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Creator
Charash, Jacob, ca. 1880-1949
Call number
MssCol 520
Physical description
.5 linear feet (1 box)
Preferred Citation
Jacob Charash papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Access to materials
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Jacob (Jack) Charash (ca. 1880-1949) was a press agent, theatrical manager, dramatist, and translator of plays from Yiddish and German. He was co-founder and co-director of the Anglo-Jewish Theatre, a unit of the WPA Federal Theatre Project. Collection contains correspondence, contracts and agreements, and theatrical papers of Charash. Bulk of the correspondence, 1921-1949, consists of letters from various producers, actors and playwrights. Contracts and agreements are related to Charash's work as a press agent and literary collaborator. Theatrical papers include memoranda and clippings.

Scope and arrangement

Arrangement

Three series: I. Correspondence; II. Contracts and Agreements; III. Theatrical Papers

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift, Charash, Doris R, 1950

Using the collection

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328