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Edwin R. Meiss papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1716

Scope and Contents

The papers consist of scripts and programs for five plays written by Edwin R. Meiss, a 1933 graduate of the Yale School of Drama.

Dates

  • 1933-1977
  • Majority of material found within 1933 - 1940

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Harriet Meiss, 1997 and 1999.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1716

Abstract

The papers consist of scripts and programs for five plays written by Edwin R. Meiss, a 1933 graduate of the Yale School of Drama.

Title
Guide to the Edwin R. Meiss papers
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Richard Szary
Date
January 1997
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)

Location

Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours