The Inventory of the Desmond Bagley Collection #1228
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The Inventory of the Desmond Bagley Collection #1228 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Bagley, Desmond Preliminary Listing 10/14/97 Box 1 I. Manuscripts A. THE FREEDOM TRAP (published in the U.S. as THE MACKINTOSH MAN) 1. 1st draft copy, final version 2. Final draft, copy 3. Final version, 1st draft, typescript and copy B. THE SPOILERS 1. 1st draft, copy 2. Final draft, copy 3. Final draft, copy C. ANight of Error@ 1. Carbon copy, DB=s original No. 2 script D. ABahama Crisis@ 1. 1st draft, original, some holograph editing 2. Page proofs E. ARunning Blind@ 1. Film script, c.t.s. with some holograph editing F. THE ENEMY 1. 1st draft, p.1-90, c.s. with some holograph editing G. THE TIGHTROPE MEN 1. Final draft, copy H. THE SNOW TIGER 1. Final draft, copy, with holograph and copy editing Box 2 I. THE FREEDOM TRAP 1. Early unfinished drafts 2. Final revised drafts J. THE SPOILERS 1. 1st draft, original version 2. Final copy K. THE ENEMY 1. 1st draft, original, c.s. 2. Final draft, original, c.s. with holograph editing L. BAHAMA CRISIS 1. Final draft, original, t.s., p/c, with holograph editing M. ANight of Error@-original DB script; edited by JMB 1. Carbon typescript with holograph editing 2. Revised sheets for final editions, p/c, t.s. with holograph editing N. FLYAWAY 1. 1st draft, copy, c.s. 2. Final draft, original, c.s. with holograph editing 3. SAHARA (earlier title), 3 versions, p/c O. BECAUSE SALTON DIED 10/14/97, p.2 1. 1st draft, t.s. and copy Box 3 P. HIGH CITADEL 1. Original draft Q. WYATT=S HURRICANE 1. Final draft, t.s. with holograph editing R. OPERATION DEEP FREEZE (ON THE ICE) 1. 1ST draft, copy 2. Photocopy 3. Typescript copy S. JUGGERNAUT A. Revised second version, copy finished by JB, c.s. B. THE ROAD (earlier title)-Simon=s text T. THE ILLUSIONISTS 1. Version 3, Simon=s current up-to-date draft, c.s., 2 copies U. COLLISION COURSE 1. Silbert/Kenyon, c.s. V. Short Stories-Science Fiction 1. AMy Old Man=s Trumpet,@ c.t.s. 2. AOf Time and Grandfather,@ t.s. 3. ACataclysm,@ c.t.s. 4. ALost Contact,@ c.t.s. 5. AIt=s A Wise Child,@ c.t.s. 6. AThe Fledgling,@ t.s. 7. AImmortality and Jeremy Wilde,@ c.t.s. 8. AWelcome, Comrade,@ c.t.s. 9. ACommissariat,@ c.t.s. 10. Untitled, c.s. X THE VIVERO LETTER, 3rd draft, t.s. copy Y. ANTARCTICA/OPERATION DEEP FREEZE/ON THE ICE, t.s., copy Z. A MATTER OF MONTHS 1. Final draft copy 2. Original 1st draft copy 3. Computer script with holograph editing 4. Final printed version AA. BAHAMAS 1. AMangan@-1st try, original BB. A TREE FELL ON HIM 1. 1st try (p.42-122 included in 2nd draft) (sections later incorporated into ABahamas Crisis@) CC. ROHAN=S LUCK 1. Typescript with holograph editing DD. Partial/incomplete short stories 1. AAlaska@ 2. ADeception Island@ 10/14/97, p.3 3. AU-Boat@ 4. AFire Bomb@ 5. ACircumstances Surrounding the Crime,@ 1st draft and related papers EE. THE WILD MAN 1. Typescript, copy, 2 versions FF. ANames@ stories 1. Curtis 2. Mathieson, 2 versions 3. Giffard 4. Pitt, 2 versions GG. APlace@ stories 1. Frankfurt 2. Garth Farm Box 4 HH. THE VIVERO LETTER 1. 2 early drafts (one in 1st person; one in 3rd person) 2. 2nd version, 1st draft with holograph editing 3. Final draft-master copy II. LANDSLIDE 1. 1st draft 2. 2nd draft JJ. HIGH CITADEL 1. Final draft, t.s. with holograph editing KK. WYATT=S HURRICANE 1. 1st draft with holograph editing LL. THE MAN FROM HELL=S GATE 1. Computer script with holograph editing MM. THE TIGHTROPE MEN 1. Final draft, original with holograph and copy editing NN. THE SNOW TIGER, 1st draft, original OO. THE GOLDEN KEEL, 1st draft, typescript with holograph editing PP. RUNNING BLIND, final draft copy Box 5 QQ. Nonfiction articles and sundry writings, mostly unpublished (Envelope B) 1. Thoughts on Finland 2. On the Qualities Needed by a Writer 3. Collector=s Choice-an Introduction 4. Science, Technology, and the Novel 5. Awards to Writers 6. The Beginning, the Middle, and the End 7. On the Importance of Reading 8. On the Writing of Fantasy 9. Contemporary Themes in the Novel 10. The Function of a Film Critic 11. Comments in AThe Official Rules@ 12. On the Effects of the Electronic Revolution on the Novelist 10/14/97, p.4 13. Personal notes on writing 14. On Professionalism 15. Problems 16. Financial News 17. On Film and TV Scripts RR. Short Stories and MSS pages; comments on novels (Envelope C) 1. Correspondence with Scott Meredith re: sci-fi stories 2. File cards and holograph plot ideas, p/c II. Personal and Biographical Material (Envelope A) A. Notes on DB B. Bagley interviews Bagley, 1976 C. Article for The Star, 1970 (Johannesburg) D. Journal, July-Sept. 1981 E. Biographical article by Gina MacDonald with correspondence F. DB press kit bio. G. Copies of articles for The Writer, 1973; 1979 H. Article on Guernsey III. Correspondence A. Re: novels/stories 1. THE SNOW TIGER, 1975 2. WYATT=S HURRICANE, 1966 3. LANDSLIDE, 1967 4. THE GOLDEN KEEL, 1963 5. HIGH CITADEL, 1965 6. FLYAWAY, 1978 7. ANTARCTICA 8. RUNNING BLIND, 1970 9. WINDFALL, 1982 10. THE FREEDOM TRAP, 1971 (filmed as AThe Mackintosh Man@) 11. NIGHT OF ERROR, 1984 12. JUGGERNAUT, 1985 13. BAHAMAS CRISIS, 1980 14. THE TIGHTROPE MEN, 1973 15. THE SPOILERS, 1969 16. THE VIVERO LETTER, 1968 17. THE ENEMY, 1977 IV. Manuscripts A. WRITER (an unpublished biography), p.88-103 missing B. Dissertation 1. Original and photocopy 2. Miscellaneous notes and comments 10/14/97, p.5 C. EX MACHINA, holograph, 3 notebooks, 1957 D. CLARE, holograph, 3 notebooks, 1958 E. MARGINALIA, notes and comments, holograph F. RUNNING BLIND 1. Screenplay, p/c 2. Galleys G. FLYAWAY, uncorrected proof H. THE ILLUSIONISTS (several versions of 2 entirely different books, using the same working title) 1. 1st try, version 1 2. 2nd try, version 1 3. 3rd try, version 1 4. 4th try, version 2 V. Photographs A. Large selection of b/w photographs of DB by Simon Sundry VI. Printed Matter by DB A. Magazines 1. Argosy a. Jan. 1957 b. Aug. 1965 2. Star Weekly: The Canadian Magazine, 2/5/72 3. In Britain, 2/80 4. Arab Times Supplement, 10/30/80 5. First, 2/74 VII. Scrapbooks Box 6 A. 15 scrapbooks of news clippings, some b/w photographs, 1950's-1980's B. Film advertisements written by DB, 1960/61 for Filmlets, Ltd., Johannesburg VIII. Personal Memorabilia A. Envelope containing 3 passports IX. Correspondence A. Re: 2 film deals for Running Blind: G. Reese, BBC, Scotland B. Re: Mr. X donations to CWA, 1978 Box 7 C. Correspondence with Bob Knittel, Collins editor, 1963-1986 D. Assorted contracts, 1963-84 E. Business correspondence 1. Collins overseas 2. Doubleday 3. Summit books 4. Doubleday-Lee Barker 10/14/97, p.6 F. Royalty statements G. Films Box 8 H. William Collins Ltd., general correspondence, 1963-1989 I. Autographed letters and correspondence, A-N J. Autographed letters and correspondence, O-Z X Miscellaneous A. 2 large boxes of oversized floppy disks XI Audio cassettes A. AThe World of Desmond Bagley-Landslide EP:1, 1980" B. Books on Tape 1. Klippefaestningen (2) 2. Juggernaut (Hamlyn Bont) Box 9 3. Wyatt=s Hurricane (Chivers Audio Books) 4. High Citadel (Chivers AB) 5. The Spoilers (Chivers AB) 6. The Freedom Trap (Chivers AB) 7. The Vivero Letter (Chivers AB) 8. The Tightrope Men (Chivers AB) 9. The Golden Keel (Chivers AB) 10. Night of Error (Chivers AB) 11. The Enemy (Chivers AB) 12. Landslide (Chivers AB) 13. Bahama Crisis (Chivers AB) 14. The Snow Tiger (Chivers AB) 15. Flyaway (Ulverscroft Sandings) 16. Windfall (Chivers AB) 17. Running Blind (Ulverscroft Sandings) 18. Flyaway (Sound Beam Audio Books) Pkg. #1 -AMoonscape@ painting of Bagley at writing desk. Joan Bagley in background. Painted by Gournsey artist, 1980 by Peter LeVasseur. [Framed, under glass] Photo portrait of Desmond Bagley. Black & white mounted on wood. Photo by Graham Jackson. n.d. Pkg. #2 -Pastel portrait of Desmond Bagley. By Roger C___?), 1982. [framed, under glass] -Portrait of Desmond Bagley. Charcoal study by Graham Jackson, 1987. Portrait based on photograph by Graham Jackson (see Package 1) -Knights of the Emperor Penguin Court - Society of the South Pole membership certificate- Desmond Bagley stood on the geographic south pole, Feb. 4, 1968. [framed, under glass] Pkg. #3 -Silhouettes of Desmond Bagley, by Inger Hidem. [framed, under glass] a. 3 panel silhouettes, Tivoli, 1972 b. 3 panel silhouettes, Tivoli, 1977 -Balloon Safaris flight certificate, Lengai, Tanzania, Africa. Sept. 25, 1980. -Illustration of Bagley with stampeding elephant and rhinocerous. AHappy Birthday. To an Adventure Story Writer.@ n.d. [framed, under glass] .