Finding Aid for the George Altman Papers LSC.1340

Finding aid prepared by Lilace Hatayama, January 1984; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: George Altman papers
Creator: Altman, George
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1340
Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1902-1955
Abstract: George Altman (1884-1962) was a German theatrical producer and director. The collection consists of correspondence, ephemera, bookplates, a 1902 calendar, sketches of stage plans, and a copy of Arthur Schnitzler's Anatol, with notations by Altman.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], George Altman Papers (Collection 1340). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Processing Information

Processed by Lilace Hatayama, January 1984.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9942303133606533 

Biography

Altman was a German theatrical producer and director; his publications include (with others) Theater pictorial: a history of world theater as recorded in drawings, paintings, engravings, and photographs (1953).

Scope and Content

Collection consists of correspondence, ephemera, bookplates, a 1902 calendar, sketches of stage plans, and a copy of Arthur Schnitzler's Anatol, with notations by Altman.
Description derived from in-house card file.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Theatrical producers and directors -- Germany -- Archives.
Altman, George, 1884-1962--Archives

 

Papes. v.p. 1902-1955

General Physical Description note: (1 box)

Scope and Contents note

Includes unsorted correspondence, ephemera, bookplates, 1902 calendar, sketches of stage plans, and a copy of Arthur Schnitzler's Anatol, with notations by Altman.
  • 1. Schnitzler, Arthur, 1862-1931.
  • 2. German drama--20th century.