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TitleLars Schmidt papersTypeMixed MaterialCollectionSubjectSchmidt, Lars, 1917-2009Schmidt, Lars, 1917-2009--Archives. (LCSH)Schmidt, Lars, 1917-2009--Correspondence. (LCSH)Schmidt, Lars, 1917-2009--Photographs. (LCSH)Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982--Correspondence. (LCSH)Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982--Photographs. (LCSH)Theatrical producers and directors--Sweden (LCSH)Musical theater producers and directors (LCSH)Musical theater--Production and direction (LCSH)Musical theater--Sweden (LCSH)Musical theater--Scandinavia (LCSH)Dramatic criticism--France (LCSH)Dramatic criticism--Sweden (LCSH)Revues--Sweden (LCSH)Theater--France--History--20th century (LCSH)Theatrical companies--Sweden (LCSH)Theater--Production and direction--Sweden (LCSH)Theater--Sweden (LCSH)Theater--Production and direction--France--Paris (LCSH)Theatrical publishing--Sweden (LCSH)Theatrical publishing--Scandinavia (LCSH)Theater management (LCSH)Ayckbourn, Alan, 1939---Correspondence. (LCSH)Bergman, Ingmar, 1918-2007Caroline, Princess of Monaco, 1957-Dahlquist, Lasse--Correspondence. (LCSH)Dennie, Dix--Correspondence. (LCSH)Fields, Dorothy, 1905-1974--Correspondence. (LCSH)Fry, Christopher, 1907-2005Genet, Jean, 1910-1986Gérôme, RaymondHammerstein, Dorothy, 1899-1987--Correspondence. (LCSH)Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960Kar de Mumma--Correspondence. (LCSH)Kavli, Karin, 1906-1990--Correspondence. (LCSH)Lindstrom, PiaModéen, Thor--Correspondence. (LCSH)Montherlant, Henry de, 1896-1972--Correspondence. (LCSH)Næss, Arne--Correspondence. (LCSH)Paddock, Sven--Correspondence. (LCSH)Perne, Nils, 1905-1965--Correspondence. (LCSH)Roberts, Ruth, 1926-2011--Correspondence. (LCSH)Rothschild, Pauline, 1908-1976--Correspondence. (LCSH)Rothschild, Philippe, baron de, 1902-1988--Correspondence. (LCSH)Rowland, TobySpewack, Bella Cohen, 1899-1990Stentoft, Aage, 1914-1990--Correspondence. (LCSH)Todd, Ann, 1909-1993--Correspondence. (LCSH)Ustinov, PeterWilliams, Tennessee, 1911-1983Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1948- Jesus Christ superstarRodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 Oklahoma!Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988 My fair ladyBernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 West Side story Notelanguage: Collection material chiefly in Swedish, French, and English.SummaryThe collection includes correspondence, production materials, photographs, business papers, scrapbooks, and other materials related to his life and work, and that of his wife, actress Ingrid BergmanThe Business Papers series contains information about some of the companies operated by Schmidt, with coverage of AB Teaterbåten's operation of the theater boat in Gothenburg being the most extensive. Schmidt communicated with many well-known performers of the day, including actors Anna-Lisa Baude, Lasse Dahlquist, Dix Dennie (Gösta Stenberg), and Thor Modéen; writers Kar de Mumma (Erik Harald Zetterström) and Karl-Ewart Christenson; and directors Sven Paddock and Nils Perne. Also included is correspondence with agents and individuals regarding their acts, and related promotional literature, contracts, and programs. Interspered are Lars Schmidt & Company agendas, meeting notes, production announcements, skits and outlines, and other material pertaining to the TeaterbåtenThe Theatrical Materials series is subdivided into project files and scrapbooks subseries. The Project Files concern individual plays, either produced or directed by Schmidt, or those that he may have been considering for production. Materials present for each title vary widely but may include clippings, scrapbooks, programs, scripts, photographs, financial records, correspondence, and ephemera. The Scrapbooks document theatrical productions in the United States, England, France, Scandinavia, and, occasionally, Germany from 1941-1970. As a complete list of the titles to which Schmidt held European or Scandinavian publishing and production rights is not available, it is not clear whether the scrapbooks were created to document these productions or to simply document the theater world of this eraThe Correspondence series contains both personal and business correspondence. Significant correspondents in the early period are Dorothy and Oscar Hammerstein II, Danish theater publisher Folmer Hansen, Norwegian theater director Knut Hergel, Swedish actress Karin Kavli, and Swedish playwright Vilhelm Moberg. In the later period, there is business correspondence with Jerome Hullot, Arne Næss, and the Sandrews firm, as well as personal correspondence with Liana Ferri, Joan Littlewood, Pauline and Philippe de Rothschild, and Ann Todd. Other notable actors and playwrights represented include Alan Ayckbourn, Christopher Fry, Lillian Hellman, Henry de Montherlant, Sean O'Casey, Cole Porter, and Peter Ustinov, although there is limited correspondence with each.The Biographical Materials series includes curriculum vitae, lists of plays produced and directed, several articles written by Schmidt, and preparatory notes, reviews, and an English rendering of his autobiography, 'Mitt livs teater.' Of particular interest is a joint diary kept by Bergman and Schmidt in the year prior to their marriage. There are also several diaries kept by Schmidt (1949-1952, 1964). Materials concerning memorial events honoring Bergman are also present. The collection also contains a variety of scrapbooks documenting Schmidt and Bergman's personal lives. There are also twelve scrapbooks created by fans documenting Bergman's career from the mid-1940s to 1960s and her marriages to Petter Aron Lindstrom, Roberto Rossellini, and Schmidt.The Photographs series consists of images of Bergman, Schmidt, and their family (including Schmidt's first wife, his two sons, and Bergman's four children) and friends. Among these are photo shoots showing Schmidt and Bergman in the early years of their marriage and production stills from several Bergman films, such as 'A Walk in Spring Rain,' 'Cactus Flower,' and 'Saratoga Trunk.' There are also portraits of Schmidt (including from his teens and early career) and Bergman and photographs of them with notable friends and colleagues, including Anita Louise, Arne Næss and Diana Ross, Anthony Quinn, and Tennessee Williams.The Clippings and Printed Materials series brings together loose items that are chiefly about the lives of Schmidt and Bergman. Included are several complete issues of European publications that contain feature articles about Bergman (1946-1982).Origin Date(s)1910-2010 (bulk 1941-1970) Authorized Access PointSchmidt, Lars, 1917-2009 Lars Schmidt papersCollection ArrangementCollection Organization: Organized into the following series: I. Business Papers, 1940-1975, II. Theatrical Materials, 1939-2003, III. Correspondence, 1942-2001, IV. Biographical Materials, 1910-2005, V. Scrapbooks, 1941-1973, VI. Photographs, 1938-2010, VII. Clippings and Printed Materials, 1946-2007