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H. Wright Johnson Collection on Harley Granville-Barker

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Johnson, H. Wright (Horace Wright), 1924-

Horace Wright Johnson, H. Wright is an American publicist and was a member of the Princeton Class of 1948.

The collectin consists of letters to Johnson (Princeton Class of 1948) by Sir Lewis Casson, Laurence Housman, Desmond McCarthy, Gilbert Murray, and others regarding Harley Granville-Barker, the subject of Johnson's senior thesis at Princeton. Included is correspondence between Johnson and George Bernard Shaw who worked closely with Granville-Barker in the English theater; Johnson's thesis on Granville-Barker; and typescripts and correspondence concerning The Prevalence of Witches and Weekending.

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This collection was processed in 2002.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2002
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

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1 box

Ames, Lucy [Mrs. Winthrop], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Batson, Eric, dates not examined. 1 box.
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(See Shaw Society)

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Briscoe, Johnson, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

British Drama League, dates not examined. 1 box.
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(See Whitworth, Geoffrey)

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British Information Services, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

British Museum, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Browne, Maurice, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Casson, Lewis, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Granville-Barker, Harley, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Granville-Barker, Helen [Mrs. Harley], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Greet, Cabell, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Holland, Cedric, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Housman, Laurence, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Johnson, Wright, dates not examined. 1 box.
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(Folder 1)

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Lord Chamberlain's Office, dates not examined. 1 box.
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MacCarty, Desmond, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Murray, Gilbert, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Nicoll, Allardyce, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Roscoe, Field, dates not examined. 1 box.
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St. Denis, Michel, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Shaw, George Bernard, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Shaw Society, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Tompkins, Laurence, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Vedrenne, L. W., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Whitworth, Geoffrey, dates not examined. 1 box.
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"Harley Granville-Barker: A Critical Biography" by Wright Johnson: typescript, 235 pp., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Typescripts and correspondence regarding The Prevalence of Witches and Weekending, dates not examined. 1 box.
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