The Inventory of the Jane Alexander Collection #1732
The Inventory
of the
Jane Alexander
Collection
#1732
Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center
Alexander, Jane #1732 May 15 and June 1, 2007 Box 1
Folder 1
I. Manuscripts.
A. Plays.
1. “The Great White Hope,” by Howard Sackler, TS with holograph notes, ca. 180 p., 1967.
Folder 2
2. “The Master Builder,” by Henrik Ibsen.
a. Translation by Sam Engelstad and JA, holograph, 1976.
Folder 3
b. TS with holograph notes, ca. 115 p.
Folder 4
3. “Losing Time,” by John Hopkins, TS with holograph notes, 126 p., revised 1979.
Folder 5
4. “Playing for Time,” by Arthur Miller, TS with holograph notes, 130 p., Nov. 2, 1979.
Folder 6
5. “Goodbye Fidel,” by Howard Sackler.
a. TS with holograph notes, ca. 145 p., Feb. 1980.
Folder 7
b. TS with holograph notes, ca. 145 p.
Box 1 cont’d.
Folder 8
6. “Monday After the Miracle,” by William Gibson, TS with holograph notes, ca. 120 p., July 1982.
Folder 9
7. “The Visit,” by Friedrich Dürrenmatt , adapted by Maurice Valency, ca. 90 p., Nov. 1991.
Folder 10
8. “The Sisters Rosensweig,” by Wendy Wasserstein, TS with holograph notes, 107 p., Aug. 27, 1992.
Folder 11
9. “Honour,” by Joanna Murray-Smith, 118 p., Feb. 23, 1998.
Folder 12
10. “Rose & Walsh,” by Neil Simon, TS, 99 p., Jan. 7, 2003; includes notes and Playbill.
Folder 13
11. “Ghosts,” by Henrik Ibsen.
a. TS with holograph notes, 99 p., Apr. 29, 2003.
Folder 14
b. 3 “pocket copies” of play.
Folder 15
B. Screenplays and teleplays.
1. “The Great White Hope,” by Howard Sackler, TS with holograph notes, ca. 150 p., 1968-1969.
Box 1 cont’d.
Folder 16
2. “All the President’s Men,” by William Goldman, TS, 148 p., May 10, 1975.
Folder 17
3. “Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years,” by James Costigan, TS with holograph notes, 196 p., Oct. 22, 1976.
Folder 18
4. “A Question of Love” (also titled “A Purely Legal Matter”) by William Blinn, 116 p., May 4, 1978.
Folder 19
5. “Kramer vs. Kramer,” by Robert Benton, TS with holograph notes, 132 p., Sep. 5, 1978.
Box 2
Folder 1
6. “Night Crossing,” by John McGreevey, TS, 126 p., June 18, 1980.
Folder 2
7. “Calamity Jane,” by Suzanne Clauser, TS with holograph notes, 99 p., May 23, 1983.
Folder 3
8. “Calamity Jane: the Diary of a Frontierswoman,” TS with notes, 42 p.; used in conjunction with “Calamity Jane” teleplay (above).
Folder 4
9. “Hedda and Louella: Malice in Wonderland,” by David Seidler and Jacqueline Feather, second revised draft, TS with holograph notes, 112 p., Nov. 21, 1984.
Box 2 cont’d.
Folder 5
10. “Potomac Fever” (also titled “Washington Health Club”) by Barbara Hower.
a. JA’s journal notes, holograph, Feb. 1984.
Folder 6
b. Script treatment with JA’s notes, 159 p., 1985.
Folder 7
11. “Square Dance,” by Alan Hines, revised draft, 122 p., Jan. 23, 1986.
Folder 8
12. “Perfume,” by Monica Johnson and John Romano, TS with holograph notes, 127 p., May 12, 1986.
Folder 9
13. “The Eleventh Year,” by Alan Hines, first draft, TS with pages of holograph notes by JA, 102 p., Jan. 10, 1987.
Folder 10
14. “Glory,” by Kevin Jarre; rewrite by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, TS with holograph notes, 111 p., Feb. 4, 1989.
Folder 11
15. “Shadowlands,” by William Nicholson, TS with holograhp notes, 112 p., Oct. 23, 1989.
Folder 12
16. “A Marriage: Georgia O’Keefe and Alfred Stieglitz,” by Julian Barry.
a. Notes, under title “An American Place,” 1987.
Box 2 cont’d.
Folder 13
b. Draft, under title “An American Place,” TS, 55 p., Nov. 2, 1988; includes TLS.
Folder 14
c. “Untitled O’Keefe / Stieglitz Project,” TS, 45 p.; includes ALS from JA from JA to Julian Barry, Nov. 6, 1990.
Folder 15
d. Draft, TS with holograph notes, 112 p., Dec. 15, 1990.
Folder 16
e. Revised draft, TS with holograph notes, 112 p.; includes cast list; Dec. 15, 1990.
Folder 17
f. Draft, TS, 97 p., with contact sheets, Jan. 28, 1991.
Folder 18
g. Draft, 97 p., revised Jan/Feb. 1991; includes ALS, TLS.
Folder 19
h. Draft by Alan Hines, TS, 100 p., Jan. 1988.
Folder 20
i. Draft pages, 17 p.
Envelope 1
C. Los Angeles County Museum speech given by JA re: Georgia O’Keefe, June 6, 1989.
Box 2 cont’d.
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II. Film and Video.
A. JA test for “A Marriage,” VHS video cassette, Feb. 1, 1991.
III. Audio.
A. “June 6: Georgia O’Keefe Dinner,” audio cassette tape.
B. Georgia O’Keefe interview with Charles Shere, 1971; audio cassette tape.
C. “Georgia O’Keefe: 1887-1986,” audio cassette tape, produced by the Dallas Museum of Art consisting of JA reading letters written by O’Keefe.
D. “Maximilian Schell Talking About O’Keefe/Stieglitz Film,” ca. 1988-1989, audio microcassette tape.
Box 3
Folder 1
IV. Correspondence.
A. Professional.
1. “Calamity Jane” letters. a. Research, 1982-1983. b. Production of film; includes: congratulations from: (i) Fonda, Jane. Telegram re: congratulations, Mar. 7, 1984. (ii) Kellerman, Sally. TNS re: congratulations, n.d.
Folder 2
2. Grossner, Henry. TLS re: photograph, “An American Place” (i.e. “A Marriage”), Feb. 20, 1991.
Box 3 cont’d.
Folder 3
3. National Endowment for the Arts congratulatory letters, ca. 120 items, Apr.-Oct. 1993; includes: a. Asner, Edward. TLS, Aug. 10, 1993. b. Douglas, Kirk. TLS, Sep. 23, 1993. c. Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr. TLS, July 30, 1993. d. Fonda, Jane. Telegram, Aug. 9, 1993. e. Hatch, Orrin. TLS, Sep. 29, 1993. f. Heston, Charlton. TLS, Oct. 10, 1993. g. Jones, James Earl. ALS, Oct. 11, 1993. h. Kennedy, Edward M. TLS, June 19, 2003. i. Kline, Kevin. Telegram, Aug. 11, 1993. j. Pell, Claiborne. TLS, Sep. 20, 1993. k. Redford, Robert. TLS, Jan. 8, 1996. l. von Furstenburg, Diane. ALS, Sep. 22, 1993.
Folder 4
4. White House correspondence. a. From JA to White House officials and the U.S. President re: the NEA, Feb. 9, 1994 - Feb. 6, 2000. b. 10 invitations to White House events, Oct. 1993 - Nov. 2000. c. Letters from White House officials, Feb. 1994 – May 2001; includes: (i) Clinton, Hillary Rodham. (a) TLS, Apr. 25, 1996. (b) TLS, Jan. 14, 1998. (c) TLS, Sep. 29, 1998. (ii) Clinton, William Jefferson. (a) TLS, Feb. 1, 1994. (b) TLS, Oct. 25, 1994. (c) TLS, Mar. 18, 1996. (d) TLS, Feb. 7, 1997. (e) TLS, Nov. 5, 1997. (f) TLS, Feb. 20, 2000. (iii) Clinton, William J. and Hillary. Christmas card. (iv) Gore, Albert. TLS, July 30, 1999. (v) Gore, Tipper. TLS, May 9, 2000. (vi) O’Connor, Sandra Day. TLS, Sep. 28, 2000. (vii) Reno, Janet. ANS, Nov. 9, 1997. Box 3 cont’d.
Folder 5
5. Congressional correspondence. a. From the NEA to various senators re: funding, June 1990 - July 1997. b. Approx. 30 TLS from various U.S. Senators to the NEA pledging support and/or complimenting JA, Sep. 1993 - Sep. 1997; includes: (i) Byrd, Robert F. Sep. 12, 1994. (ii) Hutchison, Kay Bailey. TLS, June 8, 1995. (iii) Kennedy, Edward M. (a) TLS, Apr. 22, 1996. (b) TLS, Sep. 19, 1997. (c) ANS, with Congressional roll call, n.d. (iv) Moynihan, Daniel Patrick. (a) TLS, Sep. 22, 1993. (b) ALS, Mar. 1996. c. Approx, 15 TLS from various U.S. Senators opposing NEA funding, June 1994 - Apr. 1997. d. Letters between U.S. Senator Jesse Helms and JA re: NEA funding, approx. 25 letters, June 1994 - Apr. 1996; includes holograph drafts of letters by JA.
Folder 6
V. Subject Files.
A. “1994 Internal Misc.,” includes memo, staff retreat documents.
B. “National Council for the Arts 1993,” memos re: candidates for the council.
C. “Controversy” files.
1. “Walker Art Center, March 1994,” letters, notes, NEA statements, clippings, press material.
2. “Controversial Art 1993 and Earlier,” notes, clippings, letters, book excerpt.
3. “Controversies March 1994 - June 1996,” letters, clippings, NEA internal documents and panel transcripts. Box 3 cont’d.
Folder 7
4. “Conservative Censorship of Council, 1993-1999.”
5. “Senate Re-Authorization,” 1995.
Folder 8
D. “National Endowment for the Arts” files.
1. Re: U.S. Congress.
a. Congressional Record, Senate, Sep. 14, 1993; with 4 p. re: JA’s nomination for director of NEA. b. “Hearing of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources,” Sep. 22, 1993; with 36 p. re: JA’s NEA nomination. c. “Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations,” House of Representatives, re: NEA funding, 2 copies, 100 p., 1991.
Folder 9
d. Witness testimony re: NEA funding, 72 p., Apr. 20, 1994. e. Statement of JA before the Committee on Appropriations, re: 1995 budget request, 23 p., Apr. 20, 1994. f. U.S. Senate Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, NEA funding hearing, May 8, 1996. g. Congressional Record, includes Senator Jesse Helms’ speech against the NEA, 1 p., Jan. 21, 1994.
Folder 10
h. House Committee on Education and the Work Force hearings; includes excerpts of NEA-funded works with controversial content, Mar. 6, 1997.
i. House Committee on Education and the Work Force review of NEA senior staff’s travel, Feb. 25, 1997. j. House Committee questions re: NEA authorization Box 3 cont’d.
and funding, 80 p., Apr. 11, 1997. k. Statements before the U.S. Senate on NEA re-authorization and funding, 146 p.; includes JA’s testimony, Apr. 29, 1997.
Folder 11
l. Joint Hearing on the NEA, 24 p.; includes JA’s testimony, May 13, 1997. m. “NEA,” holograph notes by JA, taken during a hearing, May 13, 1997. n. “Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill,” 1998, 6 p., July 1, 1997. o. Senate Daily Digest, re: NEA debate and amendments, 30 p., Sep. 16, 1997. p. “Senate Votes on NEA Funding,” Sep. 18, 1997.
Folder 12
q. “NEA Budget Requirements,” transcript of meeting notes, Mar. 1, 1995.
Folder 13
r. “NEA Hearing Transcript,” Apr. 5, 1995.
Folder 14
s. Committee on Labor and Human Resources minutes, Jan. 26, 1995.
Folder 15
t. Material re: Senator Jim Jeffords, Feb. 23, 1995.
Folder 16
u. “Congress,” Sep. 15, 1995. v. Biography of Rep. Louise Slaughter.
Folder 17
w. Canyon Cinema Catalog, re: art and the NEA, Mar. 1997. Box 3 cont’d.
Folder 18
x. Faxes and letters, Jan. - June 1997; re: the film “The Watermelon Woman,” Rep. Peter Hoekstra.
Folder 19
y. “NEA,” 1996-1997, re: Congressional investigation of the NEA.
Folder 20
z. “NEA,” May 9, 1996, re: Dept. of Interior appropriations for fiscal year 1997.
Folder 21
aa. “NEA,” April 24, 1997, re: Dept. of Interior appropriations for fiscal year 1998.
Folder 22
bb. Briefing on nomination of JA for position of Director of the NEA, Aug. 13, 1993.
Folder 23
cc. “NEA and Humanities Act of 1995,” TS.
Folder 24
dd. “Freedom of Expression at the NEA.”
Folder 25
2. Re: court cases.
a. “Federal Supplement on Finley v. NEA,” 21 p., 1992. [In 1990, Congress passed a law restricting the kinds of art that the NEA could fund. Karen Finley, John Fleck, Holly Hughes, and Tim Miller were denied NEA funding based on that law. They sued the NEA claiming that the law violated the First Amendment. In 1998, The U.S. Supreme Box 3 cont’d.
Court ruled against Finley and upheld the law’s constitutionality.] b. Depostion of John E. Frohnmayer for Finley v. NEA, 100 p., Oct. 20, 1992. c. Memo re: Finley v. NEA, June 7, 1993; includes statements on settlement, summary of case, written notes. d. Memo re: bill restricting NEA, based on Rosenberg v. Rector, et al., Sep. 27, 1995. [In the Rosenberg v. Rector, et al. case, the University of Virginia was funding various student groups but refused to fund a religious student group. The group sued, and in 1995 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the University.]
Folder 26
e. U.S. Law Week, re: Rosenberg v. Rector, June 27, 1995. f. Memo re: “Art Speech” and Finley v. NEA, June 26, 1996. g. U.S. Court of Appeals. (i) Finley v. NEA opinion, Nov. 5, 1996; 1 pamphlet, 1 photocopy. (ii) Finley v. NEA Brief for Appellants, 70 p. (iii) Finley v. NEA Supplemental Brief of Appeals, Oct. 6, 1995.
Folder 27
i. Memo re: Finley v. NEA, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 30 p., Dec. 12, 1996. j. Appellant’s Petition for Rehearsing. (i) Rough draft, 15 p., Dec. 14, 1996. (ii) Final draft, 14 p., Dec. 18, 1996. k. Memo with review and corrections of Petition for Rehearsing, to Alfred Mollin from Karen Christensen, 3 p., Dec. 17, 1996. l. Court of Appeals response to Petition for Rehearsing, 20 p. m. Memo re: Finley v. NEA, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 14 p., 1997. n. U.S. Supreme Court brief on Finley v. NEA, Oct. term, 1997; 2 booklets, 50 p. Box 3 cont’d.
Folder 28
3. “NEA Documents.”
a. Memo re: appointment with Sen. Byrd, from Marianne Klink, 2 p., July 12, no year. b. Notes re: senators to be contacted, 8 p., n.d. c. NEA Interior Conference notes, issued 1998. d. NEA memos between JA and Dick Woodruff re: 1996 elections.
Folder 29
e. “NEA Internal Newsletter,” 24 issues; Sep. 16, 1993 - Jan. 27, 1995; and Jan. 30, 1995 - Mar. 12, 1995.
Box 4
Folder 1
VI. Photographs.
A. Stage and screen productions.
1. “The Great White Hope,” film photos, 1970.
Folder 2
2. “Calamity Jane,” 1984.
a. Research photos and postcards of the real-life Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickock. b. Color photo of JA in costume, inscribed to JA from “Jim.”
Envelope 1
c. Color snapshots of JA on set.
Envelope 2
d. Black and white photos of JA in costume.
Box 4 cont’d.
Folder 3
3. “A Marriage: Georgia O’Keefe and Alfred Stieglitz,” 1991.
a. Henry Grossman portrait and negative, shows JA and Christopher Plummer; with ALS, Feb. 20, 1991.
Folder 4
b. 73 color slides.
Envelope 3
c. 4 postcards and printed photos of JA, Christopher Plummer and Georgia O’Keefe.
Package 1
4. Large photos (3) of JA in “Saint Joan” at Arena Stage, Oct. 1965. 5. Screen captures (2) from “Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years,” 1977.
Box 4
Folder 5
B. JA publicity and events.
1. Black and white portrait of JA, ca. 1980.
Envelope 4
2. 12 color photos of JA and Edwin Sherin at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, speaking about Georgia O’Keefe, June 6, 1989.
Folder 6
3. JA being sworn in as chair of National Endowment for the Arts.
a. Black and white mounted photo, Oct. 8, 1993. Box 4 cont’d.
Envelope 5
b. 5 color snapshots of JA at NEA confirmation hearing.
Envelope 6
4. National Medal of the Arts ceremony, Jan. 9, 1997; includes JA, President Bill Clinton, Hilary Clinton, Robert Redford.
Envelope 7
5. Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Dedication, May 2, 1997.
Envelope 8
6. National Medal of the Arts ceremony, Sep. 1997.
Envelope 9
7. NEA staff party for JA, Oct. 1997.
8. JA at Mayor’s Arts Gala, 1999; includes Sen. Edward Kennedy, Isabel Sanford; with event program.
Folder 7
9. JA at various NEA events, 1990s; includes President William J. Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Edward Kennedy, Herbie Hancock, Billy Dee Williams, Thelonious Monk, Jr., Jerry Florence, Sen. George Mitchell, Rep. Bob Barr.
Envelope 10
10. JA at NEA events, 1990s.
a. Glamour awards, with Katie Couric and Tipper Gore, Nov. 1994. b. JA at premiere of “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” 1995. c. JA speaking at Sarah Lawrence College, Apr. 19, 1996. d. Photo with Raymond Chretien, Canadian Ambassador to U.S., Feb. 20, 1997. Box 4 cont’d.
e. JA at event in Abilene, Texas, n.d.
Envelope 11
D. JA with Edwin Sherin and others.
1. In Almeria and Barcelona, Spain, 1969-1970, while shooting “Valdez is Coming.”
Envelope 12
2. Miscellaneous photos of JA and Edwin Sherin together.
3. JA with Juan Hamilton.
Envelope 13
E. Miscellaneous.
1. 4 photos of various people.
Folder 8
2. “Inspecting Carol,” play and program, with 3 black and white prints, 1995.
Package 1
VII. Printed Material.
A. Posters.
1. “The Great White Hope,” poster signed by cast, 1968.
2. “Antony and Cleopatra,” 1981.
3. “Square Dance,” mounted advertisement.
4. “The Sisters Rosensweig,” clipping collage.
Box 4
Folders 9-10
B. Clippings, programs and magazines.
1. Re: “The Great White Hope,” 1968-1970.
Folder 11
2. 1980s articles.
Folder 12
3. “Calamity Jane” items, 1984.
Folder 13
4. “A Marriage: Georgia O’Keefe and Alfred Stieglitz,” 1991.
Folder 14
5. 1990s articles and pamphlets.
Folders 15-17
6. NEA pamphlets and clippings, 1993-1997.
Folder 18
VIII. Personal Memorabilia.
A. Awards.
1. Honorary Texas Citizenship certificate, June 25, 1986.
Package 2
2. Re: “Brubaker” (1980); Governor’s notice of appreciation for filming in Ohio, June 19, 1980
3. Israel Cultural Award, from Sabra Society, Oct. 24, 1982.
Box 4
Folder 19
B. Sheet music, songs from “The Great White Hope.”
Package 1
IX. Artwork.
A. Caricature of JA and Kenneth Branagh in the HBO film “Warm Springs,” 2005.
B. Caricature of JA and Harris Yulin in “The Visit,” directed by Edwin Sherin at the Roundabout Theatre, 1990s.
C. Charcoal sketch of JA,1978.
Alexander, Jane #1732 1/11/08 Preliminary Listing
Added to Box 4 I. Audio Materials. A. “Jane Alexander and Edwin Sherin - A Commitment to Performance,” Compact disc, recording of HGARC event speech by Edwin Sherin and JA, runtime approx. 1 hour, 5 minutes, 10/24/07. [E. 14]
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