John Bryan Collection
Scope and Contents
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Collector. Correspondence (1889-1891) between U.S. Supreme Court justice Joseph P. Bradley and Calvin W. Bradley; news clippings and magazine articles (1915-1973) concerning World War II, the movie "Gone with the wind", Martha Graham, Anna Pavlova, Will Rogers, and Wiley Post; discharge and pension papers (1864, 1908) of Civil War veteran Benjamin Ittner; a notebook (n.d.) pertaining to the Bertolt Brecht's play "Mother Courage and her children"; a notebook (1983) concerning stage actresses. Five notebooks (n.d.) for directors and set designers containing notes about 19th-century fashions, glass, jewelry, furniture, and interior design; and five publications (1936-1938) produced by the National Play Bureau of the Federal Theatre Project.
Dates
- 1864-1983
Creator
- Bryan, John A., 1942-1999 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
1 ft. (1 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of John Bryan.
- Actors -- Biography Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bradley, Calvin W.
- Bradley, Joseph P., 1813-1892
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Costume Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Federal Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.). Play Bureau
- Ittner, Benjamin Franklin, 1840-1878
- Theater Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Theater -- Stage setting and scenery Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
