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SHAW: THE PAPERS OF GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856-1950)
From the British Library, London
Part 1: Plays, Poems, Novels and Short Stories
Part 2: Critical Writings, Essays and Fabian Society Material
Part 3: Journalism, Lectures and Autobiographical Material
Detailed Listing - Part 1
The details given below are taken from the British Library Catalogue of George Bernard Shaw Papers (The British Library, London, 2005).
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SHAW PAPERS: SERIES II
50593-50743. Purchased from the residuary legatees of George Bernard Shaw, 9 April 1960, and incorporated in the Department of Manuscripts 8 March 1961.
One hundred and fifty volumes classified as follows:
A. Plays of G. B. Shaw: 50593-50649.
B. Poems, Novels and Short Stories: 50650-50658.
C. Critical Writings and Essays: 50659-50679.
D. Fabian Society: 50680-50690.
E. Newspaper and Periodical Articles: 50691-50699.
F. Lectures: 50700-50705.
G. Autobiographical Writings and Biographical Memoranda: 50706-50718.
H. Notebooks: 50719-50739.
I. Miscellanea: 50740-50743.
A. Plays of G. B. Shaw.
50593-50649. Playscripts, in autograph longhand unless otherwise stated, with rehearsal notes and related materials; 1878-1948. All in chronological order.
Plays of George Bernard Shaw
Add Ms 50593
Passion Play, 1878
50593. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. i (ff. i+76). Passion Play; 1878.
Add Ms 50594
Widowers’ Houses, 1884
50594. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. ii (ff. 102). 'Widowers’ Houses’; 1884. Shorthand.
Add Ms 50595 A
The Cassone, 1889-1890
50595 A. Vol. iii a (ff. 93). At ff. 92v-80v, reading from the end, are notes for a review of F. Fyles’s and D. Belasco’s 'The Girl I Left Behind Me’; 1895.
Add Ms 50595 B
The Cassone
Typescript, 1889-1890
50595 B. Vol. iii b (ff. 24). Typewritten.
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Add Ms 50596 A-G
The Philanderer, 1892-1893
50596 A-G. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. iv a-g (ff. 100, 61, 80, 56, 83, 48, i+47). 'The Philanderer’; 1892-1893.
Add Ms 50597
The Philanderer
Published copy with autograph rehearsal notes, 1906
50597. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. v (ff. 45). The Philanderer (1906). Published copy, with autograph rehearsal notes; n.d.
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Add Ms 50598 A-C
Mrs Warren’s Profession, 1893
50598 A-C. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. vi a-c (ff. 103, 74, 57). 'Mrs. Warren’s Profession’; 1893.
Add Ms 50599
Mrs Warren’s Profession
Proofs for the Collected, Edition of the Works of Bernard Shaw (Vol 7 1930)
50599. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. vii (ff. 74). 'Mrs. Warren’s Profession’; proofs, etc. for the Collected Edition of the Works of Bernard Shaw, Vol. 7 (1930). Pages 179-180 of the publication contain additional material not present in this volume.
1. ff. 1-42. Playscript; 1894. Printed, with autograph revisions.
2. ff. 43–53v. Preface, 'Mostly About Myself’; 1898. Printed and typewritten, with autograph revisions.
3. ff. 54–79. Preface and 'Author’s Apology’; typewritten insertions of 1930, together with printed texts of 1902 and 1907; all with autograph corrections. See also 50664, ff. 1-4.
This volume was rearranged and refoliated in 2002-2003.
Due to its condition permission was not granted for the microfilming of the following manuscript.
Add Ms 50600
Plays; Pleasant and Unpleasant, (Vol 1), 1900
50600. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. viii (ff. i+135). Plays: Pleasant and Unpleasant, Vol. 1 (1900). At ff. 96v-131v, 'Mrs. Warren’s Profession’ is annotated with autograph rehearsal notes; n.d.
Add Ms 50601 A-C
Arms and the Man, 1893
50601 A-C. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. ix a-c (ff. 81, 80, 40). 'Arms and the Man’; 1893. At ff. 40v-37v, reading from the end, are political lecture notes; n.d. see also 50643, ff. 1-47.
Add Ms 50602
Arms and the Man
Published copy with autograph rehearsal notes, 1905
50602. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. x (ff. 40). Arms and the Man (1905). Published copy, with autograph rehearsal notes; n.d.
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Add Ms 50603 A-C
Candida, 1894
50603 A-C. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xi a-c (ff. 69, 56, 53). 'Candida’; 1894.
Add Ms 50604
A Man of Destin, 1895
50604. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xii (ff. 116). 'The Man of Destiny’; 1895.
Add Ms 50605 A-C
You never can tell, 1895
50605 A-C. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xiii a-c (ff. 94, 94, 122). 'You Never Can Tell’; 1895.
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Add Ms 50606 A
The Devil’s Disciple
Scenario: mainly shorthand, 1896-1897
50606 A. Vol. XIV A (ff. 5). Scenario: mostly shorthand.
Add Ms 50606 B-D
The Devil’s Disciple
Playscript, 1896-1897
50606 B-D. Vols. XIV B-D (ff. 60, 59, 66). Playscript.
Due to its condition permission was not granted for the microfilming of the following manuscript
Add Ms 50607
The Devil’s Disciple
Producer’s copy, Queen’s Theatre, 1907
50607. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xv (ff. 108). 'The Devil's Disciple'; producer's copy, Queen's Theatre, 1907. Manuscript (hand unidentified), interleaved with printed and typewritten text, all with MS. amendments. See also 50643, ff. 48-54.
Add Ms 50608
The Gadfly or, the Son of the Cardinal
Typescript, 1898
50608. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xvi (ff. iv+46). 'The Gadfly or, the Son of the Cardinal', dramatisation of novel by Ethel Voynich; 1898. Typewritten, with a few autograph production notes.
Add Ms 50609 A-D
Caesar and Cleopatra, 1898
50609 A-D. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xvii a-d (ff. 58, 61, 95, 17). 'Caesar and Cleopatra'; 1898.
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Add Ms 50610
Caesar and Cleopatra, 1899, 1912, 1930, 1926, 1944-1945
50610. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xviii (ff. iv+164). 'Caesar and Cleopatra'.
1. ff. 1-106. Parts of Caesar, Cleopatra, the Centurion and Ptolemy; 1899? Typewritten.
2. ff. 107-123. Prologue; 1912. Shorthand.
3. ff. 124-135v. Prologue; 1912. Printed, with autograph corrections.
4. ff. 136-141. Prologue; 1930. Printed, with a few autograph notes.
5. ff. 142-152. Prologue; 1926, n.d. Typewritten, with autograph amendments.
6. ff. 153-164. Notes for film production; 1944-1945. Typewritten, with autograph amendments.
Due to its condition permission was not granted for the microfilming of the following manuscript.
Add Ms 50611
Caesar and Cleopatra
Published copy with autographed rehearsal notes, 1904
50611. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xix (ff. 67). Caesar and Cleopatra (1904). Published copy, with autograph rehearsal notes; n.d.
Add Ms 50612 A-C
Captain Brassbound’s Conversion, 1899
50612 A-C. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xx a-c (ff. 61, 73, 62). 'Captain Brassbound's Conversion'; 1899.
Due to its condition permission was not granted for the microfilming of the following manuscript.
Add Ms 50613
The Admirable Bashville
Prompt Book for Stage Society performances
Typescript with some autograph rehearsal notes, 1903
50613. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxi (ff. 45). 'The Admirable Bashville', prompt book for Stage Society performances; 1903. Typewritten with some autograph rehearsal notes.
Add Ms 50614
How he lied to her husband, 1904
50614. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxii (ff. 51). 'How he lied to her husband'; 1904.
Add Ms 50615
John Bull’s Other Island
Instructions to the Producer, 1904
Preface to the Home Rule Edition. Shorthand, typescript and printed with autograph
Revisions, 1912
50615. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxiii (ff. 60). 'John Bull's Other Island'.
1. ff. 1-6. 'Instructions to the Producer'; 1904.
2. ff. 7-60. Preface to the Home Rule edition; 1912. Shorthand (ff. 7-15), typewritten and printed, with autograph revisions.
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Add Ms 50616 A-E
Major Barbara, 1905
50616 A-E. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxiv a-e (ff. 80, 80, 58, 58, 52). 'Major Barbara'; 1905.
Add Ms 50617
Major Barbara
Filmscript, 1940-1941
50617. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxv (ff. 306). 'Major Barbara', filmscript; 1940-1941. Mainly typewritten, with MS. additions in Shaw's and others' hands. Includes some fragments and shorthand. At f. 21 Shaw's personal prologue, written as a trailer to the film, and relating to the progress of World War II, is reproduced in a cutting from Variety. At ff. 301-306 is a copy of the Ode, 'We forge our own destruction', arranged from 'Dall tuo stellato soglio' in the finale of Rossini's opera 'Il Mosé in Egitto'.
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Add Ms 50618
Major Barbara
Screen version prepared for publication, c1945
50618. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxvi (ff. 238). 'Major Barbara', screen version prepared for publication; 1941. At ff. 2-15 are printed galley proofs in a different font, and with some different wording from the published versions of 1945-1949. Folios 16-150 are page proofs for pp. i-xxxvii and 1-147 of the 1945 edition. Folios. 151-238 are the published playscript, circa 1930, with autograph corrections subsequently incorporated in the published screen version.
Add Ms 50619 A-D
The Doctor’s Dilemma, 1906
50619 A-D. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxvii a-d (ff. i+61, 57, 61, 71). 'The Doctor's Dilemma'; 1906. See also 50643, ff. 77-97.
Add Ms 50620
The Doctor’s Dilemma
Draft film script typescript, nd
50620. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxviii (ff. 131). 'The Doctor's Dilemma', draft film script; n.d. Typewritten.
Due to their condition permission was not granted for the microfilming of the following two manuscripts.
Add Ms 50621
Getting Married, 1908
50621. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxix (ff. 24). 'Getting Married', etc.; 1908. See also 50643, ff. 110-144.
1. ff. 1-18. 'Getting Married'; shorthand.
2. f. 19. Notes for preface to 'Fabian Essays'; shorthand.
3. ff. 20-24. Miscellaneous notes, partly fragment and shorthand.
Add Ms 50622
The Shewing up of Blanco Posnet, 1909
50622. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxx (ff. i+61).
1. (ff.. 1-13). 'The Shewing up of Blanco Posnet'; 1909. Shorthand and incomplete. See also 50643, ff. 145-150.
2. (ff. 13*-60). 'Press Cuttings'; 1909. Shorthand, written in forward and reverse sequence. Miscellaneous notes are at f. 61.
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Add Ms 50623
Press Cuttings
Typescript with manuscript additions and corrections in another hand, 1909?
50623. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxxi (ff. ii+98). 'Press Cuttings'; 1909? Two typewritten copies. The first, at ff. 1-49, has MS. additions and corrections in another hand; the second, at ff. 50-98, contains a slightly altered version of the preceding text.
Due to its condition permission was not granted for the microfilming of the following manuscript.
Add Ms 50624
Misalliance, 1909
50624. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxxii (ff. 47).
1. ff. 1-44. 'Misalliance'; 1909. Shorthand, written in forward and reverse sequence. See also 50643, f. 181.
2. ff. 45v-44v. Incomplete notes for a review; 1909? Shorthand. Miscellaneous notes are at ff. 46-47.
Add Ms 50625
The Glimpse of Reality
Shorthand and incomplete, 1910
50625. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxxiii (ff. 11). 'The Glimpse of Reality'; 1910. Shorthand and incomplete.
Add Ms 50626
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets, 1914
Printed proof with autograph corrections and additions
Poem, The Dark Lady
Printed proof with unidentified amendments, 1934
50626. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxxiv (ff. 16).
1. ff. 1-10. 'The Dark Lady of the Sonnets'; 1914. Printed proof of 1910 with autograph corrections and additions.
2. ff. 11-16. Poem, 'The Dark Lady', author unknown; 1934. Printed proof with unidentified MS. amendments.
Add Ms 50627
Androcles and the Lion
Film scenario. Typescript, 1950
50627. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxxv (ff. 17). 'Androcles and the Lion', film scenario; 1950. Typewritten.
Add Ms 50628
Pygmalion
Preface. Typescript draft with autograph amendments and shorthand, 1916
Film scenario, 1934
50628. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxxvi (ff. 35). 'Pygmalion'.
1. ff. 1-4. Preface; 1916. Typewritten draft with autograph amendments, and shorthand.
2. ff. 5-35. Film scenario; 1934.
Add Ms 50629
Pygmalion
Performing copy.printed with autograph rehearsal notes, 1913
50629. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxxvii (ff. 44). 'Pygmalion'; 1913 performing copy. Printed with autograph rehearsal notes; 1914?
Add Ms 50630
Annajanska: the Wild Grand Duchess
Typescript with autograph corrections, 1917
50630. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxxviii (ff. 19). 'Annajanska: the Wild Grand Duchess'; 1917. Typewritten with autograph corrections.
Add Ms 50631
Back to Methuselah, 1919-1945
50631. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xxxix (ff. 235). 'Back to Methuselah'; 1919-1945.
1. ff. 1-127. Preface and playscript; 1919-1920. Shorthand.
2. ff. 128-129. Lists of amendments to the Preface;1921, n.d. Autograph and typewritten.
3. ff. 130-131. Blurb for Penguin book jacket; 1938. Typewritten with autograph corrections.
4. ff. 132-186. Preface; 1944-1945. Printed proof with autograph amendments.
5. ff 187-192v. 'Introductory Note for Oxford University Press'; 1944. Shorthand.
6. ff. 193-228. Postscript; 1944. Two copies, typewritten with autograph alterations.
7. ff. 229-235. Cards to G. B. Shaw from Oxford University Press accompanying proofs; 1944-1945.
This volume was refoliated in 2002-2003, but the bound sequence is unchanged.
Due to its condition permission was not granted for the microfilming of the following manuscript.
Add Ms 50632
Back to Methuselah
Printed edition with autograph amendments for the 1928 revival, 1927-1928
50632. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xl (ff. 180). 'Back to Methuselah'; 1927-1928. Printed edition of 1927, with autograph amendments for the 1928 revival at ff. 65-91.
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Add Ms 50633
St Joan, 1923-1948, nd
50633. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xli (ff. 84). 'St. Joan'; 1923-1948, n.d.
1. ff. 1-28. Fragments of playscript and preface sent for publication; 1923. Mostly typewritten with autograph alterations. Folios 1-2 are brief autograph notes concerning their place and time of composition; 1926, 1944?
2. ff. 29-41. Transcript of B.B.C. Radio Schools broadcast on 'St. Joan'; 1942. Mostly duplicated typescript.
3. ff. 42-46. B.B.C. broadcast; 1948. Shorthand draft.
4. ff. 47-49. Autograph and shorthand note relating to, and typewritten copy of a letter of Monsignor M. Barbera, S. J., concerning the conditions on which the Catholic Authorities would not object to the showing of the film; 1935.
5. ff. 50-53. Autograph pencil notes, apparently relating to the film script; n.d.
6. ff. 54-84. Miscellaneous notes, some autograph, some in unidentified hands, together with postcards, etc., relating to Joan of Arc; n.d. At f. 64 is a 'Domrémy medal' and at ff. 75-84 are further notes by Shaw on the history of the composition and performance of the play; circa 1944.
Add Ms 50634
St Joan
Typescript with manuscript alterations in unidentified hands, 1934?
50634. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xlii (ff. 296). 'St. Joan', two copies of the film scenario; 1934? Typewritten with MS. alterations in unidentified hands. Folios 1-168 are typewritten only, and the text is almost identical to that beginning at f. 169; the latter has an additional variant of the last sequence before the Epilogue and, at ff. 295-296, the scenario for the 1920 canonisation. Some MS. additions appear to be directorial; others relate to historical and canonical accuracy: see 50633, ff. 47-49.
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Add Ms 50635
Too True to be Good
Shorthand and typescript with autograph corrections, 1931
50635. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xliii (ff. i+259). 'Too True to be Good'; 1931. Shorthand and typewritten with autograph corrections.
Add Ms 50636
Too True to be Good
Printed rough proof with autograph corrections, 1931
50636. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xliv (ff. 44). 'Too True to be Good'; 1931. Printed rough proof with autograph corrections. Pages 9 and 10 have been excised and replaced by a printed sheet bearing variant text (c.f. 80808).
Add Ms 50637
The Simpleton (of the Unexpected Isles)
Printed proofs with autograph corrections, 1934
50637. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xlv (ff. i+55). 'The Simpleton [of the Unexpected Isles]'; 1934. Shorthand. ff. 48-55 contain Shaw's reply, written for the Malvern Festival programme, to the American critic Joseph Wood Krutch; 1935. Printed proofs with autograph corrections.
Add Ms 50638
The Millionairess, 1934-1942
50638. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xlvi (ff. i+31). 'The Millionairess'; 1934-1942.
1. ff. 1-24. Playscript, mostly under the provisional title 'His Tragic Clients'; 1934. Shorthand.
2. ff. 25-26. Alternative ending written speculatively for Soviet audiences; 1936. Typewritten with shorthand additions.
3. ff. 27-31. Narrator's opening for B.B.C. radio broadcast; 1942. Typewritten with autograph alterations.
Add Ms 50639
The Millionairess
Printed rehearsal copy of 1940 with autograph revisions for BBC production, 1942
50639. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xlvii (ff. 38). 'The Millionairess'. Printed rehearsal copy of 1940 with autograph revisions for B.B.C. production; 1942.
Due to its condition permission was not granted for the microfilming of the following manuscript.
Add Ms 50640
Geneva
Printed rehearsal copy of 1938 revised in Mrs Shaw’s hand, 1938
50640. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xlviii (ff. 70). 'Geneva'. Printed rehearsal copy of 1938 revised in C. F. Shaw's hand. See also 50643, ff. 192-199 below.
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Add Ms 50641
Buoyant Billions, 1936-1949
50641. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. xlix (ff. 162). 'Buoyant Billions'; 1936-1949.
1. ff. 1-16*. Prefaces; 1947-1949. Shorthand, typewritten with autograph revisions, and printed proof with autograph revisions. Two versions, dated 1947 and beginning at f. 2 and f. 11, preserve an earlier title, 'The World Betterer's Courtship'.
2. ff. 17-60. Playscript; 1945. Shorthand.
3. ff. 61-162. Playscript; dated 17/2/36 at f. 62, and 13/7/47 at f. 152. Entitled 'The World Betterer'. Typewritten with autograph revisions
Add Ms 50642
Farfetched Fables, 1948
50642. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. l (ff. 43). 'Farfetched Fables'; 1948.
1. ff. 1-32. Shorthand.
2. ff. 33-43. Typewritten with autograph amendments. Partly fragment.
Add Ms 50643A
Arms and the Man
Make-up volume, 1923-1945
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
1. ff. 1-47. 'Arms and the Man'; 1923-1945.
i. ff. 1-8. Costume designs; line and coloured drawings; 1941?
ii. f. 9. Offstage dialogue for Act I; 1941?
iii. ff. 10-13. 'Instructions to Producer'; 1923. Shorthand.
iv. f. 14. Note by G. B. Shaw for Malvern Festival programme; 1932. Printed proof with autograph corrections.
v. ff. 15-26. Film sequences; 1941. Shorthand.
vi. ff. 27-42. Film sequences; 1941. Typewritten with autograph additions.
vii. ff. 43-47. Plot summary; 1945. Typewritten with autograph additions.
Add Ms 50643B
The Devil’s Disciple
Make-up volume, 1939
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
2. ff. 48-54. 'The Devil's Disciple', film sequences; 1939. Typewritten with autograph additions.
Add Ms 50643C
Man and Superman
Make-up volume, 1902
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
3. ff. 55-71. 'Man and Superman'; 1902.
i. ff. 55-70. Draft aphorisms for 'Maxims for Revolutionists'.
ii. ff. 71-71v. Fragment of dialogue.
Add Ms 50643D
Passion, Poison and Petrifaction, or the Fatal Gasolene
Make-up volume, 1905
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
4. ff. 72-76v. 'Passion, Poison and Petrifaction, or the Fatal Gasolene'; 1905. Four illustrations in pen and ink wash by Harry Furniss, for his Annual; together with other pencil and ink sketches by Furniss.
Add Ms 50643E
The Doctor’s Dilemma
Make-up volume, 1910
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
5. ff. 77-97. 'The Doctor's Dilemma', section of Preface; 1910. Shorthand.
Add Ms 50643F
The Inauguration Speech: An Interlude
Make-up volume, 1907
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
6. ff. 98-109v. 'The Inauguration Speech: An Interlude'; 1907. Written for Cyril Maude's opening of the Playhouse Theatre, and published in 1927 as 'The Interlude at the Playhouse'.
Add Ms 50643G
Getting Married
Make-up volume, 1910
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
7. ff. 110-144. 'Getting Married', Preface; 1910. Shorthand.
Add Ms 50643H
The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet
Make-up volume, 1909
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
8. ff. 145-150. 'The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet', 'Memorandum for Censorship Committee' written for Preface; 1909. Shorthand, and type-written with autograph alterations.
Add Ms 50643I
Winifred
Make-up volume, 1909
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
9. ff. 151-161. 'Winifred', later re-titled 'The Fascinating Foundling'; 1909. Shorthand.
Add Ms 50643J
Scenario for G K Chesterton, 1909
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
10. ff. 162-180. Scenario for G. K. Chesterton; 1909. Duplicated autograph, followed by typescript. An autograph note at f. 162 indicates that the latter copy was made in 1938.
Add Ms 50643K
Misalliance
Make-up volume, 1910?
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
11. f. 181. 'Misalliance', corrections for prompt copy; 1910? Autograph carbon copy.
Add Ms 50643L
Sketches by J M Barrie
Make-up volume, 1914
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
12. ff. 182-185. Sketches by J. M. Barrie; 1914. Typewritten carbon copies.
Add Ms 50643M
Glastonbury Gag
Make-up volume, 1916
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
13. ff. 186-189v. 'Glastonbury Skit [Gag]'; 1916.
Add Ms 50643N
Jitta’s Atonement
Make-up volume, 1923?
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
14. f. 190. 'Jitta's Atonement', plan of stage arrangement; 1923?
Add Ms 50643O
On the Rocks
Make-up volume, 1933?
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
15. ff. 191-191v. 'On the Rocks', list of characters; 1933? On verso are notes on pronunciation under the headings 'Major Elliott's broadcast' and 'Phonetics'; 1930s?
Add Ms 50643P
Geneva
Make-up volume, 1938, 1939
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
16. ff. 192-199. 'Geneva'.
i. ff. 192-193. Note by G. B. Shaw for Malvern Festival programme; 1938. Printed proof with autograph corrections.
ii. ff. 194-195. 'Televised introduction to Act III'; 1939. Typewritten with autograph amendments.
iii. ff. 196-199. G. B. Shaw, 'Further Meditations on Shaw's Geneva'; 1939? Typewritten.
Add Ms 50643Q
Miscellany
Make-up volume, nd
50643. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. li (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.
17. ff. 200-203. Miscellany.
i. ff. 200-200v. Cast lists for copyright performance of 'The Philanderer', 'Mrs. Warren's Profession', 'The Gadfly' and 'You Never Can Tell'; 1898. Unidentified hand.
ii. ff. 201-202. Fragment of dialogue; 1940. Typewritten.
iii. f. 203. Suggested cast for 'Business', [unwritten play?]; 1920s? Typewritten with autograph additions.
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Add Ms 50644
Rehearsal Notes
Various plays, 1911-1937
50644. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. lii (ff. 356).
1. ff. 1-8. 'Arms and the Man'; 1911.
2. ff. 9-22. 'Fanny's First Play', Kingsway Theatre; 1915. Typewritten copy.
3. ff. 23-30. 'Augustus Does His Bit'; 1917. Typewritten copy.
4. ff. 31-32. 'The Inca of Perusalem'; 1917. Typewritten copy.
5. ff. 33-35. 'Annajanska' [here 'Anneganeka']; 1918. Typewritten copy.
6. ff. 36-55. 'Pygmalion', Strand Theatre; 1920.
7. ff. 56-59. 'Candida', Holborn Empire; 1920. Ends halfway down the page.
8. ff. 59-60. 'Pygmalion', Academy of Dramatic Art; 1920. Ends halfway down the page.
9. ff. 60-66. 'The Shewing up of Blanco Posnet', Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; 1923.
10. ff. 67-69. 'Great Catherine'; n.d., followed by 'You Never Can Tell'; 1920. Typewritten copy.
11. ff. 70-101. 'John Bull's Other Island', Court Theatre; 1921. Type-written copy.
12. ff. 102-126. 'Heartbreak House'; 1921. Ends halfway down the page.
13. ff. 126-129. 'Getting Married', Everyman Theatre; 1922.
14. ff. 130-166. 'St. Joan'; 1924.
15. ff. 167-182. 'Caesar and Cleopatra', Birmingham; 1925. Ends half-way down the page.
16. ff. 177v, 180v-183v. Dialogue under the heading 'Lewis's Jazz Comedy, Everyman Theatre, Hampstead, 18/2/27'. In reverse sequence.
17. ff. 182-206. 'Mrs. Warren's Profession', Strand Theatre; 1926. f. 197 includes 'Gags for Fanny's First Play, p. 210'.
18. ff. 207-211. Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'; 1926.
19. ff. 212-219. 'Major Barbara', Wyndham's Theatre; 1929.
20. ff. 220-222. 'Back to Methuselah', Old Vic for Malvern; 1929. Ends halfway down the page.
21. ff. 222-226. 'Heartbreak House', Old Vic; 1929.
22. ff. 227-237. 'Heartbreak House', the Queen's Theatre; 1932.
23. ff. 238-254. 'Too True To Be Good', Old Vic for Malvern Festival; 1932.
24. ff. 255-286. 'On the Rocks'; 1933.
25. ff. 287-295. 'The Six of Calais' and 'Androcles and the Lion', Regent's Park; 1934. Notes on both plays on most of these folios.
26. ff. 296-298. 'Major Barbara', Old Vic; 1935.
27. ff. 299-302. 'St. Joan', Birmingham for Malvern Festival; 1936.
28. ff. 303-308. 'Pygmalion', Birmingham for Malvern Festival; 1936. The second half of f. 305, with f. 306, contains notes for 'On the Rocks' at the same theatre.
29. ff. 309-310. 'The Millionairess', Malvern; 1937.
30. ff. 311-313. 'The Apple Cart, Malvern; 1937.
31. ff. 314-356. 'Great Catherine'; 1921. Photocopied autograph.
This volume was rearranged and refoliated in 2002-2003.
Due to their condition permission was not granted for the microfilming of the following four manuscripts.
Add Ms 50645-48
Rehearsal Notes
Various plays, 1911-1937
50645-50647. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vols. liiI-LV (ff. 60, 37+i, 35). 'The Apple Cart', 'Back to Methuselah', 'Heartbreak House', 'Caesar and Cleopatra'; 1929. Three notebooks used in forward and reverse sequence.
50648. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. lVi (ff. i+19). 'Misalliance'; 1930?
Add Ms 50649
Notebook containing lists of theatrical companies permitted to perform Shaw’s Plays, 1915-1925
50649. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. lvii (ii+61). Notebook containing lists of theatrical companies permitted to perform Shaw's plays between 1897 and 1925, apparently commenced in 1915. Mostly in the hand of Ann Elder, with a few additions by Blanch Patch and by Shaw, and including a small quantity of correspondence. See also 56627-56637.
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Poems, Novels and Short Stories
Add Ms 50650
Poems, epigrams and notes on novels, 1883-1946, nd
50650. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. lviii (ff. 121). Poems, epigrams and notes on novels; 1883-1946, n.d.
1. ff. 1-20. Poems; 1883-1943, n.d. Partly typewritten. Folio 5 is in another hand.
2. ff. 21-97. Epigrams and aphorisms; 1939, n.d. Mostly typewritten.
3. ff. 98-121. Notes on novels in manuscript presented to the National Library of Ireland; 1946. Partly shorthand and typewritten.
Add Ms 50651
Immaturity
Preface, 1930
50651-50653. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vols. lix-lxi. ‘Immaturity'. See also 50650, ff. 98-121 passim; 50721 A, ff. 110v-112v; 55410, ff.161-162; 55934, pp. 131-133.
50651. (ff. i+49). Preface; 1930. Typewritten, with autograph note at f. i.
Add Ms 50652
Immaturity
Books I-II, 1930
50651-50653. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vols. lix-lxi. ‘Immaturity'. See also 50650, ff. 98-121 passim; 50721 A, ff. 110v-112v; 55410, ff.161-162; 55934, pp. 131-133.
50652. (ff. ii+323). Books I – II; n.d. Typewritten.
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Add Ms 50653
Immaturity
Books III-IV, 1930
50651-50653. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vols. lix-lxi. ‘Immaturity'. See also 50650, ff. 98-121 passim; 50721 A, ff. 110v-112v; 55410, ff.161-162; 55934, pp. 131-133.
50653. (ff. ii+365). Books III – IV; n.d. Typewritten.
Add Ms 50654
The Irrational Knot, 1905
50654. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. lxii (ff. 36). ‘The Irrational Knot', Preface; 1905. See also 50650, ff. 98-121 passim; 50721 A, ff. 100v-103; 55935, p. 34.
Add Ms 50655A, B
Cashel Byron’s Profession, 1882-1883
50655 A, B. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vols. lxiii a, b (ff. ii+32, 101). 'Cashel Byron's Profession'; 1882-1883. Shorthand. See also 50650, ff. 98-121 passim; 50721 A, ff. 76v-78v, 86v-90.
Due to its condition permission was not granted for the microfilming of the following manuscript.
Add Ms 50656
An Unsocial Socialist, 1883
50656. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. lxiv (ff. 103). 'An Unsocial Socialist'; 1883. Shorthand. See also 50721 A, ff. 82v-83.
Add Ms 50657
Unfinished novel, nd
50657. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. lxv (ff. i+52). Unfinished novel; n.d. Typewritten.
Add Ms 50658
Short stories, 1885-1937
50658. G. B. Shaw Papers: Series ii. Vol. lxvi (ff. 163). Short stories, etc.; 1885-1937.
1. ff. 1-108v. Stories Nos. 1-6 of 'Short Stories, Scraps and Shavings', (1932); 1885-1916. Partly typewritten and printed.
2. ff. 109-154. 'The Black Girl's Search for God' (published as The Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for God); 1932. Mostly shorthand. At ff. 152-154 are pencil drawings by Shaw.
3. ff. 155-163v. Letters of Shaw to John Farleigh concerning illustrations for 'The Black Girl'; 1932. Printed in 'The London Mercury', March 1937.
Add Ms 45923
St Joan, 1923
45923. 'ST JOAN', the play by George Bernard Shaw, first performed in New York on 28 Dec. 1923 and in London at the New Theatre on 26 Mar. 1924. The autograph draft, in shorthand with occasional phrases and names of characters in full, written 29 Apr.-24 Aug. 1923 (ff. 1-68), together with the Preface (ff. 69-101), written 8 Dec. 1923-28 Jan. 1924 and published with the play in June 1924. Accompanying the manuscript, which includes additions and corrections by the author and differs in detail from the published text, are:-(1) an autograph postcard from Shaw to H. I. Bell (knt. 1946), then Keeper of Manuscripts in the British Museum, dated 26 May 1944, describing his working methods and promising to present a manuscript to the Museum. f. i;-(2) autograph notes by Shaw on the dates of composition of the present manuscript and on its presentation, 2 June 1944, f. ii. Further material relating to the play is in Add. MSS. 50633, 50634 and 50644. Paper; ff. iii + 101. Folio. 1923-1944. Presented by the author in June 1944.
Add Ms 48201
Why She Would Not: A Little Comedy, 1950
48201. 'WHY SHE WOULD NOT: A LITTLE COMEDY', by George Bernard Shaw;
July 1950. Typewritten (carbon copy). This play, in five scenes, although set up in type as No. LIV of the Standard Edition of the Works of Bernard Shaw (1931-1950), was suppressed by the author before publication. A set of proofs is in the Archibald Henderson Collection in the University of North Carolina Library. See A. Henderson, George Bernard Shaw: Man of the Century, 1956, pp. 664-665, and E. Farley and M. Carlson, George Bernard Shaw: A Selected Bibliography, 1945-1955, 1959, p. 323. Supplementary to the Shaw Papers, Add. MSS. 50508-50743. Paper: ff. i+16. Quarto. A.D. 1950. Presented by the Public Trustee, in whom copyright is vested, in 1953.
Add Ms 59901
Heartbreak House, 1917
59901. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW: 'Heartbreak House'; 1917. Typewritten copy of the original shorthand draft which is presumed to have been destroyed, with extensive autograph revisions and additions in longhand. Also included (ff. 189, 190) are two half sheets of revisions in autograph shorthand. Purchased at Christie's, 8 March 1978, lot 306.
Paper; ff. 193. 270 x 210mm.
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Miscellanea
Add Ms 63179
More Common Sense about the War, 1915
63179, 63180. SUPPLEMENTARY SHAW PAPERS. Vols. I, II. G. B. Shaw, 'More Common Sense about the War'; 1915. Two typewritten copies, with annotations both autograph and by Mrs Shaw. See also Add. 50668 and 50669 A, B.
Two volumes; ff. 207, 207.
Add Ms 63180
More Common Sense about the War, 1915
The second typewritten copy.
Add Ms 63181
Diary of Bernard Shaw, 1917
63181. SUPPLEMENTARY SHAW PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 6) Diary of Shaw; 1917. Autograph, mostly shorthand, and printed. Containing entries for 1-10 January only.
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Add Ms 63182
Notes for St Joan, nd
Notebook, 1950
The Limitation Conference II: After you, sir, 1921?
Printed proofs and articles 1888-1948
63182. SUPPLEMENTARY SHAW PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 177). 1.. ff. 1-6.. Notes for 'St Joan' n.d.. Autograph.. 2.. ff. 7-15.. Notebook with autograph draft for parts of 'Bernard Shaw's Rhyming Picture Guide to Ayot Saint Lawrence' 1950.3.. ff. 16-25.. The Limitation Conference II: After you, sir'. autograph.
Add Ms 63183
Miscellaneous notes, printed ephemera etc, 1895-1947
63183. SUPPLEMENTARY SHAW PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 64) . Miscellaneous notes, printed ephemera, etc. of Shaw; 1895-1947, n.d. Autograph, partly shorthand, typewritten and printed.
Add Ms 63184
Corrected worksheets in Shaw’s hand, 1924, 1928
63184. SUPPLEMENTARY SHAW PAPERS. Vol. VI (ff. 132) Corrected worksheets for the Pelman Institute course in Spanish and Italian, in the name of Miss Blanche Patch, but completed in Shaw's hand; 1924, 1928. Autograph and printed. Mostly Spanish and Italian.
Add Ms 63185
French translation of Mrs Warren’s Profession, nd
63185. SUPPLEMENTARY SHAW PAPERS. Vol. VII (ff. 116) 'Le métier de Madame Warren' French translation, mostly typewritten, of Mrs Warren's Profession; n.d. Not the same as Augustin and Henriette Hamon, La Profession de Mme Warren (Paris, 1913)
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Add Ms 63186
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1905-1949
63186. SUPPLEMENTARY SHAW PAPERS. Vol. VIII (ff. 251) Miscellaneous correspondence of G. B. Shaw; 1905-1949, n.d. Partly autograph.
Add Ms 63187
Accounts, letters etc relating to the tenancy of a flat, 1934-1943, nd
63187. SUPPLEMENTARY SHAW PAPERS. Vol. IX (f. 154) Accounts, letters, etc. relating to the Shaws' tenancy of a flat in Whitehall Court; 1934-1943, n.d. Mostly typewritten and printed.
Add Ms 63728
Miscellaneous letters
63728. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW: twelve items formerly on display at Shaw's house, Ayot St. Lawrence, co. Hertf.; 1924-1946, n.d. Partly autograph, partly printed. Presented by the National Trust, 6 June 1984 and 1 Nov. 1989.
Paper; ff. 49. British Library arrangement.
1. ff. 1-1v. Certificate confirming Shaw's life membership of the Cremation Society; 28 April 1924. Signed by Shaw.
2. f. 2. Letter to Shaw from G. H. M. Twyman; 19 Feb. 1927. Signed. Includes a caricature.
3. ff. 3-4. Letter to Shaw from J. Rothwell; 6 Jan. 1934. With a caricature on the envelope.
4. f. 5. Letter to Shaw from Lennox Robinson on behalf of the Council of the Irish Academy of Letters; 26 May 1937. Typewritten.
5. ff. 6-6v. Letter, in shorthand, from Shaw to Siegfried Trebitsch; 18 Feb. 1942.
6. ff. 7-7v. Letter to Shaw from the Cremation Society; 25 May 1943. Signed.
7. ff. 8-9. Two letters from Shaw to Studman; 8 July 1944 and 15 December 1946.
8. ff. 10-10v. Letter to Shaw from Marie Stopes; 24 July 1946.
9. f. 11. 'Lines for the Ninetieth Birthday of George Bernard Shaw', by John Masefield; for 26 July 1946. Autograph.
10. f. 12. Christmas card to Shaw from Theodore and Eleanor Roosevelt; n.d.
11. ff. 13-49. Article by Shaw entitled 'The Censorship of the Stage in England', written for the North American Review; n.d. Autograph.
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