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Anne Holahan papers

 Collection
Identifier: D.79

Biographical/Historical note

Anne Kerr Holahan was a native of Rochester, N.Y. She was associated with its cultural revival in the early 1930s, although she lived most of her adult life in New York City. She was primarily a radio actress, but she did have a bit part in a stage production of "Liliom " in 1940. She numbered Clifford Odets, E. E. Cummings, Marianne Moore, and Llewellyn Powys among her friends. She also was a close friend of Walter Huston. Besides maintaining a keen interest in all of the performing arts, Anne Holahan was very concerned with liberal issues, especially the question of race relations. She worked for civil rights for African-Americans. She was also active in the Episcopal Church. She died suddenly on June 28, 1976, in New York City.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of theater, film, book, and radio reviews clipped from newspapers and magazines; correspondence; theater and ballet programs; radio and film scripts; and notes from lectures given by the poets W. H. Auden and T. S. Eliot, as well as personal impressions of the two poets and of Walter Huston. Letters from the following have been indexed: Alyse Gregory, 9 letters; E. E. Cummings, 4 letters; Clifford Odets, 3 letters; Marianne Moore, 6 letters; Llewelyn Powys, 9 letters.

Creator

Dates

  • Creation: 1932-1976

Language of Materials

English

Extent

3 box(es)

Access

The Anne Holahan Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

Use

In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Immediate Souorce of Acquisition note

Gift of Miss Elizabeth Holahan, September, 1976.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Anne Holahan Papers, D.79, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Title
Anne Holahan papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Date
undated
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Library Details

Part of the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Library

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