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MS Thr 167

Knoblock, Edward, 1874-1945. Papers: Guide.

Houghton Library, Harvard College Library

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Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138

© 2003 The President and Fellows of Harvard College

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: b
Call No.: MS Thr 167
Creator: Knoblock, Edward, 1874-1945.
Title: Papers,
Date(s): 1893-1945.
Quantity: 46 boxes (23 linear ft.)
Abstract: Compositions and correspondence of American dramatist Edward Knoblock.

Acquisition Information:

*66M-5
Purchased with the Amy Lowell fund; received: 1966 May.

Historical Note

Knoblock was an American dramatist who lived much of his life in Europe and wrote dramatizations of novels as well as original and collaborative work.

Arrangement

Organized into the following series:

Scope and Content

Contains 325 manuscripts of plays, stories, novels, lyrics, and an autobiography, in various drafts, outlines, notes, scenarios, and parts. Also includes diaries, correspondence, scrapbooks of clippings and articles, photographs, a few sketches for sets, and nine manuscripts by others. The manuscripts are mostly typescripts of plays, some with autograph revisions.

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