Sawyer Falk papers relating to the Federal Theater Project
name: label: Creator
content: Falk, Sawyer, 1898-1961
label: Names
content: Federal Theater Project (N.Y.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- Syracuse
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the theater -- New York (State)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent by Syracuse University Library and Archives for microfilming and the collection was returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Falk, Sawyer, 1898-1961
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content: Sawyer Falk papers relating to the Federal Theater Project
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Sawyer Falk papers regarding the Federal Theater Project date from 1935 to 1939. Found are correspondence, printed material, and a manuscript for a play entitled Injunction Granted: Third Edition of the Living Newspaper.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sawyer Falk (1898-1961) was an educator in Syracuse, New York. He was director of the Drama Department at the University of Syracuse and was active in the Federal Theater Project, Works Progress Administration.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1935-1939
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.falksawy
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel NDA19 and was returned to Syracuse University Library and Archives after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel NDA19. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the Library-Archives, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Sawyer Falk papers regarding the Federal Theater Project date from 1935 to 1939. Found are correspondence, printed material, and a manuscript for a play entitled Injunction Granted: Third Edition of the Living Newspaper. Largely, the papers relate to Federal Theater Project programs at the Civic University Theater in Syracuse.