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The Inventory of the George Bernard Shaw Collection #738 The Inventory of the George Bernard Shaw Collection #738 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Shaw, George Bernard 1856 - 1950 Outline of Inventory I. CORRESPONDENCE A, Shaw Letters to Various Correspondents, 1885-1950, B, Correspondence with Sydney W, Carroll, 1934-1938, C, Correspondence with M, S, Wilde and Related Manuscripts; 1936-1939, D. Correspondence with F, E, Loewenstein, 1942-1950, E. Other Correspondence, II. MANUSCRIPTS, SIGNED STATEMENTS, NOTES, GALLEY PROOFS A, By Shaw, 1888-1947, B, By Others with Shaw's Comme~ts, 1923-1947, III, DOCUMENTS ON PERFORMANCES, PUBLICATIONS, COPYRIGHTS A, Licens~, Agreements, B, Copyrights, IV, GENEALOGY AND CITIZENSHIP V. PHOTOGRAPHS VI, PRINTED ITEMS ' I I, A, Shaw Letters to Various Correspondents, 1885-1950, CORRESPONDENCE Folder 1 1885 - 1890 2 1894 - 1900 3 1902 - 1905 4 1906 - 1910 5 1911 - 1915 6 1916 - 1920 7 1921 - 1925 8 Framed 1923 9 1926 - 1930 10 1931 - 1940 11 1941 - 1950 Shaw, George Bernard 1856 - 1950 Inventory Purchases 1970 - 1979 I, CORRESPONDENCE A. Shaw's letters to various persons, (Note: Shaw's successive London addresses were: 36 Osnaburgh St, 1882-1887 29 Fitzroy Square 1887-1898 10 Adelphi Terrace 1899-1927 4 Whitehall Court 1927-1950) Box 1 Folder 1 1885 1, ALS Sept, 15, 1885, 36 Osnaburgh St, To Edith Nesbit Bland (Edith Nesbit, the writer, wife of Hubert Bland) 3 p, on folded leaf, Denies he wrote article in the Weekly Dispatch, is suffering from the flu, 2. ALS Dec, 1, 1885, 36 Osnaburgh St, To Edith Nesbit Bland. 3 p, on folded leaf, Advises her never to reply to a newspaper attack; forgot Fabian executive meeting, 1886 3, Copy of letter: TL with typed signature, Oct, 18, 1886, 36 Osnaburgh St, To Edith Nesbit Bland, 3 p, About his lecturing schedule, inability to write review and her book Garden of Verses, George Bernard Shaw Page 2 Box 1 Folder 1 1886 4. ALS Nov, 23, 1886. 36 Osnaburgh St. To Frederick Hollyer (photographer). 2 p. on folded leaf. About use of photographs for the Fabian Society. 1887 5. ALS Feb. 15, 1887. 36 Osnaburgh St. To Edith Nesbit Bland. 2 p. on folded leaf. Cannot accept invitation because of uncertain plans; about debates; she will get used to lecturing. 6. ALS on Post Card. June 15, 1887. 29 Fitzroy Sq. To Hubert Bland. (Fabian). About Hyndman's plan to hold Socialist party conference at Manchester in August. 7. ALS June 20, 1887. 29 Fitzroy Sq. No salutation. Possibly to Hubert Bland. 4 p. on 2 leaves. Refers to "Manchester affair" as no. 6. 8. ALS July 9, 1887. 29 Fitzroy Sq. No salutation. 2 p. About Edward Aveling. 9. ALS Nov. 5, 1887. 29 Fitzroy Sq. To James Billson. About a lecture by Graham Wallas; Shaw going to lecture in Leicester; Fabians can no longer look to secular platform to spread socialism but must start a branch of their own. 1889 10. ALS Sept. 2, 1889. 29 Fitzroy Sq. To "Dear Ludovici". 1 p. on folded leaf. Asks the painter for details of his life. 1890 11. ALS on Post Card. Oct. 28, 1890. 29 Fitzroy Sq. To James Billson. Asks for verification of strikes in co-op factories. George Bernard Shaw Page 3 Box 1 Folder 2 1894 12, ALS Jan, 3, 1894, Care of Sidney Webb, The Argoed, Monmouth, To Joseph Edwards, 2 p, on folded blue Letter Card, About tracts; suggests Edwards produce a Labour Annual, 13, ALS on Post Card, Dec, 27, 1894, West Cliff Hotel, Folkestone, To Pakenham Beatty (Fabian), Tells him to call at Paris on way to Venice and look up the belle of the Embassy, 1895 14. ALS Jan, 24, 1895, 29 Fitzroy Sq, To Mrs, Felix Moscheles (wife of the painter), 2 p, on folded blue Letter Card, Apologizes for not meeting social engagement, 15, ALS Jan, 24, 1895, 29 Fitzroy Sq, To Pakenham Beatty, 2 p, on folded blue Letter Card, About school fees for Beatty 1 s son, 1896 16, ALS Oct, 27, 1896, 29 Fitzroy Sq, To Sally Fairchild (an American), 2 p, on folded blue Letter Card, He must go to Bradford election to speak for Keir Hardie; wonders about their arrangement for Saturday, 17, ALS Nov, 7, 1896, 29 Fitzroy Sq, To Sally Fairchild, 2 p, on folded blue Letter Card, Says she was a perfect angel to him, 1897 18, ALS March 21, 1897, 29 Fitzroy Sq, To Harry Quilter, 2 p, on folded blue Letter Card, Thanks Quilter for liking his article on Madox Brown, 19, ALS on Post Card, Sept, 24, 1897, Moorcroft, Monmouth, To Grant Richards, Re preface for Mrs, Warrens 1 s Profession and Widowers' Houses, George Bernard Shaw Page 4 Box 1 Folder 2 1897 20, ALS on card, Dec, 1, 1897, 29 Fitzroy Sq, No salutation, With note in another hand 11 probably to Pinero", 1 p, Plans for meeting to which he may be late because of previous meeting,. 1898 21, ALS on Post Card, April 11, 1898, 29 Fitzroy Sq, To Edw 0, Sachs, Accepts invitation to Society of Arts, 1899 22, ALS April 19, 1899, Blen-Cathra, Hindhead, Haslemere, Surrey, No salutation, 1 p, on folded leaf, About translations of Cyrano, money lending, and a bicycle ride which resulted in a sprained foot, 23, ,:'LS May 6, 1899, Blen-Cathra, Hindhead, Haslemere, Surrey, To Elliott O'Donnell, 2 p, on 1 leaf, Gives literary advice, 1900 24. ALS on card, Oct, 23, 1900, 10 Adelphi Terrace, To Nicol Dunn, 2 p, Sends him a list of compromise candidates, Folder 3 1902 25, ALS on Post Card, Aug, 6, 1902, Victoria Hotel, Holkham, Norfolk, To Mr. l Phara11 ? J Smith, Address side of card is muti- lated and corner broken off, About copyright problems, 26, ALS on card, Nov, 1, 1902, 10 Adelphi Terrace, To Charles Rowley, 2 p, and envelope, Plans for visit to Manchester, George Bernard Shaw Page 5 Box 1 Folder 3 1903 27, ALS July 3, 1903 (this date is crossed out and July 25, 1903 written above), 10 Adelphi Terrace, To Fanny Brough, 1 p, Authorizes performance of Mrs, Warren's Profession in the United States and Canada, Marked ;'1st letter;' and revised by Shaw, On verso is draft marked "2nd letter", July 25, 1903 and revised in Shaw's hand, 28, ALS July 23, 1903, 10 Adelphi Terrace, To "Bert" (Mazzini Beatty, son of Pakenham and Edith Beatty), 1 p, Letter mutilated with hole at beginning of last paragraph, Bottom of page has been pasted together, About terms of work and committee work, 29, ALS Sept, 1, 1903, Strachur, Argyllshire, No salutation, Pro­ bably to Pakenham Beatty, 2 p, on 1 leaf, About a job for Bert, suggests Beatty write a book on Swinburne, 30, ALS Sept, 10, 1903, Strachur, Argyllshire, To Martin Haddow, 2 p, on 1 leaf, About the impossibility of literary lecture to Independent Labour Party in Glasgow, 31, ALS Sept, 12, 1903, Strachur, Argyllshire, To Mr, Shaw, 2 p, on 1 leaf, About a lecture in Glasgow, 1904 32, ALS (carbon in blue), Oct, 26, 1904, No place, To J, E, Vedrenne, 1 p, Bottom of letter partially destroyed including part of sig­ nature, About royalties for John Bull's Other Island, George Bernard Shaw Page 6 Box 1 Folder 3 1904-1908 33, Tan buckram slip case with quarter tan leather spine, lettered in gilt "Autograph Letters to Kate Rorke" (the first actress to play Shaw's Candida) containing: a, Postcard photograph of Kate Rorke with her signature, undated, b, Shaw: ALS on Carte Postale d 1 Italie, May 11, 1904, 32 Via Porta Pinciana, Rome, To K, R, Offers her" 1 igh church picture" as relic of Candida, c, Shaw: ALS June 12 1 1904, 10 Adelphi Terrace, To K,R, 2 p, on 1 leaf, Will bring picture to her some afternoon, or send it, d, Shaw: ALS Jan, 16, 1908, Ayot St, Lawrence, To K,R, 2 p, on 1 leaf, About playing old women's parts; production of Candida at Oxford and other productions; business has been bad, e, Program for "Six Special Matinees of Candida" at the Royal Court Theatre, London, with Miss Kate Rorke as Candida, Undated, 1905 34, ALS March 5, 1905, The Old House, Harmer Green, To Florence Haydon (actress), 2 p, on 1 leaf, Suggests her for part of old lady in Man and Superman in Stage Society Production, 35, ALS on card, March 7, 1905, The Old House, Harmer Green, To "Dear Sir", 2 p, About boxing, 36, ALS on Post Card, March 8, 1905, The Old House, Harmer Green, To Frederick Whelen (the Stage Society), About the availability of actors and actresses, George Bernard Shaw Page 7 Box 1 Folder 3 1905 37, ALS (carbon in blue), March 21 1 1905, No place, To George Alexander, Manager, St, James 1 s Theatre, 1 p, Licenses performance of How He Lied To Her Husband under certain conditions in response to the following letter to Shaw requesting confirmation of the arrangement: Helmsley, Charles T, H, (General Manager) LS March 18, 1905, 2 p, on 1 leaf, 38, ALS April 8, 1905, The Old House, Harmer Green, To Henry W, Macrosty, 2 p. on 1 leaf, Says it is inadvisable to mention old-fashioned farm in his paper, 39, ALS Oct, 6, 1905, Care of Col, Cholmondely, Edstaston, Wem,, Shropshire, To Siegfried Trebitsch (Austrian writer and translator of Shaw) 2 p, on 1 leaf, Is writing last act of Major Barbara, Tells ST how to manage German production of his works, Folder 4 1906 40, ALS March 24, 1906, 10 Adelphi Terrace, To Pakenham Beatty, 2 p, on 1 leaf, About PB translating Sophocles and about Gilbert Murray's translation, 41, ALS on card, July 7, 1906, 10 Adelphi Terrace, To Hughes Massie, 1 p, About a possible lecture tour in America, 42, ALS July 30, 1906, Pentillie, Mevagissey, R,S,O,, Cornwall, To Mrs, Sibthorp, 2 p, on 1 leaf, (Letter split on fold) About enfranchisement of women, 43, ALS Oct, 18, 1906, 10 Adelphi Terrace, To Edith Bland, 2 p, on 1 leaf, Tells her not to collaborate with anyone in dramatizing her story, George Bernard Shaw Page 8 Box 1 Folder 4 1906 44, ALS Dec, 12, 1906, Ayot St, Lawrence, To "Dearest Princess with i1rs, Patrick Campbell (Beatrice Stella (Tenne ~ll the Sixteen Chins fl /\ 2 p, on 1 leaf, amp 6 Tells her to come listen to his sermons; not to work too hard on tour in America, 45, ALS on Post Card, Dec, 28, 1906, Ayot St, Lawrence, To Maud Reeves, About a resolution to be printed in The Fabian News, 1907 46, TLS Jan, 22, 1907, 10 Adelphi Terrace to Antonio Agresti (GBS 's Italian translator) 1 p, About possible rough Italian translations of Shaw's plays, 47, ALS Feb, 14, 1907, 10 Adelphi Terrace, To Antonio Agresti, 2 p, on 1 leaf, Encloses money for translation of Candida and offers to.
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