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Add MS 88915/1/158/6
- Record Id:
- 040-000161082
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000003375
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000900.0x00020a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 88915/1/158/6
- Title:
- A Voyage Round My Father
- Scope & Content:
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Correspondence regarding stage, television and film rights.
Correspondents: John Mortimer, Michael Codron, Dublin Gate Theatre, The Woodstock Group New York, Mark Dignan, Methuen & Co, Barry M Brown, Samuel French Inc, Longman Group, David Singer and BBC Enterprises.
Includes letters to Harold Hobson and Omnibus Productions. Also includes copies of correspondence from A D Peters & Co.
Copy letters:
- from John Mortimer to: Ewan Hooper at Greenwich Theatre; D Rees and C Davies
- from [Alex Cohen?] to John Mortimer
- from Alec Guinness to John Mortimer
- from Hugh Beaumont [Binkie Beaumont] to Ceredig Davies
- from Michael Codron to: John Mortimer; Derek Glynne
Contracts:
- copy of unsigned draft contract between Thames Television and Advan Press for 'A Voyage Around My Father'
- BBC commissioning contract
Includes enquiries regarding stage licences from Liverpool Playhouse, Salisbury Repertory Theatre Rhodesia, University of Cape Town, Everyman Theatre Cheltenham, Kendal Municipal Festival, Dundee Repertory, Gateway Theatre Chester and Q Players Amateur Dramatic Society Durban.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000003375
036-000003376
037-000161073
040-000161082 - Is part of:
- Add MS 88915 : Archive of Margaret Ramsay Ltd
Add MS 88915/1 : Client Files
Add MS 88915/1/158 : John Mortimer
Add MS 88915/1/158/6 : A Voyage Round My Father - Hierarchy:
- 032-000003375[0001]/036-000003376[0162]/037-000161073[0006]/040-000161082
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 88915
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1969
- End Date:
- 1983
- Date Range:
- 6 Nov 1969-17 Jun 1983
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)