Scope and Content Note
This collection consists primarily of typescripts of Bradford's plays arranged chronologically. Also included are newspaper clippings, letters, brochures and flyers, and several music manuscripts.
Dates
- Creation: 1968-1999
Language of Materials
Material in English
Access Restrictions
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Copyright
Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Biographical Note
A Paducah, Kentucky physician, Benjamin Bradford wrote plays in his spare time. He had several off-Broadway plays produced in New York in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At least 20 of his works were staged by experimental theaters in Los Angeles, where he worked for a period of time. His Where Are You Going, Hollis Jay? was published by the Samuel French Co. and has been staged by theaters and drama festivals throughout the United States and in England. He formed the production company, Brelco Inc., with co-writer Brian Eller.
Full extent
4 Box(es)
Full extent
4 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of typescripts of Bradford's plays arranged chronologically. Also included are newspaper clippings, letters, brochures and flyers, and several music manuscripts.
Arrangement
This collection consists of four boxes divided into two series:
- Series I: Plays
- Series II: Poems, Music, and Correspondence
Provenance
Anna Mae Helton donated these papers to Archives and Special Collections in 1995.
- Title
- Benjamin Bradford Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Anna Quan Leon, Library Assistant Sr., under the supervision of Kathy Krzys, curator, Performing Arts Collection.
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide encoded in English.
Repository details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact
Arizona State UniversityP.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932
archives@asu.edu