Brainard Cheney Play

Collection — Box: E (Small Collections)

Identifier: AppMs-0252

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Brainard Cheney Play is a photocopy of Cheney's play "Strangers in This World," an unpublished musical play about snake handling at a fictionalized version of the Dolley Pond Church.

Dates

1951

Creator

Cheney, Brainard, 1900-1990 (Person)

Conditions Governing Use

The Archives of Appalachia may not grant permission for use or duplicate this play for any reason. All requests must be directed to Vanderbilt University Special Collections.

Extent

0.10 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Method of Acquisition

The Brainard Cheney Play was photocopied from the original held by Special Collections, Vanderbilt University Archives, Nashville, Tennessee with the permission of Brainard Cheney. Accession number 1986-008.

Existence and Location of Originals

The play was copied from the original which is contained in the Brainard Cheney and Frances Neel Cheney Papers held by Vanderbilt University Special Collections. http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/findingaids/cheneybf.pdf

Processing Information

J.Shelton and Tim Cook completed processing and the papers were opened for research in September 1986.

Subjects

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Plays (performed works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Snake cults (Holiness churches)--Fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings