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Title: Edward Carrick Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1958-1975
Collection number: 1323
Creator:
Carrick, Edward, 1905-
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Edward Carrick was a set designer and theater historian. He wrote several books including
Art and design in the British film (1948),
Baroque theatre construction (1982),
Designing for moving pictures (1941), and
Gordon Craig: the story of his life (1968). The collection consists of Carrick's correspondence with Lee Freeson, and correspondence and ephemera related to
his late father's career, shedding further light on Gordon Craig, Ellen Terry, Isadora Duncan and others.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
William A. Emboden, purchase, 1982.
[Identification of item], Edward Carrick Papers (Collection 1323). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
709590
Born as Edward Anthony Craig in 1904; son of Edward Gordon Craig, sometimes called the father of the modern theater; known
professionally as Edward Carrick, he became a set designer and theater historian; worked with Bette Davis, Laurence Olivier,
John Gielgud and others; wrote several books, including
Art and design in the British film (1948),
Baroque theatre construction (1982),
Designing for moving pictures (1941), and
Gordon Craig: the story of his life (1968).
Collection consists of Carrick's correspondence with Lee Freeson, with observations on Edward Gordon Craig, Ellen Terry, and
other theatrical personalities. Includes letters from his sister, Ellen Craig, to Freeson. Also includes other correspondence
and ephemera related to his late father's career, shedding further light on Gordon Craig, Ellen Terry, Isadora Duncan and
others.
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence, mostly letters from Carrick to Lee Freeson (Box 1).
- Book catalogues and Theatre Arts Monthly issue on Macbeth (Box 2).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Carrick, Edward, 1905- --Archives.
Freeson, Lee--Correspondence.
Set designers--Great Britain--Archival resources.