Virgil Geddes Papers

Collection

Identifier: SpC MS 0739-sc

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The papers of an American playwright and critic. Included are a biography; an article about Virgil Geddes in Lost generation journal, spring/summer 1974; a bibliography of his plays, poems, and essays; a news release about his being named Western Connecticut Chairman of the Independent Voters Organization Friends for Gov. John N. Dempsey; 6 photographs of Virgil Geddes; and a carbon copy of a script of his play Native ground as played at the Venice Theatre, March 20, 1937. The script was prepared and executed by Eddie Mann, general stage manager, Federal Theatre Project and includes photographs of stage sets, light plots, and prop plots.

Dates

Creation: 1936-1977

Creator

Geddes, Virgil, 1897-1989 (Person)

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Use Restrictions

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Biographical Note

Virgil Geddes was born in 1897 in Dixon County, Nebraska and died around 1989. Most of his life he lived in Brookfield, Connecticut, but around 1965 he moved to Swans Island on the coast of Maine to get away from the hustle and bustle of Connecticut. He was a playwright and critic who enjoyed particular prominence in the 1930s. Among his best-known works is Native ground: a cycle of plays. The plays depict farm life in the American midwest.