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Francis Bosworth papers
Francis Bosworth (1904-1983) of Minnesota, later Philadelphia, was long involved with the theatre and the arts. He worked with the Federal Theatre Project, established under the Works Progress Administration in 1935. Bosworth acted as director of the Play Bureau which reviewed scripts offered by A...
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| Collection: | Francis Bosworth Papers |
| Collection Number: | 2086 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Bosworth, Francis |d 1904-1983. |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a Francis Bosworth papers |f 1927-1969, undated | |
| 300 | |a 2.4 Linear feet |f ; 7 boxes | ||
| 506 | |a The collection is open for research. | ||
| 520 | |a Francis Bosworth (1904-1983) of Minnesota, later Philadelphia, was long involved with the theatre and the arts. He worked with the Federal Theatre Project, established under the Works Progress Administration in 1935. Bosworth acted as director of the Play Bureau which reviewed scripts offered by American authors. He remained associated with the Theatre Project until 1938. In Philadelphia, he also worked for the Friends Neighborhood Guild, a settlement house. Included are scripts of plays and Bosworth's personal copies of correspondence, memoranda, conference reports, manuals and other publications of the Federal Theatre Project. There are also letters and reports, 1940-1942, on the Community Arts Workshop, sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee; carbon copies of letters, 1943, to Everett McCarter who was stationed in Iceland, reporting stateside events and personal activities in New York City, and his opinions on the war; correspondence and progress reports, 1948-1951; Bosworth's own letters, 1955, sent while traveling in North Africa, Europe and the Middle East; and those on his ward, John Rybczyk. John Rybczyk Bosworth (1934-2006) was a gifted artist, and he became Bosworth's ward after John's mother, Isabella (Slivak) Rybczyk, asked Bosworth to care for him (in his role with the guild). John had difficulties reading and writing, and he received remedial education through Temple University’s Reading Clinic Laboratory School. He improved greatly while at the school and became the editor-in-chief of the school’s newspaper, the "Reading Clinic Laboratory School Star," to which he contributed artwork and writings. In the late 1940s and 1950s, John’s art was featured at a Bucks County art festival, the Print Club, an art festival held by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1956, and apparently in France. At some point, John began using “Bosworth” as his last name, signing himself as John R. Bosworth. On August 14, 1954, he wed Melvina Cooper of Philadelphia. | ||
| 524 | 8 | |a Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Francis Bosworth papers (Collection 2086), Historical Society of Pennsylvania. | |
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of Francis Bosworth, 1976. | |
| 544 | |a At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Charlotte Angus artwork For the Work Projects Administration (Collection 3234) Franklin Syres artwork For the Work Projects Administration (Collection 3375) Work Projects Administration posters collection (Collection V99) Works Progress Administration California Art Research Project reproductions (PG168) Works Progress Administration costume plates (Collection 4303) Works Progress Administration of Pennsylvania watercolors (Collection 3241) At other institutions: Federal Theatre Project Collection; Special Collections, Princeton University Library (TC015) Miscellaneous Playscripts Collection; Special Collections, Princeton University Library (TC030) | ||
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Petrillo, James C. (James Caesar) |d 1892-1984. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Rybczyk, John |d 1934-2006. |2 Local Sources |
| 610 | 2 | 7 | |a Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) |2 NACO Authority File |
| 610 | 2 | 7 | |a United States. Works Progress Administration of Pennsylvania |2 MANX_db |
| 650 | 0 | |a American Friends Service Committee. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Europe--Description and travel--20th century. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Plays--20th century. |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Theater--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Theater--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Theaters--Costumes. |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Theaters--United States--History--20th century. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Works Progress Administration. |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Francis Bosworth Papers |l 2086 | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u https://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Bosworth2086.html |