Inventory of the Edward Gordon Craig Collection
D-178
Sara Gunasekara
University of California, Davis General Library, Dept. of Special Collections
© 2011
1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis General Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Edward Gordon Craig Collection
Creator:
University of California, Davis. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Identifier/Call Number: D-178
Physical Description:
1.1 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1892-1972
Abstract: Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966) was an English scene designer and the son of actress Ellen Terry. The collection contains
ephemera, exhibition catalogues, periodicals, photographs, and souvenir programs illustrating Craig's theatrical staging.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Biography
Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966), the son of Ellen Terry, was the youngest member of Henry Irving's company. In his autobiography,
Index to the Story of My Days, Craig explains how he left the company for theatre design work and the writing of books on the theatre.
Scope and Content
The collection contains ephemera, exhibition catalogues, periodicals, photographs, and souvenir programs illustrating Craig's
theatrical staging.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
This finding aid was created by Sara Gunasekara from an existing list.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Edward Gordon Craig Collection, D-178, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University
of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission
to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to
include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Set designers
Theater -- Great Britain
Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966 -- Archives
Box 1, Folder 1
Cheney, Sheldon, "The International Exhibition in Amsterdam" in Theatre Arts Magazine, New York, Vol. 6, No. 2
1922 April
Box 1, Folder 2
Rose, Douglas, "The Craig-Shakespeare Macbeth" in The Drama, Chicago
1928 December
Box 1, Folder 3
Simonson, Lee, "The Case of Gordon Craig" in two issues of Theatre Guild Magazine
1931
Box 1, Folder 4
Swan, Michael, "Gordon Craig, Genius of the Theatre" in The Listener, published by the B.B.C
1948 November 18
Box 1, Folder 5
Theatre!" by Gordon Craig, in Theatre Guild Magazine
1930 August
Box 1, Folder 6
"On Signora Eleonora Duse" by Edward Gordon Craig, in the Dial, New York
1928 May
Box 1, Folder 7
"The Theatre and the New Civilization" by Gordon Craig, in Theatre Arts Magazine, Vol. 3, No.1,
1919 January
Box 1, Folder 8
"La mise en scene de Hamlet" by Gordon Craig and Constantin Stanislavski, in La Revue Theatrale, No. 12
1950 Spring
Box 1, Folder 9
Theaterkunst Ausstellung catalog, Zurich, with an article by Craig, "Stillkunst and Theatre."
1914
Box 1, Folder 10
Artcles by and on Craig in the following issues of Drama, London
1949-1959
Scope and Contents note
Summer, 1949. Laver, James. Craig & the English Theatre
Summer, 1955. Brook, Peter. Influence of Craig in Theory & Practice
Spring, 1955. Eliot, T.S. Craigs's Socratic Dialogues.
Summer, 1956. Craig. The English Theatre Today.
Winter, 1956. Craig. Irving Seemingly Perplexed.
Summer, 1959. Craig. On Sarah Bernhardt
Box 1, Folder 11
"The 'New Theatre' of Gordon Craig" by Herman Rosse, in Chapter One, published by Greater New York Chapter of ANTA, Vol. 9,
No. 2
1962
Box 1, Folder 12
"Edward Gordon Craig Artist of the Theatre 1872-1966, a Memorial Exhibition in the Amsterdam Gallery." Introduction by Donald
Oenslager, The Catalogue by Arnold Rood, in Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Vol. 71, No. 7, and Vol. 71 No. 8
1967
Box 1, Folder 13
"Edward Gordon Craig, a Bibliography" by Ifan Kyrle Fletcher and Arnold Rood, London, The Society for Theatre Research
1967
Box 1, Folder 14
"Gordon Craig and the Dance." by Gordon Craig, in Dance Index, Vol. II, No. 8
1943 August
Box 1, Folder 15
'On Signora Eleonora Duse," by Gordon Craig, in Life and Letters, Vol. I, No. 4
1928 September
Box 1, Folder 16
Katalog Uber Verschied. Entwurfe Fur das Theatre und Einige Zeichungen "Englischer Landscenen" von Edward Gordon Craig, Berlin,
Friedmann, & Weber.
undated
Box 1, Folder 17
Catalogue of Drawings and Models for "Hamlet" and Other Plays by Edward Gordon Craig
1912 September
Box 1, Folder 17
Towards a New Theatre, Forty designs for stage scenes with critical notes by the Inventor, Edward Gordon Craig, London, Leicester
Galleries
1912 September
Box 1, Folder 17
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Drawings and Wood-Engravings by Edward Gordon Craig, with a note by Sir Max Beerbohm, London,
The Leicester Galleries
1948 October
Box 1, Folder 18
Invitation to the Victoria and Albert Museum for the memorial exhibition of the work of Edward Gordon Craig,
1967 November 1
Box 1, Folder 18
The Friends of the Queens College Library...presents Edward Gordon Craig, Shakespearean...
1963
Box 1, Folder 18
Edward Gordon Craig, 90th Birthday Tribute
1962
Box 1, Folder 18
Advertisement and sample page for "Fourteen Notes" by Edward Gordon Craig
undated
Box 1, Folder 20
Patent certificate of Craig's "Improvements in Stage Scenery." Kings Patent Agency, Limited, London, photocopy
1910
Box D Folio 1
Edward Gordon Craig radio talks, also extracts from a diary and some woodcuts.
1962
Scope and Contents note
Reminiscences of Ellen Terry (14 July 1951) -- Irving's way (21 July 1951) -- On the old school of acting (21 October 1951)
-- Isadora Duncan (31 May 1952) -- A note on masks (25 December 1952) -- Celebrities I have met (31 December 1953) -- How
I played Hamlet in Salford, Lancashire (25 December 1956).
In box 33 x 33 cm./ First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme, 1951-56./ Ninety-nine copies of this ed. have been published./
The brochure contains 8 reproductions of G. Craig's woodcuts, printed by the Shenval Press; brochure and presentation box
designed by John Craig.
Box 1, Folder 21
Souvenir, Acis and Galatea. Masque of Love. As produced at the Great Queen Street Theatre. By Martin Shaw and Gordon Craig
1902 March 10
Box 1, Folder 22
Souvenir Program. Becket, by Alfred Lord Tennyson. First presented at the Lyceum Theatre, Feb. 6, 1893, by Henry Irving, London.
1893
Box 1, Folder 23
King Henry the Eighth, by Shakespeare. Presented at the Lyceum Theatre, January 5, 1892, by Henry Irving, London.
1892
Box 1, Folder 24
Photograph of Craig's screens
Scope and Contents note
Photograph of a model of a stage showing the use of Craig's screens. Signed by Craig in large letters, followed by the following
note in Craig's hand: "Photograph of a model I made, which shows the use of my 'Screens' a little patent device I have found
useful. It represents one of the scenes in 'Hamlet' but is not one I used in Moscow."
Box 1, Folder 25
Catalogue of Edward Gordon Craig Centenary Exhibition, 1872-1972: The Early Years
1972
Box 1, Folder 26
Catalogue of Edward Gordon Craig A Mermaid Theatre Exhibition 90th Birthday Celebration
1962
Box 1, Folder 27
History of Puppets by Gordon Craig
undated
Box 1, Folder 28
Letter: Edward Gordon Craig to Frank Morse-Rummel
13 February 1920
Box 1, Folder 29
Letter: Edward Gordon Craig to Frank Morse-Rummel
15 March 1920
Box 1, Folder 30
Letter: Edward Gordon Craig to Frank Morse-Rummel
18 January 1934
Box 1, Folder 31
Letter: From ? to Edward Gordon Craig
undated
Box 1, Folder 32
Clipping: "Les Décors vivants d'Edward Gordon Craig" by Fernand Divoire
undated
Box 1, Folder 33
Clipping: "From Success to Success Dead Broke", by Brooks Atkinson (New York Times Book Review)
13 November 1957
