File of items found as inserts within books in Richard Burton's personal library

Scope and Content

Comprises: letter (dated 10 May 1972) from Francis Warner, St Peter’s College, Oxford, to Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor mentioning his trilogy of plays (Maquettes, Lying Figures and Meeting Ends) and Burton's Honorary Fellowship at St Peter’s; photocopy of press cuttings comprising reviews of Warner’s trilogy; letter (14 February 1968) from Frederic Papert to Richard Burton regarding the possibility of Burton and Elizabeth Taylor playing the roles of Tobias and Claire in Edward Albee’s play, A Delicate Balance; press cutting relating to the filming and production of The Graduate; press cutting with mention of Richard Burton, regarding the production of the play, Kean (article by Kenneth Tynan); letter from Graham Payne, dated 8 May 1983, to RB wishing him success in the production of Private Lives; black and white print of Richard Burton as Coriolanus; postcard from John and Joan Dearth to Richard and Sally Burton.

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