Edward Albee scripts

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unitid

{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1964-003", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"21417", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1949-1966", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1949/1966"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Edward Albee scripts"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"3.5 linear feet (8 boxes)"}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\"> The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\"> New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center</span> <span class=\"addressline\">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</span></div>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Collection consists entirely of scripts of original plays and adaptations from the early career of playwright Edward Albee. It includes typescripts and proofs, many with handwritten revisions, and in various versions. Plays included in the collection are THE ZOO STORY, THE DEATH OF BESSIE SMITH, THE AMERICAN DREAM, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, FAM AND YAM, TINY ALICE, A DELICATE BALANCE, BOX and QUOTATIONS FROM CHAIRMAN MAO, and the adaptations: THE BALLAD OF THE SAD CAFE, MALCOLM, EVERYTHING IN THE GARDEN, and a musical adaptation of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S. Also includes some unfinished and untitled manuscripts."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p> Edward Albee Scripts, *T Mss 1964-003, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Albee, Edward, 1928-", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p> Edward Franklin Albee III was born on March 12, 1928, probably in Virginia, and adopted by Reed A. and Frances (Cotter) Albee shortly after his birth. The Albees, a wealthy family with theatrical connections, lived in Larchmont, New York. Albee grew up alienated by his parents' lifestyle and struck out on his own, moving to Greenwich Village, NY, after three semesters at Trinity College. He had various jobs; his favorite was as a messenger for Western Union, before achieving his first success in 1959 with a German language production in Berlin of his play, <span class=\"title\">The Zoo Story</span> . His best known work, which scandalized Broadway in 1962 and established him as America's most acclaimed young playwright, is <span class=\"title\">Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?</span> .</p> <p> In 1963 Albee, with Richard Barr and Clinton Wilder, began producing new plays by new playwrights at a theater they rented in Greenwich Village and thus were a part of the burgeoning Off-Off Broadway movement. In 1964 Albee created the Edward Albee Foundation, a summer retreat at Montauk, Long Island, which provides living and working space for six artists. Albee has taught playwriting at various colleges and often directs his own plays. After the 1960s his writing became less prolific and less well received. For many years he has been more popular in Europe than in America. However, he has won numerous awards including the Pulitzer Prize three times: for <span class=\"title\">A Delicate Balance</span> in 1967, <span class=\"title\">Seascape</span> in 1975 and <span class=\"title\">Three Tall Women</span> in 1994.</p>"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p> The Edward Albee Scripts were given to the Billy Rose Theatre Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts by Edward Albee beginning in 1964.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p> The collection consists entirely of scripts of original plays and adaptations from the early career of the playwright Edward Albee. It includes typescripts and proofs, many with handwritten revisions, and in various versions. Plays included in the collection are <span class=\"title\">The Zoo Story</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Death Of Bessie Smith</span>, <span class=\"title\">The American Dream</span>, <span class=\"title\">Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?</span>, <span class=\"title\">Fam and Yam</span>, <span class=\"title\">Tiny Alice</span>, <span class=\"title\">A Delicate Balance</span>, <span class=\"title\">Box</span> and <span class=\"title\">Quotations from Chairman Mao</span>, and the adaptations: <span class=\"title\">The Ballad of the Sad Cafe</span>, <span class=\"title\">Malcolm</span>, <span class=\"title\">Everything in the Garden</span>, and a musical adaptation of <span class=\"title\">Breakfast at Tiffany's</span> . Also contains some unfinished and untitled manuscripts, including a few that are entirely handwritten. There is, however, no copy of <span class=\"title\">The Sandbox</span>, an Albee play from this period, in the collection.</p>"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"<p> The collection, in one series, scripts, is arranged alphabetically by title. Within a title, they are arranged in the order of their former RM (cataloging) numbers.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Scripts: Gift, Edward Albee, 1964</p>"}

separatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p> Articles, poems and short stories, mostly unpublished, and an unfinished novel, with many editorial corrections, are held by the Manuscripts and Archives Division of The New York Public Library at 5th Avenue and 42nd Street.</p> <span class=\"archref\"> Edward Albee Papers, ca. 1945-1964. View finding aid</span>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p> Processed and machine-readable finding aid created by Elisabeth Elkind and Mary Ellen Rogan.</p>"}

{"value"=>"<p> The Edward Albee Scripts were originally cataloged under the library's RM classification system, but were recataloged in 1998 into the library's online database</p>"}

accessrestrict

{"value"=>"<p>The written permission of the Edward Albee Estate is necessary for access to the collection. Materials may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Estate. Further written permission is required if quotations are desired.</p>"}

userestrict

{"value"=>"<p> For permission to publish contact the Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division.</p>"}

date_start

1949

keydate

1949

date_end

1966

date_inclusive_start

1949

date_inclusive_end

1966

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1. The American Dream by Edward Albee - Carbon typescript
2. The American Dream by Edward Albee - Published proofs (4 versions)
3. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Edward Albee - Carbon typescript with revisions for first 10 scenes
4. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Edward Albee - Carbon typescript for 2nd half
5. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Edward Albee - Typescript with revisions for first 10 scenes
6. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Edward Albee - Typescript with revisions for 2nd half
7. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Edward Albee - Typescript with revisions and inserts for 1st half
8. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Edward Albee - Typescript with revisions and inserts for 2nd half
9. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Edward Albee - Partial typescript with notes and revisions
10. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Edward Albee - Typescript with revisions and notations for the publisher for 1st part. 1963
11. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Edward Albee - Typescript with revisions and notations for the publisher for 2nd part. 1963
12. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Edward Albee - Author's proof with handwritten annotations. 1963
13. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Edward Albee - Final plate proof with handwritten annotations. 1963
14. Box by Edward Albee - Original typescript
15. Box by Edward Albee - Typescript with revisions (also includes Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung)
16. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Edward Albee - Typescript with revisions (Part 1 of 2)
17. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Edward Albee - Typescript with revisions (Part 2 of 2)
18. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Edward Albee - Carbon typescript - new version
19. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Edward Albee - Typescript with revisions (Act I)
20. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Edward Albee - Typescript with revisions (Act I)
21. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Edward Albee - Typescript with revisions (Act II)
22. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Edward Albee - Production notes (includes partial script, revisions, notes on performances and costumes, scene breakdowns, time plots)
23. The City of People by Edward Albee - Typescript final version. 1949
24. The Death of Bessie Smith by Edward Albee - Typescript1959
25. A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee - Act I - typescript with revisions. 1966
26. A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee - Act II - typescript with revisions. 1966
27. A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee - Act III - typescript with revisions1966
28. A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee - Act I - clean script
29. A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee - Act II - clean script
30. A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee - Act III - clean script
31. A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee - Act I - typescript with handwritten revisions
32. A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee - Act II - typescript with handwritten revisions
33. A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee - Act III - typescript with handwritten revisions and notes on possible cuts1966
34. A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee - partial typescript with additions, notes and cast list1966
35. The Dispossessed by Edward Albee - typescript with cuts and additions1958
36. The Dispossessed by Edward Albee - clean photocopied typescript1958
37. The Dispossessed by Edward Albee - clean typescript1958
38. An End to Summer by Edward Albee - partial handwritten script (Act I, scene 1), with ideas and sketches for Act III
39. An End to Summer by Edward Albee - partial script with handwritten notes
40. Everything in the Garden by Edward Albee - Act I II - typescript with handwritten revisions
41. Everything in the Garden by Edward Albee - Act III - typescript with handwritten revisions
42. Fam and Yam by Edward Albee - typescript with penciled stage directions1960
43. Fam and Yam by Edward Albee - clean typescript1960
44. Fam and Yam by Edward Albee - carbon of clean typescript1960
45. The Ice Age by Edward Albee - Act I - early draft with revisions
46. The Ice Age by Edward Albee - Act I - later draft
47. The Invalid by Edward Albee - Act I - four versions1952
48. The Making of a Saint by Edward Albee - clean typescript1953-1954
49. Malcolm by Edward Albee - original typescript with six pages of changes and revisions1965-1966
50. Malcolm by Edward Albee - script excerpts with changes and revisions1965
51. Malcolm by Edward Albee - typescript with revisions and new pages
52. Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung by Edward Albee - original typescript
53. Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung by Edward Albee - clean typescript with author's notes and character descriptions
54. Tiny Alice by Edward Albee - typescript with handwritten r evisions
55. Tiny Alice by Edward Albee - typescript, also includes description of Act III
56. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee - clean typescript of first fifteen pages of earliest script
57. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee - typescript with revisions
58. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee - Act I II - clean typescript1961-1962
59. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee - clean typescript of 2nd version
60. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee - pages deleted from 2nd script
61. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee - final script1962
62. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee - author's proof1962
63. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee - recast plate proofs1962
64. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee - script changes for recording
65. Ye Watchers and Ye Lonely Ones by Edward Albee - handwritten manuscript1951
66. The Zoo Story by Edward Albee - typescript with notes and corrections1958
67. Untitled play by Edward Albee - handwritten manuscript (probably The Recruit)
68. Untitled play by Edward Albee - manuscript (probably The Recruit)
69. Untitled play by Edward Albee - clean typescript Act I (probably In a Quiet Room)1949
70. Untitled play by Edward Albee - handwritten manuscript (probably Hatchet, Hatchet)
71. Untitled play by Edward Albee - later version (probably Hatchet, Hatchet)
72. Untitled play by Edward Albee - typescript with revisions (possibly The Merry Month of May)
73. Untitled play by Edward Albee - typescript with revisions
74. Untitled play by Edward Albee - typescript with handwritten revisions
75. Untitled play by Edward Albee - typescript with revisions