Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989

Person

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Biography

Samuel Beckett was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. A resident of Paris for most of his adult life, he wrote in both French and English.

General Context

Emory University put together an open-access website, Chercher, to log and index all Samuel Beckett letters in public archives. Researchers may find this tool useful in their work. https://chercherbeckettletters.emory.edu

Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:

Antier, Maurice, 1959 - 1969

File

Identifier: 1988.012.1.2

Scope and Contents

Exchange between Ellmann and Antier.

Dates: 1959 - 1969

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings

Background material and notes

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.5

Scope and Contents

Ellmann's notes and materials relating to Samuel Beckett.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / Beckett, Samuel

Bair, Deirdre, 1972 - 1973

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.4

Scope and Contents

Regarding Bair's biography of Samuel Beckett.

Dates: 1972 - 1973

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings

Beckett, Undated

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Identifier: 1988.012.3.9

Scope and Contents

Typescript on half-sheets.

Dates: Undated

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 3: Academic and administrative papers / Ellmann's course lectures

Beckett, Samuel, 1952-04-22

Item

Identifier: 1984.005.1.1

Scope and Contents

Becket to Lucie Noël Léon. Handwritten and signed letter, 1s. “Many thanks for cuttings. I had seen some of them...”

Dates: 1952-04-22

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Paul and Lucie Léon collection of James Joyce, 1920-1971 / Correspondence

Beckett, Samuel

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.159

Scope and Contents

Black and white and color photo-reproductions.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / Joyce, James / Research materials relating to Joyce, the man and his writings / Photographs

Beckett, Samuel

File

Identifier: 1988.012.1.221

Scope and Contents From the File:

Contents generally include: biographical information and drafts (often in multiple versions) of Ellmann's bio-commentary on each poet; selected poems by each author, photocopied from published sources; press cuttings of articles; rights and permissions to reprint poems; lists of corrections; and fragments of page proofs.

Dates: 1837 - 1990