manosca160 Alfred Young Papers, 1893-1935 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Melvin Carlson, Jr.. Smith College Archives
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 Collection Overview Young, Alfred Alfred Young Papers1893-1935 RG 42 2 boxes (10 linear inches) English Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
The papers contain Alfred Young's files on the production of William Shakespeare's plays The Merchant of Venice, Merry Wives of Windsor, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night. Biographical Note

Alfred Young, the stage name of John Carolan, was director of senior Dramatics at Smith College, 1892-1917, with the exception of 1893. He also was involved with directing plays at other colleges and stage venues.

Young was engaged to direct a play chosen by the senior class and with only a few exceptions they were Shakespeare plays. Once the play was chosen, members of Smith College's Dept. of Elocution trained individual actors in their parts. Young would send instructions as to the overall shape of the play and would come to campus for final rehearsals and production.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The papers contain Alfred Young's files on the production of William Shakespeare's plays The Merchant of Venice, Merry Wives of Windsor, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night.

The papers are divided into five series: Series I: General materials Series II: The Merchant of Venice Series III: Merry Wives of Windsor Series IV: A Midsummer Night's Dream Series V: Twelfth Night

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers are open for research according to the regulations of the Smith College Archives without any additional restrictions.

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or quote from the documents must be obtained from the Smith College Archives.

 Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Alfred Young Papers, Box #, Smith College Archives.

 History of the Collection

The papers were created by Alfred Young and donated to the College Archives.

 Additional Information Related Material

Researchers should also view: 80. Class of 1893-1917. Senior Dramatics box 80. Dramatics

"Senior Dramatics," Smith College Weekly (May 15, 1912) 2, no. 30: [1]-2.

"Senior Dramatics," Smith College Weekly (June 10, 1914) 4, no. 24: [1]-2.

Series I: General 1 1 Correspondence 1890s-1909 1 2 Photographs 1 3 Miscellaneous n.d., 1935 Series II: The Merchant of Venice 1 1 Director's copy and prompt book 1 2 Smith College production programs and reviews 1897, 1911 1 3 Programs of production by Alfred Young 1898 1 4 Programs of productions by other directors 1910,1924 1 5 Stage designs 1 6 Smith College production notes 1911 1 7 Other production notes 1 8 Clippings on costume and stage design Series III: Merry Wives of Windsor 1 1 Director's copy and prompt book 1 2 Programs and reviews 1894-1909 1 3 Production notes 1 4 Music 1 5 Clippings on costume Series IV: A Midsummer Night's Dream 2 1 Director's copy and prompt books 2 2 Programs and reviews 2 3 Smith College production notes 1909 2 4 Hunter College production notes 1935 2 5 Other production notes 2 6 Music Series V: Twelfth Night 2 1 Director's copy and prompt book 2 2 Smith College program and review 1917 2 3 Programs and reviews of productions by Alfred Young 1893-1909 2 4 Programs of productions by other directors 1900s-1910s 2 5 Smith College production notes 1917 2 6 Barnard College production notes 1909 2 7 Other production notes 2 8 State design drawings 2 9 Music - Smith College Senior Dramatics, June 1917, Music for Twelfth Night, Pianoforte Score. Boston, Mass. : C. W. Thompson and Co. 1917 2 10 Costumes and stage design clippings 2 11 Reviews, articles, etc.