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Mae Hawley Pritchard Papers, 1934-1970
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pritchard, Mae Hawley
- Title
- Mae Hawley Pritchard Papers
- Dates
- 1934-1970 (inclusive)19341970
- Quantity
- 1 container., (.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (32 items.)
- Collection Number
- Cage 379
- Summary
- Drafts, revisions, and screenplays of her plays; theses, some correspondence, articles, and other papers.
- Repository
-
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
-
This collection is open for research use.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Mae Hawley Pritchard was born in Rockford, Washington on April 10, 1913. She graduated from Washington State University with a degree in Political Science in 1934. While at W.S.U. she worked in an editorial capacity for the Agricultural Experiment Station, contributing as co-author or assistant to three bulletins. She subsequently went on to receive her Master's in Political Science from Columbia University in 1938. She married Dr. Earl Pritchard on December 22, 1934. In 1952 the Philadelphia Experimental Theatre produced her first play, Phantoms. She wrote two more plays and was working on her fourth at the time of her death at Tucson, Arizona on February 17, 1970.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Mae H. Pritchard papers include her Honor's and Master's theses, drafts of her plays, some correspondence, and other papers.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 379, Mae Hawley Pritchard Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The papers are basically arranged as received and, in general, are in chronological order. Correspondence with her mother and her husband concerning the writing and production of the plays were retained with them.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 |
The American Police Problems. (Honor's Thesis,
Washington State University). 88 p. typescript. 1 item.
|
May 12, 1934 |
| 2 |
Recent Trends in Unionizing Among Women Workers.
(Master's Thesis, Columbia University). 88 p. typescript. 1 item.
|
May 1938 |
| 3 |
Phantoms, early draft. 63 p. typescript. 1 item.
|
1951 |
| 4 |
Phantoms, personal copy. 63 p.
typescript. 6 items.
|
1951 |
| 5 |
Phantoms, revised version (probably as was presented
in Philadelphia). 83 p. typescript
Phantoms, play program and
correspondence 1 item.
7 items.
|
1952, October-December, 1951 |
| 6 |
Our English Cousins--Lethargic or Efficient? 9 p.
typescript. 1 item.
|
1954 |
| 7 |
Phantoms, screen treatment. 67 p.
typescript
Phantoms, letter 1 item.
1 item.
|
1957, November 12, 1957 |
| 8 |
Phantoms, final version. 83 p.
typescript
Phantoms, correspondence 1 item.
4 items.
|
1969, March 10, 1969-January 21, 1970 |
| 9 |
A Knight in Shining Armour. 67 p.
typescript
A Knight in Shining Armour copyright
certificate 1 item.
1 item.
|
1951, November 5, 1951 |
| 10 |
The Encumbered Arm. 28 p. typescript. 1 item.
|
1953 |
| 11 |
The Academic Hood. 30 p. holograph. 1 item.
|
1968-1969 |
| 12 | W.S.U. Agricultural Experiment
Station Bulletins 3 items.
|
1936 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Dramatists, American--20th century--Correspondence
Personal Names
- Pritchard, Earl, Dr. waps --Archives (donor)
- Pritchard, Mae Hawley, 1913-1970 --Archives (creator)
Titles within the Collection
- A Knight in Shining Armour
- Our English Cousins--Lethargic or Efficient?
- Phantoms
- Recent Trends in Unionizing Among Women Workers
- The Academic Hood
- The American Police Problems
- The Encumbered Arm
Finding aid prepared by Patricia M.
Gourd
2012
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