Gerald Kahan collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: Gerald Kahan collection
Creator: Kahan, Gerald, 1923-1993
Inclusive Dates: 1898-1980
Language(s): English
Extent: 6 Linear Feet 15 document boxes
Collection Number: ms2788
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Gerald Kahan was the head of the Theater and Film Studies Department at the University of Georgia, where he directed many plays.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of notebooks containing stamps on theater history and ornithology. Also included are folders of clippings and materials regarding bird stamps, philately, and stamps in general, as well as volumes I - III of "Standard postage stamp catalogue, 1975," issues of "Curtain Call" from 1971-1976 and April 1978 to December 1979, and a volume entitled, "Birds of the world on stamps."

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged into 5 series: Stamps- Theatre and History; Stamps- Guides, 3 volumes 1975; Stamps- Ornithological; Stamps- Miscellaneous; and Curtain Call (Bulletin of the Performing Arts study Unit of the American Topical Association).

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Gerald Kahan collection. MS 2788. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Gerald Kahan papers, MS 2026.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Stamps: Theatre and History
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1	1	Renaissance (1550-1650), 1898-1975
1	2	Renaissance (1550-1650), 1910-1975
1	3	17th century, 1923-1975
1	4	17th century, 1927-1974
1	5	17th and 18th century (France and Germany), 1926-1975
1	6	17th and 18th century (France and Germany), 1926-1974
1	7	19th century, 1800-1865, 1903-1973
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2	1	19th century, 1800-1865, 1935-1975
2	2	19th century, 1800-1865, 1897-1975
2	3	19th century, 1800-1865, 1909-1974
2	4	19th century, 1800-1865, 1916-1975
2	5	19th century, 1800-1865, 1888-1972
2	6	19th century (Iron Curtain), 1925-1973
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3	1	19th century (Iron Curtain), 1919-1973
3	2	19th century (Iron Curtain), 1934-1974
3	3	20th century, 1922-1975
3	4	20th century, 1912-1975
3	5	20th century, 1920-1974
3	6	20th century, 1920-1974
3	7	20th century, 1935-1975
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4	1	20th century, 1913-1975
4	2	20th century, 1933-1973
4	3	20th century, 1906-1970
4	4	American, 1939-1974
4	5	American, 1939-1974
4	6	Charles Dickens, 1962-1970
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5	1	Greek, 1896-1973
5	2	Greek, 1926-1973
5	3	Japanese, 1946-1972
5	4	Japanese, 1950-1974
5	5	Masks, 1937-1973
5	6	Masks, 1932-1973
5	7	Medieval, 1932-1974
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6	1	Miscellaneous, 1946-1976
6	2	Miscellaneous, 1935-1975
6	3	Oriental, 1943-1975
6	4	Oriental, 1955-1974
6	5	Poland, 1927-1971
6	6	Poland, 1927-1975
6	7	Russian envelope cards, c. 1974
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7	1	Russian envelope cards, c. 1974
7	2	Russian envelope cards, c. 1974
7	3	Shakespeare, 1955-1973
7	4	Shakespeare guide, 1971
7	5	Theatre buildings, 1895-1976
7	6	Theatre buildings, 1915-1973
7	7	Theatre buildings, 1913-1976
7	8	Theatre buildings, 1924-1973

 

2. Stamps: 3 volumes

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13

Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue Volume I

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Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue Volume II

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Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue Volume III

 

3. Stamps: Ornithological
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8	1	Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans), 1916-1972
8	2	Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans), 1929-1972
8	3	Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans), 1958-1970
8	4	Caprimulgiformes (nightsjars), 1959
8	5	Casauriiformes (emu), 1926-1956
8	6	Charadriiformes (gulls, snipe), 1953-1972
8	7	Charadriiformes (gulls, snipe), 1952-1969
8	8	Ciconiiformes (storks, herons), 1935-1971
8	9	Columbiformes (doves, pidgeons), 1957-1972
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9	1	Coraciiformes (kingfishers, hornbills), 1921-1970
9	2	Coraciiformes (kingfishers, hornbills), 1942-1971
9	3	Cucliformes (cuckoos, turacos), 1954-1971
9	4	Falconiformes (raptors), 1930-1972
9	5	Falconiformes (raptors), 1938-1970
9	6	Formes, 1964-1969
9	7	Galliformes (gamefowl), 1901, 1959-1972
9	8	Galliformes (gamefowl), 1955-1970
9	9	Gaviiformes (loons), 1957,1967
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10	1	Gruiformes (cranes), 1905-1972
10	2	Passeriformes (songbirds), 1957-1972
10	3	Passeriformes (songbirds), 1932-1969
10	4	Passeriformes (songbirds), 1938-1970
10	5	Passeriformes (songbirds), 1939-1971
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11	1	Passeriformes (songbirds), 1949-1969
11	2	Pelicanformes (pelicans), 1936-1972
11	3	Piciformes (woodpeckers), 1939-1971
11	4	Podicipitiformes (grebes), 1960-1970
11	5	Procellariiformes (albatrosses), 1938-1968
11	6	Psittaciformes (albatrosses), 1957-1971
11	7	Rheiformes (rhea), 1960-1972
11	8	Sphenisciformes (penguins), 1954-1974
11	9	Strigiformes (owls), 1945-1972
11	10	Struthioniformes (ostriches), 1952-1968
11	11	Trogoniformes (trogons), 1935-1969
11	12	Tinamiformes (tinamou), 1960

 

4. Stamps: Miscellaneous
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11	13	Loose stamps
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12	1	Loose stamps
12	2	Stamped envelopes and postcards, 1970
12	3	Stamped envelopes and postcards, 1970
12	4	Bird notes, 1976
12	5	Current stamp orders, 1975
12	6	Notes
12	7	Notes
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13	4	News Clippings, 1977
13	5	Theatre Notes, 1975

 

5. Curtain Call (Bulletin of the Performing Arts study Unit of the American Topical Association)

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Curtain Call , 1971-1974

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15

1-6

Curtain Call , 1974-1980