A Preliminary Inventory of His Collection of Tennessee Williams in the Manuscript
Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Bowden, Charles
Title:
Charles Bowden Collection of Tennessee
Williams
Dates:
1954-2004
Extent:
5 boxes, 1 oversize folder (2.1 linear feet)
Abstract:
The Charles Bowden collection contains
materials related to Tennessee Williams and his plays. Bowden was the producer for
the
Broadway production of The Night of the Iguana and he and his wife, the
actress Paula Laurence, were personal friends of Williams.
The Charles Bowden collection contains materials related to Tennessee Williams and
his
plays. Bowden was the producer for the Broadway production of The Night of the Iguana and he and his wife, the actress Paula
Laurence, were personal friends of Williams. The collection is divided into two series:
Series I. Tennessee Williams Plays, ca. 1964-1976; and Series II. Williams-Related
Materials.
Series I. contains scripts and some production materials for plays including The Night of the Iguana, an unproduced musical version of Camino Real, and Slapstick Tragedy. Some of these
scripts include multiple handwritten and typescript revisions by Williams.
Materials in Series II. include correspondence, clippings, photographs, and programs
relating to Williams.
Separated Material
Audio tapes received with this collection were transferred to the Ransom Center's
Sound
Recordings Collection. Posters, set designs, photographs by Bill Viggiano, and Williams
ephemera were transferred to the Performing Arts Collection.
