Collection ID: 4078863 MS#0550

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Hampton, Christopher, 1946-
Extent:
.42 linear feet and 1 box
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Christopher Hampton papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Background

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, manuscripts, and miscellany relating to the presentation of poems at a Shakespeare's Birthday Concert on 23 April 1972, by a number of British poets including W.H. Auden, C. Day Lewis, Robert Graves, and Stephen Spender. The collection consists primarily of correspondence with the poets involved; several manuscripts of poems both presented at and eliminated from the program; some business correspondence of the Globe Playhouse Trust and Calder and Boyars, Ltd., Publishers; and Hampton's notes.

Biographical / Historical:

British playwright. Hampton organized Shakespeare's Birthday Concert, 23 April 1972 which was sponsored by the Globe Playhouse Trust. He also edited the published version, POEMS FOR SHAKESPEARE (London, 1972).

Acquisition information:
Source of acquisition--335366. Date of acquisition--1974. Accession number--M-74.
Processing information:

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.

Arrangement:

Cataloged and arranged.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

PREFERRED CITATION:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Christopher Hampton papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027, United States
CONTACT:
(212) 854-5590
rbml@library.columbia.edu