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Guide to the Collection of Works by Arnold Wesker given to Nathaniel Tarn
M1369
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Title: Collection of works by Arnold Wesker given to Nathaniel Tarn.,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1920-1988
Collection number: M1369
Collector:
Tarn, Nathaniel
Extent:
2 linear ft.
(3 manuscript boxes + 1 print box)
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Part of the collection has been cataloged individually by monograph title. The material in this collection is more ephemeral,
including texts in magazines, criticism, theater programs, posters, and a sketch.
Language:
English.
Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Collection of works by Arnold Wesker given to Nathaniel Tarn., M1369. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Purchased, 2002. Transferred from books, 2003. Accession # 2003-065.
Biography / Administrative History
Arnold Wesker gave a collection of his works to Nathaniel Tarn, in part because Tarn was a very thorough collector, but also
to see what such a collection would eventually look like and perhaps, to ascertain at some point in the future what value
would be ascribed to such a collection.
Scope and Content of Collection
Part of the collection has been cataloged individually by monograph title. The material in this collection is more ephemeral,
including texts in magazines, criticism, theater programs, posters, and a sketch.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Tarn, Nathaniel.
Wesker, Arnold, 1932-
American literature--20th century.
Part of the collection has been cataloged individually by monograph title.