Maude Adams Papers
A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Karen Linn Femia
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2009
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2009
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009118
Title: Maude Adams Papers
Span Dates: 1925-1956
ID No.: MSS10215
Creator:
Adams, Maude,
1872-1953
Extent: 19 items;
2 containers;
0.6 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: American stage actress,
writer, educator. Annotated typescripts and mimeographed copies of Adams's
unpublished autobiography, writings relating to the study of acting, a
commencement address, notes for a proposed radio program, a religious play, and
the corrected typescript of Phyllis Robbins's biography,
Maude Adams, An Intimate Portrait.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Personal Names
Adams,
Maude, 1872-1953.
Saint-Gaudens, Homer, b. 1880.
Subjects
Acting.
Actresses--Biography.
Radio programs.
Related Names
Robbins, Phyllis. Maude
Adams, An Intimate Portrait (1956)
Occupations
Actresses.
Authors.
Educators.
Provenance: The papers of Maude Adams, actress, writer, and educator, were given
to the Library of Congress by Phyllis Robbins in 1956 and by the Schlesinger
Library, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1985.
Processing History:The papers of Maude Adams were arranged and described in 1998. The
finding aid was revised in 2009.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Maude Adams is
governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and RestrictionsThe papers of Maude Adams are open to research. Researchers are
advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many
collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these
items for research use.
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Maude Adams Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Maude Adams, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1872, was an American
stage actress. Active in the years 1888-1916, she was a successful and
high-paid performer known mostly for her role as Peter Pan. Adams headed the
drama department at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, from 1937 to 1943.
She died in Tannersville, New York, in 1953.
The papers of Maude Adams (1872-1953) span the years circa 1925-circa
1956. The entire collection is composed of writings by Maude Adams and a draft
by Phyllis Robbins of her biography of Adams,
Maude Adams: An Intimate Portrait, published in 1956. The
writings of Adams include both published and typescript versions of magazine
articles, a speech, a religious play, a book-length typescript and a pamphlet
for teaching speech, and a proposal with scripts for a radio program with Homer
Saint-Gaudens.
This collection is arranged by type of material.
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| BOX 1
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Writings |
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By Maude Adams |
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Articles |
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"The One I Knew Least of
All"
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Published copy,
Ladies Home Journal,
1926
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Typescript,
circa 1925
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 1
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"'Thumbs Up' for Joy and
Adventure," typescript and published copy from
Ladies Home Journal,
1927, undated
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| BOX 1
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Book draft, "The First Steps in
Speaking Verse," with an anthology,
undated
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(3
folders)
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| BOX 1
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Commencement address, Stephens
College, Columbia, Mo.,
1939
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Miscellany,
undated
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| BOX 1
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"Pamphlet on English Speech and
English Verse,"
circa 1947
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| BOX 1
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Play, life of Jesus Christ,
undated
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| BOX 1
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Radio program proposal, with
Homer Saint-Gaudens
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| BOX 1
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Description and scripts,
undated
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Notes,
undated
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By Phyllis Robbins,
Maude Adams: An Intimate Portrait, typescript,
circa 1956
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(3
folders)
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