- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2014-121", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22581", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20525638", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"circa 1937-1961", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1937/1961"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1937
- date_inclusive_end
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1961
- keydate
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1937
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"William Gaxton papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".84 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"William Gaxton (1893-1963) was a writer and performer in vaudeville and musical comedy. His papers date from about 1937 to 1961, and consist primarily of scripts that he wrote or performed, including scripts for stage comedies, musicals, and radio and television sketches. Many of the sketches are for Gaxton and his long-time comedy partner, Victor Moore. The collection contains multiple versions of <span class=\"title\">They Do or They Don't</span>, a musical comedy that Gaxton co-wrote with Wallace Sullivan; and a script, synopses, and a fundraising letter for <span class=\"title\">If I Were Queen</span>, a musical comedy with a book by Gaxton and Polan Banks and lyrics by Ogden Nash. There are scripts and other materials related to a proposed television program called <span class=\"title\">The Liars' Club</span>, an audience-participation show that Gaxton developed in the 1950s. Other scripts include <span class=\"title\">And No Birds Sing</span>, <span class=\"title\">Paradise Island</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The Big Shot</span>. The collection includes some lyrics, monologues, and a small number of letters to Gaxton about his performances and writings."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>William Gaxton papers, *T-Mss 2014-121. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Gaxton, William", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Unknown.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Fluker</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span></p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}
- dsc_type
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combined
- extent_statement
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.84 linear feet (2 boxes)
- date_start
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1937
- date_end
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1961