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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989

 Person

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 55 Collections and/or Records:

Version 3, 1985-01-11

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.26
Scope and Contents

Fragments of a variation of Version 2.

Dates: 1985-01-11
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / Ellmann, Richard / Writings / Four Dubliners: Wilde, Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett / "Samuel Beckett: Nayman of Noland"

Version 4, 1985-03-20

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.26
Scope and Contents

Version 4, in 5 variations, all with handwritten revisions; some drafts are incomplete.

Dates: 1985-03-20
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / Ellmann, Richard / Writings / Four Dubliners: Wilde, Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett / "Samuel Beckett: Nayman of Noland"

Version 5, Undated

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.26
Scope and Contents

Version 5, in three variations, with further revisions, notes and corrections.

Dates: Undated
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / Ellmann, Richard / Writings / Four Dubliners: Wilde, Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett / "Samuel Beckett: Nayman of Noland"

Warner, Francis, 1986

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.239
Scope and Contents

Brief friendly notes from Warner to Ellmann.

Dates: 1986
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings

Wilson, Veronica M.S., 1962

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.329
Scope and Contents

Wilson asks if Ellmann would read her paper on Dickens and Beckett for possible presentation at an upcoming MLA meeting; Ellmann's response.

Dates: 1962
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings

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