John Patrick Papers, 1944-1959

Contents List

Container Title
The Hasty Heart, 1944-1958
Box   1
Original first draft, 1944
Note: Written on a transport carrying Patrick from Algiers to the United States; includes the envelope the manuscript was brought to the U.S. in, and changes in the manuscript in Patrick's hand.
Box   1
Television Script, 1958 Dec. 18, for a Du Pont Show of The Month
Box   1
Foreign Language editions, 1959 (Telugu, Arabic, Japanese)
Box   1
Contract for the play in Australia, 1946 March
Box   1
Motion Picture Poster, in German
The Story of Mary Surratt, 1947
Box   1
The play in published form
The Teahouse of The August Moon, 1953-54
Box   1
Two pages of dialogue notes
Box   1
Playbills
Box   1
Greek language edition of the play
Box   1
Photographs of Patrick, various companies of the play throughout the world, stars in the motion picture version.
Box   1
Note on the New York Times May 4, 1954 article on the awarding of the Pulitzer Prize to the play for the 1953 season
Good as Gold, 1956-57
Box   1
Typescript, original and carbon and a script marked “Patrick's personal copy,” all with many manuscript changes.
Juniper and the Pagans, 1959
Box   1
Typescript, original and carbon and script marked “Patrick's revised copy,” all with manuscript changes.
Mister Roberts, 1948
Box   2
Play in published form with notes by Patrick in his hand.
Some Came Running, 1958, Jan. 27
Box   2
Temporary Complete motion picture script by Patrick.
The World of Suzie Wong, 1958-59
Box   2
Three playscripts for the stage play by Paul Osborn sent to Joshua Logan.
Box   2
Correspondence on the motion picture, 1958 Sept. 26 - 1959, Dec. 8
Note: Deals with location problems, star rights and prerogatives, and censorship questions, with special reference to Hollywood Production Code's dictum that: “The methods and techniques of prostitution and white slavery shall never be presented in detail, nor shall the subjects be presented unless shown in contrast to right standards of behavior. Brothels in any clear identification as such may not be shown.”
Box   2
First Drafts and Treatment of Motion Picture Scenario by Patrick with some manuscript changes.