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HB Playwrights Foundation, Inc. records

Title: HB Playwrights Foundation, Inc. records, 1909-2001 (bulk 1940-1988).
Author: HB Playwrights Foundation and Theatre

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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 1	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 2	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 3	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 4	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 5	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 6	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 7	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 8	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 9	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 10	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 11	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 12	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 13	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 14	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 15	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 16	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 17	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 18	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 19	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 20	Archival mix	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2010-106	Offsite

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Description

42.91 linear feet (108 boxes)

Subject

Genre/Form

Appointment books.
Artifacts.
Diaries.
Negatives.
Photographs.
Scrapbooks.
Scripts.
Slides (photographs)
Sound recordings.
Video recordings.

Access (note)

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Inquiries regarding audio and video materials in the series may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Audio/visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access. Letters from Shannon John, a former student of Berghof and Hagen's, have been restricted until 2021.

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Call Number

*T-Mss 2010-106

OCLC

770706406

Author

HB Playwrights Foundation and Theatre.

Title

HB Playwrights Foundation, Inc. records, 1909-2001 (bulk 1940-1988).

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Inquiries regarding audio and video materials in the series may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Audio/visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access. Letters from Shannon John, a former student of Berghof and Hagen's, have been restricted until 2021.

Summary

This collection contains the records of HB Playwrights Foundation and the personal and professional papers of its founders, actors Herbert Berghof and Uta Hagen. The Foundation was formed in New York City in 1964 to allow a space for playwrights, actors, directors, and designers to develop their plays in an experimental environment free from commercial limitations. Material relating to the HB Playwrights Foundation includes extensive production material and a small amount of administrative files. Files relating to Berghof and Hagen consist of correspondence, appointment books, diaries, photographs and photo albums, production files, scrapbooks, and a small amount of personal material.

Location of Other Archival Materials

HB Studio records, 1939-2009; Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof papers, 1889-2004; Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

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Research Call Number

*T-Mss 2010-106

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