Bernard Kops:
A Preliminary Inventory of His Papers at the Harry Ransom Center
| Creator: | Kops, Bernard, 1926- | |
| Title: | Bernard Kops Papers | |
| Dates: | 1954-2000 | |
| Extent: | 10 boxes (4.2 linear feet) | |
| Abstract: | The papers include drafts of published and unpublished plays, stories, and poetry, as well as Kops's autobiography Shalom Bomb; scenes from my life. Correspondence with fellow artists and letters to his wife are also present. | |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection MS-02333 | |
| Language: | English |
| Availability: | Open for research |
Administrative Information
| Acquisition: | Purchase (Reg. no. 14679) | |
| Accessioned by: | Liz Murray, 2001 |
| Repository: |
Scope and Contents
| This addition to the Bernard Kops collection at the Ransom Center includes drafts of published and unpublished plays, stories, and poetry as well as his autobiography Shalom Bomb; scenes from my life. Play titles include The Boy Who Wouldn't Play Jesus, Change for the Angel, The Dream of Peter Mann, Enter Solly Gold, Falling in Love Again, I Want to Go Home, and Stray Cats and Empty Bottles. Also included is correspondence with Lindsay Anderson, Michael Horovitz, Harold Innocent, Warren Mitchell, Olga Rudge, Arnold Wesker and others, and Kops's letters to his wife Erica. | ||
| Books received with the collection were transferred to the Ransom Center Library. | ||