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John W. De Kay papers
- Title
- John W. De Kay papers, 1910?-1938.
- Author
- De Kay, John W., 1872-1938.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1984-009 | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- De Kay, John W., 1872-1938.
- Description
- 1 volume (153 leaves); 32 cm.
- Summary
- Collection consists of an unannotated typescript of De Kay's play, Judas, outlines and partial scripts with some handwritten changes for a few unproduced works, and an author's preface.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Scripts.
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Source (note)
- Susan D. Smith
- Biography (note)
- John Wesley De Kay, author and financier, wrote ca. twenty books and several plays, amassed and lost a number of fortunes, and pursued by charges of fraud for various financial deals, spent many years dodging extradition proceedings across Europe.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 1984-009
- OCLC
- NYPW97-A11
- Author
- De Kay, John W., 1872-1938.
- Title
- John W. De Kay papers, 1910?-1938.
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
- John Wesley De Kay, author and financier, wrote ca. twenty books and several plays, amassed and lost a number of fortunes, and pursued by charges of fraud for various financial deals, spent many years dodging extradition proceedings across Europe. Born in Iowa, he began his career in ranching and newspaper publishing in South Dakota, but by 1910 had achieved international business prominence as president of the Mexican National Packing Company which he had founded in 1902. In 1914 his play, Judas, starring Sarah Bernhardt, was produced at the London Coliseum.
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- Added Author
- De Kay, John W., 1872-1938. Judas.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 1984-009