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Amiri Baraka papers
Amiri Baraka (1934-2014), known early in his career as LeRoi Jones, was a widely published African American writer who produced poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. Much of Baraka’s work addressed the subjects of Black liberation and white racism. The Amiri Baraka papers comprise the author’s writings, sketchbooks, and artwork, as well as correspondence and ephemera related to his involvement in theatrical and film productions.
Padraic Colum papers
The papers of Padraic Colum, Irish poet, playwright, and author, are comprised of book reviews, letters to author and theatrical producer Basil Burwell, and original manuscripts of Colum's work.
John Drinkwater letter to Theodore Watts-Dunton
An autograph letter signed from John Drinkwater to Theodore Watts-Dunton, dated April 5, 1913.
Frankenstein : a play for children in six scenes : typescript
Typescript photocopy of Edward Field's play, Frankenstein: a play for children in six scenes, which was sent to Jack Gottlieb, as well as photocopies of two letters from Field to Gottlieb and one letter from Gottlieb to Field.
Tambourines to glory : playscript
Mimeographed typescript of the playscript, Tambourines to Glory, wriitten by Langston Hughes. The title page identifies the playscript as: "Revised version. September 1962."
Ulick O'Connor papers
This collection consists of material accumulated over a 25-year period by Ulick O’Connor: biographer, poet, playwright and journalist. O’Connor’s biographies of Brendan Behan and Oliver St. John Gogarty have been recognized internationally as definitive works. A large portion of the collection deals with materials for these books.
Sydney Goodsir Smith papers
Tennessee Williams collection
The Tennessee Williams collection, spanning the dates 1939-2013, consists of an extensive collection of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, printed material, and ephemera related to American playwright Tennessee Williams.