Scope and arrangement
The collection, dated 1950 to 1971, holds scripts, notebooks and notes by the playwright Elsa Shelley.
Shelley is represented by several titles including The Game of Conquer with scripts, multiple draft pages and notes that reflect the development process. These notes were received batched in groups, without a clear order.
Other scripts in the collection include With a Silk Thread and We’re Young, We Don’t Know Any Better. The latter script may be preparation for her autobiography.
The files contain assorted notes (some were originally integrated with the scripts), and notes on homosexuality, possibly generated for a future production.
Two notebooks contain brief notes for an unpublished autobiography by Shelley.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by format.