
Much of this material came to Columbia in 1994, when the Libraries purchased the contents of Williams' Key West home.
Subseries X.2: Unannotated books and periodicalsĬorrespondence, manuscripts, photographs, set designs, programs, playbills, and other printed materials and audio recordings. Subseries VIII.3: Photocopies of Playscripts. Miscellaneous Printed Items (Posters, Pressbooks, Ads, Broadsides, etc.). Series VIII: Printed Material and Photocopies of Playscripts. Subseries VII.2: Audiotapes & Cassettes. Subseries VI.1: Personal & Professional. Subseries II.7: Works About Tennessee Williams. Subseries II.5: Journals, Memoirs, and Biography. Subseries II.4: Works Based on the Writings of Tennessee Williams. Subseries II.3: Other Works & Related Material. Subseries II.1: Plays and Screenplays, 1937-1982. Subseries I.4: General Correspondence, 1951-1983. Subseries I.3: Letters from Agents & Publishers. Subseries I.1: Cataloged Correspondence, 1920-1982. This collection is arranged into 10 series. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. Series X.2, Unannotated Library, is located off-site. Most of this collection is located on-site.
You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account. You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. 160 linear feet (84 manuscript boxes, 2 custom boxes (69A and 72A), 1 mapcase (13-4G-13), 119 record storage cartons (library))