Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Arden, John, 1930-2012
- Abstract:
- The Arden mss., 1959, consists of plays written by English playwright John Arden, 1930-2012.
- Extent:
- 1 Box (1 standard)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Arden mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
John Arden, 1930-2012, was an English playwright. He was born in Barnsley, England and studied architecture at the Edinburgh College of Art. He wrote plays while he was in school and continued after graduation when he was not working as an architectural assistant. He published two plays before Live Like Pigs (1958) was released. The following year, he published his play, Serjeant Musgrave's Dance, in 1959. He went on to release several more dramas that offered social commentary on British culture before his death in 2012.
- Scope and Content:
The collection consists of notebooks containing manuscript drafts of Arden's plays, as well as scripts and ephemera relating to Serjeant Musgrave's Dance and Live Like Pigs.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase: 1960
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged following original order.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Theater
- Names:
- Arden, John, 1930-2012
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Arden mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu