archives.nypl.org -- Noel Coward collection of papers (original) (raw)

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence by the author, and legal documents.

Biographical/historical information

Noel Coward was an English novelist, playwright, poet, satirist, and short-story writer.

Scope and arrangement

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence by the author, and legal documents. The manuscripts include essays about the author in the hands of Arnold Bennett and Sean O'Casey. The correspondence, dating from 1919 to 1972, includes letters from the author to Sir Edward Howard Marsh, Beverley Nichols, Peggy Wood, and others.

The Noel Coward collection of papers are arranged in three series:

Administrative information

Custodial history

Previous owners include the American Play Company and the literary agency J. B. Pinker and Son.

Source of acquisition

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

Processing information

Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.

Key terms

Names

• [Coward, Noel, 1899-1973](/controlaccess/7843?term=Coward, Noel, 1899-1973)
• [Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931](/controlaccess/6715?term=Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931)
• [Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953](/controlaccess/4633?term=Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953)
• [Nichols, Beverley, 1898-1983](/controlaccess/27796?term=Nichols, Beverley, 1898-1983)
• [O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964](/controlaccess/3497?term=O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964)
• [Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978](/controlaccess/22391?term=Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978)
• [American Play Company](/controlaccess/5912?term=American Play Company) (Former owner)
• [James B. Pinker and Son](/controlaccess/6738?term=James B. Pinker and Son) (Former owner)

Material types

• Correspondence

Using the collection

Location

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 320

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.