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DescriptionSummaryCorrespondence, manuscripts, and miscellany relating to the presentation of poems at a Shakespeare's Birthday Concert on 23 April 1972, by a number of British poets including W.H. Auden, C. Day Lewis, Robert Graves, and Stephen Spender. The collection consists primarily of correspondence with the poets involved; several manuscripts of poems both presented at and eliminated from the program; some business correspondence of the Globe Playhouse Trust and Calder and Boyars, Ltd., Publishers; and Hampton's notes.
Using the CollectionRare Book and Manuscript Library Restrictions on AccessThis collection is located on-site. This collection has no restrictions. Terms Governing Use and ReproductionSingle photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron. Preferred CitationIdentification of specific item; Date (if known); Christopher Hampton papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library. Alternate Form AvailableW.H. Auden letters are also available on microfilm MN# 91-2095 and MN# 91-20095A (on one reel). About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library Processing InformationCataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89. Revision Description2020-04-08 EAD document created by CCR. Subject HeadingsThe subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives. All links open new windows. Genre/Form
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History / Biographical NoteBiographical / HistoricalBritish playwright. Hampton organized Shakespeare's Birthday Concert, 23 April 1972 which was sponsored by the Globe Playhouse Trust. He also edited the published version, POEMS FOR SHAKESPEARE (London, 1972). |