Rachel Crothers papers, 1898-1957 (bulk dates 1920-1950)
Extent: 1.75 cubic feet Rachel Crothers was born on December 12, 1878 in Bloomington, Illinois. She graduated from the Illinois State Normal School. When she was 19, Crothers moved to […]
Tag Archives: Broadway Theater
Collection on Theaters, 1804-2005
Extent: 13 cubic feet. The Museum of the City of New York’s Collection on Theaters contains materials documenting theatrical playhouses in New York City. Administrative Note The Museum of the […]
William Auerbach-Levy drawings, 1925-1964
Extent: 3,326 drawings William Auerbach-Levy (1889-1964) was born in Brest-Litovsk, Russia. His family added the surname Levy when they moved to the United States around 1894. Auerbach-Levy grew up in […]
Phil Friedman papers, 1936-1987 (bulk 1962-1987)
Extent: 4.5 linear feet Philburn Friedman (1921-1988) was the stage manager for more than 85 shows during a 40 year career that included Broadway productions such as Kismet (1953), How […]
Collection on Yiddish theater, 1883-2005 (bulk dates 1910-1965)
Extent: 25.5 linear feet The current Collection on Yiddish theater began in the mid 1960s through the collecting efforts of a volunteer at the Museum. The Collection on Yiddish theater […]
Collection on Broadway Productions, ca. 1890-present
Extent: Approximately 575 linear feet The Collection holds over 15,000 files documenting theatrical productions in Broadway theatres since the late nineteenth century. Material within the files varies widely but can […]
Collection of Anthony F. Dumas Theatre Drawings, ca. 1916 – 1942
Extent: 228 items Not much information is available about the life and training of Anthony F. Dumas. His death certificate records his birth on August 30, 1882 in Saint-Anne, France. […]
Fred A. Mayer Silhouette Collection, ca. 1923 – ca. 1946
Extent: 84 items Artist Friedrike Mayer was born in Germany on April 4, 1904. At the age of nineteen, he emigrated to New York, arriving on April 22, 1923. While […]
Martha Sawyers drawings, ca. 1930-1935
Extent: 28 objects Artist Martha Sawyers (1902-1988) was born in Cuero, Texas. She moved to New York City after high school and took classes at New York Art Students League. […]
Edward B. Marks Music Co. Collection on George M. Cohan, 1901-1968, bulk dates ca. 1915-1935
Extent: 65.25 cubic feet The combination of three gifts from the Edward B. Marks Music Co., the collection contains original manuscripts, annotated typescripts, orchestrations, contracts, sheet music, and ephemera related […]
