Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 27.5 Linear Feet (50 manuscript boxes, 4 flat boxes)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item] Oliver Mayer Papers, M0973, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Includes manuscripts, corrected typescripts, childhood stories and drawings, correspondence, diaries, business papers and letters, press reviews and coverage, publications, posters, and photographs.
- Biographical / historical:
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Oliver Mayer is a Latino playwright born in Los Angeles, CA. His mother is Mexican-American, an actress who gave up the theatre for marriage; his father, Alexander, was a film and television art director. A self-described "punk" in high school, Mayer went on to a highly successful academic career at Cornell, Oxford and Columbia universities. BLADE TO THE HEAT has received the most attention of the plays he has written. He inherited his passion for boxing from his father and Mexican grandfather and trained in the sport from the ages of 13 to 15. He was on the artistic staff of the Mark Taper Forum for eight years, which is also where BLADE TO THE HEAT made its debut. He later taught at UC Riverside and is currently a Professor in Dramatic Writing at the University of Southern California.
He is married to the actress, Marlene Forte.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased, 1998; gift, 2012. Accessions 1998-101, 2012-179.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research except for Boxes 42 and 45, which are restricted until 2085; material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item] Oliver Mayer Papers, M0973, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022