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The file contains cuttings of press reviews of I sent a letter to my love, together with press publicity and reviews of the play (in England, America and Australia) and the film (in America and Europe - it was made in French [Chère inconnue] with English subtitles); and messages sent to Bernice Rubens from family, friends, publishers and theatre managers relating to the play. Also included are media profiles of the actress Simone Signoret (b. 1921), and cuttings of press reviews of Set on edge, Madame Sousatzka, Mate in three, The elected member/Chosen people and Spring sonata: a fable.

Typescript drafts of the script for the musical of I sent a letter to my love, which was performed at the North Shore Music Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, in 2002, together with letters from the production company and publicity material from the promoters. The musical was based on the novel of the same name by Bernice Rubens, who also composed the early drafts, but the final score and lyrics were written by Melissa Manchester and Jeffrey Sweet respectively.

The file contains cuttings of press reviews of I, Dreyfus, together with interviews with Bernice Rubens, biographical articles about her, and letters, 1998-1999, to her from Beryl Bainbridge and publishers.

The file contains a draft and notes for I, Dreyfus (London: Little, Brown, 1999).

The file contains manuscript and typescript drafts and notes for Kingdom Come (London: Hamilton, 1990); also included are notes for the films Birds of passage and The pledge, and for the novel I, Dreyfus.

The file contains publicity material and cuttings of press reviews of Kingdom Come, and also of Go tell the lemming, together with interviews with Bernice Rubens, letters to her from publishers, and miscellaneous personal documents relating to her literary work and interests.

The file contains correspondence, 1967-1982, between Bernice Rubens and publishers, together with notes, postcards and telegrams, 1966-1979, to Rubens and her mother from friends and family, especially Sharon and Rebecca Nassauer; also included are press cuttings of a review of Set on edge and an article about Rubens's appearance in Oscar Wilde's play Salome in 1947.

Letters from theatres, the BBC, and Bernice Rubens's agent concerning scripts of Our Father, Hijack, I sent a letter to my love and Being dead, with particular reference to the potential for staging radio and theatre productions of them, including some literary criticism of Being dead and Our father.

The file contains a draft, with notes, of Madame Sousatzka (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1962), together with the end of a short story, in three notebooks.

The file contains cuttings of press reviews of both the novel and the film of Madame Sousatzka, together with publicity material and letters, 1987-1989, from publishers, family and friends to Bernice Rubens regarding the release of the film.

The file contains cuttings of press reviews of Mate in three and Set on edge.

The file contains drafts and notes for Mate in three (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1966), in four notebooks.

Manuscript and typescript drafts, with manuscript notes and corrections, of Bernice Rubens's memoirs, which she completed just before her death. They were published as When I grow up: a memoir (London: Little, Brown, 2005). Also included are photocopies of published summaries of her career compiled by literary biographers.

Papers relating to the personal and professional reflections and activities of Bernice Rubens, mostly comprising material intended for publication, but also including some private documents and professional correspondence.

Manuscript notes and drafts of Milwaukee (London: Little, Brown, 2001), together with copies of press reviews and a letter from the publishers.

The file contains cuttings of press reviews and typescripts of radio reviews of Set on edge (published in German as Die Sperbers), Madame Sousatzka, The elected member (published in America as Chosen people and in French as La proie des ténèbres), Sunday best, I sent a letter to my love, The Ponsonby post, A five year sentence (published in America as Favours), Spring sonata: a fable, Birds of passage, and Kingdom Come (published in French as L'autre Messie and in Dutch as Het Koninkrijk Kome), together with letters from publishers.

The file contains cuttings of press reviews of documentaries by Bernice Rubens, including Stress - parents with a handicapped child and This England: Dear Mum and Dad, together with publicity material, press cuttings and transcripts of radio reviews of both the novels and the radio and television adaptations of Madame Sousatzka, I sent a letter to my love, The Ponsonby post, A five year sentence and Spring sonata: a fable, and notices and transcripts of appearances by Bernice Rubens on radio.

The file contains manuscript and typescript drafts and notes for Mother Russia (London: Chapmans, 1992), together with a letter, 1991, from the publishers.

The file contains cuttings of press reviews of Mother Russia, together with letters to Bernice Rubens from publishers.

The file contains manuscript and typescript drafts and notes for Mr Wakefield's crusade (London: Hamilton, 1985).