Overview
Letters, drawings, prints, and annotated books of English scene designer, producer, and actor Edward Gordon Craig.
Dates
- Creation: 1893-1964
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 boxes and 1 volume)Includes annotated books of Craig and a wooden model stage, a box of wooden model screens, and 12 cardboard model screens. Correspondence includes 45 letters from Craig to Bernard Miles and letters from Nelly Craig to Bernard and Josephine Miles, among others. Also contains drawings by Craig (in ink and pencil), Craig's autograph manuscript notebook of Florence and daybook of Venice, and an unsigned typescript of Bernard Miles' E.G.C. as I saw him in October 1961.
Biographical / Historical
Craig was an English scene designer, producer and actor.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Physical Location
b, MS
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*79M-34. Manuscripts purchased with the assistance of Barry Bingham, Sr.; Edwin Binney, 3rd; Anna E. Crouse, Iris M. Fanger; Gannett Newspaper Foundation; Magowan Family Fund, Inc.; Emily L. McGregor; Jean Richmond; Arnold Rood; Waldo E. Stuart; and Helen D. Willard; from Winifred A. Myers (Autographs) Ltd., Suite 52, 91 St. Martins Lane, London, W.I. England; received: 1979 May 1.
- Title
- Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966. Edward Gordon Craig papers: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00509
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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