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Writings

Description

This subseries, within the papers of Mary Mellus Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes three folders of miscellaneous writings, arranged chronologically. Materials include an early journal, kept between1869-1870; plays and newsletters from the Tucker children's club, the "Pickwick Amateur Theatrical Association;" and a composition book with notes on cues, stage directions, and lines from productions in which Mame had roles.

Details

Descriptive Terms

theater companies
theater (discipline)
diaries
notes
plays (document genre)
newsletters

Physical Description

Miscellaneous writings (3 folders)

Collection Code

MS033

Collection Name

Tucker family papers

Reference Code

MS033.004.002

Acquisition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Jane Standen Tucker, 1998.

Places

Wiscasset (Lincoln county, Maine)

Record Details

Originator

Tucker, Mary Mellus, 1858-1899

Material Type

diaries
notes
plays (document genre)
newsletters

Description Level

Sub-series

Location Note

Folders #1.2, 1.9, 3.8

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