Guide to the Louis Simon papers, 1936-1981Louis Simon C0223Published 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 InformationLouis M. Simon worked for the Federal Theatre Project as New Jersey State Director and later as Production Director in New York State. The Federal Theatre Project was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). The Federal Theatre began in 1935 and, until its end in 1939, flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States. Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), it was a way for theatrical professionals to gain employment during the Depression. Jobs were provided for many people, including actors, playwrights, scene designers, scene builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentThe Louis Simon papers contain newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and correspondence relating to Federal Theatre in New Jersey and New York. Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementOrganized alphabetically by folder title. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsCollection is open to research. Use RestrictionsThere are no restrictions. 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:Simon, Louis M.
Corporate Names:Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
Subjects:New Deal, 1933-1939.
Theater--United States.
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred Citation noteLouis Simon papers, Collection #C0223, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries. Acquisition InformationDonated by Louis Simon to Special Collections Research Center October 25, 1976. Processing InformationProcessing and EAD markup completed in September 2012 by Greta Kuriger Suiter. Return to the Table of Contents Contents List
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