Add MS 88881/6/27

Ronald Harwood Papers. Vol. ccxciii. Biographical papers and correspondence; 1951-1997.

Contents:

1. Passing out certificate from Green and Sea Point Boys' High School; 1951. Typewritten, mutilated.

2. Programme of 'A grand farewell concert to Ronald Horwitz, presented by Sybil Marks, Sea Point Town Hall, Friday, October 12^th, at 8.15 p.m.'; [1951]. Printed and signed.

3. Esher standard contract form for actors, issued on 30 March 1953; 1953. Printed and signed.

4. Report from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for spring term 1953; 1953.

5. Four programmes from the King's Theatre, Hammersmith, of plays in which Harwood appeared; 1953.

6. Letter from Advance Players Association, Donald Wolfit Season, King's Theatre, Hammersmith, offering a cast and assistant stage manager post at the theatre; 1953. Dated 5 June 1953.

7. Score of Thomas Linley's 'Here's to the maiden' sung in 'School for Scandal' which opened on 24 Aug. 1953 at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith; 1953. Manuscript.

8. Contract offering a fee for recording in 'Henry IV, Part 1' to be broadcast on the BBC Third Programme on 31 Jan. 1954; 1953.

9. Letter from Meldon Productions Ltd offering a part in 'Salome' at the St. Martin's Theatre from 20 July 1954; 1954.

10. Letter from Hugh Beaumont to Margaret, Lady Barlow, in reply to her writing in support of Harwood; 1957. Signed.

11. Poster for 'The Rough and ready lot' performed at the Lyric Opera House Hammersmith, with Harwood in the cast; [1959].

12. A pencil drawing by Natasha Harwood of Ronald Harwood's hands typing; 1960.

13. Seven letters written from 'Uncle Joe' of Halifax to Joseph C. Atkinson relating to financial matters; 1962-1966. Autograph and signed. The connection with Harwood is unclear.

14. Syllabus of six lectures on Christian renewal given at Ammerdown House, Radstock, with the text of the first lecture, given by William Rees-Mogg (Baron Rees-Mogg); 1970. Presumably attended by Harwood.

15. Invitation to join the Advisory Committee of the National Film Development Fund and Harwood's reply declining as he had applied for funding from the Fund; 1976. Signed and typewritten copy.

16. Notes of a visit to Mexico; [1976]. Autograph.

17. Correspondence and papers relating to a law suit between Harwood (plaintiff) and Richard Ingrams and others of the magazine Private Eye (defendants), in which Private Eye had alleged a conflict of interests between Harwood's presentation of the BBC programme 'Read all about it' and his participation in broadcasts mentioned in that programme; 1979.

18. Notes and schedule of a visit to Israel with Jacky Gillot and Sir Michael Holroyd under the auspices of the Friends of Israel Educational Trust; 1979. Typewritten and autograph.

19. The typewritten programme for a memorial celebration for Yvonne Mitchell on 9 Sept. 1979; 1979.

20. Notes of a visit to Moscow in June 1982; 1982. Autograph.

21. Text of address by George Malcolm Thomson at the memorial service for David Farrer; 1983. Service attended by Harwood. Printed.

22. Letters and papers written following the death of Isabel Harwood, Ronald Harwood's mother, from Leonard Anstey, and from her other children, Eve Borland and Ralph Horwitz, with a copy of her will of 1978; 1985.

23. Papers and correspondence relating to Harwood's term as Visitor in Theatre at Balliol College, Oxford; 1986-1987. Includes the draft of a paper by Michael A. H. Dempster, of Balliol College, and J. Barzilai, to which Dempster adds his thanks to Harwood for his help, the Balliol College List for 1985-86, letters from Andrew Graham and two references for students taught during the term. For the diary kept by Harwood for some of the term see Add. 88881/5/26.

24. Invitation to London Community Cricket Association fund-raising dinner at Lord's Cricket Ground; 1988.

25. Note of guests for 25 Sept. 1993; [1993].

26. Printed menu card of a dinner given at the Garrick Club in honour of Sir Robin Day, 23 April 1995, with a typewritten copy of Day's speech; 1995. Dinner attended by Harwood.

27. Invitations to join the General Committee of the Royal Literary Fund, with a photocopy of the constitution of the Fund; 1995.

28. Seating plan and invitation for lunch to commemorate Shakespeare's birthday, Stratford-upon-Avon; 1996, 1997. Attended by Harwood as principal guest and speaker. The Address is on the CD-Rom, Add MS 88881/7.

29. Order of service and admission card for the service of thanksgiving for the life of Denis Compton, cricketer, at Westminster Abbey; 1997. Service attended by Harwood. Printed.

30. List of attendees at meetings of the R.H. Club, commemorating the birthday of Sir Robin Day, at the Garrick Club on 24 Oct. 2000, 24 Oct. 2002, with the menu for the commemorative dinner of 2002 and a card from Colleen Graffy to Harwood; 2000-2002. Harwood was the Honorary Member of the Club. Printed.

31. Letter from Richard Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, to Harwood notifying him of his election as an Associate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; 2001. Signed.