The Inventory of the G. Whitfield Cook Collection #974archives.bu.edu/finding-aid/finding_aid_121798.pdf · Box 2: I. II III. Cook, Whitfield Preliminary Listing 8/24/94 Correspondence

The Inventory

of the

G. Whitfield Cook

Collection

#974

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

Box 1:

Cook, Whitfield Preliminary Listing

9/18/92

I. Manuscripts A. "The Greer Case." Teleplay, 1 copy CTS, 1 copy photocopied. Based on

the book by David W. Peck B. "Violet." Stage play, T.S., produced by Albert Margolies, 1944 C. Roman Comedy. Novel, page proofs (unbound) D. "The Secret Heart." Screenplay, T.S. with black and white 8 x 10

photographs of the production. Accompanied by a short story entitled "Violent Studies Human Relations" - T.S.

E. F. G. H. I.. J.

Taxi to Dubrovnik. Novel. Accompanied by related c01Tespondence. Violet. Novel, T.S. "Father Has a Poor Christmas." T.S., teleplay "The Big City" (Tele), (Screen)-play - T.S. entitled "The Big City" 7 periodicals - 6 of The American Mercury, late 1930s-early 1940s, and 1 Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine, June 1946

II Photographs A. 8 x 10 photo ofW.C., July 1963

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Correspondence A. Business correspondence, mostly related to writing B. To future wife, Elizabeth Hamlen, 1953 C. Letters from Carlton Green D. Condolences in regards to Sumner Locke Eliot E. Letters from Robert Wallsten F. From Josephine Jacobsen G. From Carol Rosenberger H. Assorted, including Hitchcock, Rutherford I. To Cook from well-known individuals J. Assorted, many from well-lmown people K. Assorted, including family and friends in LA and NY L. Assorted

Diaries A. 1982 - mostly holograph on loose-leaf paper

Photographs A. Subject: 8 mile river opposite Cadmus

B. C.

1. Chetek in Wisconsin 2. Hadlyme, CT 3. Hortense Cook 4. The Whites 5. The Heddons 6. Montclair, NJ Subject: Hortense Subject: Negatives 1. Civil War tin type portrait

(F. 1) (F. 2) (F. 3) (F. 4) (F. 5) (F. 6) (F. 7) (F. 8) (F. 9) (F. 10) (F. 11) (F. 12-15)

(F. 16)

(F. 17) (F. 18)

2. Monaco Royal Family Portrait, signed by Princess Grace.

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3. Old postcards (F. 19) Subject: "Whit"and Anne Schmidt= Madison, CT 1. Hadlyme, CT 2. Stout's Cottage, Beaver Lake, NJ Chetek, Wisconsin (1916-1918) 1. Whit. Cook 2. Jim Heddon

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3. Hortense Cook 4. Pools Cottage Bloomfield, NJ 1. Chetek, Wisc. 2. Lyme, CT 3. Lake Champlain, Vermont/NY 4. Los Angeles, CA Art prints snapshots

(F. 21)

(F. 22) (F. 23)

IV. Printed Materials

V.

A. The American Mercury- "Happy Ending," May '37 (F. 24) B. The American Mercury- "The Good Wife," Jan. '38 (F. 25) C. The American Mercury- "Husbands Grow in Trees," Sept. '39 (F. 26) D. Mademoiselle - "Love," Sept. '39 (F. 27) E. The American Mercury- "Be Sure to Listen In," March '40 (F. 28) F. Redhook- "The Touch of a Stranger," Aug. '40 (F. 29) G. The American Mercury - "Round Trip," Dec. '40, Nov. '40 (F. 30) H. Redhook- "Violet in Washington," July '42 (F. 31) I. Redhook- Dec. '42 (F. 32) J. Redhook - "Very Young and Very Sure," Jan. '4 3 (F. 3 3) K. The Writer - "Your Viewpoint When Writing," Feb. '43 (F. 34) L. Good Housekeeping - "My Willis Works a Miracle," May '43 (F. 35) M. Redhook - Oct. '44 (F. 36) N. Redhook- Jan. '46 (F. 37) 0. Redhook - "The Beat of Elizabeth's Heart," Dec. '46 (F. 38) P. Screen Romances - April '47 (F. 39) Q. Charm - "Three Young Men of Agualada," Sept. '48 (F. 40)

Scripts A. B. C.

"Dream Woman" notes (F. 1) "Freshman Wife" (F. 2) Life with Father - ?, 1954 - #7 (F. 3) 1. L. w/ F. - "Father has a Birthday," 1954 - #11 (F. 4) 2. L. w/ F. - "Father goes to the Opera," 1954 - #12 (F. 5) 3. L. w/ F. - "Father makes Magic," 1954 - #17 (F. 6) 4. L. w/ F. - "Father goes Gallivanting," 1955 - #23 (F. 7) 5. L. w/ F. - "Father's Second Honeymoon,"? - #11 (F. 8) 6. L. w/ F. - "Father has a Bad Night," ? - #20/21 (F. 9) 7. L. w/ F. - "Father Gives Thanks," no date (F. 10) 8. L. w/ F. - "Father goes to the Opera," no date (F. 11) 9. L. w/ F. - "Father and the Value of Money," no date (F. 12) 10. L. w/ F. - miscellaneous (F. 13)

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D. E. F. G. H. I.

"Mrs. Harper Comes to Congress" Louella Parsons material "Violet" "Violet" - Act I, II, III - Oct. 10, 1944 Notes on Claudette Colbert - "Claudette File" Cast notes, miscellaneous

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(F. 14) (F. 15) (F. 16) (F. 17) (F. 18) (F. 19)


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Box 4 I 5:

I. Contracts A. Contracts [Box 4, F. 27; Box 5, F. 22]

II Correspondence A. Business (F. 1-3) B. Chambrun, Jacques (F. 4-5) C. Cook, George - bills (F. 6) D. Cook, George/ Ann (F. 7) E. Letters to Ebi, 1953 (F. 8-9) F. Letters from Ebi, before marriage to W. C. (F. 10-11) G. Condolence leters on Ebi's death, 1974 (F. 12-13) H. Elliot, Sumner Locke (F. 14) I. General (F. 15) J. General, 1951-1952 (F. 16)

Box 7: K. General (F. 15) Box 4: L. Hitchcock, Alma (F. 17)

M. Hunt, Linda (F. 18) N. Jacobsen,Josephine (F. 19) 0. Re: novel, "A Lack of Heroes" (F. 20) P. Re: "Locksmith," "More Perfect Union," etc. (F. 21) Q. Mexico trip, 1941 (?) (F. 22) R. Steinbeck, Elaine (F. 23) s. Re: Writing (F. 24)

Ill. Diaries Box. 7: A. "Day Book" account/financial log

B. "Five Year Diary'' - Hollywood Years, 1945-49 C. "The Spiral Notebook," 11/26/35 - 5/14/36 D. "The Spiral Notebook," 5/15/36 - 4/6/37 E. "The Spiral Notebook," 4/7/37 - 12/13/37 F. "The Spiral Notebook," 12/14/37 - 6/7/38 G. "Tumbler University Notebook," 9/8/38 - 2/25/39 H. "The Spiral Notebook," 2/27 /39 - 10/27 /39 I. "The Spiral Notebook," 10/30/39 - 4/29/40 J. "The Spiral Notebook," 4/29/40 - 10/10/40 K. "The Spiral Notebook," 10/11/40 - 2/7/41 L. "The Spiral Notebook," 2/8/41 - 3/11/42

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M. N. 0. P. Q. R. S. T. u. V. w. X. Y.

Untitled spiral notebook, 3/29/42 - 10/9/42 "The Spiral Notebook," 10/10/42 - 4/30/43 "The Spiral Notebook, "2/8/48 - 7 /18-7 /21/48 Small untitled diary, 1949 diary, trip to Europe, etc. "The Spiral Notebook," 1/16/53 - 7/3/53 and other notes "The Spiral Notebook," 7/4/53 - 5/27/54 "1956," diary notes, TV appearances, 1956. Diaries: 1960-1964 Diaries: 1965-1968 Diaries: 1974-1977 Diaries: 1982 Diaries: 1983 Diaries: 1984

(F. 25) (F. 26) (F. 1) (F. 2) (F. 3) (F. 4-5)

N. J uvenalia/miscellaneous A. Juvenalia/miscellaneous (F. 6)

V. Manuscripts A. "Life with Father" - various episodes (F. 7-10) B. Miscellaneous scripts/notes/schedules (F. 11) C. "Of Love and Limitations"(?) - short stories (F. 12) D. "Stay Overnight" (F. 13-15) E. "Taxi to Dubrovnik" - original MS (F. 16-18) F. "Taxi to Dubrovnik" (F. 19-20) G. Various, A-C (F. 21) H. Various, C (F. 1) I. Various, C-E (F. 2) J. Various, F (F. 3-4) K. Various, F-H (F. 5) L. Various, H (F. 6) M. Various, H-L (F. 7) N. Various, L (F. 8) 0. Various, L-M (F. 9) P. Various, M-N (F. 10) Q. Various, N-R (F. 11) R. Various, S-T (F. 12) S. Various, T-V (F. 13) T. Various, V-Y (F. 14) U. Various, Y-Z (F. 15) V. "Very Young and Very Sure," originally "Wine of Freedom" (F. 16)

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VI.. Photographs A. Various prints of WC and others

Box 7: B. Various prints ofWC and others

VII. Printed Materials

(F. 17-19) (F. 14)

A. Newspaper clippings, etc.; "Locksmith," "More Perfect Union" (F. 1) (F. 2) B. Newspaper clippings/playbook, mostly "Violet"

C. Newspaper clippings - "Roman Comedy" novel D. Newspaper clippings, etc; "Locksmith," "More Perfect Union" E. LA Times Home magazine F. Redbook Magazine - "Violet" stories G. Photoplay Magazine

VIII. Books (found in rare books) A. "Roman Comedy'' B. "Saplings" - second series, 1927 C. "Taxi to Dubrovnik" D. "Violet" - cover inscribed W.C. E. "Violet" - signed

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(F. 3) (F. 4) (F. 13) (F. 5-11) (F. 12)

Added to Box 2

I. Film/ Video.

Cook, Whitfield 5/7/01

Addenda

A. 1 VHS videocassette of Whitfield Cook talk at "Boston University Friends of the Library" event, 5/2/01.

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I. Box 8

Box9

II Box 8

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Box8


Preliminary Listing

Manuscripts, by WC unless noted. A. "From Russia, with Love," teleplay, TS with holograph corrections, 90 p. B. "Try It My Way," teleplay, TS with holograph corrections and notes, 73 p.,

7/31/56. C.

D. E.

F. G. H. I.

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K.

L. M. N. 0. P. Q. R.

"The Lost Holiday," teleplay for "Climax" TV series, "First Version," TS, 85 p, "The Greer Case," adaptation, TS, 137 p. "The Hanging Judge," adaptation, TS with holograph corrections, appx. 80 p. "Father and the Heiress," TS, 38 p. "Father has a Poor Christmas," TS, 35 p. "Here Comes Violet," teleplay adaptation, TS, appx. 35 p., 2 copies. "Little Pygmalion," teleplay for "The Untouchables" TV series; multiple drafts, TS with holograph notes, appx. 100 pages; includes description of "The Untouchables," author unknown, TS, 7 p., 5/26/59. "Champagne Safari," teleplay "Have Gun, Will Travel" TV series, multiple drafts, TS with with holograph notes, some photocopies, 100 p. "The Unknown Town," teleplay for "Five Fingers" TV series, TS photocopy, 74 p. "Bottle Play," teleplay, TS with holograph notes, 43 p. "Strangers on a Train," screenplay, TS, 87 p. "Brothers of the East Side," TS carbon copy, 12/7/46. 15 pages of holograph and TS notes re: future projects. "Cantata for Mary," re: a Christmas concert, TS, 12/2/74. "A Temporary Island," by H. Wells, TS, appx. 45 p. "The Wind's Lullaby," holograph sheet music, 1925 [WC's first song].

C01Tespondence. A. Appx. 65 ALS and TLS, personal and professional, 1938 - 1997;

includes letter from Kath4rine Hepburn to WC, 6/16/83. B. Appx. 20 letters, cards and postcards to WC's mother, including some

from WC, 1909 - 1958. C. Appx. 300 TLS and ALS, professional and personal,1944-1997.

Printed Material. A. News clippings, reviews and publicity re: screenplays with WC credits.

1. "Sailor Takes a Wife," 1945. 2. "Stage Fright," 1950. 3. "The Secret Heart," 1946.

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VI. Box 9

4. "The Locksmith," 1965. 5. "Strangers on a Train," 1950. 6. "High Barbaree," 1947. 7. "Violet," includes correspondence, 1944. 8. "Big City," 1948.

B. Over 200 articles from newspapers, journals and magazines re: WC, 1929 -1977.

C. D. E.

Miscellaneous programs and playbills, 1964 - 1980. 13 miscellaneous programs and playbills mentioning WC, 1923 - 2000. 13 miscellaneous articles, newspaper clippings and journals, 1924 - 1987.

Personal Memorabilia. A. Miscellaneous material including clippings and programs from summer tour

"Future Shock" (1961) and "London Trip." B. Miscellaneous holograph, TS and printed material, some from WC's

childhood and New Trier Township High School.

Photographs. A. 3 black and white prints. B. 8 black and white prints re: various productions by and/or with WC. C. 1 black and white print labeled "Camp Dudley on Lake Champlain, G.H.C.

Here 1921, 22, 23 & 24." (Note: extremely fragile.)

Financial Material. A. Over 40 items, including contracts, tax reports and receipts, 1932 - 1983.

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I. Box 10

Manuscripts.


Preliminary Listing

A. Radioplays by WC (TS unless noted). I. "Crime Syndicated."

a. 5 drafts, lOp- 42 p., 9/15/51; includes TS outline with holograph notes. [F. 1]

b. "#3 Script," 3 7 p., 10/2/51. [F. 2] c. "#6 Script," 33 p., 10/23/51. d. "#8," 2 drafts, 24- 28 p., 11/6/51. e. "#11," 3 drafts, 26- 39 p., 11/27/51; includes holograph,

CTS, and TS notes. [F. 3] f. "#15," 3 drafts, 1 CTS, 45 p., 12/25/51. [F. 4] g. "#17," 42 p., 1/8/52. h. "#27," 3 drafts, 1 CTS, 22- 43 p., 3/18/52. [F. 5] i. "#32," 2 drafts, 44 p., 5/27/52.

2. "The Wear Spot," 38 p., 1/10/52. [F. 6] 3. "The Girl on the Wire," 35 p., 1/24/52. 4. "The Claudette Colbert Show: Notes on the Development of

Future Episodes," 18 p. 5. Untitled, CTS, p. 5-26; includes TS notes, personal

correspondence to WC from Warren Butler, 8/7/69, from Charles Hollerith, 8/5/69.

6. "From the Loulla Parsons Story," 50 p. [F. 7] 7. "C.I.D. Agent," 39 p., 2/21/52. 8. "Frontier Incident," by S. B. Hough, adapted by WC, 87 p.,

5/28/52. (see also F. 10) 9. "The Big City," 129 p., 9/20/47. [F. 8] 10. "The Untouchables: The Fork in the Road," treatment, 2 drafts,

12 p. 11. "Stage Fright," 2 drafts, CTS. (see also F. 18) [F. 9] 12. "Life With Father: Father Has a Birthday," 11/2/54, 58 p. [F. 11] 13. "No Stone Unturned," CTS, 97 p. 14. "Francey Goes to Washington," by WC and Inez Asher, 2 drafts,

45- 56 p. [F .12] 15. "Mama's in the House."

a. 3 drafts, 22- 54p.; includes TS and holograph notes, 11/7/96.

b. "Forecast of Future Episode," 12 p. 16. "The Greer Case," mimeograph, 129 p. [F. 13]

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17. "Survivor," mimeograph, 53 p., 12/12/60. 18. "Round Trip," mimeo, 47 p., 9/5/56. [F. 14] 19. "The Darkroom," outline, 5 p., carbon copy. 20. "The Untouchables: The Fork in the Road," TS and holograph, 6 p.

[F.15] 21. "Taxi to Dabrooni ZK," TS and holograph, 11/29/79. 22. "Life with Father: Father and the Circus," outline, CTS, 3 p. 23. "The White Sheep," outline, 24 p., mimeograph (2 copies),

includes TLS from agent to MGM studios, 1/19/50. 24. "Pearl Divine," outline, 3 p., 9/8/59. 25. "Return to Eden," mimeograph, 1942. 26. "The Donna Reed Show: Anniversary Story," 43 p. [F. 19] 27. "Life With Father: Father and the Dancing Lessons," CTS, 21 p.,

8/1/1954. 28. "Ceremony oflnnocence," 1 p. 29. "Open Wound." 30. "Here Comes Violet," 38 p. [F. 20] 31. "Variations on Marian," outline, 30 p. 32. "Taxi," includes holograph notes. [F. 21] Books. 1. VIOLET, TS, 373 p. [F. 16-17] Short Stories. 1. "Memories of Frank," holograph, 31 p. [F. 20] 2. "The Swamp Angels," TS, 23 p. 3. "My Talk on Idiot's Delight," includes 2 TLS from Josephine

Jackson, 2 TLS to Nell Strout, 2 CC, 2 ANS, untitled TS and holograph manuscript, 9 p. [F. 3]

By Sumner Locke Elliot. 1. "Unfinished manuscript," 1 CTS with holograph notes and

corrections. [F. 8- 9] 3. "Wanting," screenplay ("old version"), TS, 117 p. [F. 10]

II. Printed Material. A. B.

C. D.

E.

"Very Young and Very Sure," by WC, Redbook. [F. 22] The Arkansas Gazette, 1819 (reproduction; "the newspaper was eventually owned by WC's father-in-law"). "Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright," booklet. File: "Publicity Dec. '61 and Jan. '62," includes reviews, articles, various publications. 1. "Big Dish Little Fish," The Playgoer. [F. 1] 2. "Human Being" program. Reviews and clippings re: VIOLET, August- September, 1944; includes 2 ANS, n.d. [F. 2]


F. Flyer for VIOLET. G. Reviews, articles re: WC, Sumner Locke Elliot from various publications,

1938-1981. H. 13 programs. I. "The Ultimate Cruise to Three Continents," pamphlet. [F. 4] J. Printout of website re: Alpacas, 2 pg. K. Articles re: Sumner Locke Elliot, various publications, 1977-1983. [F. 6] L. Island, Spring 1991, include interview w/ Sumner Locke Elliot.

III. Correspondence. A. Professional.

1. 3 ANS, 2 ALS, 1 TLS to editors of Redhook from readers re: WC and VIOLET. [F. 2]

2. 18 TLS to WC, 1982-1985. [F. 3] B. Personal.

1. 30 ANS, ALS, TNS, TLS, postcards, holiday cards to WC, 1946-1991; includes ANS to WC from Alma Hitchcock (n.d.).

2. ALS to WC from Louise Fletcher, 12/17/73. 3. ANS to WC from James O'Rear re: Anne Baxter, 5/10/86. 4. 2 TL from WC. 5. 1 ANS to Sumner Locke Elliot, 1987. [F. 6] 6. 1 TLS to WC re: Sumner Locke Elliot, 1993. 7. 1 CLS to WC with TLS to Sumner Locke Elliot; includes 3 black

and white photographs.

IV. Financial Material. A. 3 royalty statements, December, 1983- June, 1984. B. Financial statements, 1982. C. Bank statement.

[F. 3]

[F. 5]

V. Photographs. A. 31 black and white prints ofWC's family, 1 photocopy of Sumner Locke

Eliot as infant. [F. 4] B. 1 color, 3x5, "SLE at Whitfield Cook's Connecticut Home." [F. 7] C. 1 black and white, 8" xl0". D. 1 photo album.

VI. Legal Material. A. Re: Sumner Locke Elliot. [F. 5]

1. Re: estate, WC as executor, includes: 4 TLS, 2 financial


statements. 2. Bi1ih certificate. 3. Mother's birth certificate. 4. Marriage certificate (possibly parents'), 12/23/1916. 5. Passport, 1985. 6. Certificate of naturalization, 1955, NY. 7. Certificate of discharge, 1946, Australian military. 8. Copyright registration certificates ( 6). 9. Publishing contract for "Waiting for Childhood." 10. Licensing contract for play "Buy Me Blue Ribbons." 11. Contract termination letter, 1986.

B. Will of Helena Sumner Locke.

VII. Memorabilia. A. Graduation program, 1966. B. Programs.

1. Graduation, 1966. 2. Church Christmas concert, 1974. 3. Playbill, with notes.

C. WC's Motion Picture Employee identification card, 1943. D. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings from various publications re: "Violet,"

by WC, 1944. [F. 10]


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Added to Box 11

I. Manuscripts. A. "Violet," stage play by WC, TS, approx. 150 p., n.d. B. "Everything's Rationed but Violet," short story, TS, 21 p., n.d. C. Teleplays by WC.

1. "The Adventures of Violet," TS, 42 p., n.d. 2. "Here Comes Violet."

a. TS, 29 p., n.d. b. CTS, 38 p., n.d.

II. Printed Materials. A. VIOLET, galley proof, approx. 60 p., 8/6/42.

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9/29/06 Preliminary Listing

I. Manuscripts. A. Novels by GWC.

1. THE DARK OF APRIL, TS draft, 424 p. [F. 1-2] 2. A CHOICE OF DISGUISES (alternate title: I WONDER ABOUT

THE WIDLOCKS). a. Draft, TS with holograph corrections, 388 p., 2 copies.

[F. 3-6] b. Draft, TS with holograph corrections, 427 p. [F. 7-8] c. Incomplete draft, TS with holograph corrections, 285 p.

[F. 9] d. Text fragment, holograph, approx. 100 p. [F. 10] e. 3 full drafts, TS, 427 p.; includes floppy disk; holograph

notes. [F. 11-15] f. 3 incomplete fragment drafts, TS with holograph notes,

approx. 250 p. [F. 1-4] g. 1 notebook, draft, TS, incomplete, approx. 1,280 p.;

includes photocopies, TS, 300 p. [F. 5-9] 3. IS AMERICA READY FOR THECODPIECE?, draft, TS, 233 p.

[F. 10] 4. LACK OF HEROES. [F. 11-16]

5. 6.

a. 2 drafts, TS, approx. 400 p.; includes holograph corrections.

b. Text fragments, TS, pp. 26-299; includes holograph co11'ections; notes, TS and holograph.

c. Text inse1is, TS, approx. 30 p.; includes holograph co11'ections.

d. "Carbons of Rewrite," first draft, May-Dec. 1966, TS with holograph co11'ections, approx. 70 p.

e. "Notes from 2nd Rewrite," TS, approx. 100 p. f Deleted text fragments,- approx. 300 p. NEED A BODY CRY, draft, TS, 316 p. [F. 1] STAY OVERNIGHT. a.

b. c.

d. e.

Complete draft, TS with holograph notes, approx. 350 p; includes editor's notes. [F. 2-3] Synopsis, 2 drafts, TS with holograph notes, 24 p. [F. 4] "The First Day," 2 drafts, TS with holograph notes, 277-303 p. [F. 5-6] "The Second Day," draft, TS, 198 p. [F. 7] "The Third Day,"draft, TS, 420 p. [F. 8-9]

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f. Text fragment, TS, 40 p. [F. 10] g. Draft, T,S, 150 p. TAXI TO DUBROVNIK. a.

b. C.

d. e. f.

Text fragments, TS, approx. 900 p., 1978-1980, includes photocopies. [F. 11-15] 1. Ibid. [F. 1] Text fragments, TS, approx. 200 p. [F. 2-3] Incomplete draft, TS, approx. 400 p.; includes holograph notes and cmrections; book jacket. [F. 3-4] Draft, TS, 370 p. [F. 5] Final draft, TS, 376 p. [F. 6-8] Sub-files: (i) "Xerox of New Pages, 5/23/80," approx. 35 p. [F. 9] (ii) "Old Pages Retyped," approx. 100 p.

THERE ARE FIVE COLD LAKES, draft, TS with holograph notes, 298 p. [F. 10-11] THE WISCHERS, fragment, TS, approx. 200 p. [F. 12] WHO DARES TO LIVE. [F. 13] a. "Installment One," draft, TS with holograph notes, 20 p. b. "Installment Two," draft, TS with holograph notes, 30 p. c. "Installment Three," 2 drafts, TS with holograph notes, 28-

32 p. d. "Installment Four," draft, TS with holograph notes, 11 p. e. "Outline re: #4-6," TS with holograph notes, 6 p. Untitled, collection of short stories, approx. 300 p.; includes printed material; table of contents with publishing information.

Novel draft fragments by GWC, approx. 300 p. Files.

[F. 14-15] [F. 16-18]

1. "AMAZON Notes." 2. "CHOICE OF DISGUISE." 3. "CHOICE.OF DISGUISE Notes." 4. "Cry Without Sound Notes." 5. "Old.Works In Progress." 6. "Revisions of U.S. Ark." 7. "TAXI TO DUBROVNIK Notes." 8. "WIDLOCKS."

[F. 19]

[F. 1] [F. 2] [F. 3]

[F. 4]

9. "Violet," includes fragments, notes re: novel, TS [F. 5-8] 10. 2 untitled files, approx. 200 p., TS. [F. 9-10] Unidentified draft, holograph, approx. 100 p., in black-covered notebook.

Plays. 1. 2.

[Loose]

"An Uncertain Lady," 2 drafts, TS, 117-122 p., 2 copies. [F. 11] "The Cry Without Sound," 3 drafts, TS, 84-102 p.; includes


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holograph notes. [F. 12-13] "Future Perfect" ( alternate title: "A More Perfect Union"), 19 drafts, TS, approx. 50- 130 p., 2/29/60-10/3/61, n.d.; includes holograph notes; text fragments with holograph notes, approx. 500 p., 3/20/60-3/22/63. [F. 14-17] a. Ibid. [F. 1-9] "Gypsy, Gypsy," draft, TS, approx. 100 p., 1941. [F. 10] "Happy Goes With New Year: A Comedy With Songs," re: "Violet." a. 6 drafts, TS with holograph notes, approx. 150 p., n.d ..

[F. 10-15] b. Text fragments with holograph notes, approx. 30 p. [F. 16] c. Draft notes, TS, approx. 20 p.; includes conespondence,

11/10/43. "Human Being," 16 drafts, TS, 104-130 p., 1947 - 3/5/69, n.d.; includes conespondence; text fragments with holograph notes, approx. 30 p. [F. 16-17] a. Ibid. [F. 1-7] "Jangling," 3 drafts, TS, approx. 150 p.; includes holograph notes; text fragments with holograph notes, approx. 20 p.; notes, holograph, 1 p. [F. 7-10] "The Little Locksmith." a. 9 drafts re: writings of Katharine Butler Hathaway, TS,

approx. 105-150 p., 1965, July, 1973; includes conespondence; holograph notes. [F. 10-14]

b. 4 drafts based on the letters, journals, and book by Katherine Butler Hathaway, TS, May, 1959. [F. 15-16]

c. 7 drafts based on the life and writings of Katherine Butler Hathaway, TS; includes holograph notes. [F. 17] i. Ibid. [F. 1-3]

d. Text fragments and notes, TS and holograph, 140 p.; includes holograph notes. [F. 3]

"Man In A Tub," 4 drafts, TS, approx. 150-200 p.; includes multiple copies, holograph notes and conections. [F. 4-7] "Man's Estate," 3 drafts, TS, approx. 200 p.; includes multiple copies; holograph notes and corrections.. [F. 8-11] "Mrs. N. J.," draft, TS, approx: 120 p., 5 copies. [F. 12-14] "Need a Body Cry," draft, TS, 53 p., 5 copies; includes holograph notes; copyright stamp; correspondence, 2000, 2003; text fragments and notes, TS with holograph notes, approx. 120 p.

[F. 15-16] "Saint's Parade," 4 drafts, TS with holograph notes, approx. 100-200 p., 1930-1933; includes text fragments: 'Act 2, Scene 2,' 'Act 3'; miscellaneous fragments. [F. 1-3]

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14. "Suburbia, Suburbia." a. 4 drafts, TS with holograph notes, 65-69 p., multiple

copies; includes con-ections, approx. 15 p. [F. 4-7] a. "Teleprompt," 9 drafts, TS with holograph notes; includes

multipk copies; scores. [Loose] i. Ibid. [Loose]

b. Script fragments with holograph notes, approx. 800 p. [F. 1-4]

c. Various notes, holograph and TS. [F. 5-8] 15. "To The North Pole," draft, TS with holograph notes, approx. 80

p., 3 copies. [F. 9-10] 16. "Touch the Sun," 2 drafts, TS, 85-89 p. [F. 1] 17. "U.S. Ark," draft, TS, approx. 100 p. (also see Box 24, F. 10-11).

[F. 2] 18. "Violet," 4 drafts, TS, approx. 100-150 p., 1944, n.d.; includes

multiple copies; notes, TS, and holograph; text fragments. [F. 3-8] 19. "The Wives of Mr. Flannery," 2 drafts, TS, 103-106 p., 1982,

1983, 3 copies; includes drafts/notes, TS, approx. 300 p., 1977. [F. 9-11]

Screenplays. 1. "The Betrayal," draft, 114 p., 3 copies, 143 p.; includes TS notes.

2. 3.

4. 5.

6.

7.

[F. 12-15] "Francey Goes to Washington," draft, TS, 41 p., Jan. 1957. [F. 16] "From Russia With Love," draft, TS, 84 p., 2 copies, 95 p.; includes holograph notes and con-ections; inserts, approx. 20 p.

[F. 16-17] "Man O' War," revised draft, TS, 118 p. [F. 17] "The Secret Heart," draft, TS, 135 p., 6/25/45, 2 copies, 134 p., 7/21/44; includes revisions 8/3/45. [F. 1-3] "There Are Five Cold Lakes," 3 drafts, TS, 54-100 p., 4/29/63, 5/20/63, 6/4/63; includes holograph notes and con-ections; TS outline, May 1963. [F. 4] "Variations on Marian: A Composite Portrait of a Woman," outline, 2 drafts, TS, pp. 29-30. [F. 5]

8. Untitled, draft, TS, approx. 150 p. Telep lays. 1. "Court Maiiial," 3 drafts, TS, 61-65 p., 6/6/64, n.d.; includes

2. 3. 4. 5.

outline, TS, 12 p., 9/3/63; fragments, TS with holograph . corrections, approx. 50 p. "Dream Woman," draft, TS, 44 p., 2 copies. "The Flora McQ," draft, TS, 52 p. "The Greer Case," 1st revised draft, TS, approx. 50 p.

[F. 6] [F. 7]

"The Hanging Judge," adapted for "Climax" series, draft, TS, 68 p.; includes holograph notes and corrections. [F. 8]


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H. I. J.

6.

7.

8.

"The Real McCoys," draft, TS, 23 p., 2 copies. 20 p.; includes holograph notes and corrections. "The Unknown Town," for "Five Fingers" series, 1st draft, TS, 60 p., July 1959; includes holograph notes and conections; text fragments, TS, 6 p. "Violet, The Adventures Of." [F. 9] a. "Angel In Disguise," pilot script, 2 fragmented drafts, 30-

46 p. b. "Violet." 2 drafts, 42-140 p., 8/24/48, n.d. c. "Violet - Here Cornes Violet," 38 p., 3 copies. d. "Violet," text fragment, 50 p.

[F. 9-10] [F. 10] [F. 11]

9. "What Would You Have Done?," 45 p. Radioplay, "Violet," staning Virginia Weidler, TS, 24 p. Unidentified script fragments by GWC, approx. 500 p. Short stories by GWC, TS unless noted.

[F. 12-13]

1. "Blue Chip Banking," 5 p. [F. 14] 2. "Chico," published in Stag magazine, 2 drafts, 12-14 p. 3. "The Condemned Treehouse," 20 p. 4. "Conversations Not About a Horse," TS with holograph notes, 16

5. 6. 7.

8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

p. "The Crowning Glory," 17 p. "Dear Mr. Flessheirner," TS with holograph notes, 11 p., 1937. "Death Mask Called Mabel," 2 drafts, TS with holograph notes, 10 p., 2 copies; includes draft, TS, 25 p.; conespondence, 6/13/00. "Destiny in Puebla," 26 p. [F. 15] "The Dimensions of Decision," 15 p., 2 copies. "Escape from Spring," 109 p., 2 copies; includes text fragments. "Familiar," 18-20 p., 3 copies. "Far and Away with Elsie," 6 drafts: 5 TS, 1 TS xerox, 9 p. each; includes music score. [F. 16] "Four Who Met," TS, 123 p.; includes text fragment, TS, 10 p. "Fresh Start," 13 p. [F. 1] "Freshman Wife," co-author: Inez Asher, 22 p., 3 copies. "God and Mrs. Henderson: A Fable," 11 p., 2 copies. "Godpiece," 2 non-sequential drafts, approx. 125 p.; includes text fragment with holograph notes. "Growing," 19 p. [F. 2] "The Happiest Child," 16 p., 2 copies. "Happy Birthday to Me," TS with holograph notes,15 p., 2 copies. "Happy Ending," 25 p. "Her First Island," 19 p. "Her Perfect Baritone," co-author: Anne Chapin, 84 p. "Here Cornes the Bridegroom," 14 p., 1939. "Here Today, Gone Today," 20 p.

[F. 3]


26. "The Hitchcock Cure," 6 p., 2 copies, 1 draft includes holograph notes.

27. "Home for Christmas," 9 p. 28. "Home to Mother," TS with holograph notes, 9 p., 1969; 29. "The Horse That Bit Aunt Edith," 2 drafts, 24-32 p. 30. Composition book; includes "House of Many Heirs," "Cap'n

Luck," "The Gold Mine," TS. 31. "How Real My Love," TS with holograph notes, 17 p. 32. "How To Let Go," TS, 36 p. 33. "Husbands Grow On Trees," 11 p. 34. "In Defense of the Devoted Husband," 2 drafts, TS with holograph

notes, 45 p., each. [F. 4] 35. "Judy Cave: The Eyes are In the Mind," 9 p. 36. "Ladies Left Alone," 20 p., 4 copies. [F. 5] 37. "The Lines are Busy," TS with holograph notes, 11 p. 38. "Lunch At L.J.'s," 2 drafts: 1 TS, 16 p.; TS, approx. 20 p.; includes

photocopy. 39. "Memories are Priceless," 23 p., 1973. [F. 6] 40. "Mr Willis Works for a Miracle," 23 p. 41. "Mrs. Lindsay Goes to Disneyland," TS with holograph notes, 15

p. 42. "Mrs. Rogers in Drydock," TS with holograph notes, 7 p. 43. "The Negative Job," 2 drafts, TS with holograph notes, 3-7 p. 44. "No Shadow at Nine-Nineteen Elm," 18 p., 1964. 45. "On the Threshold," TS with holograph notes, 11 p. 46. "The Other Side of Beauty," TS with holograph notes, 10 p. 47. "The Overexposure of Donald S. Parmlee," 21 p. 48. "The Plunge in White Velvet," 14 p. [F. 7] 49. "The Portable of a Wac," 7 p., 4 copies. 50. "The Ribbon and the Fern," 14 p. 51. "The Rejoicing City," 7 p. 52. "Salome's Dance," 15 p., 2 copies. 53. "A Simple Choice," 15 p., 1969. 54. "Sis [illegible] the Scrapbook," TS, 20 p., 1979. 55. "A Skirmish with a Real Estate Lady," 2 drafts, TS, 19-20 p., 1998,

n.d., 5 copies. [F. 8] 56. "Staying Power," 10 p., 3 copies. 57. "Styles in Lifestyles," 2 drafts: TS, 14 p., 2 copies; TS with

holograph notes, 8 p. [F. 9] 58. "Swamp Angel," outline, 23 p. 59. "Talent," 23 p. 60. "The Tangled Light of Caring," 13 p. 61. "Threesome," 25 p. 62. "Tigress," 10 p., 2 copies.


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63. "The Trouble with Tom Varney," 12 p. 64. "Tryout," 10 p., 1965. 65. "Two in the Shape of Three," 22 p. 66. "The Unknown Form," 12 p., 2 copies. [F. 10] 67. "The Unfaithful," 14 p. 68. "The Untraveled Road," 9 p., 2 copies. 69. "US Ark," 128p. [F.10-11] 70. "A Very Real Woman," 8 p. [F. 11] 71. "Violet Climbs Her Family Tree," 2 drafts: TS with holograph

notes, 18 p.; TS, 42 p. 72. "A Visit to a TetTible Man," 12 p.; includes holograph notes. 73. "The Way of Forgiveness," 13 p. 74. Unidentified text fragments, TS, approx. 300 p. [F. 12] TS notes, story fragments, clippings re: story ideas, outlines, approx. 1,000 p. total. [F. 13-17] Musical scores, may includes holograph notes, approx. 3-10 p. each. 1. "Both - Part Two - Waltz," 3/26/95. [F. 1] 2. "Adam Declares Love," 2 versions, 5/22/98. 3. "Adam [illegible] Esther Duet for Esther Clayton'," 6/20/98, 4

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

copies. "Adam Sings Requiem for 'Esther Clayton'." "Always Remember," 2 copies. "Aria/ Adam/ or Duet," 7 /27 /98. "Best 'Memory Of,' - Fix," 9/10/06. "Bone-White Dress," 6/8/96. "Cantata for Mary," 6 copies. "The Crandall Family," song cycle, 3 complete copies with holograph notes; includes individual songs with multiple copies; miscellaneous score fragments and notes; lyric notes; lyrics.

"Dance at Noble Visions." "Dance Me to the Forest," 5 drafts; includes TS lyrics. "Departure," TS lyrics, notes. "The Drums of Love." "Early Mist," 2 drafts, 5/1/98. "Enigma." "Escape." "Esther Aria." "Esther Lonely," 3 copies. "Eternal Feminine." "Evensong." "Factories," 2 copies. "Fantasia for Four Horns," 7 copies, 1957. "Five Songs of Wonder," song cycle, 7 copies.

[F. 2-6] [F. 6]

[F. 7]

[F. 8]


25. "Friday Thirteenth," 1/13/95. 26. "A Song or a Gentle," 2 copies: 12/12/94, 1/3/95. [F. 9] 27. "A Gentle, Perhaps." 28. "For Gentle," 12/29/93. 29. "Gentle," scores:

30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61.

Cook, G. Whitfield (9/29/06)

a. 3 untitled versions: 7/27/n.y., 12/1/94, 5/6/95. b. "Gentle Section Quint," 5/6/95. c. "Second Part- Gentle Quartet," 6 copies. d. "Third Par- Gentle." e. "Second Gentle," "Gentle 106," "Gentle 500," Nov. 1994 -

Mar. 1997; includes multiple copies. "A Ghost is Lost," 2 copies. [F. 10] "The Ghost of a Clock." "Heart Can Change." "The Heart Whispers," 5/24/98. "High Walls," 12/31 /94. "Hot Hot Summer Night," 8/22/96. "Hunts a Crone," 10/5/96. "If You Go." "Infatuation," 2 copies; includes correspondence. "In Memoriam," 2 copies. "In the Orchard," 5/15/98. "It's Later Than You Think." "I Wait," 3 drafts, 12/29/94. "Judgeville I Two," 5/23/98. "Just Being You," 4 copies. "Knock at My Door," 12/13/94; includes holograph lyrics. "Lamp Against the Night." "Leaning Northward," 7 /6/98. "Lesson Page Layout," 12/19/94. "Let's Pretend It's Spring." "Listen Daddy Dear," 8/22/96, 2 copies. "Lord, Please Send the Sunshine." "Love On a Lake," 4 copies. "Love Song." "Lullabye," 4/8/98.

[F. 11]

"Once There Was a Garden," 5/10/94; includes revision to score. [F. 12]

"Part of Opera," 6/17 /98. "Pete's Version of 'If You'." "Picnic," 3 drafts: 3/30/94, 5/26/98; includes TS lyrics. "The Reaching Heart," 5/20/98, 2 copies. "Say I Have Lived," 2 copies. "Seen But Not Heard," 2 drafts.

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N.

62. "Softness of Love," 3/25/95; includes lyrics. 63. "Someone I Know." 64. "Song of Wonder." 65. "Speak of the Woods," 5/23/98. 66. "Stay Here." 67. "Strange Accompaniment." 68. "Summer Softness," 6/29/98, 2 copies. 69. "Trio 1'1 Move." [F. 13] 70. "Trio 2nd Move," addition. 71. "Trio 2nd Move, 3rd Part." 72. "Trio 3rd Movement." 73. "Violet," miscellaneous score fragments, song lyrics, TS scores re:

"Always Violet," includes: a. "Always Remember," 3 copies. b. "Being You." c. "I'll Tell You a Secret." d. "Just Being You," 3 copies. e. "Listen, Daddy Dear," 8/22/96, 7 copies; includes TS score

fragment, 6/23/96. f. "Memory of Love," 3 copies; includes TS lyrics. g. "Patter For Vi Monologue." [F. 14] h. "Seen But Not Heard," 4 copies; includes TS lyrics. 1. "Violet Likes."

74. "A Voice at Dawn." 75. "A Voice That's Gone," 3/10/97. 76. "Yes, I Can Explode," 3/18/95. 77. "Walk in Caves." 78. "Walking Barefoot," 6/28/98. 79. "The War Machine," 3 copies; includes TS lyrics, 2/8/97. 80. "The Wedding," 2 copies. 81. "What I Need Is a Silver Lining." 82. "When I Saw You." 83. Score fragments without lyrics, TS, approx. 1,500 p. total, 1954-

2002; includes notes; notebooks. [F. 1-8] 84. Score fragments with lyrics, TS, approx. 800 p. total, 1948-2003;

includes notes; notebooks. [F. 9-12] 85. TS musical notes, lyrics, approx. 1,000 p., 1993-2001; includes

notebooks. [F. 1-6] 86. TS notes, lyrics, approx. 2000 p.; includes printed material. [F. 7] Miscellaneous poems by GWC; includes song lyrics, TS and holograph, approx. 200 p. [F. 8] Musical scores by others. 1. 7 songs with lyrics by Peter Walker, music by Max Showalter, TS,

approx. 40 p. [F. 9]


2. "String Quaiiet, No. 4," composed by Joseph Ott, 10/2/71. 0. Manuscripts by others.

1. By Sumner Locke Elliott. [F. 1 OJ a. "At The Dump," TS, 13 p. b. "Consenting Adults," TS with holograph notes, 12 p.

2. "The Coming Of Man," by unidentified author, TS, 13 p. 3. "France Without French," by Elizabeth Heiskell Cook, TS with

holograph notes, 114 p. 4. "The Mill," by unidentified author, TS, 143 p.; includes fragments.

[F. 11] 5. "The Up and Down Brothel Revolt," screenplay by Wayne Lundy,

5/17/71. 6. Untitled, Harrap's French/English [illegible], TS, approx. 40 p.

II. Printed Materials. A. Aiiicles by GWC.

B.

C. D.

1. "The Good Wife: A Story," 8 p., The American Mercmy. Jan. 1938. [F. 12]

2. "The Three Young Men of Agualada," 13 p., Charms, Sep. 1948, 2 copies.

3. Cosmopolitan aiiicles. a. "Around the Edges," 3 p. b. "The Dark of April," 4 p. c. "The Girl on Chinese Neck," 3 p., Apr. 1963. d. "Quartet With Variations," 4 p. e. "Rich Rewards Await the Traveler," includes memo,

holograph, 4 p. 4. Fiction articles.

a. "How to Let Go," 4 p. b. "No Shadows at 919 Elm," 3 p., 3 copies.

5. "Mr Willis Works a Miracle," 7 p., Good Housekeeping, May 1934.

6. , "Dear Helen," 5 p., New Dawn. 7. "The Tide," 3 p., Penthouse. 8. "Memories are Priceless," 6 p., The Sign, Oct. 1973. 9. "Home To Mother," 13 p., The Virginia Quarterly Review, 2

copies. Cover sheet re: "The Dark of April and Other Stories," TS with holograph corrections, 1 p. "Table of Contents," includes list of works, TS, 6 p. Magazines, may includes articles by GWC. 1. Alaska, Feb. 2002. 2. American Mercmy, 6 issues, May 1937 -Apr. 1942. 3. Atlantic, Oct. 1970.

[F. 13] [F. 14]


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G. H. I. J.

K.

4. Cosmopolitan, 7 issues, Dec. 1954 - June 1974. a. Ibid.

5. Life, 8 issues, Sep. 1951 - Feb. 1952. 6. Newsweek, 4 issues, Sep. 1951 - Mar. 1952. 7. The Nation, Feb. 1952. 8. National Geographic, Dec. 2001. 9. Photoplay, Feb. 1927. 10. Publisher's Weekly, May 1984. 11. Red Book, 9 issues, Aug. 1941 - Mar. 1969. 12. Saturday Review, 2 issues, Aug. 1951 - July 1958. 13. The Scholastic, 2 issues, Apr. - Sep. 1927. 14. Screen Stories, Mar. 1950. 15. Story, Summer 1996. 16. Time, 5 issues, Jan. - Oct. 1952. Newspaper and magazine clippings by others, 1924-2001. Programs.

[F. 15] [F. 1-2] [F. 3-5]

[F. 6] [F. 7]

[F. 7-12] [F. 12]

[F. 13]

[F. 1-5]

1. New York Magazine Programs, 1930-1933. [F. 6-8] 2. "Christmas Conce1i" program; includes "Cantata for Mary," by

GWC. [F. 9] 3. Approx. 45 miscellaneous programs. Approx. 25 bulletins, 1927-1969. Approx. 50 miscellaneous musical scores, published. Approx. 30 miscellaneous booklets, brochures, flyers. Proofs. 1. ByGWC.

[F. 10] [F. 11-12]

[F. 1]

a. A CHOICE OF DISGUISES, 8 title page proofs. [F. 2-3] b. THE DARK OF APRIL, complete page proof; includes

fragments re: page proof with title page proof. [F. 3] c. ROMAN COMEDY, galley proof. [F. 4] d. TAXI TO DUBRUVNIK, reader's proof. e. VIOLET, galley proof. [F. 5]

2. FARRYLAND, by Sumner Locke Elliot, reader's proof. Miscellaneous. 1. Approx. 15 items; includes holograph notes; "Old Abe, Again," by

GWC, poem. [F. 6] 2. Approx. 100 blank postcards.

III. Correspondence. A. Personal files; includes ALS, TLS, postcards; printed materials;

photographs. 1. "Cape Playhouse and Old Letters, 1940," approx. 30 items, 1926-

1986. [F. 7] 2. "Family Letters," approx. 200 items, 1920-1969, n.d. [F. 8] 3. "Letters From Mother H.H.C.," 1966. [F. 9]


Box 31

IV.

B.

4. "Letters From Mother and Dad to Dec. 31, 1929," approx. 50 items.

5. "Tom and Aline," approx. 5 items, 1968. [F. 10] 6. "Very Early Family Letters, 1914 and Up," approx 100 items,

1914-1925, n.d. 7. "Wharton-Cook Letters," approx. 100 items, 5/29/69 - 9/17/69. Professional files; includes ALS, ANS, TLS, telegrams; printed material. 1. "Hotels and Travel," approx. 10 items, 1970. [F. 11] 2. "Letters Gordon Office, 1958-1960." 3. "London, Etc.," re: Wilfrid Van Wyck, approx. 30 items. [F. 1] 4. "The Netherlands," re: Hany of Freese, approx. 20 items. 5. "New York Recital Associates," re: Anne J. O'Donnell, approx. 30

items. 6. "Paris," re: M. L. Mallet, approx. 20 items. 7. "Rusenberger Contracts, 1970-71," approx. 20 items.

C. Personal. 1. 143 letters (ALS, TLS, 34 postcards, cards): 1903-1929, 1931-

1938, 1941-1949, 1954-1955, 1969-1977, 1983-1987, 1991-1999, 2000-2002, n.d. [F. 2-3]

2. Approx. 20 letters (TLS, ALS) re: Lonny Hobson, 1995-2002; includes printed material; financial material. [F. 4]

D. Professional. 1. 28 TLS, ALS: 1925, 1933-1940, 1953-1959, 1965-1975, 1983,

2002-2003, n.d.; includes printed material; financial material.[F. 5]

Professional Materials. A. Files; may include correspondence; financial material; printed material;

manuscripts; photographs; music scores; lyrics; holograph notes. 1. "About Sale of Gazette." 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

"Change of Climate." "Cook Family Stuff." "The Crandell Family: A Song Cycle." "Early School Papers." "France Without F." "Human Being." "Literary." "Mementos - 1978 Trip." "Mementos - 1983 Trip." "Music." "Notes for Novels." "Notes for Stories." "Notes in Writing." "Old Pages." "Originals."

[F. 6] [F. 7]

[F. 8]

[F. 9]

[F. 10]

[F. 11]


V.

Box32

VI.

17. "Rosenberger, Carol." 18. "Senior and Junior." [F. 12] 19. "SIT Notes." 20. "Trael Info and Fun Stuff to Keep." [F. 12-14] 21. "Writer's Gold." [F. 14]

B. Re: "Madam," "[Illegible]," address book and production notes. [F. 15] C. Re: "Young Love," director's copy and screen directions with holograph

notes. D. Re: "New Dramatists, Inc. 49th Annual Spring Luncheon," guest list. E. New York Public Library book retrieval slips.

Financial Materials. A. Files; may include printed material; c01Tespondence; invoices; holograph

notes; receipts; tax forms; bank statements; insurance documents; policies. 1. "7th and Spring Properly." [F. 16] 2. "Alice Tully Hall." 3. "Budgets." 4. "Budgets and Finance." 5. "Cornelia Stout Estate." 6. "Financial." 7. "G. Whitfield Cook, 1963 Tax File." 8. "G. Whitfield Cook, 1964 Tax File." 9. "Little Rocle GAZ, Real Estate Insurance." 10. "Nell Stout." 11. "Nov. 62." 12. "Paperwork re: House In St. Petersburg, Fla." 13. "Rosenberger/ Palevsky (Allan, Ingersoll, and Weber)." 14. "Swiss Tax." 15. 16.

Untitled re: GWC's propetiy at 10910 Chalan Rd. Untitled re: J.N. Heisbell Trust.

[F. 17] [F. 18]

[F. 1] [F. 2]

[F. 3]

[F. 5]

B. Miscellaneous, 1949-1990; includes notes; statements; receipts; bills; ledger; IO Us; estimates; information packet re: savings; correspondence.

[F. 6]

Legal Materials. A. Wills. [F. 7]

B.

1. 2.

Re: Hortensett Cook, 11/11/33. Re: Sumner Locke Elliott, 6/3/86; includes certificate of death; legal release and settlement re: Elliot's estate, 9/18/92.

Contracts, re: 1. Sindell Agency, 2/27/69. 2. Power of Attorney for GWC, by Cornelia Stout, 7 /18/62. 3. Affidavit re: Estate of Elizabeth H. Cook, 10/7/77. 4. "Music Development Agreement," between Andy Brick and GWC


re: "Suburbia, Suburbia," 6 drafts, TS, 4/23/03. 5. , TS lease agreement re: Lynne, CT house, September, 1982.

C. Tedford, Deborah J. TLS to GWC re: Grantor Retained Income Trust, 8/7/90.

D. "Inventmy of LA House," approx. 20 p.

VII. Artwork. A. 54 pencil and pen drawings, various sizes; includes sub-file: [F. 8]

1. "Painting Ideas and Sketches - Current," includes 29 pencil and pen drawings, various sizes; printed illustration re: winter.

VIII. Photographs. A. Personal re: GWC, 5 black and white, 20 color prints; includes negatives.

[E. 1] B. Head shots, 3 8"x10" black and white prints. [F. 9] C. Re: "Cave, The Pianist and His Blind Wife," 10 black and white prints;

includes contact sheets; negatives. D. Re: "Rosenberger," 33 black and white prints. E. Re: "Wharton-Cook," 8 black and white prints; includes flyer re: Michael

Cave recital. [F. 10] Additional photographs are located in the Large Size Material section of this Preliminary Listing.

IX. Audio Materials.

X.

A. "Michael and Judy Cane Interview," 5 mm reel, 8/5/70. [Loose] B. Cassette tapes.

1. "Infatuation." 2. "Woman."

C. 3. "A Celebration of Life In Song - Jefferson Chorus, June 6, 1998." CD. 1. "5 Songs of Wonder." 2. Untitled.

E. Records. 1. "This Is My Best," Parts 1-6, 3 records, 11/20/45. 2. "I Ain't Gonna Grieve." 3. "Come Untie Me."

Electronic Media. A. "Work 5," Part I and II, 2 computer discs.

[E. 2]

[Loose] [E. 3]

[E. 2]

XI. Notebooks. A. 20 notebooks, 1977-2003; includes character lists; short stories; sketches;

notes; plot outlines; rough drafts. [E. 4-6; Loose]


XII. Juvenilia. Box 33 A. "Camp Dudley," file; includes printed material; memorabilia; manuscripts;

conespondence. [F. 1-2] B. Academic notes; includes 10 school notebooks re: middle/high school;

musical score, 1 p. [F. 3-4] C. Miscellaneous notes; includes short stories; poems; 2 speeches re: high

school, holograph, approx. 1 p. each. [F. 5] D. "Freshman," poem by unidentified author, TS, 1 p. E. French vocab book. F. YMCA membership card, 1921. G. Certificate of Servile re: USA War Savings Organization.

XIII. Scrapbooks. A. 2 scrapbooks; includes clippings; photograph; cartoons.

XIV. Personal Memorabilia. A. Recorder. B. C. D. E.

Ceramic wind chime. Cummerbund, textile. Bookmark. "Toil Conquers All Things," sign.

XV. Research Materials. A. Astrological charts.

XVI. Large Size Materials.

[Loose]

[E. 1]

[F. 6]

Package 2 A. Photographs re: Camp Dudley, 2 black and white prints, 1921; 1923.


Documents

The Inventory of the G. Whitfield Cook Collection #974archives.bu.edu/finding-aid/finding_aid_121798.pdf · Box 2: I. II III. Cook, Whitfield Preliminary Listing 8/24/94 Correspondence