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TitleFile: 'George Bernard Shaw'
DescriptionCorrespondence from Penguin to George Bernard Shaw and the Society of Authors concerning rights and publication of Shaw's books, 1937-1957.
Correspondence with George Bernard Shaw regarding the illustrations for his plays and reprints of his plays, 1940-1950.
Postcards and letters from F.E. Loewenstein (on behalf of Bernard Shaw) with corrections, 1948.
Correspondence with Feliks Topolski concerning his illustrations for the Penguin edition of Pygmalion and the 90th birthday editions of Shaw's work and a display of his drawings at the Hippodrome in Margate, 1938-1950.
Correspondence with Henry Pitz (Watson-Guptill Publications) regarding permissions to reproduce Topolski's drawings from Penguin's edition of Pygmalion, 1947-1949.
Figures for Shaw book printed by Penguin, 1937-1948.
Letter to The Bodley Head regarding photostats of Bernard Shaw's letters, 1971.
Correspondence with Mary Ann McNicholas regarding corrections to Penguin's edition of Pygmalion, nd.
Correspondence with the Society of Authors regarding permissions to use extracts from Shaw's plays, a Penguin American editions of his plays and other Shaw reprints, misprints, copyright and a request from Hill and Wang to print two of Shaw's plays in paperback, 1950-1958.
Memorandum from Harry Paroissien (Director of Penguin Books Inc.) regarding ommissions in Pygmalion, 1957.
Correspondence and memoranda between Allen Lane and Harry Paroissien regarding copyright for Shaw's plays and Penguin America editions of them, 1950-1957.
Correspondence with the Society for Cultural Relations with the USSR regarding a request for volumes of Shaw's work for a Centenary Exhibition on him in Moscow, 1956.
Correspondence with Bernard Shaw's secretary regarding his letters, 1951.
Correspondence between Rumford Press and Harry Paroissien regarding the printing of Shaw's plays, 1950.
Correspondence between Penguin UK and Penguin USA with press release regarding the 90th birthday edition of Shaw's plays and illustrations for it, 1946.
Correspondence with Ivo Currall (Shaw's solicitor) regarding the reproduction of a photograph of Shaw, 1946.
Memorandum of Agreement with Bernard Shaw for Major Barbara, 1944.
Date1937-1971
FormatManuscript
Extent1 file
Access ConditionsPrior permission must be obtained from Penguin Books Ltd. Please ask Special Collections for further information.

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