Christopher Fry, 1947 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Three items related to English poet and playwright Christopher Fry: one handwritten letter (1947) addressed to the editor of the Arts Theatre Club thanking them for a positive review of his comedy play “A Phoenix Too Frequent”, one typed, annotated, and signed letter (1951) addressed to fellow poet John Bayliss (1919-2008), and a program from a 1969 Chichester Centre of Art poetry reading signed by Fry, as well as fellow poets Laurence Lerner (1925-2016), George MacBeth (1932-1992), Leslie Norris (1921-2006), and William Plomer (1903-1973). A note in Scheetz’s hand on the folder reads “I knew C.F.” Curatorial material included.
Dates
- 1947 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Christopher Fry )1907-2005) was an English poet and playwright noted for his dramas in verse, especially The Lady’s Not for Burning (1948), a romantic comedy set in the High Middle Ages.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
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From the Collection: Welsh
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From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu