Joseph E. Wright Papers
Scope and Contents
This one linear foot collection contains five series in 38 file folders:
Series I contains ephemeral items related to George Bernard Shaw
Series II contains incoming correspondence from a teacher and her class who attended a production of Hamlet
Series III contains a poem written by Donald Davidson to the cast of the first Singin Billy production
Series IV contains prompt books for plays
Series V contains theatre programs.
Dates
- 1931 - 1968
Biographical Note - Joseph E. Wright
Joseph E. Wright (1918-) was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He received is B.S. from Memphis State College in 1938; his M.A. from Northwestern University in 1946; and completed additional graduate work at Columbia University. He served in the military during World War II. During his life he produced plays for highschool and college students, adults, and military personnel. Joseph Wright began his employment with Vanderbilt University in 1946 as Assistant Professor of Dramatics and Public Speaking. In addition to his teaching duties in dramatic literature, he served as Director of the Vanderbilt University Theatre. He retired in 1986.
Extent
1.26 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains material related to theatre, plays, George Bernard Shaw, and Donald Davidson and was donated by Joseph E. Wright.
Physical Location
Offsite Storage, Special Collections & Archives
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Joseph E. Wright.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Joseph E. Wright Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository
Jean and Alexander Heard Library
419 21st Avenue South
Nashville TN 37203 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu