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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Thr 228.3-228.6

Neil Simon screenplays and notebooks

Overview

Screenplays and notebooks of the American playwright Neil Simon.

Dates

  • Creation: 1970-1993

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

Extent

1.5 linear feet (6 boxes)

Contains autograph manuscript notebooks, and typescripts with autograph manuscript annotations, of many of his plays and screenplays.

Biographical / Historical

Simon (b. 1927) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and television writer.

Arrangement

Organized into the following series:

  1. I. MS Thr 228.3: Introduction to plays
  2. II. MS Thr 228.4: Screenplay, Chapter two
  3. III. MS Thr 228.5: Scripts, screenplays, and notebooks
  4. III A. Scripts and screenplays
  5. III B. Manuscript notebooks
  6. IV. MS Thr 228.6: Additional scripts

Physical Location

b

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquisition information provided at each series.

Gift of Neil Simon; received: 1979 Jan. 18; 1980 Dec. 30; and 1986 Mar. 19, Dec. 27.

Neil Simon scripts (Series IV; 94-95.07) remain on deposit; received: 1994 July 19.

Title
Simon, Neil. Neil Simon screenplays and notebooks, 1970-1993: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou01563

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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