A Preliminary Inventory of His Tom Stoppard Collection at the Harry Ransom
Center
Creator:
May, Robert M. (Robert McCredie),
1936-
Title:
Robert May Collection of Tom
Stoppard
Dates:
1992-2014
Extent:
1 box (.42 linear feet)
Abstract:
The Robert May Collection of Tom Stoppard
contains manuscripts, correspondence, programs, notes and other items related to Stoppard’s
play Arcadia and his later play The Hard Problem.
Call Number:
Manuscript Collection MS-54141
Language:
English
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Robert May Collection of Tom Stoppard, Manuscript Collection MS-54141. Harry Ransom
Center,
The University of Texas at Austin.
Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, is an Australian scientist and former professor.
Stoppard
consulted May about themes used in his play Arcadia, especially that of Chaos Theory. In
addition to meetings, the two corresponded about the material and May made notes about
various theoretical aspects.
Related Material
The Tom Stoppard Papers at the Harry Ransom Center include related materials.
Separated Material
Signed copies of Arcadia and The Hard Problem given to May by Stoppard have been
transferred to the Ransom Center Book Collection.
