Summary Information

Title: Morton DaCosta Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1959

Creator:

• DaCosta, Morton, 1914-

Call Number: U.S. Mss 11AN

Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)

Repository:

Housed at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives and Museum Collections; owned by the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

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Abstract:

Papers of an actor-director, consisting solely of production files for the musical Saratoga (1959) for which DaCosta was both director and dramatist. Included is correspondence with Edna Ferber and Johnny Mercer, three drafts of the script, and set designs by Cecil Beaton.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-us0011an