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Add MS 89284/2/21
- Record Id:
- 040-003398058
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003389071
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100056609993.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89284/2/21
- Title:
- Michael Palin Notebooks 41 and 42: Monty Python and Black and Blue (Secrets)
- Scope & Content:
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- Notebook 41 (red Silvine Students notebook, 35 pages) marked 'Python. Previous Record. Brand New Bok', with holograph notes and draft of sketches, mainly for Monty Python's Previous Record, The Brand New Monty Python Bok, and Black and Blue (Secrets episode). Headlines include: 'Support the Yangtse', 'Credits', 'Music', 'The Book', 'The Film', 'Placing and Order with Your Management', 'Another Wonderful Time-Life Offer', 'Monty Python Slimming Guide', 'The Python Lectures 1972', 'The British Existentialist's Year Book', 'The Hackenthorpe Book of Lies', 'Famous First Drafts', 'The Python Lectures 1973', 'Teach Yourself Surgery', 'AD's for Display Board', 'Fan Letters', 'Spotting the Royal Family', 'Words not to say to the Queen', 'Adverts', 'Car Sketches', 'Post Office, Form 86B', 'Jones/Palin for Book II, 9 Nov 1972', 'A Big Sweet Factory', 'Black and Blue'. The notebook also includes doodles.
- Notebook 42 (red Silvine Students notebook, 33 pages) marked 'Python 2nd Bok & Miscellaneous' with holograph notes and drafts of sketches, mainly for The Brand New Monty Python Bok. Headlines include: 'History Film', [possibly an early idea for The Holy Grail], 'The Village Fete', 'Cooking', 'Masturbating', 'Prejudice Page', 'A Guide to Foreigners', 'Great Masturbators of History', 'The Python Horoscope', 'How to Read', 'Silly Series', 'The Couple', 'Directory', 'Howard Hughes Requests the Pleasure of Your Company', 'St John Gumby Invites You to Bang Your Head Against the Wall', 'The Buhner Requests the Pleasure of Your Company at an Evening of Metaphysical Poetry', 'Stratton Indicator', 'Births, Marriages and Darts'. The notebooks also includes doodles.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003389071
036-003391163
040-003398058 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89284 : Michael Palin Archive
Add MS 89284/2 : Michael Palin Archive: Notebooks
Add MS 89284/2/21 : Michael Palin Notebooks 41 and 42: Monty Python and Black and Blue (Secrets) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003389071[0006]/036-003391163[0021]/040-003398058
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89284
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1971
- End Date:
- 1972
- Date Range:
- [1972-1973]
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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