John Hall papers, 1950-1997

John Hall papers, 1950-1997

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0538
Bib ID:
4079906 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Hall, John (John Clifford), 1925-
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
23 linear feet (50 boxes)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Summary

Correspondence and manuscripts including drafts, typescript, notes, photographs, mimeographed scripts and printed materials, re. Hall's plays, radio and television scripts, short stories, and novels. Among the cataloged correspondents are: Alan Ayckbourn, Robert Bolt, Christopher Fry, Sir John Gielgud, and Harold Pinter.

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged. by title of play. The material is arranged into three series.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection has no restrictions.

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 2-50. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); John Hall Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Rota. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1998. Accession number--M-1998.

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Papers Processed HR 06/26/1998.

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Biographical / Historical

English playwright and novelist.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Diaries
First drafts
Novels
Outlines (documents)
Plays (performing arts compositions)
Playscripts
Poems
Programs (documents)
Radio scripts
Scripts (documents)
Short stories
Summaries
Synopses
Name
Andrews, Harry
Ayckbourn, Alan, 1939-
Bates, H. E (Herbert Ernest), 1905-1974
Bolt, Robert
Brien, Alan
Calder-Marshall, Anna
Crosland, Anthony, 1918-1977
Cruickshank, Andrew, 1907-1988
Finney, Albert, 1936-
Forsyth, Frederick, 1938-
Fry, Christopher, 1907-2005
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000
Goring, Marius, 1912-1998
Grimond, Jo
Hall, Peter, 1930-2017
Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
Heath-Stubbs, John, 1918-2006
McKellen, Ian
Phillips, Siân, 1933-
Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008
Pleasence, Donald
Redgrave, Michael
Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983
Shrapnel, Norman
Sinden, Donald
Smith, John, 1924-
Stevens, Roger L
Trewin, J. C (John Courtenay), 1908-1990
Wesker, Arnold, 1932-2016
Whiting, John, 1917-1963
Subject
Authors, English
Dramatists, English
English drama -- 20th century
English literature -- 20th century
Literature publishing
Poets
Television scripts
Theater -- Great Britain -- 20th century
Theatrical agents
Theatrical managers
Theatrical producers and directors

Series I: Correspondence


Subseries I.1: Cataloged Correspondence


Box 1

Andrews, Harry


Box 1

Ayckbourn, Alan


Box 1

Bates, Herbert Ernest


Box 1

Bolt, Robert


Box 1

Brien, Alan


Box 1

Calder-Marshall, Anna


Box 1

Crosland, Anthony


Box 1

Cruickshank, Andrew


Box 1

Finney, Albert


Box 1

Forsyth, Frederick


Box 1

Fry, Christopher


Box 1

Gielgud, Sir John


Box 1

Goring, Marius


Box 1

Grimond, Jo


Box 1

Hall, Sir Peter


Box 1

Hawkins, Jack


Box 1

Heath-Stubbs, John


Box 1

McKellen, Sir Ian


Box 1

Phillips, Sian


Box 1

Pinter, Harold


Box 1

Pleasence, Donald


Box 1

Redgrave, Sir Michael


Box 1

Richardson, Sir Ralph


Box 1

Shrapnel, Norman


Box 1

Sin den, Donald


Box 1

Smith, John


Box 1

Stevens, Roger L.


Box 1

Trewin, John Courtenay


Box 1

Wesker, Arnold


Box 1

Whiting, Arnold


Subseries I.2: Uncataloged Correspondence


Box 2

A-H


Box 3

H-Z

Series II: Manuscripts by John Hall


Subseries II.1: Playscripts


Box 4

"A", Play


Box 4

Address to a cream mountain


Box 5

Address to a cream mountain


Box 5

Agafya. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 5

Alva the widow.


Box 5

And bay the moon. See: Hereward awake.


Box 5

And the horse went thataway. See: Corinna.


Box 5

Angel of death. See: In the Venn country.


Box 5

Anna.


Box 5

Anna Alnashar. See: Anna.


Box 5

Annals of a town. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 5

Any church looks fast going past tombstones. See: August ine.


Box 6

Any horse looks fast going past trees.


Box 6

The Arboretum. See: Skin and bones.


Box 6

At the Casa Guidi. See: Summer's end.


Box 6

At the Casetta Deerholm. See: Katherine in Kildonan.


Box 7

August ine.


Box 7

August ine of Hippo. See: August ine.


Box 7

Auntie. See: Chrissie plays.


Box 7

Auntie and her friends. See: Chrissie plays.


Box 7

Aurora's chariot.


Box 7

The bagman.


Box 7

Bald hills. See: Open the big box and shake out the sun.


Box 7

The banyan tree.


Box 7

Belinda.


Box 7

The bells of St Sepulchre. See: Hereward awake.


Box 7

Big-mouth and his friend superduper. See: Address to a cream mountain.


Box 7

The black box. See: The bagman.


Box 7

Bluebird. See: Address to a cream mountain.


Box 7

Blue flower play. See: Address to a cream mountain.


Box 7

Bondi's dream. See: The fabrication and blow-out..


Box 7

The boy gentleman. See: The boy's own play.


Box 8

The boys' own play.


Box 9

Breakfast at Mother Brown's.


Box 10

Breakfast at Mother Brown's.


Box 10

The break-up.


Box 11

The bridge.


Box 11

Campus Joe. See: Exit Joe, running.


Box 11

The cat that walks alone. See: Natasha's story.


Box 12

[Chekhov short story adaptations]


Box 12

Child Marlene.


Box 12

Christmas at Auchindoun. See: Open the big box and shake out the sun.


Box 12

The chorus girl. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 12

Chrissie. See: Chrissie plays.


Box 13

Chrissie plays.


Box 14

Chrissie plays.


Box 14

Chrissie 2. See: Chrissie plays.


Box 14

The coat. See: Skin and bones.


Box 14

Coneys patch. See: Servant to the devil.


Box 14

Confessions of a chloral addict See: The boy's own play.


Box 14

Convolvulus. See: Address to a cream mountain.


Box 14

Corinna.


Box 14

Crossing the tramway centre. See: Look both ways-


Box 14

Crowe and company. See: The old man finds out.


Box 14

Crud, blot, tula & God.


Box 14

The dam.


Box 14

Death at Heidelberg.


Box 14

Death of a civil servant. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 14

Death of a compere.


Box 14

A desert country. See: Death at Heidelberg.


Box 14

Don't hang the history master.


Box 14

The Dorset farmer's woman. See: Anna.


Box 14

A drama. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 14

The dreamers. See: The little woman.


Box 14

Dust in the hourglass. See: Corinna.


Box 15

Elli.


Box 15

Emma's dream.


Box 15

Emma's fall. See: Emma's dream.


Box 15

Emma's game. See: Emma's dream.


Box 15

Everly. See: The pathetic life and happy death of Sir Bierton Everly.


Box 15

Everly in heaven. See: The pathetic life and happy death of Sir Bierton Everly.


Box 15

Everybody out. See: Kilroy was here [notebook]


Box 15

Everything is eternal; the life and loves of William Blake.


Box 15

Exit Joe, running.


Box 16

The fabrication and blow-out of Johnny Bondi Lavellan.


Box 16

The fall-guy. See: The new Stanleyville.


Box 17

Families and friends.


Box 17

Farmer's woman, See: Anna.


Box 17

Fat and thin. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 17

The Finnish applicant.


Box 17

The fires of Havering.


Box 17

The fowler's net See: The net.


Box 17

The Gaberlunzie man. See: The fabrication and blow-out..


Box 17

The gaudy. See: Breakfast at Mother Brown's.


Box 18

Genial spirit.


Box 18

The girls in their summer dresses.


Box 18

The Gladstone bag.


Box 18

God's little game. See: Look both ways...


Box 18

Goodbye, Father.


Box 18

Goodbye George. See: Kilroy was here, [notebook]


Box 18

Grass and sky.


Box 18

The green girl.


Box 18

Grief. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 18

The gypsy girl. See: Mud.


Box 18

The happy housewife's comprehensive coverage. See: The housevife's cover.


Box 19

The harrowing of Walter.


Box 19

Hazel See: The little woman.


Box 19

Heart of fire. See: August ine.


Box 19

Hello, campers!


Box 19

Hereward awake.


Box 19

The hippocamp. See: The harrowing of Walter.


Box 20

The holiday. See also: The strangers.


Box 20

The honeymoon.


Box 20

Hope and January


Box 20

The house that Vasari built. See: Summer's end.


Box 20

The housewife's all-purpose cover. See: The housewife's cover.


Box 20

The housewife's cover.


Box 20

How Lady Polly fell See: Servant to the devil


Box 20

How to be a man. See: The boy's own play.


Box 20

How to be a movie queen. See: Movie queen.


Box 20

If you rock the boat I will fall out. See: The new Stanleyville.


Box 20

I, John Brown.


Box 20

The innocents.


Box 21

In the Venn country.


Box 22

In the Venn country.


Box 23

In the Venn country.


Box 24

In the Venn country.


Box 25

The Jack Bannion Show. See: The fires of Havering.


Box 25

Jackie. See: In the Venn country.


Box 25

Jenny.


Box 25

Jessie. See: Breakfast at Mother Brown's.


Box 25

Jingle bells. See: Skin and bones.


Box 25

The job center.


Box 25

Joe.


Box 25

Kate, Jo and the men.


Box 25

Katherine. See: Katherine in Kildonan.


Box 25

Katherine at Ospedaletti. See: Katherine in Kildonan.


Box 25-26

Katherine in Kildonan.


Box 26

Katherine Mansfield. See: Katherine in Kildonan.


Box 26

Kilroy was here.


Box 26

The landowner.


Box 26

The last of England See: The new Stanleyville.


Box 26

Latterlammas. See: In the Venn country.


Box 27

The leaning man.


Box 27

The lean man. See: The leaning man.


Box 27

The lean man, the kelpie and the crone. See: The leaning man.


Box 27

Life is for the living. See: Belinda & Loggershead.


Box 27

Liffey among the stars. See: The little woman.


Box 27

The little atom. See: Movie queen.


Box 27

Little boys blue.


Box 27

The little house. See: Breakfast at Mother Brown's.


Box 27

The little joke. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 27

Little proverbial plays.


Box 28

The little woman


Box 29

The little woman


Box 30

The lizard on the rock.


Box 30

The locusts.


Box 30

Loggershead


Box 30

Look both ways crossing the city centre.


Box 31

Love among the ruins.


Box 31

Love on the dole.


Box 31

Love story.


Box 31

Love will find a way.


Box 31

The low shot.


Box 31

Man up a telegraph pole.


Box 32

Man up a telegraph pole.


Box 33

The man who rocked the boat. See: The new Stanleyville.


Box 33

The man who suddenly fell over.


Box 33

The man who tried to be dead


Box 33

Marlene. See: Child Marlene.


Box 33

Marriage a la mode.


Box 33

May 's beach party. See: Chrissie plays.


Box 33

Meeting. See: Kilroy was here, [notebook]


Box 33

Michelangelo.


Box 33

Midlands play.


Box 33

Misfortune. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 33

Misfortunes of Sophia. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 33

The mother country. See: Some of my best friends are Ibos.


Box 33

Movie queen.


Box 33

Mud.


Box 33

The muffin man.


Box 33

My many-sided heaven. See: The Finnish applicant.


Box 33

My polyhedron heaven. See: The Finnish applicant


Box 33

Nail soup.


Box 33

Natasha's story.


Box 33

Natives. See: The low shot.


Box 33

The naughty husband.


Box 33

The net.


Box 34

The new Stanleyville


Box 35

Night of the long knives. See: The harrowing of Walter.


Box 35

Night watchman.


Box 35

The nightwatchman and the brickie.


Box 35

No comment See: [Chekhov...]


Box 35

Notes from the journal of a quick-tempered man. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 35

Not everyone can live. See: Emma's dream.


Box 35

Not everyone wants to. See: Emma's dream.


Box 35

Objet d'art See: [Chekhov-.]


Box 35

The old bags.


Box 35

The old man finds out


Box 35

The old soldier.


Box 36

The old soldier, (cont.)


Box 36

On being kissed See: Chrissie plays.


Box 36

On the staircase.


Box 36

On your way, playwright!


Box 36

Open the big box and shake out the sun. [Christmas at Auchindoun]


Box 37

Open the big box and shake out the sun. [Christmas at Auchindoun]


Box 38

Orpheus 67.


Box 38

Out of work. See: The trail peters out.


Box 38

Oysters. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 38

The pathetic life and happy death of Sir Bierton Everly.


Box 39

A pennyworth of love.


Box 39

People are as daft as they look. See: The old soldier.


Box 39

Pictures for an exhibition. See: Natasha's story.


Box 39

Pictures from an exhibition. See: Alva the widow. & Natasha's story.


Box 39

Pirate's pleasure. See: Kilroy was here, [notebook]


Box 39

The play of turnhouse. See: Servant to the devil.


Box 39

Polyhedron heaven. See: The Finnish applicant


Box 40

Priest-hole.


Box 40

Protest meeting. See: Nightwatchman.


Box 40

The prudence of Eurydice. See: Orpheus 67.


Box 40

Rapture. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 40

Reunion. See: Kilroy was here, [notebook]


Box 40

Revenge. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 40

Romance with double-bass. See [Chekhov...]


Box 40

Ron. See: Man up a telegraph pole.


Box 40

The Rose garden. See: Chrissie plays.


Box 40

Saint Jack. See: Jenny.


Box 40

The Sammy play. See: To Berlin!


Box 40

Sargeant Prishibeyev. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 40

The Scottish farmer's woman. See: Anna.


Box 40

Servant to the devil.


Box 41

Servant to the devil.


Box 41

Some of my best friends are Ibos.


Box 41

The sound of a trumpet


Box 41

A spyglass on a seawall. See: Hereward awake.


Box 41

The strangers. See also: The holiday.


Box 41

Summer's end.


Box 41

The swindler.


Box 41

The sword of Blenheim.


Box 41

Take care crossing the tramway centre. See: Look both ways crossing...


Box 41

T.V. play in 4 parts. See: The sound of a trumpet


Box 41

Temptations of a poor man. See: Uncle Bluebeard.


Box 43

This is your death.


Box 43

Three plays for women. See: Alva. Jenny. & Katherine.


Box 43

The three wise monkeys of turnhouse. See: Servant to the devil.


Box 43

Tiergarten. See: To Berlin!


Box 43

To Berlin!


Box 43

Tombstones. See: August ine


Box 44

The trail peters out.


Box 45

The trail peters out.


Box 45

The turnhouse ten. See: Servant to the devil.


Box 45

Two tales of the British. See: The low shot.


Box 45

Ubi ecclesia? See: August ine.


Box 45

Uncle Bluebeard.


Box 45

The upper room play.


Box 45

Vodka and nettle soup. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 45

The voyage of the land yacht Wanderer. See: The boys' own play.


Box 45

The Wandering Jew, See: The trail peters out.


Box 45

The wedding of Jackie. See: In the Venn country.


Box 45

Well, yes. See: The trail peters out


Box 45

What happened to John. See: A pennyworth of love.


Box 46

The Whymper room.


Box 46

Widdershins. See: Wrang-gaites way...


Box 46

A widow and her friends. See: Alva the widow.


Box 46

A widow and her servants. See: Alva the widow.


Box 46

The wilderness game.


Box 46

The wine-red and the blood-red. See: The leaning man.


Box 46

Winter again. See: Chrissie plays.


Box 46

The winter solstice. See: Chrissie plays.


Box 46

The witch. See: [Chekhov...]


Box 46

The wolf in the kennels. See: Emma's dream.


Box 46

Workless. See: Corinna.


Box 46

World behind your back.


Box 47

Wrang-gaites way, or wrong way round way.


Box 48

Wuthering Heights.


Box 49

Plays--Miscellaneous


Subseries II.2: Other Manuscripts by John Hall


Box 49

Church of England


Box 49

Diaries, 1958 and 1968, 1958, 1968


Box 49

Lecture notes


Box 49

Miscellaneous


Box 49

Notebooks


Box 49

Poems


Box 49

Printed materials


Box 49

Stories


Box 49

Travel book (Nigeria)


Box 50

Novels

Series III: Photographs and Printed Material


Box 1

Photographs (Personal)


Box 1

Printed Miscellany