- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2014-143", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22773", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20613388", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1931-1988", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1931/1988"}
{"value"=>"1961-1972", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1961/1972"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1931
- date_inclusive_end
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1988
- keydate
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1931
- date_start
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1931
- date_end
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1988
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Gladys Vaughan papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5 boxes, 1 oversized folder", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Gladys Vaughan (1924-1988) was an American theater director and the first woman to direct a play for the New York Shakespeare Festival. The collection dates from 1931 to 1988 and contains production files, professional files, programs, clippings, scores, and a small amount of biographical materials."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Gladys Vaughan papers, *T-Mss 2014-143. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Vaughan, Gladys", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Gladys Vaughan (1924-1988) was an American theater director and the first woman to direct a play for the New York Shakespeare Festival. She graduated from Kansas State Teachers College in 1944 and earned an M.A. in drama from Stanford University in 1948. From 1955 to 1960, Vaughan assisted directors Joseph Papp, Gerald Freeman, and Stuart Vaughan at the New York Shakespeare Festival. She made her directorial debut with <span class=\"title\">Richard II</span> in 1961 at the Wollman Memorial Skating Rink in Central Park. She co-directed <span class=\"title\">King Lear</span> and <span class=\"title\">The Merchant of Venice</span> with Joseph Papp the following year.</p> <p>Vaughan's other works include <span class=\"title\">Macbeth</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Winter's Tale</span>, <span class=\"title\">Coriolanus</span>, <span class=\"title\">Uncle Vanya</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Woyzeck</span>. Her production of <span class=\"title\">Othello</span> with James Earl Jones was staged in repertory with Eric Bentley and Martin Esslin's adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's <span class=\"title\">Baal</span> at the Martinique Theatre in 1965. In addition to directing, Vaughan taught Shakespearean acting at the Circle-in-the-Square Theatre School and Workshop and the New York Shakespeare Festival.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Gladys Vaughan papers date from 1931 to 1988 and contain production files, professional files, programs, clippings, scores, and a small amount of biographical materials.</p> <p>Production files are arranged alphabetically by title and document Vaughan's theatrical direction between 1961 and 1972. The degree to which each production is represented varies. Files may contain scripts, prompt books, notes, prop and costume plots, set designs, sound recordings, programs, and reviews. Titles include <span class=\"title\">Baal</span>, <span class=\"title\">Macbeth</span>, <span class=\"title\">Othello</span>, <span class=\"title\">Richard II</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Winter's Tale</span>, <span class=\"title\">Uncle Vanya</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Woyzeck</span>. Files for <span class=\"title\">Liola</span>, <span class=\"title\">Drums in the Night</span>, <span class=\"title\">Henry V</span>, and <span class=\"title\">A Moon for the Misbegotten</span> do not contain scripts. Sound recordings of music by composer David Amram are present in the production files for <span class=\"title\">Henry V</span> and <span class=\"title\">Richard II</span>. <span class=\"title\">Woyzeck</span>, <span class=\"title\">Othello</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Baal</span> are the best-represented plays in the collection. Researchers should also consult clippings and programs files for further documentation of Vaughan's productions</p> <p>Professional files contain correspondence, photographs, and and other materials relating to Vaughan's work in and outside of theatrical direction, such as teaching Shakespearean acting at the Circle in the Square Theatre School and Workshop, and her attendance at conferences and events. Correspondence is professional in nature and consists of incoming letters from colleagues, such as Joseph Papp, Jo McDonald, Gordon Davidson, and Toby Cole. The letters discuss project proposals, professional associations, and plays directed by Vaughan. Letters from Eric Bentley, Martin Esslin, Fred Jordan, and Paul A. Bernstein review Vaughan's 1965 production of <span class=\"title\">Baal</span>. Congratulatory letters and telegrams sent to Vaughan during the 1964-1965 production of <span class=\"title\">Othello</span> at the Martinique Theatre are also present. Programs and clippings document Vaughan's work from the 1940s to the 1970s, with particular focus on her New York Shakespeare Festival productions. Plays documented through the clippings and programs that are not represented elsewhere in the collection include <span class=\"title\">The Merchant of Venice</span>, <span class=\"title\">Thunder in the Index</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Blood Knot</span>.</p> <p>Biographical materials consist of resumes, certificates, and school essays and notes completed by Vaughan. Scores, most likely printed in the 1930s and 1940s, are lightly annotated. They primarily consist of popular musical arrangements for vocals and piano, with some violin.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged by format with Production Files further arranged alphabetically by title.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Dorothy Senerchia.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Robyn Hjermstad</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span></p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Inquiries regarding audio material in the collection may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Audio material will be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.</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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2 linear feet (5 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- date_bulk_start
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1961
- date_bulk_end
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1972