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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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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
TC029
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 3 boxes
  • 1.2 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); H. Wright Johnson Collection on Harley Granville-Barker, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1947-1950 (inclusive)
Creator:
Johnson, H. Wright (Horace Wright), 1924-
Form:
Correspondence.
Abstract:
This collection consists of letters to H. Wright Johnson (Princeton Class of 1948) regarding Harley Granville-Barker, the subject of Johnson's senior thesis at Princeton. Included is Johnson's thesis, typescripts and correspondence concerning The Prevalence of Witches and Weekending, and correspondence between Johnson and George Bernard Shaw who worked closely with Granville-Barker in the English theater.

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.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2002
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

Physical Description

1 box

Ames, Lucy [Mrs. Winthrop], dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Batson, Eric, dates not examined. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

(See Shaw Society)

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1 box

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

British Drama League, dates not examined. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

(See Whitworth, Geoffrey)

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1 box

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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1 box

Browne, Maurice, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Casson, Lewis, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Granville-Barker, Harley, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Granville-Barker, Helen [Mrs. Harley], dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Greet, Cabell, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Holland, Cedric, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Housman, Laurence, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Johnson, Wright, dates not examined. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

(Folder 1)

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1 box

Lord Chamberlain's Office, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

MacCarty, Desmond, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Murray, Gilbert, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Nicoll, Allardyce, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Roscoe, Field, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

St. Denis, Michel, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Shaw, George Bernard, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Shaw Society, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Tompkins, Laurence, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Vedrenne, L. W., dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Whitworth, Geoffrey, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

"Harley Granville-Barker: A Critical Biography" by Wright Johnson: typescript, 235 pp., dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Typescripts and correspondence regarding The Prevalence of Witches and Weekending, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

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