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Ewald Schindler papers, additions

Title
Ewald Schindler papers, additions, 1899-1946.
Author
Schindler, Ewald, 1891-1948.

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Description
.21 linear foot (1 box)
Summary
Ewald Schindler (1891-1948) was a German-born actor, director, and producer of theatre and opera. After fleeing to Czechoslovakia and Italy during the rise of the Nazis, he immigrated to the United States in 1941, where he became director of the King-Smith Playhouse in Washington, D.C. and founded The Playhouse Studio, a school of drama, with Norwegian dancer Liljan Espenak. Additions to the Ewald Schindler papers date from 1899 to 1947 and contain letters, photographs, scrapbook pages, and personal ephemera that document Schindler's family and professional life. Scrapbook pages with clippings, photographs, and a program document Schindler's direction of The Green Cockatoo at the King-Smith Playhouse, dated 1942 to 1943. Correspondence is with Kurt Schindler, Liljan Espenak, and Mary Wigman, discussing family and professional issues. Photographs include individual portraits of the Schindler family as well as a cabinet card depicting Czech opera singer Emmy Destinn. Personal ephemera consists of a recitation book and Schindler's social security card. Correspondence and the recitation book are in German.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Cabinet photographs.
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Photographs.
  • Scrapbooks.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photographs will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms of Use (note)
  • The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to pubilsh, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.
Source (note)
  • Gift of Donald Weissmuller, 1989-1990.
Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
  • Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
Call Number
*T-Mss 1993-014
OCLC
907298005
Author
Schindler, Ewald, 1891-1948.
Title
Ewald Schindler papers, additions, 1899-1946.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photographs will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms Of Use
The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to pubilsh, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Ewald Schindler papers, 8-MWEZ + n.c. 28,410; Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
Source
Gift of Donald Weissmuller, 1989-1990.
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Research Call Number
*T-Mss 1993-014
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