Manuscript Collection Number: 313
Accessioned: Purchase, 1975-1993.
Extent: 13 linear ft.
Content: Letters, photographs, contracts, bank statements,
drawings, certificates of copyright, catalogs,
calendars, broadsides, posters, programs, galley
proofs, page layouts, bills (financial), typescripts,
journal, drafts (preliminary versions), clippings,
photomechanical reproductions, microfilm, poems,
books, playbills, and playscripts.
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: February 1995 by Anita A. Wellner.
Historical Note
Biographical Note
Scope and Content
Arrangement Note
Series Outline
7 Series II. Proscenium Press Files, 1917-1993
Includes correspondence, financial papers,
inventory books, art work and photographs used in
publications, galley proofs, catalogs and price
lists, stationery, and copies of publications.
Series II.1. Correspondence and Financial Papers,
1961-1993
The inventory-record books are followed by the
correspondence, both are in chronological order.
Inventory-Record Books, 1966-1993
List title, author, publication date, original
price, and a list of institutions or individuals
purchasing copies of each Proscenium Press
publication. Occasionally the number of copies
printed is included. The books also record the
sales of books received in exchange from P. J.
Bourke (Ireland) for distribution and list the
Press expenses for 1966, 1971, and 1972.
F346 Book 1, 1966-1993
F347 Book 2, 1968-1993
F348 Book 3, 1971-1983
Correspondence, 1961-1993
F349 1961-1969
F350 1970-1975
F351 1976-1979
F352 1980
F353 1981-1982
F354 1983 Jan-May
F355 1983 Jun-Dec
F356 1984
F357 1985 Jan-Apr
F358 1985 May-Dec
F359 1986
F360 1987
F361 1988
F362 1989 Jan-May
F363 1989 Jun-Dec
F364 1990 Jan-Jun
F365 1990 Jul-Dec
F366 1991
F367 1992
F368 1993 and [n.d.]
7 Series II. Proscenium Press files (cont'd)
Series II.2. Proscenium Press price lists, catalogs,
forms, and stationery, 1966-1983
Arranged chronologically.
F369 Lists, 1966-1979
F370 Lists, 1980-1983 and n.d.
F371 Stationery and envelopes, n.d.
Series II.3. Photographs, 1917-[1980s]
Arranged alphabetically by subject and then
alphabetically by person. When more than one
photograph of an individual is present, the name
is followed the number of photographs in
parentheses.
F372 Illustrations by Joseph Campbell, [n.d.]
Six photographs of illustrations drawn by Joseph
Campbell for his books Earth of Cualann, The Rushlight,
Meaning Stones, and The Garden of Bees. Also includes
Campbell's illustration for Nancy Campbell's Agnus Dei.
F373 Irish actor Arthur Sinclair as Thomas Musherry, [n.d.]
F374 Irish actress Anna Manahan, [n.d.]
F375 Irish actress Ria Mooney, 1926-1951
Includes ten photographs of Mooney in productions of
The Plough and the Stars, Lovers Meeting, Shadow and
Substance, The Circle, and Long Day's Journey Into
Night. Also includes photographs of Mooney at the
remains of Abbey Theatre, following the fire in 1951.
Irish authors, [1917]-1978
F376 Ashe, Thomas (2)
Beckett, Samuel
Behan, Brendan (2 - one postcard)
Boucicault, Dion
Broderick, John
Browne, Noel
Burrowes, Wesley
Carr, Hugh
Carroll, Paul Vincent
Clarke, Austin
Coffey, Tom
Colum, Padraic (8)
Connally, James
Conniffe, Michael (2)
F377 Davin-Power, Maurice
Donleavy, J. P. (2)
Edwards (with Mac Liammoir, includes a cartoon) (3)
Ervine, St. John
Farrington, Conor (with negative)
Fitzmaurice, George
Forristal, Desmond (2)
Friel, Brian
Gallivan, G. P.
Ganly, Andrew
Grattan, Kevin
Guinan, John (with negative)
Heaney, Seamus
Hogan, Robert (2- one with Golden and Hennessy and one
with Benedict Kiely)
Johnston, Denis
F378 Kavanagh, Patrick (7 - two with his wife, one
autographed by Kavanagh, one with John Ryan,
Anthony Cronin, Brian O'Nolan, and Tom Joyce at
the first Bloomsday celebration)
Keane, John B.
Kiely Benedict
Kinsella, Tom
Leonard, Hugh (2 - one with Brian O'Nolan and Phyllis
Ryan)
F379 MacMahon, Bryan
MacNamara, Desmond
MacNamara, Gerald
MacNeice, Louis
McCabe, Eugene
McGinley, P. T. (with negative)
McKie, William (4)
Molloy, Michael J. (3)
Murphy, Tom
O'Brien, Conor Cruise
O'Connor, Frank (8 - one with Robert Frost and one with
Louis Le Brocquy)
O'Connor, P. J.
O'Duffy, Eimar (2)
O'Flaherty, Liam (2)
O'Neill, Seamus
O'Nolan, Brian
7 Series II. Proscenium Press files (cont'd)
Series II.3. Photographs (cont'd)
Irish authors (cont'd)
F380 Payne, Basil
Power, Brian
Robinson, Lennox
Rostand, Edmond
Russell, George W. (AE)
Skeffington, Francis Sheehy (with Captain White)
Smith, Sydney Bernard
Stephens, James
Stuart, Francis
Walsh, Maurice
White, Jack
Yeats, W. B. (2)
8 F381 Irish landmarks or buildings, 1960
Includes "No parking" sign (on a wall) painted by
Brendan Behan, Patrick Kavanagh's grave, two buildings
in which Sean O'Casey lived, and the workhouse managed
by Padraic Colum's father.
F382 Irish women authors, 1897-[1980s]
Binchy, Maeve
Bowen, Elizabeth
Casey, Juanita (2 plus negative)
Colum, Mary
Joyce, Nora
Lavin, Mary
MacBride, Maud Gonne
Mulkerns, Val
O'Brien, Edna
Robbie, Dorothy
Robinson, Mary (Senator)
Sheridan, Clare (negative only)
Strong, Eithne
F383 Paintings or drawings of Irish authors, [1950-1976]
Photographs of drawings and paintings of Irish authors.
Drawings are by Sean O'Sullivan unless otherwise noted.
Bergin, Osmond
Campbell, Joseph (by Estella F. Solomons Arna)
De Valera, Sinead
Dineen, Patrick
Fitzmaurice, George (by Harry Kernoff)
Gogarty, Oliver (by unidentified artist)
Higgins, F. R.
Holloway, Joseph (2 - one by Plunkett)
Joyce, James
Kavanagh, Patrick
MacBride, Maud Gonne
McDonagh, Thomas (by Gabriel Gifford)
Mangan, J. C. (2 negatives only)
Martyn, Edward (by Joseph Holloway)
Milligan, Alice
O'Hanlon, H. B. (by Patrick Tuohy, with negative)
O'Malley, Ernie
O'Sullivan, Sean (self-portrait)
Stephens, James (by Rothstein)
Yeats, Jack B.
Yeats, W. B. (3 - two by Kernoff)
Play productions, 1959-[1980s]
F384 Amazons (play by Eric Bentley, based on Heinrich von
Kleist) and a photograph of von Kleist (4)
F385 Cancer (play by Eugene McCabe), [n.d.] (3)
F386 Cast of Deirdre (play by George Russell), [n.d.] (1)
F387 Ever Since Eve, 1962 (9)
F388 A Garden Party (play by Brendan Behan), [n.d.] (3)
F389 The Hannigan Family, [n.d.] (1)
F390 Moving Out (play by Brendan Behan), [n.d.] (3)
F391 Nannies Night Out (play by Sean O'Casey), 1959 (7)
F392 Portrait of Ibsen (play by Cherri Dohlen), [n.d.] (6)
8 Series II. Proscenium Press files (cont'd)
Series II.4. Art work for Proscenium Press
publications, ca. 1928-1983
The material is arranged in alphabetical order by
artist and includes some photographs of works of
art.
F393 Includes two original pen and ink drawings by Juanita
Casey, two original illustrations by Kathy Hogan for a
children's book by Mervyn Wall, two drawings by Robert
Hogan (of Brinsley MacNamara and James Joyce), two
drawings by David Moyer (of Frank O'Connor and James
Joyce), a drawing of Sean O'Casey by Bill Morgan
(removed to the oversize section), and photographs of
work by Mary Farl Powers, Camille Souter, Alexander
Wejchert, Mainie Jellet, Anne Madden, Deborah Brown,
Juanita Casey, and Evie Hone.
Series II.5. Galley proofs of Proscenium Press
publications, 1971-1976
The galleys are arranged alphabetically by author,
followed by the galleys for issues of The Journal
of Irish Literature. All galleys have been
removed to the galley section.
F394 Corkery, Daniel. Fohnam the Sculptor, 1973
The "Lost Play" Series No. 11. Also appeared in The
Journal of Irish Literature (1973 May-Sep).
F395 Gogarty, Oliver St. John. The Plays of Oliver St. John
Gogarty, [1971]
Note: Includes four copies of the cover, which
have been removed to the oversize section.
F396 Molloy, M. J. Three Plays by M. J. Molloy, [1975]
Two sets of proofs, one complete set plus a set for the
play The Wood of the Whispering.
F397 Rooney, James R. The Demon Cat, [1974]
The Short Play Series No. 6. Also appeared in The
Journal of Irish Literature (1974 May).
F398 Young-Bruehl, Elizabeth and Robert Hogan. Conor Cruise
O'Brien, 1974
Proscenium Chapbook No. 2. Also appeared in The
Journal of Irish Literature (1974 May).
F399 The Journal of Irish Literature, 1972-1976
Includes galley proofs for the following issues:
Volume 1 #1 (1972 Jan) 3 sets (1 complete)
#2 (1972 May) 1 set (incomplete)
#3 (1972 Sep) 5 sets (all incomplete)
Volume 2 #1 (1973 Jan) 1 set (complete)
#2-3 (1973 May-Sep) 2 sets (1 complete)
Volume 3 #1 (1974 Jan) 2 sets (1 complete)
#2 (1974 May) 2 sets (both incomplete)
#3 (1974 Sep) 1 set (complete)
Volume 4 #1 (1975 Jan) 2 sets (1 complete)
#2 (1975 May) 3 sets (all incomplete)
#3 (1975 Sep) 3 sets (all incomplete)
Volume 5 #1 (1976 Jan) 3 sets (1 complete)
#2 (1976 May) 1 set (incomplete)
Series II.6. Publications of Proscenium Press, 1972-1983
The Proscenium Press books removed for cataloging
are arranged alphabetically by author.
F400 Irish Literary Calendar, 1982-1983
Published in the United States by Proscenium Press and
in Ireland by The Lilliput Press.
F401 An Index to The Journal of Irish Literature, 1977
Compiled by Gordon Henderson, covers volumes 1-5.
F402 Microfilm and reviews of The Journal of Irish
Literature, 1972-1980
Includes eight reels of microfilm for volumes 1-4 and
7-9 (removed to Box 11). Also includes clippings of
reviews of The Journal of Irish Literature.
F403 Books published by Proscenium Press, 1965-1977
Transferred for cataloging in the printed holdings of
Special Collections.
Baker, Dorothy and Howard Baker. The Ninth Day. Dixon,
CA: Proscenium Press, 1967. Lost Play Series No.
4 (Spec PS 3503 .A54156 N5x 1967).
Behan, Brendan. Moving Out; and, A Garden Party: two
plays. Dixon, CA: Proscenium Press, 1967. Short
Play Series No. 3 (Spec PR 6003 .E417 M68x 1967).
Benz, Hamilton. Heroine. Dixon, CA: Proscenium Press,
1969. Lost Play Series No. 7 (Spec PS 3552 .E62
H47x 1969).
Byrne, Seamus. Little City. Dixon, CA: Proscenium
Press, 1970. Irish Play Series No. 5 (Spec PR
6003 .Y48 L5x 1970).
Carroll, Paul Vincent. Farewell to Greatness. Dixon,
CA: Proscenium Press, 1966. Lost Play Series No.
3 (Spec PR 6005 .A74 F3x 1966).
- - - . Goodbye to the Summer. Newark,
DE: Proscenium Press, 1970. Lost Play Series No.
8 (Spec PR 6005 .A74 G6x 1970).
Casey, Kevin (ed.) Winter's Tales From Ireland.
Newark, DE: Proscenium Press, 1970. Volume 2
(Spec PR 8875 .W56x 1972).
Corkery, Daniel. Fohnam the Sculptor. Newark, DE:
Proscenium Press, [1973]. Lost Play Series No. 11
(Spec PR 6005 .O65 F64x 1973).
De Burca, Seamus. Brendan Behan, a memoir. Newark,
DE: Proscenium Press, 1971. Proscenium Chapbook
No. 1 (Spec PR 6003 .E417 Z66 1971).
- - - . The End of Mrs. Oblong. Dixon, CA:
Proscenium Press, 1968. Irish Play Series No. 4
(Spec PR 6054 .E255 E53x 1968).
Douglas, James. The Bomb. Dixon, CA: Proscenium
Press, 1966. Short Play Series No. 1 (Spec PR
6054 .O93 B65 1966 c.2).
- - - . North City Traffic Straight Ahead.
Dixon, CA: Proscenium Press, 1968. Irish Play
Series No. 1 (Spec PR 6054 .O8 N6x 1968).
Farrington, Conor. Aaron Thy Brother. Newark, DE:
Proscenium Press, 1975. Irish Play Series No. 9
(Spec PR 6056 .A764 A62x 1975).
Fratti, Mario. Mafia. Newark, DE: Proscenium Press,
1971. Contemporary Drama No. 1 (Spec PR 9120.9
.F7 M3x 1971).
- - - . Races, six short plays. Newark, DE:
Proscenium Press, 1972. Short Play Series No. 5
(Spec PR 9120.9 .F7 R3x 1972).
8 Series II. Proscenium Press files (cont'd)
Series II.6. Publications (cont'd)
F403 Books published by Proscenium Press (cont'd)
Friel, Brian. The Enemy Within. Newark, DE:
Proscenium Press, 1975. Irish Play Series No. 7
(Spec PR 6056 .R5 E5 1975).
Gogarty, Oliver St. John. The Plays of Oliver St. John
Gogarty. Newark, DE: Proscenium Press, [1971].
Edited by James F. Carens (Spec PR 6013 .O34 A22
1971).
Hand, Desmond and Dorothy Robbie. Lewis Carroll's
Alice in Wonderland, a musical version. Dixon,
CA: Proscenium Press, 1970. Adaptations Series
No. 1 (Spec ML 50 .H2435 A45x 1970).
Healy, Mairin. Theirs Is the Kingdom. Dixon, CA:
Proscenium Press, 1969. Short Play Series 4 (Spec
PR 6058 .E188 T48x 1969).
Hogan, Robert. Betty and the Beast. Dixon, CA:
Proscenium Press, 1967. Lost Play Series No. 5
(Spec PS 3558 .O34735 B48x 1967).
- - - . The Fan Club. Newark, DE: Proscenium
Press, 1970. Lost Play Series No. 9 (Spec PS 3558
.O34735 F36x 1970).
- - - . Saint Jane. Dixon, CA: Proscenium
Press, 1966. Short Play Series No. 2 (Spec PS
3558 .O34735 S25x 1966).
Holloway, Joseph. Joseph Holloway's Irish Theatre.
Dixon, CA: Proscenium Press, 1968-1970. Volumes
I-III. (Spec PN 2601 .H6x 1968).
Johnston, Denis. The Golden Cuckoo. Newark, DE:
Proscenium Press, 1971. Irish Play Series No. 6
(Spec PR 6019 .O397 G6x 1971).
Keane, John B. Hut 42. Dixon, CA: Proscenium Press,
1968. Irish Play Series No. 2 (Spec PR 6061 .E2
H88x 1968).
Kilroy, James and Robert Hogan (eds.) Lost Plays of
the Irish Renaissance. Newark, DE: Proscenium
Press, 1970-. Vol. 1 (Spec PR 8789 .H64x 1970).
Manning, Mary. Frank O'Connor's The Saint and Mary
Kate. Newark, DE: Proscenium Press, 1970.
Adaptations No. 2 (Spec PR 6025 .A498 F7x 1970).
Molloy, M. J. Three Plays. Newark, DE: Proscenium
Press, 1975. (Spec PR 6025 .O208 A19 1975).
Murphy, Thomas. The Fooleen. Dixon, CA: Proscenium
Press, 1968. Irish Play Series No. 3 (Spec PR
6063 .U736 F66x 1968).
- - - . The Orphans. Newark, DE: Proscenium
Press, 1974. Contemporary Drama No. 2 (Spec PR
6063 .U736 O76x 1974).
O'Connor, William Van. In the Cage. Dixon, CA:
Proscenium Press, 1967. Lost Play Series No. 6
(Spec PS 3529 .C653 I5x 1967).
O'Donovan, John. The Shaws of Synge Street. Dixon,
CA: Proscenium Press, 1966. Lost Play Series No. 2
(Spec PR 6065 .D65 S53 1966).
Rice, Elmer. The Iron Cross. Dixon, CA: Proscenium
Press, 1965. Lost Play Series No. 1 (Spec PS 3535
.I224 I7x 1965).
Rooney, James R. The Demon Cat. Newark, DE:
Proscenium Press, 1974. Short Play Series No. 6
(Spec PS 3568 .O632 D46x 1974).
Wall, Mervyn. The Lady in the Twilight. Newark, DE:
Proscenium Press, 1971. Lost Play Series No. 10
(Spec PR 6045 .A3255 L3x 1971).
Young-Bruehl, Elizabeth and Robert Hogan. Conor Cruise
O'Brien: an appraisal. Newark, DE: Proscenium
Press, 1974. Proscenium Chapbooks No. 2 (Spec PR
6065 .B67 Z96x 1974).
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