Research about the Radford Family carried out by Ann MacEwan (daughter of Maitland and Muriel Radford). Includes research notes and photocopies of letters held in other locations.
Papers of Lionel S. Darley relating to James Burn & Co.
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Includes papers relating to Darley's books, one of which was the history of James Burn & Co., and personal papers, including details of private bookbinding work undertaken by Darley after his retirement from Burn in 1963. The majority of the papers post-date 1940, with one item from 1858 and ...
Arcadia, by Sir Tom Stoppard: autograph notes and drafts.
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Notes, sectional and complete drafts, both in manuscript and in annotated typed and fax copies. Play first performed on the Lyttleton stage at the National Theatre, 13 April 1993.
The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes, drafts, and associated correspondence, with related reseach materials. Autograph, with typewritten, fax copy, and printed sections.
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Almost complete set of the author's working documents for The Invention of Love, from the first genesis of the idea in the early 1990s to drafts for the theatre programme both for the opening run at the National Theatre in 1997 and the subsequent production in the USA. Includes scholarly and sub...
The Coast of Utopia, by Sir Tom Stoppard; research notes and drafts for the trilogy of plays (Voyage, Shipwreck, and Salvage) first performed June/July 2002
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Manuscript and typewritten research notes, timelines and drafts relating to The Coast of Utopia. Trilogy (Voyage, Shipwreck, and Salvage) first performed at the National Theatre in June/July 2002. Play published in 2002 in 3 separate volumes, and (with revisions) as a trilogy in one volume, conf...