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Add MS 88915/1/168/17
- Record Id:
- 040-000178990
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000003375
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001280.0x00039e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 88915/1/168/17
- Title:
- Orton Diaries: Correspondence
- Scope & Content:
- Correspondence with Charles Humphreys, John Lahr, Paisner & Co solicitors, Harbottle & Lewis, Gary Seigel, Penguin Books, Douglas Orton, Steve Grant at Time Out, Eyre Methuen, Contact Theatre, M D Allen for Dictionary of National Biography, Macmillan, Roger Fox, Mick Mercer of Zig Zag magazine, Colin Donald, Quartet Books, Chester Gateway Theatre, Richard Simon, Patrick Proctor, Giles Gordon, Paul Tomlinson, Bookbank SA, Simon Brett, Jean Jaffré, Jean-Luc Hennig, Leslie Smith, Harper & Row Publishers, Karl Sikkenga and Robert Evans [classmate of Joe Orton at Marriott Road and Linwood Lane schools].
Includes:
- unsigned memorandum of understanding between the Estate of John Kinglsey Orton and John Lahr
- photocopied page of Orton diary typescript with redactions by Kenneth Williams and a note in his hand, 26 Nov 1985
- typewritten copy of an excerpt from Joe Orton's diary 15 May 1951-20 Jun 1951 [6 leaves]
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000003375
036-000003376
037-000178578
040-000178990 - Is part of:
- Add MS 88915 : Archive of Margaret Ramsay Ltd
Add MS 88915/1 : Client Files
Add MS 88915/1/168 : Joe Orton
Add MS 88915/1/168/17 : Orton Diaries: Correspondence - Contains:
- Add MS 88915/1/168/17/1 : Document Relating to Publication of the Orton Diaries
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Add MS 88915/1/168/17 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000003375[0001]/036-000003376[0172]/037-000178578[0017]/040-000178990
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 88915
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1970
- End Date:
- 1988
- Date Range:
- 14 May 1970-12 May 1988
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Former Internal References:
- Deposit 9635 Box 37 Folder 1 Diaries
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
-
Some references to the diaries have been marked with post-it notes. The archivist has not been able to discern whether this was done before or after entering archival custody.