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Samuel Beckett Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2224

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of two handwritten thank-you notes from Beckett to Robert Cochran (a writer and a professor in the University of Arkansas Department of English), as well as a copy of a book review. Cochran is the author of Samuel Beckett: A Study of the Short Fiction (1991), and also wrote his doctoral thesis, "'Unmakable Love': A Study of the Plays of Samuel Beckett" (1973) on Beckett's work.

Dates

  • 1971-1982

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Samuel Barclay Beckett was born April 13, 1906, in Dublin, Ireland; he later moved to Paris, France. The author of noted works such as Waiting for Godot and Endgame, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. Beckett passed away December 22, 1989.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged in a single folder, and stored within a box with other smaller manuscript collections.

Acquisition Information

The Samuel Beckett Materials were donated by Robert Cochran of Fayetteville, Arkansas, on July 3, 2017.

Processing Information

Processed by Katrina Windon; completed in July 2017.

Creator

Source

Title
Samuel Beckett Materials
Status
Completed
Author
Katrina Windon
Date
July 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444