Additional papers, 1887-1932.

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Additional papers, 1887-1932.

Collection consists primarily of manuscripts by Shaw, including typescripts with revisions and additions of Arms and the Man and Mrs. Warren's Profession. Other manuscripts are articles, reviews, essays, plays, and an autobiographical sketch. Also includes Shaw's answers to questions of T. D. O'Bolger, author of the Life of George Bernard Shaw, and letters by Shaw mostly on professional concerns.

14 v. and 1 box (1.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7994910

Harvard University, Wadsworth House

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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...

O'Bolger, Thomas Demetrius.

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