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The Inventory of the Morris Carnovsky Collection #1470 The Inventory of the Morris Carnovsky Collection #1470 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Camovsky, Morris 8/12/99 Preliminary Listing I. Personal Memorabilia. Box 1 A. Wooden makeup kit. Box2 B. Scrapbooks number 7,8,9,10 ofM.C. and his theater work. Contain news clippings and play bills. Box 3 C. Scrapbook number 11. D. Metal container of stage props. Contains a flask and eye glasses. Box4 E. Wooden makeup kit. F. Silver box from A.S.F.T.A. to M.C. G. 1 gray haired costume wig. H. Gold honorary medal from Hofstra University to M.C. Box 5 I. 37 playbills from various performances. Box 8 1. 5 playbills. Box 10 2. Over 20 playbills. Box 5 J. Costume wig. K. Blue plastic scrapbook of news clippings regarding M.C. and his career. Box6 L. Scrapbook number 1,4,5,6. Contains news clippings on M.C. and his career. M. Multi-colored scrapbook. Contains news clippings on M.C. and his career. Box 7 N. 4 scrapbooks on M.C. and his career. 0. Green scrapbook containing news clippings on the play "The Master Race" starring M.C. Box 8 P. Invitation and map to lawn party of Bob Schnitzer. Q. Program for funeral of Leon Camovsky March 12, 1976. R. 1982-1983 Catalogue for the National Theater Institute. S. Typed list of characters for King Lear. T. Unsigned Christmas card from Bobby Lewis. U. Journal of Ellen Rothstein on Shakespeare. V. Pamphlet on Mount Holyoke Theater department. W. 3 copies of an outline of the Morris Camovsky theater program at Brandeis University 1963. X. Book cover for THE ACTOR'S EYE by Morris Camovsky. Y. M.C. Brandeis course syllabus. Z. 1 spiral bound notebook- pictures of toddler (boy). AA. 1 daily planner, 1964. BB. Handbook for the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists- Bylaws and constitution (1981). Box9 CC. Green metal makeup box. Box 10 DD. 2 wigs for the plays "A Family Affair and "Much Ado About Nothing." EE. Honorary degree from Mount Holyoke College. Camovsky,Morris(8/12/99) Page 1 of 5 FF. Cloth doll. GG. Ceremonial gown from Mount Holyoke Degree ceremony. Box 11 HH. Morris Camovsky' s family tree. Created January 1981. II. Graduation gown. JJ. Commencement materials from ceremony at Washington University, St. Louis. May 1977. KK. 2 playbills for the American Shakespeare Festival. LL. Alumni Citation award from Washington University to Morris Camovsky. MM. Costume pair of shoes and socks. Package 1 NN. 15+ oversize and mounted publicity posters and portraits for Morris O \/ ti<; i 'I:cy ,:~t I Carnovsky and his theater work. Package 2 00. Scrapbook of news clippings from various publications on Morris Camovsky and his acting career. Box 12 PP. Bust ofM.C. Package 3 QQ. Black walking cane. II Correspondence. A. Personal. Box3 1. 50+ items from friends and family 1963-1984. Box5 2. 70+ items from friends, family, and associates. 1966-1980. Box8 3. 3 postcards. 4. 4 ANS to MC from friends and fans. 5. 1 TLS to MC from "Max and Loraine." 10/20/85. 6. 1 TLS to Mordecai Gorelik from Evangeline Morphos (N.Y.U.). 01/02/85 (includes resume and newspaper article). B. Professional. Box3 1. 100+ items from various college theater departments, theater groups, and acting agencies. 1967-1982. Box5 2. 60+ items from various college theater departments and businesses 1968-1979. III Visual. A. Photographs. Box 1 1. 43 cardboard mounted black and white prints of Carnovsky performing in various plays. 2. 46 black and white prints 8" x 10", ofM.C. in King Lear costume. Box5 3. 98 black and white prints ofM.C. during his performances. 4. 10 color prints of MC performing. Box 10 5. 200+ black and white prints ofM.C. performing (8" x 10" or smaller). 6. 17 color prints ofM.C. in various theatrical costumes. 7. 15 oversize cardboard mounted black and white prints ofM.C. performing. Camovsky, Morris (8/12/99) Page 2 of 5 Package 2 8. 3 framed pictures. B. Photograph Negatives. Box 10 1. 70+ black and white negatives ofM.C. in theatrical costume. C. Videos. Box9 1. 8 VHS video tapes ofM.C. theatrical performances. N Printed materials. A. Scripts. 1. By Shakespeare. Box 1 a. "The Tempest." Box4 b. "The Tragedy of King Lear." (2 copies). c. "A Midsummer's Night Dream." d. "Merchant of Venice." 2. By other authors. Box 1 a. "The Three Sisters," by Stark Young. b. "The Smug Citizen," by Maxim Gorki. c. "Joan of Arc," by Wilfred T. Jewkes and Jerome J. Lanfield. Box4 d. "The Dragon," by Lady Gregory. e. "Ceremony of funocence," by Elma Huganir. f. "The Theatre of the Social Mask," by B. Alpers. g. "Desert Isle," by A. Defresne. h. "Rhinoceros," by Eugene Ionesco. i. "Jean Annoulh Colombe," by Dennis Cannan. 5. By authors unknown. a. "Law and Money." b. "Measure for Measure." c. "Volpone." B. Articles. 1. ByM.C. Box 8 a. "Design for Acting: the quest for technique." Tulane Drama review Vol 5 No. 3 1961, pg. 68-85 (2 copies). 2. By others. a. "On Brechtian Acting," by Mordecai Gorelik. The Quarterly Journal of Speech Vol. 60 No. 3 October 1974, pg. 266-278. b. "That I Had Seen," by Joel Kohuk pg. 17-20 Jewish Current c. "Incest, Ingratitude, and Insanity: Aspects of the Psychology of King Lear," by John Donnely M.D. 6pg. Box4 3. 100+ items from various publications regarding M.C.'s theatrical career. Camovsky, Morris (8/12/99) Page 3 of 5 Box 11 4. 11 news articles from various publications on M.C.'s acting style. C. Magazines. Box8 1. AAUW Journal, Oct. 1962. C. Miscellaneous. 1. The Garnet Letter. a. Vol. 10, num. 4. June, 1946. b. Vol. 15, num. 3. May, 1950. V Manuscripts. A. Books. 1. ByM.C. a. THE ACTOR'S EYE. 1) Draft. Typescript with holograph corrections, l00+pg. 2) Final Draft. Typescript, 233pg. Box 11 2. ByGemier. a. LE THEATRE. 1) Draft. Typescript. In French. 282pg. B. Scripts. Box 8 1. byM.C. a. "Volpne." 1) Draft. Typescript with holograph corrections. 60+pg. 2. By Anton Chekov. a. "The Wedding." (5 copies). 1) Draft. Typescript. 15 g b. "The Bear." (3 copies). 1) Draft. Typescript 17pg. C. Speeches. 1. 32 typed speeches on acting by M.C. D. Articles and reports. Box 1 1. "Preliminary Report on a Psychological Study of Life and Works of William Shakespeare," by Robert A. Ravich M.D. a. Draft. Typescript with holograph corrections 74pg. Box 8 2. "The Creative Attitude," by Abraham Maslow. a. Draft. Typescript with holograph corrections. 12pg. 3 "Lear and the Lost Self," by Warren Taylor. a. Draft. Typescript. llpg September 25, 1961. 4. "Shakespeare," by Matthew Arnold. a. Draft. Typescript with holograph corrections lpg. E. Short Stories. 1. "Azdak the poor man's judge," by Elizabeth Hauptman. a. Draft. Typescript with holograph corrections 2pg. Carnovsky, Morris (8/12/99) Paeg 4 of 5 2. "Three Sisters," by Harold Churman. a. Draft. Typescript. 15pg. F. Miscellaneous text and notes. 1. 60+pg. of miscellaneous and unlabeled manuscripts. All are typescript. Some contain holograph notes. 2. Holograph notes for stage directions of actors in King Lear performance. 3. Holograph poetry written in a foreign language. 4. Notepad of holograph notes on stage cues. 5. Notebook of music notes. 6. Holograph notes for the song "Under the Greenwood Trees." 7. 24 notepads of holograph notes on various drama courses. 8. 10 pages of holograph notes kept in the book: THE ACTOR, by Michael Chekhov. 9. "Group Theatre: the Last Summer-1939." Typescript, 338 pg. (signed by MC). VI Legal/Financial. A. Professional. 1. 5 contracts between Actor's Equity Association and M.C. 2. Contract between Caedmon records and M.C. VII Audio A. Audio Reels. Box 1 1. 2- 4" reels of play music. Box3 2. 5- 7" reels of play music. Box9 3. 21- 7" reels of special effects and music from plays. 4. 2- 5" reels of special effect, music, and dialogue from plays. Box 11 5. 7" reel of King Lear performance. Package 2 6. Reel from NBC studios of Dateline interview with MC. B. Records. Box 8 1. 23 records ofM.C. reading scripts and books of the Hebrew Bible. Camovsky, Morris (8/12/99) Page 5 of 5 23. "Antigone," by Jean Anouilh, 54 p., with notes. 24. "The Gambler," by James Toback,122 p., photocopy with notes. [F. 15] 25. "Schweyk in the Second World War," by Bertolt Brecht, photocopy with notes. [F. 16] 26. "Galileo," by Bertolt Brecht, 98 p., photocopy with notes. 27. "Morning, Winter, and Night," by Maxwell Anderson, screenplay by Hesper Anderson, 144 p. [F. 17] 28. "Volpone," by Ben Johnson, adapted by Stefan Zweig, translated by Ruth Langner, with notes. [F. 18] 29. "Scream," by Arthur Laurents, includes TLS to MC from Barry M. Brown, 3/25/75. [F. 19] Box 14 30. "Paradise Lost," by Clifford Odets, TS. [F. 1] 31. "Ivanov," by Anton Chekhov, TS. [F. 2] 32. "The Actor's Eye," by MC with Peter Sandler [F. 3] 33. "The Idiot," by Fyodor Dostoyerski, 3 copies. [F. 4-5] 34. "A Tribute to Tolstoy," includes 2 programs. [F. 6] 35. "Sides." [F. 7] 36. "Kulkov." 37. "Case of Clyde Griffith." 38. "The Silent Partner." 39. Untitled. 40. "Three Sisters: Vershinin." 41. Various works by Sholom Aleichem, total 10. [F. 8] II. Professional Material. A. Office files; may include magazines, various MS pages, programs, newspapers, articles, photos, printed etchings, correspondence, legal material. 1. "Lamp at Midnight." [F.
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