Reader's collection, Library of Congress Copyright Office drama deposits, 1863-1928  (bulk 1880-1900). 

 - 600  items. 39  containers. 15.6  linear feet. 
 -  Arranged alphabetically by author and therein by title of drama, with year of registration noted. 
<br/><br/> Open to research.  Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. 
<br/><br/> Typewritten or handwritten play scripts deposited with the U.S. Copyright Office as unpublished and subsequently transferred to the Manuscript Division.  Reflects the interests of early researchers and the desire of later curators to preserve rare samples of early drama.  Genres include farce, melodrama, musicals, satire, and vaudeville.  Subjects include city life, ethnic and immigrant groups, exploration, foreign influences, inventions, plight of the poor, theater, and style of the wealthy. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012076 
<br/><br/>Forms part of: Library of Congress Copyright Office drama deposits collection. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm2005085226 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American drama--Foreign influences.<br/>City and town life.<br/>Drama--Stories, plots, etc.<br/>Ethnic groups.<br/>Farce.<br/>Immigrants.<br/>Inventions.<br/>Melodrama.<br/>Musicals.<br/>Poor.<br/>Rich people.<br/>Satire.<br/>Vaudeville.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>America--Discovery and exploration.