The British Library Catalogue of George Bernard Shaw Papers

by Summers, Ann

• ISBN13: 9780712348874
• ISBN10: 0712348875
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-01
• Publisher: British Library Board

Summary

This important new catalogue contains descriptions and detailed indexing of the correspondence and papers of George Bernard Shaw and his wife Charlotte, acquired by the British Library in the course of seven decades. The volume is made up of two principal series of letters, one bequeathed by Shaw himself, and the other purchased from his residuary legatees. These are supplemented by related items also held by the British Library's Department of Manuscripts, including Shaw letters found amongst the personal papers of his various correspondents, documents relating to publication, translation and performance of his works from the archive of the Society of Authors, scripts of the plays submitted for licensing to the Lord Chamberlain and thirty-seven volumes of correspondence and papers of Charlotte Shaw. A list of the British Library's collection of books owned by Shaw, many of them privately printed, forms an appendix to the catalogue.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD	vii
INTRODUCTION
1. THE CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF GEORGE BERNARD SHAW IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MANUSCRIPTS AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY	IX
2. HOW TO USE THIS CATALOGUE	XV
DESCRIPTIVE LISTS
1. ACCESSIONS 1934-1960: 43800-50483	3	(4)
2. PRINCIPAL SERIES OF SHAW PAPERS (INCORPORATED 1961): SERIES I 50508-50592	7	(9)
3. PRINCIPAL SERIES OF SHAW PAPERS (INCORPORATED 1961): SERIES II 50593-50743	16	(20)
4. ACCESSIONS 1961-2004: 50849-80809	36	(19)
5. ASHLEY MANUSCRIPTS	55	(4)
6. UNINCORPORATED MANUSCRIPTS	59	(2)
7. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS AND CORRESPONDENCE:	61	(8)
APPENDIX I. RARE BOOKS COLLECTION OF WORKS OWNED BY SHAW	69	(5)
APPENDIX II. COLLECTIONS RELATING TO SHAW IN THE B.L. SOUND ARCHIVE	74	(1)
APPENDIX III. MANUSCRIPTS OF SHAW HELD OUTSIDE THE B.L.	75	(4)
INDEX	79