Photostat letter from G. Bernard Shaw to Richard Hayes as Director of the National Library of Ireland regarding a request to donate his manuscripts to the library,
1944 May 26.
Shaw writes that he drafts all his works in shorthand which his secretary types out and the originals are destroyed before the proof goes to the printer. The majority of drafts in circulation are fakes. He offers to look through his remaining papers to see if there is anything suitable to send to the National Library.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Inscribed on headed paper "Ayot St. Lawrence, Welwyn, Herts. / Station: Whathampstead, L. & N.E.R. 2 1/4 miles / Telegrams: Bernard Shaw, Codicote / 4 Whitehall Court, London, S.W.1". Physical description: 1 item (1 page). more |
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Photostat letter from G. Bernard Shaw to Richard Hayes as Director of the National Library of Ireland regarding a request to donate his manuscripts to the library,
1944 May 26.
| In Collection: | Letters from George Bernard Shaw to various persons |
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| Description: | Shaw writes that he drafts all his works in shorthand which his secretary types out and the originals are destroyed before the proof goes to the printer. The majority of drafts in circulation are fakes. He offers to look through his remaining papers to see if there is anything suitable to send to the National Library. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (1 page). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 3229/12
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |