Greene, Clay M. Collection

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Greene, Clay M. Collection

MSS.2016.01.11

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Table of contents

Series I. Personalia, 1868-1934, & undated

Scope and Content

This series documents the personal life of Clay M. Greene. Included are invitations and programs for various social events; printed materials collected by Greene; photographs; a journal; scrapbook pages; personal correspondence; a photograph album that may have belonged to Laura H. Greene; professional photograph albums from Japan and India; poems sent to friends for Christmas; and newspaper clippings about Greene.

Arrangement

This series is arranged by format.

box 1

Box 1: Personalia, 1868-1934

box 2

Box 2: Photograph Album, 1896

box 3

Box 3: Photographs, undated

box 4

Box 4: Travel Books, undated

Enclosure 1

Enclosure 1: Memorabilia, 1905-1931

map-case 2

Oversize Item 1: Clay M. Greene Diploma, 1901

Oversize Item 2: Portrait of Clay M. Greene, undated

Series II. Poetry, Prose & Other Writings, 1867-1933, & undated

Scope and Content

This series documents Greene's writings not intended for the stage or screen. Included are newspaper articles written by Greene; a variety of poems, speeches and tributes; a book of sayings entitled Rodomontades; a 120-page typescript reflecting on the life of Adolph B. Spreckels; and drafts of Greene's memoir, left unfinished at the time of his death.

Arrangement

This series is arranged by format.

Note:

Additional writings can be found in Series III. The Bohemians, the New York Lambs & Other Social Clubs, 1867-1933.

box 5

Box 5: Prose, Poetry & Other Writings, 1867-1933

box 6

Box 6: Memoirs, Written by Greene, undated

Item 1

Item 1: Scrapbook, Articles Written by Greene circa 1905-1910

Series III. The Bohemians, the New York Lambs & Other Social Clubs, 1876-1933, & undated

Scope and Content

This series documents Clay M. Greene's membership in various social clubs, primarily the Bohemian Club of San Francisco and the New York Lambs. Included are correspondence, ephemera, poems, verses and other printed materials related to his participation in these clubs. Bohemian Club materials include correspondence; a printed booklet entitled The Owl Takes Flight; invitations, programs and newsletters; and invocations, speeches, poetry and verses written about the Bohemian Club and its membership. New York Lambs materials include A Round-Robin Sent to Clay M. Greene on his Forty-Ninth Birthday by the Lambs with telegrams and letters wishing him well, and a small sampling of programs, invocations and speeches. Printed materials pertaining to his participation in other social clubs, including an honorary membership to the Olympic Club, are also included in this series.

Arrangement

This series is arranged topically.

Note:

Typescripts and manuscripts of plays and sketches written for these clubs can be found in Series IV. Theatrical Works, 1871-1933.

box 7

Box 7: Social Clubs, 1876-1933

Item 2

Item 2: Writing Journal, undated

Series IV. Theatrical Works, 1871-1933, & undated

Scope and Content

This series documents the theatrical works of Clay M. Greene. The bulk of this series consists of play scripts, screenplays and scenarios, with a small sampling of musical scores and librettos. The majority of the works were written, adapted or acted in by Clay M. Greene. Some were created for social club events such as the New York Lambs' Gambol, the Bohemian Club's Grove Play or the Annual Pow-Wow of the Huckleberry Indians (comprised of New York Athletic Club members). The majority of the manuscripts and typescripts are working drafts with edits. There are a few playbills, printed booklets and musical scores. Also included are correspondence, legal documents, newspaper articles and other printed materials related to the creation, collaboration, adaptation, rights, and reviews related to Greene's theatrical works.

Arrangement

This series is arranged by format. Scripts are organized alphabetically by title, with unidentified works and musical scores at the end of the series.

box 8

Box 8: Theatrical Works, 1871-1933

box 9

Box 9: Play Scripts, Screenplays, Scenarios, Scores, 1881-1923

box 10

Box 10: Play Scripts, Screenplays, Scenarios, Scores, 1887-1923

box 11

Box 11: Play Scripts, Screenplays, Scenarios, Scores, 1881-1926

Collection Contents

Series I. Personalia,

Series II. Poetry, Prose & Other Writings,

Series III. The Bohemians, the New York Lambs & Other Social Clubs,

Series IV. Theatrical Works,