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- Record Id:
- 040-002084324
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002084074
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001356.0x0000ba
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- Add MS 50679
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G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES II. Vol. LXXXVII (ff. 399). Miscellaneous correspondence and papers; 1908-1950.
1 ff. 1-125. Papers relating to the Society of Authors; 1908-1946.
2. ff. 126-164. Papers relating to the Dramatists' Club; 1909, 1914, n.d. Partly printed and shorthand.
3. ff. 165-318. Correspondence and papers relating to the Shakespeare Memorial National Theatre; 1908-1942. Partly printed and typewritten copy.
4. ff. 319v-324. Papers of the B.B.C's Advisory Committee on Spoken English; 1931, 1936. Typewritten.
5. ff. 325-374. Letters and papers relating to shorthand, phonetics and spelling reform; 1941-1948, n.d. Partly printed.
6. ff. 375-385. 'Sixty Years in Business as an Author'; 1945. Shorthand, followed by typewritten with autograph corrections.
7. ff. 386, 387. Printed subscription note of the Shaw Society, undated, and typewritten draft of G. B. Shaw relating to the American Shaw Society; 1950.
8. ff. 388-399. Draft prospectus by G. B. Shaw for the British Music Society; 1918. Shorthand.
The sequence of the volume, from f. 351 onwards, was altered in 2002-2003.
includes:
- ff. 1-125 Society of Authors: Papers of G. B. Shaw rel. to Society of Authors: 1908-1946: Partly printed and typewritten drafts.
- ff. 126-164 Dramatists' Club: Correspondence and papers of G. B. Shaw rel. to Dramatists' Club: 1909-1918, n.d.: Partly printed; partly shorthand and typewritten draft.
- ff. 165-318 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. 319v-324 British Broadcasting Corporation: Papers of Advisory Committee on Spoken English: 1931, 1936: Typewritten.
- ff. 325-374 George Bernard Shaw, author: Phonetics: Letters and papers rel. to phonetics and spelling reform: circa 1852-1969: Partly Germ. Partly in phonetic scripts.: Partly duplicate, printed, and copy.
- ff. 375-385 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Sixty Years in Business as an Author' by George Bernard Shaw: 1945: Shorthand and typewritten draft.
- f. 387 American Shaw Society: Note of G. B. Shaw rel. to American Shaw Society: 1950: Typewritten draft.
- ff. 388-399 British Music Society: Draft prospectus by G. B. Shaw for British Music Society: 1918: Shorthand.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002084074
033-002084179
036-002084295
040-002084324 - Is part of:
- Add MS 50508-50743 : BERNARD SHAW PAPERS
Add MS 50593-50743 : SHAW PAPERS: SERIES II 50593-50743. Purchased from the residuary legatees of George Bernard Shaw, 9 April 1960, and…
Add MS 50659-50679 : C. CRITICAL WRITING AND ESSAYS
Add MS 50679 : G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES II. Vol. LXXXVII (ff. 399). Miscellaneous correspondence and papers; 1908-1950. 1 ff. 1-125. Papers… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002084074[0002]/033-002084179[0003]/036-002084295[0021]/040-002084324
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 50508-50743
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
German - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1908
- End Date:
- 1950
- Date Range:
- 1908-1950
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Names:
- American Shaw Society
British Broadcasting Corporation, 1923-
British Music Society
Dramatists' Club
Shakespeare Memorial National Theatre
Shaw, George Bernard, author and playwright, 1856-1950,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080436250
Society of Authors, 1884-