ma192 The M. Abbott Van Nostrand (AC 1934) Theatre Collection, Samuel French Company Theatre Scrapbooks, 1885-1947 Finding aid prepared by Peter A. Nelson. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
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 Encoded by Peter A. Nelson. 2009-10-15 Finding aid written in English. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections The M. Abbott Van Nostrand (AC 1934) Theatre Collection, Samuel French Company Theatre Scrapbooks, 1885-1947 2004 July Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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 Collection Overview Van Nostrand, M. Abbott (Morris Abbott), collector The M. Abbott Van Nostrand Theatre Collection, Samuel French Company Theatre Scrapbooks 1885-1947 21 flat boxes, 2 wrapped packages (11.5 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections 23 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and programs related to theater productions in various United States cities between 1885 and 1947, presumably of plays published by the Samuel French Company. English Biographical Note

M. Abbott Van Nostrand (1911-1995) was a member of the Amherst College class of 1934. For nearly forty years he was president of Samuel French, Inc., the oldest and largest play publisher and licensing agency in the English-speaking world, in New York City.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

23 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and programs related to theater productions in various United States cities between 1885 and 1947, presumably of plays published by the Samuel French Company.

 Arrangement of the Collection

The material is arranged chronologically.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

There is no restriction on access to the collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in The M. Abbott Van Nostrand Theatre Collection, Samuel French Company Theatre Scrapbooks [Box #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

 History of the Collection

The material formed a single unit as received from Samuel French, Inc.

2004 July Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist 2009 Oct Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist Search Terms Samuel French, Inc. Theater--United States. Scrapbooks. Amherst College. Class of 1934. Van Nostrand. Series 1: Theatre Scrapbooks 1 1885 Apr-1890 Aug 2 1890 Aug-1893 Aug 3 1890 Dec-1920 Aug 4 1893 Aug-1895 Sep 5 1895 Oct-1898 May 6 1898 May-1900 Dec 7 1903-1913 8 "The Great Question" and "The Woman's Hour" 1908-1909 9 "Officer 666" 1912-1913 10 1917-1919 11 1922-1925 12 [wrapped volume] 1925 Aug-1930 Aug 13 [wrapped volume] 1930 Sep-1936 Sep 14 1930 Sep-1938 May 15 1935 Dec-1940 Apr 16 1936 Sep-1937 Jun 17 1937 Dec-1938 May 18 1940 May-1941 Nov 19 1941 Nov-1943 Feb 20 1943 Feb-1944 Nov 21 1944 Nov-1946 Oct 22 1946 Jan-1947 Apr 23 1947-1948