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This blog post was written by Maris Tiller, SCRC Research Services GRA. Maris is a Graduate student pursuing her Master’s in Creative Writing with a concentration in fiction.   Swiss playwright Friederich Dürrenmatt’s tragicomic play Der Besuch der Alten Dame (direct translation: The Visit of the Old Lady) premiered in Zurich in 1956 to great success. That same year, playwright Maurice Valency brought the play to British audiences, called simply The Visit. […]

This blog post was written by Maris Tiller, SCRC Research Services GRA. Maris is a Graduate student pursuing her Master’s in Creative Writing with a concentration in fiction.   Content Warning: contains mentions of misogyny, racism, sexual assault, bigotry against LGBT+ people, and strong language   The Riot Grrl Collection is a comprehensive reproduction of zines, posters, set lists, and […]

This blog post was written by Maris Tiller, SCRC Research Services GRA. Maris is a Graduate student pursuing her Master’s in Creative Writing with a concentration in fiction.   The classic children’s book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum has been treasured by children and adults for over a century, immortalized by the famous MGM film and reimagined for decades after […]

This blog post was written by Maris Tiller, SCRC Research Services GRA. Maris a Graduate student pursuing her Master’s in Creative Writing with a concentration in fiction.   Among the books and manuscripts found within SCRC’s archives, there are also artworks and artifacts. One such artifact is this prop, which belongs to our extensive theater collection, dubbed […]