Principal Record Groups

Finding aid created by Laurie M. Deredita
Copyright © 2000 by the Charles E. Shain Library, Connecticut College.

Preferred Citation

Louis Sheaffer-Eugene O'Neill Collection. Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Shain Library, Connecticut College.

Summary

Series I.  Eugene O’Neill’s family, schooling and early years, including career of James O’Neill the actor, original letters of James O’Neill, Jr., Rippin family, Beatrice Ashe correspondence (photocopies), New London personalities, James and Ella O’Neill estate probate documents, schools attended by E. O’Neill, E. O’Neill’s voyages as a seaman

Series II.  Provincetown and Greenwich Village years, including Agnes Boulton O’Neill (copies of correspondence; other papers), typescript of ABO book, “Part of a Long Story”, Provincetown Players, Edna Kenton manuscript of PP history, George Cram Cook and Susan Glaspell, Theatre Guild, Theresa Helburn

Series III.  Correspondence I, including original letters of Eugene O’Neill, original letters of Agnes Boulton O’Neill, copies of letters of E. O’Neill and others, Travis Bogard census of E. O’Neill letters

Series IV.  Correspondence II, including copies of letters written by Louis Sheaffer requesting information, letters received by Sheaffer in response (includes many letters from O’Neill family members or associates, including Oona O’Neill Chaplin, Barbara Burton, Margery Coleman, Agnes Boulton O’Neill, Carlotta Monterey O’Neill, Mrs. Saxe Commins, Celia Francis, Jessica Rippin, and others)

Series V.  Louis Sheaffer’s interview notes

Series VI.  Name files (correspondence, clippings, etc.)

Series VII.  Place files (clippings, other papers)

Series VIII.  Newspaper clipping files, 1870 to 1970s

Series IX.  Files of documentation of various kinds arranged by year, 1870 to 1959

Series X.  O’Neill play files, by title (primarily clippings)

Series XI.  O’Neill playbill collection

Series XII.  Photograph files, including O’Neill, wives, children, friends and associates; homes; plays; other

Series XIII.  Subject files, including miscellaneous categories relating to E. O’Neill

Series XIV.  Publication files, including “O’Neill: Son and Playwright,” and “O’Neill: Son and Artist,” drafts, publisher correspondence, reviews