Freedman, Samuel N. (collector)
Dates
- Existence: 1915 - 2008
Biographical Note
Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in 1915, Samuel N. Freedman founded a furniture company, Pioneer Furniture, and used the proceeds in part to pursue his interest in the arts. In the early 1950s, Freedman purchased a copy of Overruled by Bernard Shaw, starting the lifelong fascination with (and collection of) the Shaw materials that form the locus of the present collection. In 1965, Freedman helped co-found StageWest, a Springfield, Massachusetts-based residential theatre which ran until 1998. In 1975, he and his wife Margola started selling used and rare books from their home under the name Lyman Books. Freedman died in 2008 in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Samuel N. Freedman collection of Bernard Shaw
Collection of materials accumulated by Samuel Freedman relating to Irish playwright Bernard Shaw. The collection includes correspondence; ephemera; manuscripts and publications; photographs; and play programs, primarly regarding Shaw and but also including some of his contemporaries.
Collection is open for research. One audio cassette has been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.