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040-002084111

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032-002084074

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G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES I. Vol. XXXII (ff. 208). Correspondence with:

1. ff. 1-27v. Frederick Jackson; 1910-1914. Partly copy.

2. ff. 28-38. Augustus John; 1915-1944.

3. ff. 39-102v. Gertrude Kingston; 1912-1916.

4. ff. 103-146v. Correspondence between Shaw, Lawrence Langner, and other members of the Theatre Guild of New York, concerning productions of `Back to Methuselah' and 'St. Joan'; 1921-1943. Mostly typewritten copies.

5. ff. 147-164. Roy Limbert; 1938-1949.

6. ff. 165-174. Emil Ludwig and his wife Elga; 1932-1948, n.d.

7. ff. 175-208v. The Hon. Mrs. Alfred Lyttelton; 1909-1913, n.d. Partly typewritten.

includes:

ff. 1-27v Frederick Jackson, alias 'Vox Clamans'; solicitor: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of Frederick Jackson: 1910-1914: Partly signed and copy.
ff. 28-38 Augustus Edwin John, painter: Letters to G. B. Shaw of Augustus Edwin John: 1915-1944.
ff. 39-102v Gertrude Kingston, actress: Letters to G. B. Shaw of Gertrude Kingston: 1912-1916: Partly signed.
ff. 56, 57 Gertrude Kingston, actress: John Leslie Palmer, writer; League of Nations Official: Correspondence between John Leslie Palmer and Gertrude Kingston: 1913: Copies.
ff. 64, 66 Gertrude Kingston, actress: Herbert H. Jennings, Secretary, Chelsea Hospital for Women: Correspondence between Herbert H. Jennings and Gertrude Kingston: 1914: Copies.
f. 71 Fischer Verlag; publishers, Berlin: Paul Sydow, [theatre manager?]: Letter to Paul Sydow of Fischer Verlag (publishers: 1914: Transl. copy.
f. 72 Siegfried Trebitsch, author and translator: Gertrude Kingston, actress: Paul Sydow, [theatre manager?]: Letter to Paul Sydow of Siegfried Trebitsch, annotated by Gertrude Kingston: 1914: Transl. copy.
f. 84 Gertrude Kingston, actress: John W. Rumsey, President, American Play Company, Inc: Letter to Gertrude Kingston of John W. Rumsey: 1915: Signed.
f. 95 Lee Shubert, theatrical impresario, of New York: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of Lee Shubert: 1915: Telegram and draft.
f. 96 Gertrude Kingston, actress: Lee Shubert, theatrical impresario, of New York: Letter to Gertrude Kingston of Lee Shubert: 1915: Signed.
f. 97 Gertrude Kingston, actress: Kenneth Macgowan, of the 'Evening Ledger', Philadelphia: Letter to Gertrude Kingston of Kenneth Macgowan: 1915: Signed.
ff. 103-139, 142, 143, 146 Lawrence Langner, of the Theatre Guild of New York: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of Lawrence Langner: 1921-1943: Mainly typewritten copies.
ff. 109-122 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Back to Methuselah': correspondence with L. Langner by George Bernard Shaw: 1921-1922: Mainly typed copies.
ff. 124-125, 127-143 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'St. Joan': correspondence with L. Langner by George Bernard Shaw: 1923-1924: Mainly typed copies.
f. 134 Winifred Lenihan, American actress: Telegram to G. B. Shaw of Winifred Lenihan: 1923: Copy.
ff. 140, 144 Theresa Helburn, Executive Director, Theatre Guild Inc., New York: Letters to G. B. Shaw of Theresa Helburn: 1924, 1940: Signed.
ff. 147-164 Roy Limbert, county -founder and director of the Malvern Festival: Letters to G. B. Shaw of Roy Limbert: 1938-1949: Signed.
f. 165 Siegfried Trebitsch, author and translator: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of Siegfried Trebitsch: 1904-1942: Partly Germ.: Partly shorthand and copy. Partly imperf.
ff. 165, 166, 169-171v, 173, 174 Emil Ludwig, Swiss author: Letters to G. B. Shaw of Emil Ludwig: 1932-1948, n.d.
ff. 165, 167, 172 Elga Ludwig, wife of Emil Ludwig: Letters to G. B. Shaw of Elga Ludwig: 1932-1941.
f. 175 William Archer, drama critic and author: Dame Edith Sophy Lyttelton, GBE; wife of A Lyttelton: Shakespeare Memorial National Theatre: Harley Granville Granville-Barker, actor, theatrical critic and manager: George Bernard Shaw, author: Letter to William Archer and Harley Granville Granville-Barker and George Bernard Shaw of Dame Edith Sophy Lyttelton concerning Shakespeare Memorial National Theatre: 1909: Typewritten copy.
f. 175 Shakespeare Memorial National Theatre: Correspondence and papers of G. B. Shaw rel. to Shakespeare Memorial National Theatre: 1908-1942: Partly signed, printed and typewritten copy.
ff. 175-208v Dame Edith Sophy Lyttelton, GBE; wife of A Lyttelton: Letters to G. B. Shaw of Dame Edith Sophy Lyttelton: 1909-1913, n.d.: Partly copy and signed.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-002084074
033-002084075
036-002084098
040-002084111

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Add MS 50508-50743 : BERNARD SHAW PAPERS
Add MS 50508-50592 : SHAW PAPERS: SERIES I 50508-50592. Bequeathed by G. B. Shaw and incorporated in the Department of Manuscripts 8 March 1961.…
Add MS 50528-50565 : B. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Add MS 50539 : G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES I. Vol. XXXII (ff. 208). Correspondence with: 1. ff. 1-27v. Frederick Jackson; 1910-1914. Partly…

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032-002084074[0001]/033-002084075[0002]/036-002084098[0010]/040-002084111

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Languages:

English
German

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1909

End Date:

1949

Date Range:

1909-1949

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Names:

Archer, William, drama critic and author
Barker, Harley Granville, actor, theatre director, author, 1877-1946
Fischer Verlag, publishers, of Berlin
Helburn, Theresa, Executive Director Theatre Guild Inc New York
Jackson, Frederick, alias 'Vox Clamans', solicitor
Jennings, Herbert H, Secretary Chelsea Hospital for Women
John, Augustus Edwin, painter, 1878-1961
Kingston, Gertrude, actress
Langner, Lawrence, of the Theatre Guild of New York, 1890-1962
Lenihan, Winifred, American actress
Limbert, Roy, co-founder and director of the Malvern Festival
Ludwig, Elga, wife of Emil Ludwig
Ludwig, Emil, Swiss author
Lyttelton, Edith Sophy, née Balfour; public servant and author; 2nd wife of Alfred Lyttelton, 1865-1948
Macgowan, Kenneth, of the 'Evening Ledger' Philadelphia
Palmer, John Leslie, writer, League of Nations official, 1885-1944
Rumsey, John W, President American Play Company Inc
Shakespeare Memorial National Theatre
Shaw, George Bernard, author and playwright, 1856-1950,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080436250
Shubert, Lee, theatrical impresario of New York
Sydow, Paul, theatre manager?
Trebitsch, Siegfried, author and translator