University of Wyoming
Interviews and recordings of "1776" -- Reel-to-reel audio tapes.
Compositions by Edwards -- 33 1/3, 45 and 78 rpm phonodiscs.
Edwards (1919-1981) worked as a musician before appearing in the 1940 motion picture "Pins and Needles." Edwards composed and wrote the lyrics to the 1969 musical "1776," which was also released as a motion picture in 1972.
Collection contains correspondence regarding the play and film "1776" (1966-1972); subject files with correspondence, budgets, and other materials regarding the casting and production of the play "1776"; 3 contracts for compositions and for appearing in "Pins and Needles" (1940, 1955-1956); scripts for the musicals "Dynamite Red," "Garden of Eden," "Lady Doctor," "Mountain Men" and "1776" the lyrics for which were composed by Edwards (1960-1971); script for the 1966 television musical play "Mother Goose"; scores composed by Edwards (1962-1969); newspaper clippings of the play and film "1776"; photographs of Edwards along with stills from the play "1776" and the motion picture "Pins and Needles"; theater programs for "1776"; and 4 scrapbooks.
Collection also includes 4 reel-to-reel audio tapes of interviews with Edwards (1969-1973); 8 reel-to-reel audio tapes from the musical "1776"; and 48 45, 78 and 33 1/3 rpm records of music composed by Edwards.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Materials may not be used for commercial purposes.
The American Heritage Center aspires to approach all areas of our work in ways that are respectful to those who create, use, and are represented in our collections. For a variety of reasons, however, users may encounter offensive or harmful language or images in some of our finding aids, catalogs, and collection materials.
Note that the AHC does not censor or alter contents of the collections as they provide context and evidence of a time, people, place, or event.
Therefore, we encourage users to bring questions and concerns about descriptions in our finding aids to our attention via
There are no known other archival collections created by Sherman Edwards at the date of processing.
Finding aid available in repository.
This material was received from Ingrid Edwards from 1986-2022.
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. These links are to an older versions of container lists for boxes 1-12.