Jonathan Slott Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0006
Collection Organization
The Jonathan Slott Collection is comprised of correspondence; radio, television, book, and moving picture manuscripts; a business activities diary; and a photograph. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. The manuscripts are arranged alphabetically by title including related materials such as outlines, proposals, and synopses.
Researchers will find the correspondence concerning the book manuscripts most interesting. Slott received critiques of his manuscripts from several people, including Irving Wallace. Suggestions for improvements are included in this series.
Researchers interested in radio and early television scripts will find this collection valuable to their research.
Literary Correspondence, 1940-1970, undated
Series – Box 1
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Correspondence with Bergerman-Breacher Agency, June 28, 1950-November 27, 1950
File – Box 1, Folder: 1
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Correspondence with Carl Carmer, May 19, 1969-November 5, 1969, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 2
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- Creation: May 19, 1969-November 5, 1969, undated
Correspondence with Leroy Collins, May 2, 1968-November 12, 1968
File – Box 1, Folder: 3
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- Creation: May 2, 1968-November 12, 1968
Correspondence with John Durant, October 31, 1967-February 8, 1968
File – Box 1, Folder: 4
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- Creation: October 31, 1967-February 8, 1968
Correspondence with Robert and Roby Eunson, 1951-1969, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 5
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Correspondence with August Lenniger, 1953-1969, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 6
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Correspondence with Ted Loeff and Harold Breacher, 1958-1961, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 7
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Correspondence with Luther Nichols, Doubleday and Co., 1961-1962, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 8
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Correspondence with Arthur M. Mizener, 1965, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1965, undated
Correspondence with Sid Satenstein and Edith Bret, 1947-1961, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 10
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Literary Correspondence (continued), 1940-1970, undated
Series – Box 2
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- Creation: 1940-1970, undated
Correspondence with Bud Schulberg and Jay Sanford, 1950-1962, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 1
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Correspondence with Bud Schulberg, 1940-1969, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 2
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Correspondence with Irving Wallace, 1959, 1961, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 3
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Correspondence with Young and Rubicam, Inc., 1960-1962
File – Box 2, Folder: 4
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Correspondence with Ziegler-Hellman and Ross, 1958-1959
File – Box 2, Folder: 5
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General correspondence, 1953-1970, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1953-1970, undated
Research Materials, 1957, 1959
Series – Box 2
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Research materials on missiles: Atlas fact sheet from Convair Astronautics; photographs with descriptions; San Francisco Call-Bulletin article on missiles, 1959, 1959
File – Box 2, Folder: 7
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American Challenge, March 1941-May 1941
Series – Box 2
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- Creation: March 1941-May 1941
Bound edition of the following radio scripts: Bret Harte, The Voice of the West; Robert Morris, Financier of the Revolution; The Unknown Soldier; Jack London; Lafayette Escadriele; Bombers to Britain, March 1941-May 1941
File – Box 2, Folder: 8
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Beer for Breakfast, 1953
Series – Box 3
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Agreement document between Jonathan Slott and O.D. Seamster, 1953
File – Box 3, Folder: 1
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Outlines, 1953
File – Box 3, Folder: 2
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Typed manuscript with corrections, chapters 1-4 with outlines of concluding chapters, 1953
File – Box 3, Folder: 3
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Typed manuscript, chapters 1-4 with outlines of concluding chapters, 1953
File – Box 3, Folder: 4
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Boy who Discovered Easter, undated
Series – Box 3
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Television manuscript, 21 pages, undated
File – Box 3, Folder: 5
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Bret Harte (original title: The Last Frontier), 1947
Series – Box 3
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Two manuscripts with corrections; radio scripts for half-hour program; research materials, 1947
File – Box 3, Folder: 6
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Buried Treasure (co-author: Mark Kearney), undated
Series – Box 3
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Television script, undated
File – Box 3, Folder: 7
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Caryl Chessman, 1960
File – Box 3
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- Creation: 1960
Carbon manuscript, 1960
File – Box 3, Folder: 8
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Casks of Cantillon, undated
Series – Box 3
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Synopsis; manuscript (two copies), undated
File – Box 3, Folder: 9
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Chautauqua, undated
Series – Box 3
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Manuscript of story written for Fred Allen, undated
File – Box 3, Folder: 10
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Cherokee Coin (co-author: Anne Durrum Robinson), undated
Series – Box 3
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Manuscript for a motion picture, undated
File – Box 3, Folder: 11
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Cinematography course, 1968
Series – Box 3
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Correspondence; outline cards; Indiana University film rental order forms; class roster; production list; two copies of the Lewis Carrol script; newspaper article, 1968
File – Box 3, Folder: 12
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Colby Murder, undated
Series – Box 3
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Television manuscript, 21 pages, undated
File – Box 3, Folder: 13
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Conspiracy: A Biography of George St. Lager Grenfell, 1961, 1965
Series – Box 3
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- Creation: 1961, 1965
Book manuscript; outlines with corrections; handwritten notes; notes suggested by Irving Wallace; character outline, 1961
File – Box 3, Folder: 14
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- Creation: 1961
Typed manuscript; correspondence with August Lenniger, 1961, 1965, 1961, 1965
File – Box 3, Folder: 15
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Cupid Rides the Rails, undated
Series – Box 4
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Radio manuscript, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 1
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Devil's Round-Up, undated
Series – Box 4
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Manuscript, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 2
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Diary of Fate, undated
Series – Box 4
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Television manuscript (two copies), undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 3
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Donovan's Folly, undated
Series – Box 4
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Original manuscript for teleplay idea; carbon manuscript, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 4
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Dynamite Wagon, undated
Series – Box 4
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Radio manuscript, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 5
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Flaming Star (co-author: James Scanlan), undated
Series – Box 4
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Synopsis; synopsis for Cavalcade of America; first rough draft; handwritten notes, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 6
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Follow the Sun, undated
Series – Box 4
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Television manuscript for Twentieth Century-Fox Television, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 7
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Gift of Prophecy, 1951
Series – Box 4
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Synopsis; outline; handwritten notes, 1951
File – Box 4, Folder: 8
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His Honor the Barber, undated
Series – Box 4
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Typed manuscript, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 9
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Photocopied manuscript, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 10
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Manuscript excerpts, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 11
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Hollywood Mystery House, 1949
Series – Box 4
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Television scripts, segments: #1, The Beat; #112, The Fiend; #113, Drums of the Marquesa; #115, Counter Check, 1949
File – Box 4, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1949
House on the Rhine, undated
Series – Box 4
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Typewritten manuscript of the thoughts of Sylvia Hirsch, George Gruskin, Irving Wallace, Harold Beacher, and Harry Slott, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 13
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I Give You My Hand, undated
Series – Box 4
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Book manuscript, first copy, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 14
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Inspiration Theater, undated
Series – Box 5
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Television script; radio script for the story of Frederic Chopin, undated
File – Box 5, Folder: 1
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Television script for the story of Gerard de Nerval, undated
File – Box 5, Folder: 2
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Television script for Pierrotte: The Story of Ernest Dowson, undated
File – Box 5, Folder: 3
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Radio play, television version of Manual Acuna, undated
File – Box 5, Folder: 4
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Long Watch, 1952
Series – Box 5
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Television manuscript, 1952
File – Box 5, Folder: 5
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Lucky Stiff, undated
Series – Box 5
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Television pilot manuscript, undated
File – Box 5, Folder: 6
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Man in the Black Hat, undated
Series – Box 5
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Manuscript for screenplay from short story by Octavus Roy Cohn, undated
File – Box 5, Folder: 7
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Mig Fever (co-author: Robert Eunson), undated
Series – Box 5
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Manuscript, undated
File – Box 5, Folder: 8
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Miracle on Jones Street: The Story of Father Alfred, undated
Series – Box 5
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Synopsis, undated
File – Box 5, Folder: 9
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Television script, undated
File – Box 5, Folder: 10
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Mister Mephisto, undated
Series – Box 5
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Original television manuscript, undated
File – Box 5, Folder: 11
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Mr. Carousel (co-author: Emil Frank), 1948
Series – Box 5
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Radio manuscript for a new program series; scene estimates; story synopses; carbon script with corrections; frst re-write outline; program construction, 1948
File – Box 5, Folder: 12
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Mr. Music, undated
Series – Box 5
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Two television manuscripts, undated
File – Box 5, Folder: 13
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No, No, Nanette!, November 2, 1939
Series – Box 6
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- Creation: November 2, 1939
Photocopy of radio script for Union Oil Program, program number 5, November 2, 1939
File – Box 6, Folder: 1
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- Creation: November 2, 1939
None But the Brave: The Story of America's First Column (co-author: Bud Schulberg) , undated
Series – Box 6
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Bound manuscript (signed by co-author), undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 2
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Parricide Isle, undated
Series – Box 6
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Outline manuscript, undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 3
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Pipers, undated
Series – Box 6
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Typed book manuscript, undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 4
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Pirate of Plymouth, 1940
Series – Box 6
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- Creation: 1940
Correspondence with Larry Orenstein; research notes, 1940
File – Box 6, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1940
Story outlines (twelve copies, some with corrections and additions), 1940
File – Box 6, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1940
Radio manuscript for Mary Read, Pirate Maid of Plymouth, episode 9, 1940
File – Box 6, Folder: 7
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Mary Read outline; Mary Read story conference; forward; story outline and forward as submitted to the Screen Writers Guild, Inc., no. 17553, 1940
File – Box 6, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1940
Queer Street (co-author: Martha Chapin), undated
Series – Box 6
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Carbon manuscript, 29 pages, undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 9
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Sam Houston: Road to Honor (for the Armed Forces Radio Service), undated
Series – Box 7
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Carbon manuscript, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 1
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Side Trip, undated
Series – Box 7
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Carbon manuscript of story synopsis, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 2
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Silver Eagle: Wrapped for Murder, 1961
Series – Box 7
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- Creation: 1961
Correspondence with Charles Vanda; research material on Monterrey; story outline, pages 1-9; manuscript with corrections and additions , 1961
File – Box 7, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1961
Carbon manuscript, 1961
File – Box 7, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1961
Strap, undated
Series – Box 7
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Original manuscript with corrections, pages 1-4; carbon manuscript, pages 1-4, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 5
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This Was My Inspiration, 1941
Series – Box 7
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Bound radio scripts, March 16-June 13, 1941; list of weekly titles of shows and names of actors and actresses, 1941
File – Box 7, Folder: 6
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Those Brownfield Girls, undated
Series – Box 7
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Carbon copy radio manuscript, undated
File – Box 7, Folder: 7
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Uncle Sam Presents..., 1942
Series – Box 7
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- Creation: 1942
Radio manuscript for a half hour show, December 4, 1942, 1942
File – Box 7, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1942
Union Oil Program, 1938-1940
Series – Box 8
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- Creation: 1938-1940
Bound series of radio scripts for the Union Oil Program, October 5-April 25, 1939; April 29-June 3, 1940; June-September 1940; includes titles for programs, 1938-1940
File – Box 8, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1938-1940
Untouchables, undated
Series – Box 9
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Synopsis, undated
File – Box 9, Folder: 1
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Volney Titus or A Touch of Larceny, undated
Series – Box 9
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Original manuscript, pages 1-12; carbon manuscript, pages 1-12, undated
File – Box 9, Folder: 2
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Whistle Stop to Heaven, undated
Series – Box 9
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Television manuscript, undated
File – Box 9, Folder: 3
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Whistler (co-author: Robert A. White), undated
Series – Box 9
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Story outline, undated
File – Box 9, Folder: 4
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White Fires of Inspiration, 1936-1947
Series – Box 9
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- Creation: 1936-1947
Photocopy of Henrich Heine manuscript, 1936-1938
File – Box 9, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1936-1938
Manuscript for John Clare, May 1, 1947
File – Box 9, Folder: 6
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- Creation: May 1, 1947
Bound manuscripts, December 2-29, 1936
File – Box 9, Folder: 7
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- Creation: December 2-29, 1936
Bound manuscripts (continued), January-June 1937
File – Box 9, Folder: 8
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- Creation: January-June 1937
White Fires of Inspiration (continued), 1937-1938
Series – Box 10
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- Creation: 1937-1938
Bound manuscripts (continued), July-December 1937
File – Box 10, Folder: 1
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- Creation: July-December 1937
Bound manuscripts (continued), January-May 1938
File – Box 10, Folder: 2
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- Creation: January-May 1938
White Fires of Inspiration (continued), June-November 1938
Series – Box 11
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- Creation: June-November 1938
Bound manuscripts (continued), June-November 1938
File – Box 11, Folder: 1
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- Creation: June-November 1938
Diaries, 1947
Series – Box 11
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Diary of business activities; daily schedule of phone calls, work schedule, and correspondence, 1947
File – Box 11, Folder: 2
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Diary of business activities; script progress and sales, 1947
File – Box 11, Folder: 3
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Diary of business activities; expenses (Bob), 1947
File – Box 11, Folder: 4
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Photography, February 17, 1963
Series – Box 11
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- Creation: February 17, 1963
Photograph of Lisa Eunson (Robert and Roby Eunson's daughter), February 17, 1963
File – Box 11, Folder: 5
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- Creation: February 17, 1963