Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Robert A. Potter plays
Dates: 1959-2009
Collection number: PA Mss 10
Creator:
Potter, Robert A.
Collection Size:
9 linear feet
(20 document boxes).
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections
Abstract: The collection includes typescripts of 29 original plays and 17 adaptations by Robert A. Potter (1934-2010), political activist,
poet, playwright and professor of Drama at UCSB. Also included are reviews, programs, clippings, production photos, publicity
and music.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Robert A. Potter plays. PA Mss 10, Department of Special Collections, University Libraries, University of California, Santa
Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Robert A. Potter (original acquistion 1994, second addition 2010).
Scope and Content of Collection
Included in the collection are multiple drafts of many of the plays and adaptations. Reviews, programs, clippings, production
photos, publicity and music have been filed with the original works whenever possible.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series: I. Original Plays; II. Adaptations; III. Miscellaneous.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Dramatists
Plays