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Harold Pinter ArchiveAdd MS 88880

Literary Papers of Harold Pinter. Research materials, notes, revised drafts and completed versions of Pinter's literary works. Arranged by genre in the order: plays for stage, screen and radio; film scripts; dramatic sketches; prose works; poetry. Arranged alphabetically by title within each genre. Volumes within each title are arranged chronologically. The original order of the papers within each volume has been maintained where possible. Includes both produced and currently [2008] un-produced works and published and currently [2008] unpublished works. All theatres listed are in London, England, unless otherwise stated.Add MS 88880/1-5

Add MS 88880/1. Plays by Pinter for stage, screen and radio. Some of Pinter's earliest plays are not present in this collection, or are only partially represented. Copies of some of these plays can be found in the Lord Chamberlain's Plays (LCP) collection, with associated records related to the licensing process. The plays and LCP references are: The Birthday Party (LC PLAYS 1958/20 Add MSS 68211 and LCP CORR 1958/969 ); The Dumb Waiter (LC PLAYS 1960/10 Add MSS 68322 and LCP CORR 1960/720); A Night Out (LC PLAYS 1961/49 Add MSS 68414 and LCP CORR 1961/2018); The Room (LC PLAYS 1960/10 Add MSS 68322 and LCP CORR 1960/719); A Slight Ache (LC PLAYS 1961/7 Add MSS 68372 and LCP CORR 1961/1497). For correspondence relating to productions see Add MS 88880/6/1-25.Add MS 88880/1/1-69

Add MS 88880/2. Film Scripts. The scripts are mainly adaptations of other’s literary works. The notes and drafts relating to the film 'The Pumpkin Eater' are not present in this collection. The film was an adaptation of the novel by Penelope Mortimer, directed by Jack Clayton and released in 1964. For correspondence relating to film scripts see Add MS 88880/6/26-28.Add MS 88880/2/1-139

Dramatic Sketches.Add MS 88880/3

Add MS 88880/4. Prose Works. For correspondence relating to prose works see Add MS 88880/6/33-53.Add MS 88880/4/1-18

Pinter Archive. Prose works A-B; 1954-1981. Autograph and typewritten. [Pr ... Add MS 88880/4/1

Add MS 88880/4/2-15. Pinter Archive. Prose works D, 'The Dwarfs'; [1952]-1990. Mostly typewritten, some printed. This novel was worked on between 1952 and 1956. It was revised in 1989 and several chapters were cut or condensed at this time. Novel first published as The Dwarfs, Faber and Faber (1990). Pinter wrote a play in 1960 entitled The Dwarfs, which was broadly based on the novel. For papers relating to the play see Add MS 88880/1/19. [Previous reference: Loan 110A/11, 12, 13 and 40].Add MS 88880/4/2-15

Pinter Archive. Autograph notebook of draft pages and notes, with some ins ... Add MS 88880/4/2

Pinter Archive. Autograph draft in cash book, includes some loose pages; [ ... Add MS 88880/4/3

Pinter Archive. Autograph draft of chapters 1 to 8 in bound notebook, incl ... Add MS 88880/4/4

Pinter Archive. Autograph draft of chapters 9 to 23 in bound notebook; [19 ... Add MS 88880/4/5

Pinter Archive. Early draft, bound; [1952-1956].Add MS 88880/4/6

Pinter Archive. Photocopy of Add MS 88880/4/6 with additional autograph re ... Add MS 88880/4/7

Pinter Archive. Early draft, bound. Labelled as property of ACTAC, literar ... Add MS 88880/4/8

Pinter Archive. Draft pages with autograph revisions, removed from [first] ... Add MS 88880/4/9

Pinter Archive. [First] revised draft with autograph revisions; Nov. 1989.Add MS 88880/4/10

Pinter Archive. [Second] revised draft with autograph revisions; Nov. 1989 ... Add MS 88880/4/11

Pinter Archive. [Third] revised partial draft with autograph revisions and ... Add MS 88880/4/12

Pinter Archive. [Final] revised draft with autograph revisions, bound; 198 ... Add MS 88880/4/13

Pinter Archive. Printed proofs of the novel from Faber and Faber; 1990.Add MS 88880/4/14

Pinter Archive. Copy of the novel, used by Pinter at a 'Platform Performan ... Add MS 88880/4/15

Pinter Archive. Prose works E-P; 1946-1997, n.d. Autograph and typewritten ... Add MS 88880/4/16

Pinter Archive. Prose works Q-T; 1951-2000. Autograph and typewritten. [Pr ... Add MS 88880/4/17

Pinter Archive. Prose works V-W and miscellaneous; 1953-2001, n.d. Autogra ... Add MS 88880/4/18

Add MS 88880/5. Poetry. For correspondence relating to poetry see Add MS 88880/6/29-32.Add MS 88880/5/1-5

Add MS 88880/6. Correspondence: Professional. The division between professional and personal correspondence and the order of letters within the files has been mostly left according to Harold Pinter's original arrangement. The professional correspondence section is arranged into series of letters in the order: productions; films; poetry; the arts world; political causes, issues and organisations; The Pinter Review. A number of the letters have been annotated at a later date with the surnames of the correspondents. The letters were originally stored in lever arch files; in this catalogue each volume represents one lever arch file, unless otherwise stated. Not all names within each folder have been indexed. Of those that have been indexed, there may be multiple letters from each person in any one section.Add MS 88880/6/1-71

Add MS 88880/7. Correspondence: Personal. The division between professional and personal correspondence and the order of letters within the files has been mostly left according to Harold Pinter's original arrangement. The personal correspondence has been divided into two series: 'special' and 'general'. The division between special personal correspondence and general has also been left according to the original arrangement. A number of the letters have been annotated at a later date with the surnames of the correspondents. The letters were originally stored in lever arch files; in this catalogue each volume represents one lever arch file, unless otherwise stated. Not all names within each folder have been indexed. Of those that have been indexed, there may be multiple letters from each person in any one section.Add MS 88880/7/1-23

Add MS 88880/8. Scrapbooks: UK And International Productions. Bound volumes containing typewritten, autograph, printed and photocopied items. Includes newspaper cuttings, reviews of plays and films, production programmes, articles, copies of photographs, posters, transcripts of interviews, radio listener research reports, transcripts of radio programmes, copies of plays and copies of speeches. Items relate to plays and films written by Pinter and those that he directed or acted in. Items also relate to awards and honorary degrees. For indexes to these volumes, see Add MS 88880/8/76-79.Add MS 88880/8/1-79

Add MS 88880/9. Scrapbooks: Arts, Poetry, Political, Personal. Bound volumes containing typewritten, autograph, printed and photocopied items. Includes newspaper cuttings, articles, leaflets, programmes, copies of photographs, copies of letters to newspapers, speeches, reports, interviews and magazines.Add MS 88880/9/1-16

Add MS 88880/10. Photograph Albums. Bound albums containing photographs from productions of H Pinter's plays on stage, film, television and radio. Includes some photographs of Pinter's film adaptations and of productions Pinter directed or acted in. Albums 1 to 8 include both UK and international productions, albums 9 to11 are split into separate UK and international (F) albums. Photographs are in black & white and colour and include some slides and inkjet printouts. For index to these volumes see Add MS 88880/10/16. Arranged broadly chronologically.Add MS 88880/10/1-16

Add MS 88880/11. Nobel Prize for Literature Papers. Harold Pinter was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005. The prize was announced on 13 Oct. 2005. The award ceremony took place at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on 7 Dec. 2005. Pinter's Nobel Lecture 'Art, Truth and Politics' was pre-recorded and delivered via video. Includes copies of the lecture, letters relating to the prize and a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings.Add MS 88880/11/1-12

Add MS 88880/12. Appointments Diaries. Bound A5 size volumes. Brief details of appointments are written by Harold Pinter, Antonia Fraser and his secretaries. The diaries for 1968 and 1973 are missing from the series; 1966-2005.Add MS 88880/12/1-38

Add MS 88880/13. Miscellaneous Works About Pinter. Includes published and unpublished articles, critical and biographical essays, dissertations and interviews relating to Pinter and his writing. All are typewritten, includes some photocopies. Arranged by surname of author where known, unknown authors are listed last. [Previous reference: Loan 110A/69].Add MS 88880/13/1-17