The Inventory of the Edwin Sherin Collection #1737
The Inventory
of the
Edwin Sherin
Collection
#1737
Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center 1
Sherin, Edwin #1737 May-September, 2007
Box 1
Folder 1
I. Manuscripts.
A. Stage plays, by various authors.
1. “He Who Gets Slapped,” by Leonid Andreyev, ca. 100 p., 1965.
Folder 2
2. “Project Immortality,” by Loring Mandel, 130 p., includes program, holograph notes, Jan.-Feb. 1966.
Folder 3
3. “Inspector General,” by Nicolai Gogol, 97 p., TS with holograph notes, includes program, 1967.
Folder 4
4. “Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance,” by John Arden, “done for Arena Stage,” includes holograph notes, set diagrams, stage manager’s reports.
Folder 5
5. “The Great White Hope,” by Howard Sackler.
a. Screener script, ca. 180 p., Nov. 1, 1967; includes holograph notes. Folder 6
b. ES’s copy, with extensive holograph notes, revised June 1968.
Folder 7
6. “The Tragedy of King Lear,” by William Shakespeare.
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Box 1 cont’d.
a. Holograph notes, 120 p.
Folder 8
b. Arena Stage script, with holograph notes, 120 p.
Folder 9
c. Central Park production; notes, contact sheet, 1973.
Folder 10
7. “Major Barbara,” by George Bernard Shaw; holograph notes, rehearsal schedule, stage drawings.
Folder 11
8. “The Red Devil Battery Sign,” by Tennessee Williams.
a. Broadway working script, with holograph notes.
Folder 12
b. “Working script with personal notes from Tennessee [Williams],” ca. 80 p.
Folder 13
9. “Semmelweiss,” by Howard Sackler.
a. Original script, TS draft, 118 p., 1975.
Folder 14
b. Draft, TS with holograph notes, 135 p.
Folder 15
c. Brigham Young University production, 123 p., 1980s.
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Box 1 cont’d.
Folder 16
10. “Sweet Bird of Youth,” by Tennessee Williams, TS with holograph notes, ca. 110 p., 1975.
Folder 17
11. “Rex,” by Sherman Yellen, Sheldon Harnick and Richard Rogers, TS with holograph notes, ca. 90 p., Mar. 17, 1976.
Box 2
Folder 1
12. “The Master Builder,” by Henrik Ibsen, ca. 110 p., notes, 1977.
Folder 2
13. “First Monday in October,” by Robert E. Lee and Jerome Lawrence.
a. Working script, ca. 120 p., with holograph and TS notes, performance schedule, Feb. 26, 1978.
Folder 3
b. Kennedy Center script, with holograph notes, 1978.
Folder 4
14. “Goodbye Fidel,” by Howard Sackler, ES’s Broadway working script with many holograph notes, Spring 1980.
Folder 5
15. “Showdown at the Adobe Motel,” by Lanny Flaherty, ca. 70 p., 1981.
Folder 6
16. “Selected Out,” by Sam Engelstad, second draft, 191 p., July 1981. 4
Box 2 cont’d.
Folder 7
17. “Nantucket,” by Jan Worthington, with holograph notes, 113 p., Feb. 24, 1985.
Folder 8
18. “The Visit,” by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, adapted by Maurice Valency, with holograph notes; includes cast and call sheet, photographs (head shots), thank-you notes to ES; 1991. Folder 9
19. “Karla,” by Robert MacNeil, 101 p., Oct. 5, 1999.
Folder 10
20. “Prymates,” by Mark Medoff, with holograph notes, 74 p.; includes Playbill; 2004.
Folder 11
21. “Ghosts,” by Henrik Ibsen, 91 p., n.d.
Folder 12
22. “The Iceman Cometh,” by Eugene O’Neill, with holograph notes, n.d.
Folder 13
23. “The Countess Cathleen,” by William Butler Yeats, TS with holograph notes, 37 p., n.d.
Folder 14
B. Screenplays and teleplays, by various authors.
1. “The Old Man’s Place” by Stanford Whitman (produced as “My Old Man’s Place”), 1971.
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Box 2 cont’d.
Folder 15
2. “Moonlighting” episode: “It’s a Wonderful Job,” shooting script, by Debra Frank and Carl Sautter; includes call sheets.
Folder 16
3. “MacGyver,” staff and crew list, Aug. 12, 1986.
4. “Hill Street Blues” episode: “Fathers and Guns,” by Jeffrey Lewis, with holograph notes; includes cast and crew lists; Oct. 1986.
Folder 17
5. “The Father Clements Story,” by Arthur Heinamann, revised by Ted Tally, with holograph notes, 110 p.; includes cast and crew lists; Mar. 25, 1987.
Folder 18
C. Various manuscripts by ES.
1. Student papers.
a. “On the Existence of the External World,” 8 p., TS, 1940s (high school).
Folder 19
b. Brown University. (i) “The Dilemma of Security,” TS, 20 p., May 2, 1952.
Folder 20
(ii) “Jose Ortega y Gasset, THE REVOLT OF THE MASSES:Critical Analysis.” (a) Draft, TS, 11 p., 1951. (b) Draft, TS, 17 p., Apr. 4, 1952.
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Box 2 cont’d.
Folder 21
2. Speeches.
a. Brown University, ca. 1952. (i) “In the Name of Security,” TS and photocopy pages. (ii) “Society and the Independent Mind.” (a) Partial draft, TS with holograph corrections, 5 p. (b) Draft, TS with holograph corrections, 11 p. b. William Ritman memorial speech, TS with holograph corrections, 3 p ., May 18, 1984.
Folder 22
c. Fountain Valley School speech, TS and holograph, Spring 1996. d. Zelda Fichandler tribute, holograph, 2 p., n.d.
Folder 23
3. “A View From Inside the Storm,” re: ES’s difficulties (and eventual failure) directing Tennessee Williams’ play “Red Devil Battery Sign” due to the interference of producer David Merrick, 5 drafts, TS, July 1975.
Box 3
Folder 1
II. Correspondence.
A. Professional.
1. Re: “Dierdre of the Sorrows” [first play directed by ES, produced off-Broadway], 1959.
Folder 2
2. Re: Arena Theatre; various letters, 1964-1966; includes:
a. ES. TLS, May 26, 1966. 7
Box 3 cont’d.
b. Crockett, Otway. TLS.\ c. Fichandler, Zelda. TLS. d. Gregory, Andre. TLS, June 7, 1965. e. Irving, Jules. TLS. f. Mann, Paul. ALS. g. Masters, Hilary. TLS. h. Sackler, Howard. ALS, July 4, no year. i. “Brother Leo” [Benedictine monk]. TLS. j. Press release (in German) sent by Bertolt Brecht to the cast and crew of the play “Galileo,” Aug. 5, 1956 (the Arena Theatre later staged a production of the play).
Folder 3
3. Re: Arena Stage production of “Project Immortality,” 1965; includes letters between ES and Loring Mandel re: script.
Folder 4
4. Re: Broadway production of “The Great White Hope,” Sep.-Oct. 1968; includes:
a. Opening night congratulatory letters. b. Schedules. c. Cast and crew contact lists.
Folder 5
5. Re: film “Valdez is Coming,” 1970; includes:
a. Kibbee, Roland. (i) TLS to ES, June 2 and 7, 1970. (ii) CTL to Burt Lancaster, June 3, 1970.
Folder 6
6. Hopkins, John. 3 ALS to ES.
a. June 11, 1974. b. Sep. 20, 1974. c. Oct. 18, 1974.
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Box 3 cont’d.
Folder 7
7. Re: staging and filming performances of the American Repertory Company, 1974.
Folder 8
8. Re: “Find Your Way Home,” 1974; includes 2 letters, 7 copies of lawsuit.
Folder 9
9. Re: London production of “A Streetcar Names Desire,” 1974; includes:
a. Bloom, Claire. ALS. (i) June 17, 1974. (ii) Aug. 5, 1974. (iii) Sep. 12, 1974.
Folder 10
10. Re: Broadway production of “Of Mice and Men,” 1974- 1975; includes:
a. Business letters. b. Opening night congratulations. c. Cast and crew lists, d. Box office statements.
Folder 11
11. Re: Alexander Cohen and the Shubert Theatre, Sep. 1974 - Dec. 1975; includes letters to ES and AC re: plays.
Folder 12
12. Re: “Red Devil Battery Sign,” 1974-1975; includes:
a. Bloom, Claire. ALS to Hilly Elkins, n.d. b. Rogers, Richard. TLS, July 16, 1975. c. Williams, Tennessee. (i) TLS (copy), n.d. (ii) ANS, n.d. 9
Box 3 cont’d.
Folder 13
13. Re: “Sweet Bird of Youth,” 1975; includes:
a. Letters, contact sheets, production schedules. b. Rawls, Eugenia. ALS, Sep. 11, 1975. c. Worth, Irene. (i) 2 ALS, n.d. (ii) ANS, n.d. (iii) ALS, Dec. 29, 1975.
Folder 14
14. Re: “Rex,” 1976; includes:
a. Prince, Harold. TLS (copy), Apr. 22, 1976. b. ES. Letter to unsatisfied theatre patron.
Folder 15
15. Re: “Semmelweiss.”
a. Re: staging, finances, legal issues, 1976-1978; includes: (i) Brustein, Robert. TLS, June 1, 1976. (ii) Fichander, Zelda. Letter.
Folder 16
b. Re: production, 1978-1981; includes:
(i) Sackler, Howard. (a) ALS, Nov. 10, 1978. (b) ALS, Dec. 30, no year. (c) TLS, Nov. 20, 1980.
Folder 17
16. Re: Broadway production of “The Dream,” 1977; includes script notes.
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Box 3 cont’d.
Folder 18
17. Re: USSR Theater Exchange program, 1979; includes:
a. Letters. b. Schedules.
Folder 19
18. Re: “Playing for Time,” 1979.
Folder 20
19. Re: Brigham Young University production of “Semmelweiss,” 1984 [ES was guest director].
Folder 21
20. Re: Shakespeare Theatre production of “Ghosts,” Spring 2003; includes e-mail re: design of play at Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, D.C.
Folder 22
B. Personal.
1. Re: Tony Awards, 1969; includes:
a. Congratulatory letters received. b. Mirisch, Walter. Telegram. c. Shaw, Artie. TLS, May 15, 1969.
Folder 23
2. Thank-you letters to ES from various co-workers/actors, 1969-2006; includes:
a. Fonda, Henry. ALS, n.d. b. Waxman, Philip. TLS, Dec. 21, 1970.
Folder 24
3. Miscellaneous letters to ES, with many thank-you notes, 1970-2007; includes: 11
Box 3 cont’d.
a. Clements, Father George. TLS, May 11, 2007. b. Elkins, Hillard (husband of Claire Bloom). TLS, Apr. 30, 1972.
Folder 25
4. Congratulations re: “Sweet Bird of Youth,” May 1975.
5. Re: opening night of “Rex,”Apr. 25, 1976; includes:
a. Alexander, Jane. ANS re: happy birthday, n.d. b. Bloom, Claire. ALS, Feb. 10, no year. c. Lindsay, Philip. Telegram, n.d. d. Lunt, Alfred. TLS, Sep. 9, 1975. e. Rogers, Richard. TLS, May 11, 1976.
Folder 26
6. Congratulations re: opening night of “The Eccentricities of a Nightingale,” 1976; includes:
a. Wagner, Robert and Natalie Wood. Telegram, Nov. 23, 1976. b. Williams, Tennessee. ANS, Nov. 23, 1976.
Folder 27
7. Re: opening night of “The Master Builder,” 1977.
Folder 28
8. Re: “Do You Turn Somersaults?” 1977-1978; includes:
a. Martin, Mary. (i) ALS, Aug. 22, 1977. (ii) ANS, Aug. 1977. b. Quayle, Anthony. (i) ALS, June 10, 1977. (ii) ANS, n.d.
Folder 29
9. Congratulations re: opening night of “First Monday in October,” 1977-1979; includes: 12
Box 3 cont’d.
a. Burger, Chief Justice Warren E. ANS, n.d. b. “Hank” [possibly Henry Fonda]. 2 ANS, n.d. c. Gates, Larry. (i) ALS, Dec. 30, 1977. (ii) ANS, n.d. d. Lawrence, Jerome (co-writer). ANS, Dec. 28, 1977. e. Lee, Robert (co-writer). (i) TLS, June 28, 1977. (ii) TLS, Jan. 3, 1978. (iii) TLS, June 11, 1978. f. Saint, Eva Marie. ANS, Feb. 27, 1979.
Folder 30
10. Congratulations re: “Goodbye Fidel,” 1980.
Folder 31
11. Williams, Tennessee. TLS, Jan. 17, 1983.
Folder 32
12. Various items dating from the 1990s; includes:
a. Alexander, Jane. Cards to ES. b. Card from ES’s son Tony. c. Memorial programs for burial of ES’s mother. d. Notes from ES’s friends.
Envelope 1
13. Thank-you cards and notes re: “The Visit,” 1991.
Folder 33
III. Legal Material.
A. Re: “Goodbye Fidel,” contract for ES and letters re: play, Dec. 1979.
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Box 3 cont’d.
Folder 34
B. Court transcript re: sentencing of James Powers, Apr 29, 1994 (ES spoke as a witness during sentencing).
Folder 35
IV. Professional Material.
A. Re: “Dierdre of the Sorrows,” prospectus for Fall 1959.
Folder 36
B. Re: actor training, 1967; includes correspondence, notes, several photographs, and manuscripts.
Folder 37
C. Re: “The Eleventh Year,” 1987-1988; includes notes, script suggestions, and quotes from Alfred Stieglitz.
Folder 38
D. “Ins and Outs of Standards & Practices and Studio Lawyers, Universal Pictures: TV Division,” 1997; includes holograph notes and TS research material.
Folder 39
E. Research material re: “Law & Order” television series.
Box 4
Folder 1
IV. Photographs
A. Re: stage plays.
1. “The Great White Hope,” 1968.
a. Actors’ head shots.
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Box 4 cont’d.
Folder 2
b. Costume sketches by Irene Sharell.
Envelope 1
c. Stage photos of play; includes 2 signed photos of James Earl Jones.
Folder 3
d. Broadway baseball team, 1969.
Folder 4
5. “Rex,” 3 still photos of cast, 1975; includes Glenn Close.
Folder 5
6. “Do You Turn Somersaults?” signed portrait photo of Mary Martin and Anthony Quayle, 1978.
Additional photographs re: stage plays are located in the Large Size Material section of this inventory.
Folder 6
B. Television films and series.
1. “The Father Clements Story,” 1987; photo of ES with Carroll O’Connor.
An additional photograph re: “The Father Clements Story” is located in the Large Size Material section of this inventory.
Folder 7
2. “Law and Order.”
a. ES with the cast and crew. (i) 1993. (ii) 2004. (iii) Two undated photos ca. 1990s.
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Box 4 cont’d.
b. 200th episode group photo, featuring and signed by ES, Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, Dick Wolf, Sam Waterston, Angie Harmon, and S. Epatha Merkerson. c. Cast photo, featuring Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, Andre Braugher, Richard Belzer, and Jill Hennessey; includes ANS to ES from writer Tom Fontana, Jan. 1, 1996. d. Two screen photos of show title and ES title credit.
Envelope 2
C. Photos re: ES.
1. At Brown University.
a. ES in Worker’s Musical, 1949. b. “Richard III,” 1949. c. “School for Scandal,” wn Univ. 1950 d. Fraternity. e. “The Night of the Auk” (photocopies); includes TNS from “David.”
2. Berlmer Ensemble, 1956.
3. “Look Back in Anger,” Woodstock, 1958.
4. Cast photos of “Diff’rent” at Mermack Theatre, 1959.
5. Phoenix Theatre Company at the Cambridge Drama Festival, 1959-1960.
Folder 8
6. ES with U.S. President William J. Clinton, 1990s.
7. ES with Hillary Clinton, 1990s.
8. ES with U.S. Vice President Al Gore, 1990s.
9. ES with New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, 1990s.
10. ES at Director’s Guild ceremony, with Ron Howard and others, ca. 2000. 16
Box 4 cont’d.
Envelope 3
11. 8 color photos of ES at Director’s Guild ceremony, ca. 2000; includes 2 photos of ES with Jane Alexander.
12. ES with 3 unidentified women, taken on set.
Envelope 4
D. Autographed photo of Cybill Shepherd.
E. Autographed photo of Angie Harmon.
Envelope 5
F. Photo of Barton Heyman re: “Valdez is Coming,” taken in El Segundo, ca. 1969-1970.
G. Snapshot of John Hopkins, ca. 1974.
H. Photo of George Mathews as “Captain Dan,” inscribed to ES.
Envelope 6
I. Photo re: production of “Semmelweiss” at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, directed by ES, 1984.
Folder 9
V. Personal Memorabilia.
A. Awards for ES.
1. CEBA Award for Excellence in Advertising and Communications to Black Communities, 1988.
2. NAACP Nomination: “The Father Clements Story,” Dec. 10, 1988.
3. Joseph Jefferson Award nomination: Best Direction, “Sweet Bird of Youth,” 1974-1975 season.
4. Golden Reel Award.
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Box 4 cont’d.
a. Nomination for Best Director: “Men”: “The Trouble with Harvey,” 1989. b. Nomination for Best Director: “Law & Order”: “Heaven,” 1991.
5. College of Fellows of the American Theatre: designation of ES as lifetime American Theatre Fellow, Apr. 20, 2003.
6. Focus Stage Awards: Best Play, Professional: The Best of 76 - ES and Studio Arena Theater, “Eccentricities of a Nightingale.”
7. Primetime Emmy Awards, nomination for best direction.
a. “Law & Order,” 1992-1993. b. “Law & Order/Homicide: Life on the Street”: “Sideshow (Part 1 & 2),” 1998-1999. c. “Law & Order,” 1999-2000.
8. People’s Choice Awards: Favorite Television Dramatic Series – “Law & Order,” Jan. 9, 2000.
9. Peabody Award for Significant Meritorious Achievement in Broadcasting and Cable: “Law & Order,” 1996.
10. Israel Cultural Award; Sabra Society, Oct. 24, 1982.
Folder 10
B. High School memorabilia.
1. JH School #52 graduation patch and pins, [1945].
2. JH School #52 graduation program, 1945.
3. Award for Service at JHS #52.
4. JHS School #52 diploma, June 29, 1945.
5. Poster for “The Sorcerer,” Mar. 13, 1948.
6. Fountain Valley School newsletter, Mar. 16, 1948.
7. 4 TLS re: Fountain Valley School, 1948-1952. 18
Box 4 cont’d.
Envelope 7
C. Brown University Diploma, June 11, 1952.
Folder 11
D. Biographical sketch of ES.
Folder 12
VI. Scrapbooks.
A. Clippings re: ES’s work, 1968 - Jan. 1969; includes ALS from “Gretchen.”
Folder 13
VII. Printed Material.
A. American Shakespeare Council material, 1950s.
Folder 14
B. Saturday Evening Post article on sailors, refers to ES, 1954.
C. Miscellaneous clippings, 1950s.
Folder 15
D. Play programs, 1960s.
Folder 16
E. Theatre clippings, 1966-1969.
Folder 17
F. Drama Desk Award press release (ES won Best Director for “The Great White Hope”), July 1, 1969.
Folder 18
G. Arena Stage.
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Box 4 cont’d.
1. Program and flier re: 1965-1966 season.
2. Press kit, 1968.
Folder 19
H. Reviews and clippings re: various shows.
1. “Of Mice and Men,” 1974-1975.
2. “6 Rms Riv Vu,” 1972-1973.
3. “Find Your Way Home,” 1973-1974.
Folder 20
4. “Sweet Bird of Youth,” 1975.
Folder 21
I. Play programs, 1970s.
Folder 22
J. “Semmelweiss” clippings, 1977-1978.
Additional printed material (posters and advertisements) are located in the Large Size Material section of this inventory.
Folder 23
VIII. Photographs (continued).
A. Portrait photo of Tennessee Williams, undated.
Box 5
No Folder
IX. Film and Video.
A. “Law & Order” episodes, all videos.
1. “The Wages of Love,” Sep. 19, 1991. 20
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2. “In Memory Of,” Oct. 31, 1991.
3. “Starstruck,” Jan. 2, 1992.
4. “Silence,” Apr. 23, 1992.
5. “Self Defense,” Nov. 8, 1992.
6. “Night and Fog,” Jan. 6, 1993.
7. “Promises to Keep,” Feb. 5, 1993.
8. “Animal Instincts,” Mar. 15, 1993.
9. “Benevolence,” May 14, 1993.
10. “Wager,” Mar. 26, 1994.
11. “Second Opinion,” Sep. 17, 1994.
12. “Causa Mortis,” Sep. 18, 1996.
13. “Turn Around,” Mar. 19, 1997.
14. Unknown title, Mar. 27, 1997.
15. “Cherished,” Sep. 19, 1998.
16. “Prejudice,” Nov. 20, 2001.
17. “Chosen,” Jan. 14, 2003.
18. “D-Girl,” Jan. 28, 2004.
19. “Fixed,” Dec. 7, 2004.
20. “Monster,” undated.
X. Large Size Material.
A. Photographs.
1. ES with Jane Alexander, ca. 1970s, color, with clear plastic frame. 21
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2. Advertisement photo for “The Father Clement Story,” 1987.
3. Photos re: stage plays.
a. “Deirdre of the Sorrows,” 1 photo. b. “Showdown at the Adobe Motel,” photo signed by Henry Fonda, Art Land, and Cecilia Hart, 1981. c. Photo of ES among the cast and crew of an unidentified production; includes Cathy Bates.
B. Drama Critics Circle Best Play award for “The Great White Hope,” 1968-1969.
C. Printed material.
1. Posters.
a. Arena Stage Poster, 1967-1968. b. “An Evening with Richard Nixon and…” c. “Diff’rent.” d. “Do You Turn Somersaults?” 1977. e. “Dr. Willy Nilly,” 1950s. f. “The Dream.” g. “Find Your Way Home.” h. “The Great White Hope,” mounted, 1968. i. “Major Barbara.” j. “Of Mice and Men,” 1970s. k. “Rex,” signed on verso, with inscription to ES. l. “Sweet Bird of Youth,” 1970s. m. “The Time of Your Life.”
2. Advertisements.
a. “Come Blow Your Horn.” b. “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
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I. Manuscripts. A. “A View from Inside the Storm,” short story, by ES, TS, 18 p., July 1975. [F. 1]
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I. Photographs. 1. ES on set of “Veldez is Coming,” 2 black and white prints, n.d.; notables include Jon Cypher, Burt Lancaster. [F. 2] 2. “Ed-Makeup,” ES with Jerry Stiller, 1 black and white photocopy, n.d.
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