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Bibframe Work

Title
Reader's collection, Library of Congress Copyright Office drama deposits
Type
Mixed Material
Collection
Content
text (txt)
Note
language: Collection material in English.
Forms part of: Library of Congress Copyright Office drama deposits collection.
Summary
Typewritten or handwritten play scripts deposited with the U.S. Copyright Office as unpublished and subsequently transferred to the Manuscript Division. Reflects the interests of early researchers and the desire of later curators to preserve rare samples of early drama. Genres include farce, melodrama, musicals, satire, and vaudeville. Subjects include city life, ethnic and immigrant groups, exploration, foreign influences, inventions, plight of the poor, theater, and style of the wealthy.
Origin Date(s)
1863-1928
(bulk 1880-1900)
Authorized Access Point
Library of Congress. Copyright Office. Reader's collection, Library of Congress Copyright Office drama deposits
Collection Arrangement
Collection Organization: Arranged alphabetically by author and therein by title of drama, with year of registration noted