Joan dye gussow biography of abraham

Scope and Contents

The Mel Gussow Collection, circa 1920s-2008 (bulk 1960-2004), consists of article and manuscript drafts, interview notes and transcripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, subject files, clippings, published material, and sound recordings belonging to theater critic and writer Mel Gussow. The bulk of the archive documents Gussow's professional life, beginning with his brief assignment as a journalist in the United States Army through his nearly forty years as theater and cultural critic for the New York Times. The relatively small volume of personal papers focuses on Gussow's school years and the Gussow family. The papers are organized into five series: I. Works, II. Collected Material, III. Correspondence, IV. Personal and Professional Papers, and V. Works by Others.Series I. Works includes notes, drafts, interview transcripts, clippings, correspondence, and other material associated with Gussow's books, articles, essays, and reviews. Gussow wrote and edited nine books highlighting American and British theater and the careers of some of the twentieth century's most acclaimed playwrights, directors, producers, and performers. This series is arranged into three subseries: A. Books, B.

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