2017-11-1 Guide to the Scrapbook on Shakespeare and Shakespeare Productions, circa 1900s SPEC.TRI.SPS Finding aid prepared by Mackenzie Sommers Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections

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2017 September This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2020-05-04T14:50-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Scrapbook on Shakespeare and Shakespeare Productions SPEC.TRI.SPS Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.13 Cubic feet circa 1900s William Shakespeare is an internationally reverred English playwright, poet, actor, and writer who lived from 1564-1616 and produced over 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 long narrative poems . The scrapbook contains clippings related to Shakespeare and productions of his work. The clippings are primarily from a book, circa 1900s, about Shakespeare. (1) flat box English Acquisitions Information

Donated by James Tompkins III, 2016 June

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[identification of item], Scrapbook on Shakespeare and Shakespeare Productions, SPEC.TRI.SPS, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University

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Historical Note

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English playwright, poet, actor, and writer. He was born and lived in Stratford-upon-Avon before moving to London where he began acting and writing. Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and two long narrative poem. His career spanned two decades before he returned to Stratford-upon-Avon where he died three years later. Since his death, Shakespeare has become an internationall recognized and reverred playwright, with his work still being adapted and performed in the 21st century.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a scrapbook circa 1900s. The scrapbook contains biographical clippings from a historical book about Shakespeare and clippings about productions of his work in his time.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Actors--England--16th century Actors--England--17th century Biographies (literary works) Dramatists, English--16th century--Biography Dramatists, English--17th century--Biography Scrapbooks Shakespeare scrapbook 1 circa 1900s