9/6/20 Arts and Sciences English Susan Rusinko Papers, 1968-1997 Biography Rusinko was born in Berwick on October 22, 1922. She graduated from Berwick High School in 1940. She obtained a BA in English from Wheaton College in 1948 then went on to get her masters in English from Pennsylvania State University in 1950. While she was a professor at Bloomsburg University she was the chairperson for the first organized arts series at the university in the 1960s. She coordinated London theater study trips in 1983, 1987 and in 1988. She also received her PhD from Pennsylvania State University. She began teaching at Bloomsburg in 1959 until her retirement in 1991. She wrote over sixty book reviews and over thirty articles. She wrote six books. They included novels on the playwrights Terrance Rattigan (1983), Tom Stoppard (1986), Benn Levy (1994) and Joe Orton (1995). She wrote a study called British Drama: 1950 to Present: A critical History that was published in 1989. Her final book was completed just prior to her death on September 24, 1997. Scope and Content The Susan Rusinko Papers span ten boxes. The documents contained in the collection contain information regarding her publications, trips, teaching career and personal affairs. The first box contains information on articles and reviews she wrote and correspondence with coworkers and friends. The second box contains information on her various trips. The third box contains articles she collected that pertained to her thesis after she wrote it. The fourth box contains her dissertation and associated materials. Information on Terrance Rattigan is held in the fifth box. The sixth box contains documents on Tom Stoppard. The seventh box has information on Ben Levy. Documents on Joe Orton are devoted to the ninth box in the collection. Material from The Shaw and Other Matters is held in the tenth and final box of Rusinko's collection. Box 1: Articles/Reviews (10 general folders, 1973-1997) This category contains a variety of material. There is a great deal of secondary material along with biographies of playwrights. Rusinko kept copies of acknowledgments and revisions she made on other authors works. She also had a collection of copies of her own encyclopedia entries. They came from publications including World Literature Today, Cyclopedia of Literary Characters II, Cyclopedia of World Authors II, and Master Plots II. Also included in this category are brochures Rusinko kept from Shaw Festivals. There are also summaries and analysis of plays. Book Reviews on Rusinko's books can also be found in this section. Some of the secondary articles in the collection have Rusinko's notes on them. Some Rusinko's own articles have notes along with revisions from earlier articles. Also, brochures from lectures that Rusinko gave are included. Correspondence/E-mails (4 general folders, 1973-1997) This section contains some of her professional and personal associations. Reports from classroom observations and student evaluations are included in this category. Also, the files Rusinko kept on Dr. Dale Anderson while she was department head are available in this section. This includes Rusinko's letters to Anderson, student complaints, and a copy of the academic grievance filed. Lastly there are letters between Rusinko and her publishers. Subject Files This category has more personal and professional material from Rusinko. Included in this section are newspaper clippings of arts festivals and clippings from a hit and run on her car. Copies of various poems she liked. The box contains a listing of The Rusinko Collection and Grove Press donations to the collection. Also, a list of initial donors is in the file. Copies of photo usage fee agreements and copyrights are preserved in this section. Documents on royalty fee agreements and publishing agreements are also found in this section. More student evaluations and student responses are kept in this file. Copies of her publications in World Literature Today also exist. There is also a copy of the Winter 1985 edition of World Literature Today. Articles/Reviews (10 folders), 1973-1997 American Choral Review, 1979 Book Reviews, 1967-1989 Carver, 1997 Modern Drama, 1973 Nijinsky, 1980 Political/Private Eye, 1985-1991 Readers Guide to Literature in England, 1994-1995 Time Out, Alumni Quarterly, 1983 Zen and the Art of the Internet, 1992 Correspondence/E-mails (4 folders), 1973-1997 Dale Anderson, 1989-1990 Twayne Publishing, 1992 Farleigh Dickinson, 1993-1995 Subject Files Arts Festival, 1968-1976 Monograms "My Poems" Gift to the Rusinko Collection in Modern Drama, 1993 Photo Permissions, 1990-1993 Photos Political Cartoons and News Clips, 1969-1990 Royalties, etc. Student Evaluations, 1972-1973 Stratford Festival, 1996 World Literature Today, spring 1995 World Literature Today, winter 1985 Vitae Cassette Tape, Rusinko on BBC Signed copy of Hugh MacDiarmid Selected Poems, c. 1970 Signed copy of Our Friend James Joyce, c.1958 Box 2: Trips This section contains information on the plethora of trips that Rusinko took. Included in these files are tourist booklets, Moscow news and postcards. London theatre Tip documents are also included. Her hotel and agenda information is also located in this box. Theatre Information/Playbills An avid playgoer and reviewer, Rusinko left a lot of information on theater. Among the articles included is a directory of theater research and copies of plays from various authors. There are copies of Theater Museum study room requests. A collection of articles about London Theater can also be found. Lists of play openings and closings were also kept by Rusinko in this collection. Finally Play Bills from 1988, 1991 and 1992 are also in this file. Trips Austria, 1968 Soviet Union, 1974-1976 Moscow News, 1974 London, 1974-1983 London, 1983 London, 1986 London, 1987 Plays seen in London, 1987-1988 London, 1988 London (2 folders), 1990 Theatre Information Directory of Theatre Research, 1980 Royal Shakespeare Company Passion Play, 1981 Royal Shakespeare Company, 1982 London Theatre Research, 1984-1997 London Theatre Clippings, 1985-1996 London Theatre News, 1991-1995 Newspaper Clippings, 1996-1997 Theatre Clippings, 1997 Granville Barker and the Dream of Theatre National Theatre on the South Bank London Schedule, Openings and News, 1996-1997 More London Theatre News, 1996 Information from London Theatre, 1996 Playbills (4 folders), 1988-1997 Box 3: Harold Printer after Rusinko's Thesis This category contains information on Harold Printer following Rusinko's thesis. There is a record of his literature and plays after her thesis was printed. She also kept student exams on Harold Printer in these files. Various newspaper clippings concerning Harold Printer are also included in the section. A rough copy of Printer's The Room has also been saved by Rusinko and remains in the files. Information on Playwrights Rusinko kept up with many different playwrights and in doing so left a lot of material on them. There are William Morris Agency prints of Jon Robin Baitz Plays as well as articles on him. Plays by James Bridie and articles are a part of the collection. Also, Rusinko's own essay on James Bridie is also in the file. There are also articles on Phillip Dick and Simon Gray. Several articles on Angels in America and the Rattigan and Shaw are also in this section. Clippings pertaining to Sam Shepard also appear in the collection as well as Rusinko's note cards on plays. Information on Harold Pinter after Thesis Articles, 1970-1984 Go-Between, 1971 Directing, 1971-1981 Old Times, 1971-1984 Bensky Paris Review, 1966 Betrayal, 1971-1991 Monologue, 1971 Biographies, 1975-1990 Films, 1976-1993 Proust Screenplay, 1977 Journal Art on Pinter, 1978 The Collections, 1978 Summer Pinter papers and exams, 1979 No Man's Land, 1980-1994 Hothouse, 1980-1982 Family Voices, 1981 French, It's Woman, 1981 Sketches, 1984 Homecoming, 1984-1991 Other Places, 1984 Dumbwaiter, 1987 Birthday Party, 1988 Mountain Language, 1988-1989 Caretaker, 1992 Moonlight, 1993-1995 Pinter as an actor, 1996 Pinter poems and examinations Pinter articles, 1990 Bristol Speech Mr. Shakespeare's Pinter, 1972 (Rusinko paper) Chekov and Pinter, 1971 Pinter's information for book Pinter Articles, 1996 Pinter Notes and Poems The Pinter Review, 1992-1993 Reviews, 1997 Harold Pinter's Spectacle- -The Room, 1974 (Rusinko paper) Other Playwrights Jon Robin Baitz (2 folders), 1988-1993 James Bridie (3 folders), 1939-1950 Michael Darlow, 1983 Phillip Dick, 1993 Simon Gray (22 folders), 1967-1994 Stephen Grecco John Guare (5 folders), 1971-1994 Patrick Hemingway, 1982-1985 Tony Kushner, 1992-1993 Rattigan vs. Shaw, 1993-1994 Sam Shepard, 1984-1991 Alexander Sulchovo-Kobylin, 1868 Index cards on various playwrights Articles on various playwrights, 1988-1993 Box 4: Dissertation Thesis: Stratagems of language in the poems and plays of Harold Printer: A study of text, sub-text, and conscious sub-text. 1971 There are several copies of the dissertation in this section of the collection. There is a bibliography, notes and abstracts included, as well as her 1969 essay “Melodrama - What and Why?” Dissertation (58 folders and 3 oversize) (Located in RG-9 Arts and Sciences Oversize Box) Thesis: Stratagems of Language in the Poems and Plays of Harold Pinter: A Study of Text, Subtext, and Conscious Sub-text, 1971 Box 5: Terrence Rattigan Rusinko kept a lot of information on Rattigan over her career leaving a great deal of documents on him. In this collection are correspondence with publishers and the editorial assistant regarding photos and manuscripts on Rusinko's Rattigan article. A manuscript of Rusinko's article on Terrance Rattigan is also in the file. There are a few articles on Rattigan by Holly Hill as well as articles concerning British Drama. Other information on Rattigan includes his obituaries, articles from various critics and other biographies. Rusinko kept reviews on the following Rattigan Plays: Winslow boy, The Sleeping Prince, Adventure Story, Cause of Celebre, Deep Blue Sea, Bequest to the Nation, Separate Tales, Quiet Wedding, Man and Boy, The VIP's, The Girl Who Came to Supper and Uncensored. A theme paper on Rattigan by Darlene Volchansky and Jane Lynn-Jones is also in the section. The script from The Final Test by Rattigan was also saved by Rusinko. Correspondence with Publishers Various letters regarding her articles were kept. They include correspondence from Garland Publishing, Dr. Jan Van Loewen Ltd and World Literature Today. There is correspondence with Kentucky State about her Benn Wolfe Levy and Tome Stoppard Articles. A rough draft from Jane Lynn-Jones is also included in this section. Terence Rattigan, 1983 Correspondence with Holly Hill, Kinley Roby and Michael Darlow, 1978-1994 Hill's interview of Rattigan, Darlow's Tribute and Curtis interview, 1957-1977 Holly Hill's Reviews, 1981-1985 Play-op ideas, 1950-1981 Playbill and articles (2 folders), 1992-1996 Rattigan Reviews, 1953-1978 Page Proofs for book T.C. Worsley- Rattigan and the Critics The Browning Version (2 folders), 1948-1980 Biographies, 1937-1982 Integer Vitae- Black Forest First Episode, 1933-1934 Follow My Leader, 1938-1940 After the Dance, 1939 French Without Tears, 1937-1977 Grey Farm, 1940 Flare Path, 1942-1978 While the Sun Shines, 1943-1944 Love in Idleness /O Mistress Mine, 1945-1946 The Winslow Boy, 1946-1981 Who is Sylvia, 1950-1962 The Sleeping Prince, 1953-1983 Adventure Story, 1959-1980 Cause Celebre, 1977-1979 The Deep Blue Sea, 1952-1981 Ross, 1960-1992 Bequest the Nation, 1964-1977 Variation on a Theme, 1958-1983 In Praise of Love, 1973-1989 Separate Tables, 1954-1983 Quiet Wedding, 1938-1941 Man and Boy, 1963-1980 The Day Will Dawn, 1942 Uncensored, 1942 English Without Tears, 1942-1949 Journey Together, 1945 The Way to the Stars, 1945 Broad Street, 1948 Brighton Rock, 1948-1973 The Final Test, 1951-1954 Sound Barrier, 1952 The Man Who Loved the Redheads, 1954-1955 The Prince and the Showgirl, 1957 Heart to Heart, 1962 Joie de Vivre, 1960 The VIP's, 1963-1968 The Girl Who Came to Supper, 1963 The Yellow Rolls Royce, 1965 Goodbye Mr. Chips, 1969 Lawrence of Arabia, 1974 Asquith Play, 1981 A Tale of Two Cities, 1935 Lord How-How, Dialogue, and Conduct Unbecoming Term papers on Rattigan, summer 1979 The Final Test- Scripts First Episode Correspondence and Reviews, 1982-1997 Correspondence with Kentucky State and Gale Publishers, 1991-1996 Concerning the "Ideas" in the Plays of Terence Rattigan, Jane Lynn-Jones Box 6: Tom Stoppard Rusinko wrote a great deal about Tom Stoppard and subsequently accumulated information about the playwright. There is correspondence with G.K. Hall and Co., Twayne Publishers and Grove Press regarding her article on Tom Stoppard. Also, many articles by other authors regarding Tom Stoppard are also in this collection. Rusinko kept lists of quotations by Stoppard as well. Many interview clippings on Stoppard also exist within this section. A copy of Stoppard's adaptation of Tango Slowomir Mrozek was also saved in this file. British Drama: A Critical History This section includes information on Rusinko. Some of the things in this section are letters about awards she was nominated for. Information on organizations she held membership to is also included. More information on her European trips is also in this section. Letters of congratulations on her book and article publishing are also present in the collection. Letters requesting Rusinko to write reviews based on recommendations have also been saved by Rusinko. Applications for released time and reports during her released time are also in this box. The file includes several articles by her and documents on photograph rights. Tom Stoppard, 1986 Ann Wright's biography on Tom Stoppard, 1981 Correspondence/Contract, 1980-1986 Kenneth Tyman interview, 1979 Articles on plays, 1977-1983 Clippings for Biography, 1972-1985 Hayman interview, 1974 Films, 1975-1983 Dadaists, 1975-1980 Stoppard's political ideas-general and Czech, 1983 Premiere Performances, 1966-1982 Short Stories, 1984 Interviews with Stoppard/articles by Stoppard, 1967-1979 After Magritte, 1970-1983 Albert's Bridge, 1967-1970 Another Moon Called Earth, 1967 Artist Descending a Staircase, 1972 The Dissolution of Dominic Boot and 'M' is for Moon, 1964 Dirty Linen, 1976-1982 Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoots Macbeth, 1971-1979 The Engagement, 1970 Enter a Free Man, 1968-1984 Every Good Boy Deserves Favor, 1977-1979 The Fifteen Minute Hamlet, 1976 The Gamblers, 1965 The House of Bernada Alba, 1973 If You're Glad, I'll be Frank, 1976 Jumpers, 1972-1985 Lord Malquist and Mr. Moon, 1968-1984 'M' is for Moon Among Other Things, 1964 Neutral Ground, 1968-1984 Night and Day, 1978-1979 On the Razzle, 1981-1982 Professional Foul, 1977 Real Inspector Hound, 1968-1980 The Real Thing, 1982-1985 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, 1966-1982 Rough Crossing, 1984 A Separate Peace, 1966 Squaring the Circle, 1984-1985 Tango, 1966 Teeth, 1967 Travesties, 1974-1976 Undiscovered Country, 1979 British Drama: 1950 to the Present- A Critical History, 1989 Twayne Publishing Catalog: The Communiqué, 1989 Articles on the book and Rusinko, 1986 Rusinko Nomination, 1989-1990 University Correspondence (2 folders), 1978-1991 Articles (6 folders) Permissions/Correspondence, 1987-1989 Bibliographies, 1968-1984 Box 7: British Drama: 1950 to Present This box contains information on several playwrights that Rusinko followed throughout her professional career. Bibliography and note cards are in this section along with articles by Rusinko. Articles on Tennessee Williams, Ayckbourn, Beckett, Caryl Churchill, Friel Brown, David Hare, John Mortimer, Frederic Raphael, Tom Stoppard and David Storey by various authors are also listed. A Copy of David Hare's A Map of the World is in the collection. British Drama: 1950 to the Present- A Critical History, (cont...) Page Proofs (2 folders), 1988 Galleys, 1988 Stubs, index cards, notes Master plots and other articles Ayckbourn, Alan (2 folders), 1975-1996 Barnes, Peter, 1985-1993 Beckett, Samuel, 1986-1996 Bennett, Alan, 1986-1992 Bond, Edward, 1978-1996 Bolt, Robert, 1995 Brenton, Howard (see also David Hare), 1985-1987 Brook, Peter, 1995 Churchill, Cary L., 1987-1988 Cubitt, Alan, 1993 Edgar, David, 1977-1987 Frayn, Michael, 1985-1992 Friel, Brian, 1991-1996 Gems, Pam, 1996 Hampton, Christopher, 1987 Hare, David (2 folders), 1985-1996 Iconesco, Eugéne, 1994 Irish Theatre, 1987 Johnson, Terry, 1996 Littlewood, Joan, 1984 Lucie, Doug, 1986 McGuiness, Frank, 1992 Mortimer, John, 1972-1995 National Theatre, 1995 Nichols, Peter, 1974-1989 Osborne, Joan, 1956-1985 Page, Louise, 1987 Pinter, Harold, 1982 Poliakoff, Stephen, 1991 Saunders, James Raphael, Frederic, 1986-1990 Shaffer, Peter, 1985-1993 Stoppard, Tom, 1987-1993 Storey, David, 1973-1992 Ustinov, Peter Wesker, Arnold, 1987 Whitemore, Hugh, 1992 Bibliography Material Floppy Disks The Plays of Benn Levy: Between Shaw and Coward, 1994 Publishers, 1992 Scripts: The Poets Heart Art and Mrs. Bottle Anniversary/The Rebirth of Venus Clutterbuck Madame Bovary How to Be Nobody or The Evolution of Mrs. Jones A Tap on the Door Box 8: Ben Levy Plays This section contains the plethora of material Rusinko saved on Ben Levy as well as her own writings. One of the things in this collection is contracts with publishers for her Ben Levy Book. Rusinko kept copies of the following Ben Levy plays: Poet's Heart, Art and Mrs. Bottle, Anniversary or Rebirth of Venus, Clutterbuck, Madame Bovary, How to be Nobody and Tap on the Door. Many of the play copies contain Rusinko's notes written on them. Many articles and biographies on Benn Levy are also in the collection. The collection contains several articles on Levy's plays by various authors. An editor's copy of The Plays of Benn Levy: Between Shaw and Coward written by Rusinko. Documents on photo graphs and their captions for the Benn Levy book are also included. Publicity Articles This section contains many reviews and other articles on Rusinko's books as well as other correspondence. A copy of the article Playing Joan on Radio and Television by Constance Cummings exists in this section. Many reviews on Rusinko's Levy book as well as cover blurbs for the book are included. Some short articles on The Censorship have also been included in the box. Benn Levy, (cont...) Scripts (cont...) The Rape of the Belt The Curtains are Blowing The Truth about Truth The Brave Augusta The Auction A Man with Red Hair Topaze The Tumbler The Marriage Safari A Seat by the Fire Benn Levy Papers, 1948-1973 Bios and articles, 1971-1995 Correspondence with Constance Cummings (2 folders), 1980-1996 Art and Mrs. Bottle, 1929 The Church Mouse, 1931 Clutterbuck, 1946 The Devil, 1930 Evergreen, 1930 Cupid and Psyche, 1952 Hollywood Holiday, 1931 If I Were You, 1938 The Jealous God, 1939 Madame Bovary, 1937 A Man with Red Hair, 1928 Member for Gaza, 1966 Mrs. Moonlight, 1928 Mud and Treacle or The Course of True Love, 1928 The Poet's Heart: A Life of Don Juan, 1937 The Rape of the Belt, 1957 Return to Tyassi, 1950 Young Madame Conti, 1938 Springtime for Henry, 1931 This Woman Business, 1925 Topaze, 1930 The Tumbler, 1960 Profumo, 1963-1964 The Anatomy of the Theatre The Plays of Benn Levy, Editor's Copy The Plays of Benn Levy, copy of book Photo List Corrected Page Proofs Levy Publicity, 1994 Press Notices Promotions, 1993 Blurbs, 1993-1994 Centenary/Levy Session, 1996 "The Position Stated" "The Censorship" Galleys/Proofs Box 9: Joe Orton This box contains the varying materials that Rusinko built up on Joe Orton over her career. Several article clippings on Orton by various authors have been saved by Rusinko. Documents on photo rights to several Orton photos, royalty fee agreements and the photo captions exist in the section. Publication information and publisher correspondence have been saved in this section. Many Articles on Orton and biography notes on him are also a part of the collection. There are also several articles on The Farce and a copy of Up against it that Rusinko has saved. Note cards on Orton are also in this collection. Shaw and Other Matters This section has information on Rusinko's last book. There is an address list of all the authors in the book. Many letters of correspondence with Rusinko between Hindman, Milton, Weintraub, Sparks, Pharand, Markel, and Doyle exist in this section. Joe Orton, 1995 Orton News Clippings, 1996 Orton Photos (5 folders), 1995 Permissions (4 folders), 1994-1995 Correspondence - photographs (3 folders), 1995 Reed Consumer Books, 1994 New York Public Library, 1994-1995 Grove and Casarotto, 1994 Anonymous addresses and phones Page Proofs Edited Typescript Orton Contract/Ruby Correspondence, 1991-1994 Promotions, 1993 Biographies (2 folders), 1967-1986 Articles, 1987 General Articles, 1972-1995 Farce, 1976-1989 Butler, 1969-1993 Up Against It (2 folders), 1967-1989 The Lover, 1990 Crimes of Passion, The Ruffian on the Stair, The Erpengham Camp, 1967 Diaries, 1987 Head to Toe, 1987 Loot, 1968-1993 Servant, 1988 Transati Review, 1967 Prick up your Ears, 1987 Sloane Entertainment, 1965-1995 Until She Screams, 1978 Contemporary Writers (Orton) "Diary of a Somebody"- based on the Orton Diaries, 1985 Copy of Book Drafts/Index Notes Shaw and Other Matters: 1998 Correspondence (2 folders), 1990-1997 Tsutomu Takahasi, 1994 Joseph Mahoney, 1994-1995 Contributors: Kathleen Hindman (2 folders), 1996 Milton Wolf, 1995-1997 Rodelle Weintraub, 1995-1997 Julie Sparks, 1994-1997 Kinley Roby, 1997 Michel Pharand, 1994-1997 John Pfeiffer, 1995 Mike Markel, 1995-1997 Kay Li, 1995-1997 Bob Doyle, 1994-1996 Backup Disks (3 small boxes), 1-25 Box 10: Shaw and Other Matters This box concludes with more documents on The Shaw and Other Matters. There are copies of Festschrift in the section. Documents on Reprint permissions and correspondence between Rusinko and contributors are also included. There are also biographies of each contributor to The Shaw and Other Matters. Pamphlets from the 1995 and 1997 Shaw Festivals are also in this box. Letters between Rusinko and publishers regarding the book are included as well. Copies of all the contributor's articles and correspondence with them are in this section. Documents containing blurbs regarding the book cover and contributors are also held in this box. There are several clippings on Weintraub at the end of the box. Shaw and Other Matters, Cont... 2 copies of festschrift, (2 folders) Shaw content pages Shaw Permissions, 1991-1996 Contract and other correspondence, 1996 Contributors, 1997 Shaw Bios Acknowledgements Addresses Galley and Proofs Shaw Festival (2 folders), 1995-1997 Shaw information, 1993-1996 Notes on Shaw's Plays Correspondence with Publishers, 1997 Notes, Correspondence with Holly Hill, 1997 General Correspondence, 1994-1996 Contributors: M.D. Allen (2 folders), 1994-1997 Melissa Antinori (2 folders), 1995-1997 Arthur Athanason (2 folders), 1995-1996 Tracy Bitonti (2 folders), 1994-1997 Fred Crawford (4 folders), 1992-1997 Robert Doyle, 1996 Kay Li Mike Markel Michel Pharand, 1996 John Pfeiffer, 1996 Kinley Roby (2 folders), 1994-1996 Susan Rusinko Julie Sparks, 1996 Rodelle Weintraub, 1996 Milton Wolf Stanley Weintraub Articles/Correspondence (2 folders), 1972-1997