Manuscripts
The Death of Balder. A Heroic Play with Songs; in three acts
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Curse of the starving class : a play in three acts
Rare Books
"This Obie Award-winning play, a darkly comic exploration of the American family psyche, is an expository look at four family members of the Tate family who live on a Californian farm. As the four characters shift into adolescence, adulthood and old age, they face the loss of their farm to debt and developers. Weston is the alcoholic father who has driven his family deep into debt. Ella is the mother who is seeking solace outside of her marriage and dreams of escape to exotic locations. Daughter Emma plans to become a mechanic, and pursues her 4-H projects and horseback fantasies with an adolescent's intensity. Son Wesley looks for a way to keep his family together while changing from a boy to a man. Various secondary characters are interspersed in the story, each trying to exploit the family and take over their land. The play examines the death of the American family as hardship clouds all interaction and any mutual understanding is lost."--http://www.sam-shepard.com/curse.html.
646760
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Edmund Clarence Stedman: a poem
Manuscripts
Bound in volume with the poem: photograph of Henry Cuyler Bunner inscribed to Stedman, October 22, 1886; letter to Stedman, December 10, 1884 (mssHM 10038); letter to Stedman, December 12, 1884 (mssHM 10040).
mssHM 10057
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Lunar reflection : poem
Manuscripts
Typed copy of poem "Lunar Reflection," written by Armstrong and inspired by the Chinese Garden at the The Huntington in San Marino, California. Also a photograph of the bridge in the Chinese Garden and a booklet of poetry by Armstrong entitled "Winter Dreams," 1980.
mssHM 84202
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A meeting by the river : a play in two acts
Manuscripts
A mimeographed copy with the number "15" written on the top right-hand corner, with original paper cover. A play co-written with Don Bachardy, this copy was sent to Ruth Ford in order for her to consider playing the part of "Mother." Also enclosed is a typewritten letter from Elizabeth R. Woodman (casting consultant) to Ruth Ford, Dec. 29, 1978 (1 p.).
mssHM 83284
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The Lay of St. Medard. Golden Legends No. VII. By Thomas Ingoldsby, Esq
Manuscripts
An autograph manuscript by Richard Harris Barham. The volume also contains other manuscripts, engravings, and letters; with the bookplate of Frederick Locker. The volume also contains a letter from Barham to My dear Madam (mssHM 14391); a motto in the handwriting of Barham (mssHM 14392); The Lay of St. Medard, with a copy of a letter from George Bentley (mssHM 14393); George Cruikshank's rough pencil sketch for the Legend of St. Mendard (mssHM 14394); an autograph letter by George Cruikshank to Frederick Locker (mssHM 14395); and two printed engravings of Barham by Richard Bentley.
mssHM 14391-14395
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The Pioneers : a romantic play in 4 acts /by John Shanks Lindsay
Manuscripts
The play tells the story of a group of pioneers and their struggles with Native Americans, as well as of the love between the captain of the group and a Native American princess
mssHM 65680