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Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The play scripts of Robert E. Sherwood, dramatist, were transferred to the Manuscript Divison from the Library of Congress Copyright Office in 1981.
The play scripts of Robert E. Sherwood were arranged and described in 1984.The finding aid was revised in 2011.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Robert E. Sherwood is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Restrictions apply governing the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for information concerning these restrictions. In addition, many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Robert E. Sherwood Play Scripts, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Robert Emmet Sherwood was born April 4, 1896, in New Rochelle, N.Y. Sherwood was a playwright, editor, screen writer, and cofounder of the Playwrights’ Company, a producing company. He wrote speeches for President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II and from 1941 to 1944 served as head of the overseas branch of the Office of War Information. Sherwood’s book
The play scripts of Robert Emmet Sherwood (1896-1955) span the years 1921-1962 and are dated according to the year the typescripts of dramas were submitted for copyright to the Library of Congress Copyright Office. Titles begin with
This collection is arranged by year of submission and therein by title of play.