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Title: Laurence Binyon Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1912-1937
Collection number: 404
Creator:
Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) was a British Museum official for 40 years as well as a art historian, critic, translator, playwright,
and poet. The collection consists of 7 versions of Binyon's play,
Arthur, which was composed by Binyon in 1923 in collaboration with Sir John Martin-Harvey. There is also a folder of notes about
Arthur, a folder of notes and sketches for the production by Martin-Harvey, 16 original drawings of costumes by M.L. Blood, and
61 letters to Martin-Harvey.
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.
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
[Identification of item], Laurence Binyon Papers (Collection 404). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
709368
Binyon was born August 10, 1869 in Lancaster, England; British Museum official for 40 years, as well as art historian, critic,
translator, playwright, and poet; author of numerous works on art, including
Painting in the Far East (1908); professor of poetry at Harvard; published many collections of poetry, including
The winnowing fan: poems on the Great War (1914),
The sirens (1924),
The idols (1928), and
Collected poems of Lawrence Binyon (1931); wrote a play,
Arthur (1923), whose original title was “Launcelot”; died in March 1943 in Reading, England.
Collection consists of 7 versions of Binyon's play,
Arthur, which was composed by Binyon in 1923 in collaboration with Sir John Martin-Harvey. Also contains a folder of notes about
Arthur, a folder of notes and sketches for the production by Martin-Harvey, 16 original drawings of costumes by M.L. Blood, and
61 letters to Martin-Harvey, several of which are addressed to Lady Martin-Harvey.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943--Archives.
Arthur,
King--Drama.
Dramatists, English--Archival resources.
Martin-Harvey, John,
Sir, 1863-1944.
Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943.
Arthur.