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Contents
First, second, third, and fourth drafts of the play The
Chancellor's Party. This play won the competition for the centennial play in 1947, and
was produced at the State University Theatre February 25 -- 28 and March
1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, 1947.
Jacque Roethler July 2004
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These papers
were given to the University of Iowa Libraries by Don Liljenquist
in 1949.
Guide posted
to Internet: July 2004
Box Contents List
The Chancellor's Party
First draft, handwritten in a notebook, with revisions
Second draft, typewritten, with revisions as it was submitted to the contest
committee
Third draft, a carbon copy, as it was presented February 25, 1947, with
revisions made by the author, Charles Gaupp, and E. C. Mabie
Fourth draft, typewritten, a later version, written at Stanford University,
from which the published edition was prepared.
