Lilly Library Manuscript Collections

CLEVERDON MSS. II

Inventory (cont'd)

II. Writings

  • The Writings are organized into four sections: Writings by Cleverdon; Lectures by Cleverdon; Writings by others; and materials on Under Milkwood, by Dylan Thomas.
  • Writings by Cleverdon. Arranged alphabetically after Early writings. BBC scripts written by Cleverdon are filed under: IV. British Broadcasting Corporation. Scripts.
Box 2
  • Early writings
  • Adjudicator's notes, by DC and Harry Carter
  • Anglo-Saxon Riddle Poems - forward to 1968 Golden Head Press edition
  • Archive of radio production scripts produced by DC between 1943-1972, chiefly on the B.B.C. Third Progamme
  • The Art and Craft of Radio
  • The Art of Radio. in Britain: 1922-1966, A monograph for UNESCO
  • Autobiography (unpublished) (6 folders)
Box 3
  • Autobiography (cont.) (2 folders)
  • Bill Naughton
  • A Book of Alphabets for Douglas Cleverdon drawn by Eric Gill, foreword by Cleverdon. Pub. by Christopher Skelton, Oct. 1987
  • Booksellers Both
  • British Broadcasting Corporation - various articles
  • Burma diary (8 folders)
  • Conversation between Douglas Cleverdon and Philip Hagreen, 1982
  • Creative Bookselling
  • The Dating of Guenever, Aphrodite in Aulis, and the Four Queens. Draft of article for publication in The David Jones Newsletter, Nov. 1984
  • David Jones, 1895-1974, Foreword
  • Death of Hector, Introduction
  • Dylan depicted
  • Dylan Thomas and broadcasting
  • Dylan Thomas and Under Milkwood (English and French versions)
  • Dylan Thomas: Judgment
  • The Engravings of Eric Gill. Introduction for Skelton Press
  • The Engravings of Eric Gill. Text for brochure for Exhibition of Eric Gill, Dartington, July 1979; Cambridge, Oct.-Nov. 1979
  • 50 Years
  • The Glacier Trail, synopsis of screen-play.
  • The Growth of Milkwood (5 folders; see also: Oversize 6)
  • Henry Reed. For Dictionary of Literary Biography
  • In Country Heaven, by Dylan Thomas. Introduction
  • John Crow
  • The Life of Eric Gill - proposed biography by D.C., abandoned (See also: Oversize. Scrapbook 5)
  • Obituaries for Henry Reed, R.D. Smith, Denis Tegetmeier, and Eric Walter White
  • One-upmanship
  • Production methods and the use of technical facilities in Hamburg and Cologne
  • Radio
  • Radio, article for Cassall's Encyclopaedia of Literature
  • A radio producer on The Soldier's Tale (See also: Oversize. Scrapbook 8)
Box 4
  • Rencontres de Tenerife, Mar. 16-20, 1976. Two papers given: Treatment of the documentary material from the author's point of view: Reality and subjectivity; An historical survey of radio documentary (3 folders)
  • Reviews:
    • Cockerell, by Wilfrid Blunt
    • Blake Studies, by Geoffrey Keynes
    • Dylan Thomas: Poet of his People, by Andrew Sinclair
    • Reynolds Stone, by Myfanwy Piper
    • Dylan. Television program
    • Various radio programs for The Listener: Dec. 6, 1973; Jan. 21, 1974; Feb. 18, 1974
  • Stanley Morison: A Radio Portrait (4 folders)
  • Stanley Morison on Eric Gill - article published in Matrix 7
  • Stephen Potter
  • Val Gielgud. Article for The Guardian, Dec. 2, 1981
  • Word and Image. Exhibition catalog on works of David Jones for National Book League (4 folders; see also: Oversize. Scrapbook 1)
  • Zuleika Dobson. Introduction by Cleverdon
  • untitled writings: TV program on the bible; Geoffrey Keynes; BBC feature writing; Dylan Thomas; Under Milkwood
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Lectures by Cleverdon
  • Arranged alphabetically by title.
  • Actuality recordings in documentary features
  • Brains Trust
  • The composer, the writer, and the producer. BBC features course, 1956
  • Course for Portuguese radio producers, May 31 - June 11, 1976 (6 folders)
  • Douglas Cleverdon in conversation with J.W. Lambert. For the British Institute of Recorded Sound, Feb. 15, 1983
  • D[ouglas] C[leverdon] 70th birthday party
  • Dylan Thomas in radio
  • English poets and the BBC
  • First Editions of Broadcast Poets and some others. Presidential address to the Private Libraries Association, Apr. 11, 1978
  • [Gill, Eric] Three untitled lectures
Box 5
  • History of the English Theater
  • [Jones, David]. David Jones as artist and two other untitled lectures
  • Lewis Carroll and the radio
  • Mandalay
  • A note on radio drama
  • On the scope of feature programmes
  • Producing for the Third
  • The radio play
  • Reflections upon features
  • Stanley Morison and Eric Gill, 1925-1933. A paper delivered to the Wynkyn de Worde Society, Mar. 25, 1982
  • Stanley Morison and Eric Gill, 1925-1933. A paper delivered to the Double Crown, Apr. 2, 1981
  • The university and the society
  • Use of music in dramatic productions
  • Writing for radio
  • untitled speeches/lectures
  • miscellaneous materials
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Writings by Others
  • Arranged alphabetically by author.
Box 5 (cont.)
  • Aragon - On a Calm Shore
  • Bronowski, Jacob. What is a Scientist?
  • Bronowski, Jacob. The face of violence, an essay with a play
  • Bronowski, Jacob. Knowledge and Education, The Library Assoiation Record Presidential Address, Oct. 1957. reprint
  • Bronowski, Jacob. The creative Process. reprint
  • G., D. An ode upon dedicating a building, and erecting anstatue, to Shakespeare, at Stratford-Upon-Avon.
  • Gascoyne, David. Self-Discharged, a dramatic monologue for radio
  • Greenwood, David. Synopsis for untitled film
  • Hague, Réne. Material relating to David Jones
  • Hatch, Ethel. Recollections of Victorian Oxford
  • Hughes, Ted. Cave Birds
  • Hughes, Ted, translator. Oedipus, by Seneca
  • Jones, David. The Anathemata (stage production)
  • Jones, David. The dream of private Clitus
  • Jones, David. Eric Gill
  • Jones, David. untitled work
  • Killmayer, Wilhelm. Une Leson de Francais
  • Maud, Ralph. Material relating to his books on Dylan Thomas
  • Maud, Ralph. Dylan Thomas at Broadcasting House
  • Murphy, Richard. Sylvia Plath
  • O'Connor, Philip. Steiner's tour of giggling gorillas and weeping men
  • Orlan, Pierre Mac and Lanoux, Armand. La Fille de Londres
  • Ross, Amanda McKittrick. Six Months in Hell
  • Smith, Stevie. Poems (2 folders)
  • Stow, Randolph. Stations, suite for three voices and three generations.
  • Ustinov, Peter. Drawing of Private Mannah
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Under Milk Wood
  • Arranged alphabetically by subject, followed by printed materials and scrapbooks.
Box 5 (cont.)
  • Book-related materials - photographs of illuminated manuscript
  • Introduction for The Folio Society edition - correspondence; page proofs; notes
  • Kenn Milestone version - galley proofs
  • Lawsuit - correspondence and related materials (7 folders)
Box 6
  • Radio productions - BBC memos, audience reports, etc., 1954-1963
  • Scripts and production materials
  • Pre-New Directions
  • 1954, Jan. Scripts and photographs for radio production, Italia Prize version, and French and German versions; portions of musical score and other related material (10 folders)
  • 1957. Photographs and other materials for the New York stage production (4 folders; see also: Oversize)
  • 1960, Mar. Scripts
  • 1963, July. Scripts and photographs for the BBC radio production (3 folders)
  • Spindrift Productions Ltd. cassette version. Includes notes and photocopy of typescript
  • Printed - Programs for 1956 British stage productions
  • Clippings - Mostly reviews of stage, radio and television productions (7 folders)
Box 39
  • Scrapbooks
  • 21. Thomas, Dylan. Under Milk Wood. Clippings
  • 22. Thomas, Dylan. Under Milk Wood, The Folio Society edition. Printer's copy
Oversize 3
  • Miscellaneous - Poster of New York production of Under Milk Wood
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