Collection Dates: 1948 -- 1995
1.5 linear ft.
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Posted to Internet: January 1998
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Biographical Note
Marcus Bach (1906
-- 1995) was born in Sauk City, Wisconsin. He trained for the ordained ministry
at Mission House College and seminary in Plymouth, Wisconsin. After a pastorate
in Kansas City, Missouri, Marcus Bach returned to school to pursue play writing
. He received his M.A. (1937) and Ph.D. (1942) from the University of Iowa's
School of Religion. There he taught about little known religious sects and also
presented the course in radio. Although he always continued to write and publish,
in 1961, he resigned from the School of Religion to pursue lecturing and writing
full time. He authored twenty-seven books, as well as numerous plays and articles.
The papers of Marcus
Bach date from approximately 1948 to 1995 and consist of 1.5 linear feet of
literary manuscripts for six of his books. There are early typescripts and printer's
typescripts representing such works as The Dream Gate, Report to Protestants,
and The Unity Way of Life.There is also a file oc clippings about Bach.
Box 1
Clippings, 1947 -- 1995, Includes Mr. Bach's obituary and clippings concerning Lorena Bach, Mr. Bach's wife.
Manuscripts
The Dream Gate - 1949. Printer's typescript - with revisions. (3 folders)
Let Life Be Like This! - 1963. Original typescript - copyedited. (2 folders)
Make It An Adventure - 1962. Original typescript - copyedited. (2 folders)
Report to Protestants - 1948. Printer's typescript - with revisions. (2 folders)
Strange Alters - 1952. Early typescript - with corrections and revisions. (2 folders)
The Unity Way of Life - 1962. Original typescript - copyedited. (2 folders)
Pamphlet
Words to Live By
Playbill
1942 production of "Haym Salomon." Includes six photographs from the production
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