Restricted Documents - Palm Springs' Follies, 1994-1995

folder — document case: MSS 025 Box 05

Identifier: MSS 025-03-02

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

This collection includes: photographs, scripts, sheet music, professional records, publicity publications, lobby cards, souvenir programs, posters, professional correspondence, VHS tapes, cassette tapes, costumes/apparel.

Sylvia Lewis' Stage Productions Sub-Series features materials highlighting Sylvia's stage career. Earlier records for the stage productions are mostly souvenir programs and sheet music, with lobby cards and the occasional script. Notated scripts make more of an appearance in the later productions, during the 1960s. There are publicity publications scattered throughout the records, referring to their individual production.

The collection of records documenting Sylvia's time with "The Palm Springs' Follies", specifically, contains professional papers, professional correspondence, photography, the full script and score for the production, and Sylvia's notes on stage direction. Sylvia acted both as choreographer and dancer for this production.

There are oversized items relating to this sub-series, which are cast photos and oversized posters. There are also costumes relating to this sub-series, which include two fans used in the production of "Little Mary Sunshine" (1961-1962) and a costume worn by Sylvia in the production of "Vintage '60" (1960).

Dates

1994-1995

Creator

From the Sub-Series: Lewis, Sylvia, 1931- (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Sub-Series:

Records in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers. No materials may be checked out or borrowed from the Emerson College Archives & Special Collections.

There is one folder of restricted documents relating to the business of "The Fabulous Palm Spring Follies", which have been restricted due to personably identifiable information. Redacted copies have been placed in the accessible files.