Scope and arrangement
The Geraldine Fitzgerald papers, dating from 1944 to the 1990s (bulk dates 1970s-1980s), document the career of actor, director, and writer Geraldine Fitzgerald. The collection primarily documents her work as a director and writer and, to a lesser extent, as an actor. The musical production Sharon's Grave (later retitled Sharon) is heavily featured with documentation that includes agreements, correspondence, notes, notebooks and scripts.
The Everyman Theatre is documented primarily by scripts, including Juno and the Paycock and Hamlet. These files also document the company's activities and other productions through clippings, correspondence, notes, programs, organizational records, sheet music, slides, and media originals.
Other material reflects Fitzgerald's many years as an actor in film and theater with reviews of her performances; photographs; a photograph album celebrating her career; additional scripts (including Mass Appeal); tributes; and a Life magazine cover featuring Fitzgerald in 1944.
Additionally, audio and moving image materials document Fitzgerald's television appearances on Murphy Brown; and include audio recordings of performances in the theatre and talk radio; her narration for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (film adaptation), and a retrospective video Geraldine Fitzgerald Long Wharf Theatre Retro.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into seven groups: Everyman Theatre Company, Sharon's Grave, Theatrical Productions, Photographs, Printed Matter, Assorted Files, and Audio and Moving Image Materials.