- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2013-108", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22449", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20599798", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1911-1965", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1911/1965"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1911
- date_inclusive_end
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1965
- keydate
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1911
- date_start
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1911
- date_end
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1965
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"American Play Company records on Guy Bolton"}
- 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"=>"Guy Bolton (1884-1979) was a British-American playwright, librettist, and novelist. He wrote more than 50 plays and musicals, many of which were collaborations with P.G. Wodehouse and George and Ira Gershwin, including <span class=\"title\">Oh, Lady! Lady!</span>, <span class=\"title\">Oh, Boy!</span> <span class=\"title\">Oh, Kay!</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Anything Goes</span>. The American Play Company records on Guy Bolton date from 1911 to 1965 and contain correspondence, contracts, financial statements, and other legal papers that document the negotiation process and royalty agreements made for Bolton's compositions represented through the American Play Company."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>American Play Company records on Guy Bolton, *T-Mss 2013-108. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Bolton, Guy, 1884-1979", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Guy Bolton (1884-1979) was a British-American playwright, librettist, and novelist. He wrote more than 50 plays and musicals, many of which were collaborations with P.G. Wodehouse and George and Ira Gershwin, including <span class=\"title\">Oh, Lady! Lady!</span>, <span class=\"title\">Oh, Boy!</span> <span class=\"title\">Oh, Kay!</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Anything Goes</span>. The American Play Company was a New York City-based agency that negotiatied theatrical and film licensing for author and other rights holders from the 1890s through the 1960s. John Rumsey, and later Sheldon Abend, were Bolton's primary agents at the American Play Company.</p>"}
- custodhist
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{"value"=>"<p>Prior to the Library's acquisition, the records were held by Sheldon Abend of the American Play Company.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The American Play Company records on Guy Bolton date from 1911 to 1965 and contain correspondence, contracts, and other legal papers that document the negotiation processes and royalty agreements made for Bolton's compositions represented through the American Play Company. Correspondence is between Bolton and agents John Rumsey and Sheldon Abend, and discusses ongoing business with Bolton's properties. Financial statements list royalty payments made to Bolton. The bulk of the collection is arranged under negotiation files, with contracts, legal documents, and correspondence filed alphabetically by show, song, or production company title. Lists and a card index of Bolton's properties represented by American Play Company, which were used as internal reference documents, precede the alphabetical negotiation files. Separate files for Bolton's contract with Metro Goldwyn Mayer and the shows <span class=\"title\">R. A. F.</span> and <span class=\"title\">Theatre</span> follow.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged alphabetically by file type.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Guy Bolton, 1967.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Weatherly Stephan</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span></p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>This collection was previously known as the Guy Bolton papers and cataloged under the classmarks 8-MWEZ + n.c. 21,392 and 8-MWEZ + n.c. 21,393. During cataloging, the negotiations files were alphabetized, and correspondence and financial statements were arranged in partial chronological order. The current arrangement of the collection reflects this organization.</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>"}
- relatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"archref\">American Play Company records, *T-Mss 1966-002. Billy Rose Theatre Divison, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</span>"}
- dsc_type
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combined
- extent_statement
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.84 linear feet (2 boxes)