Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Hunton D. Sellman Playscripts Collection
- Subtitle:
- An Inventory of Holdings at the Special Collections & University Archives: Finding Aid Database
- Dates:
- 1900-1913
- Creators:
- Abstract:
- This collection is made up of ten manuscript playscripts and actors sides, from plays written between 1900 and 1913. Some are copyrighted and published by the Chicago Manuscript Company. The majority seem to have been produced by a theatrical company called "Gray, Dowell, and Company"; the names Julia Gray and Ed Dowell appear consistently as names of actors. Scripts and sides have manuscript notations and stage directions, presumably made by the actors; most side have the name of the actor to play the role pencilled on the front cover.
- Extent:
- 2.50
- Language:
- The papers are in: English
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection is made up of ten manuscript playscripts and actors sides, from plays written between 1900 and 1913. Some are copyrighted and published by the Chicago Manuscript Company. The majority seem to have been produced by a theatrical company called "Gray, Dowell, and Company"; the names Julia Gray and Ed Dowell appear consistently as names of actors. Scripts and sides have manuscript notations and stage directions, presumably made by the actors; most side have the name of the actor to play the role pencilled on the front cover.
These playscripts were donated by Hunton D. Sellman, a professor of Theatre and stage lighting designer at San Diego State until his retirement in 1971. It is not known whether Sellman had any personal involvement in the production of these plays.
- Arrangement:
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The plays are arranged alphabetically by title; two unidentified plays appear at the end and list names of the parts found in each play.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- American drama--20th century
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 06/30/2009
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was encoding in EAD by Archon 2.23 from an SQL database source on May 11th, 2010 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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The copyright interests in the materials found in this collection have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Special Collections and University Archives can only grant permission to publish materials for which it is the copyright holder. For further information, please consult the section on copyright in the rules for using the collections, or contact the United States Copyright Office at (202) 707-3000 or http://www.copyright.gov.
- Location of this collection:
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Library and Information Access5500 Campanile DriveSan Diego, CA 92182-8050, US
- Contact:
- (619) 594-6791