Identity area
Reference code
SHAF/B/1
Title
Early works
Date(s)
- 1947-1957, [21st cent.] (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
1 box
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This subseries contains drafts or other surviving evidence of some of Peter Shaffer's early works, such as photographs or a contract. Represented are the radio play 'Alexander the Corrector,' the mysteries The Woman in the Wardrobe, How Doth the Little Crocodile? and Before and After, and the screenplays 'Prodigal Father,' 'The Salt Land,' and 'The Balance of Terror.'
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Undated writings placed in this category are those for which the publication or broadcast date is known. Other writings which may have been written at the same time but which lack dates or publication/broadcast dates are to be found in SHAF B17, Undated writings.