| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 397/12/1/1 |
| Alt Ref No | EUL MS 397/1009 |
| Date | 25 March 1943-1 August 1969 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 20 items |
| Title | 'Old Contracts' |
| Creator Name | Duncan, Ronald Frederick Henry (1914-1982); author, poet and librettist |
| Description | Contracts between Ronald Duncan and various publishers for a number of his works (often under working titles). Includes an agreement between Ronald Duncan and The Salisbury and District Society of Arts for the commisioning of a work based on 'Le Jongleur De Notre Dame' [which became 'Our Lady's Tumbler'], and photocopies of the High Court documents relating to Ronald Duncan v. Mid Atlantic Film (Holdings) Ltd, concerning 'Girl on a Motocycle'. Originally housed in a folder labelled 'Old Contracts' and filed in reverse date order.
Contracts relate to:
'Duncan's London'
'Jan's Journal III'
'The Blue Fox'
'Jan's Journal II'
'Devon'
'Hier ist der weg zum Grab' [This Way to the Tomb]
'Jan's Journal'
'Somersault'
'Stratton'
'Pope'
'Selected Poems of Ben Johnson'
'This Way to the Tomb'
'The Rural Landlord'
'Poems'
'Husbandry Notes (Journal of a Husbandman)' |
| Format | Typescript |
| Language | English |
| German |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | Literary executor |
| Usual EUL conditions apply others |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/283 | Duncan; Ronald Frederick Henry (1914-1982); author, poet and librettist | 1914-1982 |