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Call Number:
MSS 54
Holdings:
[Request]
Creator:
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000
Title(s):
John Gielgud letter to Frank B. Mason
Date:
1934? July 10
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Part of Collection:
Box 1, folder 23
Provenance:
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
Scope and Content:
Gielgud says he would be happy to offer a prize for "Theatrical Design,", but says "it is impossible for me to promise to judge, as I have no idea what work I shall be doing in the autumn" though "I shall, hope, however, to be able to see the designs this time, if I am in London and not working day and night!" Written below, in another hand, is "Good man, this Gielgud!"
Physical Description:
1 sheet (1 page) : typed letter, signed ; 18 x 12 cm
Genre:
Correspondence and Exhibitions
Subject Terms:
Art
Art schools
Art students
Art, British
Awards
Competitions
Costume
Drawing, British
Embroidery
Painting, British
Sculpture, British
Stage-setting and scenery
Study and teaching (Higher)
Theaters
Subject Period:
20th Century
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Associated People/Groups:
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000
Mason, Frank B.
Royal College of Art (Great Britain). Sketch Club
Finding Aid Title:
Royal College of Art Sketch Club Collection
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/10704.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2631077
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2631077?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1