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Call Number:
MSS 14
Holdings:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Creator:
Smith, Sam, 1908–
Title(s):
Typescript of Chapter 1 and a one-page development of rest of story
Date:
1970s
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series II: Edward and His Marvellous Telescope
Part of Collection:
1, folder 17
Provenance:
Gift of Max and Barbara Wilk.
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright Undetermined

The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
Scope and Content:
Typescript leaves contain chapter 1 of <title render="italic">Edward and his Marvellous Telescope</title> and includes a one-leaf synopsis of "How the story would continue: "The story takes place in the small port of Harmouth. The characters are Edward, his grandfather (the Captain), Primrose (the Harbour Authority's steamer that Edward's grandfather was once the captain of), Major Swivel, Edward's telescope, The Mayor Ma'am, The Harbour Authority, and others."
Physical Description:
15 leaves ; 26 x 21 cm. Typescript with corrections. 14 leaves on white paper, 1 leaf on green paper. Includes original folder with title drawn in ink and 9 x 15 cm. note signed by Timothy Benn in blue ink.
Genre:
Typescripts, Brochures, Clippings, Cut-out craft, Exhibition catalogs, Gouaches, Graphite drawings, Pen and ink drawings, Legal documents, Letters, Magazines (periodicals), Miniature theaters, Mock-ups, Models (representations), Photocopies, Postcards, Recreations, Toy theaters, Watercolors (paintings), and Wood engravings
Subject Terms:
Artists
Handicraft
Paper toys
Sculpture
Toymakers
Toys
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Associated People/Groups:
Arts Council of Great Britain
Begaye, Mary Frances
Benn, Timothy, 1936-2019
British Broadcasting Corporation
Camden Arts Centre
Crafts Advisory Committee
Ernest Benn Ltd
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Lister, Eric
Portal Gallery (London, England)
Sachs, Judith
Serpentine Gallery
Smith, Sam, 1908-
Westermann, H. C. (Horace Clifford), 1922-1981
Wilk, Barbara
Wilk, Max, 1920-
Finding Aid Title:
Sam Smith Collection
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/7.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/1164
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1164?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1