Alan Schneider Papers, 1929-1980

Container Title
Subseries: Subseries 8: Biographical Materials
Scope and Content Note: “Biographical Materials” contains telephone messages dating from 1964-1968, as well as diaries from 1936-1964, arranged chronologically. The remaining materials include Schneider's financial records, employment contracts, résumés, Guggenheim applications, and other memorabilia.
Telephone messages
Box   1
Folder   1
1964 August-December
Box   1
Folder   2
1965 January-June
Box   1
Folder   3
1965 August-December
Box   1
Folder   4
1966
Box   1
Folder   5
1967
Box   1
Folder   6
1968
Diaries
Box   2
Folder   1
1936
Note: Covers time at Johns Hopkins, Maryland, University of Wisconsin.
Box   2
Folder   2
1941
Box   2
Folder   3
1952
Box   2
Folder   4
1954
Box   2
Folder   5
1956
Box   3
Folder   1
1957
Box   3
Folder   2
1958
Box   3
Folder   3
1959
Box   3
Folder   4
1960
Box   3
Folder   5
1962
Box   3
Folder   6
1964
Box   4
Folder   1
Financial records: 1943, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1959
Box   4
Folder   2
Expense books: 1943-1953, 1957
Box   4
Folder   3
Contracts from various jobs held by Schneider
Box   4
Folder   4
Miscellaneous résumé materials
Box   4
Folder   5
Notes regarding job applications
Box   4
Folder   6
Reading diary, book lists, notes, quotes
Box   4
Folder   7
Books in Schneider's library, 1935-1965
Guggenheim application for study of Russian and Czech Theater
Box   4
Folder   8
Correspondence, 1942 November-1947 September
Box   4
Folder   9
Application forms, Russian proprosals
Box   5
Folder   1
Materials regarding Czech Theater, miscellaneous application materials
Box   5
Folder   2
Research notes for Russian and Czech Theater
Box   5
Folder   3
Samuel French Inc.: Schneider as playwriting contest judge
Box   5
Folder   4
Three Schneider passports
Box   5
Folder   5
Photographs of Schneider
Box   5
Folder   6
Personal memorabilia
Box   5
Folder   7
Paris car accident, bills, correspondence, 1955-1956
Box   5
Folder   8
Douglas Giebel thesis: Alan Schneider: A Director for the Theatre of Our Time