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Brooks Atkinson papers

Title
Brooks Atkinson papers, 1904-1980.
Author
Atkinson, Brooks, 1894-1984.
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Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1968-001 Box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1968-001 Box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 3Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1968-001 Box 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
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Additional Authors
  • O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964.
  • Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
  • O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953.
  • Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.
  • Anderson, Robert, 1917-2009.
  • Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959.
  • Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963.
  • Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961.
  • Hart, Moss, 1904-1961.
  • Service, John S., 1909-
  • Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.
  • Webster, Margaret, 1905-1972.
Description
11.25 lin. ft. (46 boxes).
Summary
The Brooks Atkinson papers contain correspondence, awards, personal papers, photographs, ephemera, scrapbooks, datebooks, clippings and subject files and document his life and career as a drama critic for the New York Times.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Source (note)
  • Brooks Atkinson; Oriana Atkinson
Biography (note)
  • Brooks Atkinson, drama critic for the New York Times was born Justin Brooks Atkinson in Melrose, Massachusetts in 1894.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
Processing Action (note)
  • Processed/Cataloged
Call Number
*T-Mss 1968-001
OCLC
NYPW94-A493
Author
Atkinson, Brooks, 1894-1984.
Title
Brooks Atkinson papers, 1904-1980.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography
Brooks Atkinson, drama critic for the New York Times was born Justin Brooks Atkinson in Melrose, Massachusetts in 1894. Atkinson was a graduate of Harvard University and began writing for the New York Times in 1922. In 1926 he became the drama critic after the retirement of Stark Young. A hiatus in this work occurred during World War II when he became a foreign correspondent. He returned to the drama desk in 1946 and remained the New York Times drama critic until his retirement in 1960.
Brooks Atkinson's love of theater revealed itself not only in his frequenting of traditional Broadway theater but also by his discovery and encouragement of new talents to be found on the off-Broadway stage. A champion of all aspects of theater in New York, Atkinson was also known as an outspoken voice against the practices of the McCarthy era and the investigations of the House Un-American Activities Committee, using his skill as a journalist to inform the public and expose the tactics of Joseph McCarthy and his supporters.
Brooks Atkinson retired from the New York Times in 1960 but continued writing a twice-weekly column for another 5 years called Critic-At-Large. He died in Huntsville, Alabama on January 13, 1984.
Indexes
Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
Local Note
Some materials in this collection previously cataloged as MWEZ+ n.c. 1788A; 17305; 20753; 20962-20966; 20968-20970; 20975; 20994; 21089; 22180; 23872; 26304-26315; 26315; 26318-26335.
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Added Author
O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964.
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953.
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.
Anderson, Robert, 1917-2009.
Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959.
Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963.
Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961.
Hart, Moss, 1904-1961.
Service, John S., 1909-
Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.
Webster, Margaret, 1905-1972.
Research Call Number
*T-Mss 1968-001
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