MS 685 01 01
Reference code
MS 685 01 01
Title
E.A. Craig collection: Edward Gordon Craig as a writer and theatre theorist
Level
Series
Date
1893-1974
Extent & medium
15 sub-series
Content description
This series covers Edward Gordon Craig’s various writings, publications and research into the theatre, and how it could be improved. It includes notebooks, articles and draft manuscripts, containing his initial thoughts on the theatre, as well as material relating to his plans for a School at the Arena Goldoni, and the periodicals, ‘The Page’ and ‘The Mask’.
It also contains material relating to some of his published books, including ‘On the Art of the Theatre’; ‘The Theatre Advancing’; ‘Ellen Terry and Her Secret Self’; ‘Woodcuts and some Words’; and his autobiography ‘Index to the Story of my Days’.
While the collection does not include material relating to each published work by Craig, Eton College Library holds printed copies of all Craig’s published works, which are catalogued separately and searchable via the Eton College Collections catalogue.
It also contains material relating to some of his published books, including ‘On the Art of the Theatre’; ‘The Theatre Advancing’; ‘Ellen Terry and Her Secret Self’; ‘Woodcuts and some Words’; and his autobiography ‘Index to the Story of my Days’.
While the collection does not include material relating to each published work by Craig, Eton College Library holds printed copies of all Craig’s published works, which are catalogued separately and searchable via the Eton College Collections catalogue.
Arrangement
The series is arranged according to nature of the writings or research. The material relating to individual publications are arranged chronologically according to their publication date.
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Beneath this record in the archive hierarchy
- E.A. Craig collection: Notebooks and minor writings by Edward Gordon Craig, MS 685 01 01 01, (1893-[1974])
- E.A. Craig collection: Papers relating to Edward Gordon Craig’s School for the Art of the Theatre, the Arena Goldoni, and The Society of the Theatre, MS 685 01 01 02, (1904-[1960s])
- E.A. Craig collection: Papers and ephemera relating to ‘The Page’, MS 685 01 01 03, (1898-1901)
- E.A. Craig collection: Papers and ephemera relating to ‘The Mask’, MS 685 01 01 04, (1908-1978)
- E.A. Craig collection: Papers relating to ‘The Art of the Theatre’ by Edward Gordon Craig, MS 685 01 01 05, (1905-1906)
- E.A. Craig collection: Papers and ephemera relating to ‘On the Art of the Theatre’ by Edward Gordon Craig, MS 685 01 01 06, (1911-1965)
- E.A. Craig collection: Papers and ephemera relating to ‘The Theatre Advancing’ by Edward Gordon Craig, MS 685 01 01 07, (1919-1967)
- E.A. Craig collection: Papers and ephemera relating to ‘Woodcuts and some Words’ by Edward Gordon Craig, MS 685 01 01 08, (1923-1924)
- E.A. Craig collection: Papers and ephemera relating to ‘Henry Irving’’ by Edward Gordon Craig, MS 685 01 01 09, (1930)
- E.A. Craig collection: Papers and ephemera relating to ‘Ellen Terry and Her Secret Self’’ by Edward Gordon Craig, MS 685 01 01 10, (1931)
- E.A. Craig collection: Working papers for ‘Among Tritons and Minnows’ by Edward Gordon Craig, MS 685 01 01 11, (1931-1967)
- E.A. Craig collection: Papers and ephemera relating to ‘Index to the Story of My Days’ by Edward Gordon Craig, MS 685 01 01 12, (1942-1958)
- E.A. Craig collection: Additional printed copies of Edward Gordon Craig’s published works, MS 685 01 01 13, ([1899-1925])
- E.A. Craig collection: General correspondence and papers concerning the publication of Edward Gordon Craig’s work, MS 685 01 01 14, (1919-1964)
- E.A. Craig collection: Edward Gordon Craig’s theatre research papers, MS 685 01 01 15, (1912-[1974])
- E.A. Craig collection: annotated copies of Drama journal, MS 685 01 01 16, (1927-1934)