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Add MS 89037
- Record Id:
- 032-002432440
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002432440
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000029197.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89037
- Title:
- Sir Tom Stoppard: plays
- Scope & Content:
- Research materials, notes and drafts in manuscript, and typescript drafts of three original plays: Arcadia (1993); The Invention of Love (1997); and the trilogy The Coast of Utopia (Voyage; Shipwreck; Salvage) (2000); with the version of The seagull, by Anton Chekhov (1997).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002432440", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 89037: Sir Tom Stoppard: plays" },{ "id" : "036-002432561", "parent" : "032-002432440", "text" : "Add MS 89037/1: Arcadia, by Sir Tom Stoppard: autograph notes and drafts." },{ "id" : "040-002432565", "parent" : "036-002432561", "text" : "Add MS 89037/1/1: Arcadia, by Sir Tom Stoppard; notes and early sectional drafts (1991)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002432599", "parent" : "036-002432561", "text" : "Add MS 89037/1/2: Arcadia, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (Jan.- Feb. 1992)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002432600", "parent" : "036-002432561", "text" : "Add MS 89037/1/3: Arcadia, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (March 1992)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002432603", "parent" : "036-002432561", "text" : "Add MS 89037/1/4: Arcadia, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (April 1992)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002432608", "parent" : "036-002432561", "text" : "Add MS 89037/1/5: Arcadia, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (May 1992)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002432609", "parent" : "036-002432561", "text" : "Add MS 89037/1/6: Arcadia, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (June 1992)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002432612", "parent" : "036-002432561", "text" : "Add MS 89037/1/7: Arcadia, by Sir Tom Stoppard: typewritten draft with extensive annotations (June 1992)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002432615", "parent" : "036-002432561", "text" : "Add MS 89037/1/8: Arcadia, by Sir Tom Stoppard: complete typewritten draft, with annotations (June 1992)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002432617", "parent" : "036-002432561", "text" : "Add MS 89037/1/9: Arcadia, by Sir Tom Stoppard: printed programme for performance of Arcadia at the National Theatre in April 1993" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002432619", "parent" : "032-002432440", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes, drafts, and associated correspondence, with related reseach materials. Autograph,…" },{ "id" : "037-002432620", "parent" : "036-002432619", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/1-13: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and sectional drafts (1994-1997)" },{ "id" : "040-002432621", "parent" : "037-002432620", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/1: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: preparatory notes (1994)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002432623", "parent" : "037-002432620", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/2: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and drafts (1995)." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002432624", "parent" : "037-002432620", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/3: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (May - June 1996)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002432625", "parent" : "037-002432620", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/4: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (July 1996)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002432626", "parent" : "037-002432620", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/5: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (August 1996)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476059", "parent" : "037-002432620", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/6: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (September - October 1996)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476060", "parent" : "037-002432620", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/7: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (November 1996)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476061", "parent" : "037-002432620", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/8: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (1-7 December 1996)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476062", "parent" : "037-002432620", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/9: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (10-25 December 1996)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476063", "parent" : "037-002432620", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/10: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (January-February 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476064", "parent" : "037-002432620", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/11: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (March 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476073", "parent" : "037-002432620", "text" : "Add Ms 89037/2/13: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (1-10 April 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476111", "parent" : "037-002432620", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/12: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (24-31 March 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "037-002476075", "parent" : "036-002432619", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/14-29: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard; complete drafts (April - July 1997)" },{ "id" : "040-002476079", "parent" : "037-002476075", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/15: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: complete drafts (April 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476083", "parent" : "037-002476075", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/16: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: complete drafts (April 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476084", "parent" : "037-002476075", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/17: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: complete drafts (April 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476085", "parent" : "037-002476075", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/18: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: complete drafts (May 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476086", "parent" : "037-002476075", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/19: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard; complete drafts (May 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476087", "parent" : "037-002476075", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/20: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: complete drafts (May 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476088", "parent" : "037-002476075", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/14: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: complete drafts (April 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476098", "parent" : "037-002476075", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/21: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: complete drafts (June - July 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476100", "parent" : "037-002476075", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/22: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: complete drafts (July 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476101", "parent" : "037-002476075", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/23: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: complete drafts (July 1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476103", "parent" : "037-002476075", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/24: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: complete drafts (July 2007)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476105", "parent" : "037-002476075", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/25-29: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: undated notes and drafts (1996-1997)" },{ "id" : "041-002480060", "parent" : "040-002476105", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/25: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: undated notes and drafts (1996-1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-002480062", "parent" : "040-002476105", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/26: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: undated notes and drafts (1996-1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-002480064", "parent" : "040-002476105", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/27: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: undated notes and drafts (1996-1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-002480066", "parent" : "040-002476105", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/28: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: undated notes and drafts (1996-1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-002480067", "parent" : "040-002476105", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/29: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: undated notes and drafts (1996-1997)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "037-002476112", "parent" : "036-002432619", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/30-35: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: research materials and related correspondence" },{ "id" : "040-002476113", "parent" : "037-002476112", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/30: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: photocopied proofs of Faber printed edition" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476114", "parent" : "037-002476112", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/31: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: correspondence with Professor David West and other classicists." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476115", "parent" : "037-002476112", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/32: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: related correspondence with Professor David West and other classicists" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476154", "parent" : "037-002476112", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/33: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes, research materials, and drafts for theatre programme articles" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476155", "parent" : "037-002476112", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/34: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: offprints and cuttings relating to AE Housman" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476156", "parent" : "037-002476112", "text" : "Add MS 89037/2/35: The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard; research materials relating to classical studies in general" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002476157", "parent" : "032-002432440", "text" : "Add MS 89037/3: The seagull, by Anton Chekhov, in the version by Sir Tom Stoppard" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002476159", "parent" : "032-002432440", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4: The Coast of Utopia, by Sir Tom Stoppard; research notes and drafts for the trilogy of plays (Voyage, Shipwreck, and Salvage) first…" },{ "id" : "037-002476161", "parent" : "036-002476159", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/2-9: Voyage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and sectional drafts" },{ "id" : "040-002476162", "parent" : "037-002476161", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/2: Voyage, by Sir Tom Stoppard; sectional drafts (October 1999 - March 2000)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476163", "parent" : "037-002476161", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/3: Voyage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (April 2000)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476181", "parent" : "037-002476161", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/4: Voyage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (May 2000)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476182", "parent" : "037-002476161", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/5: Voyage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (June 2000)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476183", "parent" : "037-002476161", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/6: Voyage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (July - August 2000)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476184", "parent" : "037-002476161", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/7: Voyage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (October 2000)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476185", "parent" : "037-002476161", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/8: Voyage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (November 2000)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476186", "parent" : "037-002476161", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/9: Voyage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (December 2000)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "037-002476189", "parent" : "036-002476159", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/10-16: Shipwreck, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts" },{ "id" : "040-002476190", "parent" : "037-002476189", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/10: Shipwreck, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (February - October 2000)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476191", "parent" : "037-002476189", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/11: Shipwreck, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (February - March 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476192", "parent" : "037-002476189", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/12: Shipwreck, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (April 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476193", "parent" : "037-002476189", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/13: Shipwreck, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (May 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476194", "parent" : "037-002476189", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/14: Shipwreck, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (June 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476195", "parent" : "037-002476189", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/15: Shipwreck, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (July 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476196", "parent" : "037-002476189", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/16: Shipwreck, by Sir Tom Stoppard: sectional drafts (August 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "037-002476197", "parent" : "036-002476159", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/17-30: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: research notes and sectional drafts" },{ "id" : "040-002476198", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/17: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and sectional drafts (August - December 2000)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476199", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/18: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard; notes and sectional drafts (January-June 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476200", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/19: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and sectional drafts (July - September 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476201", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/20: Voyage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: typewritten draft of Act 1 (September 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476220", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/21: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and sectional drafts (2-25 October 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476221", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/22: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and sectional drafts (16-24 October 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476222", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/23: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and sectional drafts (25-30 October 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476224", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/24: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and sectional drafts (November 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476225", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/25: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and sectional drafts (5-13 December 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476230", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/26: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and sectional drafts (13-31 December 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476231", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/27: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and sectional drafts (January 2002)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476232", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/28: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and sectional drafts (1-8 February 2002)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476233", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add Ms 89037/4/29: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes and sectional drafts (25-28 February 2001)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476234", "parent" : "037-002476197", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/30: Salvage, by Sir Tom Stoppard; notes and sectional drafts (March - September 2002)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476242", "parent" : "036-002476159", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/1: The Coast of Utopia, by Sir Tom Stoppard: timelines" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002476244", "parent" : "036-002476159", "text" : "Add MS 89037/4/31: The Coast of Utopia, by Sir Tom Stoppard: printed research materials" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002432440
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Add MS 89037/1 : Arcadia, by Sir Tom Stoppard: autograph notes and drafts.
Add MS 89037/2 : The Invention of Love, by Sir Tom Stoppard: notes, drafts, and associated correspondence, with related reseach materials.…
Add MS 89037/3 : The seagull, by Anton Chekhov, in the version by Sir Tom Stoppard
Add MS 89037/4 : The Coast of Utopia, by Sir Tom Stoppard; research notes and drafts for the trilogy of plays (Voyage, Shipwreck, and Salvage)…
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- 032-002432440
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 92 files
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French
German
Greek, Ancient
Latin
Russian - Scripts:
- Greek
Latin - Start Date:
- 1990
- End Date:
- 2002
- Date Range:
- 1990-2002
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Paper; mostly 297 x 210 mm
- Custodial History:
- Script of Arcadia and papers relating to it presented by Sir Tom Stoppard to the London Library on condition that they then offered it for sale to the British Library in order to raise funds for their refurbishment programme.
- Former Internal References:
- Dep. 10219
- Source of Acquisition:
- Script of Arcadia and associated papers purchased from the London Library 2004. Papers relating to the other plays given to the British Library by Sir Tom Stoppard on the same occasion.
- Arrangement:
- Papers arranged in chronological order for each play. Where the author has clearly kept a group of papers together, this has been preserved as far as possible.
- Publications:
- Arcadia; The Invention of Love; and The Coasts of Utopia have all been published in the United Kingdom by Faber and Faber.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Stoppard, Tom, Knight, playwright and novelist, b 1937
- Related Material:
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The archive of Sir Tom Stoppard 1939-2000 (but mostly 1970-2000) is in the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, in Austin, Texas: reference MS-4062.