Asa Cushman Collection of Plays in Parts and Prompt Copies

Plays in manuscript parts and prompt copies, the working library of a mid-19th century actor-manager. Includes 24 American and 21 English plays in manuscript, and 385 English and American printed plays of the 18th and 19th century, with Cushman's notes. Notable for a copy in parts of Uncle Tom's Cabin; Cushman was the original Tom Loker in the 1852 production of George Aiken's version of the play.

Format(s): Manuscripts
Library: John Hay

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Access to the collection:

Online Catalog (BruKnow):
Individual records for most printed materials available on BruKnow
Asa Cushman Collection (Brown University)

Related Collections:
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays Collection