Scope and Contents From the Series: The Subject Files series consists of Greene’s collected materials and correspondence concerning a variety of topics, individuals, and events. Of particular note are files concerning Greene’s fire guard service during World War II; the controversial publication of Lolita; fellow authors T. S. Eliot, Ford Madox Ford, Mervyn Peake, Evelyn Waugh, and others; and Greene’s distant cousin, Robert Louis Stevenson. Political concerns are represented by material...

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Consists of programs and playbills from performing arts theaters in Ireland, predominantly Dublin, Galway, and Cork. The bulk of programs represent Cork Opera House, Druid Theatre/Mick Lally Theatre, Gaiety Theatre, Gate Theatre, and Olympia Theatre. Many of the shows were produced by Illsley-McCabe Productions. The collection also contains ephemera such as fliers, invitations, posters, and ticket stubs for performances, a prospectus for the sale of the Olympia Theatre (1963), and a copy of...

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Includes a translation of "La Monja Gitana" by Federico García Lorca into English.

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Contracts and personal financial documents are closed for 75 years from the date of creation for privacy concerns.

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Includes three types of lectures, all for Stanford University: talks on the craft of writing for the Alumni Association, undergraduate course lectures for a Stanford English Department class on the short story, and discussions of art and writing for the Alumni Association Travel/Study program trips to the Mediterranean.

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