Federal Theatre Project collection of material, 1936-1990

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Summary

Title:
Collection of material about the Federal Theatre Project
Dates:
1936-1990
Creators:
Morehead, Hubert, collector.
Abstract:
The Federal Theatre Project was funded by the U.S. government as part of the Works Projects Administration (WPA) to create jobs for unemployed theatre workers during the Great Depression (1935-39). The collection includes copies of scripts from a collection on the Federal Theatre Project's scripts at George Mason University, videotaped interviews with Gene Stone and Jeff Corey, and statements made before the House Committee on Un-American Activities and Subcommittee on Appropriations.
Extent:
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of material about the Federal Theatre Project (Collection 1653). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Primarily includes copies of scripts from a collection on the Federal Theatre Project's scripts at George Mason University. Also included are videotaped interviews with Gene Stone and Jeff Corey and statements made before the House Committee on Un-American Activities and Subcommittee on Appropriations.

Biographical / historical:

The Federal Theatre Project was funded by the U.S. government as part of the Works Projects Administration (WPA) to create jobs for unemployed theater workers during the Great Depression (1935-1939). Productions included classical and modern drama, children's plays, puppet shows, musical comedies, and documentary theatre. The project was terminated in 1939 by congressional action following investigations by the House Committee on Un-American Activities and Subcommittee on Appropriations.

Acquisition information:
Martha and Hugh Morehead, May 15, 1990.
Processing information:

Processed by Yasmin Damshenas in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser, August 2011.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Yasmin Damshenas in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser, August 2011; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2011
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word document, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Date of source: August 2011 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé using Notetab Pro.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of material about the Federal Theatre Project (Collection 1653). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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