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Rita Kohn, Before the Shadows Flee play script

 Collection — Folder: S3498
Identifier: S3498

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a play script from Rita Kohn in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1996 for a one-person play in two acts she wrote about Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth, while he was at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1891.

Dates

  • 1996

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Biographical Note

Rita Kohn is an Indianapolis author, playwright, producer of local documentaries, and senior writer for NUVO Newsweekly as their reviewer of local arts, crafts, and craft beers. Kohn has earned degrees from Buffalo State College and Illinois State University and has worked to bring attention to local libraries and Nativa American stories through her writing. She has worked on the Indiana Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities project trying to give voice and visibility to those who have been suppressed.

Sources:

Penguin Random House. "Rita Kohn." Penguin Random House. 2023. Accessesd October 3, 2023. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2088392/rita-kohn.

Kohn, Rita. "Rita Kohn: Biography." Rita Kohn. Accessesd October 3, 2023. http://rkohn.ag-sites.net.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection consists of a single item.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed on 2023/10/02 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid created on 2023/10/12 by A.J. Chrapliwy.

Creator

Title
Rita Kohn, Before the Shadows Flee play script
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

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