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Barney Rosset papers, 1841-2011, bulk 1935-2011

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Series V: Samuel Beckett Material, 1935-2007

This series gathers materials related to the Nobel Prize-winning Irish writer, Samuel Beckett, such as correspondence, writings, photographs, and print matter. It has been further arranged into two sub-series, Correspondence and Beckett-related materials, affairs, and projects.

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Subseries V.1: Correspondence, 1953-2005

Photocopies, transcriptions, with some originals of the correspondence between Samuel Beckett and Barney Rosset. This series also contains correspondence by Beckett sent to other recipients than Rosset, including French letters, as well as files related to an edition of selected letters between Beckett and Rosset by Stan Gontarski.


Box 45 Folder 20 "Beckett by BR--Letters--Centre Pompidou," 1962 1986-1995, 1962, 1986-1995

Box 45 Folder 21 "Beckett-Grove--Beckett to Schmidt, 1957"

Box 45 Folder 22 "Beckett Letters to Joseph Chaikin,", 1980-1985

Box 45 Folder 23 "Beckett Letters--Schmidt, Others,", 1969-1971

"Beckett-Rosset Correspondence"

Box 45 Folder 24 "1953-1956"

Box 45 Folder 25 "1953-1956" (different binder)

Box 45 Folder 26 "1954" (with Edits)

Box 45 Folder 27 "1955-1956" (with Edits)

Box 45 Folder 28 "1956-1957"

Box 45 Folder 29 "1957"

Box 45 Folder 30 "1957-1959"

Box 45 Folder 31-32 "1957-1966", (2 folders)

Box 45 Folder 33 "1960-1961"

Box 45 Folder 34 "1960-1964"

Box 45 Folder 35 "1962-1964"


Box 46 Folder 1-2 "1964-1967--Originals", (2 folders)

Box 46 Folder 3 "1968-1969"

Box 46 Folder 4 "1969-1971"

Box 46 Folder 5-6 "1969-1979", (2 folders)

Box 46 Folder 7 "1970s & 1980s"

Box 46 Folder 8-9 "1980s", (2 folders)

Box 46 Folder 10 "1980-1987"

Box 46 Folder 11 "Cables from Rosset,", 1985-1989

"Copies of Originals"

Box 46 Folder 12 1953 1954 1955, 1953, 1954, 1955

Box 46 Folder 13-15 1953-1956, (3 folders)

Box 46 Folder 16 1957

Box 46 Folder 17 1958

Box 46 Folder 18 1959

Box 46 Folder 19-20 1960-1961

Gontarski


Box 47 Folder 1 "1953 1954 1955", 1954

Box 47 Folder 2-4 "1953-1959", (3 folders)

Box 47 Folder 5-6 1953-1972, (2 folders)

Box 47 Folder 7 "1957-1959"

Box 47 Folder 8-9 "1959-1963", 1959-1982, (2 folders)

Box 47 Folder 10 "1960-1989"

Box 47 Folder 11-12 "1964-1989--Without Notes", (2 folders)

Box 47 Folder 13-14 "Beckett-Rosset Letters, 1953-1959, (2 folders)

Box 47 Folder 15 "Correspondence, Intros, Articles," 1979 1986-1993, 1979, 1986-1993

Box 47 Folder 16-17 "Edited, 1953-1959", 2006-2008, (2 folders)

Box 47 Folder 18 "Sam & Barney Letters & Related Corresp,", 1994-2005

Box 47 Folder 19 "Beckett-C. Prentice, 1930-1936 1994, 1930-1936, 1994

Box 47 Folder 20 "Beckett-Schmidt,", 1957-1958

Box 47 Folder 21 "Beckett-Suhrkamp,", 1954-1974


Box 48 Folder 1 "French, 1950-1959"

Box 48 Folder 2 "Henry Wenning-Samuel Beckett," 1960-1971 1985, 1960-1971, 1985

"Judith Schmidt, Dick Seaver and Others"

Box 48 Folder 3 1962-1963

Box 48 Folder 4 1962-1967

Box 48 Folder 5-6 "Misc Correspondence,", 1982-2000, (2 folders)

Box 48 Folder 7 "Production Requests," 1973-1977 1994, 1973-1977, 1994

Box 48 Folder 8 "Rosset-Beckett-Grove, 1961"

Box 48 Folder 9 "Samuel Beckett Original Letters,", 1966-1994

Box 48 Folder 10 "Schmidt / Rosset / Beckett & Others, 1960-1982"

Box 48 Folder 11 "A. Schneider, J. Schneider, Fehsenfeld, Rosset,", 1977-1994

Box 48 Folder 12 "Special Letters, 1948-1991

Sub-subseries V.1.1: Beckett Correspondence Project, 1935-2003

Contains materials related to a project regarding the publication of Samuel Beckett's correspondence. This sub-sub-series does not include the copies of Beckett's correspondence or teh manuscript of colelction, but it does includes the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) application files, correspondence related to the project and other related records.

General

Box 48 Folder 13-14 "Originals 1,", 1994-1995, (2 folders)

Box 48 Folder 15 "Originals 2,", 1991-1995

Box 48 Folder 16-17 "Scans,", 1976-2003, (2 folders)

Box 48 Folder 18-19 "Scans & Copies of Originals,", 1976-2003, (2 folders)

Box 48 Folder 20 "Timeline Synopsis,", 1985-2003

Box 48 Folder 21-22 "Agreements & Correspondence,", 1976-1991, (2 folders)


Box 49 Folder 1 "FOIA-1993 NEH App & Docs,", 1993-1998

Box 49 Folder 2 "Lindon Censorship Beckett Letters,", 1935-1982

National Endowment for the Humanities

Box 49 Folder 3 "NEH Application 1989", 1989-1990

Box 49 Folder 4 "NEH Application 1991", 1989-1991

Box 49 Folder 5 "NEH Application 1992", 1989-1992

Box 49 Folder 6 "NEH Application 1993", 1989-1993

Box 49 Folder 7 "NEH Application 1995", 1995

Box 49 Folder 8 "NEH Application Excerpts US Code,", 1990-1995

Box 49 Folder 9 "NEH FOIA ONE,", 1989-2003

Box 49 Folder 10-12 'Prospectus, Syracuse Library, U Texas-Austin Library, Contracts, Foreign Rights, Expenses, Permissions, U of FLA Press, B.R. Letters w/Annotation queries,", 1985-1994, (3 folders)

Subseries V.2: Related Projects, Works, and Affairs, 1949-2007

Consists of print matter related to Beckett projects, writings and staged plays, correspondence, photographs, and some audio-visual materials in various formats. Information on Beckett play productions (including Eleutheria), the public television Beckett Project, Beckett'sFilm,revivals, and other projects can be found here.

Box 49 Folder 13-14 "Beckett Centenary Articles & Interviews with Barney,", 2005-2006, (2 folders)

Box 49 Folder 15 "The Beckett Circle Article,", 1995-2003

Box 49 Folder 16 "The Beckett Circle Newsletter,", 1996-2006

Box 49 Folder 17 "Beckett-Misc,", 1985-2000


Box 50 Folder 1 "Beckett Prison Project,", 1983-1993

"The Beckett Project"

Box 50 Folder 2 "Correspondences and Expenses,", 1986-1995

Box 50 Folder 3-4 "Global Village Description and PBS Description,", 1987-1988, (2 folders)

Box 50 Folder 5-7 "Press Release, Grant App's…Transcripts…", 1970-1992, (3 folders)

Box 50 Folder 8 "Reilly,", 1987

Box 50 Folder 9-10 "Waiting for Beckett Scripts,", 1988, (2 folders)

Box 50 Folder 11 "Beckett Reviews--Godot and S.Still,", 1988-1989

Box 50 Folder 12 "Beckett Studies,", 1949-2001

Box 50 Folder 13 "Boston College," 1995 2005, 1995, 2005

Box 50 Folder 14 "Card Sharps,", 1947-1948

Box 50 Folder 15 "Cronin Excerpts Last Modernist,", Undated

Edward Beckett

Box 50 Folder 16 "Edward Beckett,", 1986-2007

Box 50 Folder 17 "Rosset-Ed. Beckett Corres,", 1990-1996

Box 50 Folder 18-19 "Rosset-Ed. Beckett Correspondence,", 1990-1996, (2 folders)

Eleutheria

Box 50 Folder 20 General, 1985-1995 (1 of 2 folders), 1985-1995


Box 51 Folder 1 General, 1985-1995 (1 of 2 folders), 1985-1995

Box 51 Folder 2 Albert Bermel Translation, 1995

Box 51 Folder 3 "Beckett in Thailand,", 1997-2003

Box 51 Folder 4 "Contract,", 1995-2001

Box 51 Folder 5-6 Correspondence, 1979-1995, (2 folders)

Box 51 Folder 7 "Correspondence--Grove, Blue Moon,", 1979-2003

Box 51 Folder 8 "Correspondences Lindon-E Beckett-Rosset,", 1988-1993

Box 51 Folder 9 "French Text,", Undated

Box 51 Folder 10 "Martin Garbus,", 1994-1995

Box 51 Folder 11 "News Stories and Reviews,", 1994-1996

Box 51 Folder 12 Official Documents, 1994-1995

Box 51 Folder 13 Readings, Requests, Letters,", 1961-1995

Box 51 Folder 14 "Research,", 1995-2004

Box 51 Folder 15 "Selected Letters,", 1993-1995

Box 51 Folder 16 "Stan Gontarski,", 1986-1996

Box 51 Folder 17 "Thailand,", 2000-2003

Box 51 Folder 18 "Transcript of Panel Discussion,", 1995

Box 51 Folder 19-20 "Translation by Stan Gontarski,", Undated, (2 folders)

Box 51 Folder 21 "Working chapter Materials,", 1994


Box 52 Folder 1 "ESQUIRE--Beckett's Last Act,", 1990

FILM

Box 52 Folder 2 "Beckett Film,", 1969-2004

Box 52 Folder 3 "Beckett's Film,", 1969-2005

Box 52 Folder 4 "Beckett in Berlin,", 2000

Box 52 Folder 5 Berlin, Tin House, History, Research, 1964-2000

Box 52 Folder 6 "Copy of Book, Proposal, Script, Publicity,", 1969-2000

Box 52 Folder 7-8 "Film Requests,", 1986-1992, (2 folders)

Box 52 Folder 9 "Project I: Three Original Motion Picture Scripts,", Undated

Box 52 Folder 10-11 "Requests to show Film,", 1993-2000, (2 folders)

Box 52 Folder 12 "Requests to show Film or for Remakes,"1976-2000

Box 52 Folder 13 "Research on Film,", 2005

Box 52 Folder 14-15 "Harvard Endgame Press,", 1984-2006, (2 folders)

Box 52 Folder 16-17 "Misc Rights Requests,", 1955-1997, (2 folders)

Box 52 Folder 18 "Newsletter of the Samuel Beckett Society,", 2003

Box 52 Folder 19 "On-Line Resources,", 2006

Box 52 Folder 20 "PEN Beckett Tribute,", 2002-2003

Box 52 Folder 21 "Rosset on Beckett for Beckett Project," 1992 2006, 1992, 2006

Box 52 Folder 22 "Samuel French--Dram, Play Serv.,", 1974-1994

Stirrings Still

Box 52 Folder 23-24 General, 1988-2003, (2 folders)


Box 53 Folder 1 "Contract Production,", 1988

Box 53 Folder 2-3 Sales, Solicitations, Buyers, 1988-1990, (2 folders)

Box 53 Folder 4 "Text, Galleys, Correspondence,", 1986-1988

Box 53 Folder 5 "Susan Sontag,", 1969-2009

Box 53 Folder 6 "Talmer Resource,", 2001 Undated

Box 53 Folder 7-8 "Theatrical and Film Contracts--Samuel French, Channel 13, Jack Gardfein, Drama Play Service,", 1961-1994, (2 folders)

Box 53 Folder 9 "Three Original Motion Picture Scripts by Samuel Beckett, Eugene Ionesco, Harold Pinter,", 1963

Box 53 Folder 10 "Translations of Negro 1-12, Intro., Inc.," 1998-1999 Undated, 1998-1999, Undated

Box 53 Folder 11-12 "Translations of Negro (Nancy Cunard),", 2000 Undated, (2 folders)

Box 53 Folder 13 "University of Reading Beckett Collection,", 1990

Box 53 Folder 14 "Waiting for Godot Video Contracts,", 1970-1993