Dwight Deere Wiman Papers, 1922-1950

Summary Information

Title: Dwight Deere Wiman Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1922-1950

Creator:
  • Wiman, Dwight Deere, 1895-1951
Call Number: U.S. Mss 25AN; Micro 678; Micro 1068

Quantity: 20.0 c.f. (11 archives boxes, 25 flat boxes) and 37 reels of microfilm (35mm)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society Archives / Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
Contact Information

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Papers of a producer of over fifty Broadway plays and musicals, consisting of draft and mimeo scripts by Marc Connelly, Howard Lindsay, Clifford Odets, Paul Osborn, Robert E. Sherwood, John Van Druten, and others; programs and playbills; press books (available only on microfilm); and miscellaneous production materials including set designs by Jo Mielziner. Represented are Babes in Arms (1937), Command to Love (1927), The Gay Divorce (1932), I Married An Angel (1938), Letters to Lucerne (1941), The Little Show (1929), Morning's At Seven (1939), On Borrowed Time (1938), The Racket (1927), The Road to Rome (1927), and many other titles. Also included are miscellaneous business records and correspondence, as well as orchestrations by Frederick Loewe and Arthur Schwartz for several productions. The entire collection, including production stills held by the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, is also available on microfilm.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-us0025an
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