Skip to main content

Coe, Richard

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022.053

Content Description

Materials related to the work and life of Richard L. Coe. Coe was a theater and cinema critic for The Washington Post for more than forty years. Coe became known as one of the most influential theater critics outside New York City. He was the leading theater reviewer in Washington when that city was a major tryout stop for shows headed for New York. It was the postwar period that was considered Broadway's last golden era of prolific production. Consequently, it was often Coe's reviews that directors used to help smooth out productions before heading to the harsher lights of Broadway.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

The Coe estate gifted the collection to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts following his death in 1995. Following a restructure of the Kennedy Center Archives the collection was deemed outside their collection scope and was transferred to the Library in 2022.

Language of Description

English

Restrictions Apply

No

Access Restrictions

This is an unprocessed collection and might be stored at an offsite location. Materials within this collection have limited or no organization and a detailed content description is unavailable. Collection has been placed in the queue for future processing.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930 - 1995

Extent

105 Linear feet (105 boxes)

Inventory

Box 1: Theatre Programs Box 2: Theatre Programs, envelope contains receipts, programs, clippings for London Trip Box 3: Envelopes containing clippings, notes, programs, and ephemera related to London trip, Mississippi Queen, and other activities Box 4: Envelopes, folder, and box containing notes, correspondence and ephemera Box 5: Loose items including correspondence, notes, clippings, and ephemera Box 6: Travel folders containing correspondence, notes, ephemera, and postcards Box 7: box contains invitations and ephemera; Canada folder contains clippings, correspondence, ephemera; Hawaii folder contains clippings, correspondence, ephemera; loose items containing ephemera, notes, correspondence, maps, stickers Box 8: blank folder contains correspondence, inventory notes; Rio de Janeiro folder contains clippings, correspondence, ephemera; Caracas folder contains clippings and ephemera; Washington Post folder contains clippings and correspondence; Bret folders contains, correspondence, ephemera; Portugal folder contains correspondence, ephemera; Correspondence folders containing correspondence, clippings, invitations, ephemera. Box 9: 8 Scrapbooks of clippings Box 10: 9 Scrapbooks of clippings Box 11: Envelopes containing correspondence and ephemera; Envelope containing script; National Theatre folder contains information about desegregation of national theatre - correspondence, clippings, ephemera, transcripts; Loose items including scripts and postcards, ephemera, programs, printed materials, photographs; Anita Loos folders containing correspondence, clippings, printed materials, notes, writings; Leo Sullivan folder contains correspondence, clippings, printed materials; other folders containing clippings. Box 12: 5 folders of materials related to Helen Hayes - clippings, ephemera, printed materials; 2 folders of materials containing correspondence, clippings, printed materials pertaining to Lawrence and Lee. Box 13: 7 scrapbooks of clippings Box 14: 9 scrapbooks of clippings Box 15: 8 scrapbooks of clippings Box 16: 5 scrapbooks of clippings Box 17: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 18: 26 scripts Box 19: 20+ scripts Box 20: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 21: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 22: 8 scrapbooks of clippings Box 23: 8 scrapbooks of clippings Box 24: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 25: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 26: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 27: envelopes of materials containing invitations, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, and writings. Box 28: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 29: Envelopes containing materials related to stratford, Ontario; Porgy, Alaska, Shaw Festival, and Oregon Festival. Box 30: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 31: 13 envelopes containing photographs, publicity and other. Box 32: 5 framed photographs, and boxes of loose photographs Box 33: Contains loose items of correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 34: 20 folders of materials Contains correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 35: Contains loose items of correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 36: 25 folders containing loose items of correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 37: Contains loose items of correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 38: 5 folders containing manuscripts, Critics Association, New Playwrights, and the Folger theater. Box 39: 5 folders containing materials related to Catholic University, Coe Play, Lincoln Center, Actors Equity and Broadway. Box 40: 27 scripts Box 41: 29 scripts Box 42: 56 books Box 43: 6 envelopes containing clippings and material related to Dconely Theatre. Box 44: 5 envelopes containing clippings Box 45: 5 envelopes containing clippings Box 46: issues of the Theatre Arts publication Box 47: 13 books Box 48: 14 folders containing loose items of correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 49: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 50: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 51: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 52: 9 envelopes of materials containing annual reports, newsletters, and ticket stubs Box 53: 10 books Box 54: loose theatre programs Box 55: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 56: Loose greeting cards Box 57: Loose programs and other printed materials Box 58: Loose programs and other printed materials Box 59: materials related to Ford's Theatre and 5 envelopes of clippings Box 60: Loose programs and other printed materials and 5 envelopes of clippings. Box 61 3 envelopes of clippings and loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 62: 7 scrapbooks of clippings and/or photographs Box 63: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 64: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 65: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 66: 12 framed items and awards Box 67: 9 envelopes of clippings and mixed media Box 68: 5 envelopes of clippings and mixed media Box 69: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 70: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 71: 7 envelopes of clippings Box 72: 9 envelopes of clippings Box 73: folders of photocopied materials Box 74: copies of Theatre Record publications Box 75: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 76: Loose programs and 4 envelopes of clippings Box 77: 10 envelopes of mixed materials Box 78: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. 6 envelopes of mixed materials Box 79: 14 envelopes of mixed materials Box 80: 4 envelopes of mixed materials Box 81: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings Box 82: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings Box 83: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings and 2 envelopes of mixed media Box 84: Loose programs Box 85: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 86: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 87: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 88: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 89: loose datebooks and 15 envelopes of Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 90: various theatre related periodical issues Box 91: various theatre related periodical issues Box 92: various theatre related periodical issues Box 93: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 94: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 95: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 96: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 97: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 98: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 99: Loose greeting cards Box 100: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 101: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. Box 102: Loose items including correspondence, ephemera, printed materials, clippings, and writings. 11 audio cassettes, 2 45rpm records. Box 103: Scrapbooks, loose clippings. Box 104: Large format magnetic tape Box 105: Large format magnetic tape