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Robert May

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.
Acquisition: Gift, 2019 (2019-03-001-G)
Processed by: Christine Bethke, 2019
Repository:

Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin

Scope and Contents


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.

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