Guide to the Hedley Gordon Graham papers, 1925-1983Hedley Gordon Graham papers C0240Published by George Mason University Libraries Contact Information:Fenwick Library (2FL) George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444 USA Phone: (703) 993-2220 Fax: (703) 993-8911 Email: speccoll@gmu.edu URL: http://scrc.gmu.edu
Biographical noteGordon Hedley Graham was a drama major at Columbia University and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1925, he also spent a year at the Royal Academy of London and a year at the Max Reinhardt School of Drama in Salzburg, Austria. Professional experience includes working for the Theatre Guild in New York City as an Actor, Stage Manager, and Director of Understudies; work in Hollywood for MGM and Warner Brothers, as well as work in New Orleans. For the Federal Theatre Project he worked as the Assistant Executive Director of the I6 states and directed The Living Newspaper Theatre in Chicago for two years. He also taught at a variety of institutions including the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Adelphi College, Columbia University, Warner Brothers, Easthampton School of Rhythmics (which he also owned), and the Theatre School of Drama at Carnegie Hall. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentThe Hedley Gordon Graham papers contains a scrapbook, acting classes grade books, family photographs and photographs of Federal Theatre Project productions, correspondence, playbills, cards (possibly used for a treasure hunt game), scripts, and magazine and newspaper articles. Federal Theatre material includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and scripts for productions of O Say Can You Sing, Triple A Plowed Under, Altars of Steel, and Living Newspaper productions in Chicago. The collection is divided into two series. Series one consists of documents and photographs and is organized alphabetically. Series two consists of oversize materials including three portrait photographs, a diploma, and a scrapbook. Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementOrganized alphabetically by folder title. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions. Use RestrictionsThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Hedley Gordon Graham papers must be obtained from Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries. Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialThe Works Progress Administration oral histories collection, the Federal Theatre Project collection, the Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, as well as numerous other personal papers. Return to the Table of Contents Index Terms
Persons:Graham, Hedley Gordon.
Corporate Names:Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
Subjects:New Deal, 1933-1939.
Performing arts.
Theater--United States.
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationThe Hedley Gordon Graham papers, C0240, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries. Acquisition InformationDonated by W. H. Crain at the University of Texas in May 1988. Processing InformationProcessing completed by Greta Kuriger Suiter in September 2013. EAD markup completed by Greta Kuriger Suiter in September 2013. Return to the Table of Contents Contents List
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