The Inventory of the Elliot Norton Collection #858

The Inventory

of the

Elliot Norton

Collection

#858

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Norton, Elliot, 1903- #858 April 1990-March 1995

Balcony Aisle 13 After.#89 D

The collection of eight boxes includes seventeen folders of correspondence from actors, playwrights, directors and others with whom Elliot Norton was associated in his 48 years as drama critic for a Boston newspaper and interviewer for the weekly radio and television program "Elliot Norton Reviews" from 1958-1982. Some carbon copies for Mr. Norton's letters are also present. He was affiliated with the major American theater orgi;inizations and drama critic groups, as founding member, president or committee member of most at one time or other. Fourteen folders are devoted to correspondence, programs and publicity for his numerous awards and honors. Among other materials in the collection are typescripts of his lectures, transcripts and other documents related to his television program, and biographical pieces written during his career and on his retirement in 1982.

Norton,· Elliot, 1903- Inventory Outline

I. CORRESPONDENCE (1930-1994). 17 folders. Selected alphabetical list of correspondents.

II. SUBJECT FILES A. Affiliations-14 folders American College Theatre Festival American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) American Theatre Critics Assocition Boston Press Club Committee Memberships. 6 folders Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities, 1966-1976 National Critics Institute New England Theatre Conference Provincetown Playhouse B. Awards and Honors. 6 folders Awards and Honors, 1947-1988. 3 folders Elliot Norton Awards: 1983-1993. 2 folders Honorary Degrees 1956-1980. C. Broadway Down East D. Foreign Tours. 4 folders Edinburgh, 1953. Notebook Foreign Language League Drama Work 1967 Israel, 1970 Theatre Guild Abroad, 1970

III.MANUSCRIPTS A. Lectures, 1948-1989. 9 folders B. Radio and Television Programs. 9 folders "Elliot Norton Reviews" Transcripts, etc. 1963-1982, 5 folders Correspondence, 1958-1982 1 folders Printed Materials 1 folder Videotape Inventory 1 folder Radio and Television Programs-Other 1 folder C. Writings 2 folders D. Manuscripts sent to E.N. 1 folder

2 IV. PRINTED MATERIALS 5 folders A. ByE.N. B. AboutE.N. C. About E.N. --Retirement D. MentionE.N. E. Collected by or sent to E.N.

V. 1969 APPOINTMENT CALENDAR

VI. AUDIO and VIDEO MATERIALS

VIL PHOTOGRAPH

Norton, Elliot, 1903- Inventory of Papers April 1990-March 1995

I. CORRESPONDENCE (Chronological arrangement) 17 folders

Box 1 Fl 1930-1950 F2 1951-1959 F3 1960-1962 F4 1963-1964 F~ 1965-1966 F6 1967-1968 F7 1969-1970 F8 1971-1973

Box2 Fl 1974-1975 F2 1976-1977 F3 1978-1979 F4 1980-1981 F5 1982 F6 1983-1990 F7 1991-1994

Box 3 Fl Undated by approximate decade. F2 Correspondence with Edward Sheehan about his play, American Innocence, 1982-1984.

Selected List of Correspondents:

Adlow, Elijah TLS May 31, 1966 Aherne, Brian, TLS Dec 5, 1969 Albee, Edward, 1928-TLS, April 25, 1968; ANS, Dec. 1 1975 with CTLS from EN Aldrich, Nelson TLS Dec. 30, 1958 Aldrich, Richard, 1902-1986. TLS, Sept. 27, 1954; Telegram, Jan. 6, 1955; ALS Dec. 2, 1968;

4 Atkinson, Brooks, 1894-1984, ALS, Mar. 23, 1958;TLS Nov. 5, 1959; TLS Dec. 31, 1959; ALS Nov. 1, 1961; TLS Aug. 10, 1970; TLS Feb. 5, 1974; TLS Aug. 11, 1974 ALS, Sept. no year; TLS "Tuesday", no date.

Bacharach, Burt. TLS, Aug. 6, 1969 Bailey, Pearl Mae, 1918-1990. TLS May 3, 1968; TLS Jan. 16, 1970; ANS, n.d. Ballard, Kay 1926-ANS June 7, 1947, ALS Apr. 19, 1974 Banks, Talcott TLS March 12, 1962, TLS Feb. 17, 1982 Bean, Orson ANS n.d. Benedict, Paul TLS April 2, 1986 Bentley, Eric, TLS Oct. 14, 1973; TLS Dec. 8, 1973; TLS Jan. 6, 1974; TLS May 26, 1974 Berg, Gertrude ALS Jan. 28, no year Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. TLS May 23 1962 , Bloomgarden, Kermit Telegram Nov. 19, 1955; TLS Jan. 3 1962, with his CTL to Forrest Tucker Brown, Francis Telegram Feb. 20, 1967 Brown, Joe Evan, 1892-1973. ALS n.d. ca. 1940s Brustein, Robert TLS May 31, 1978 TLS July 28, 1978; TLS August 12, 1978; TLS Dec. 14, 1978; TLS April 25, 1983; TLS Dec. 28, 1988; TLS May 21, 1991 TLS Feb. 6, 1992; TLS March 21, 1994.

Canham, Erwin D. TLS Nov. 29, 1949 Cantor, Eddie 1893-1964. TLS Aug 8, 1947 Capp, Al, 1909-1979. TLS Aug. 29, n.y. Carlisle, Kitty, 1915 - ANS Nov. 26, 1986, ALS May 3, 1988; 2 ALS n.d. Carney, Art, 1918-ALS Aug. 9, 1963 Carson, Mildred ALS Oct. 9, 1956 Case, Harold (BU) TLS March 1, 1967 Celler, Emanuel TLS March 8, 1956 Channing, Carol, 1921- ALS June 11, 1977; ANS n.d. Telegram, July 6, 1982 Chapman, Robert TLS March 16, 1977; TLS April 1, 1977 Chayefsky, Paddy 1923 - 1981 TLS March 25, 1958 Chodorov, Jerome TLS Aug, 23, 1962 Christy, Marian ALS Nov. 20, 1978 Clurman, Harold TLS April 30, 1974 TLS May 8, 1974, TLS Nov. 8, 1977, Photocopy ALS May 26, 1979 Como, Perry TLS, Nov. 5, 1947 Conway, John (historian) TLS May 4, 1961 Cornell, Katharine, 1898-1974. ALS Feb. 10, 1958;ANS

5 n.d. [1971]; ALS Mar. 31, 1973; ANS on card with photograph, XMAS, 1973) Cousins, Norman, 1912-1990. TLS June 13, 1955 TLS Nov. I, 1955 Coward, Noel, 1899-1973. TLS Oct. 8, 1963 Crane, Bob ALS July 3, no year Crawford, Cheryl TLS Oct. 22, 197 6 Cronyn, Hume, 1911- TLS Sept. 19, 1956;TLS July, 20, 1957;TLS July 18, 1963; TLS April 30, 1970 TLS Mar 22, 1974; TLS Sept. 23, 1977; TNS April 25, 1978. Photocopy. TLS (to Spring Sirkin) Dec I, 1992; TLS Feb. 20, 1994. ANS n.d. 1980s (?) Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966. TLS May 4, 1964 Signed Buck. See also Lindsay, Howard. Cummings, Constance ALS Dec. 22, 1978 Cunningham, Bill (Boston Herald) TLS April 1,6, 1959

Davis, Hallie Flanagan TLS June 5, 1947 Denker, Henry TLS April 6, 1961 Dickson, Harry Ellis TLS Nov. 4, 1969, TLS Feb. 12, 1975 Douglas, Kirk, 1916- TLS Nov. 26, 1963 Dowling, Eddie, 1894-1976 ALS Feb. 20, 1948, ALS July 24, 1949 ALS Dec. 12, 1967. Drake, Alfred, 1914-TNS Mar. 20, 1958 Duke, Patty, 1946-ALS n.d. Duncan, Sandy, 1946-ANS [1981 from Chicago] Dunnock, Mildred, 1904- ALS June 2, 1969 Durante, Jimmy Telegram Feb. 5, 1939

Ebsen, Buddy, 1908-TelegramAug. 29, 1940 Edelson, Stan & Bobbi. TLS Dec. 12, 1968 Ehrensperger, Harold (B.U.) Feb. 21, 1963 Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969. TLS Dec. 8, 1950 Engel, Lehman, TLS April 8, 1958 TLS March 10, 1975 TLS April 30, 1975 TLS, May 13, 1975 Enters, Angna, 1907-1989. ANS Nov. 18, 1941; TNS Dec. 3, 1944 ALS,Feb. 8, 1967 Ernst, Morris TLS March 7, 1956

Fabray, Nanette, 1922-. ALS June 15, 1946, ALS, n.d. Fairbanks, Sir Douglas, 1909- TLS Aug. 1, 1971 Farrell, Glenda ALS n.d Ferrer, Jose ALS on card Aug. 3, 1991

6 Fiedler, Arthur, 1894-1979. TLS Aug. 10, 1944 Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 Telegram Mar. 26, 1959 Freedley, George TLS Oct. 10; 1956 Garson, Greer, 1908- TLS (with autograph note) Dec. 6, 1960 Gassner, John, TLS Oct. 9, 1956 TLS Jan. 7, 1962; ALS Dec. 31, 1965 Gelb, Arthur (NYT) TLS Feb. 18, 1957, TLS April 15, 1962 Gelbart, Larry, ANS Feb. 12, 1976, ALS Jan. 8, 1977 Gibson, William, TLS April 18, 1976, TLS on postcard Nov. 14, 1983, TLS Oct. 24, 1964 with EN letter of Nov. 28, 1974 Gish, Lillian, 1899-1993. TNS Dec. 14, 1982 Golden, John, ALS May 8, 1941 Goldston, Eli TLS, March 22, 1965; TLS Dec. 3, 1965, TLS Jan 10, 1966; TLS Jan. 25, 1966. Gordon, Ruth, 1896-1985, ALS May 8, 1969, ALS n.d. ALS May 29, 1969; ALS June 10, 1969; ALS June 11, 1969 Telegram, n.d.; ALS June 27, 1969; AL,S Feb. 8, 1971 ANS Mar. 22, 1971; ALS n.d.; ALS Apr. 7, 1971 ALS May 19, 1971; ALS Dec 15, 1977 Norton, Elliot to Ruth Gordon CTLS Mar. 18, 1971 CTLS Apr. 4, 1971; CTL to R. G. and GarsonKanin Dec. 31, 1977 Gould, John TLS May 29, 1982 TLS May 18, 1992 Green, Abel TLS Nov. 6, 1944 Green, Yvonne (Mrs. Martyn) ALS March 21, 1975 Greenwood, Charlotte 1893-1978. ALS n.d. Gross, Gerald (BU) TLS July 20, 1981 Grossman, Max TLS March 19, 1965 Guernsey, Otis TLS Jan. 27, 1965, TLS April 19, 1966 Gurney, Arthur TLS May 21, 1962 Guthrie, Sir Tyrone, 1900-1971. TLS June 23, 1964 Reply from E.N. CTL (holo corr) July 7, 1964

Hagman, Larry ALS, n.d. Haigh, Kenneth, ALS "Monday" no year Halliday, Richard TLS Oct. 8, 1963 Hammerstein, Dorothy (Blanchard) ALS July 29, 1958 Hammerstein, Oscar, 1895-1960. TLS April 23, 1954; TLS Oct. 26, 1958 (from O.H. and Richard Rodgers) TLS Nov. 10, 1959 Harris, Julie, 1925-ANS May 30, 1982; ALS June 19, 1991; ANS Mar. 1, 1992; ANS on Postcard Apr. 16, 1992; ANS May 2, 1992 ANS May 22, 1993 Hart, Moss 1904-1961. TLS Nov. 9, 1943; TLS

7 June 23, 1960; TLS July 18, 1960; TLS Aug 1, 1960 TLS Feb. 28, 1961 Hartman, Paul TLS Apr. 17, 1948; TLS June 12, 1958; ALS, n.d. Hayden, Jeffrey ALS July 4, 1974 Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993. 1NS Jan. 11, 1991 (to Ms. Sirkin); 1NS June 26, 1991 Hayward, Leland, TLS Nov. 12, 1954 Heckart, Eileen, ALS n.d. Hellman, Lillian, 1906-1984. TLS May 6, 1958;TLS May 23, 1961; TLS Dec. 7, 196l;ALS n.d. Hepburn, Katharine, 1909-1NS Feb. 17, 1993; 1NS July 22, 1993 Herbert, F. Hugh, 1898 (?)-1958. TLS Oct. 30, 1943 Hewes, Henry, 1917- TLS Oct. 25, 1961; TLS Nov. 7, 1961; TLS Nov. 9, 1964 Holbrook, Hal, 1925- TLS June 28, 1961; ALS n.d. Hoover, J. Edgar, 1895-1972. TLS, Mar. 1, 1957 Holland, C. Edward TLS May 7, 1963; TLS "Sunday", n.d. Horovitz, Israel ANS April 27, 1993 Houseman, John 1902-1988. TLS Apr. 3, 1958 Hunt, William Morris 1NS May 7, 1991; TLS June 11, 1992. Hutchens, John (NYT) TLS Dec. 22, 1962 TLS May 9, n.y.

Jeffreys, Anne ALS n.d. [Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973] Telegram in third person June 10, 1965; Formal invitation, n.d.;Telegram in third person Nov. 91968 Jones, Margo, 1913-1955. TLS Mar. 26, 1949

Kanin, Garson, 1912- 1NS June 24, 1982 with photocopy statement on EN retirement. TLS Dec. 14, 1987 (See also Gordon Ruth) Kazan, Elia 1909- TLS Jan. 8, 1960 Kelly, George 1890-1974. TLS Nov. 26, 1946 Kelly, Kevin, 1934-1994. TLS March 20, 1963 TLS May 12, 1982; TLS Feb. 22, 1988, TLS Dec. 3, 1991; 1NS Mar. 17 [1994]; TLS May 16, 1994 Memorial Service program Dec. 3, 1994 See printed material. collected by E.N. Box 7, F8 for other material Kenny, Herbert TLS March 24, 1982 Kerr, Walter. TLS Nov. 11, 1966, ALS May 12, 1978 TLS to Mr. Ryan Oct. 24, 1980. Photocopy ALS April 11, 1993 ALS July 18, 1983 Kirstein, LincolnALS May 12, 1967 TLS June 17, 1967 Kneeland, Richard ALS Oct. 20, 1969; ALS Nov. 5, 1969 ALS July 18, 1983 Photocopy ofTLS to Mr. Ryan

8 Kopit, Maxine (mother of Arthur) ALS Jan 16, 1960

Langner, Lawrence TLS Feb. 20, 1962 Lamour, Dorothy. TLS, Nov. 6~ 1942; Telegram Jan. 6, 1943 TLS June 6, 1948 Landi, Elissa TLS June 24, 1947 Landis, Jesse Royce 1904-1972. ANS Oct. 10, 1945 Langner, Lawrence TLS Feb. 20, 1962 Laurents, Arthur, 1918-ANS, n.d. ALS n.d. Lawrence, Jerome TLS Oct. 22, 1986 Leigh, Janet ALS Oct. 25, 1948 Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968 TLS Oct. 17, 1961 Includes ANS from Buck (Russel Crouse); Telegram Aug. 28, 1962. (Signed Howard and Russel) Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969. TLS May 16, 1956 Logan, Joshua Lockwood, 1908-1988. TLS Oct. 14 1954 signed by CT; ALS Oct. 3, 1961; ALS Oct. 25, 1962;'ALS Jan. 4 1965; TLS Sept_. 30, 1969; TLS Jan. 27 1975; ALS Nov. 19, 1978 ALS June 1, [1982]; ALS n.d. Logue, Edward J. TLS Jan. 22, 1962, TLS Feb. 26, 1962, TLS April 4, 1962 Lyons, Edward, J. June 13, 1974

Macliammoir, Michael ALS Dec. 12 ? Mamet, David, 1947, ALS June 7, 1979 with CTL reply :fromE.N. June 13, 1979. Massey, Dorothy (Mrs. Raymond) ALS June 26, 1958 Massey, Raymond ALS n.d. Martin, Mary, 1914-1990. ALS n.d.; ANS June 7, 1976 (Filed in Box 7, Fl) McCahon, Carol StoneTLS Sept. 2, 1946 McCord, David ALS July 1, 1977 ALS July 31, 1977 Mcdonald, Gregory TLS Feb. 25, 1972 McHugh, Frank, 1899-1981. ALS July 24, 1948. Merman, Ethel, 1908-1984. Tel. Oct. 9, 1940 ANS Nov. 15, 1956; ANS June 13, 1957; TNS April 25, 1961; TNS May 1, 1961. Michener, James A. Form letter signed May 15, 1975 Mielziner, Jo TLS July 23, 1962 Mills, Marjorie ALS June 21, 1979 Morgan, Henry TLS n.d. Minot, George (Boston Herald) TLS March 5, no year Moss, Arnold ALS Aug. 1 no year.

Olivier, Sir Laurence Kerr. 1907-1989. TNS Nov. 25, 1968 to Richard Aldrich; TLS Mar. 17, 1972; TLS Mar. 7, 1973;TLS, n.d.

9 O'Neill, Carlotta (Monterey) ALS Dec. 1, 1959 (Postmark on Envelope) O'Sullivan, MaureenALS Oct. 7, 1981

Palmer, Betsy ANS on card n.d. Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984. Telegram.Apr. 11, 1962. Penn, Arthur ANS n.d. Dec 14, 1976 Pickens, Jane ALS "Wednesday, the 12th" no year. Picon, Molly ALS on postcard Dec. 14, 1976 Prince, Harold TLS Nov. 29, 1976 Pusey, Nathan TLS Oct. 3, 1957

Rainer, Luise TLS Oct. 6, 1981 Raitt, John ALS Aug. 11, 1962 Rawls, Eugenia ALS Sept. 23, 1985 Raphaelson, Samson TLS Aug. 29, 1945 Read, Vail (Mrs. Gardner Read) ALS Sept. 7, 1969 Vail and Gardner; TLS April 12, 1994; TNS on postcard June 17, 1994 Redgrave, Lynn, 1943-ANS Apr. 10, 1993; ANS May 26, 1993 Ritchard, Cyril 1896- 1977. ALS, n.d. Robards, Jason, 1920- ANS Apr. 29, 1992 Roberts, Rachel ALS Dec. 21, no year Rodgers, Dorothy ALS, Aug. 22, 1960 Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. TLS Feb. 29, 1948 to Mr. Dalzell;Oct. 26, 1950 ALS Aug. 22, 1960; TLS from RR and Oscar Hammerstein, TLS July 10, 1962; TLS July 25, 1963 ALS Jan. 23, 1969; TL Oct. 21, 1969 (signed Natalie Schram from R.R. --dictated letter) Telegram.May 20, 1977 TNS Aug. 30, 1977 TLS May 21, 1979. Rogers, Paul TLS Jan. 24, 1963 Rogers, Buddy TLS Dec. 29, 1947 Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962. ANS Dec. 20, 1950 Rudenstine, Neil TLS May 13, 1993 Sachar, Abram TLS Sept. 15, 1964; TLS Aug. 6, 1965; TLS Jan. 5, 1967 Saroyan, William, 1908-1981. TLS Nov. 4, 1939 Schary, Dore, 1905-1980. TLS Jan. 5, 1958; TLS May 21, 1959 Scofield, Paul, 1922-ANS n.d. Seldes, Gilbert TLS July 27, 1963 Seldes, Marian, TLS Jan. 17, 1979 Sheaffer, Louis TLS Sept. 5, 1973 TLS Aug. 30, 1973 TLS Sept. 11, 1973, TLS Sept. 5, 1973, TLS Nov. 2, no year. Sherwood, Robert E. 1896-1955. ALS Aug. 16, 1954 Sidney, Sylvia,? ALS Feb. 25, 1968, ANS n.d.

10 Silber, John, Photocopy TLS to Sir Laurence Olivier Feb 25, 1974, TLS Feb. 16, 1982; TLS May 3, 1982. Slezak, Walter, 1902-1983. TLS July 2, 1957; TLS Aug. 27, 1963 Stevens, Roger, TLS Jan. 11, 1963, TLS July 17, 1964; TLS March 25, 1965; TLS Nov. 3, 1965; TLS May 29, 1974, Telegram July 6, 1982. Strasberg, Paula, TLS Sept. 7 1958 Susskind, David TLS June 25, 1964 Sweeney, Francis S. TLS July 10, 1979; May 8, 1961; Aug. 19, 1989; TLS Nov. 20 1979; TLS May 21, n.y.

Teichman, Howard M. TLS Dec. 12, 1981 Titcomb, Caldwell TLS Nov. 22, 1994, TLS Dec. 16, 1994 Tomlin, Lily, ANS June 15, 1977 Tozzi, Georgio ALS Jan. 29, 1970 Traube, Shepard, TLS Nov. 5, 1942 Turnure, Pamela Telegram for the Kennedys Nov. 20, 1979 TLS May 21, no year Ure, Mary ALS Nov. 14, 1974 Vallee, Rudy, 1901-1986. TLS July 18, 1935, VanDruten, John 1901-1967 TLS Dec. 6, 1945 Vera Ellen, ALS, May 10, 1944. Verdon, Gwen. ALS Feb. 18, 1966 Volpe, John TLS Nov. 19, 1965

Walston, Ray TLS Apr. 4, 1957 Webster, Margaret ALS n.d. 1970s Weeks, Edward TLS Oct. 2, 1963 Welch, Joseph (U.S.S.) ALS n.d. Wickes, Mary ALS Sept. 10, 1948 Wilder, Amos TLS Oct. 13, 1980 Wilder, Isabel TLS Dec. 7, 1962 Willson, Meredith 1902-1984. TLS Jan. 3 1962 Winship, Larry (Boston Globe) TLS Feb. 20, 1963 TLS April 15, 1969 TLS Dec. 13, 1969 Withers, Jane. TLS Oct. 21, 1942. Williams, Virginia (Boston Ballet) ALS Monday n.d. Wright, Teresa ALS n.d.. (1980s) Wynn, Ed 1886-1966. TLS July 5, 1935. Yurka, Blanche ALS n.d. Zorina, Vera, 1917-ALS n.d.

II. SUBJECT FILES (Include some correspondence. All files except affiliations arranged chronologically).

11 A. Affiliations Box3 F3 American College Theatre Festival (E.N. Pres. 1951-1953) F4 American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) Box 3 F5 American Theatre Critics Association F6 Boston Press Club (E.N. Pres. 1950-1952) Box 8 Fl Committee Memberships Box 3 F7 A-Boston Be F8 Boston College Seminar 1963 Bellamy, Ralph, TLS Feb. 9, 1963 Gassner, John ALS Dec. 5, 1962, April 21, 1963 Hayes, Helen TLS Dec. 3 [1962] Kazan, Elia TLS, n.d. Kerr, Walter TLS Nov. 29, 1962 Lindsay, Howard TLS March 8, 1963 Quintero, Jose TLS Dec. 20, 1962 TLS April 24, 1963; TLS June, 111963 Rodgers, Richard TLS Dec. 3, 1962 Russell, Rosalind Telegram March 8, 1963 Stevens, Roger TLS Jan. 21, 1963 Taubman, Howard TLS Nov. 29 1962, Dec. 3, 1962, Feb. 4, 1963 Wilder, Isabel TLS Nov. 28, 1962

Box8 (Oversize) F 1 Plans, etc.

Box 3 F9 Boston R-Boston Th

Fl OBoston R - Boston Th Among them: Boston 200 (Boston Bicentennial, 1975) For typescript and printed copy ofE.N.'s pamphlet Theater in Boston see Manuscript - Writings, 1975-1979; for typescript ofhis lecture, "Theater in Boston: the Continuing Battle for Freedom and Independence" see Manuscripts - Lectures, 1973-1976.

Fll D-Z Among them: Pulitzer Prize for Journalism /Susan Smith Blackburn Prize /Tony Nominating Committee.

Box 4 Fl Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Sciences, 1966-1976.

F2 National Critics Institute

F3 New England Theatre Conference

12 Box 4 F4 Provincetown Playhouse

B. Award and Honors (Correspondence, Clippings, Programs, etc.)

Box 4 F5 1947-1975; Among them: Boston College First Annual Citation of Merit, 1947; Rodgers and Hammerstein College President's Award, 1962; George Foster Peabody Award, 1962; George Jean Nathan Drama Critics Award, 1965; Antoinette Perry Award (Tony) 1971; NETC Annual Award, 1974.

F6 1976-1977: Elliot Norton Park, 1977; Grand Bostonian, 1977.

F7 1978-1997: O'Reilly-Conway Medal, 1980; Boston. Latin School Man of the Year, 1981; Theater Hall of Fame, 1988.

F8 Elliot Norton Awards, 1983-1986.

F9 Elliot Norton Awards, 1987-1997.

FlO Honorary Degrees, 1956-1980 Emerson College (MA) 1955 (no materials) Suffolk University (D. Jour.) 1956 Emerson College (Litt. D.) 1963 Fairfield University (L.H.D.) 1964 Northeastern University (Litt. D.) 1966 Boston College (L.H.D.) 1970 Saint Francis College (Litt. D.) 1970 Saint Joseph's College (L.H.D.) 1976 Merrimack College (Litt. D.) 1977 (no materials) Assumption College (L.H. D.) 1979 Boston University (L.H.D.) 1980

Fl 1 C. Broadway Down East (Correspondence, reviews, etc.) Published in 1978 (Boston, Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1978) this book was developed from a series of eight lectures on the history of the theatre in Boston which E.N. delivered at the Boston Public Library in Spring, 1977 under the auspices of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

D. Foreign Tours 4 Folders

13 Box 5 Fl Edinburgh, 1953, Notebook.

F2 Foreign Language League Drama Workshop, 1967 F3 Israel, 1970 Box 5 F4 Theater Guild Abroad, 1970.

III. MANUSCRIPTS

A.Lectures, 1948-1989. 9 folders. (All typescripts withholo corr. unless otherwise noted)

F5 1948-1954 "The Theater of 1948." Boston College, Mar. 1948. Untitled. Untitled Harvard Law School Forum. [1949] Untitled Harvard College, Nov. 24, 1950 Untitled. Massachusetts Libraries Association. Feb. 21, 1952. "The Theatre Has a Future" Brown University, Sept. 30, 1953 (First Marshall Woods Lecture on Fine Arts) Typescript. "Rodgers and Hammerstein" University of Mass. Convocation Honoring Rodgers and Hammerstein, Mar. 31, 1954. Typescript withholo. corr. and printed news release copy.

F6 1960-1967 "The Future of the American Theater." St. Anselm's College, Mar. 18, 1962. [The Theater Season in Boston] Chilton Club. 1962 (3) Algonquin Club. 1963 Emmanuel College. 1963 Ace of Clubs, Boston ca. 1963 Boston Conservatory of Music Commencement, June 7, 1963

F7 1973-1976 "The Theater in Boston" Charlotte Cushman Lecture, Boston Public Library, Oct. 10, 1973. Typescript. "The Theater in New England." New England Theater Conference Convention, University ofNew Hampshire, Oct. 12, 1974. Carbon typescript with corr. and reprint from NETC News. "Tribute to Joshua Logan." Imperial Theater, N.J. Mar. 9, 1975 Includes correspondence, programs, biographical information about J.L. "Theater in Boston. The Continuing Battle for Freedom and Independence." Boston Public Library, Mar. 3, 1976 "The Theater and the Third Lantern." Old North Church, May 6, 1976 for the Forum of the Third Lantern, a bicentennial

14 event. Carbon typescript and typrescript with holo. corr. Includes correspondence, programs etc. Tribute delivered at the dedication of the Fred Allen Collection, Box 5 F7 Boston Public Library, June 12, 1976. "Changes in Theater in Boston" Boston Public Library, Sept. 23 1976; with three TLS fromP. Albert Duhamel. "Contemporary English and American Drama." Randolph High School, Oct. 20, 1976 "Some Thoughts on Theater in Boston." Women's City Club, Dec. 5, 1976.

F8 1977: "Dramatic Criticism." Lectures 1 and 2. Harvard University, English 106b, March 7 and 9, 1977. "Matter of Choice." Brookwood School Commencement June 10, 1977. "The Contemporary Theater: New Forms and Old." Harvard Alumni College, July 20, 1977. Uncorrected typescript and typescript with holo. corr. "The Theater As It Looked to Me: London, New York and Boston." Algonquin Club, Nov. 9, 1977. Uncorrected typescript and Typescript with holo.

F9 1978-79: "About Regional Theaters." Theater by the Sea. Portsmouth, N.H. April 3, 1978. "Theater '78" Lyceum, Peterborough, N.H., n.d. "Theater '78" Merrimack College, 1978. "Our Changing Theater." Boston Public Library, Jan. 4, 1979. "The Critic and O'Neill's Long Day's Journey. Harvard College, Feb. 7, 1979 "The American Theater Today: A Critic's Point of View." Assumption College, 1979 "The American Theater: The Good News and Of Course the Bad." New English Teachers of English Wentworth-By-the-Sea [1979] "On Critics" University of Maine, Oct. 19, 1979. "Where American Theater Is Going Today." 2nd lecture University of Maine. Oct. 19, 1979 "The Critic and The Theater." Boston College, Nov. 15, 1979.

FlO 1980-1985: "American Values and Drama" Lafayette College, Oct. 16, 1980. "Theater in Boston" For Junior League, Faneuil Hall, Nov. 16, 1981

15 "On Clifford Odets" For Panel, Harvard College, Dec. 4, 1981 "The Arts in Boston-Can Our Future Match Our Past." May 11, 1982 "Eugene O'Neill: The Playwright and the Player." Box 5 Fl0 St. John's Seminary, Mar. 21, 1983 Speech in Honor of Peter Brook for American Theater Critics Association, Drury Lane Theater, London, Jan. 22, 1984. "The National Theater of the Dea£" Wellesley College, Feb. 11, 1985 "Introducing Robert Brustein" NETC Convention, Portland, ME, Nov. 2, 1985. "The Theater in Boston: 1985." 10th Anniversary Arts/Boston, Oct. 22, 1985.

Box6 Fl "The Critics and the Theater." Mechanics Hall, Worcester, April 18, 1986. Corrected photocopy and typescript with holo corr. Includes file of correspon~ence with theater critics nationally on questions related to lecture topic. "The Wang Center and The Theater in Boston." For Wang Center Trustees. Sept. 10, 1986. Photocopy of typescript withholo. corr. "Presenting Award to Michael Bennett." NETC Convention. Boston Oct. 1, 1986. "The Wang Center" Speech to Wang Center Trustees, Nov. 1986

F2 1987-1989: "A Little Background on the Theater in Boston." Harvard Institute for Lifelong Learning. May 14, 1987 "Tryout Times in Boston." For Stratton Players, Ftichburg, June 16, 1988. "Tribute to Joshua Logan." Shubert Theater, N.Y. Nov. 14, 1988. "The Motley Era on the American and British Stage." Boston Public Library, March 8, 1989. (Includes correspondence and printed item)

F3 "Dramatic Criticism:" Notes for B.U. Courses, 1954-1974.

B. Radio and Television Programs: 9 folders

1. "Elliot Norton Reviews," 1958-1982, Channel 2, Boston 8 folders. Includes transcripts, program orders, program outlines, clippings, some correspondence. Elliot Norton presented 1100 shows from 1958-1982. Dates listed may be either tape or show dates. Both given if known.

16 Box6 F4 1963-1969: ''New York Shows" April 30, 1963. Transcript. Carbon typescript Box6F4 with holo.corr. "The New York Season." Nov. 3, 1964. Transcript. Typescript with holo corr. "The Theaters ofLondon."Aug.15, 1967. Transcript. Typescipt with holo. corr. "Stratford Festival of Canada." Taped June 1968. Transcript. Typescript with holo. corr. "London Theater Season" Sept. 3, 1968. Transcript. Typescript with holo. corr. ''New York Season" April 1, 1969. Transcript. Carbon typescript With holo. corr. "On Hamlet with Nicol Williamson." Taped May 26, 1969. E.N.'s introduction and questions only. Carbon typescript. "The Theater in London and Paris." Stipt. 9, 1969. Transcript. Carbon typescript.

F5 1970-1971 "Hair" Taped March 10, 1970. Transcript. Carbon typescript withholo. corr.; photocopy with holo note. by E.N.; printed copy of"Hair" Review by E.N. in Record American, March 7, 1970; letters to E. N. about the production and his reviews. "Scratch" with its author Archibald MacLeish. Taped and shown April 13 1971. Transcript. Photocopy.

F6 1975-1976: Interview with Ed Bullins, playwright. Taped Jan. 21, 1975. Carbon ofE.N. 's introduction and questions, with holo corr.; photocopy of interview. Boston Ballet's "Hamlet". Taped March 3, 1975. Carbon with holo corr. ofE.N.'s introduction and questions. "The Constant Wife" with Ingrid Bergman. Taped March 25, 1975. Carbon ofE.N.'s introduction and questions. "Treemonisha" with Gunther Schuller. Taped and shown Dec. 2, 1975 Transcript. Photocopy. Interview with Sarah Caldwell, January 1976. Transcript. Photocopy. "Equus" with Peter Schaffer. Taped March 16, 1976. Transcript Photocopy with holo. corr. "Rex" with lyricist Sheldon Harnick. Taped March 29, 1976, shown April 6, 1976. Transcript. Photocopy, "The Innocents" with Arthur Cantor, Producer. Sept. 14, 1976, Transcript. Photocopy with holo corr.

17 "Theater in Canada" with Thomas Peacocke Taped October, 1976. Aired Feb. 1, 1977. Transcript. Photocopy with holo corr.

Box6 F7 1977-1979: "Canadian Television Drama" with John Hirsch. Taped Feb. 8, 1977. Aired, March 22, 1977] Transcript. Photocopy.

"Counting the Ways" and "Listening" with Edward Albee. [ Taped Feb. 23, 1977. Aired Mar. 1, 1977] Transcript. Photocopy.

"Travesties" with Lynne Lipton and John Wood. Taped aired. Feb. 22, 1977. Transcript. Photocopywithholo corr.

"Bonjour, La, Bonjour" with playwright Michel Tremblay, actor Charles Moore and director Daniel Gidron. Taped and aired May 3, 1977. Transcript. Photocopy.

"Nightclub Cantata" with Elizabeth Swados and two cast members. [Aired Aug. 2, 1977] Transcript. Photocopy with holo. corr.

"Hello Dolly: with Carol Channing. [Air date scheduled Aug. 30, 1977] Transcript. Photocopy.

"Dracula" with Frank Langella and Dennis Ross. Taped and aired October 4, 1977. Transcript. Photocopy with holo. corr.

"Boston Theater District" with architect Ben Thompson. Sept. 1979. Transcript. Photocopy.

F8 1980-1982:

"Beverly Sills and the Opera Company of Boston's Die Fledermaus." Taped Jan. 17, 1980 and aired Jan. 22, 1980. Transcript. Typescript with holo. corr.

Interview with John Kander and Fred Ebb, songwriters for "Woman of The Year" Taped Feb. 10, 1981. Transcript. Typescript.

"Ghosts" with Robert Brustein, Director, et. al. Taped May 20, 1982 and aired May 29, 1982. Final show. Carbon typescript ofE.N. 's introduction and questions.

F9 Correspondence, 1958-1982

Box 7 Fl Printed Items Among them- Box 7 Fl Culhane, Margaret. "Elliot Norton Presents." Clipping from U.S. Catholics, March 1964, p. 43-46. Includes transcript of an interview with Tennessee Williams. Photographs. Norton, Elliot. "My 15 years on TV" Clipping from Pictorial Living Coloroto Magazine, Sept. 30, 1973, p. 30-34. E.N.'s interview with Mary Martin, May 14, 1976. Two newspaper reviews and TNS fromM.M. to E.N. dated June 7, 1976. E.N. 's interview with Bob Hope. 2 reviews from the Boston Globe, Aug. 13 and 16, 1978.

F2 Videotape Inventory Folders includes a May 1977 videotape inventory with program orders for taped shows 1971-1977, PTL summaries of 1973-74 shows, selected 1970-1971 listings and biography ofE.N. Schedules of selected shows from 1959 (?) to 1962.

F3 2. Radio and Television Programs-Other

Radio script for WBZ discussion of the Old Vic production of "Macbeth" with Paul Rogers, Jan. 25, 1957. Typescript With holo.corr.

Contracts for two CBS News "Invitation to Learning" discussion by E.N., Dec. 21 and 28, 1964.

Several items related to E.N.'s program "The Broadway Theater Since World War Two "for the Voice of America, Mar. 1966.

"Howard/ A Video Portrait" Transcript of a WNEV-TV Channel 7 program to be narrated by E.N. Sept. 26, 1986. Photocopy with holo. corr.

"Fifty Years ago Today" Transcript of two television programs produced By the Christian Science Publishing Society for Channel 68 and shown on July 4 and 6, 1990. Elliot Norton is interviewed on the American theater in the 1940 era. Photocopies.

C. Writings: 2 folders

F4 1951-1976:

19 "Phil Silvers Interview" New York Times [ca. 1951] Carbon typescript. Box 7F4 6p.

"Broadway's Cutting Room Floor, II and III." For Oppenheimer, George. Passionate Playgoer, A Personal Scrapbook.N.Y., Viking, 1958 Typescripts, 9p.

"Theater: Boston" For Theater Arts Magazine (1960)Typescript with holo corr. 16p.

"Review" of Robert Morley: A Reluctant Autobiography. by Robert Morley, 1967. For New York Times, Carbon typescript with holo. corr. 4p.

"On Antony and Cleopatra" 1968. For projected book on the Stratford Festival. Carbon type~cript. 8p.

"Boston" Boston chapter for Best Plays of '66-'67 Typescript, 7p.

"Puffers, Pundits and Other Play Reviewers" A Short History of American Dramatic Criticism." For the American College Theater Festival Symposium, 1969. Typescript. 38p.

"Theater in Boston: A Brief History" For Boston 200 Broadside Series. Carbon typescript, 18p. and printed brochure [1975].

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" A Review. For Chronicle of Higher Education, 1976. Carbon typescript, Sp.

"The Belle of Amherst" a review. For Chronicle of Higher Education 1976. Typescript with corr. 4p.

"Another Opinion, Another Show-And Another Bundle of Boodle." For The New Englander, 1976. Carbon Typescript. 1 lp.

Box8 (Oversize) F2 1977-1984:

"Hartford Stage: The Importance of Being Intimate" For Hartford Stage Co. program, 1977. Carbon typescript with corr. 3p.

''Norman Bel Geddes" For Dictionary of American Biography. Supplement 6, 1956-1960. N.Y. Scribner's 1980.Carbon

20 typescript with corr. (9p.), photocopy of published article (3p) Box8 F2 with related correspondence.

"Theresa Helburn" for Notable American Women: The Modem Period. Cambridge, Belknap Press, 1980. Carbon typescript with corr. (8p); photocopy (9p ); photocopy of published article (3p) and related correspondence.

"The Lights Shone First in Boston" For Boston Edison Co. commemoration of the 100th anniversary of electric lighting of the first theater in the country. 1982. Carbon typescript with corr. 6p.

Bright Lights in Boston: A Theater Milestone. Boston Edison Co. Dec. 11, 1982. Illustrated printed copy of"The Lights Shone First... under new title. 8p. The Enthusiast, A Life of Thornton Wilder by Gilbert A. Harrison. A Review for the Boston Globe., 1983. Carbon typescript. 7p. The New David Merrick and the Old One, Too." For Boston Magazine, 1984. Carbon typescript, 21p. And printed proof sheets under revised title, "Magnificent Rascal"5p. "Richard Burton" for Boston Magazine, 1984. Carbon Typescript. 13p.

Box 7 F5 D.Manuscripts Sent to E.N. Cambridge Drama Festival Theater-in-the-Park Proposal, 158. Carbon Typescript. 1Op. [Schlesinger, Arthur.] Introduction to the book The Best and Last of Edwin O'Connor . Edited with an introduction by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and with contributions by Edmund Wilson and John V. Kelleher. Boston. Little Brown, 1970.] Photocopy, 42p. Theater Co. ofBostonBrochure, 1972. Includes list of plays produced from 1963-1972 with casts and credits appended. Photocopy. 24p. Donovan, Robert Jr. "The Critic in the Mass Media" Boston" An honors study for Northeastern University, 1974. (E.N. an interviewee) Photocopy. 42p.

IV.PRINTED MATERIAL F6A.ByE.N. "Londoners Vague on Shakespeare Theater" Boston Post [1952] "English Stage Human Puzzling to Americans." Boston Post 1952. "Wilbur Closing Will Affect Broadway Theater." Record American,

21 May 8, 1967. Box 7F6 "Will There Be No More Ladies" Boston Herald American Mar. 20, 1976 (Op. Ed. Page) "U.S. Theater Critics to Pick Best Play" Boston Herald American, Sept. 5, 1976. "Noel" Boston Herald American, Dec. 25, 1979. "On Stage Somthing Dramatic Emerged". Boston Herald American Oct. 29, 1980 (Commentary on the Reagan-Carter debate) "The Future of Boston Theater" Boston Herald American, May 30, 1982. "Elliot Norton Speaks Out" An interview with S.R.O. A Guide to Boston's Theater, Nov. 1, 1982. Issue includes profiles of contemporary Boston Theaters and bios of Boston Critics ("except for Kevin Kelly'' "E.N.' s note) "Curtain Calls: My 50 years As a Critic" Boston Globe Magazine, Dec. 2, 1984, p.10 "'Oh, To Be Fifty Again"' Boston Glol,e, May 19, 1988. Photocopy. Box8 F3 B. AboutE.N. Banks Harold K. "Elliot Norton: First Gentleman of the Theater" Pictorial Review, Boston, Nov. 4, 1956.

Stark, Larry. "Boston's Tastmakers -- I: Elliot Norton." Boston After Dark, Dec. 8, 1970.

Nadel, Gerry. "Elliot Norton: 5000 Nights as the Theater." Women's Wear Daily. May 3, 1974.

Frankenfelder, Barbara. "Elliot Norton Reviewed." Yankee, Jan. 1979, P.87+.

Kelly, Kevin. "For Norton, the Play's the Thing" Boston Sunday Globe, Nov. 25, 1979.

Gorfinkle, Constance. "Elliot Norton Still Mr. First Nighter to Many Boston Theatergoers" Patriot Ledger, April 26, 1983.

Clay, Carolyn. Dr. Drama and Mr. Chips: A Curtain Call for Retired Critic and Teacher" Bostonia, Spring 1996, 9. 26-32.

Mc Cabe, Bruce. "Elliot Norton: I Remember Drama." Boston Globe, May 16, 1997.

Willey, George. ''Norton Makes Interviews Interesting." ~alo Alto Times and Penninsula Papers, n.d.]

22 Box 7 F7 C. About E.N. -- Retirement. Incl. "A Triumphant Performance" Editorial with photograph from Boston Sunday Globe, May 30, 1982, p. 46 Box7F7 Ryan, George E. "At the Retirement of Elliot Norton." The Pilot. June 4, 1982. Miller, Margo, "Elliot Norton... As He Likes It." Boston Globe, August 20, 1982. P.31-32. With photographs.

Box 8 F4 D. Mentioning E.N. Includes a series of newspaper clippings from 1948-1997 in whichE.N. is referred to and/or photographed. Programs of events in which he took part. Box 7 F8 E. Collected by or sent to E.N. Include an article on the death of Kevin Kelly by David Mehegan, Boston Globe, Nov. 29, 1994.

F9 V. 1969 APPOINTMENT CALENDAR

Box 8 VI. AUDIO and VIDEO MATERIALS

Audiotapes:

Elliot Norton interview with Joshua Logan, in "Elliot Norton Reviews" series, Channel 2, August 28, 1962.

Elliot Norton interview with Sir Laurence Olivier in "Elliot Norton Reviews" series, May 1967.

Cassette tape

"State Dinner in Honor of Helen Hayes" By the Lotus Club, Dec. 17, 1984

Videotape "Later" Neil Simon episode with Bob Costas; includes Simon's comments crediting E.N. with suggestions that help "Odd Couple"; NBC, 1991.

Box 7 FlO VII. PHOTOGRAPH Formal portrait of EN taken by Bachrach.

Honors since 1978:

In April 1980 E.N. received an honorary Litt. D. from Boston University on the 25th anniversary of its School of Theatre Arts.

In 1982 E.N. retired as Drama Critic for the Boston Herald American and as critic and interviewer for the WGBH, Channel 2 the television program "Elliot Norton Reviews" after completing 1100 programs from 1958 to 1982.

On his retirement the Elliot Norton Award was established in his honor by the Boston Theatre District Association. From 1983 to 1993 the award was given annually to the person who "has done the most for professional theatre in Boston.

In 1988 E.N. was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.

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Oversize Box8 I. Family Correspondence, 1992 - 1994. (#5)

Series ofletters and notes to EN and Mrs. Norton from their daughter, Jane Hardy and granddaughter Pamela, during the latter's student years at Fairfield University, CT. Folder includes materials related to EN's financial and academic help with Pamela's education and work experiences.

Oversize Box8 II. Death of Florence Norton (Mrs. Elliot), Nov. 8, 1996.

A. Obituary, Nov. 9, 1996. Photocopy, lp.

B. EN's account of his wife's lineage and circumstances of her death. Holograph, 2p.

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Box 7

I. Audio. A. 4 cassette tapes of interview with EN, conducted by Diane Gallagher, 3/20/01.

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I. Printed Material. Box 8 A. Theatre Arts magazine, "Theatre, USA: Boston," by EN, May 1960. [F. 1] B. Boston Today magazine, "Elliot Norton Remembers ... ," by Mary Lou Kelley, Sept. 1977. C. Women's Wear Daily. "Elliot Norton: 5,000 nights at the theater," by Gerry Nadel, 5/17/1974 D. Newsweek, "Doctor in the House," unlmown author, 4/12/1965. E. Grand Bostonians 1977, includes four articles and one photograph. F. 'Posters 1. "The Dedication of Elliot Norton Park," 8/4/1977. 2. "Shakespeare Day," 5/16/1964. G. Guest list for "Fiftieth Anniversary Dinner of the Pulitzer Prizes," 1966. H. Programs. 1. "The Harvard Law School Forum," 4/21/1967. 2. "Tenth Anniversary at the Wilbur Theatre," 6/1/1992. I. George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism awarded to EN 1963- 1964, plaque on wood base.

II. Co1Tespondence. A. Invitation to "Shakespeare Day" held on 5/16/1964 at Fairfield University, addressed to Miss Elizabeth Norton, Mr. Elliot Norton listed as moderator for a discussion of "Changing Styles of Presenting Shakespeare," as well as the recipient of an Honorary Degree

III. Personal Memorabilia. A. "Norton Gets Top Drama Prize," wood mounted newspaper article, publication unlmown.

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I. Personal Memorabilia. A. Awards. Added to Box 7 1: Boston University honorary Doctor of Letters degree; includes letter describing EN's honor of being nominated for Doctor of Letters. [F. 1O] 2. George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, 1963-1964; includes TLS from Louis Martz to EN re: award for best piece of dramatic criticism, 1963-1964. Package 1 3. Honorary degree from Harvard University, n.d. 4. Honorary degree from Boston College, n.d. 5. Oversized certificate for honorary Doctor of Letters, Boston University, 4/26/80.

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I. Professional Materials. [F. 2] A. Subject file re: The Elliot Norton Awards, 2001-2004, includes: 1. News clippings, 2001-2004. 2. Programs, "The Elliot Norton Awards," 2003 and 2004. 3. Invitation to Elliot Norton Awards, 2003. 4. Business cards. 5. Ticket stub to Elliot Norton Awards, 2004.

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I. Printed Materials. A. Re: The Elliot Norton Awards, 2010; includes programs; admission ticket; press releases, internet printouts. [F. 4]

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