- Creator
- Crothers, Rachel, 1878-1958
- Call number
- *T-Mss 2016-002
- Physical description
- 1.09 linear feet (3 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
Rachel Crothers papers, *T-Mss 2016-002. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
- Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.
Rachel Crothers (1878-1958) was a playwright, theater director, and co-founder of the Stage Women's War Relief and the American Theatre Wing. These papers were assembled by the executor of her estate, Anne Sheffield, and consist of programs and photographs of Crothers' productions; photographs of her colleagues and friends; three play scripts; photographs and others papers related to Crothers' war relief work; and other personal and professional mementos. A typescript titled "The Box in the Attic" contains Crother's account of some of her formative experiences as a dramatist. Among the photographs are candid behind-the-scenes images from a short film, Nice and Easy, with Charlie Chaplin and Eulalia and Frederick Neilson; the collection also contains photographs inscribed to the Neilsons.
Administrative information
Custodial history
This collection was given to Mint Theater Company by Anne Sheffield, who was the executor of Crothers' estate.
Source of acquisition
Donated by the Mint Theater, 2016.
Processing information
Compiled by Kit Fluker, 2016.
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Location
Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Conditions Governing Use
The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.