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Pope Freeman collection of Charles Coburn research material

Pope Freeman collection of Charles Coburn research material

Descriptive Summary

Title: Pope Freeman collection of Charles Coburn research material
Creator: Freeman, Pope
Inclusive Dates: 1900-1960
Language(s): English
Extent: 2 Linear Feet 5 document boxes
Collection Number: ms3211
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

"Charles Coburn, a character actor and Georgia native, enjoyed a lengthy career on stage, screen, and radio that reached its height in the 1940s and 1950s, when he was in his sixties and seventies. ... Coburn, who visited Georgia throughout his adult life, bequeathed his collection of theatrical papers and photographs to the University of Georgia's Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library. His ashes were scattered in Georgia, Massachusetts, and New York." - "Charles Coburn." New Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org (Retrieved July 31, 2008)

Scope and Content

The collection consists of research materials about Charles Coburn gathered by Pope Freeman. Included are interviews, contracts, and programs as well as a variety of other miscellanea.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Pope Freeman collection of Charles Coburn research materials, ms3211, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Actors -- Georgia.
Coburn, Charles
Coburn, Charles -- Interviews
Contracts.
Correspondence.
Interviews.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- Georgia.
Programs (documents)
Theater programs.

Related Collections in this Repository

Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Charles Coburn papers, ms1126; Charles Coburn photograph, ms2990.


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11The Better Ole - Correspondence
 
12 The Better Ole
 
13The Bronx Express - Correspondence
 
14The Bronx Express - Legal Documents
 
15 Falstaff
 
16 The Farmer's Wife
 
17 The First Legion
 
18 The Imaginary Invalid
 
19 Kultur
 
110 The Long Watch
 
111Master of the Revels - Correspondence
 
112The Merry Wives of Windsor - Reviews/Clipings/Promotional Items
 
113 The Merry Wives of Windsor
 
114Old Bill (Ullo!) - Correspondence
 
115Old Bill (Ullo!) - Legal Documents
 
116The Plutocrat - Correspondence
 
117The Plutocrat - Legal Documents
 
118The Plutocrat - Reviews/Clippings/Promotional Items
 
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21So This Is London - Reviews/Clippings/Promotional Items
 
22Three Showers - Reviews/Clippings/Promotional Items
 
23 Troilus and Cressida
 
24 The Wife Hunter
 
25The Yellow Jacket - Correspondence
 
26The Yellow Jacket - Reviews/Clippings/Promotional Items
 
27 The Yellow Jacket
 
28You Can't Take It With You - Reviews/Clippings/Promotional Items
 
29Actors' Equity Association
 
210Coburn Collection - Newspaper Clippings
 
211Coburn Estate - Newspaper Clippings
 
212Coburn Interview
 
213Coburn Interview
 
214Coburn Interview
 
215Coburn Interview
 
216Coburn Interview
 
217Coburn Obituaries
 
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31Coburn Players - Advance Information/Touring Schedules
 
32Coburn Players
 
33Coburn Productions, Inc.
 
34Coburn Writings - Autobiography
 
35Coburn Writings - Autobiography
 
36Coburn Writings - Autobiography
 
37Coburn Writings - Autobiography
 
38Coburn Writings
 
39Mohawk Drama Festival - Correspondence
 
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41Mohawk Drama Festival - Correspondence
 
42Mohawk Drama Festival - Correspondence
 
43Mohawk Drama Festival - Legal/Organizational Documents
 
44Mohawk Drama Festival - Legal/Organizational Documents
 
45Mohawk Drama Festival - Promotional Items
 
46Movie Related Material
 
47Old Vice Theatre - Correspondence
 
48Savannah Theatre
 
49Theatre Classics, Inc. - Correspondence
 
410Theatre Classics, Inc.
 
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51Miscellaneous - Correspondence
 
52Miscellaneous - Legal Documents
 
53Miscellaneous - Legal Documents
 
54Miscellaneous - Newspaper/Magazine Items
 
55Miscellaneous - Newspaper/Magazine Items
 
56Miscellaneous - Photographs
 
57Miscellaneous - General
 
58Miscellaneous - General
 
59Possible Discards
 
510Zoe Coburn - Correspondence
 
511Dr. Leighton Ballew - Correspondence, 1968 January 17