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Nancy Fales Garrett Papers

Call Number

MSS.051

Date

1965-2009, inclusive

Creator

Garrett, Nancy Fales

Extent

5 Linear Feet
in 1 record carton, 6 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize flat box, and 1 oversize folder.

Extent

2 VHS

Extent

3 CD-ROM

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

Nancy Fales Garrett is a writer, director, and teacher. This collection contains original manuscripts of theater pieces, poem, short stories, a novel, published pieces, critical reviews, posters, slides, and photos related to Garrett's works.

Biographical Note

Nancy Fales Garrett is a writer, director, and teacher. Fales Garrett began her theatrical career at LaMaMa ETC and later founded Shakespeare in the Valley, a Shakespeare workshop for teenagers. Fales Garrett's plays include Arc, Playing in Local Bands, Some Sweet Day, The Northern Kingdom, and Dora. In addition, Fales Garrett has written the screenplays The Stranger and The Northern Kingdom and been awarded playwriting fellowships from NYSCA and the National Endowment for the Arts. Fales Garrett teaches playwriting at St. Ann's School in Brooklyn, NY.

Arrangement

The Nancy Fales Garrett Papers are arranged into three series:

Series I: Theatre Pieces (the oversize box at the end of the collection contains oversize materials from Series I)

Series II: Poetry, Short Stories, and Reviews

Series III: Oversize Graphics

The papers are arranged in chronological order within each series.

Scope and Contents

The Nancy Fales Garrett Papers include original manuscripts of theater pieces, poem, short stories, a novel, published pieces, critical reviews, posters, slides, and photos related to Garrett's plays.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); Nancy Fales Garrett Papers; MSS 51; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.

Location of Materials

Some materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated to the Fales Library by Nancy Fales Garrett.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact the Fales Library with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Born-digital materials have not been transferred and may not be available to researchers. Researchers may request access copies. To request that material be transferred, or if you are unsure if material has been transferred, please contact the Fales Library with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.

Collection processed by

Amber Creger, 1999. Finding aid updated by Kelsi Evans, 2009. Updated by Jacqueline Rider 2018.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-02-06 14:09:35 -0500.
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Language: Description is in English.

Revisions to this Guide

July 2018: Updated to incorporate accessions 2010.051 and 2011.051.

Repository

Fales Library and Special Collections

Series I: Theatre Pieces

Correspondence, 1990-1993, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"A Harvard Man": manuscript, 1965, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Babysitter": manuscript, 1966, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Orchard": manuscript, 1966, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Orchard": Renata Theatre program, 1966, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Adventures of Sadie the Goat": manuscript, [1967], inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Dracula": manuscript, 1968, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"How They Made It": manuscript, 1970, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Predicates": manuscript, 1971, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Family Portrait": manuscript [see also Passion & Garbage], 1972, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Passion & Garbage": manuscript.[see also Family Portrait], undated

Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Surviving Death in Three Acts": manuscript [two versions], 1973, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Surviving Death in Three Acts," photos, 1973

Box: 5 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

"Casserole": manuscript [two versions: one with Ralph Lee], 1974, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Casserole: an Illusion," photos, cast list, undated

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Ark": manuscript, 1975, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Ark": music, 1975, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Damaging Evidence - Refracted Light", 1976

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Zone of Middle Dimensions": manuscript, 1976, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Nicole Willing": manuscript, 1978, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Indianhead": manuscript, 1980, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Playing in the Local Bands": manuscript, 1981, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Playing in Local Bands", 1982-1985, inclusive

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Reviews, Playbills, 1983-1989, inclusive

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Secret Life of Women": manuscript, 1983, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Travel": 2 one act plays, 1984, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Puppy Show": manuscript, 1987, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Some Sweet Day," playbills, photos, reviews, 1985-1990, inclusive

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Some Sweet Day": manuscript, April 4, 1989

Box: 2, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Dora, Libretto": manuscript, 1990, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Dora": music, 1990, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Dora," slides, undated

Box: 6 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

"Dora," score, libretto, photos, slides, receipts, publicity materials, playbills, reviews, 1989-2009, inclusive

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Dora: Prospect Park," video, 2001-10

Box: Shared Fales 014 (Material Type: Moving Images)

"Dora," photos and poster, CD-Rs, 2002-02-27

Box: Shared Fales 014 (Material Type: Computer Disks)

"The Stranger": manuscript, 1991, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Stranger": videotape, 1992, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Northern Kingdom," script, promotional materials, undated

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Northern Kingdom," Chris Lopez, CD-R, undated

Box: Shared Fales 014 (Material Type: Computer Disks)

"Farmville," script, 2004

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series II: Poetry, Short Stories, and Reviews

"Payback": novel, 1980, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Blood": fragment, 1987, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"One Decent Man": manuscript, 1991, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Down the Road": manuscript, [1992/1993]

Box: 3, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Listening" in Hanging Loose, #62, 1993, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Meat Market" in Anima, v.1, #1, Fall 1982

Box: 3, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Ragtime" in 13th Moom, v.6, #1/2, 1982, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Nes Kirby, Victoria: review of "Casserole": The Drama Review, v.18, #3, September 1979

Box: 3, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Gussow, Mel: review of "Some Sweet Day": New York Times, March 23 1990

Box: 3, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"One Flight Up," Susan Fales Hill manuscripts, undated

Box: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series III: Oversize Graphics

Graphics, Clippings, Scrapbook materials, 1965-1982, inclusive

Box: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Oversize: "The Ark": poster, 1975, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Oversize: "The Ark": musical scores, 1975, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Theater Posters, 1983, undated

Flat-File-Folder: 4 Left (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
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