Access Restrictions
Use Restrictions
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Title: Robert A. Potter plays
Identifier/Call Number: PA Mss 10
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8.34 linear feet
(20 document boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1959-2009
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: The collection is located at the Southern Regional Library (SRLF). Inquire at Special Research Collections for access.
Language of Materials: The collection is in English.
Creator:
Potter, Robert A.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
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
[Identification of Item], Robert A. Potter plays, PA Mss 10. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library,
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
This collection has been organized into the following series: I. Original Plays; II. Adaptations; III. Miscellaneous.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Dramatists
Plays