Preliminary Inventory of the Muriel Emerling Papers, circa 1980s-1991 SPEC.TRI.0058 Finding aid prepared by Nicole Miller Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2019 February This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-03-18T12:19-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Muriel Emerling Papers SPEC.TRI.0058 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.4 Cubic feet circa 1980s-1991 The Muriel Emerling Papers contains correspondence between Muriel Emerling and Jerome Lawrence regarding the introductions that Lawrence wrote for the Patrick Henry Intermediate School’s literary publication “Images: A Literary Journal," as well as several issues of the journal. Many items in the collection are photocopies and not originals. Muriel Emerling was a teacher at the Patrick Henry Intermediate School in Cleveland, Ohio during the 1980s and 1990s. Jerome Lawrence (1915-2004) was part of a playwriting duo with Robert E. Lee and he attended the Partick Henry Middle School in the late 1920s. (1) 5" letter box English Emerling, Muriel Arrangement of Materials

This collection is unprocessed; materials are arranged in the order received.

 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. TRI.2019.0008: David and Larry Emerling, 2019 February

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Muriel Emerling Papers, SPEC.TRI.0058, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University

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 Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed. Preliminary inventory written by: Nicole Miller, 2019 February

 Biographical Note

Muriel Emerling was a teacher at the Patrick Henry Intermediate School in Cleveland, Ohio during the 1980s and 1990s. Jerome Lawrence (1915-2004) was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio where he attended the Partick Henry Middle School in the late 1920s. He was part of a playwriting duo with Robert E. Lee, and their partnership spanned over 50 years and included “Auntie Mame," which later they adapted into the musical “Mame," and “Inherit the Wind.”

 Scope and Contents

The Muriel Emerling Papers, dated circa 1980s-1991, contains correspondence between Muriel Emerling and Jerome Lawrence regarding the introductions that Lawrence wrote for the Patrick Henry Intermediate School’s literary publication “Images: A Literary Journal," as well as several issues of the journal. The collection also includes articles about Lawrence, a photograph from Lawrence’s visit to the Patrick Henry Junior High School, program from “Mame," the brochure "The Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute: Unlocking the Treasures of the Stage," and Jerome Lawrence’s middle school report card. Many items in the collection, including the report card, are photocopies and not originals.

 Emerling, Muriel Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004 Patrick Henry Intermediate School (Cleveland, Ohio) . Correspondence Dramatists--United States--20th century Essays Middle schools--Ohio--Cleveland Student newspapers and periodicals Teachers--Ohio--Cleveland--20th century Lawrence (Jerome) June 1930 report card photocopy Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 circa 1980s Lawrence (Jerome) visit to Patrick Henry photographs Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 1983 November 3 Lawrence (Jerome) correspondence with Muriel Emerling Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 1987-1988 Introductions To "Images: 1988" Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 1988 "Mame" program Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 1990 September Lawrence (Jerome) letter to Muriel Emerling Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 1990 Articles about Lawrence and Lee photocopies Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 1986, 1990 "The Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute: Unlocking the Treasures of the Stage" Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 1986 Lawrence and Lee Plain Dealer article Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 1986 "Images" introductions Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 circa 1987-1990 Lawrence (Jerome) letter to Muriel Emerling with "Inside a Kid's Head" photocopy Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 1987 February 5 "Images: A Literary Journal" Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 1987 May "Images: A Literary Journal" Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 1988 May "Images: A Literary Journal" Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 1989 May "Images: A Literary Journal" Accession No. TRI.2019.0008.001 1991 May