George Bernard Shaw letters and manuscripts, 1906-1940.

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George Bernard Shaw letters and manuscripts, 1906-1940.

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The collection consists of eleven letters and cards, an edited typescript of p. 2-4 of the preface to the 1911 German collection of his plays, and two typescripts of Shaw's World War II address, The unavoidable subject (never aired), a proposed 1940 radio broadcast with unorthodox views on Adolf Hitler, Germany, Britain, and World War II. Included are letters to George Sylvester Viereck, Anthony Weymouth, actress Dorothy Cheston, and several theatre societies. Topics include the production of his plays, and views on politics and Germany.

14 items.

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7621405

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Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962

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Poet, novelist, journalist, biographer, and pro-German publicist; biographer of Edward M. House; in March, 1942 convicted of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act and sentenced to prison. From the description of George Sylvester Viereck papers, 1924-1938 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702169142 "George Sylvester Viereck," http://www.anb.org (accessed September 27, 2006). Biographical information derived from the collection. ...

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Weymouth, Anthony, 1887-....

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Bennett, Dorothy Cheston, -1977

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Epithet: 2nd wife of Arnold Bennett British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x000257 ...