1939 - 1994
Manuscript Collection Number: 112
Accessioned: Purchases and gifts,
1960-2004.
Extent: 4.6 linear ft.
Content: Correspondence, photographs,
poems, essays, programs, playbills, theatrical and film ephemera,
plays,
notes, fiction, posters, clippings, page proofs, articles, and reviews.
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: Partially processed
by Timothy Murray and revised 1993-2004 by Anita Wellner.
Special Collections, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
(302) 831-2229
Tennessee Williams, born Thomas Lanier Williams on March 26, 1911, in Columbus, Mississippi, began his literary career at the age of 16 with the publication of his essay, "Can a Good Wife Be a Good Sport?" in Smart Set (May 1927).
After graduating in 1929 from University City High School, St. Louis, Missouri, Williams enrolled at the University of Missouri. His first play, Beauty Is the Word was produced at the University in 1930 and won honorable mention in a campus contest.
Because of the difficulties of the Depression, Tennessee Williams was forced to take a job at the St. Louis Shoe Company in 1931 and by 1932 left the University. During the years that followed Williams continued to write and in 1935 he won first prize in the St. Louis Writers Guild contest for his story, "Stella for Star." Between 1935 and 1938, when he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa, over thirty of his poems and short stories were published and several of his plays produced. Some of these early plays included Cairo Shanghai, Bombay!, The Magic Grove, Candles to the Sun, and The Fugitive Kind.
In 1939 his story, "The Field of Blue Children," was the first published under his newly assumed name, Tennessee Williams. By 1939 Williams had also begun to travel extensively. His destinations included New York, New Orleans, Acapulco, Provincetown, Macon (Georgia), Key West (Florida), and Taos (New Mexico). During his travels Williams worked at odd jobs, including a period as a scriptwriter for Hollywood. He continued to write and had several of his plays produced.
In 1944 the production of his play, The Glass Menagerie, initiated a period of financial success and critical and popular acclaim for Williams. The Glass Menagerie ran for 561 performances in New York and won the Drama Critics' Circle Award. Followed by several plays of lesser success, in 1947 Williams again scored a hit with A Streetcar Named Desire, which had a run of 855 performances. A Streetcar Named Desire not only won a second Drama Critic's Circle Award for Williams, but a Pulitzer Prize as well.
In the following years Tennessee Williams continued to create numerous plays, including Summer and Smoke (1948), The Rose Tattoo (1951), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955, won a second Pulitzer Prize), Sweet Bird of Youth (1959), Period of Adjustment (1960), The Night of the Iguana (1961), and Small Craft Warnings (1972).
Fifteen of Tennessee Williams's plays or stories were also adapted to film and became classics. Some of the better-known films are The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and The Night of the Iguana.
In addition to his plays, Williams wrote short stories which were included in the collections One Arm (1948) and Hard Candy (1954); essays, some of which were collected in Where I Live (1978); novels, including The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1950) and Moise and the World of Reason (1975); a collection of poems titled Androgyne, Mon Amour (1977); and his autobiographical Memoirs (1975).
Although Tennessee Williams died on February 25, 1983, his work continues to be widely performed and he is recognized as one of America's foremost playwrights of the twentieth century.
Gunn, Drewey Wayne. Tennessee Williams: a Bibliography. Second edition. Metuchen, New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1991. pp. ix-xviii.
Johns, Sally. "Tennessee Williams," Twentieth-Century American Dramatists. Dictionary of Literary Biography. Part II, Volume 7. Detroit: Gale Research, 1981. pp. 320-350.
The Tennessee Williams Collection, spanning the dates 1939- 1990, consists of an extensive collection of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, printed material, and ephemera related to playwright Tennessee Williams. Approximately one-half of the 4.6 linear feet of material is comprised of manuscripts of plays, poems, essays, and other work written by Williams.
The other half of the collection is supportive material such as photographs of the writer and productions of his plays, programs and playbills from performances of his work, correspondence related to his playscripts, articles about Williams or his work, as well as theatrical and film ephemera.
The Tennessee Williams Collection was formed from various acquisitions of Tennessee Williams’s manuscripts, including a large collection that originally belonged to Norman Unger. The University of Delaware Library acquired the Norman Unger collection in 1980, which in addition to manuscripts included an extensive number of books by Williams that have been cataloged for Special Collections. Other manuscripts and ephemera have been added to this collection since that time.
The playscripts, screenplays, and manuscripts of short stories, poems, and a novel provide examples of Williams's extensive and continual reworking of his writing. In some cases (e.g. The Rose Tattoo and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) manuscripts of both the playscript and the screenplay are present, allowing for comparisons between the stage and film versions. Several versions of playscripts are present for Camino Real, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Orpheus Descending, The Rose Tattoo, Summer and Smoke, and Sweet Bird of Youth.
The collection also has manuscripts of several unpublished Tennessee Williams plays, including This Is (An Entertainment), Kirche, Kutchen und Kinder, and Will Mr. Merriwether Return From Memphis. Manuscripts for his plays Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (1980), Now the Cats With Jewelled Claws (n.d.), and Suitable Entrances to Springfield (n.d.) are also found in the collection.
Examples of short stories, novels, poetry, and essays written by Tennessee Williams are available in Series II and III of this collection.
The collection also includes personal and business correspondence from Tennessee Williams to Katherine Hepburn, Paul Bigelow, Norman Unger, Audrey Wood, and the producers of The Glass Menagerie. The letters to Katherine Hepburn (F39) document Williams's unsuccessful attempt to persuade her to play the role of Hannah Jelkes in The Night of the Iguana. The Glass Menagerie correspondence concerns revisions to the script for the Warner Brothers film (F19-20).
Series III. "Miscellaneous Letters, Manuscripts, and Ephemera" includes interviews, articles, books about Tennessee Williams, a copy of his will, a lithograph portrait of Williams, numerous photographs of the playwright and scenes from his plays, an extensive collection of programs and playbills from productions of his plays, posters advertising a variety of Williams's plays, various lobby cards, film campaign books, and other film and theatrical ephemera related to works by Williams. These materials supplement the manuscripts and provide an overall picture of Tennessee Williams and his work.
Ms 99 Tennessee Williams manuscript poems (F456)
Ms 270 Ralph Delauney Collection Related to Tennessee Williams's The Rose Tattoo
The collection is arranged into three series: Series I. "Dramatic Work," Series II. "Fiction," and Series III. "Miscellaneous Correspondence, Manuscripts, and Ephemera."
Series I. "Dramatic Work" is arranged alphabetically into subseries by title of the play. Within each subseries the material is in chronological order.
Series II. "Fiction" is divided into three subseries: 1. Hard Candy, 2. Other Stories, and 3. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone.
The miscellaneous material in Series III. is arranged in nine subseries: correspondence, manuscripts, miscellany, photographs, programs and playbills, posters, theatrical and film ephemera, articles and reviews, and binders and fasteners. The arrangement of the material in each of this subseries reflects the nature of material. Many of the subseries are arranged first alphabetically by the title of Williams's work and then in chronological order when more than one item is present for a particular title. The arrangement of each subseries is explained in the subseries note.
Unless otherwise noted, original binders and wrappers have been retained with each manuscript; however, some clips and other fasteners have been removed and housed in Box 4.
I. Dramatic work, 1947-1980
1. Baby Doll, 1952
Boom - see Series I.12A The Milktrain Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
2. Camino Real, [1950-1968]
3. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1957-1958
4. Dragon Country
5. Eccentricities of a Nightingale, 1964
6. Fugitive Kind, [n.d.]
7. The Fugitive Kind, 1959-1960
8. The Glass Menagerie, 1949-1965
9. Kingdom of Earth, 1967 Apr
10. Kirche, Kutchen und Kinder (an Outrage for
the Stage)[1979 Apr]
11. The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, 1980 May
12A. The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, 1962-1963
12B. The Mutilated, ca. 1967
13. Night of the Iguana, 1960-1964
14. Now Cats With Jewelled Claws, [n.d.]
15A. Orpheus Descending, [1953-1954]
15B. Outcry, 1971
16. Period of Adjustment, 1959 Dec
17. The Red Devil Battery Sign, 1974-1975
18. The Rose Tattoo, 1950-1954
19. Slapstick Tragedy, [ca. 1966]
20. Small Craft Warnings, 1972
21. A Streetcar Named Desire, 1948-1950
22. Suddenly Last Summer, [n.d.]
23. Suitable Entrances to Springfield, [n.d.]
24. Summer and Smoke, 1947-1951
25. Sweet Bird of Youth, 1956-1958
26. This Is (An Entertainment), 1974
27A. This Property is Condemned, 1966
28. The Travelling Companion, [n.d.]
28B. The Two Character Play, ca. 1969
29. Will Mr. Merriwether Return from Memphis, 1969
30. Miscellaneous dramatic work, [n.d.]
II. Fiction, 1948-1953
1. Hard Candy, 1948-1953
2. Other stories, 1948-1973
3. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, [n.d.]
III. Miscellaneous letters, manuscripts, and ephemera,
1939-1994
1. Letters, 1939-1965
2. Manuscripts, [1949-1975]
3. Miscellany, 1948-1988
4. Photographs, 1951-1988
5. Programs and Playbills, 1944-1990
6. Posters, 1951-1994
7. Theatrical and film ephemera, [1950-1966]
8. Articles and reviews, 1948-1990
9. Fasteners and notebook, [n.d.]
Box -- Folder -- Contents
1 Series I. Dramatic work, 1947-1980
Includes play and film scripts, correspondence
relating to specific works, proofs and editorial
matter, and miscellaneous materials. Material is
arranged alphabetically by title of play into
subseries and within subseries chronologically.
Series I.1. Baby Doll, 1952
The screenplay Baby Doll, previously titled Hide
and Seek, was based on Williams' plays 27 Wagons
Full of Cotton and The Unsatisfactory Supper. The
play Tiger Tail was later based on this
screenplay. The film by Warner Brothers premiered
on December 18, 1956. Baby Doll was first
published by New Directions in 1956.
Hide and Seek [screenplay], [ca. 1952]
Ts, and Ts [carbon], ca. 107 pp., includes TNS from
Audrey Wood to Paul Bigelow, inserted pages, and lists
of revisions. Original heading "Kazan-Williams film
project based on the one acts working title: The
Twister" has been crossed out and replaced by Hide and
Seek. Bears the signature of Paul Bigelow on the title
page. Numerous autograph corrections are present.
F1 Pages 1-50.
F2 Pages 51-90, plus TNS and outline.
F3 Hide and Seek [screenplay], 1952 Feb 19
Ts [carbon], 121 pp. Title page is dated "Key West,
Florida / February 19, 1952." The notation "not last
version / a.w." is pencilled onto the top right corner
of the title page. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood"
folder.
F4 Hide and Seek: an original screenplay [screenplay],
[n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 110 pp. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood"
folder.
Series I.2. Camino Real, [1950-1968]
Variously titled as Ten Blocks on the Camino Real
and Sixteen Blocks on the Camino Real, the play
premiered on March 19, 1953. A short version of
the play was first published in 1948 in American
Blues. The expanded version's initial publication
was by New Directions in 1953.
F5 Ten Blocks on the Camino Real [playscript], [ca. 1950]
Ts, 66 pp. (Title-page, [1]-65). Bound into a blue
"Liebling-Wood" folder. Typed on black ribbon with
stage directions in red. Autograph notations "Revised
Jan 1950" in ink and "not last version" in red pencil
on right hand corner of title page.
F6 Camino Real [playscript], [n.d.]
Ts, 107 pp. (Title-page, i-iii, 1-102, paginated by
block). Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood" folder.
Typed on black ribbon with stage directions in red.
1 Series I. Dramatic work (cont'd)
Series I.2. Camino Real (cont'd)
F7 Sixteen Blocks on the Camino Real [playscript], [n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 118 pp. (Title-page, list of characters, i-
ii, 1-115 pp. paginated by act). Bound into a blue
"Liebling-Wood" folder.
F8 Camino Real [playscript], [ca. 1968]
Ts [mimeograph], 125 pp. (Paginated by "block"). Bound
into gray printed wrappers. This version is an acting
script used for a 1968 Los Angeles production by the
Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum.
Series I.3. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1957-1958
This play was developed in part from Williams's
short story "Three Players of a Summer Game,"
premiered on March 24, 1955, and was first
published by New Directions in 1955. New
Directions also published the first copies of the
final version in 1975.
F9 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof or a Place of Stone (a play)
[playscript], [n.d.]
Ts, 118 pp. (Numbered internally by act). Bound into a
blue folder, with label from "Anne Meyerson" typing
service pasted onto top left corner. Typed on black
ribbon with stage directions in red.
F10 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof [screenplay], 1957 Dec 9
Ts [mimeograph], 155 pp. Second draft. Written by
James Poe. [Los Angeles]: Avon Productions. Bound in
blue wrappers. "Temporary Complete" stamped on front
cover. Autograph notation "Please return to James Poe"
penciled on cover.
F11 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof [screenplay], 1957 Dec 18
Ts [mimeograph], 152 pp. Marked "Second draft...
from...James Poe." [Los Angeles]: Loew's
Incorporated/Avon Productions. With revised and
alternate pages added. Bound into blue wrappers.
Stamped "Mimeograph file copy," "Vault copy," and
"Temporary complete" on front cover.
F12 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof [screenplay], 1958 Jan 24
Ts [mimeograph], 123 pp. Written by Richard Brooks.
[Los Angeles]: Avon Productions. With numerous revised
and added pages, dated variously January 24 through
April 9, 1958. Marked "script completed January 28,
1958." Bound into yellow wrappers with blue wrapper
bound in and stamped "Composite script," "Vault copy,"
and "Temporary Complete."
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Series I.4. Dragon Country, [n.d.]
A playscript which collects two short plays by
Williams, "Confessional" and "I Can=t Imagine
Tomorrow.
F13A Dragon Country, [n.d.]
Mimeographed typescript, 69 pp. [New York]: Studio
Duplicating Service, Inc., [n.d.]. Includes two short
plays, "Confessional" and "I Can=t Imagine Tomorrow."
Series I.5. Eccentricities of a Nightingale, 1964
This play is related to the short story "Yellow
Bird" and is a 1951 rewrite of "Summer and Smoke."
The first production of the play premiered on June
25, 1964. The play was first published by New
Directions in 1964.
F13B Eccentricities of a Nightingale, 1964
Page proofs, 58 pp. New York: New Directions, 1964.
58 printed 12" x 8" sheets. Page proofs for the first
edition of the play which was published in this edition
with Summer and Smoke, for which proofs are not
included, presumably because New Directions had
previously published this play separately and was
simply using the same text.
Series I.6. Fugitive Kind, [n.d.]
This unpublished drama bears no relation to the
later screenplay The Fugitive Kind.
F14 Fugitive Kind [play], [n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 142 pp., bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood"
folder. Written about 1936, and produced in 1937 in
St. Louis.
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Series I.7. The Fugitive Kind, 1959-1960
The following scripts relate to the 1960 United
Artists film, The Fugitive Kind. The screenplay,
written by Williams with Meade Roberts, is based
upon two previous plays, Battle of Angels and
Orpheus Descending, which was itself adapted
largely from the previous play. The Fugitive Kind
was released in April 1960 as a United Artists
Film directed by Sidney Lumet. First published as
The Fugitive Kind by New American Library in 1960.
F15 The Fugitive Kind [screenplay], 1959 Jun 1
Ts [mimeograph], 141 pp. Written by Tennessee Williams
and Meade Roberts. Pages numbered 1-128 with numerous
revised pages added. Portions of the text contain
autograph notes and revisions. Title page marked
"Final draft June 1, 1959." Bound into blue wrappers.
F16 The Fugitive Kind (dialogue transcript) [screenplay],
1960 Mar 7
Ts [mimeograph], 45 pp. Printed on legal size sheets.
Dated "March 7, 1960" on the front cover sheet.
Arranged by reel number and paged internally.
F17 The Fugitive Kind (cutting continuity) [screenplay],
1960 Mar 7
Ts [mimeograph], 43 pp. Dated "March 7, 1960" on front
cover sheet. Arranged by reel number and paged
internally.
Series I.8. The Glass Menagerie, 1949-1965
Although an early carbon typescript of the play is
present in this section, the bulk of the material
here relates to the 1950 Warner Brothers film
production for which Williams co-authored the
screenplay. Included is correspondence between
Williams and various Warner Brothers personnel,
such as Jack Warner and the film's producer, Jerry
Wald. Also present are several versions of the
screenplay and contractual material. The play
premiered in Chicago on December 26, 1944 and was
first published in 1945 by Random House.
F18 The Glass Menagerie or the gentleman caller: a play
[playscript], [n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 106 pp. Numbered internally by act. A
copy of the script used for the original Chicago
production of the play.
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The Glass Menagerie [film version], 1949-1950
F19 Correspondence, 1949-1950
1949 May 31 TL Williams to producers, Jerry Wald
and Charles Feldman.
2 pp. Discusses the script.
[1949 Aug 3] TL Peter Berneis (co-author of
screenplay) to Wald.
3 pp. Discusses the script.
[1949 Nov 24] TLS Williams to Jerry Wald.
1 p. Discusses the screenplay and his life in Key
West.
1950 Apr 12 Telegram Charles Feldman to Jack
Warner.
2 pp. Release of the film.
1950 May 6 TLS [photocopy] Williams to Warner,
Wald, and Feldman.
5 pp. Account of his reaction to the film.
1950 May 10 Telegram Jack Warner to Williams.
1 p. Recounts preview screening of the film.
1950 Oct 25 TL Feldman to Warner.
1 p. Discusses publicity for the film.
F20 Additional correspondence, manuscript, and contractual
material, 1949 Sep-Dec
Ts [carbon] contract 1949 Sep 29. Contract securing
motion picture rights to The Glass Menagerie for Warner
Brothers Pictures. 2 pp. Contract is signed by
Tennessee Williams, his agent Audrey Wood who signed
for Williams's mother Edwina, and Warner Brothers
officials.
1949 Nov 29 TLS Jerry Wald to Williams. 2 pp.
Portions of dialogue asking for Williams's comments.
Williams's autograph revisions to the dialogue are
present.
[1949 Dec] TNS Williams to Jerry Wald, with
attached script revisions. 1 p. Included with this
note are three additional typescript pages containing
proposed changes to the script bearing Williams's
autograph corrections.
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Manuscripts, 1949
The material in this section includes versions of the
screenplay which were prepared subsequent to a meeting
in Italy between Tennessee Williams and Irving Rappner,
the film's director. Upon receiving the initial film
treatment of his screenplay from Warner Brothers,
Williams expressed his dissatisfaction very strongly.
Rappner traveled to Italy to consult with Williams
about changes, and together they revised the
screenplay.
F21 Manuscripts, 1949 Jun-Dec
1. [The Glass Menagerie] Principal points covered and
agreed upon at Italian conference [screenplay],
1949 Jun 27
Ts [carbon], 8 pp. Revised version of specific
portions of the screenplay.
2. [The Glass Menagerie] Principal points covered and
agreed upon at Roman conference [screenplay],
[1949 Jun]
Ts [carbon], with additional autograph sheets, 6 pp.
Appears to be the original draft of the above version.
It consists of three typescript sheets containing
proposed changes to the script as well as 3 pages of
autograph notes. Several different hands are present
throughout the text. In addition, the signature of
Paul Bowles appears in pencil in the top right hand
corner of the first typescript sheet.
3. The Glass Menagerie [screenplay], 1949
Ts [carbon], 32 pp. Notation "Master copy" appears in
pencil on the first page. Consists of changes and
revisions to individual scenes. Sections of the script
are individually dated and numbered. Date span ranges
from November 29-December 14, 1949.
4. The Glass Menagerie [screenplay], [n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 21 pp. Opening page heading "Warehouse
Sequence." Consists of individual sections of the
script. Sections are undated and numbered internally.
5. Additional Ts changes, [n.d.]
Changes to a specific scene with two copies of a typed
memorandum from Jerry Wald to Irving Rapper concerning
the changes. 2 pp.
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F22 Further manuscripts and changes, 1949
6. Changes to the screenplay, [n.d.]
Ts, 22 pp. Extensive group of changes, many bear
Williams's autograph revisions.
7. Additional group of script changes, [n.d.]
Ts, 22 pp. Includes a cover note by Williams
explaining his objectives with this group of changes.
F23 The Glass Menagerie [screenplay], 1949
Photocopy of the original shooting script. Bound into
yellow wrappers and stamped "Part I. Rev. final" on
title page. Accompanying is a one page Ts [mimeo]
synopsis of the film prepared by the Warner Brothers
story department.
F24 Rewrites and additions, 1949 Aug 15
Ts [carbon], 18 pp. Rewrites and additions of material
for the film version. Sent from Rome by Williams and
dated August 15, 1949.
F25 Miscellaneous, 1965 Apr 17
ALS, 1 p. Eddie Dowling to "Dear Abel." Dated April
17, 1965. Dowling was the producer of the original
Chicago and Broadway productions of The Glass
Menagerie. Dowling also played the role of Tom in both
of these productions. Dowling discusses a revival of
the play. Also two clippings pertaining to the film.
Series I.9. Kingdom of Earth, 1957 Apr
Based on a short story by the same title, Kingdom
of Earth was first published in the February 1967
issue of Esquire. It was first produced with the
title The Seven Descents of Myrtle in 1968.
F26 Kingdom of Earth [playscript], 1967 Apr
Ts [mimeograph], 112 pp. Bound into a black folder
stamped "Studio duplicating service." Title page bears
the typed note: "First draft of the full-length
version, April 1967."
Series I.10. Kirche, Kutchen und Kinder (an Outrage
for the Stage), [1979 Apr]
This unpublished play was first produced in 1979.
F27 Kirche, Kutchen und Kinder [play], [1979 Apr]
Ts, 72 pp. Includes numerous inserted pages. Bears
the author's extensive autograph corrections.
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Series I.11. The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, 1980 May
Published in Stopped Rocking and Other Screenplays
by New Directions in 1984.
F28 The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond [screenplay], [n.d.]
Ts, 25 pp. Bears the author's extensive autograph
corrections.
F29 The Loss of a Tear-drop Diamond [screenplay], 1980 May
Ts, 109 pp. Bears the author's autograph corrections
and his TNS dated May 1980.
Series I.12A. The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore,
1962-1963
This drama grew out of the short story "Man Bring
This Up Road." The first publication was in The
Best Plays of 1962-1963 by Dodd, Mead, in 1963.
The production premiered at the Festival of Two
Worlds in Spoleto, Italy, on July 10, 1962.
F30A The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore [play], 1962
Oct 18
Ts [mimeograph], 28 pp. Dated October 18, 1962, this
synopsis of the play was prepared by Metro-Golden-Mayer
Productions for selected distribution to solicit
opinion on the feasibility of a film version of the
play. Accompanied by a one page memorandum and pink
cover sheet stamped "Please regard this as highly
confidential."
F30B The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore [play], [1963]
Ts, 136 pp. Revised version of the play, with
extensive autograph corrections and numerous inserted
pages. Draft is arranged in the order it was received,
which appears to be arranged by individual revision,
rather than in the narrative order of the play.
Initial page contains a prefatory note about the
unsuccessful first production of the play which
Williams has initialed and dated "T.W. Key West, Feb
1963."
F30C Boom, 1967 Jun 19
Ts [mimeograph & photocopy] 115 pp.
Film adaptation of The Milktrain Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
with a few autograph reisions. Also includes a photocopy of
Williams's letter titled "A Woman Owns An Island" (1967 Mar 8)
and a one page production note by Joseph Losey. The 1968 British
film included actors Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and Noel
Coward.
2 Series I. Dramatic work (cont'd)
Series I.13. The Night of the Iguana, 1960-1964
A drama bearing some relation to the short story
by the same title. An early version of the play
was published in the February 1962 issue of
Esquire. The first production of the play
occurred at the Festival of Two Worlds, Spoleto,
Italy, on July 2, 1959.
Night of the Iguana [play], [ca. 1960]
Ts, Ts [carbon], Ts [mimeograph], Ts [photocopy], and
autograph drafts, ca. 507 pp. Includes extensive
autograph textual corrections, multiple drafts and
revisions of various segments, and numerous inserted
pages often containing revised versions of individual
scenes.
Draft is arranged in the order it was received. Three
folders (32-34) of material are arranged by Act.
Folders 35-38 contain individual revisions and other
portions of the text which are not arranged in
narrative order.
F32 Preliminary material and Act I
F33 Act II
F34 Act III
F35 Scene III
F36 Revisions
F37 Revisions
F38 Revisions
F39 Letters accompanying manuscript, 1961 Jan-Feb
Originally with the manuscript housed in F32-38, the
letters include three TLSs from Tennessee Williams to
the actress Katharine Hepburn in which he attempts to
persuade her to play the role of Hannah Jelkes. The
three letters are similar in content, and it appears
Williams never sent the first two letters but only the
final one for which he retained the photocopy which is
present here.
1961 Jan 5 TLS l p.
1961 Jan 6 TLS 1 p.
1961 Feb 16 TLS [photocopy] 2 pp.
F40 Night of the Iguana or southern cross [playscript],
1960
Ts [photocopy], 104 pp. Cover sheet dated "June 1960"
and marked "Return to Frank Corsaro." Photocopy of the
working script used by the director Frank Corsaro for
the first New York production of the play.
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F41 Night of the Iguana, [1962 Feb]
Ts [carbon], 24 pp. Production chart, including "time
sheet," "focussing charts," and "lighting cues," used
in the 1962 Broadway production. This copy sent to
Williams's agent, Rosemary Wood, by "JMG," with Wood's
accompanying note.
F42A Night of the Iguana [filmscript], 1964 Jun 4
Ts [mimeograph], 117 pp. Bound in yellow wrappers
bearing the imprint of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., Culver
City, California. Labelled "Dialogue Cutting
Continuity" script. Used for the 1964 M-G-M film
production.
F42B Night of the Iguana [playscript], [n.d.]
Ts (photocopy), 90 pp. Bound in fuchia printed
wrappers. Script for a Los Angeles production but not
posthumous.
Series I.14. Now the Cats With Jewelled Claws, [n.d.]
Drama published in volume 7 of Theatre.
F43 Now the Cats with Jewelled Claws [playscript], [n.d.]
Ts [photocopy], 45 pp. Manilla folder in which the
script was originally laid bears the autograph notation
"orig...emended & revised version for Miami Enclosed."
Series I.15A. Orpheus Descending, [1953-1954]
Originally published as Battle of Angels in 1945.
Also first produced using the same title in Boston
in 1940. Also titled The Memory Orchard and The
Dismembering Furies.
F44 Orpheus Descending or the memory orchard [playscript],
[ca. 1953]
Ts [carbon], 110 pp. Bound into blue "Liebling-Wood"
wrappers. The pencilled notation "September 1953"
appears on the title page.
F45A The Dismembering Furies [playscript], [ca. 1954]
Ts [carbon], 132 pp. Bound into blue "Liebling-Wood"
wrappers. The pencilled notation "corrected July 1954"
appears on the title page. The title page also
contains a list of "other possible titles" for the
play: Orpheus Descending, The Memory of an Orchard, The
Fugitive Kind, and Something Wild in the Country.
F45B Orpheus Descending [playscript], [n.d.]
Ts [mimeograph], 114 pp. Bound into dark blue printed
wrappers with the stamp of "Anne Meyerson Typing and
Mimeograph Service."
F46 Out Cry, 1971 Jul
Ts (mimeograph) 85 pp. Playscript in unpublished state in maroon
duplicating serice binder.
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Series I.16. Period of Adjustment, 1959 Dec
First published in the December 1960 issue of
Esquire, this play premiered at the Coconut Grove
Playhouse in Miami on December 29, 1958.
F47A Period of Adjustment or high point is built on a
cavern (a serious comedy) [playscript], 1959: Dec
Ts [carbon], 114 pp. Marked "Revised, December, 1959"
on title page. Text paginated by act followed by 24
pages of "Addenda: possible inserts and variations."
Printed label of MCA, Williams's agency, with "Audrey
Wood" and autograph notation "Audrey Wood's personal
copy" present on the title page.
F47B Period of Adjustment or high point is built on a cavern (a serious
comedy) [playscript], 1959: Dec
Ts (mimeograph), 127 pp. Labeled "Revised, December 1959," bearing
a number of holograph deletions and some corrections and annotations,
all in pencil in the hand of the actress Barbara Baxley, who used it
in the Miami production of the play. This copy bears the label of "MCA"
on the title page and the typed request "Please return to Audrey Wood."
The final 25 pages are rewrite pages, some of which are labeled "variation
#1" or "variation #2."
F47C Period of Adjustment or high point is built on a cavern (a serious
comedy) [playscript], 1959: Dec
Ts (mimeograph), 124 pp. Labeled "Revised, August 1960," with pages
of typescript inserted. Extensively, annotated and corrected by
actress Barbara Baxley who used it as a working copy for the New York
production. The front pages bears several names and telephone numbers
(i.e. director George Roy Hill) and the label of Cheryl Crawford
Productions with the typed designation of "script #5."
Series I.17. The Red Devil Battery Sign, 1974-1975
First published by New Directions in 1988, this
play premiered on stage in Boston on June 18,
1975.
F48 The Red Devil Battery Sign (A work for
presentational theatre) [playscript], 1974 Nov
Ts [mimeograph], 126 pp. Labeled "Revised--November,
1974" and bears the autograph "#20" written in ink on
the title page. Bound in blue printed wrappers of the
Studio Duplicating Service, Inc. Also stamp of
International Famous Agency.
F49 The Red Devil Battery Sign (A work for the
presentational theatre) [playscript], 1975 Mar
Ts [mimeograph], 102 pp. Occasional autograph
corrections in an unidentified hand throughout the
text. Bound into red printed wrappers.
Series I.18. The Rose Tattoo, 1950-1954
First published by New Directions in 1951, this
play premiered on stage at the Erlanger Theatre in
Chicago on December 29, 1950. For an extensive
collection related to The Rose Tattoo see Ms 270,
"Ralph Delauney Papers Related to Tennessee
Williams's The Rose Tattoo."
F50 The Rose Tattoo (a play in three acts) [playscript],
[n.d.]
Ts [mimeograph] and Ts [carbon], 109 pp. Paged
internally by act and bound into blue printed wrappers.
Carbon sheets containing revisions interleaved with
mimeo sheets; occasional autograph revisions are also
present. An additional Ts [carbon] slip has been
pasted over a portion of the text (p. 2-1-14) replacing
a speech in Act 2. This copy was used for the play's
initial tryout in Chicago which premiered Dec 29, 1950.
The name and address of Cheryl Crawford, the play's
producer, is reproduced on the lower right hand corner
of the title page.
2 Series I. Dramatic work (cont'd)
F51 The Rose Tattoo (a play in three parts) [playscript],
1950 Oct
Ts [carbon], 137 pp. Bound into a green folder and
paged internally by act with additional pages laid in.
Contains numerous autograph corrections to the text.
Title page dated "Fourth draft, New York, October,
1950." Also bears Williams's autograph notation: "My
copy of script used during rehearsals and Chicago
tryout. Tennessee Williams."
F52 The Rose Tattoo "Dynamics of the Play" and rewrites,
[n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 31 pp. Includes two pages titled
"Dynamics of the Play" and 29 pages of rewrites for
Part II, Scenes 3 and 4 and Part III, Scenes 2 and 3.
F53 The Rose Tattoo [screenplay], 1954 May 24
Ts [mimeograph], 150 pp. Copy of the film script used
for the 1955 Paramount film production. Cover sheet is
marked "2nd temporary yellow/May 24, 1954."
Series I.19. Slapstick Tragedy, [ca. 1966]
Slapstick Tragedy consists of two plays, Gnädiges
Fräulein and The Mutilated. These plays were
first published as Slapstick Tragedy: Two Plays in
the August 1965 issue of Esquire. The two plays
premiered under the title Slapstick Tragedy in New
York on February 22, 1966.
F54 Slapstick Tragedy [playscript], [ca. 1966]
-55 Ts [mimeograph] bound into green wrappers with
additional typescript and mimeograph pages bearing
corrections laid in. Consists of the mimeographed
production scripts for The Mutilated and Gnädiges
Fräulein. This copy was Tennessee Williams's working
manuscript for the first production, and it bears his
extensive autograph notes and revisions. Williams has
also inscribed this copy on the verso of the title
page.
F54 The Mutilated
3 F55 Gnädiges Fräulein
Series I.20. Small Craft Warnings, 1972
This play is an expansion of Williams's play
Confessional. Small Craft Warnings was first
published by New Directions in 1972 and first
produced for stage in April 1972.
F56 S.C.W., 1972
Autograph, 2 pp. Two sheets of legal paper containing
Tennessee Williams's autograph notes concerning
lighting and staging, apparently made for the initial
production of the play which premiered April 2, 1972.
Dated in Williams's hand, "1st Audience 3/26/72."
Series I.21. A Streetcar Named Desire, 1948-1950
This play was first published in 1947 by New
Directions and premiered at the Barrymore Theatre
in New York on December 3, 1947.
Consists primarily of film scripts used for the
1951 Warner Brothers production for which Williams
wrote the screenplay. Also includes a telegram to
Williams announcing the award of a Pulitzer Prize
for the original stage production of the play.
F57 Telegram, 1948 May 3
Telegram to Williams from Frank D. Fackenthal,
President of the Columbia University Board of Trustees,
announcing the award of a Pulitzer Prize for the play A
Streetcar Named Desire.
F58 A Streetcar Named Desire [screenplay], 1950 Jun
Ts [carbon], 132 pp. Bears extensive autograph
notations in an unidentified hand concerning staging,
camera set-ups, etc., for individual scenes. Title
page marked "draft" and dated "June, 1950."
F59 A Streetcar Named Desire [screenplay], [n.d.]
Ts [mimeograph], 133 pp. Mimeographed yellow sheets
with extensive autograph textual revisions and
notations in Williams's hand. Bound into blue wrappers
bearing the typed notation, "Final script (rough
copy)."
F60 A Streetcar Named Desire [screenplay], 1950 Aug 8
Ts [photocopy], 135 pp. Photocopy of the original
shooting script. Title page dated "8/8/50 Part I.
Final." Bound into blue wrappers.
3 Series I.22. Suddenly Last Summer, [n.d.]
First published by New Directions in 1958,
Suddenly Last Summer was first produced together
with Something Unspoken under the collective title
Garden District in January 1958.
F61 Suddenly Last Summer [playscript], [n.d.]
Ts, 27 pp. Clean typescript draft titled "Suddenly
Last Summer/ Scene Four." The signature of Tennessee
Williams appears at the top of the first page with an
additional undecipherable note or signature below it.
Note: pencilled page numbers have been added by the
repository.
Series I.23. Suitable Entrances to Springfield, [n.d.]
F62 Suitable Entrances to Springfield or heaven [play],
[n.d.]
Ts, 25 pp. Bears the author's autograph textual
corrections and his ANS at the bottom of the title
page.
Series I.24. Summer and Smoke, 1947-1951
This play bears some relationship to the short
story "The Yellow Bird." The first publication
occurred in 1948 by New Directions. The play
premièred at the Gulf Oil Playhouse in Dallas on
July 8, 1947. One of the rewrites of this play is
titled The Eccentricities of a Nightingale.
F63 Summer and Smoke [playscript], 1947 Mar
Ts, 133 pp. Typed on black ribbon with stage
directions in red. Marked "B" in red pencil on the
title page. Bound into blue "Liebling-Wood" wrappers.
Dated on title page "March-1947 (revised)."
F64 Summer and Smoke [playscript], 1947 Mar
Ts [carbon], 133 pp. Carbon copy of the preceding
typescript. Also marked "B" in red pencil on the title
page, dated "March-1947 (revised)," and bound into blue
"Liebling-Wood" wrappers. This copy bears Williams's
autograph corrections and notations to the text.
F65 Summer and Smoke [playscript], [n.d.]
Ts [mimeograph], 117 pp. Bound into blue "Liebling-
Wood" wrappers. This copy marked "Prompt copy" on the
title page with autograph cue notations throughout the
text.
F66A Summer and Smoke [Script changes], [ca. 1951 May]
Ts [carbon], 31 pp. Consists of script revisions for
various scenes in the play. Accompanied by an
autograph note in an unidentified hand dated "5/17/51."
F66B Summer and Smoke [filmscript], 1960 Dec 14
Ts [mimeograph], 146 pp. Revised final white script with
blue sheet changes dated 12/19/60 and 12/18/60. Signed by
Williams with his Key West address on front cover.
For Wallis-Paramount-Hazen.
Series I.25. Sweet Bird of Youth, 1956-1958
This play was begun in 1948 as a number of
sketches which included The Enemy: Time. It was
first published as Sweet Bird of Youth in the
April 1959 issue of Esquire. The first production
of the play occurred in April 1956 in Coral
Gables, Florida.
F67 The Enemy: Time [playscript], 1956
Ts [carbon], 18 pp. Dated "Spring, 1956" on title page
with additional notation "Sketch which developed into
Sweet Bird of Youth." Bound into a black folder.
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Series I.25. Sweet Bird of Youth, 1956-1958
F68 Brush Hangs Burning [playscript], [n.d.]
Ts, 17 pp. Draft (7 pp.) of a one-act play which bears
some relationship to the plays The Enemy: Time and
Sweet Bird of Youth. The characters Candy and Pere
Finley foreshadow Miss Lucey and Boss Finley of Sweet
Bird of Youth. Included are 10 pages of drafts of
additional scenes.
F69 Sweet Bird of Youth [playscript], 1958 May 9
Ts and Ts (carbon), 78 pp. Script for Act II and Act
III. Includes small pencil notations by Wood.
F70 Sweet Bird of Youth [playscript], 1958 Oct
Ts [carbon], 145 pp. Bound into brown printed
wrappers. This copy bears the bookplate of June Havoc
on the title page.
F71 Sweet Bird of Youth [playscript], [1958]
Ts [carbon]. Originally dated "October-1958" in
typescript, this copy was stamped "Nov 14, 1958" and
bears the autograph notation "Dec" on the title page.
This copy of the script belonged to the play's stage
setting and lighting designer, Jo Mielzner, and bears
his signature on the title page and autograph notations
throughout the text. Autograph revisions in Williams's
hand are also present.
F72 Sweet Bird of Youth [playscript], [n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 125 pp. Another copy of the script
belonging to Jo Mielzner. Contains extensive autograph
notes concerning lighting, blocking, music cues, and
other stage directions. Also contains lists of cast
and production staff, props, and rehearsal schedules.
Original binder has been removed and retained with the
collection in Box 4.
F73 Addenda [script changes], [n.d.]
Ts and Ts [carbon], 13 pp. Script changes with
numerous autograph corrections are present. Also
included with this material is a one page autograph
listing of understudies for the original production and
a flyer.
Series I.26. This Is (An Entertainment), 1974
This unpublished play was first produced in
January 1976 at the American Conservatory Theatre.
F74 This Is (An entertainment), 1974
Ts [mimeograph], ca. 127 pp. Originally bound into red
wrappers, with additional Ts and Ts [photocopy] pages
laid in. Extensive autograph notes and corrections,
numerous revised scenes and inserted pages are present
throughout the text. Title page is dated "Key West,
January, 1974 1st draft."
Series I.27. This Property is Condemned, 1966
F75 "This Property is Condemned" - Release dialogue script, 1966 Jun 10
Typescript (mimeograph) release dialogue script for Francis Ford Coppola's,
Fred Cole's, and Edith R. Summer's adaptation to the
screen of William's play. The movie was directed by Sidney Pollack,
produced by John Houseman, and starred Natalie Wood, Charles Bronson,
and Robert Redford. 125 pp.
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Series I.28A. The Travelling Companion, [n.d.]
This dialogue was published in the December 1981
issue of Christopher Street.
F76A The Travelling Companion [playscript], [n.d.]
Ts [photocopy], 22 pp., bound into brown folder with
the label of International Creative Management. The
script bears Williams's autograph [photocopy]
corrections and autograph pencil notes in an
unidentified hand.
Series I.29. Will Mr. Merriwether Return From Memphis, 1969
This unpublished drama premièred at the Tennessee
Williams Fine Arts Center of Florida Keys
Community College on January 24, 1980.
F77a Will Mr. Merriwether Return from Memphis [playscript], 1969
Ts [photocopy], 65 pp. Bound into a green acetate
spiral-bound folder. Title page is marked "Revised
September 1969." Additional typed sheet laid in
indicating the script is an acting script used for the
Spring 1980, premiere production of the play.
F77b [Will Mr. Merriwether Return from Memphis] [draft], [n.d.]
8 p. Draft of several scenes, apparently from the
play of this title. Bears Williams's autograph notes
and corrections.
Series I.30. Miscellaneous dramatic work, [n.d.]
Includes two fragments of plays, one of which is
part of a dramatization of Williams's story "The
Mattress by the Tomato Patch."
F78 [The Mattress by the Tomato Patch], [n.d.]
Ts, 1 p. Short fragment or abbreviated draft of a
dramatization of Williams's story "The Mattress by the
Tomato Patch."
F79 [Untitled fragment], [n.d.]
Ts, 1 p. Single page of dialogue, featuring characters
Pearl and Nance, with Williams's autograph corrections.
Williams's signature appears at the top of the page.
3 Series II. Fiction, 1948-1973
Consists of drafts of Tennessee Williams's
fiction, including short stories and a novella.
Series II.1. Hard Candy, 1948-1953
Includes material relating to both the individual
short story, "Hard Candy," as well as to the 1954
New Directions collection published under the same
title. Arranged in the order in which they appear
in the published collection.
F80 "Hard Candy" [short story], 1949 Aug
Ts [carbon], 19 pp. Dated "Rome, August, 1949" on the
final page. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood" folder.
F81 "Hard Candy" [short story], 1949 Aug
Ts [carbon], 19 pp. Dated "Rome, August, 1949" on the
final page. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood" folder.
Duplicate carbon of the above draft.
F82 "Hard Candy" [short story], 1953 Mar
Ts [carbon], 23 pp. Dated "Rome, August, 1949 / Key
West, March, 1953." Marked "R" in red pencil on the
first page. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood" folder.
Hard Candy [collection], 1948-1952
Consists of Ts and Ts [carbon] drafts of the individual
stories which were collected in Hard Candy: A Book of
Stories (New York: New Directions, 1954).
F83 "Three Players of a Summer Game," 1952 Apr
Ts [carbon], 33 pp. Marked "First R" in pencil on
initial page. Dated "April, 1952" on p. 33. Bound
into a blue "Liebling-Wood" folder.
F84 "Two on a Party," 1952
Ts [carbon], 33 pp. Dated "New Orleans 1951-2" on
front cover and "London, New Orleans, 1951-1952" on p.
33. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood" folder.
F85 "The Resemblance Between a Violin-case and a Coffin (a
story)," 1949 Oct
Ts, 21 pp. Marked "original" in pencil on the front
cover and dated "Manhattan, October, 1949" on p. 21.
Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood" folder.
F86 "Hard Candy," 1949 Aug
Ts [carbon], 19 pp. Dated "Rome, August, 1949" on p.
19. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood" folder.
F87 "Rubio y Morena," 1948 Jul
Ts [carbon], 22 pp. Dated "Paris, July, 1948" on p.
22. Bound into a blue folder marked "Serial Dept./From
Curtis Brown, Ltd. / London."
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F88 "The Mattress by the Tomato Patch," [n.d.]
Ts, 14 pp.
F89 "The Coming of Something to the Widow Holly," [n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 12 pp. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood"
folder.
F90 "The Vine," [n.d.]
Ts, 21 pp. Marked "Not last version" on initial page.
Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood" folder.
F91 "The Mysteries of the Joy Rio (story)," [n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 19 pp. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood"
folder.
Series II.2. Other stories, 1948-1973
Drafts of individual short stories written by
Williams. Arranged in alphabetical order by
title.
F92 "Chronicle of a Demise," [n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 7 pp. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood"
folder.
F93 "The Important Thing," [n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 20 pp. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood"
folder.
F94 ["The Mysteries of the Joy Rio"], [n.d.]
Ts, 7 pp. Bears the author's autograph corrections.
Appears to be an early draft of the central portion of
the story.
F95 "The Night of the Iguana," 1948 Feb
Ts [carbon] and Ts, 34 pp. and 10 pp. Draft includes
original ending as well as two drafts of the revised
ending which was used for the first published version.
F96 "One Arm," [n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 20 pp. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood"
folder.
F97 "The Poet," [n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 9 pp. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood"
folder.
F98 "The Vine," [n.d.]
Ts, 2 pp. Partial draft with autograph revisions.
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F99 "Das Wasser ist Kalt," [ca. 1973]
Ts, 15 pp. Rough draft with the author's extensive
autograph corrections.
F100 "The Yellow Bird," [n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 12 pp. Bound into a blue "Liebling-Wood"
folder.
Series II.3. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, [n.d.]
This novella was first published in 1950 by New
Directions. Gavin Lambert wrote a screenplay
based on this work which was produced by Warner
Brothers and premiered on November 24, 1961.
F101 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (a novella), [n.d.]
Ts [carbon], 87 pp., with 10 additional pages of
inserts. Original title Moon of Pause has been crossed
out and replaced with The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone.
The title page contains an autograph note from Audrey
Wood to the typing service, as well as the signature of
Paul Bigelow.
Series III. Miscellaneous letters, manuscripts, and
ephemera, 1939-1994
Includes letters written by Maureen Stapleton,
Laurette Taylor, Tennessee Williams, and Andreas
Brown; as well as manuscripts of two poems and an
essay by Williams. Also includes photographs of
Williams and casts of productions of his plays;
programs, playbills, and posters related to
productions of his plays; as well as theatrical
and film ephemera related to his works. Other
items of interest include a copy of Williams's
will, an audiotape of sound effects for the first
production of Orpheus Descending, and a 1970
interview with Tennessee Williams conducted by
David Frost.
Series III.1. Letters, 1939-1965
Arranged in alphabetical order by name of sender
and chronologically within in a group from one
individual.
F102 Andreas Brown to Norman Unger, 1962-1965
1962 Mar 28 TLS 1 p.
1962 Apr 28 TLS 1 p., with photocopied clipping
1963 Nov 11 TLS 1 p., with tear sheet
1964 Jul 5 TCS 1 p.
1965 [Dec 16] ACS 1 p.
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F103 Maureen Stapleton to Mr. Shepherd, [1952 Feb 23]
ALS, 2 pp. American actress Stapleton is writing to a
Mr. Shepherd concerning the production of Williams's
The Rose Tattoo in which Stapleton starred. This
letter was originally laid in a copy of The Rose Tattoo
(New York: New Directions, 1951). See Spec. PS3545
.I3365 R6 1951b.
F104 Laurette Taylor to Blanche Knopf, [1939 Nov 21]
ALS, 1 p. American actress Laurette Taylor to Blanche
Knopf.
F105 Tennessee Williams, 1950-1959
To Paul Bigelow 1959 Aug ANS 2 p. with
small key
To Norman Unger 1950 Feb 11 ALS 1 p.
To Audrey Wood 1950 May 19 TNS 1 p.
Series III.2. Manuscripts, 1949-1950
Items arranged in alphabetical order by title.
F106 "Orpheus Descending" [poem], 1950 Nov
Ts, 2 pp. Signed by Tennessee Williams with his
autograph textual corrections.
F107 "Praise to Assenting Angels" [essay], [1949 Apr]
Ts, 9 p. Signed by Tennessee Williams with his
extensive autograph notes and corrections. This essay
on the work of Carson McCullers served as introduction
to the second edition of McCuller's novel, Reflections
in a Golden Eye.
F108A "The Tender Ones" [poem], [n.d.]
Ts, 2 pp. Williams has signed the poem at the bottom
of p. 2 and has included an autograph note above the
title: "Notes for a poor little poem--Tennessee."
F108B Poems by Tennessee Williams, 1948-1950
Seventeen typescript (carbon) poems, some of which are
unpublished. Typing by Williams=s Agent=s Service.
Titles include: "Her Head on the Pillow," "The Island
Is Memorable to Us," "Jim Connor Went," "Old Men with
Sticks," "The Soft City," "San Sebastiano De Sodoma,"
"The Goths," "Frere Jacques," "Faitn As Leaf Shadow,"
"Counsel," "The Eyes," (3 copies), "Death Is High,"
"Which Is My Little Boy," "The Comforter & The
Betrayer," "We Have Not Long To Love," and "The Road."
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Series III.3. Miscellany, 1948-1988
Consists of a lithograph portrait of Williams, a
copy of his will, audio tapes of sound effects for
Orpheus Descending, articles about Williams and
his work, David Frost's interview with Williams,
and a proof of Tennessee Williams: an Intimate
Biography. Arranged in chronological order.
F109 Life, 1948 Feb 16
Contains an article about Williams by Lincoln Barnett.
Removed to oversize.
F110 "My Current Reading," 1948 Mar 6
Williams=article in Saturday Review. See Spec PS 3545
.I5365 M92 1948.
F111 "The Human Psyche--Alone," 1950 Dec 23
Tennessee Williams' review of Bowles= The Delicate Prey
and Other Stories.
F112 "Three Players of a Summer Game," 1952 Nov 1
Photocopy of a story written by Williams and published
in The New Yorker.
F113 "Dear Friend...," 1953
Flyer distributed by the Dylan Thomas Fund Committee,
of which Tennessee Williams is listed as a member. See
Spec PR 6039 .H52 Z595.
F114 "What Are Television Writers Made Of?" 1957
Oliansky=s article in Intro Bulletin. See Spec Folio+
PS 3543 .I26 Z77 1957.
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Orpheus Descending [audio tape], [ca. 1957]
Two reel-to-reel audio tapes of original sound effects
for the first production of the play. Recorded at 7
1/2 i.p.s., plus a preservation copy for use by
researchers.
F115 Tape 1
F116 Tape 2
F117 "Tennessee Williams" [Portrait in Shades of Blue],
[1958]
Broadside, see Spec PS 3545 .I5365 Z552.
F118 "The Artistic Theory of Tennessee Williams," 1959 Jun 1
Ts [carbon], 14 pp. Essay by Stephen Semegran, with
title page bearing Williams's autograph note to
Semegran.
F119 "Another Mystery Solved: the true identity of Tennessee
Williams," 1960 Jan
Article by Gerald Burns in the American Bar Association
Journal. See Spec PS 3545 .I5365 Z585 1960.
F120 Time, 1962 Mar 9
Issue features cover portrait and feature article
devoted to Williams.
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F121 "Dear Playgoer" and "Dear Stubs Member" [appeals
for contributions to New Dramatists Committee], 1962
Brochure and flyer, see Spec PN 1661 .N47 1962 and Spec
PN 1661 .N47 1962b.
F122 "Carson McCullers Dies at 50," 1967 Sep 30
Obituary from The New York Times (September 30, 1967)
which includes remarks by Tennessee Williams. See Spec
Folio+ PS 3525 .A1772 Z5824 1967.
F123 The Daily Telegraph Magazine, 1968 Nov 15
Issue 215 contains Williams's story "Grand." Removed
to oversize section.
F124 Kingdom of Earth dust jacket, [1968]
For New Directions edition.
F125 Interview with Tennessee Williams, [1970]
Ts [mimeograph], 25 pp. Transcript of television
interview with Williams conducted by David Frost for
the "David Frost Show." The date "Wednesday, January
21" appears on the cover. Towards the end of the
interview Frost and Williams are joined by Jessica
Tandy, Maureen Stapleton, and Eli Wallach.
F126 "A Conversation with Tennessee Williams," 1972
Broadside, see Spec PS 3545 .I5365 Z5938.
F127 Small Craft Warnings dust jacket, [1973]
For Secker & Warburg edition.
F128 "Tennessee Williams," 1975
Article by Clive Barnes, see Spec PS 3545 .I5365 Z578
1975.
F129 James Dean: the Mutant King, 1975
Copy of book written by David Dalton (New York: Dell,
1975). Tennessee Williams's copy with his autograph
notes on the first leaf and the verso of the front
wrapper.
F130 "Orpheus Holds His Own: William Burroughs talks
with Tennessee Williams...," 1977 May 16
Article by William S. Burroughs in The Village Voice.
See Spec Folio+ PS 3545 .I5365 Z587.
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Series III.3. Miscellany (cont'd)
F131 The World of Tennessee Williams [dust jacket], 1978
Suppressed dust jacket for book edited by Richard F.
Leavitt (New York: Putnam, 1978). Rear cover
photographs are reversed. Removed to oversize section.
F132 "Tennessee Williams' Mom: she still has her memories,"
1979 Feb 11
Article by Dennis Brown in Los Angeles Times Calendar,
p. 58. See Spec Folio PS 3545 .I5365 Z582 1979.
F133 Last Will and Testament of Tennessee Williams, 1980-
1983
Ts [photocopy], 14 pp. Photocopy of Tennessee
Williams's will, with a two-page codicil and a probate
order.
F134 Tennessee Williams: an intimate biography, 1983
Proof copy. Written by Dakin Williams and Shepherd
Mead, (New York: Arbor House, 1983). Photocopied
sheets with minor autograph [photocopy] corrections.
Accompanied by proof of the dust jacket and publisher's
promotional materials.
F135 "Tennessee Williams in Key West Literary Seminar &
Festival," 1986 Jan 9-12
Brochure and postcard related to event.
F136 Evolving Texts: the writings of Tennessee Williams,
1988
Printed copy, 51 pp. Catalog of an exhibition at the
University of Delaware Library written by Timothy D.
Murray (Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware
Library, 1988). Also includes an invitation to the
opening of the exhibition and a small poster.
No F "The Violets on the Mountains Have Broken the Rocks,"
[n.d.]
Lithograph portrait of Tennessee Williams. Print is
numbered 15/75 and signed by Williams and the artist
Everett Raymond Kinstler. See Spec Folio + NE 2312.5
.K54 A78 1975
Series III.4. Photographs, 1951-1988
Arranged alphabetically by title of Williams play
to which the photograph is related and followed by
photographs of Tennessee Williams.
F137 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1988
Two black and white photographs of scenes from the 1988
production of this play at the Walnut Street Theatre in
Philadelphia. Also includes a program, subscription
flyer, and a description of the photographs.
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F138 The Glass Menagerie, [n.d.]
Black and white photograph of actress Laurette Taylor
in the role of Amanda from the original production of
The Glass Menagerie. Inscribed by Taylor to Norman
Unger.
F139 The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, 1963
39 black and white (11 1/2 x 16) photographs taken
during rehearsals of the original 1963 New York
production of this play. Included are Williams, Audrey
Wood, Paul Bowles (composer), Herbert Machiz, Hermione
Baddeley, Mildred Dunnock, and others. Some of the
photographs are signed by Herbert Machiz, Warren Young
and an unidentified signature. Removed to oversize.
F140 The Mutilated, [1962]
Black and white photograph of Margaret Leighton and
James Olson in the original 1962 production of this
work.
F141 The Rose Tattoo, 1955
Black and white publicity photograph of Hal Wallis,
Anna Magnani, and an unidentified woman during the 1955
Paramount Pictures film production.
F142 A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951
Two black and white photographs of scenes from the 1951
Warner Brothers film production.
F143 This Property Is Condemned, 1966
Black and white photograph and color photograph of
scenes from the 1966 Paramount Pictures film.
F144 Tennessee Williams, [n.d.]
Black and white snapshot of Williams bearing the
inscription "To Norman [Unger], fondly Tennessee (Key
West)."
F145 Tennessee Williams and Anna Magnani, 1957
Black and white photograph of Williams and the actress,
Anna Magnani, aboard the cruise ship Andrea Doria.
Williams's autograph note, "L'esprit et le corps,"
appears on the photo.
F146 Tennessee Williams, [n.d.]
Five publicity photographs of Tennessee Williams used
by New Directions. Accompanied by a letter from Laurie
Callahan, New Directions publicity director.
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Series III.5. Programs and playbills, 1944-1990
These programs and playbills are individually
foldered and arranged in alphabetical order by
title of the production. Where programs for
several productions of one play exist, the items
are arranged chronologically by date of
production.
Camino Real, 1953-1970
F147 National Theatre playbill, 1953 Apr 13
With clippings enclosed.
F148 St. Mark's Playhouse program, 1960 Jun
F149 Lincoln Center (New York) playbill, [1970]
Kilroy Is Here. Tennessee Williams' Camino Real. The
program includes three essays and seven poems by
Williams, as well as the poem, "Valentine to Tennessee
Williams," by Kenneth Tynan.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1955-1990
F150 Forrest Theatre playbill, 1955 Mar 7
With clippings enclosed.
F151 Morosco Theatre playbill, 1955 Jun 25
F152 Morosco Theatre playbill, 1956 Sep 24
F153 ANTA Theatre playbill, 1974 Dec
See Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia), 1988 Jan 9-Feb 7
Black and white stills from production and program
(F137).
F154A The Playhouse Theatre (Wilmington, Delaware) program,
1990 Jan
F154B Eugene O'Neill Theatre (New York), 1990 Mar 21
With two ticket stubs
Clothes for a Summer Hotel
F155A The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 1980 Jan
F155B Blackstone Theatre (Chicago), 1980 Feb
F155C Cort Theatre, 1980 Mar
Playbill for opening night
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale
F156 Morosco Theatre, 1976 Nov
Garden District, 1958 Jan
F157A Ivar Theatre (Los Angeles) program, 1958 Jan
F157B Tork Playhouse (New York), n.d.
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The Glass Menagerie, 1944-1988
F158A Chicago Civic Center playbill, 1944 Dec 26
Original production.
F158B National Theatre (Washington, D.C.), 1946 Jan 27
Announcement of the Roosevelt Birthday Celebration,
with a command performance of The Glass Menagerie.
F158C Las Palmas Theatre (Los Angeles) playbill, 1948 Feb
F158D New York City Center of Music and Drama, 1956 Nov-Dec
F159 Papermill Playhouse program, 1965 Mar 30-Apr 11
F160 Brooks Atkinson Theatre playbill, 1965 Jun
F161 Brooks Atkinson Theatre playbill, 1965 Aug
F162 Huntington Hartford Theatre playbill, 1966 Jun 13
F163 Totem Pole Playhouse (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)
playbill, 1973
F164 Circle in the Square Theatre playbill, 1975 Dec
F165 Southern Repertory Theatre (New Orleans) program, 1988
Jul 1-17
F166 Tenthouse Theatre program, [n.y.] Apr 11-16
F167 Program [television production], [n.y.] Dec 16
F168 Inner City Repertory Company (Los Angeles) program,
[n.y.] Nov-Dec
F169 The Showcase (Two by Tennessee), [n.d.]
Includes The Glass Menagerie and Two Character Play.
In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel, [n.d.]
F170 Eastside Playhouse program, [n.d.].
Kirche, Kutchen, und Kinder
F171 Bouwerie Lane Theatre (New York), n.d.
Program and publicity for the Jean Cocteau Repertory performance
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur
F172 Hudson Guild Theatre, 1979 Jan - Feb
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The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, 1962-1987
F173 Wilbur Theatre playbill, 1962 Dec 10
F173B Morosco Theatre playbill, 1963 Jan 14
Two copies.
F173 Atkinson Theatre playbill, 1964 Jan 1
F174 WPA Theatre program, 1987 Fall
Accompanied by WPA Theatre Newsletter (Fall 1987) which
includes an article about this production.
The Night of the Iguana, 1961-1988
F175 Blackstone Theatre playbill, 1961 Dec 3
Pre-Broadway production.
F176 Royale Theatre playbill, 1962 Jan 1
F177 Royale Theatre playbill, 1962 Feb 26
F178 Royale Theatre playbill, 1962 Apr 23
F179 Circle in the Square Theatre playbill, 1988 Jun
Orpheus Descending, 1957-1960
F180A Sam S. Shubert Theater (Washington, D.C.), 1957 Feb
F180B Martin Beck Theatre playbill, 1957 May 13
F181A Gramercy Arts Theatre playbill, 1959
F181B Greenwich Mews program, 1960 Feb
F181C Neil Simon Theatre
Out Cry
F182 Lyceum Theatre, 1973 Mar
Period of Adjustment, 1960 Nov 10
F183 Helen Hayes Theatre playbill, 1960 Nov 10
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The Red Devil Battery Sign, 1980 Oct
F184 Vancouver Playhouse Program Magazine, 1980 Oct
Contains an original "Playwright's Preface" by Williams
(p. 17) written for this production.
The Rose Tattoo, 1951-1966
F185 Martin Beck Theatre playbill, 1951 Feb 5
F186 The City Center Drama Company playbill, 1966 Oct
The Seven Descents of Myrtle, 1968 Mar
F187 Ethel Barrymore Theatre playbill, 1968 Mar
Slapstick Tragedy, 1966 Feb
Includes the plays The Mutilated and Gnädiges Fräulein.
F188 Longacre Theatre program, 1966 Feb
F189 Longacre Theatre playbill, 1966 Feb
Small Craft Warnings, [1972]
F190 Truck and Warehouse Theatre (New York) program, [1972]
Inscribed by Williams to Norman [Unger].
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Something Cloudy, Something Clear
F191 Bouwerie Lane Theatre, n.d.
Program and publicity for the Jean Cocteau Rerpertory performance
F192A Ethel Barrymore Theatre playbill, 1948 May 17
F192B New York City Center of Music and Drama playbill, 1950
Jun 5
F193 New York City Center of Music and Drama program, 1956
Feb 15
F194 New York City Center of Music and Drama program, 1956
Feb 20
F195 Tappan Zee Playhouse program, 1967 Jun 29
F196 St. James Theatre playbill, 1973 Nov
Summer and Smoke, 1948
F197 The Music Box playbill, 1948 Dec 2
F198A Huntington Hartford Theatre program, [n.d.]
F 198B Circle-in-the-Square, n.d.
Sweet Bird of Youth, 1959-1975
F199 Martin Beck Theatre playbill, [1959 Mar 10]
F200 Martin Beck Theatre playbill, [1959 Mar 18]
F201 Swedish production program, [ca. 1959]
With autograph notes in unidentified hand.
F202 Blackstone Theatre (Chicago) playbill, 1960 Apr 24
F203 Harkness Theatre playbill, 1975 Dec 29
This Property is Condemned, 1960
F204 The Theatre Group/University Extension (UCLA) program,
1960 Aug 23
Joint production of 4 plays by separate authors under
the title 4 Comedies of Despair, including This
Property is Condemned by Tennessee Williams.
F205 The Century Theatre Group (Los Angeles) program, [n.d.]
Part of the series "Twelve One-Act Plays in Cycle."
Tiger Tail, 1978 Jan
F206 Alliance Theatre Company (Atlanta) program, 1978 Jan
Twenty Seven Wagons Full of Cotton, 1955 Apr 25
F207 Playhouse (New York) playbill, 1955 Apr 25
Joint program of theater and dance titled "All in One."
Two Character Play, 1967 Dec 11
F208 Hampstead Theatre Club (London) program, 1967 Dec 11
See The Glass Menagerie, Showcase.
Includes Two Character Play (F169).
Vieux Carre, 1977-1978
F209A St. James Theatre program, 1977 May
F209B Piccadilly Theatre program, 1978 Aug
F209C WPA Theatre, 1983 Mar
You Touched Me!
F210 The Booth Theatre, 1945 Oct
Series III.6. Posters, 1951-1994
Includes posters related to productions of
Tennessee Williams plays and other works.
Arranged in alphabetical order by title of play
and then chronologically when several items are
related to one particular title. All items have
been removed to the oversize section, with the
exception of the brochures in F219.
F211A Baby Doll, 1956
Warner Bros. film poster, removed to mapcase.
F211B Camino Real, 1990 Nov
Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, Pennsylvania).
F211C Clothes for a Summer Hotel, 1980
Cort Theatre (New York).
F212 The Glass Menagerie, [1950]
Warner Bros. film poster.
F213A In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel, 1975
Eastside Playhouse (New York).
F213B Last of the Mobile Hot-Shots, 1970
Warner Bros. - Seven Arts, Inc. film based on Tennessee Williams' play,
"The Seven Descents of Myrtle," removed to mapcase.
F214 The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, 1962
Lobby Poster for the world première of this play at the
Spoleto-Quinto Festival Dei Due Mondi.
F215 The Night of the Iguana, 1976
Ahmanson Theatre (Los Angeles).
F216A The Red Devil Battery Sign, 1980
National Theatre (Washington, D.C.).
F216B The Rose Tattoo, 1955
Paramount Pictures Corporation film poster, removed to mapcase.
F217A A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951
Poster for 1951 Warner Brothers film. Framed and
hanging in Special Collections office.
F217B A Streetcar Named Desire, 1973
Ahmanson Theatre (Los Angeles).
F218A Suddenly Last Summer, 1960
F218B Sweet Bird of Youth, 1987
Ahmanson Theatre (Los Angeles).
F219A "Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival,"
1987-1994
Four posters produced for the literary festivals from
1987 to 1990. The 1988 and 1989 posters have been
signed by the artist, George Dureau. Also includes two
copies of the flyer for the 1989 festival, flyers for
the 1991 and 1994 festivals, and an announcement for
the Tennessee Williams Literary Journal (1989).
F219B This Property is Condemned, 1966
F220 Tiger Tail, [n.d.]
Hippodrome (Gainesville, Florida).
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F221 Vieux Carre, 1977
St. James Theatre (New York).
Series III.7. Theatrical and film ephemera, 1950-1966
Includes exhibitor's campaign books, studio
information book, and lobby cards for productions
of Williams's plays. Arranged in alphabetical
order by title of the play and then in
chronological order when more than one item is
related to a particular title. All items are
removed to the oversize section, with the
exception of material in F226.
F222 The Fugitive Kind, 1960
Exhibitor's campaign book for the 1960 United Artists
film.
F223 The Fugitive Kind, 1960
Eight lobby cards for the 1960 United Artists film.
F224 The Glass Menagerie, 1950
Eight lobby cards for the 1950 Warner Brothers film.
F225 The Night of the Iguana, 1964
Exhibitor's campaign book for the 1964 MGM film.
F226 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, [1961]
Studio information book for the 1961 Warner Brothers
film.
F227 A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951
Exhibitor's campaign book for the 1951 Warner Brothers
film.
F228 Suddenly Last Summer, 1959
Exhibitor's campaign book for the 1959 Columbia
Pictures film.
F229 Sweet Bird of Youth, 1962
Eight lobby cards for the 1962 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
film.
F230 This Property Is Condemned, 1966
Lobby card for the 1966 Paramount Pictures film.
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Series III.8. Articles and reviews of Williams's
works, 1948-1990
Consists of clippings, tear sheets, and
photocopies of articles, a parody, and reviews of
works written by Tennessee Williams. Arranged in
alphabetical order by title of the work.
F231 Baby Doll, 1956-1959
See Spec PS 3545 .I5365 B32 1959 for a parody published
in Mad Magazine.
F232 Camino Real, 1953 Mar-Apr
F233 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1955-1990
F234 The Glass Menagerie, 1950-1989
F235 Memoirs, 1978
See Spec PS 3545 .I5365 Z54833 1978.
F236 The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, 1963-1987
F237 The Night of the Iguana, 1962-1989
See Spec PS 3545 .I5365 N536 1965 for one article.
F238 Orpheus Descending, 1989 Oct
F239 Period of Adjustment, 1958-1962
See Spec PN 1997 .P462 P46 1962 for one article.
F240 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, 1950 Sep
F241 The Rose Tattoo, 1951 Feb-Mar
F242 A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951-1988
For four articles see Spec PN 1997 .S843 M68 1951, Spec
ND 237 .B47 A76 1951, Spec PN 1997 .S843 C86 1952, and
Spec PN 1997 .S84 W55 1952.
F243 Suddenly Last Summer, 1958 Jan 18
F244 Summer and Smoke, 1948 Oct 30
F245 Sweet Bird of Youth, 1956-1989
For two articles see Spec PS 3545 .I5365 E55 1959 and
Spec PS 3545 .I5365 S8734 1956.
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Series III.9. Binder and fasteners, [n.d.]
Removed from manuscripts in the collection.
F246 Binder for Sweet Bird of Youth (F72)
F247 Fasteners for manuscripts in F1-18
F248 Fasteners for manuscripts in F44-49
F249 Fasteners for manuscripts in F50-60
F250 Fasteners for manuscripts in F63-75
F251 Fasteners for manuscripts in F80-90
F252 Fasteners for manuscripts in F92-101
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