Overview
Drafts of the drama Cascando by Irish playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett.
Dates
- Creation: 1961-1962
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.1 linear feet (1 volume)Includes an autograph manuscript first draft as well as typescripts of part-books and revised versions of Cascando. Also includes letters from Beckett to Herbert Myron and Helen Willard of the Harvard Theatre Collection.
Biographical / Historical
Beckett was an Irish playwright and novelist.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*62M-61. Gift of Samuel Beckett, Paris; received: 1962 Sept. 24.
Presented in memory of William B. Van Lennep.
Separated Materials
Printed copy of Cascando removed to Department of Printed Books in 2011.
- Title
- Beckett, Samuel, 1906-. Samuel Beckett papers concerning Cascando, 1961-1962: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00804
Repository Details
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