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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 papers of Joshua Logan, author and theater and motion picture director and producer, were received as a bequest from Logan to the Library of Congress in 1989 and 1990.
A description of the Logan Papers appears in
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Audio disks and cassettes, reel-to-reel audiotapes, Dictaphone machines and belts, films, and videotapes have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Librettos, sheet music, and printed and manuscript scores have been transferred to the Music Division. Posters, postcards, and some photographs and drawings have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Joshua Logan Papers.
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Joshua Logan in these papers and in other collections in the custody of the Library of Congress is controlled by the heirs of Joshua Logan.
Restrictions apply governing the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division for information concerning these restrictions.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Joshua Logan Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of
The
Family Papers
series contains correspondence between Logan and his family, primarily his
mother,
The
General
Correspondence
series in the collection contains letters from Logan's
friends, colleagues, and the general public. Notable are
The Business Papers reflect Logan's multifaceted involvement in the theater world as well as his personal business matters. Correspondence with agents includes management of Logan's career in addition to employment inquiries from authors and actors. The financial papers include Logan's investments in theater productions and the stock market. Correspondence with Logan's entertainment lawyers in the legal section contains much information on the preparation of his shows, as do the interoffice memoranda and office diaries. The projects section contains idea files and material related to the many properties on which Logan held or negotiated an option but never actually mounted. Shows staged with his active participation are represented with various materials in the Production File.
The Production File consists of papers relating to the preparation and management of shows in which Logan was personally connected as director, producer, author, or actor. Also included are productions for which Logan was hired but from which he resigned before the show opened. In cases where Logan was involved in both the stage and screen version of a work, separate files have been maintained. Subjects relate to casting, financial management, legal matters, derivative productions such as touring companies and amateur performances, publicity, research, reviews, and tickets, including benefit shows. The working papers sections contain correspondence and notes on rehearsals, performance quality, plot development, script revisions, costumes, set design, location arrangements, equipment, and editing. The amount of material on each show varies greatly. Some productions, such as
The Writings File, arranged alphabetically by author, includes scripts submitted to Logan for his consideration or advice. The scripts listed under Logan's name are those in which he was actively engaged in writing or revising. Logan's writings also include articles, books, poetry, short stories, song lyrics, and speeches. Related material, such as contracts, correspondence, outlines, notes, publicity, reviews, and royalty statements, accompany Logan's drafts.
The
Miscellany
series primarily contains newspaper and magazine clippings about Logan and his
family. Pamphlets relating to
The collection is arranged in seven series:
Biographical data, genealogies, correspondence among family members, diaries, medical and mental health papers, and military records.
Arranged alphabetically by name of individual or family group and therein by type of material.
Letters to and from friends and business associates of Joshua and Nedda Logan.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Correspondence, financial data, interoffice memoranda, legal papers, office diaries, and notes.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Blueprints, correspondence, financial data, legal papers, memoranda, newspaper clippings, notes, and printed material relating to productions with which Logan was associated.
Arranged alphabetically by title of production and therein by type of material.
Contracts, correspondence, drafts, newspaper clippings, notes, outlines, royalty statements, and typescripts pertaining to the writings of Joshua Logan and others.
Arranged alphabetically by name of author and therein by type of material.
Autographs, awards, certificates, newspaper clippings, notes, and printed material.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material and therein chronologically.
Oversize items consisting mostly of awards, certificates, blueprints, scrapbooks, production budget sheets, and printed material.
Organized and described according to the series, folders, and boxes from which the items were removed.