John Moore Bram Stoker collection
- Author/Creator:
- Moore, John, 1942 August 6, (John Francis), collector
- Publication/Creation:
- 1707-2020 [bulk 1878-1980]
- Resource Type:
- Archival Material or Manuscripts
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- John Moore Bram Stoker collection
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Photographs
Works of art - Subjects:
- Caine, Hall,1853-1931
Irving, Henry,Sir,1838-1905
Smith, Pamela Colman
Stoker, Bram,1847-1912
Stoker, Florence Balcombe,1858-1937
Terry, Ellen,Dame,1847-1928
Lyceum Theatre (London, England)
Authors, English--19th century
Authors, Irish--19th century
Shakespearean actors and actresses
Description/Summary
- Summary:
- The collection consists of material acquired by John Moore documenting the life and works of Bram Stoker from 1707-2020. It includes letters; Bram Stoker writings and Lyceum Theatre business records; photographs, artwork, and audiovisual material; printed material; memorabilia; Dracula derivatives and Stoker scholarship; and papers of John Moore documenting his collecting activities. Letters in the collection contain missives from Stoker; his wife, Florence; his brother, Tom; his close friend, Hall Caine; Lyceum Theatre actors, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry; and other members of Stoker's social and professional circles. There is no true correspondence in this collection and letters do not document any back-and-forth communication. Bram Stoker writings and Lyceum Theatre business records include typescripts of writings by Stoker as well as a ledger of returns from a run of Othello at the Lyceum Theatre in 1881. Photographs depict Stoker, Irving, Terry, and Cain, as well as numerous Stoker family members. Artwork includes sketches and paintings depicting Stoker and Irving, as well as four original works by Pamela Colman Smith, including one that may depict Ellen Terry, and original costume designs for an unidentified production of Dracula. Printed material includes numerous playbills and programs for theatrical adapataions of Dracula and productions of plays at the Lyceum Theatre (London, England) starring Irvin and Terry. There are also numerous film posters, lobby cards, and pressbooks promoting film adaptations of Dracula and subsequent films featuring the Dracula character, as well as other Hammer (England) and Universal (United States) horror films. Memorabilia consistis primarily of dolls, mugs, figurines, and toys depicting Dracula. Dracula derivatives and Stoker scholarship contains scripts and screenplays for film adaptations of Stoker's novel Dracula and subsequent films featuring the Dracula character. Audiovisual material consists of video recordings of Dracula other horror films as well as a recording of an Irish television program featuring Stoker material, while John Moore's papers primarily document his collecting activity.
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- Materials entirely in English.
- Physical Type/Description:
- 15.5 linear feet (26 boxes, 5 oversized papers boxes and 6 oversized papers folders (OP) 5 bound volumes (BV), 1 oversized bound volume (OBV), and 20 extra-oversized papers (XOP))
- Restrictions on Access:
- Special restrictions apply: Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance for access to unprocessed born digital materials in this collection. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the Rose Library's ability to provide access to unprocessed born digital materials.
Special restrictions apply: All audiovisual material in this collection is commercial and cannot be digitized due to copyright law. Researchers are welcome to request recordings to examine the packaging. - Organization and Arrangement:
- Organized into 9 series: (1) Letters, (2) Bram Stoker writings and Lyceum Theatre business records, (3) Photographs, (4) Artwork, (5) Printed material, (6) Memorabilia, (7) Dracula derivatives and Stoker scholarship, (8) Audiovisual material, and (9) John Moore papers.
- Biographical/Historical Note:
- Bram Stoker was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1847 to Abraham Stoker and Charlotte Thornley Stoker. He was one of seven children. He attended Trinity College, Dublin. He married Florence Balcome in 1878 and the couple had one child, Irving Noel Thornley Stoker. Following his graduation from Trinity, Stoker worked in the Irish Civil Service and as the theatre critic for the Dublin Evening Mail. It was in this capacity that he met and became friends with English Shakespearean actor Henry Irving, eventually moving his family to London and becoming business manager of Irving's Lyceum Theatre. Stoker published the gothic horror novel Dracula in 1897.
- Related Collections:
- The Rose Library holds books collected by John Moore. These materials may be located in the Emory University online catalog by searching for: Moore, John (John Francis), 1942 August 6-, collector.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937370875202486
- OCLC Number:
- 1273287560
- Barcode:
- 010003068561
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