- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1927-1950", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1927/1950"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1927
- date_inclusive_end
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1950
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Series III: Scripts"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"14 boxes (5.9 linear feet)", "format"=>"simple"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The majority of the collection is comprised of working drafts and translations of scripts from 1927 to 1950. There are many early drafts of scripts and the extent to which Molnár reworked scenes and wrote variations on dialogue and stage directions is evidenced in the multiple copies of certain titles. In addition to the working scripts there are a handful of synopses, further evidence of the stages of growth the plays underwent. Since Molnár manually wrote out an equal amount of this material to what he typed, “manuscript” refers specifically to handwritten pieces as opposed to the ones he typed, which are referred to as “typescript”. “Carbons” refer to the simultaneous copy made from the written or typed original. “Clean” refers to the amount of revision, “clean” or “mostly clean” meaning less revisions. Many of the plays also exist in two or more languages: English, German, or Hungarian. It was not unusual for Molnár to originate a play in one language and to have it translated into another while continuing to revise it in both.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Alphabetical</p>"}
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{"type"=>"local_mss", "value"=>"596544"}
- date_start
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1927
- date_end
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1950
- keydate
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1927