Outside My Window
Scope and Contents
Materials in this subseries reflect Cohen's work writing plays and musicals. Several of these works were produced for the stage, as documented in Cohen's Scrapbook, including City Boy, The Complaint Department Closes at Five, and Cakes with the Wine.
The papers related to The Complaint Department Closes at Five illuminate Cohen's creative process, from the many notes he used during early drafts of the script in 1969 to critique notes through revisions to a version of the script from August 1971, just after the show's July 1971 production at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Barn Theater.
Materials related to Cohen's other scriptwriting work are collected in Screenplays and Other Scripts subseries. Additionally, materials related to productions of his plays are included in the Scrapbook series.
Dates
- 1969 - 1985
- Majority of material found in Undated
Conditions Governing Access
Reproductions may be provided to users to support research and scholarship. However, collection use is subject to all copyright laws. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron. Edward M. Cohen living trust retains copyright. Please email qc.archives@qc.cuny.edu for more information.
Extent
From the Collection: 11.8 Linear Feet (23 boxes: 19 Hollinger, 1 half Hollinger, 2 half cartons, 1 flat box; and 1 book tote )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives Repository
Queens College Library, CUNY
Benjamin Rosenthal Library RO317
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing 11367 USA us
QC.Archives@qc.cuny.edu
