- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2004-016", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22774", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20599831", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1909-1999", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1909/1999"}
{"value"=>"1920-1927", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1920/1927"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1909
- date_inclusive_end
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1999
- keydate
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1909
- date_start
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1909
- date_end
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1999
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Sheldon Viele papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".97 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3 boxes, 1 volume", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Sheldon Knickerbocker Viele (1892-1934) was a scenic and costume designer who worked on Broadway throughout the 1920s. The Sheldon Viele papers date from 1909 to 1999 (bulk dates: 1920-1927) and include programs and clippings from productions designed by Viele, as well as research files compiled by his son Chase Viele on original stage designs for <span class=\"title\">The Show-Off</span>."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Sheldon Viele papers, *T-Mss 2004-016. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Viele, Sheldon K.", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Sheldon Knickerbocker Viele (1892-1934) was a scenic and costume designer who worked on Broadway throughout the 1920s. He was technical director of the Theatre Guild in the early 1920s, and designed sets for the original productions of George Kelly's <span class=\"title\">The Torch Bearers</span> (1922), <span class=\"title\">The Show-Off</span> (1924), and <span class=\"title\">Craig's Wife</span> (1925). Chase Viele (1925-2002) was one of Sheldon Viele's sons.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Sheldon Viele papers date from 1909 to 1999 (bulk dates: 1920-1927) and contain programs and clippings from productions designed by Viele, particularly shows staged by the Theatre Guild at the Garrick Theatre, and by the Shubert Organization at the Bijou Theatre. Photographs of costumes from the 1922 production of <span class=\"title\">Fashions for Men</span> are also included. A small amount of manuscript material is present, including Viele's application letter to the Theatre Guild, and a list of design notes for an unidentified production. In addition, Viele's copy of Henry Arthur Jones's <span class=\"title\">The Liars</span>, dated 1909, is present. Some programs and clippings are housed separately in a scrapbook. The Chase Viele research files contain correspondence, duplicate set photographs, copies of books excerpts and articles, and copies of programs and clippings on the original stage designs for <span class=\"title\">The Show-Off</span>. Also present is photocopied correspondence between Chase Viele and actress Katharine Cornell which discusses their shared family lineage.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is organized into Sheldon Viele Papers and Chase Viele Research Files.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of S. Thompson Viele, 2004.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Weatherly Stephan</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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.97 linear feet (3 boxes, 1 volume)
- date_bulk_start
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1920
- date_bulk_end
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1927