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Scrapbook 6.2

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This album primarily contains newspaper clippings and ephemera from the 1960s related to the 1960 play Ross about T.E. Lawrence by Terence Rattigan, the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, and a few clippings about the play Too True To Be Good by George Bernard Shaw. Among the items, there is a program for the first performance of Ross, sheet music for the 'Theme from Lawrence of Arabia' by Maurice Jarre, and two teacher's guides for the film.

Album has light blue covers; with "Frank C. Baxter" bookplate.

Type

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Date

1960-1986 (bulk 1960-1963

Call number

626757

Creator

Metcalf, Edwards H(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Scrapbook 2.10

Rare Books

This album primarily contains newspaper and periodical clippings related to the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia and its lead actor, Peter O'Toole, as well as a set of 10 theater lobby placards for the film and a few clippings about the 1960 play Ross about T.E. Lawrence by Terence Rattigan. Album has reddish-brown covers; without bookplate, but presumably compiled by Duncan.

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Scrapbook 4.2

Rare Books

This scrapbook contains materials related to the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, including 8 x 10 in. black-and-white stills of the film, color lobby placards, and sheet music for the 'Theme from Lawrence of Arabia' by Maurice Jarre. Album has gold covers; with Theodora Duncan bookplate containing handwritten note, "'Lawrence of Arabia' film vol. I."

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Scrapbook 4.1

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This scrapbook contains Lawrence of Arabia film reviews, primarily from English magazines and newspapers, film advertisements, clippings about the film and its lead actor, Peter O'Toole, and some related photographs and ephemera. Album has black covers; with Theodora Duncan bookplate containing handwritten note, "'Lawrence of Arabia' film--reviews, programs, etc."

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Scrapbook 4.3

Rare Books

This scrapbook contains materials related to the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, including 8 x 10 in. black-and-white stills of the film and newspaper clippings about the film and its lead actor, Peter O'Toole. Most items date from the 1960s; the earliest item is a 1953 article about O'Toole. Album has gold covers; with Theodora Duncan bookplate containing handwritten note, "'Lawrence of Arabia' film vol 2 (ie 3)."

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Scrapbook 6.5

Rare Books

This album contains sixty-five copy prints of Lawrence's photographs from the Arab campaign, 1916-1918 (reproduced from originals held by the Imperial War Museum); newspaper and periodical clippings, primarily from the 1960s, including reviews of works about Lawrence, about the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, and topics related to Lawrence and the Arab world, such as such as the reconstruction work on the Hejaz Railway in 1964. Album has light blue covers; with "Frank C. Baxter" bookplate.

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Scrapbook 11

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This scrapbook chiefly contains newspaper clippings related to the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia. Most of the clippings appear to have been collected by a clipping service and consist mainly of British newspaper from June 1961 to February 1962. Album has black covers and green spine; without bookplate. Compiler unknown.

626757

Scrapbook 6.2

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