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John B. Archer Collection (MSS023)

Providence Public Library

150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-455-8000
E-mail: ricoll@provlib.org

Scope & content

This collection is comprised primarily of the work of John B. Archer. It contains scripts, arrangements, and sheet music of the various comic operas he wrote. Included are drafts in various stages of completion, almost all with handwritten notations. A scrapbook also contains extensive photographs of the staging of The Romany Maid. This scrapbook also includes programs and newspaper reviews.