Merritt, Michael Papers

Size: 3.5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Award-winning set designer Michael Merritt (1945-1992) worked closely throughout his career with Chicago-area theaters. In particular he designed sets for David Mamet’s plays including Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed the Plow. The Michael Merritt Collection includes drawings, set designs and renderings, notebooks, posters, blueprints, slides and photographs. [Unprocessed]