Beckett, Samuel Barclay, 1906-1989 (author and dramatist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1906 - 1989
Biography
Samuel Beckett (1906-89 ), writer; Edward Dahlberg (1900-77), American writer, essayist
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
File
Party Invitation and Membership Cards, c 1960
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/2/7
Scope and Contents
A file containing a variety of party invitations, an advertisement card for a play, and a membership card; designed by Roger Law while studying at the Cambridge School of Art. The following items are present: a Christmas party ticket, which features the print design of a man and a dog both wearing saucepans as helmets (RL/Pre-/878); an advertisement card with a lino cut print design for a performance of Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape (RL/Pre-/879); an...
Dates:
c 1960
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
Part restricted. Some material are very fragile - access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. See descriptions for further details.
File
Samuel Beckett, As the story was told; edited by Christopher Ricks (Rampant Lions, 1987), 1978-2001
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9816/A/144
Scope and Contents
Partial copy (manuscript and typescript); various proofs of text and notes, some marked; drawing, artwork and proofs for cover paper; trial settings; paste-up, marked; 'progress/advance copy'; correspondence, including manuscript copy for the notes and photographs of Beckett's original manuscript. Correspondents include Samuel Beckett, Fine Print magazine (Barbara Golden), Peter Gidal, Stephen Heath, Dan Pope, Reading University Library (Michael Bott), Christopher Ricks, George Steiner,...
Dates:
1978-2001
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Series
Samuel Beckett, letter to Edward Dahlberg, May 1974
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9563/19
Scope and Contents
1 card, 6 May 1974, describing his relationship with Edward Titus, American director of Franco-American quarterly magazine 'The Quarter'
Dates:
May 1974
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Miscellaneous accessions