Plays Written in Rhodesia

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Typescript plays, written in Rhodesia, consisting of:

'To him that hath', by Maurice Rooney
'Play with music', by Gregory McClune
'Generation gap', by William Philips
'The arrow over the house', by Neil Jardine
'Through the ferns came the vicar', by Dennis Smith

Dates

Mid-20th cent.

Extent

2 shelfmarks

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. c. 587].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Eng. misc. c. 587, d. 908

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13822

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Maurice Rooney, Gregory McClune, William Philips, Neil Jardine and Dennis Smith.

Other Finding Aids

M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 44323-4.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The plays were given by the Department of Printed Books in 1975.

Indexed Names and Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Plays Written in Rhodesia
Status: Completed
Author: Emily Tarrant
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin

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