William Inge collection
Overview
This collection of William Inge's papers contains manuscripts for many of his plays, some correspondence and photographs of his sculpture work, and a number of articles written and/or published between 1950 and 1976.
Dates
- Creation: 1950 - 1976
Creator
- Inge, William (Person)
Language of Materials
The majority of the collection is in English; there are two translated works, one in Italian and one in French.
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright to these materials are retained by a third party; consent for their reproduction, publication, distribution, or display must be obtained by the researcher.
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of William Inge
William Motter Inge (1913-1973) was born in Independence, Kansas, the youngest of 5 children born to Luther Clay and Maude Sarah Gibson-Inge. He studied speech and drama at the University of Kansas and graduated in 1935. He received his Master's degree from George Peabody College at Nashville, Tennessee in 1938.
Inge worked as a teacher, laborer, and theater critic but is best-known as a playwirght and novelist. In his lifetime he earned both a Pulitzer Prize for Picnic and an Academy Award for the screenplay to the motion picture Splendor in the Grass. His later works did not achieve this same acclaim, and this lack of notice is believed to have played a factor in his suicide in 1973 at the age of 60.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (4 boxes + 1 oversize box, 40 volumes)
Scope and Contents
The collection mostly consists of manuscripts written by Inge, including popular works Bus Stop, Picnic, and Come Back Little Sheba as well as drafts of his semi-autobiographical My Son is a Splendid Driver and many other one- and two-act plays written by Inge. The collection also includes some correspondence, a handful of articles, an interview with Inge, and some photographs of sculptures created by Inge.
Physical Location
RH MS 165
Physical Location
RH MS D70 - RH MS D71
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RH MS D97 - RH MS D98
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RH MS D133 - RH MS D167
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RH MS E112
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RH MS P212
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RH MS R387
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Helene Inge Connell, 1976.
- Title
- Guide to the William Inge Collection
- Subtitle
- William Inge collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mt, 2007; revised by sda, 2012
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9351535886
- Preferred citation
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William Inge Collection, RH MS 165, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository