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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989

 Person
Dates Of Existence
  • Existence: 1906 - 1989
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Beckett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms008
Scope and Contents This collection's strengths are in manuscripts of works Beckett wrote during the 1960's. Among the highlights are the set of 16 drafts for the story "Bing," as well as extensive groups of drafts for short pose pieces such as "Assez," "Le Depeupler," and "Imagination morte imaginez;" the heavily revised galley proof of the Olympia Press edition of the novel Watt; and the successive drafts for ...

Ruby Cohn Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-MS-ms028
Scope and Contents

The Ruby Cohn Papers consists largely of manuscripts toward published and unpublished essays and lectures on Samuel Beckett. In addition, the collection includes correspondence and manuscripts toward published and unpublished essay and lectures on modern theater and analyses of playwrights.