James Gelb papers

id
3049
origination
Gelb, James, 1906-1985
date statement
1943-1976
key date
1943
identifier (local_mss)
21229
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Mss 1990-007
b-number
b11260272
total components
15
total series
2
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:39 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 20:29:27 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>".25 lin. ft. (1 box)"}
unitid
{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1990-007", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"21229", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1943-1976", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1943/1976"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"James Gelb papers"}
repository
{"value"=>"The <span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. <span class=\"subarea\">Billy Rose Theatre Division.</span></span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The collection consists primarily of correspondence to James Gelb. Most of the correspondence is from Harold Clurman."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>James Gelb Papers, *T-Mss 1990-007, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Gelb, James, 1906-1985", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>James Gelb, Broadway stage manager, was born in 1906. He began his career as a member of Eva LeGallienne's Civic Repertory Company in the 1930s and later worked with the Group Theater. He worked on most of the plays directed by Harold Clurman and for producers and directors such as Kermit Bloomgarden, Elia Kazan, and Robert Whitehead. He died October 16, 1985.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection includes correspondence, the bulk of which is from Harold Clurman. Other materials include a small amount of production materials.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The James Gelb papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21229#c290709'>Series I: Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1943-1976</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>11 folders</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21229#c290721'>Series II: Production Materials</a></div>\n<div class='series-extent'>2 folders</div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>The papers were received in 1989 from Dolores Deane Walker and Anthony J. Distini, Jr.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Rosalie Spar; machine-readable finding aid created by Mary Ellen Rogan.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>The collection was reprocessed with a new classmark in 2002. The old classmark was 8-MWEZ 28580.</p>"}
accessrestrict
{"value"=>"<p>Photocopying prohibited.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division.</p>"}
date_inclusive_start
1943
date_inclusive_end
1976
arrangement
{"value"=>"Alphabetical", "supress_display"=>true}
keydate
1943
date_start
1943
date_end
1976

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