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The Inventory of the Norman Vincent Peale Collection #1282 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Peale, Norman Vincent #1284 10/30/91 Preliminary Listing Section I: The Papers of Norman Vincent Peale. I. Manuscripts. A. Books by NVP, TS drafts unless noted, may include holograph notes and corrections, various drafts and unpublished materials, correspondence, printed materials, research materials, proofs., n.d. unless noted. Box 1 1. THE AMAZING RESULTS OF POSITIVE THINKING, includes various chapter drafts, galley proofs, 1959. [F. 1-13] Box 2 a. Ibid. [F. 1-10] 2. ENTHUSIASM MAKES THE DIFFERENCE, 200 p. [F. 11] Box 3 3. FAVORITE STORIES OF POSITIVE FAITH, includes approx. 3 drafts, 400 p. each. [F. 1-11] 4. HAVE A GREAT DAY, approx. 500 p. Box 4 5. THE POSTIVE POWER OF JESUS CHRIST, includes drafts from: FAITH IS THE ANSWER by NVP and Dr. Smiley Blanton; transcripts of radio addresses by NVP, 1937-1940. [F. 1-14] a. Draft with holograph corrections by Myron Boardman. b. Drafts re: YOU CAN WIN, by NVP. Box 5 c. Drafts re: chapter by Ruth Stafford Peale, Dec. 1941-1942. [F. 1] d. Various chapter drafts, excerpts from “The Art of Living,” transcripts from radio show by NVP, final drafts sent to publisher. [F. 2-8] 6. THE POSITIVE PRINCIPLE TODAY (alternate title: KEEP IT GOING), 1975. [F. 9-12] Box 6 a. Ibid. [F. 1-5] 7. POSITIVE THINKING FOR A TIME LIKE THIS; includes various proofs. [F. 6-10] 8. THE POWER OF POSTIVE THINKING, 1951; includes Boston University exhibit design. [F. 11-16] Box 7 a. Ibid. [F. 1-4] 9. SIN, SEX AND SELF-CONTROL. [F. 5-11] 10. STAY ALIVE ALL YOUR LIFE. [F. 12-15] Box 8 a. Ibid. [F. 1-5] Peale, Norman Vincent (10/30/91) Page 1 of 19 11. TREASURY OF JOY AND ENTHUSIAM (alternate title: NORMAN VINCENT PEALE’S TREASURY OF JOY AND ENTHUSIASM); includes legal materials. [F. 6-13] 12. THE TOUGH-MINDED OPTIMIST. [F. 14-17] Box 9 a. Ibid. [F. 1-11] 13. TUNE IN ON LIFE. [F. 12-15] 14. WHY SOME POSITIVE THINKERS GET POWERFUL RESULTS, 1983. [F. 16] Box 10 a. Ibid. [F. 1-10] 15. YOU CAN IF YOU THINK YOU CAN, approx. 200 p. [F. 11] B. Miscellaneous essays by NVP for distribution by The Foundation for Christian Living, TS unless noted, may include various drafts, correspondence, research and printed materials, proofs. [F. 12] 1. “The Way To Eliminate Worry,” 5 p., 12/19/69. 2. “Enthusiasm Makes the Difference,” approx. 50 p. 3. “Enthusiasm: The Action Handbook,” 200 p., Jan. 1973. [F. 13] 4. “Let the Bible Help You,” approx. 200 p., 1964. [F. 14] 5. “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled: How To Meet Sorrow.” [F. 15] 6. “Jesus of Nazareth.” 7. “Creative Help For Daily Living.” 8. “Generation Gap,” transcription of discussion with high school students and NVP, 11/3/69. 9. “The New Art of Living.” 10. “The Education In Upheaval,” approx. 30 p. [F. 16] 11. “The Secret of a Happy Marriage,” approx. 100 p. Box 11 12. “Pocket Card no. 4: The Way to Eliminate Worry.” 13. “Pocket Card no. 6: The Way to Have God’s Protection,” approx. 35 p. [F. 1] 14. “Has Faith Sustained the Pueblo Crew?” approx. 100 p., 1969. 15. “Quotations from Jesus Christ,” approx. 400 p. [F. 2-3] 16. “Treasury of Courage and Confidence,” 10 p. [F. 4] 17. “Overcoming Anxiety and Fear,” approx. 30 p. 18. “How to Live With Pain,” 1955. 19. “How to Be Conscious of God’s Presence,” approx. 50 p. 20. “Great Messages for Christian Living,” approx. 200 p.[F. 5] 21. “Faith Builders,” approx. 150 p. 22. “Quotations from Jesus Christ,” approx. 150 p. [F. 6] 23. “January 1977 booklet (original ed. – first typed draft),” approx. 75 p. C. Files re: sermons by NVP, TS with corrections; may include various drafts, proofs, printed materials, correspondence, research Peale, Norman Vincent (10/30/91) Page 2 of 19 materials [original order preserved as first received; generally arranged chronologically.] 1. “The Fate of Our Society,” [F. 7] 2. “Some Thoughts on Present Day Evangelism.” 3. “Mercial Articles.” 4. “1934” – “November 5, 1950.” [F. 8-16] Box 12 5. “November 12, 1950,” – “November 21, 1954.” [F. 1-16] Box 13 6. “November 25, 1954,” – “December 30, 1956; Vol. 8.” [F. 1-16] Box 14 7. “January 16, 1957,” – “1964.” [F. 1-18] Box 15 8. “1964,” – “May, 1978.” [F. 1-15] Box 16 9. “June 1978,” – “1984.” [F. 1-9] D. Files re: WORDS OF POWER: SELECTIONS FROM PUBLISHED SERMONS, 1945-1955, edited by Helen and Horace Johnson, TS; may include correspondence. [F. 10-14] E. “Sermon Library,” files; may include research and source materials for sermons, TS and holograph notes, printed materials, correspondence, audio materials, 1948-1976. 1. Sermon note/reference cards, 1948-1966 [arranged chronologically, some with n.d.]. [F. 15-16] Box 17 a. Ibid. [F. 1-4] 2. “Sermons for Column Ideas, 1966 - 1974.” [F. 5-6] 3. “1974 – Creative Help for Daily Living Sermons.” [F. 7-9] 4. “Dial-A-Prayer,” 2 files. [F. 10-12] 5. “Guidepost Illustrations.” [F. 13] 6. “July 1974 – Pledge of Allegiance.” 7. “June Round Robin.” 8. “Uses of FCL Material.” 9. “Try Giving Yourself Away: Condensed Version Given to MLB, 01/24/72.” 10. “Articles by NVP Edited by Others,” [F. 14] 11. “Lucille Ball Interview/Other Transcripts,” includes: a. Ball, Lucille. Interview transcript by Rita Warren, TS, 11/24/70. b. Frost, David. Interview with NVP, 26 p., n.d. 12. “Story on Institutions in July Newsletter.” 13. “Foundation for Christian Living Booklet.” 14. “Misc. Newsletters.” [F. 15] 15. “A New Birth of Freedom.” 16. “CHDL [Creative Help for Daily Living, booklet series by NVP.],” includes approx. 20 sermons, 1972-1976. [F. 16-18] Box 18 a. Ibid. [F. 1-5] 17. “Typed Copies of NVP Sermons In Short Supply,” 3/2/41 - 2/24/46. [F. 6-7] 18. “Sermon Transcripts - Miscellaneous, 1963-1967.” [F. 8] Peale, Norman Vincent (10/30/91) Page 3 of 19 19. “You Can If You Think You Can (Permissions, Promotions, Misc.),” includes draft fragment. 20. Untitled re: “Sermon Reference, 1962-1965.” [F. 9] 21. “Favorite Stories of Positive Faith Preliminary Data.” [F. 10] 22. “Bible Stories.” 23. “Bible Story Book – The Beatitudes.” [F. 11] 24. “Bible Book Original Part I: 1-25; Part II: 1-5.” 25. “Sermon Transcripts, Miscellaneous, 1962-1969.” 26. “Gibson Manuscripts.” [F. 12-13] 27. “You Can If You Think You Can – Partial Manuscript.” 28. “Favorite Stories of Positive Faith.” [F. 14] 29. “The Adventure of Being a Wife – (Misc. Material).” [F. 15] 30. “You Can If You Think You Can – Corrected Carbons and Other Pertinent Papers.” Box 19 31. Various recordings of NVP sermons and other speaking events from various others sent to NVP, includes 4 reel-to- reels, 11 cassette tapes, 1971-1975. [Loose] Additional recordings are located in the Audio Materials section of this preliminary listing. F. Files re: “Sermon Illustrations and Research,” may include printed materials, correspondence, “used as examples in sermons,” 1967- 1984. 1. “1967” - “June, 1971.” [F. 1-11] Box 20 2. “June, 1971 (cont.)” - “1984,” includes: [F. 1-10] a. Nixon, Richard. TLS copy to NVP, 3/29/72. G. Files re: “Radio Talks [“The Art of Living,” “Live With Confidence,” “Questions and Answers”]; may include TS, correspondence, printed materials, 1925; 1930-1947; 1949. [F. 11-14] Box 21 1. Ibid. [F. 1-17] Box 22 2. Ibid. [F. 1-9] H. Files re: “Syndicated Columns by NVP,” 1947; 1951-1960; 1973; may include TS, correspondence, printed materials. [F. 10-18] Box 23 1. Ibid. [F. 1-7] I. Files re: “Creative Help For Daily Living and Other Misc. Manuscripts;” may include TS and holograph notes, proofs, transcripts of sermons, correspondence, printed materials. 1. Untitled re: sermons, Sep. 1969 – Dec. 1977. [F. 8-16] 3. “1975.” [F. 17-18] Box 24 a. Ibid. [F. 1-4] 4. “January 1976 Booklet: How to Help Yourself.” [F. 5] 5. “Positive Thinking Columns, 1973-1975.” [F. 6-7] 6. “Newsletters, 1969-1974.” [F. 8] 7. “Confident Living Columns,” 1969. [F. 9-10] Peale, Norman Vincent (10/30/91) Page 4 of 19 8. “Booklets,” sub-files include: a. “You’ve Got a Future,” Jan. 1974, 2 files. [F. 11] b. “Inner Peace Christmas Booklet,” 1972. [F. 12] Box 25 c. “January, 1978 Booklet - Mrs. Peale.” [F. 1] d. “January, 1979.” [F. 2] e. “January, 1981.” [F. 3] f. “The Fate of Our Society – NVP booklet, 1940.” g. “January, 1982.” 9. “FCL Calendar - 1977.” [F. 4] 10. “Spirit Lifter of the Week - Column by RSP,” 1973-1978. [F. 5] 11. “NVP Fellowship;” includes sub-files: [F. 6] a. “Kaiser Broadcasting.” b. “Organization Meeting Minutes.” 12. “Films.” [F. 7] 13. “Tour Book by John Peale.” [F. 7-8] 14. “---Look Columns.” [F. 9-10] 15. “NVP Tele-Center,” includes call-logs, memos. [F. 11-12] II. Correspondence. A. Files from Marble Church Office (1025 Fifth Avenue); may include ALS, ANS, TLS, TNS, telegrams, postcards, greeting cards, TL carbons from NVP, memos re: phone messages, printed materials, manuscripts, photographs, professional materials, financial materials, audio materials, personal memorabilia, and subject files. [Arranged alphabetically by personal or organization name of sender, within specific year(s); or by subject of file.] 1. 1965-1968. a. “Advertizing Metropolitan Adv. Co. NVP Spc.” [F. 13] b. “A” – “Ar.” [F. 13-16] Box 26 c. “As” –“Az,” [F. 1-2] d. “American Foundation of Religion and Psychiatry [AFRAP] Staff Conference,” – “American Schools and Colleges (Horatio Alger Assoc),” notables include: [F.