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Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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This bulk of the collection consists of draft manuscripts and typescripts of plays; it also contains incoming correspondence, personal journals, photographs, publicity materials, reviews, interviews, and plays by others with Arnold’s comments included. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_004301; http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/MESH/D019497
- Biographical / historical:
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C.D. Arnold was a prolific playwright who often worked with Theatre Rhinoceros. Raised in New Jersey, he moved to San Francisco in 1966. His pays include Downtown Local, The Blond in Twenty-B, Dinosaurs, Night in the Blue Moon, Bookstore, Delivery, King of the Crystal Palace, A Nice Day for the Beach, Red Star Saloon, Mourning Metro, and The Client.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of C. Stephen Keith on July 22, 2000.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Theater
Gay men
Diaries
Performance
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1977-1992
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
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C. D. Arnold papers. GLBT Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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989 Market Street, Lower LevelSan Francisco, CA 94103, US
- Contact:
- (415) 777-5455