal and financial documents; telephone books and calendar notes; and papers of Honora and Yolan Pauker (Edmund Pauker's sister and his wife.) Business papers include correspondence, 1926-1959, of Edmond Pauker Inc.; correspondence, 1923-1946, with prominent authors, playwrights, movie studios, theatre organizations, and agents. Also, correspondence regarding plays and scripts, advertising, copyright, and related topics; legal and financial documents including cash books, ledgers and journals; writings by authors; printed matter, such as programs and playbills; and photographs of playwrights and play.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

42 linear feet (44 boxes)

date_start

1923

date_end

1959

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