Derek Walcott Collection, 1957-1981

Item

Title of collection or material

Derek Walcott Collection, 1957-1981

Finding aid

Significant contributors

Creation dates

1957-1981

Source institution

General notes

The first set of material acquired comprised the illustrations and set drawings for the Joker of Seville. The second installment, a substantial collection (manuscripts of plays, poems, correspondence, scraps books, photographs), covers the period when Walcott was based in Trinidad and Tobago and the establishment and activity of the Trinidad Theatre Workshop, as well as much of his poetry and prose up to 1981. The third set of material acquired consists of the manuscripts for the poem Omeros

Type

Extent

34 boxes

Language

Call number

SC34

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