Overview
| Repository: |
Manuscripts and Archives
Sterling Memorial Library 128 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 Web: http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/ Email: mssa.assist@yale.edu Phone: (203) 432-1735 Fax: (203) 432-7441 |
| Call Number: | RU 728 |
| Creator: | Yale School of Drama. |
| Title: | Yale School of Drama records |
| Dates: | 1923-2001 |
| Physical Description: | 139.75 linear feet |
| Language(s): | The materials are in English. |
| Summary: | The records consist of correspondence, student records, administrative files of the deans, financial and business records, curricula, programs, and slides documenting the activities and operations of the Yale School of Drama. |
| Note: | Forms part of Yale Record Group 22-A (YRG 22-A), Central records and records of the dean of the Yale School of Drama. |
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| Finding Aid Link: | To cite or bookmark this finding aid, use the following address: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0728 |
| Catalog Record: | A record for this collection, including location information, may be available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog. |
Administrative Information
Information about Access
Access to the records is partially restricted. See Collection Contents for details.
Cite As
Yale School of Drama Records (RU 728). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
Information About Creator(s)
In 1924, Yale established the first department of drama in the country with a generous contribution from Edward S. Harkness (B.A. 1897). As part of the School of Fine Arts, the Department of Drama offered a Master of Fine Arts in Drama, first conferred in 1931. The department was headed by George Pierce Baker, formerly of the well-known English "47 Workshop" at Harvard. By vote of the Yale Corporation in 1955, the Department of Drama separated from the School of Fine Arts and became the Yale School of Drama. The new school continued to administer the Master of Fine Arts in Drama as well as a Doctor of Fine Arts in Drama. Continuing a 1927 practice of awarding certificates to promising students who had completed the three year program but lacked the B.A. required for admission, the School of Drama created a new program which would culminate in a Master of Fine Arts. The School of Drama also offers a three year program for a Doctor of Fine Arts in theater criticism.
Description of the Collection
The records consist of correspondence, student records, administrative files of the deans, financial and business records, curricula, programs, and slides documenting the activities and operations of the Yale School of Drama.
Arrangement
The records are arranged as follows: I. Correspondence (Select). II. Curricula and Courses. III. Drama Alumni Records. IV. Edward Cole Files. V. Faculty. VI. Financial Records. VII. Plays and Productions. VIII. Student Records; and in subsequent accessions.