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Lenna Lichty collection on Federico Schroeder Inclan

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0096

Scope and Contents

Draft biography of the German-Mexican playwright (and USC graduate) by Lenna Lichty; research notes; letters, 1960-80, from Inclan to Lichty; typescripts of various works by Inclan.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1960-1980

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical note

Frederico Schroeder Inclan (1910-1981) was born in Mexico City. He attended USC, where in 1932 he was listed in the commencement program as Fritz William Schroder; he studied mechanical and electrical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley; and worked as a miner, farmer, salesman and streetcar worker in addition to his work as a dramatist. He wrote 34 plays in a variety of genres, including tragedies, dramas, comedies, and detective comedies, and his work is noted for its keen observations of life.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Draft biography of the Mexican playwright by Lenna Lichty; research notes; letters, 1960-80, from Inclan to Lichty; typescripts of various works by Inclan. Inclan was born in Mexico City, Mexico, in 1910. He studied humanities and electrical engineering at the Aleman Colegio of Mexico City, and in the US at UC Berkeley. He began to write for the theater in 1948.

Title
Finding aid for the Lenna Lichty collection on Federico Schroeder Inclan
Status
Completed
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

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