Ethelean Tyson Gaw, 1918-1962
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Scope and Content
This series contains the correspondence of both Ethelean Tyson Gaw, as well as some of her husband, Dr. Allison Gaw, typescript and manuscript drafts and printer’s proofs of her plays, articles and poetry and records related to the production of Pharaoh’s Daughter staged by Shubert in New York. Also included in this series are ephemera, newspaper and periodical clippings by or about the Gaws, photographs and her calendars for 1954, 1955, 1958 and 1959.
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1962
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Biographical note
Ethelean Tyson Gaw was born January 1, 1877 in Philadelphia to Israel and Julia Reynolds Tyson. She married her husband, Allison Gaw, also of Philadelphia, in 1909. They moved to Los Angeles in 1911, and Allison became a literature professor at USC. Ethelean was a poet, editor and writer who was active in many of Southern California’s women’s literary organizations. In 1921, she sold her play Pharaoh’s Daughter to the Shubert theatre production company for a run in New York. She passed away on January 29, 1962, in Los Angeles.
Extent
From the Collection: 104 Linear Feet (103 boxes, 1 map-case folder)
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu