Papers of Sir Peter Shaffer

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
4 Scrapbook of cuttings of music reviews from Time and Tide Item 1961-1962
2 Drafts of an essay, "Some Observations on the Official Guidebook to the Kingdom of Farce" Item [1967]
4 Newspaper cutting, "What we Owe Britten", The Sunday Times Item 18 Dec. 1973
6 Draft of an essay defending subsidised theatre in Britain Item [late 1980s]
1 Printed tribute, "Epilogue. An Epilogue for A Theatrical Occasion" for the tribute to Lilian Baylis Item 6 May 1974
7 Drafts, "Battlements at Midnight," inaugural lecture at Oxford as Professor of Contemporary Drama Item Feb. 1994
10 Notebook containing material relating to the third Oxford lecture ["The Treason of Clerks"?] Item [1995]
14 Offprint, 'Brooding in the Snow,' from the Shakespeare Jahrbuch Item 1996
20 Draft, "Brooding in the Snow: The Lesson of Shakespeare," a lecture at the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts Item 2 May 2002
21 Draft of two speeches about Tennessee Williams given at the Tennessee Williams Festival in Key West Item Mar. 2003
22 Draft of a speech at the Colorado Festival of World Theatre Item [2006]
24 Partial drafts of a tribute to the National Theatre[?] Item [2012]
2 Drafts for captions in a book of Al Hirschfeld drawings Item 25 Mar. 2005
9 Notebook containing material relating to 'Equus,' 'Bezique' and other unidentified writings Item [21st cent.]
13 Notebook containing material relating to a lecture or essay on the state of the Arts Item [20th-21st cent.]
1 Early production photographs of 'Equus' Item [1973-1974]
6 Photograph of a production poster of 'Equus' featuring Leonard Nimoy Item [1977?]
8 Photographs of the exterior of Broadhurst Theater, New York during the 'Equus' run Item 2008
24 Typed letter from Peter Shaffer to Larry [Olivier] Item 28 Nov. 1983
25 Card from Gerry & Phyllis Gutierrez Item 1 Sept. 1993
33 Card [from the production staff?] Item 22 Apr. 1998
34 Letter from Hal [Prince] Item 30 Apr. [1998]
40 Card from Madeleine Macmurraugh-Kavanagh Item 5 July [1998]
2 Playscript of 'Black Comedy' with green sheet corrections Item [1965?]
8 First rehearsal version playscript of 'White Liars' and 'Black Comedy' Item 6 July 1993
5 Issue of Plays and Players Item Apr. 1968
4 Production photographs of 'Czarna komedia' by Teatr Kameralny in Szczecin Item May 1969
5 Miscellaneous pages of drafts of a screenplay Item [1970?]
8 Letter from Kenneth [Williams] Item 30 Oct. 1962
11 Note from Bob Fryer Item 6 Apr. 1984