Jacob Charash papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 520", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"520", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Jacob Charash papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1920-1949", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1920/1949"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".5 linear foot (1 box)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1920

date_inclusive_end

1949

origination

{"value"=>"Charash, Jacob, ca. 1880-1949", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Jacob (Jack) Charash (ca. 1880-1949) was a press agent, theatrical manager, dramatist, and translator of plays from Yiddish and German. He was co-founder and co-director of the Anglo-Jewish Theatre, a unit of the WPA Federal Theatre Project.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

arrangement

{"value"=>"Three series: I. Correspondence; II. Contracts and Agreements; III. Theatrical Papers"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection contains correspondence, contracts and agreements, and theatrical papers of Charash. Bulk of the correspondence, 1921-1949, consists of letters from various producers, actors and playwrights. Contracts and agreements are related to Charash's work as a press agent and literary collaborator. Theatrical papers include memoranda and clippings.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 50M57"}

{"date"=>"1950", "source"=>"Charash, Doris R", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Charash, Doris R, 1950"}

keydate

1920

prefercite

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

abstract

{"value"=>"Jacob (Jack) Charash (ca. 1880-1949) was a press agent, theatrical manager, dramatist, and translator of plays from Yiddish and German. He was co-founder and co-director of the Anglo-Jewish Theatre, a unit of the WPA Federal Theatre Project. Collection contains correspondence, contracts and agreements, and theatrical papers of Charash. Bulk of the correspondence, 1921-1949, consists of letters from various producers, actors and playwrights. Contracts and agreements are related to Charash's work as a press agent and literary collaborator. Theatrical papers include memoranda and clippings.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.5 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1920

date_end

1949

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