Note: This brief collection description is an accession record. The
collection is not fully processed or cataloged; no biographical sketch,
descriptions of series, or indexes are available.
Acquisition: Purchases, 2005-2007 (R15361, 16489)
Access: Open for research
Processed by: Hope Rider, Monique Daviau, Stephen Cooper, 2007
RLIN Record
ID: None
Series I., Works, is divided into two subseries: A. Books, consisting of materials related to his original and novelized works of fiction, and B. Plays and Screenplays, containing his writings for stage and screen. Both subseries are arranged alphabetically by title of work. Most of the manuscripts in this series show the progress of his writing, especially the early, heavily-edited manuscripts which are well represented. Also contained here is correspondence directly related to the publication and production of Smith's novels, plays, and screenplays, as well as letters from fans. Notable are his collaborations with playwright Tom Stoppard, with whom Smith co-wrote the play Albert's Bridge, and with Jim Henson, with whom he novelized the film The Dark Crystal. The series is rounded-out by research notes for his historically-based works such as Wagner, Sebastian the Navigator, and Up the Feeder, Down the Mouth, as well as a small number of play posters.
Series II., Correspondence and Career-Related, consists of the majority of Smith's correspondence from friends and collaborators and is arranged alphabetically by the name of the correspondent. (Correspondence related to specific works and productions is interfiled in Series I.) Smith's correspondence includes letters from a variety of notable artists such as Stoppard, Jim Henson, John Boorman, Malcolm Bradbury, John Cleese, E. M. Forster, Allen Ginsberg, Michael Frayn, Patricia Highsmith , Ted Hughes, Terry Jones, John Le Carré, and others. Copies of interviews and reviews of Smith's works are also contained in this series, as well as two talks he delivered at the Ransom Center in 1994 and 2005.
Box Folder Description
THE CROWD (novel, 1965) 1 1 Typed and handwritten manuscript with emendations 2 Handwritten and typed additions and notes 3 Typescript 4 Variant typescript 5 Variant typescript with handwritten notes 6 Correspondence re: Australian film, 1973-1979 THE DANGEROUS MEMOIR OF CITIZEN SADE (novel, 2000) 7-8 Handwritten and typed notes 2 1 Handwritten and typed notes, continued 2 First handwritten draft, circa 1990-1991 3-4 First typescript 5-6 Second typescript 7 Third typescript, 1998 3 1-2 Proofs with editorial comments, letter from Tom Stoppard THE DARK CRYSTAL (movie novelization, 1982) 3 Screenplay with fragments by David Odell and Jim Henson, 1981 4 Screenplay fragments 5-7 Research materials 4 1 Slides from movie 2 Novelization manuscript 3-4 Typescript and notes from Jim Henson 5 Proofs, "NY Edition," photocopy 6 Correspondence, 1981-1982 * NY typescript with editorial queries and amendments (*removed to oversize box 27) DICKENS OF LONDON (biography, ghosted for Wolf Mankowitz, 1976) 7 Handwritten draft 8 Typescript carbon 9 Correspondence, 1975-1976 EDWARD AND MRS. SIMPSON (television novelization, 1978) 5 1-7 Teleplays by Simon Raven 8 Notes, television show-related material 9 Handwritten manuscript 6 1 Typescript 2 Correspondence, 1977-1982 3 Uncorrected proof * Galleys (*galleys removed to galley file) EXTRA COVER (novel, 1981) 4 Handwritten manuscript 5 Uncorrected proof 6 Correspondence, 1977-1981 7 GAVOTTE (unfinished novel, 1959), typescript and correspondence THE JERICHO GUN (novel, 1977) 8 Notes and research 7 1 Handwritten manuscript 2 Typescript 3 Correspondence and royalty statements, 1976-1979 LABYRINTH (movie novelization, 1986) 4-6 Storyboards, photocopies 7 Screenplay, first draft (not by ACHS) 8 1 Screenplay, second draft, 1984 2 Screenplay, third draft 3 Handwritten manuscript and notes (incomplete per ACHS) 4-5 Typescript 2 6-7 Typescript 3 * First typescript with editorial notes (*removed to oversize box 28) 9 1 Page proofs LADY JANE (movie novelization, 1985) 2 Screenplay 3 Film stills, Tower of London guide 4 Transcript 5 Proofs 6 Correspondence, 1985 ORGHAST AT PERSEPOLIS (nonfiction, 1972) 7 Typescript with notes 8 Bound proof with handwritten corrections 10 1 Photographs and book jacket 2 Photographs 3-4 Correspondence, 1972-1980 5 Pencil drawing by Jean Monod * Set design by Jean Monod (*removed to galley file) PAPER VOICES: THE POPULAR PRESS AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 1935-1965 (nonfiction, 1975) Bound typescript 6 Chapters 1-3 7 Chapters 4-5 11 1 Chapters 6-9 2 Chapters 10-12, appendix, bibliography 3 Proofs 4-5 Correspondence, 1969-1977, and royalty statements SEBASTIAN THE NAVIGATOR (novel, 1985) 6-7 Research notes 12 1-2 Research notes, continued 3 Handwritten draft 4 Typescript with handwritten corrections 5 Typescript photocopy 6 Typesetting proofs 7 Correspondence, 1982-1985 TREATMENT (novel, 1976) 13 1 Handwritten manuscript and typed notes 2 Proofs, photocopy 3 Correspondence WAGNER (movie novelization, 1983) 4-6 Screenplay 7 Notes and film stills 8 Handwritten draft 14 1 Typescript 2 Correspondence, 1982-1984 ZERO SUMMER (novel, 1971) 3 Notes and fragments 4-5 Handwritten draft 6 Typescript 7 Correspondence, 1969-1972
ALBERT'S BRIDGE (play, 1978) 15 1 Radio script by Tom Stoppard, 1967 2 Screenplay working papers 3 Extended outline screen treatment 4 First draft screenplay with handwritten notes 5 Second draft stage version 6 Third stage version ALBERT'S BRIDGE: THE MUSICAL (play, 1998) 7-9 Working papers 16 1 Partial draft, May-June 1998 2 Typescript draft, July 1998 3 Typescript draft, October 1998 4 Extended correspondence, 1969-1971, 1978; Edinburgh Festival program 5 Correspondence, 1992-1999 BATTLE OF BRITAIN (play, 1977) 6 Research notes and script fragments 7 Script photocopy; programs 8 THE BLACK MAN, (play, 1965), program BREATHLESS HUSH (screenplay, 1999) 9 Correspondence and treatment 10 Drafts and shooting scripts DOCTOR OF LOVE (play, 2001) 11 First draft, working papers, correspondence with composer 12 Typescript drafts, February/March/May, 2001 13 Typescript draft, 2001 17 1 Typescript drafts, 2003 DON QUIXOTE (unfinished screenplay, 1968) 2 Research 3 Script by Denis Cannan, photocopy, 1968 4 Correspondence, 1968-1970 5 FACE VALUE (play, 1977), scenario; drafts; correspondence GOD'S WONDERFUL RAILWAY (play, 1985) 6-8 Research 18 1-5 Research, continued 6 Scenario notes 7 "Drafts & revisions," fragments 19 1 Partial original draft 2 Script copy 3 Script, revised as performed, 1985 4 Correspondence and publicity material, 1985-1986 THE HELLFIRE CLUB (screenplay, 1995) 5 Treatment, notes, research 6 Typescript 7 Script, second draft 8 Bound script with corrections 20 1-3 Notes, scenario, draft script 4 Correspondence, 1995-1996 5 MASTER OF LETTERS (play, 1976), working papers, typescript PERICLES (adapted play, 1987) 6 Research notes, production notes, partial drafts 7 Manuscript of first draft 8 Typescript with handwritten changes 9 Script photocopy with highlighting 21 1 Script photocopy 2 "SOS production" 3 Correspondence and publicity materials, 1985-1992 4 "Rewriting Shakespeare" talk, Cheltenham Festival, 1988 * Play posters, Theatre Emory and The Hen and Chicken (*removed to oversize folder) 5 PROSTITUTES (play, 1976), handwritten and typed drafts THE REDCLIFFE HERMIT (play, 2005) 6-9 Notes, draft fragments 22 1 Notes, draft fragments, continued 2 "First draft," typescript, 2003 3 "Second draft," typescript, 2003 4 Typescript draft Typescripts 5 November 2003 6 February 2004 7 July 2004 8 November 2004 9 April 2005, corrected typescript 10 July 2005 11 Rehearsal draft, August 2005 12 Rehearsal script, August 2005, notes UP THE FEEDER, DOWN THE MOUTH (play, 1997, 2001) 23 1-4 Source material 5-7 Research, interviews 24 1 Research, interviews, continued 2 Scenario notes 3-8 Working papers, "1997 chaos" 25 1-4 Working papers, "1997 chaos" continued 5 Fifth draft, partial typescript, March 1997 6-7 "Seventh draft plus," typescript with handwritten changes, April 1997 8 Typescript, "as performed May 1997" 26 1 Typescript, 1999 version 2-3 "Typescript chaos" 4 Typescript draft, September 2001 5 Correspondence, administration, and planning, 1992-1996 6 Correspondence, publicity, miscellaneous, 1997-2001 7 Fan mail and press, 1997-2001 * Play poster, Bristol Old Vic (*removed to oversize folder)
8 A-H, 1958-2000 9 J-W, 1958-2000 10 Stoppard, Tom, 1986-2005
11 Typescript of talk, February 16, 1994, Ransom Center, on Stoppard, Ghose, and Johnson 12 Typescript of talk, "The Better Maker," February 25, 2005, Ransom Center 13 Reviews and interviews, clippings, 1971-1997, undated 27-28 Oversize materials
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