John O'Shaughnessy papers

id
9945
origination
O'Shaughnessy, John, 1907-1985
date statement
1927-1976 [bulk 1960s-1970s]
key date
1927
identifier (local_mss)
22681
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Mss 2014-130
b-number
b20625327
total components
28
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2015-06-30 18:29:37 UTC
updated
2017-05-24 19:36:32 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2014-130", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22681", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1927-1976", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1927/1976"}
{"value"=>"1960s-1970s", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1960/1979"}
date_inclusive_start
1927
date_inclusive_end
1979
keydate
1927
date_start
1927
date_end
1979
unittitle
{"value"=>"John O'Shaughnessy papers"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3.3 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"6 boxes, 1 volume", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"John O'Shaughnessy (1907-1985) was an actor and director. The collection, dated 1927 to 1976, mostly focuses on his career as a director through correspondence, clippings, photographs, playbills and scripts."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>John O'Shaughnessy papers, *T-Mss 2014-130. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"O'Shaughnessy, John, 1907-1985", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>John O'Shaughnessy (1907-1985) was a director for Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatres. A Seattle native, he began his career as an actor (returning occasionally to the stage), and became a director having his Broadway directorial debut with the play Command Decision. His other productions include Sean O'Casey's Red Roses for Me, the American Negro Theatre in Freight and other productions. During the 1960s and the 1970s he worked in regional theatres including the Arena Stage and the Missouri Repertory Theater. O'Shaughnessy died in Los Angeles in 1985.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection, dated 1927 to 1976 (bulk 1960s-1970s), reflects the career of director John O'Shaughnessy through clippings, photographs, playbills, and scripts.</p> <p>The bulk of the collection is material from regional theatres that include Brandeis University Theatre, Missouri Repertory Theatre, and Pennsylvania State University; and the productions of William Wister Haines's Command Decision, and O'Casey's Red Roses for Me. The latter production is documented with correspondence, annotated scripts, performance photographs, reviews, playbills for out-of-town performances, and blueprints.</p> <p>His career as an actor is sparsely documented and includes a playbill for the 1927 production The Fool, a Drama in Four Acts.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>The collection is alphabetically arranged by file title.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Hobe Morrison, date unknown.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Valerie Wingfield</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span></p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. for information about obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}
dsc_type
combined
extent_statement
3.3 linear feet (6 boxes, 1 volume)
date_bulk_start
1960
date_bulk_end
1979

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