Wolfgang Roth Collection

The collection is primarily made up of photographs from circa 1930s-1950s of family, friends, and colleagues of the set designer Wolfgang Roth.

Folder one contains a copy of a reference letter written by Erwin Piscator and a letter written by Roth to Mayor LaGuardia. Folder two likewise contains correspondence, in this case picture postcards sent to Roth featuring views of European cities and portraits of stage actors. The scrapbook in folder 3 created by Roth when he was in his teens and early twenties is of particular interest, both for its content which showcases not just Roths life from childhood to adulthood but also the milieu of the theater scene in Berlin in Vienna during the 1920s and early 1930s. The scrapbook is also notable for its artistic design, incorporating a few elements of Bauhaus and Neue Sachlichkeit aesthetics. The bulk of the photographs are not inscribed but many are of his brothers and other friends such as the actress Maria Schanda and actor Ernst Ginsberg. In the final folder are some images, both orignal photographs and periodical clippings, which showcase some of Roth's stage designs.