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George Jenkins papers and designs

Title: George Jenkins papers and designs, 1933-1981.
Author: Jenkins, George, 1908-2007.
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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 79	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 79	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 78	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 78	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 77	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 77	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 76	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 76	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 75	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 75	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 74	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 74	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 73	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 73	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 72	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 72	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 71	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 71	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 70	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 70	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 69	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 69	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 68	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 68	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 67	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 67	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 66	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 66	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 65	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 65	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 64	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 64	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 63	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 63	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 62	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 62	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 61	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 61	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 60	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Vim 1976-002 Box 60	Offsite

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Description

76.5 linear feet (79 boxes)

Summary

The George Jenkins papers and designs primarily document Jenkins' career as a set designer for the theater.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Correspondence.
Design drawings.
Elevations.
Photographs.
Preliminary sketches (sketches)
Programs.
Scrapbooks.
Scripts (documents)

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

Arts Library Special Collections, University Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Biography (note)

George Clarke Jenkins was a set designer, lighting designer and architect who designed for both theater and film and was known for his realism and attention to detail.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Call Number

*T-Vim 1976-002

OCLC

NYPG06-A133

Author

Jenkins, George, 1908-2007.

Title

George Jenkins papers and designs, 1933-1981.

Biography

George Clarke Jenkins was a set designer, lighting designer and architect who designed for both theater and film and was known for his realism and attention to detail. His most famous theatrical designs are Sly Fox (1976), Wait Until Dark (1966), 13 Daughters (1961), The Miracle Worker (1959), The Happiest Millionaire (1956-1957), Too Late the Phalarope(1956), The Desk Set (1955-1956), and Two for the Seesaw (1954). Born on November 19,1908 in Baltimore, Maryland, Jenkins originally trained as an architect, but began designing (and constructing) sets for summer stock and small independent theater troupes. In 1938 Jo Mielziner hired him as an assistant and Jenkins worked for him for three years. 1943 saw Jenkins's independent Broadway debut as a set and lighting designer with Early to Bed at the Broadhurst Theatre. The next year his designs for I Remember Mama caught the attention of Samuel Goldwyn. His first motion picture design was for The Best Years of Our Lives. In the 1950s Jenkins also began working in television, becoming a color specialist at both NBC and CBS. He also completed several architectural projects during the 1950s and 1960s, designing actual theater buildings for clients such as the University of Pennsylvania. In the early 1970s, Jenkins moved to California to focus more exclusively on film work. Among his final Broadway productions were Sly Fox , which earned Jenkins a Tony nomination.

Location of Other Archival Materials

See also George Jenkins Art Direction Materials Archive (Collection 139) in the Arts Library Special Collections, University Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Indexes

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

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Occupation

Architects.

Set designers.

Stage lighting designers.

Added Author

Gibson, William, 1914-2008. Miracle worker.

Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976.

Research Call Number

*T-Vim 1976-002

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