Plaque, "A Token of Appreciation for giving me my finest experience during over forty-eight years in the theatre, John Philliber," [for the play Lily of the Valley], Jan. 29, 1942
Scope and Contents note
Awards, certificates, address books, appointment books, stationery, personal items, official membership cards and some legal documents. Includes identification cards for movie sets (Twentieth Century Fox and Metro Goldwyn Mayer) as well as press identification cards, such as the one Ben carried when he was on assignment in Germany in 1919. One of the earliest items is a violin recital program featuring Benjamin Hecht performing Accolay's Concerto in A minor, from 1907 when Ben was 14 years old. There is a folder documenting Rose Hecht's activities in the early World War II years, when she received certification in aircraft mechanics at the Nyack Vocational School and became a Cyclone builder.
Dates
- Creation: Jan. 29, 1942
Creator
- From the Collection: Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Ben Hecht papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum (Priority II).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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