"Massacre: A Play"
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume manuscript of Charlotte Brate's play, "Massacre." The play describes a fictional event in the life of William Penn. It takes place in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1683, and describes the white settlers' fear of an "Indian massacre" and misunderstandings between the settlers and the Lenni-Lenape.
Dates
- Creation: 1941
Creator
- Brate, Charlotte (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Unknown.
Extent
0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Charlotte Brate's play, "Massacre," describes a fictional event in the life of William Penn. It takes place in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1683, and describes the white settlers' fear of an "Indian massacre" and misunderstandings between the settlers and the Lenni-Lenape.
Acquisition
"Massacre: A Play" by Charlotte Brate was donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1949 by the estate of Rufus M. Jones.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed September, 2015.
Subject
- Penn, William, 1644-1718 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- "Massacre: A Play," 1941
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- September, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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