WAUSavageGeorgeMiltonUA5131.xml Guide to the George Milton Savage Papers 1941-1979 Savage (George) Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2014 (Last modified: 4/29/2020)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 5131 (Accession No. 5131-002) Savage, George Milton, 1904-1977 George Milton Savage papers 1941-1979 .42 cu. ft. (1 box) Collection materials are inEnglish. Playwright and professor of English at UW from 1935 until 1951 and at UCLA from 1951 until his retirement in 1971, after which he returned to Seattle

Born in Tacoma, WA on April 25, 1904, died January 1977. His father, was George Milton Savage, originally of Albert Lea, Minnesota. Playwright and professor of English at UW from 1935 until 1951 and at UCLA from 1951 until his retirement in 1971, after which he returned to Seattle. Savage taught playwriting and founded the Tryout Theater in 1943. He also wrote under the psuedonym Kerry Fairfax and collaborated on plays with his son, George Savage, Jr (III). George Milton Savage died in January 1977.

Correspondence, play scripts (co-written by George Savage, Jr.), programs, and photographs.

Open to all users.

Request at UW

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

 Savage, George Milton, 1904-1977--Archives University of Washington. University Archives University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington) Photographs Literature Colleges and Universities Performing Arts