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Sarah Elizabeth Minchin Barker papers (Ms. 90.4)

Brown University Library

Box A, John Hay Library
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
Fax: 401-863-2093
E-mail: hay@brown.edu

Inventory

Series 1. Diaries and journals, 1912-1946
Box 1

Container Description Date
Box 1 Diary/journal
1912-1916
Box 1 Diary/journal
1917-1921
Box 1 Diary/journal
1922-1926
Box 1 Diary/journal
1927-1931
Box 1 Diary/journal
1932-1936
Box 1 Diary/journal
1937-1941
Box 1 Diary/journal
1942-1946

Series 2. Trip journals, 1921-1940
Box 2

Container Description Date
Box 2 Trip Journal
1921
Box 2 Trip Journal
1926
Box 2 Trip Journal
1928
Box 2 Trip Journal
1930
Box 2 Trip journal
1940

Series 3. Plays, undated
Box 3

Container Description Date
Box 3, Folder 1 A Christmas Carol
36 pages

Contents Note: With copious manuscript directions, notes, etc. With folder.
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Dickens, Charles

undated
Box 3, Folder 2 The Duchess Says her Prayers
16 pages

Contents Note: With copious manuscripts directions, notes, etc;
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Canfield, Mary

undated
Box 3, Folder 3 Family Abum
33 pages

Contents Note: With manuscript directions, notes,etc; signed by Sarah Elizabeth Barker.
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Coward, Noel

undated
Box 3, Folder 4 Ladies-in- Waiting
19 pages

Contents Note: With manuscript notes.
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
St. John Maule, Wendy

undated
Box 3, Folder 5 Lady Windermere's Fan
108 pages

Contents Note: Disbounded printed copy mounted in portfolio and marked up for use as prompt copy, with copious notes.
Genre: manuscript

Names:
Wilde, Oscar

undated
Box 3, Folder 5x The Lamp and the Bell
Contents Note: Disbounded printed copy mounted in portfolio and marked up for use as prompt copy with manuscripts notes Marked "Komians. Pembroke College."
Genre: manuscript

Names:
St. Vincent Millay, Edna

undated
Box 3, Folder 6 The Miracle
9 pages; 25 pages

Contents Note: 2 typed manuscript versions of stage directions, properties, etc; 9 pages (mostly unnumbered); 25 pages (mostly unnumbered).
Genre: typed manuscript
undated
Box 3, Folder 7 Two Slatterers and a Key
9 pages

Contents Note: With copious manuscript notes.
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
St. Vincent Millay, Edna

undated
Box 3, Folder 8 Square Deal
24 pages

Contents Note: With manuscript revisions.
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Peters, William and French Burton

undated
Box 3, Folder 9 The Stranger Star
4 pages

Contents Note: With illustrated cover.
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Crafton, Allen

undated
Box 3, Folder 10 The Women's Town
48 pages

Contents Note: With copious manuscript notes.
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Quintero, J.A. and Quintero, S.

undated
Box 3, Folder 11 The World and his Wife. ActI
28 pages

Contents Note: Annotated in red. With 4 pages of cues, etc signed by Sarah Minchin Barker.
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Nirdlinger, Charles Frederick

undated
Box 3, Folder 12 The World and his Wife. Act II
30 pages

Contents Note: Annotated in red. With 4 pages of cues, etc signed by Sarah Minchin Barker.
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Nirdlinger. Charles Frederick

undated
Box 3, Folder 13 The Word and his Wife. Act III
22 pages

Contents Note: Annotated in red. With 4 pages of cues, etc signed by Sarah Marie Barker.
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Nirdlinger, Charles Frederick

undated

Series 4. Plays and pageants, 1844-1934
Box 4

Container Description Date
Box 4, Folder 1 At the Foot of the Stairs
81 pages

Contents Note: With manuscript directions, notes, etc. Signed by Henry Ames Barker.
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Porter, Edward

undated
Box 4, Folder 2 From House to House
9 pages

Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Howland, Paul

undated
Box 4, Folder 3 Joan of Lorraine. Act I
75 pages

Contents Note: Printed copy disbound and mounted on blank pages for use as prompt copy; marked up with copious manuscript notes.
Genre: manuscript

Names:
Anderson, Maxwell

undated
Box 4, Folder 4 Joan of Lorraine. Act II
49 pages

Contents Note: Printed copy disbound and mounted on blank pages for use as prompt copy; marked up with copious manuscript notes.
Genre: manuscript

Names:
Anderson, Maxwell

undated
Box 4, Folder 5 The Line is Busy.
6 pages

Contents Note: With one separate page of unrelated notes.
Genre: typed manuscript
undated
Box 4, Folder 5 Lip Stick and Lavender
20 pages

Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Butterfield, Herbert

undated
Box 4, Folder 6 One Word Play
4 pages

Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Egan, Frank

undated
Box 4, Folder 7 Ropes.
15 pages

Contents Note: With manuscript directions, notes, etc. Marked "Property of Players..."
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Steele, Wilbur

undated
Box 4, Folder 8 Trying Her Wings.
Contents Note: With "Mary" (partial script?). Typed manuscript with autograph manuscript fragments. With two enclosures: program, and song text.
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Spink, George

undated
Box 4, Folder 9 The Two Orphans.
12 pages

Contents Note: With manuscript directions and notes, etc. Signed by Sarah Minchin Barker.
Genre: typed manuscripts

Names:
de Lineres, Countess

undated
Box 4, Folder 10 Where Love is There God is Also
7 pages

Contents Note: With manuscript notes.
Genre: typed manuscripts

Names:
Tolstoy

undated
Box 4, Folder 11 Where the Steps End.
11 pages

Genre: autograph manuscript
undated
Box 4, Folder 11 At the Bottom of the Steps
7 pages

Genre: autograph manuscript
undated
Box 4, Folder 11 Barker, Herbert to Barker, Sarah
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Barker, Herbert
Barker, Sarah

1922 Jul 19
Box 4, Folder 12 A Pageant of Women's Opportunity.
47 pages

Contents Note: With manuscript notes, etc.; and some loose notes.
Genre: typed manuscript

Names:
Venamee, Mary Conger

undated
Box 4, Folder 13 Miscellaneous
5 items

Contents Note: Music cues, make-up lists, property and costume lists.
Genre: typed manuscript
undated
Box 4, Folder 14 Untitled
1 page

Contents Note: Fragment of play.
Genre: typed manuscript
undated
Box 4, Folder 15 Down on the Rio Grande
3 pages

Contents Note: Lyrics.
Genre: typed manuscript
undated
Box 4, Folder 15x Announcements
11 items

Contents Note: Announcements of theatrical events in which Sarah Minchin Barker participated.
Genre: autograph manuscript
undated

Series 5. Scrapbooks and miscellaneous mixed printed and manuscript material, 1844-1934
Boxes 5-6
Box 5, folders 1 through 6, include three Talma Club notices in scrapbook form. Compiled and signed by Henry Ames Barker. In each case a printed book of plays has been treated as a kind of scrapbook of club notices, manuscript notes and illustrations, tipped - in and laid-in items, mounted photographs, etc

Box 5 , folders 7 through 12 consist of items removed from printed volumes (listed separately).

Container Description Date
Box 5, Folder 1 Talma Club notices in Box and Cox. A Romance of Real Life
Contents Note: Talma Club notices in Box and Cox. A Romance of Real Life. By John Addison Morton and other plays. Boston: Walter Baker, n.d

Names:
Morton, John Addison

undated
Box 5, Folder 2 Untitled
Contents Note: Loose item removed from box 5, folder 1.
undated
Box 5, Folder 3 Talma Club notices in Cyril's Success
Contents Note: Talma Club notices in Cyrils's Success. By Henry. J. Byron and other plays. London: Samuel French, n.d.

Names:
Byron, Henry J.

undated
Box 5, Folder 4 Tom to Baker, Harry
Contents Note: Removed from box 5, folder 3.

Names:
Tom
Baker, Harry

1899 Mar 18
Box 5, Folder 5x Playbill
Contents Note: Removed from box 5, folder 3.
undated
Box 5, Folder 6 Talma Club notices in Sweethearts.
Contents Note: Talma Club notices in Sweethearts and other plays. London: Samuel French, 1844 and 1874

Names:
French, Samuel

1844-1874
Box 5, Folder 7 Removed from Alabama
Contents Note: Manuscript drawing, manuscript diagram, invitation.

Names:
Removed from Alabama

undated
Box 5, Folder 8 Manuscript note
Contents Note: Removed from Le Bourgeois Gentlihomme.
undated
Box 5, Folder 9 Manuscript chart
Contents Note: Removed from Michael and Mary.
undated
Box 5, Folder 9x Playbill for The Two Orphans
Contents Note: Removed from Michael and Mary
undated
Box 5, Folder 10 Program and advertisement
Contents Note: Removed from Rivals.
undated
Box 5, Folder 11 Manuscript note
Contents Note: Removed from Sowing the Wind.
undated
Box 5, Folder 12 Miscellaneous manuscript and printed items
Contents Note: Removed from among printed volumes.
undated
Box 5, Folder 13 The Players
Contents Note: 25th anniversary souvenir booklet signed by Sarah Minchin Barker.
1934
Box 5, Folder 14 Torch Bearers program
Contents Note: Program for the Torch Bearers presented by the Drama Guild.
undated
Box 5, Folder 15x Stage plan for Barker Playhouse.
undated
Box 6, Folder 1 Small items of memorabilia (calling cards, etc.)
undated
Box 6, Folder 2 Souvenir album from marriage service of Sarah Minchin Barker and Henry Ames Barker
undated
Box 6, Folder 3 Bride's book (memory book of Sarah Minchin Barker).
undated
Box 6, Folder 4 Book of Common Prayer, with family notes of Sarah Minchin Barker.
undated

Series 6. Photographs, undated
Boxes 7-8

Container Description Date
Box 7 Loose photos
undated
Box 8 Photos mounted or laid in portfolios.
undated
Box 8 Framed photos (Originally in frames; now deframed)
undated