A Guide to the Papers of William Saroyan
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 6343-d
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Use Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
Papers of William Saroyan, Accession #6343-d, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
This collection was purchased on 1994 September 24.
Biographical/Historical Information
American author.
Scope and Content Information
The collection contains a typescript with autograph revisions of The Cave Dwellers, a letter to Carmen Capalbo and Stanley Chase including revisions, and a playbill from the production.
Contents List
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The Cave Dwellers by William Saroyan 1957 Aug 21TMsS
Typescript of play w/autograph revisions by Saroyan, and autograph note signed "Bill" on the title page to the directors, Carmen Capalbo and Stanley Chase.
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William Saroyan, Malibu, California, to Carmen Capalbo and Stanley Chase 1957 Sep 2TLS
including "further changes and corrections and improvements" to the revised play, 2 p. on 2 l.