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Derek Walcott Collection SC34 The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies Derek Walcott Collection SC34 The data presented in this finding aid was extracted from an in house database created using the WINISIS software. It represents the holdings of the Derek Walcott Collection. Use Guidelines The document is saved in PDF format and researchers are encouraged to use the search tool available in the Adobe software to locate keywords and subjects in the finding aid. The Search tool can be accessed three ways 1) the tool bar 2) the Edit tab in Adobe and 3) by pressing “shift +Ctrl+F” 1 A Sample Entry 0001 Folder Number Black notebook Black vinyl ring binder (13 cm.) with blue lined paper containing a variety of handwritten jottings, notes, lists, Folder Description addresses, phone numbers, etc. and two ink sketches. Jan. 7, 1969 - Feb. 1969. 1 item/s. Box no. 2 Box Number SELVON, SAM; "WARWICK WALCOTT"; THE TRINIDAD THEATRE WORKSHOP; THE WORLD OF SAM SELVON; POEMS: "WARWICK Keywords including WALCOTT"; INTERVIEWS; PLAYS: THE WORLD OF SAM SELVON names associated with items in a folder When requesting information from the collection, users are asked to identify the Box and Folder numbers. Use restrictions We provide access to the materials for research purposes; persons interested in publishing materials from the collection should consult with Mr. Derek Walcott. 2 Biographical Note Derek Walcott is a St. Lucian poet and dramatist of international repute. He attended The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica and lived for many years in Trinidad and Tobago, where he founded the Trinidad Theatre Workshop. His literary output has won him many outstanding international awards, including the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992. Collection Scope and Content The first set of material acquired comprised the illustrations and set drawings for the Joker of Seville. The second installment, a substantial collection (manuscripts of plays, poems, correspondence, scraps books, photographs), covers the period when Walcott was based in Trinidad and Tobago and the establishment and activity of the Trinidad Theatre Workshop, as well as much of his poetry and prose up to 1981. The third set of material acquired consists of the manuscripts for the poem Omeros. The collection was accepted for inclusion in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in November 1997. This reflects its exceptional value and calls for it to be protected for the benefit of all humanity. Provenance The collection at UWI St. Augustine was purchased from Walcott in two tranches. In 1999 the University of Toronto acquired the literary papers relating to Walcott's poetic, theatrical and prose writings from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. 3 THE ENTRIES 0001 Black notebook Black vinyl ring binder (13 cm.) with blue lined paper containing a variety of handwritten jottings, notes, lists, addresses, phone numbers, etc. and two ink sketches. Jan. 7, 1969 - Feb. 1969. 1 item/s. Box no. 2 SELVON, SAM; "WARWICK WALCOTT"; THE TRINIDAD THEATRE WORKSHOP; THE WORLD OF SAM SELVON; POEMS: "WARWICK WALCOTT"; INTERVIEWS; PLAYS: THE WORLD OF SAM SELVON 0002 Extract of notebook Fragment of a notebook (11 leaves) containing handwritten notes, jottings etc. [ca. 1980]. 1 item/s. Box No. 2 THE FORTUNATE TRAVELLER; POEMS: THE FORTUNATE TRAVELLER 0003 Memo Book Water damaged red notebook containing drafts, notes, jottings, names and addresses etc. as well as ink sketches. 1973. 1 item/s. Box No. 2 THE TRINIDAD THEATRE WORKSHOP; THE CHARLATAN; FRANKLIN; HEAVENLY PEACE; TEMPTATIONS OF THE BIG TIME; PLAYS: THE CHARLATAN; PLAYS: FRANKLIN; PLAYS: HEAVENLY PEACE; POEMS: TEMPTATIONS OF THE BIG TIME. 0004 Notebook Small Challenge Tablet notebook with blue front cover containing notes, jottings, reminders, drafts, etc. Included also are rough pencil diagrams of the production of Batai. 1965-1968 ?. 1 item/s. Box No. 2 STORIES FROM THE CARIBBEAN; MALCOCHON; BATAI; MALCOCHON IS VARIANT OF EARLIER TITLE MALCAUCHON.; PLAYS: MALCOCHON; PLAYS: BATAI; SHORT STORIES 4 0005 Memorandum notebook Rust coloured notebook containing notes, jottings, etc. Some pages have portions cut out. 1977-1978. 1 item/s. Box No. 2 NORTH RAMPART STREET; PLAYS: NORTH RAMPART STREET 0006 Diary: 1970 Faded blue diary with water stains on front cover. Diary 1970 is written in gold letters. It contains reminders, jottings, estimates, etc. as well as various sketches of Ti-Jean. 1970. 1 item/s. Box No. 2 THE TRINIDAD THEATRE WORKSHOP; AQUARIUS PRODUCTIONS INC. GROUP III; ANOTHER LIFE; TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS; IN A FINE CASTLE; POEMS: ANOTHER LIFE; PLAYS: TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS; PLAYS: IN A FINE CASTLE. 0007 Notebook Red spiral bound notebook with one page loose, containing ink sketches of Marie LaVeau and notes, jottings, etc. 1977. 1 item/s. Box No. 2 NORTH RAMPART STREET; MARIE LAVEAU; KOENIG BY THE RIVER; PLAYS: NORTH RAMPART STREET; PLAYS: MARIE LAVEAU; POEMS: KOENIG BY THE RIVER. 0008 Ti-Jean and In a Fine Castle: sketches and notes Dark, yellow covered notebook with spiral binders. The title is written in black ink on the cover. The notebook contains notes, work schedules, etc. Included also are ink sketches of the productions of Malcochon, Ti-Jean and In A Fine Castle. 1971-1972. 1 item/s. Box No. 2 ANOTHER LIFE; TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS; IN A FINE CASTLE; MALCOCHON; TAPER, MARK; POEMS: ANOTHER LIFE; PLAYS: TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS; PLAYS: IN A FINE CASTLE; PLAYS: MALCOCHON 0009 Notebook 5 Yellow covered notebook with spiral binding containing notes, reminders, rough ink sketches of Ti-Jean's production set and a letter written in short hand. 1973-1973. 1 item/s. Box No. 2 ANGELO NERO; TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS; PROEM; ANGELO NERO SEE ALSO VANGELO NERO; VANGELO NERO SEE ALSO ANGELO NERO.; PLAYS: ANGELO NERO; PLAYS: TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS; POEMS: PROEM 0010 Five year diary Pale blue diary containing drafts, notes, reminders, etc. as well as ink sketches of posters for "Camino Real" and "The Charlatan". 1969-1970. 1 item/s. Box No. 2 ANOTHER LIFE; NATURAL HISTORY; THE PARTY; ON CHOOSING PORT-OF- SPAIN; WHAT THE TWILIGHT SAYS; THE TRINIDAD THEATRE WORKSHOP; IN A FINE CASTLE; THE GULF; TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS; MALCOCHON; CAMINO REAL; THE CHARLATAN; STEPCHILD/LOVER; PLAYS: TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS; PLAYS: IN A FINE CASTLE; PLAYS: THE CHARLATAN; PLAYS: CAMINO REAL; POEMS: THE GULF; POEMS: STEPCHILD/LOVER; POEMS: ANOTHER LIFE; POEMS: NATURAL HISTORY; POEMS: ON CHOOSING PORT-OF-SPAIN; POEMS: WHAT THE TWILIGHT SAYS. 0011 Notebook Yellow covered notebook with spiral binding containing drafts, notes, jottings, etc. There is as well an ink sketch for the cover of the proposed work - American Without America. [ca.1980]. 1 item/s. Box No. 2 AMERICAN WITHOUT AMERICA; DIVORCE; THE FORTUNATE TRAVELLER; THE LITTLE PRINCE; NORMANDIE POOL; POEMS: THE FORTUNATE TRAVELLER; POEMS: DIVORCE; PLAYS: THE LITTLE PRINCE; ESSAYS AND ADDRESSES; POEMS: NORMANDIE POOL 0012 Workbook Black workbook which has been detached from its spine. Some pages have been torn out. It contains poems and plays in rough draft as well as sketches of various productions in pencil, ink and paint. There are production notes; cast lists; reminders; schedules etc. There is as well an ink drawing by Peter Walcott. 1962?. 1 item/s. Box No. 7A 6 WAITE-SMITH, CICELY; WALCOTT, PETER; THE RAVISHERS; THE CHARLATAN; MALCAUCHON; JOUMARD; THE CRUCIBLE; THE MORNING WATCH THAT ENDS THE NIGHT; SABBATH, SACRED AND PROFANE; AU BORD DE LA MER; THE CONQUEROR; PROSE POEMS FOR M.; PLAYS: THE RAVISHERS; PLAYS: THE CHARLATAN; PLAYS :MALCAUCHON; PLAYS: JOUMARD; PLAYS: THE CRUCIBLE; POEMS: THE MORNING WATCH THAT ENDS THE NIGHT; POEMS: SABBATH, SACRED AND PROFANE; POEMS: AU BORD DE LA MER; POEM: CONQUEROR; POEMS: PROSE POEMS FOR M. 0013 Theatre Workshop - Trinidad's first repertory company Faded, dark blue workbook dealing with the production of "Dream on Monkey Mountain". The spine is loose and a black and white picture of the play is pasted onto the front cover. It contains pencil notes; lists of the cast members; rough sketches and black and white photographs of the production. 1967-1968. 1 item/s. Box No. 7A THE TRINIDAD THEATRE WORKSHOP; THE DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN; PLAYS: THE DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN. 0014 The Theatre Workshop -"Ti-Jean and his brothers" Blue marble covered workbook with a black and white picture of "Ti-Jean" pasted onto the front cover. It contains cytostyled extracts of the play pasted onto the workbook's pages. Included also are a proposed casting list of Ti-Jean and some production notes. 1974. 1 item/s. Box No. 7A WHITE BARN THEATRE; THE TRINIDAD THEATRE WORKSHOP; TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS; PLAYS: TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS 0015 Workbook Dark red workbook with a print of "Masks" by Emil Nolde pasted onto the front cover. It contains cytostyled extracts from "The Threepenny Opera","Ti-Jean", and "Malcochon", all of which are pasted onto the pages of the workbook. Also included are five postcard sized paintings by Walcott; some pictures; various budgets; reminders; notes and sketches. 1969-1972. 1 item/s. Box No. 7A THE TRINIDAD THEATRE WORKSHOP; CARIBBEAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, BARBADOS; TANKER, ANDRE; WALCOTT, RODERICK; THE THREEPENNY OPERA; TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS; THE HARROWING OF BENJY; MALCOCHON; MALCAUCHON; PLAYS: THE THREEPENNY OPERA; 7 PLAYS: TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS; PLAYS: THE HARROWING OF BENJY; PLAYS: MALCOCHON; PLAYS: MALCAUCHON 0016 The Theatre Workshop: the Basement Theatre -Repertory Season 2 Black ledger with alphabetical guides containing schedules; working notes; tour dates, etc. Two pages of notes in shorthand are included as well as mounted photocopied text. 1962-1968. 1 item/s. Box No. 7A O'HARA, FRANK; THE THEATRE WORKSHOP; THE BASEMENT THEATRE; THE TRINIDAD THEATRE WORKSHOP; BECKETT, SAMUEL; THE GENERAL RETURNS FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER; KRAPP'S LAST TAPE; PLAYS: THE GENERAL RETURNS FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER; PLAYS: KRAPP'S LAST TAPE 0017 In a Fine Castle by Derek Walcott Blue scrapbook containing mounted miscellanea, with several pages at the back having been cut out.
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