02577cpcaa2200517 a 4500 mm2005085226 DLC 20260227111730.0 cr ||||||||||| 050609|||||||||||| eng mm2005085226 DLC DLC dacs L lcmd Library of Congress. Copyright Office. 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. Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. Typewritten or handwritten play scripts deposited with the U.S. Copyright Office as unpublished and subsequently transferred to the Manuscript Division.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. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012076 Forms part of: Library of Congress Copyright Office drama deposits collection. Selected play scripts were transferred from Library of Congress Copyright Office drama deposits (LCCN mm 85061908). American drama Foreign influences. City and town life. Drama Stories, plots, etc. Ethnic groups. Farce. Immigrants. Inventions. Melodrama. Musicals. Poor. Rich people. Satire. Vaudeville. America Discovery and exploration. Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012076 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012076.3 44716 44716