Collection Information
Size: 17 Reels, ca. 4,000 items (on 17 negative microfilm reels)
Summary: Correspondence, administrative records, personal files, articles, scripts, playbills, clippings, other printed material, and photographs.
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- Hallie Flanagan papers from the Federal Theater Project, 1935-1939
Hallie Flanagan papers from the Federal Theater Project, 1935-1939
Flanagan, Hallie, 1890-1969
Producer, Arts administrator, Playwright
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Overview
Biographical/Historical Note
National Director of the Federal Theater Project. FTP was established in 1935 as part of the Works Progress Administration Federal Project No. 1. It was abolished in 1939 when funding was cut in the Reorganization Act of 1939.
Provenance
Flanagan's papers were filmed by AAA during a project called "New Deal and the Arts" which AAA directed from 1963-1966.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals in New York Public Library, Performing Arts Research Center, Theater Collection.
How to Use This Collection
Alternative Forms Available
35mm microfilm reels N/NDA 1-N/NDA 17 available for use at Archives of American Art, Washington, D.C. office; at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N.Y.; and at the New York Public Library, New York, N.Y.
Restrictions on Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Restrictions on Use
Unpublished material: Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce requires written permission from New York Public Library Theatre Collection. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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How to Cite This Collection
Hallie Flanagan papers from the Federal Theater Project, 1935-1939. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.