Alan Thornhill Papers
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Thornhill, Alan
13 Boxes(5 linear feet)
1927-1988 (bulk: )
Collection Inventory
I. Biographical Information
Box #1
A. Certificate
1. Honorary Citizenship of the State of Texas
B. Obituaries
1. Published
a. “The Rev Alan Thornhill,” Bunny Austin, The Independent Gazette, Dec
17, 1988
b. “Rev Alan Thornhill,” The Daily Telegraph, Dec 30, 1988
c. “Rev Alan Thornhill: Priest and playwright,” The Times, Dec 31, 1988
d. “The Rev. Alan Thornhill,” St. Mark’s in Mark Cross church bulletin, Jan
1989
e. “The Rev. Alan Thornhill,” Newsletter No. 20, Jan 1989
f. “Alan Thornhill,” The Stage and Television Today, Jan 19, 1989
g. “Thornhill’s ‘Wise Eyes Will Be Missed’,” Michael Henderson, Union Jack,
April 1989
h. “The Rev. A. E. C. Thornhill (M’20),” H. W. “Bunny” Austin, Repton School
Terminal Letter No. 274, May 1989
2. Unpublished
a. “Alan Thornhill,” Bishop Peter Ball, Introduction at Funeral Service
b. “Alan Thornhill,” Brian Boobbyer, Eulogy
c. “Two Pioneers,” Bill Stallybrass, Translated from Changer, Feb 1989
d. “Thornhill’s ‘Wise Eyes Will Be Missed’,” Michael Henderson, Radio
Broadcast Transcript for “KBOO Public Affairs” (broadcasted by Michael
Henderson), Feb 2, 1989
e. Speech by Graham Turner at Dedication of Memorial to Alan Thornhill at
Hertford College, Oxford, date unknown [May, 1991?], also a letter of
thanks to Turner for his message, May 7, 1991
II. Manuscripts
A. Plays
1. “And All These Things,” date unknown
2. “Annie The Valiant,” date unknown
3. “Anything to Declare?” date unknown
4. “The Border Line,” date unknown
5. “The Break in the Overcast” an adaptation of Thornhill’s “The Hole In the
Sock” (story made into a play), Dec 1988, adapter illegible
6. “Bump Supper Night,” date unknown
7. “Clergy-Communist Play” (unofficial title?), date unknown
8. “And The Cock Crew” No. 5, date unknown
9. “And The Cock Crew” No. 45, date unknown
Box #2
10. “Computer in the Palace,” date unknown
11. “The Devil To Pay,” date unknown
12. “The Downing Street Cat,” date unknown
13. “The End of My Search,” date unknown
14. “An Evening With Frank Buchman: In Three Acts,” date unknown
15. “The Forgotten Factor” (Screen Treatment – by Daphne DuMaurier), 1st
Rough Draft, April 15, 1947
16. “Francis, Take One,” date unknown
17. “Francis, Take One,” a play for television, date unknown [OVERSIZED]
18. Scenes from “GB,” Jan 1973
19. “High Diplomacy,” date unknown
20. “The Hole in the Sock” (Prose), date unknown
21. “The Hole in the Sock: A Christmas Play in One Act,” date unknown
22. “The Hole in the Sock,” adapted with permission by Sister M. Bernadette
Cook)
Box #3
23. “John Riffe Story,” (Cue Sheet for Music), date unknown
24. “John Riffe Story,” (Film Script), date unknown
25. “John Riffe Story,” (Music Score), date unknown [OVERSIZED]
26. “John Riffe Story,” (Stage Script), date unknown
27. “Let Them See the Sky,” date unknown
28. “Mr. Wilberforce, M.P.” (Radio Version), New Zealand Broadcasting
Corporation, Adapted for Broadcasting by Peter Engebretsen, date unknown
[OVERSIZED]
29. “Ride! Ride!” (Piano Score), Book and Lyrics by Thornhill, Music by Penelope
Thwaites, 1977 [OVERSIZED]
30. “Ride! Ride!” script for Heritage Tours Cabaret (with note to Thornhill from the
director?); April 20, year unknown
31. “Something On Your Mind,” date unknown
32. “A Statesman’s Dream,” date unknown
33. “And Still They Fight,” date unknown
34. “And Still They Fight,” (Prompter’s copy), date unknown
35. “You Can Defend America” sample programs with song lyrics
B. Sketches, Songs, Poems, Stories
1. sketch: “And All These Things,” date unknown
2. sketch: “As It Might Be Today,” date unknown
3. sketch: “Cowboys’ Christmas: A One-Act Fantasy,” date unknown
4. sketch: “Easter Morning,” [later published “Easter Day”], date unknown
5. sketch: “Forgiveness,” date unknown
6. sketch: “Gasoline Symphony,” date unknown
7. sketch: “The Lighthouse,” date unknown [OVERSIZED]
8. sketch: “Meet the Family,” date unknown
9. sketch: “The New World Circus,” date unknown
10. sketch: “The Open Hand: A Fantastic Comedy in One Act,” date unknown
11. sketch: “And the Rumor Goes Round and Round,” date unknown
12. sketch: “Telephone Conversation,” date unknown
13. sketch: “Those Fine Spurs,” date unknown
14. sketch: “Tom, Dick and Harriet: An Easter Play,” date unknown
15. sketch: untitled [on a boat deck, nearing New York], date unknown
16. sketch: “Voyage to Africa,” date unknown
17. sketch: “Voyage to India,” date unknown
18. sketch: “Where are My Eyes?” date unknown
19. sketch: Whispering Sands, Sarasota, Florida; Christmas, 1943
20. 40 Bible Stories for Songs and Sketches; (list), date unknown
21. song: “Spirit of England,” music by George Fraser, 1953 [OVERSIZED]
22. poem: “Baakline,” date unknown
23. poem: “Greater Love…”
24. poem: “Mending Things,” date unknown
25. poem: “The Passing of Prebendary Carlisle,” date unknown
26. poem: “To the Ringling Circus,” date unknown
27. story: “A Baby Boy Called West – George West,” (perhaps a wedding
address), date unknown
C. Notebooks
Box #4
1. Notebook #1
sermon/talk: “The blood of Jesus Christ His son, cleanseth us from all sin.”
Talk: “The Crowning Experience”
Play: “The Moon and the Star”
Play for Elisabeth Bergner
Scenes from “Music at Midnight”
2. Notebook #2
draft of a book: “entirely about people”
3. Notebook #3
Hertford college lecture notes
Play: “The way for the Future”
4. Notebook #4
Diary 1927-1929
Bible notes
Short play by sister Kitty
5. Notebook #5
Notes for “Annie”
Notes for autobiography – mostly Palestine and Oxford
6. Notebook #6
Notes for “The Crowning Experience” film
Oxford reminiscences
Beginning of a play about a doctor
7. Notebook #7
Frank Buchman as artist
The Theatre of Tomorrow
Freedom
After 25 Years
Fragments of lyrics
8. Notebook #8
Notes on Exodus, Numbers
Notes on Matthew’s gospel
9. Notebook #9
Scene from “Music at Midnight”?
10. Notebook #10
Speeches/sermons 1940: Seattle, Portland, Whitby Island
American efficiency
Extracts from a letter home from Tahoe 1940
Poem: “The Old World and the New”
There once was a war to end all wars
An Engineers Prayer
Handwritten version of “The Forgotten Factor” (first draft?)
Family Scene from “The Good Road”
The Heritage Scene from “The Good Road”
Tahoe, July 31, 1940
11. Notebook #11
“And the Cock Crew”
12. Notebook #12
The first arrival – the latest arrival
Notes for a book on America
13. Notebook #13
Notes for a book: First Arrival
14. Notebook #14
On writing, a collection of writings and quoted passages
15. Notebook #15
Quotations alphabetically arranged
16. Notebook #16
Bible study notes
D. Journals
Box #5
1. 1929
2. 1931
3. 1939
4. 1963
5. 1968
6. 1969
7. 1970/71
8. 1972/73
9. 1974/75
10. 1976/77
11. 1978/79
12. 1980/81
13. 1982/83
14. 1984
15. 1985/86
16. 1987/88
E. Papers
Box #6
1. Frank Buchman; date unknown
2. “Let This Lion Loose: A study of Arrangement and Meaning in the Second
Gospel,” date unknown
3. “To Love and To Cherish” published in “And So We Got Married,” a book
complied by Hannen Foss, Blandford Press, London; date unknown
4. “Making History,” date unknown
5. “Plain Dealing By John Wesley: An Anthology of His Advice,” date unknown,
(author unknown?)
6. “The Role of Theatre in the Renaissance We Need,” July 9, 1969
F. Sermons, Talks – Unpublished
1. “Last Conversations with FND Buchman” Dec 1960 -???
2. “Education to Save Civilization,” March 28, 1962
3. Dedication in Memory of Lena Ashwell; May 23, 1962
4. Talk at Wilton Crescent; April 27, 1963
5. “Any Questions?” July 5, 1964
6. “Will it Last?” July 19, 1964
7. Melbourne; Feb 22, 1970
8. “Sect or Revolution?” Wellington, April 5, 1970
9. “The Play’s the Thing,” Melbourne Rotary Club, May 20, 1970
10. “The World’s mine Oyster,” Edinburgh, Nov 7, 1970
11. “Any Questions?” Rotherfield, Dec 10, 1972
12. “The Saint whom Nobody Knows” Nutley; June 5, 1973
13. London Rotary; Aug 20, 1975
14. “Southwestern,” Oct 15, 1975
15. “Sentenced to Life,” Westminster Theatre, Nov 6, 1977
16. “Very Powerful Holy Spirit,” June 1981
17. Thornhill’s Eightieth Birthday; March 16, 1986
18. Book Launching – “Best of Friends,” Oct 31, 1986
19. “Picking Up Your Cue,” April 1987
20. Hertford College; May 25, 1988
21. “Blessed are the Pure in Heart for They Shall See God,” date unknown
22. “Drama as a Therapeutic Force,” date unknown
23. Easter Notes; date unknown
24. “Family Life,” date unknown
25. “A Four Thousand Year Old Spectacular,” Lebanon, date unknown
26. “Frank Buchman” date unknown
27. “Freedom,” date unknown
28. “A Great Lover of His Kind,” (re: Frank Buchman), date unknown
29. “How it all Began” Mackinac, date unknown
30. Love; date unknown
31. “Morale,” date unknown
32. “Not No,” date unknown
33. Reading the Old Testament; date unknown
34. The Role of the Teacher, Education; date unknown
35. “Sayings of Frank Buchman” date unknown
36. “In Search of Revolution” date unknown
37. “On Stage for God,” date unknown
38. “Statesmanship Home-Made,” date unknown
39. “Strategy,” date unknown
40. “A Summons to Enlist,” date unknown
41. “Teamwork,” date unknown
42. “The Theatre and Tomorrow,” date unknown
43. “Unity is the Grace of Rebirth,” Burrswood; date unknown
44. untitled, date unknown
45. untitled, date unknown
46. “Whit-Sunday,” date unknown
47. “William Wilberforce and the City of London” date unknown
Box #7
48. “Jealousy,” tape ‘Sermons #1,’ side A, date unknown
49. “God’s Partners – The Salt of the Earth,” tape ‘Sermons #2,’ Side A, date
unknown
50. “Proverbs 29:18 – Where there is no vision the people perish,” date unknown
51. “Love – Valentines Day,” date unknown
52. “On Stage for Christ,” tape ‘Sermons #3’, Side A, date unknown
53. “What are ‘Peak Experiences’?” tape ‘Sermons & Peter Warnett,’ date
unknown
54. “Unity,” date unknown
55. “We are on a Rock that cannot be shaken,” date unknown
56. “Depth,” tape ‘Sermons #10’ side b, July 3, 1983
57. “Fear,” tape ‘Sermons #10’ side a, June 27, 1983
58. “The Middle Wall of Partition,” tape ‘Sermons #9’ side a, date unknown
59. “Finding,” date unknown
60. “Repentance,” date unknown
61. “The Prodigal Son,” date unknown
62. “Doubting Thomas,” date unknown
63. “Following the Star,” date unknown
64. “In the Beginning God,” date unknown
65. “You Have Not Chosen Me, but I Have Chosen You,” date unknown
66. “Feed My Sheep,” date unknown
67. “Take Away the Stone,” date unknown
68. “All,” date unknown
69. “I Will Send a Famine on the Land,” date unknown
70. “Standards,” date unknown
71. “Communication,” date unknown
72. “The Trinity,” date unknown
G. Wedding Addresses – Unpublished
1. Alan and Elizabeth Weeks, July 5, 1969
2. Peter and Jenny Hinton, Dec 2, 1972
3. Howard and Maria Grace, June 2, 1973
4. Maarten and Lis de Pous, March 9, 1974
5. John and Jenny Bacock, April 16, 1977
6. Terry and Demie Blair, date unknown
7. Stan and Jill Hazell, date unknown
H. Funeral Addresses – Unpublished
1. Constance Maud Bird, Sept 30, 1965
2. Rev. Hallen Viney, Rotherfield Church, Jan 4, 1968
3. John Alastair Dow, March 13, 1969
4. Colonel the Hon. Malise Hore-Ruthven, May 8, 1969
5. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Cochrane, Feb 2, 1972
6. A. S. Loudon Hamilton, June 29, 1976
7. Ann Dodds, 1978
8.Takasumi Mitsui – eulogy written by Masahide Shibusawa, July 31, 1979; also,
Letter regarding death/burial from George A. Vondermuhll, Jr, Sept 20, 1979;
and a timeline of Takasumi Mitsui’s life
9. Leslie Horne, Feb 14, 1980
10. Archdeacon Gordon Hannon, date unknown
11. Dr. Patrick Horder (whom he baptized, married and buried), date unknown
I. Book Drafts
1. “Philosophy for a World in Crisis – USA 1939-1944: How One Country Moved
Out of Isolation To Become Responsible For the World” selected pages; also,
“Eighteen of the Many Stories in ‘Philosophy for a World in Crisis,’”
summaries
J. Miscellaneous
1. Agenda: Preliminary meeting of the members of Aldersgate Productions
(before the incorporation of the Company); Central Buildings, Westminster;
Sept 19, 1975
2. list: “Members of Aldersgate Productions Ltd.”
3. Tour Schedule and theater seat count for “Ride! Ride!” March 2 – June 1976
4. Estimated Cost of Mounting and Running “Ride! Ride!” Aldersgate
Productions, date unknown [OVERSIZED]
5. Information re: loans for “Ride! Ride!”
6. Estimate of Possible Weekly Take “Ride! Ride!”
7. Note/Announcement and ticket order form sent out (to churches?)
encouraging the promotion of ‘Ride! Ride!”
8. Report on “Ride! Ride!” by Dr. John M. Gibbs, Chairman, and Ronald E.
Mann, Secretary, Aldersgate Productions Limited; Aug 1976
9.“Aus Frank Buchmans Notizen” [From Frank Buchman’s Notes], date unknown
10.“Draft Introduction,” Hugh Elliott; intro biography of Thornhill; date unknown
11. Unused post card: “A Rake’s Progress VII” by William Hogarth (1697-1764)
III. Published Materials
A. Plays, Sketches, Songs, Poems, Short Stories
1. Song: “Spirit of England,” music by George Fraser, 1953
2. Play/Sketch: “Easter Day,” New World News, April 13, 1974
3. Story: “Christmas Flight,” For a Change, Dec 1988
4. Story: “Frank’s Florida Christmas,” date unknown (author unknown??)
B. Articles
1. “Why I Wrote ‘Annie’,” Westminster Theatre News, Sept 1967
2. “The Heart of a Pantomime.” Westminster Theatre News, Dec 1970
3. “Good News out of South Africa,” MRA Information Service, June 12, 1971
4. “Where’s the Horse?” New World News, Nov 23, 1974
5. “When Term is Over,” New World News, April 11, 1981
6. “Rhythm Without Blues,” New World News, Jan 15, 1983
7. “Christianity and the Theatre [by Murray Watts] – a review,” Westminster
Theatre News, date unknown
8. “Christians in the Secular World,” source unknown, date unknown
C. Sermons, Talks, Addresses
1. Funeral Address for Hallen Viney, Jan 4, 1968
2. Funeral Address for Roger Hicks, Jan 24, 1973
3. Funeral Address for Sir Roy Pinsent, Feb 23, 1979
IV. Correspondence
A. To his Mother
Box #8
1. August 3, 1927 – July 8, 1945
Box #9
2. July 17, 1945 – August 15, 1961
3. June 28, 1939 – May 22, 1945 [Transcribed/Typed]
B. Other
1. Telegram from Frank [Buchman?], 193_
2. “News for the Group: Vancouver to Quebec” from the Duchess of Bedford,
June 7, 1933 [OVERSIZED]
3. Letters from Frank (Buchman?), Oct 10, & Nov 7, 1933
4. Letters from ____ (illegible name); Oct 1933 – Nov 1938
5. Copy of Resignation letter to Hertford College, Feb 26, 1937
6. Messages to and from the Committee of Invitation for “The Forgotten Factor,”
The Willard Hotel, Washington, May 14, 1944
7. Information that “The Forgotten Factor” had been translated into and
published in Chinese; to Thornhill, from Ho Ying-Chin, General of the Army,
Chinese Army; Sept 28, 1948
8. Re: “Ride! Ride!” To M. B. Hutchinson, From D. W. ____ (Senior Chaplain to
the Archbishop of Canterbury); May 21, 1976
9. Re: “Ride! Ride!” to Thornhill, from John (last name unknown); Nov 1,
1976
10. Re: production of “Ride! Ride!” by Grand Rapids Baptist College & Seminary,
letters from Elizabeth and Kenneth Osbeck; “Baptist College Will Present
‘Ride! Ride!’” The Grand Rapids Press, Nov 13, 1977; letters to Thornhill from
members of the cast
11. Re: “Ride! Ride!” and bringing such works to America; to Ronald Mann, from
Kenneth W. Osbeck; Jan 26, 1978; includes a note to Thornhill from Mann
(letter was forwarded to Thornhill from Mann)
12. Re: “Sentenced to Life” To Muggeridge, from Basil Huma (sp.??),
Archbishop of Westminster, March 24, 1978
13. Re: “Sentenced to Life” To Thornhill, from Elizabeth Herquely (sp.??), re:
regrets on not being able to attend Sentenced for Life; April 26, 1978
14.Re: “Sentenced to Life” To Muggeridge and Thornhill, from David Mowar
(literary manager with The Royal Court Theatre), May 29, 1978
15. Re: “Sentenced to Life” To Muggeridge, from Ronald Mann, June 2, 1978
16. Re: “Ride! Ride!” To Ronald Mann, from Ken & Betty Osbeck; July 1, 1978
17. Re: “Ride! Ride!” To Tony Bigland, from Rev. Stanley R. Goudge, Auckland,
New Zealand; July 16, 1978
18. Re: “Sentenced to Life,” to Tony, from K. M. Horwood, Mar 5, 1980
19. Re: “Sentenced to Life,” to Ronald Mann, from Stan Goudge, Mar 26, 1980
20. Re: “Sentenced to Life,” to Ronald Mann, from Betty Osbeck, Mar 10, 1981
21. To Robin, from Hugh Williams; offering copies of Thornhill’s unpublished
works (list included); June 2, 1989
22. To Robin, from Hugh Elliott, re: the booklet of Thornhill’s writings; June 12,
1990
23. To Hugh Elliott, from Elizabeth; re: putting together the booklet of Thornhill’s
writings; Jan 10, 1991
24. To Hugh Williams, from Hugh Elliott; re: selections for a booklet of Thornhill’s
best works; Jan 17, 1991
25. To Barbara and Kitty Thornhill, from Robin; Re: a visit; Jan 24, 1992
26. To Robin, from Graham Turner; re: a Thornhill piece; July 24, 1992
27. Re: California, Canada, perhaps from the Duchess of Bedford,
date unknown [OVERSIZED]
28. Re: “Ride! Ride!” To Aldersgate Productions Ltd., from Lynda S. Nurse;
enthusiastic response to the viewing of the Auckland, New Zealand
performance
29. “Authors’ List” – list of Authors’ Addresses
C. Regarding Scripts
1. Re: “Mr. Wilberforce, M. P. ”to Thornhill, from William Ash of the BBC, Mar 6,
1968
2. Re: “Ride! Ride!” to Thornhill, from Rev. Wesley Lutton, July 14, 1975
3. Re: “Ride! Ride!” to Thornhill, from Basil (??), April 23, 1976
4. Re: “Ride! Ride!” to Thornhill, from John Elsom, letter of apology, June 21,
1976
5. Re: “Ride! Ride!” to Peter Coe, from Ronald Mann, re: possibly unwarranted
contributions by Coe to the script; July 20, 1976 (draft)
6. Re: “Ride! Ride!” To Ronald Mann, from Peter Coe: Coe’s defensive
response to Mann’s accusational letter of July 20, 1976; Aug 8, 1976
7. Re: “Ride! Ride!” To Dr. Gibbs, from Peter Coe: response to his accusation of
Coe’s contributions to the script; Oct 18, 1976
8. Re: “Ride! Ride!” To Peter Coe, from Dr. Gibbs: clarification of his
accusations regarding Coe’s contributions to the script; Nov 1, 1976
9. Re: “Ride! Ride!” To Ronald Mann, from Kenneth Osbeck: regarding the
publication of the script in America; Dec 16, 1977
10. Re: “Sentenced to Life,” to Thornhill, from [illegible], writing the introduction,
publicizing the play in Canada, Aug 2, 1978
11. Re: “Sentenced to Life,” to Vilma Maritz of Aldersgate Productions Ltd., from
Robert Smyth, producing director at Lamb’s Players Theatre (National City,
CA), regarding royalties paid for the production, Mar 19, 1981
12. Re: “Sentenced to Life,” to Thornhill, from Michael S. Hyatt letter of regret at
having to take it out of print, May 30, 1986
13. Re: “The Forgotten Factor,” to Thornhill, from Len Denmore (sp.??), June 8,
1986
14. Re: “The Forgotten Factor,” to Thornhill, from Len Denmore (sp.??), June 30,
1986
15. Re: “Best of Friends,” to Thornhill, from Rosemary Tobutt, regarding its first
printing, Oct 16, 1986
V. Media
A. Audio Tapes
Box #10
1. Alan talks about Muggeridge and Barbara
2. Conversation: Alan and Friends
3. Lecture on “Jonah” – Stuart Blanche, Crowborough, Nov 24, 1984
4. Sermons, 1956 & Bishop Peter
5. Sermon, June 5, 1983 & 3 Mile Man
6. Alan Talks about Muggeridge and book
7. Sermons – “Peak Experiences” & Peter Warnett
8. Sermon & Bishop Peter and Peter Warnett
9. Alan Talks about MRA
10. Sermons #1
side a. Jealousy; Saints
side b. The Greatest Drama of All Time
11. Sermons #2
side a. Children’s Harvest Festival; God’s Partners
side b. Following the Hurricane, St. Paul to Macedonia
12. Sermons #3
side a. On Stage for Christ
side b. I am not Ashamed
13. Sermons #4
side a. God now – Holy Spirit as Communicator
side b. Freedom (taped over – starts halfway through A), Henry Cass
14. Sermons #5
side a. Love – Valentine’s Day, Palm Sunday 1985
side b. Easter 1985 (starts half way)
15. Sermons #6
side a. Easter, Chantal
side b. Amos
16. Sermons #7
side a. Advent 1987, from Bonnie Green
side b. Epiphany 1988
17. Sermons #8
side a. Moses, Aaron, July 22, 1984; Transfiguration, August 5, 1984
side b. Rods & Sand, September 23, 1984
18. Sermons #9
side a. Middle Wall of Partition
side b. The Prodigal Son
19. Sermons #10
side a. Fear, June 27, 1983
side b. Depth, July 3, 1983
20. Sermons #11
side a. Tahoe
side b. Tahoe & The Forgotten Factor, June 1, 1986
21. Alan Thornhill, This is Your Life – MASTER
22. Radio
23. Wilberforce – Northern Theatre Company, New Theatre, Hull; July 18, 1983
24. Ride Ride
25. Alan talks about Buchman & Howard
26. Alan Talks #1
side a. Comments from Kitty & Malcolm, David William, Ron Mann, Alisa
Hamilton, Anne Mayor after David William read “Sentenced to Life”
side b. blank
27. Alan Talks #2
side a. Last Conversation with Frank Buchman, September 28, 1981;
confidential
side b. Alan Thornhill on PDH, Sept 29, 1981; confidential
28. A Man and His Pen, Aug 1989
29. Service for Alan Thornhill
B. Videos
1. “Copi O Troi’n Ol No.2” [Welsh version of “Return Trip”]
C. Photos
Box #9
1. Postcard of Euling (???) Roberts California, 1940
2. Thornhill Wedding Picture – Leaving the Church
3. Thornhill Wedding Picture – Wedding Party
4. “O Fator Esquecido” #1(The Forgotten Factor), presented during the Trade
Union Seminar at the Hotel Quitandinha, Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro State;
Sept 27, 1975; [Mr. & Mrs., Dick, & Betty Wilson, Jim, Polly, and Mrs.
Rankin, Mac]
5. “O Fator Esquecido” #2 (The Forgotten Factor), presented during the Trade
Union Seminar at the Hotel Quitandinha, Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro State;
Sept 27, 1975; [Jim Rankin, Bobby, Mrs. Rankin]
6. Portrait – Older
7. Portrait – Older, sitting at desk
8. Malcolm and Kitty Muggeridge
9. Thornhill and Muggeridge at table/desk
10. Thornhill out walking with Malcolm Muggeridge, 1986
VI. Secondary
Box #11
A. Reviews
1. Published
a. Congressional Record – Proceedings and Debates of the 76th Congress,
First Session, June 8, 1939
b. “Teamwork Drama Hailed at Capital: High Officials and Leaders of Labor
and Industry See Moral Rearmament Play” (The Forgotten Factor), The
New York Times, May 15, 1944
c. “Capital Praises MRA Industrial Teamwork Play” (The Forgotten Factor),
The Trades Union News, May 19, 1944
d. “Washington and ‘The Forgotten Factor,’” Times-Herald, May 21, 1944
e. “Truman During Visit Here” (Truman watching The Forgotten Factor), The
Trades Union News, July 28, 1944
f. “’The Forgotten Factor,’” The Montreal Daily Star, April 9, 1945
g. “World Labor Leaders, UNCIO Delegates Declare MRA Spirit Vital:
Teamwork of ‘The Forgotten Factor’ Would Speed Settlement of Major
Problems,” Organized Labor: Official paper of the State and Local Building
Trades Councils of California, May 26, 1945
h. “’The Forgotten Factor,’” The Vancouver Sun, May 31, 1945
i. “Author of Forgotten Factor Turns Up to See Play Here,” The Vancouver
Daily Province, June 13, 1945
j. “’The Forgotten Factor’ Tells Real-Life Story,” Eleanor Bell, Seattle Post-
Intelligencer, June 25, 1945
k. “Teamwork of American and British Organized Labor Played Important
Role in War,” (The Forgotten Factor), Lt. W. Warner Clark, The Los
Angeles Citizen, April 19, 1946
l. “How Belfast Reacted To ‘The Forgotten Factor,’” Peter Howard, Belfast
Telegraph, June 24, 1946
m. “Et cependant ils combattent [And still they fight]” (Thornhill – Mountain
House?), J. L. Mettler, Journal de Montreux, _____ 10, 1946
n. Congressional Record – Proceedings and Debates of the 86th Congress,
Second Session, Mar 31, 1960
o. “’Crowning Experience’ at Warner,” Irene Thirer, New York Post, Oct 24,
1960
p. “’The Crowning Experience’ A Beautiful Film for Today’s Ills,” Rose
Pelswick, New York Journal-American, Oct 24, 1960
q. “Screen: ‘Crowning Experience’ Opens at Warner,” Howard Thompson,
The New York Times, Oct 24, 1960
r. “Annie: a Remaker of the World,” David Coomes, The Christian and
s. “’Annie’ on Stage,” Stockport Express, Jan 25, 1968
t. “’Annie’ Back on Stage,” Stockport Advertiser, Jan 25, 1968
u. “’Annie’ Back at the Westminster Theatre,” Barnet Press, Jan 26, 1968
v. “New Look For Annie,” Australia & New Zealand Weekly, Jan 24-30, 1968
w. “So Denny Dances On” (Annie), Stratford Express, Feb 2, 1968
x. “3 New Songs for ‘Annie,’” Beckenham Journal, Jan 19, 1968
y. “’Annie’ role,” Chichester Observer, date unknown
z. “Harley Street Man’s Cruise Discovery” (Annie), Marylebone Mercury, Feb
9, 1968
aa. “What’s On In London” (Annie), ShowTalk, Feb 2, 1968
ab. “’Annie’ Returns with Fresh Faces,” West London Observer, Jan 25, 1968
ac. untitled review/announcement (Annie), Yorkshire Post, Feb 1, 1968
ad. untitled review (Annie), Ilford Recorder, Feb 8, 1968
1968
ae. “’Annie,’” Stage & Television Today, Jan 25, 1968
af. “Musical’s Return” (Annie), Western Morning News, Jan 23, 1968
ag. “Three Parts” (Annie), Manchester Evening News, Jan 31, 1968
ah. “New Look For Annie,” Time & Tide, Jan 25-31, 1968
ai. “Southbourne Actress Rejoins Musical” (Annie), The Portsmouth News,
Jan 30, 1968
aj. “The Westminster Theatre” (Annie), Coaching Journal, Jan 1968
ak, “Andrew From Bearsden In West End Musical” (Annie), Milngavie &
al. “Aussie’s Debut” (Annie), Sydney Sun, Jan 31, 1968
am. “The Two Sons of Lancashire” (Annie), Liverpool Daily Post, date
unknown
an. untitled review (Annie), Sydney Daily Telegraph, Jan 31, 1968
ao. “Roslyn Dunbar in ‘Annie’ At Westminster,” The Australian News, Feb 8,
ap. “The Draper who Turned Reformer” (Annie), Manchester Evening News,
Feb 5, 1968
aq. “Friends of the Westminster Theatre,” (Annie), Finchley News, Feb 2,
1968
ar. “Annie the Magnificent,” Time and Tide, Feb 8-14, 1968
as. “Tenax” (Annie), Time and Tide, Feb 1-7, 1968
Bearsden Herald, date unknown
at. “Gloucestershire Housewife in London Musical” (Annie), Wilts &
Gloucester Standard, Times & Echo, Feb 9, 1968
au. “Finchley Actor Resumes in Musical” (Annie), Times: Hendon Times;
Edgware & Mill Hill Times; Finchley Times; and Borough Guardian, Feb 2,
1968
av. “Gary’s Back” (Annie), Brighton Evening Argus, Feb 2, 1968
aw. “’Annie’: A Non-Sugary Musical,” Ann Rumsey, The American, date
unknown
ax. “’Annie’ returns,” Liverpool Post, Feb 3, 1968
ay. “Musical Message” (Annie), Giley Wilson, South London Observer, Feb 8,
1968
az. “Back With ‘Annie,’” Worthing Gazette, Jan 25, 1968
ba. “He Reports on Annie,” Norman Ghent, Islington Gazette, Feb 2, 1968
bb. “Are We Men and Women or Battery Hens?” (Annie), Time and Tide, Feb
8, 1968
bc. “The World As It Goes” (Annie), Time and Tide, Feb 8-14, 1968
bd. “In Two Minds About Annie,” Arthur Scholey, The British Weekly, Feb 8,
1968
be. “Theatre of the Future” (Annie), The News: An Independent Newspaper
(Mitcham), Feb 9, 1968
bf. “Bishop’s Move,” Westminster Theatre News, July 1968
bg. “Television Parson Satirized” (Bishop’s Move), P. H., The Stage and
Television Today, Sept 19, 1968
bh. “Bishop’s Move,” Westminster Theatre News, Sept 1968
Christianity Today, Aug 4, 1967
bi. “A Review: The Forgotten Factor,” The Times of Ceylon, Nov 8, 1968
plus…
bj. a card to Thornhill from the cast and crew
bk. “Hide Out,” Westminster Theatre News, April 1969
bl. “High Diplomacy: ‘Its Sparkle is the Quality of the Cast’ (Daily Mirror),”
MRA Information Service, June 14, 1969
bm. “Australian Premiere At Esperance” (Bishop’s Move), The Esperance
Advertiser, Aug 1, 1969
bn. “Bishop’s Move Provides Good, Entertaining Fare,” Bob Dunwoodie, The
Esperance Advertiser, Aug 8, 1969
bo. “His Plays Have A Purpose,” Berenice Craig, The Australian Women’s
Weekly, Mar 25, 1970
bp. ”Fry Comedy Has London Week” (The Forgotten Factor), The Daily
Telegraph [London], June 23, 1970
bq. “Strike Nearly Solved” (The Forgotten Factor), The Daily Telegraph
[London], date unknown
br. “See Two Plays In a Day” (The Forgotten Factor), David Young, Echo
Pictorial, June 27, 1970
bs. “The Arts” (The Forgotten Factor), The Times [London], date unknown
bt. “To Spain With Love” (The Forgotten Factor), Daily Express [London], July
2, 1970
bu. “What’s On In Town” (The Forgotten Factor), Eric Harding, Yorkshire
Evening Press, June 27, 1970
bv. “Arts Centre” (Blindsight), Westminster and Pimlico News, June 26, 1970
bw. “Sheffield Means Sanity to the West End Star” (The Forgotten Factor,
Blindsight), Valerie Green, The Sheffield Star, July 4, 1970
bx. untitled review, (The Forgotten Factor), London Weekly Diary of Social
Events, date unknown
by. untitled review, (The Forgotten Factor), Dorking Advertiser, June 26, 1970
bz. “Afternoon Theatre: ‘The Site’ by David Broomfield,” Radio Times
[London], July 25, 1970
ca. “Hatfield Girls Meet Actor” (The Forgotten Factor), Welwyn Times, July
10, 1970
cb. “Second Time Around” (The Forgotten Factor), West Norwood & Dulwich
News, June 26, 1970
cc. “Back at the Westminster” (The Forgotten Factor), West London
Observer, July 2, 1970
cd. “Premiere of Play Recalled” (The Forgotten Factor), Evening Sentinel –
Stoke-on-Trent, date unknown
ce. “Westminster Revival” (The Forgotten Factor), The Stage [London], July
9, 1970
cf. “News in Brief” (Blindsight), South London Press, June 26, 1970
cg. “’The Forgotten Factor,’” The Streatham News, West Norwood & Dulwich
News, Mitcham News & Mercury, The Wimbledon News, Clapham News-
Observer, Blaham & Tooting News & Mercury, July 10, 1970
ch. “Two Leads for Actor of the Year” (The Forgotten Factor, Blindsight),
Guildford Times, date unknown
ci. “Great Issues of Life” (re: Westminster Theatre), R. E. Mann, The
Wimbledon News, date unknown
cj. “Cosmopolitan Event” (re: Westminster Theatre), Brighton & Hove
Gazette, July 10, 1970
ck. “Forgotten Factor” Hounslow, Brentford & Chiswick Post, Kensington Post,
July 3, 1970
cl. “The Forgotten Factor,” Barking & Dagenham Post, July 8, 1970
cm. untitled review, (The Forgotten Factor, Blindsight), What’s On, July 17,
1970
cn. “’The Forgotten Factor’ in London: Thornhill’s Famous Play Re-Opens,”
MRA Information Service, July 4, 1970
co. “Play that Affects Nations” (The Forgotten Factor), David Peters, MRA
Information Service, July 4, 1970
cp. “Too Easy Answers to Key Questions in MRA Play?” (The Forgotten
Factor), Alan Shadwick, Church Times [London], July 17, 1970
cq. “Sussex Actor Has West End Lead” (The Forgotten Factor), West Sussex
County Times, July 10, 1970
cr. “Appearing in Another Play” (The Forgotten Factor, Blindsight), The
Wimbledon News, July 10, 1970
cs. “Show Talk” (The Forgotten Factor), Kent & Sussex Courier, July 17, 1970
ct. “The Forgotten Factor,” Ilford & Redbridge Pictorial, July 8, 1970
cu. untitled review, (The Forgotten Factor), Time & Tide, date unknown
cv. “GB Gets Off To A Flying Start – On Budget Day,” New World News For
Moral Re-Armament, March 17, 1973
cw. “GB Photo Supplement,” New World News For Moral Re-Armament,
March 17, 1973
cx. “Taking the Offensive” (GB), Harold Hobson, The Sunday Times, March
18, 1973
cy. “G.B. South Coast Crowds Matinee,” Peter Phelps, Westminster Theatre
News, June 1973
cz. “Ride! Ride! At Bolton,” Westminster Theatre News, June 1973
da. “Who Will Ride in ’76?” (Ride! Ride!), Hugh Williams, New World News,
Jan 10, 1976
db. “Ride! Ride! – Special Pull-out Section,” Methodist Recorder, April 1, 1976
dc. “Tedious Show Fails to Inspire” (Ride! Ride!), Wolverhampton Express
and Star, April 27, 1976
dd. “Ride! Ride! At the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton,” John Slim,
Birmingham Post, April 27, 1976
de. “Musical Fervour” (Ride! Ride!), Caren Meyer, Evening News, May 25,
1976
df. untitled review (Ride! Ride!), Jason Hillgate, What’s on in London, June 4,
1976
dg. untitled review (Ride! Ride!), Time Out, June 4, 1976
dh. “Soft Corn” (Ride! Ride!) Rosemary Say, The Sunday Telegraph, May 30,
1976
di. “West End’s Royal Welcome to ‘Ride! Ride!’” Methodist Recorder, May 27,
1976
dj. “Wesley in a Musical Morality” (Ride! Ride!) Alan Shadwick, Church
Times, May 28, 1976
dk. “On the Same Wavelength” (Ride! Ride!), New World News, May 29, 1976
dl. “Wesley Play Starts London Run,” New World News, May 29, 1976
dm. “Singing Preacher Rides into Town” (Ride! Ride!) Stafford Mortimer,
Evening Post & Echo, May 31, 1976
dn. “Revival Meant Release” (Ride! Ride!) Pat Raven, Baptist Times, June 3,
1976
do. “Westminster ‘Ride! Ride!,’” The Stage and Television Today, June 3,
1976
dp. “Musical about John Wesley Plays on London Stage” (Ride! Ride!), The
