Ruth Gordon papers, 1924-1969 (bulk 1940-1969).
- 6,000 items. 26 containers. 10.2 linear feet.
- Arranged in 4 series. Series 1: General Correspondence, 1924-1967; Series 2: Article, Drama, and Motion Picture File, 1945-1969; Series 3: Financial Records, 1937-1959; and Series 4: Miscellany.
Open to research.
Correspondence, scripts, screenplays, box office statements, production material, reviews, financial records, biographical material, and other papers relating chiefly to the plays and motion pictures in which Gordon appeared. Includes scripts of The Loves of Cass McGuire, A Very Rich Woman, and Years Ago; screenplays of The Actress, Lord Love a Duck, Rosemary's Baby, and What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?; and records pertaining to The Matchmaker and other plays. Correspondents include Edna Ferber, Alec Guinness, Vivien Leigh, Anita Loos, and Robert Morse.
Photographs Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. transferred to
Actress and playwright.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013093