The Inventory
of the
Thomas W. Duncan
Collection
#33
Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Duncan, Thomas
I. Mf:J.. nuscripts:
t:/ DX/ 1. THE IABY.RINTH. Final dr·aft novel. Typescript wHh rciorne holo. rev:Lsfons,
11.86 pp.
2. 'rHE IABYRINTH. First draft, 12/8/65. Carbon typer::,cdpt. JJ1.2 pp.
3. TEE LABYRINTH. Scene and character revisions. Typescript and carbon
typescript, 611.8 pp.
IJot1.. l+. Iowa noveJ.s. Field trip notes, 196l+. Typescript, 28 pp.
lft>-1. Z. 5. TIIE DUSTY PJWPIB. Outline. Carbon typescri1)t, 26 pp.
/J6;t,2,. 6. THE DUSTY PEOPLE. Notes on plot, etc. typescript, 55 pp.
'3-ox2.., 7. 'rrIE DUSTY PEOPLE. First draft novel. Typescript, 141 pp.
/Jot;...., 8. OutJ.ines of characters and localities:
Rex Ragsa.ale, M.D. TYI)escript, 6 pp.
Casey-Train wrecks. II 3 l)P,
II Ab:cam Vauxhall. 6 PP·
Enon St. EJ.rno. II 3 pp.
Br-irnstone Hi11. II 1 p.
Book gift of 1967
Dunc,m, Thomas W. HOURS FROM A LIFE And Other Poems. Des Nbines, Thom-s B. Duncan, 1927. No, 10 of 100 numbered copies. Inscribed by author to Boston University, with his signal.tu.re.,
I Duncan, Thomas Addenda, January 1968
/Jdll.;,) Assorted Magazines, pamphlets, and newspapers, mostly from late 1940 1s.
IJoJ( 2.. 1. Harvard Alumni Bulletin 10/11/47 p. 91., IJ(;X 2-. 2. Book of the Month., August, 1947. P• 1. /JoJl2- .3. Liberyz August 1948.. P• 27
/J'IIJ1'2- 4. Trailer !,opics. p. 10 '1o,>t1. 5. Omnibook Feb. 1948 p. 63., tf:J~t. 6. Current Biograp_hl Dec. 1947. p. 19 /J b)i'L 7. -The Author -& Journalist 11/47 p.,3 /-101'.J 8. ---Book News Sept,. 1947 t:) o)( .J 9 .. The Writer June 1942 p. 10
/.5 O.>l,f 10 Pul:'llisher I s Weekl;y:1 6/14/47; 6/28/47; 7/19/47; 7/26/47; 10/25/47; 11/22/47; 1/l0/48j' 1/17/48; 1/24/48; 12/4/480
lilr?Y ll
A. 11 Commanding Your Material" l. Typescript with halo. corr., 5 pp.
2.. ~ Writer March 1966.
B. 11 Tell Them to Move It11 This Week 1/4/48
c. "Writing for a Living" ~ University Magazine March 1963.
t/JoJ(. '( II. 11 Material for Boston University-11 A. Publicity schedule, typescript, 3 pp. B. Working plans for the future re writing, etc. Typescript, 24 PP•
III. 11 Labyrinth Notes for Boston University"
A., MANY HOHSES WE!E.P (later titled GUST THE GREAT) Notes on
characters, schedules., typescript, 57 PP• Duncan, Thomae
Addenda, January 1968 continued ~I /Jo~'( IV~. Corr.es:i,ondence vrith agent, Willis Kingsley Wing:
20 TIS; 26 typescript carbon replies from TD 1964 ..
/Joi'( V • Correspondence with agent: l-1-6 TLS., 60 typescript carbon replies., 1947.
/,o)l. "I VI. Corr,espondence with agent 1944 - 1946: Carbon TL from Duncan
asking Wing to be his agent, 2 PP• 32 TLS and 58 typescript carbon replies from TD. /1 D>'-5 VII., Correspondence with Wing 1948:: 35 TIS, 60 typescript carbon replies from TD.
/;)tJ-t. S VIII Correspondence with Wing 1949. 34 TLS, 45 typescript carbon replies ·
from TD.,
IX. Correspondence with Wing 1955-56. 33 TIS, 25 typescript carbon
replies from TD.
/J tJ--r-J" X News clip}'Dings 0 1 envelope.
/J DJ(.~ n. Best Seller L1sts. Clips, ca. 10. /Jodi, XII. General publicity· material. Ca. 50 items. /3oj. 6 XIII. Publicity material. Ca. 50 itemi. l-o"'t' If? /?e;!(~oA.1~' ~u/JL,~/ry ~.,dT.£~/~L /.30~6 xv ~l,(J~AAy Me/.)A~ - ,,,,,,~, .;:-,£~,;.,t :Z::-0~,,cJt.1/JlfA-_yA-,rcc, Duncan, Thomas
Addenda 5/68
a. 3x4, largely of recent trip to West Indies, 383.
b. 2x211 to 3x6, family pictures, from 1920's, 51.
c. 10xl2, old & new, 26.
d. 5x6 to 8x10, 1920's in cardboard frames, 43.
e. 3 6x8, 1 ,8xl0 framed photos.
f. 11 slides of mountains.
Sox ;(12 ,#.,-II. Tape recordings, 67 reels, including: 8tJ;1..II- /? a. JohruO, Moreland interviewing Claus Bra.then.
b. Democratic Convention, Aug. 16-17, 1956.
c. "Down Yonder ih New Orleans and many other golden oldies"
Be!K ,¥11 I:H. Miscellaneous materials 11 /JD118'-/f"8..• 5 legers of Dr. 1'/illiam D. Duncan w/ holo. entries of payments,
c. 1901-09.
b. Certificates & diplomas
(JDl!I' i"' 1. Marriage -- William & Irene Duncan 1903
C,4',('J...O 2. T.D. 's Drake University M.A., 1931
3. Irene Duncan, Casey Highs., 1897
4. One of W.D. 's Medical Dipl6mas
5. W.D. 's National Med. College, M.D. Diploma, 1~95
6. Irene D's Daughters of the Am. Rev. certificate, 1929
7. Marriage license, W.D., 1903
8. T.D. 's Harvard University B.A., 1928
9. W.D. 's Drake Univ. M.D., 1899 f)>-o yl O 10. Drake Alumni Dist. Service Award to T.D., 1959
c. 3 photos from early 1900 1s
d. Advertisement for Magician, F.G.
e. Various cards and tickets
f. Dog's nameplate "Dolores"
g. Gold spade, Masonic award, 1951
/19c.lt"A&-~/h.. 1 yellow mug
i. Edison tube record of "Casey Jones 11 by T.D.
~( t k. ATNA Life Ins. Policy, T.D., 1922 1. bankbook, W.D., 1922 m. checkbook, T.D., 1949 n. 2 teachers class record books by T.D. c. 1934-6; holo. entries, 76 pgs. o. 2 notebooks, expense account, T.D. 1941-52, holo., 105 pgs. p. W.D. grad school notebook, holo., 36 pgs. /19c/,:AJcb:~8- 5 q. 9 1811x18 11 drawings (pencil) by Orson Lowell for story by T.D. in "Blue Book" Bo~ IV. Printed material; book and magazines: tJt:¥2/ l. Detective Weekly, 11/4/33 11 Cigarette 11 by T.D. /$'t)l2/ 2. Detective Weekly, 11/4/33 "Cigarette" ttfs~ 2 / 3. Detective Weekly, 3/3/34 "The White Death in the Hole 11 /.;)l>)l- 2 / 4. Detective Weekly, 12/28/35 "Larceny" t1JZJ>t 2. / 5. Detective Weekly, 9/19/36 "The Fellow Who Killed Felix" IJ17y. 2-J 6. Detective Weekly, 1/30/37 11 '11he Men They Murdered" tf~ ,j J-./ 7. Detective Weekly, 1/30/37 "The Men They Murdered" 8. Detective Weekly, 3/13/37 nstill Waters-;- But Deep" Detective Weekly, 6/12/37 "Cadaver's Revenge" Detective Weekly, 7/24/37 11. Detective v/eekl;y_, 7/31/37 "The Shooting Star" 12. Detective Weekly, 8/14/37 13. Detective Weekly, 8/21/37 "A Murder Is Arranged" 14. Detective Weekly, 10/30/37 "You Can't Kill A Cop" 15. Detective Weekly, 10/30/37 "You can 1 t Kill A Cop 11 16. Detective \-/eekly, 2/12/38 ,:le,/,22.. 17. Detective tqeekly, 2/26/38 "Time Out for Homicide" 18. Detective Weekly, 7/30/38 19. Detective Weekly, 8/6/38 "Ice" 20. Detective Weekly, 8/27/38 "Murder of A Mouthpiece" 21. Detective Weekly, 8/27/38 "Mueder of A Mouthpiece" 22. Clues, 6/34, "Blood Flows Downward" 23. Clues, 6/34, "Blood Flows Downward" 24. Clues, 11/35, 11 '11hese Men Will Kill" 25. --'Clues 3/37 ' "Snow Can Kill 11 26. Top-Notch, 4/1/32,? by T.D. 27. Top-Notch, 5/15/32, "One Man's Muscle 11 28. Top-Notch, 6/1/32, "Barber I s Bayou 11 Top-Notch, 9/1/32, "The One-Hundred Dollar Jack Knife" 30. Top-Notchv 9/1/32, "The One-Hundred Dollar Jack Knife" 31. Top-Notch, 6/33, "French Gold" 32. Top-Notch, 6/33, 11 French Gold" 33. Top-Notch, 5/37, "Get Away" /3 0 t-"'134. Detective Tales, 6/39, "House of Shadows" 35. Detective Tales, 10/42, "Backstage Drama" 36. Black Mask, 1/38, "The Cat and the Corpses 11 37. Black Mask, 1/38, "The Cat and the Corpses" 11 38. Short Stories~ 3/25/38 Bullet '1.'rouble" 39. Short Stories, 5/10/38 11 The Killer Came by Water" 40. Short Stories, 4/5/27 11 A Private Corner of Hell" 41. Short Stories, 10/10/42 "A Horse CalledCharley" L~2 • Dime Mystery Book, 7/33 "Deatf9: Rides the Wind" 43. Dime Myster;'l_ Book, 7/33 "Death Rides the Wind" 44. ~Romances, 1/32 "Spite Date" 45. Shadow, 6/32 "The Mountain that Stumbled" 46. Adventure, 6/45, poem, "Judge Coibt" by T.D. 47. Mys ter;:c, 8/42, "'.The Man from Hell's Corner" /! o,t. ,( '/ l~8. Su12er Detective, 4/34, "The Black Widow" 49. Detective Novel, 5/34, 11 Tem Grand for Giovanni" ·Box#&" 50. Bluebook, 3/36, "My Corpse Hangs in the Barn" 51. Bluebook, 3/36, "My Corpse Hangs in the Barn" 52. Bluebook, 4/36, "Closed for the Season 11 53. Bluebook, 1/40, "The Dance of Death" 54. Bluebook, 10/40, "The Murder of the Sea Lioness" 55. Bluebook, 1/41, 11 The Fun :F'arm Murder" 56. Bluebook, 12/1~0, "Bank Night is Murder Night" 57. Bluebook, 7/'+1, "The Coroner's Tale" 58. Ar~osy, 8/8/36, "Scared" 59. Arg_osy, 1/30/37, "Cable to Tahiti" 60. Ar~osy, 1/30/37, "Cable to Tahiti" /J t>)l861. Ar~osy, 12/16/39, 1'Thirteen Cats" 62. Arg;osy, 4/6/40, tf\tJhen the Wind Blows 11 63,. Argosy, 4/6/40, "When the Wind Blows" 64. Ar~osy, 8/9/41, "As Long as the River" 65. Redhook, 3/38, "Emotional Emergency" 66. Redhook, 8/39, 11 Von Bergen Laughea" 67. Redb'ook , 9/39, 11 The Fog Will Do It" 68. Redbook, 9/41, "The Cheater" 69. Publisher's Weekly a. 1935, 1/26, 2/2, 2/16, 4/13 1 8/3, 9/21, 10/26, 11/2, 11/30 b. 1936, 5/30, 7/18, 7/25 /Jt:Jx)Gc. 1937, 1/30, 2/6, 3/13, 3/27, 4/3 d. J:940, 1/27, 4/6, 5/25, 6/8 e. 1944, 3/25 f. 1947, 9/27 g. 1952, 6/14, 8/2 h. 1953, 5/2 70. College Catalogues a. Harvard, Class of 1928 b. Harvard, Class of 1928 c. "University Review", U. of Kansas, 11/39 d. Grinnell College Bulletin, 6/43 e. Grinnell College Scholarships f. "Drake Alumnus" 9-10/31 f]-,J.,/ 71. '.!.1ime, 9/22/47, re: T.D~ pg. 104 72. Newsweek, 3/23/35, re: T.D., pg. 39 73. Newsweek, 9/22/47, re: T.D., pg. 99 74. Real Ameeica, 10/35, "Baldly Speaking" 75. Real America, :t-2/35, ? by T.D. 76. Real America, 1/36, ? by T.D. 77. The New Yorker, 3/20/37, re: T.D. pg. 86 78. The Saturday Review, 1/4/36, ? re: T.D. 79. The Saturday Review, 1/4/36, Bo. The Saturday Regiew, 3/7/36 81. The Saturday Review, 3/7/36 82. The Saturday Review, 5/1/37 83. The Saturday Review, 5/15/37 84. The Saturday Review, 6/15/40 85. The Saturday Review, 11/24/56, book review by T.D., pg~ 23 86. The Saturday Review, 4/16/60 11 zl31 1 08 87. Writer's Monthly, 4/31, Words Are Dollars" 88. Writer's Digest, 3/32, 11Selling Book Heviews" 89. Writer's Digest, 6/37 1 "Plots From Newspapers" 90. Writer's Digest, 8/37, ? by '.1.1.D. 91. 1i/riter's, '37 Yearbook,? 92. The Writer, 5/37,"Poetry Will Pay You" 93. The Writer, 1/43, 11 Your Greatest Book 11 94. The Writer, 11/41, "Drama tis Personae" 95. The Writer, 3/41, "Short-Short Cut to Print" 96. American Prefaces, 5/37, poem by T.D. "Elephant That Killed its Keeper" 97. American Prefaces, 1/38, "Applejack" 98. American Prefaces, 1/38, "Appl~javk11 99. American Prefaces, 11/38, poem, "joyous Song of Youth'' 100. The C2uill, 2/35, re: '.l.'.D.' pg. 13 101. The· Quill, 6/35, re: T.D., pg. 11 102. '.I1he Quill, 2/36, "So You Want to Take a Whirl at Fiction" 103. The quill, 8/36, "So you Want to Write a Novel" 104. 'rhe Quill, 8/36, "So You Want to Write a Novel" 105. Voices, 2-3/34, poems "Spring Hymn", "Ballad After Winter" 106. Poetry Week, 5/38 107. The Step Ladder, 5/30, poem, "Iowa Georgie: July11 108. The Harp, 3-4/30, re: T.D., pg. 19. 109. The Rectangle, 5/26, poem, "Disappointment" 110. The Adult Bible Class Monthly, 1/37, by Tom Williams (pseud.) 11 I 1 ve C~uit Drinking" 111 .. Shards, 11/1935 112. Kaleidoscope. 2/32, poem "Before Twenty" 113. The Author, 3/44, 11 The Short-Short :wrame of Mind 11 114. The Midland, 5/30 115. Foolscap, 2/28, poems "November Garden", "For A Dancer, Dying" 116. The Spinners, 11-12/34, 11 Mrs. L. \forthington Smith" 117. Midland Schoo.ibs, 11/27, 11 Lewis Worthington Smith 11 /5DJl2'6' 118. Poetry, 3/30,? by T.D. 119. Poetry, 11/31, poem "1960: The Last \far" 120. Poetry, 11/36, poem "One Who Came In Night" 121. Poetry, 4/37, ?-by T.D. 122. Poetry, 5/38, poems "The Strolling Girls", "Six O'Clock in February" 123. Poetry, 2/45, 11 Aries 11 124. Poetry World, 7/35, re: T.D., pg. 9 125. Poetry World, 4-6/39, re: T.D., pg. 31 126. 2 copies Doubleday-Doran Spring bks, 1940 127. 11Scarlet and Black", Grinnell College Alumni Paper, 7 copies, 1943-4. 128. The Rectangle, 2/31, poem, "The Ballad of Jesse James 11 129. The Rectangle, 5/31, ? 130. Lippincott Fall Publications, '52 & 154 ~31. Onward, newsp., 6 copies, 1937. 132. 10 Story Book, 10/30, "Night in Boston11 133. 10 Story Book, 6/31, "Black's Orchid" 134. Hinterland, 9/36, poem "Preferences" 135. Hinterland, 1/37, ? 136. Hinterland, 9/37, story "Down On the Soo 11 137. 2 copies Coward-McCann spring bks, 1937 138. 2 copies "American News of Books", 5/40, 3/35 139. The Tanager, 5/30, poem "Village Portrait" 140. The 'rana~er, 11/30, story "Music of the Sun" 141. The Tanager, 11/30, story "Music of the Sun" 142. The Tanager, 7/31, story "Keats Lives Next Door" 143. The Tanager, 6/36, ? 144. The American DrU1£€£ist, 3/34, ? 145. Liberty, 8/37, ? 146. Liberty, 7/45, ''Program at theSchool 11 147. Liberty, 8/48, bk condensation ----Gus the Great by T.D. 148. 4 copies "Successful ]farming 11 19 36-9. /J{)fl i r 149. College Humor, 3/30, 11 For a Lady 11 (poem) 150. 2 copies Town and Country, 3/35, ? 151. 11 An Interpretation of Life at Grinnell College" by T.D. w/ holo. note 152. Chatelaine, 5/37, ? 153. Forum, 1/36, ? 154. Country Gentleman, 12/l}6, "Easy Johnny" 155. Collier's, 5/47, "A Long Time, A Long Distance" 156. ~' 4/11/38, ? 157. Household, 5/36, "Bleeding Heart" 158. Household, L}/37, ? 159. Household, 10/37, poems "Quest for the Young Witch", 11 Autumn 11 160. Household, 6/38, "It Must Be Like Love" 16J'. Household, 6/38, "It Must Be Like Love" 162. Household, 7/38, 11 The Horse That Did A Good Turn11 /a Box 7 3 v"/ ~v. Printed Material: newsp. and mag. clippings, unused postcards, maps, J_l-1 ~ Box 11'._ etc; approx. 4,ooo pieces, largely newsp. clippings: publicity and re- Box f!;JI.. 3°/-'f/ search materia.l from entire lifetime Box #4' 1. 24xl2; newsp. clip. compiled by T. D. in late teens, 72 pgs. 2. 8x6; newsp. clip., "editorials from the Delphic11 c. 1924-5, 42 pgs. 3. 12x8; newsp. clip., 13 pgs. c. 1925-6; 2 pg. typescr. speech; 1 pg. holo. note by T.D. 2/19/68 4. 14x8; newsp. clip. fr/ Harvard days; holo. note by T.D. 1/68 5. 14xl4; empty Vii. Galleys /50-1 J ';'-~ Gus the Great, galleys, 3 sets. /Jot<(/ 2. We Pluck This .Flower, galleys. IJ"{'ld• Long Remember, by MacKinlay Kantor; 1st ed. 1934, unbound.,signatures 1 11 11 wl holo~ note to .r.D. fr/ Mack , 2/1/34 Box ~f.J- VIII. Correspondence, 1920-1967: /J<:>'A,, YJ l. 1920, 1 TLS to T.D. ,, YI 2. 1921, 1 TLS to T.D. ' ' fJ3• 1922, 3 TLS, 1 ALS to T.D. I/ 't J4· 1924, 1 TLS to T.D. II '115• 1927, 8 TLS, 6 ALS to T.D. I/ Y.J 6. 1928, 2 TLS, 8 ALS to T.D. // f j 7. 1929, 10 'ELS, 4 ALS to T.D. I/ f/:J 8. 1930, 1 ALS fr/ T.D. to mother 9 TLS to T.D. 5 ALS to T.D. {j •~ <1J9. 1931, 1 TL T.D. fr/ 9 ALS to T.D. 23 TLS to T.D. /J •IC'(J 10; 1932, 41 TLS to T.D. ihcl/1 fr/ Lawrence Spivalk. 5 ALS to T.D. 1 TL fr/ T.D. /Jo1,..&( 3/ 11. 1933, 14 TL fr/ T.D. 26 TLS to T.D. 25 ALS to T.D. 'f '( 12. 193lt, 3 TLS fr/ T.D. 15 TL fr/ T.D. 17 ALS to 'r.D. 30 TLS to T.D. ¥'(13. 1935, 2 ALS fr/ T.D. to Mother 52 ALS to 'r.D. 1 TLS to T.D. fr/ Sterling North 1 telegrrun fr/ s. North to Feragil Galleries 115 TLS to T.D. 69 TL to T.D. to '.11 .D. 70 TLS to T.D. 34 'I'L fr/ T. D. Y'5 15. 1937, 2 TLS fr/ 'f.D. 1 ALS fr/ T.D. 137 TL fr/ T.D. 26 ALS to T.D. 1 TLS to T.D. fr/ Sterling North 217 TLS to 'r.D. /JDJ.. f(, 16. 1938, 61 TL fr/ T.D. 2:\, ALS to T.D. 107 TLS to T.D. /! t.1')(9' t 17. 1939, 74 TL fr/ 'r.D. 38 ALS to T.D. 102 TLS to T.D. 1 ALS fr/ T.D. '51) >( 7" / 18 . 1940 9 32 TL fr/ T.D. 16 ALS to T.D. 73 TLS to T.D. /.Jox9, 19. 1941, 19 TL fr/ T.D. 1 TLS fr/ T.D. 9 ALS to '11. D. 48 TLS to •r.D. 38 TL fr/ 'I1.D. /-]?J'>< r? 20. 1942, 6 ALS to T.D. 51 TLS to T.ll. 1 TLS fr/ MacKinlay Kantor 1 TLS fr/ "Ellery Queen" 21. 1943, 26 TL fr/ T.D. fJ IJ'i '1? 13 ALS to T.D. 38 TLS to T.D. /.Jo,( r ~ 22. MacKinlay Kantor correspondence, 1933-35; 46 'I1LS fr/ "Mack" to T. D. 4 ALS fr/ 11 Mack 11 to T.D. 7 TL fr/ T.D. to "Mack" 1 TLS fr/ T.D. to "Mack" /Jox '18' 23. MacKinlay Kantor correspondence, 1935-40; L~3 TLS fr/ "Mack" to T.D. 3 ALS fr/ 11 Mack 11 to T.D. 47 TL fr/ T.D. to 11 Mack11 4 TLS fr/ T.D. to 11 Ml:'.6k 11 1 ALS fr/ T.D. to 11 lfack" Box #'Yy> 2~. 1944, 22 TL fr/ T.D. 1 TL fr/ 'r.D. to H,L. Mencken 7 ALS to T.D. 26 'rLS to T.D. 1 TLS to T.D. 1 TLS to T.D. fr/ Rex Stout 1 TLS to T.D. fr/ Hex Stout and Clifton Fadiman IJ' ox, y 2 ALS to T.D. 16 TL§ to T.D. ff"26. 1946, 59 TL fr/ T.D. 9 ALS to T.D. 38,· TLS to T.D. t:J,1. f f-f'? 27. 1947, 163 TLS to T.D. 96 ALS to T.D. 101 TL fr/ T.D. 1 TLS fr/ Clifton Fadiman and John Hers~y 1 TLS fr/ Clifton Fadiman 2 'fL to Sterling North 1 TL to Clifton li'adiman all the above (#27) re: Gus the Great pJ O)lt/f'- ,50 28. 1948, 3 TLS fr/ T.D. 104 TL fr/ T.B, 1 telegram fr/ Sterling North 154 TLS to T.D. ALS 'fo T.D. 29. 1949, 83 TL fr/ 'I'.D. 30 ALS to T.D. 84 TLS to T.D. Box r~ S' / 30. 1950, 11 ALS to T.D. 55 TLS to T.D. 63 TL fr/ T.D. 31. 1951, 107 TLS to T.D. 17 ALS to T.D. 115 TL fr/ T.D. Box.._ 5-/ 32. 1952, 11 ALS to T.D. 53 TLS to T.D. 57 TL fr/ T.D. 33. 1953, 7 ALS to T.D. 47 TLS to T.D. 55 rr1 fr/ T.D. S 2.... 34. 195l•, 115 TL fr/ T.D. 16 ALS to T.D. 104 TLS to T.D. p.;'/,;)D )( ~~<- ? - ~~r ;, 35. 1955, 56 ALS t 0 rn1 ••D 112 TL.S to T.D. 115 TL fr/ T.D. 36. 1956, 23 ALS to T.D. 105 TLS to T.D. 92 TL fr/ T.D. (incl. 2 to Adlai Stevenson) 1 TLS fr/ T.D. 1965, 3 TLS to 'r. D. 5 ALS to T.D. 7 TL fr/ T.D. 1966, 17 TLS to '11.D. 7 ALS to T.D. 22 TL fr/ T.D. /JD)l JJ-, 0 47. 1967, 17 ALS to T.D. 85 TL fr/ T.D. 46 TLS to T.D. 48. Undated: 4 TL fr/ T.D. 16 ALS to T.D. 24 TLS to T.D. /Jc.Lf _(!)s :; { J IV'~. 1~1 7 49 0 Checks, bills, income tax record through lifetime more than 4,ooo pieces. ...B=x..~ rx. Manuscripts de><,..r .. A. CORN SONG, typescript, 105 pgs. 11""' J B. RING HORSE, typescript, 153 pages. /S--o;t' D. WE PLUCK THIS FLOWER, typescript, 362 pgs. E. NARROW GARGE TO MUlWER, by Carolyn 1rhomas, Mrs. (Actea) T.D. /.Jl)A I 5 1. carbontypescript MS, 317 pgs. /J IS;< ( I 2. typescript MS, 347 pages t:/,,t '7 3. carbontypescript MS, 375 pgs. /J~,< ; 7 4. typescript rewrites, 276 pages F. THE LABYRINTH 1. carbontypescript MS, 446 pgs. 2. carbontyp. rewrit e,,,0 94 pgs. 11&>/ 6 "f G. TEN THOUSAND MEN O:F' HARVARD 1. typescript MS, llt3 pgs. 2. typescript MS, 255 pgs. ~ b 7' H. GOLDEN GOOSE CHASE, typescr., 196 pgs. I. YOUNG GODHEAD, (college), typescr., 55 pgs. J. THE DUSTY PEOPLE 1. typescript outline, 153 pgs. 2. discarded pages, typescr., 62 pgs. Box $;70 K. CIRCUS FARM (early title of GUS THE GRIEAT) 1. notes, 12 pgs. typesc., 12 pgs. holo. 2. typesc. MS w/ many rewrites, 238 pgs. L. THE DUKE OF DUBUQUE, 1. typescr. MS, 300 pgs. 2. typescr. MS w/ rewrites, 322 pgs. 3. typescr. rewrites, 36 pgs. M. SILVERCREST 1. typescript MS, 204 pgs. 2. typescript Jvl,S, w/ holo. revisions, 168 pgs. 3. carbonty1Jescript MS, 176 pgs. N. VIRGO DESCENDING, typesc. notes, 33 pgs. O. CIRCUS COMING:! 1. typescript M''o, 86 pgs. 2. typescript MS, 145 pgs. P. BIG RIVER, BIG MAN /JD)( ?3 1. notes, 8 pg. holo., 34 pgs. types. /Jlf);t.13 2. typescript MS, 203 pgs. /.)ox?~ 3. typescript MS, 448 pages 37. 1957, 27 ALS to T.D. 94 TL fr/ T.D. 96 TLS to T.D. TLS to T.D. 30 ALS to T.D. 152 TL fr/ '1\D. 1 TLS ff/ T.D. 9 pg. holo. notes for (1958) Lippincott letter by T.D. most of the above re: Big~ - Big Man 39. 1959, 63 ALS to T.D. 184 TLS to 'r.D. 176 TL fr/ T.D. 4o. 1960, 44 ALS to T.D. 152 TL fr/ T.D. "_,,,, LTLS fr/ T.D. 147 TLS to T.D. /:lo)( 5/-)~ 41. 1961, 46 ALS to T.D. 194 TL fr/ T.D. 173 TLS to T.D. 42. 1962, 47 TLS to T.D. 14 ALS 'f6 T.D. 53 TL fr/ T.D. 43. 1963, 33 TLS to T.D. 11 ALS to T.D. 36 TL fr/ T.D. 44. 1964, 27 TLS to T.D. 12 ALS to T.D. 32 '.PL fr/ 'r.D. /5 ~ )(. ? SQ. MANY HORSES \vEEP, ( early title of GUS THE GREAT, see IX-K.) 1. typescript MS, 517 pages 2. rewrites, typescript, 57 pgs. Box f~IJ(o R. 0, CHAUTAUQUA, typescript MS w/ many holo. revisions, typescript rewirtes, 587 pages S. "trailer book" 1. typescript MS, 208 pages 2. typescript MS, 205 pages /Jolt ?7 T. unidentified MS, typescr., 184 pgs. u. 11 mystery novel" MS, typescr., 279 pe;s. I! 0 '/. ,~ /.!>~ X ?8' v. unidentified MS, typescript., 154 pages '101 ?o/ w. unidentified MS, typescript, 321 pages !Sc~ ,,, x. Bolo. notebooks 1. 13 booklets, Harvard English papers, 157 pages 2. notes for 11 Big Ben 11 78 pages 3. "idea book", 39 pages 4. "plots", 88 pages 5. expense book, 9 pages / 6. 2 small notebookw, 101 pages Y. Short stories, speeches, etc. /Jo>(?o 1. "The Short-Short l<'rame of Mind", carbon typescript, Ao:1-, ro 10 pages; typescr. w/ holo. revisions, 10 pgs. 11 11 f-0 2. "The Insul t , carbontypescr., 5 pgs; typescript, 5 pgs. fO 3. "The Dogs of Elisha", typescript, 15 pgs. i"O 4. "My Son Dick", typescript, 3 pgs. $' I) 5. "Compromises", typescript, 3 pgs. g' o 6. "East of Carthage", typescript , 2 pgs. 11 f?O 7. "Nothing is Left , typescript, 10 pgs. /J6'/.. f'6 B. "The Freebooter", typescript, 8 pgs. II SO 9. "Darkness from Behind", typescript w/ holo. revisions, 7 pgs. /f $'0 10. "The Great Illusion", typescr., 16 pgs. II ~O 11. "Landlady", typescript, 10 pgs. ti g'o 12. "Husbandn, typescript, 3 pgs. 11 // 9"Q 13. "Night in New Mexico , typescript, 5 pgs. II 4'() 14. "On the Denver Road", typescript, 5 pgs. II 8'0 15. "Rehearsal in Arapahoe", typescript, 19 pgs. 1, 8'0 16. "The Ballad of Hellbent Dan", typescript, 9 pgs. 1/ e'D 17. 11 'r11e Beat Jumper", typescript, 7 pgs. /I g-o 18 .. "Special Delivery", typescript, 6 pgs. ,, B'/) 19. "Character Loan", typescript, 12 pgs. d fl>20. 11 Fugtb.tive", typescript, 6 pgs. 1/ fl> 21. 11 A Staff to Lean Upon", typescript, 14 pgs. 11 II lfO 22. "Dumb Sam , typescript, 6 pgs. 'flt:> 23. "Red Mustache", typescript, 6 pgs. 11 /I 3'0 24. "Midnight in October", typescript, 20 pgs. // e,o 25. "Laughing Linn", typescript, 33 pgs. II 8 0 26. "Marriage Ber;ins in June", typescript, 12 pgs. ,, 11 1 j'o 27. The Girl with Three Namesr , typescript, 35 pgs. /I fo 28. 11 '.I'he Thing that Whistled", typescript, 18 pgs. // I/ g,,o32. "Scarlett Snowfall", typescript, 17 pgs. I/ f o 33. "How to Get Publicity", typescript, 5 pgs. /I f6 34. "Class Night", typescript, 5 pgs. fJ o'J. ~035. "Overdue", typescript, 11 pgs. II~ 36. "A Cup of Hot Milk", typescript, 12 pgs. /13037. "Better Snapshots", typescript, 3 pgs. I/ a,038. 11 A Valentine for George", typescript, 13 pgs. 11 11 (I /JO 39. landlady , typescript, 20 pgs. I/ fo 40. 11 The Great Illusion", typescript, 25 pgs. // ifZ> tn. 11 Restaurateur11 , typescript, 17 pgs. 7/ ~ o 42. 11 Hats off to Red", typescript, 18 pgs. /; g'?J 43. "Railroad '.Pown", typescript, 20 pgs. -;/5of tr'/ 44. 11 Words the Captain Lived By", carbontypescript, 2 pgs. 45. 11 Appointment in Corpus Christi", typescript w/ holo. '[s I revisions, 14 pgs. 11 ~/ 46. "The Courtship of Hercules Barr , typescript, 8 pgs. 1 fl 47. ' Glory Cloud", typescript, 18 pgs. 11 11 ~I 48. Marked Man , typescript, 7 pgs. f"I 49. 11 '11he Look in Her Eyes", typescript, 8 pgs. 11 8' J 50. 11 Kid Stuff , typescript, 6 pgs. 11 ?'I 51. "Ha ts Off to Texas , typescript, 4 pgs. '?' I 52. 11 In A High Country", typescript, llt pgs. 'ii 53. "Garland of Stars", typescript, 13 pgs. fl 54. "Easy Johnny", typescript, 12 pgs. fl 55. "On the Denver Road", typescript, 6 pgs. 11 ti 56. "House for Rent , tl)rpescript, 9 pgs. 11 11 Pl 57. Bonanza , typescript, 8 pgs. J158. "Years Gone Ago", typescript, 7 pgs. 11 B'/59. "No Interruption , typescript, 11 pgs. t"/60. "Cold Night in 48 pgs. "boronerms Tale", typescr. w/ holo. revisions, ... , II $/ 62. "Your G eatest Book", typesv.bipt, w/ holo. revisions, 16 pgs. // J"/ 63. "'rhe Murder of the Hindu", typescr. w/ holo. revis- ions, 3l1- pgs. II tf/ 64. "Snow", typescript, 15 pgs. '{/ ''Inquest", typescript, pgs. 11 65. 5 // '!l 66. "Senorita with the Sad Eyes", typescr., w/ holo. revisions, 7 pages J/ ?I 67. 11 Darkness from Behind", typescr., 12 pgs. 11 II? I 68. :B"'lotilla", typescript, 10 pgs. /I ~I 69. "Ed Gerrish Goes to God", typescr., 24 pgs. 11 11 /:lo')( 82. 70. 1fua t We Learn from Dreams , typescr. , 5 pgs. II 8'2- 71. "Blood Secret", typescript w/ holo. revisions, 19 pgs. carbontypescr., 14 pgs. carbontypescr., 18 pgs. 11 11 I/ f'J,..'$2. Larceny , typescript, 5 pgs. II f,2. 73. 11 My Corpse Hangs in the Barn", typesc., 20 pgs. // ~)...74. 11 RaiJ.road Town", typescript, 22 pgs. llf'Z. 75. "The VJhite Storm Will Taunt You", typescript, 13 pgs. /I f2.. 76. "Maiden Voyage", typescript, 7 pgs. // f'A 77. 11 The Druggia.t", typescript, 8 pgs. JI /1,.78. "Scared", tyJ)escript, 17 pgs. /I K').,79. "Badly Speaking", typescript, 16 pgs. II 11,.80. "Murder in a Dust 0 torm", typescript, 10 pgs. / / 8',81. 11 Closed for the Season", typescript, 10 pgs. /J~ <[Z. 82. "Hats Off to Redrr, typescript, 16 pgs. 11 11 /I /h 83. · Fish , typescript, 8 pgs. II ti. 84. HAnd After that the Dark11 , typescript, 12 pgs. // g,1- 85. "The Man Who Murdered Millions", typescript, 8 pgs. 11 // ?J. 86. • These Men \'/ill Kill 11, typescript, 13 pgs. 11 I/ &'J- 87. The Murder of the Sea Lioness", typescript, 23 pgs. rBo~ I/ Cl.. 88. "Midnight in October", radio play fr/ 'r.D. short story, mimeotypescr., 2 copies, 17 pgs. I/ 8'2 89 •. "The Drue;gist11 [ditto 88], 1 copy, 33 pgs. // 0 Z.. 90. Speech "Stream of Consciousness Fictiontt, typescr., 8 pgs. Speech 11 Life with a Corona", tyJiescr., 6 pgs. II' I!' .z.. 91. 11 Jt gz 92. "Emotion in 8mm , carbontypescript, 8 pgs. 11 11 93. 'fhe Blood's Dark Anger , typescript, 3 pgs. J I '8 '2- /( t2-. 94. "The Man Who \i/ould not 'fell", typescript, 39 pgs. II g-~ 95. "The March Adventure", typescript, 5 pgs. 13~'1- 83 96. SIMPLH'III:D TRAINING COURSE material, typescript, 134 pages 11 11 a, J 97. Von Bergen Laughed", carbontypescr., 5 pgs. 11 o.J 98. "Spring Nocturne", carbontypescript, 10 pgs. n frJ99. "Study in Brown", typescript, 3 pgs. /I J'J 100. "The Cheater", typesaript, 3 pgs. ~1 8'J 101. "In the Good Old Murder Time", typescript w/ bolo. revisions, 20 pgs. I'/ J"J102. 11 The Odyssey of Wag", typescript, 20 pgs. 11 11 '9':J 103. Bird in the Bush", typescript, 3 pgs. 11 8"}104. "Character Loan", typescript, 6 pgs. d~xB-J 105. 111rhirteen Cats", typescript, 34 pgs. 11 I 1 t 8 J 1060 You Can t Kill A Cop", typescript, 9 pgs. 11 11 ,, tJ 107. Mudhole , typescript, 7 pgs. 11 Dea.th at the Dentist's", typescript, 14 pgs. II fJ 108. ,, 8"'] 109. "Ice", typescript, 11 pgs. // bl 110. !.!'J'he Man with Chaplin li'eet", typescript, 31 pgs. ,, trJ 111. "Snapshots from Casey", typescript, 11 pgs. 11 // f; 112. A Night Among the Booksellers1', typescript, 5 pgs. ,, 8.3 113. "A Matter of Ethics", by Carolyn 'l'homa.s (pseud.), Mrs. (Actea) T.D., typescript, 19 pgs. II 8'} 111+. 11 Af, Quick as a Cat", typescript, 6 pgs. 11 11 II 83 115. A Warning and A Code , typescript, 59 pgs. // 63 116. "A Promise to Gates", typescript, 10 pgs. 11 ,, 8')117. Push 11 , typescript, 10 pgs. ,, '6.J 118. "Scoop", typescript, 11 pgs. /( 8.J>119. 11 rrhe Senator's Secret", typescript, 10 pgs. II 8J 120. "Surprise Party", typescript, 10 pgs. 11 ~J 121. 11 Not For Publication", typescript, 10 pgs. 1, 61122. "Clouds Like Drifted Snow", typescript, 10 pgs. 113'J 12.3. "Hazardous Shallows", typescript, 10 pgs. ,,rJ 124. 11 The Golden Envelope", typescript, 14 pgs. ,,s....J 125. "The Silver Phoenix", typescript, 11 pgs. /JoJt. 8 f'( 127. 11 '.rhe Brewer Was Fat", typwscript, 37 pgs. ~y 128. lfMidnight Train", typescript, 3 pgs. ~r 129. 11 Heart I s Dark Anger", typescript, 3 pgs. eYt/ 130. "By A Pool", typescript, 8 pgs. Box "Bonanza", typescript, 7 pp;s. 11 11 ss 132. Million Dollar ~irl , typescript, 6 pgs. 11 11 tS 133. ij Passion for Privacy , typescript, 6 pe;s. fS 134. "Marked Man", typescript, 7 pgs. 11 ~5 135. "The Little Man in My 11hroat , typescript, 5 Jigs. fj7 136. "Glory Cloud", typescriJJt, 18 pgs. tg 5 137. trYour Hard-Core Library", typescript, 12 pgs. ..., 11 144. "Up, Please", typescf:ipt, 4 pgs. 145. "Death in the Busrr, typescript, 13 pgs. 146. "Keats Lives Next Door", typescript, 12 pgs. 11 147. "Down on the S00 , typescript, 12 pgs. u 1I1-8. "\'/inter Gold", typescript, 19 pgs. 149. "Love Among the Tombstones", typescript, 5 pgis:. 150. "Thirty", typescript, 7 pgs. 151. 11 Racket in the Rain", typescript, 4 pgs. 11 152. "Music of the Sun , typescript, 6 pgs. 153. "The F]choes Not Follow", typescript, 20 pgs. 154. "The Way of the Dark Wolf", typescript, 18 pgs. 155. "'rhe Blazing Sword Belt" , 11 pgs. 156. 11 Dark Thursday," typescript, 11 pgs. u 157. 11 French Gold, 11 typescript, 7 pgs. g-5- "61 &,5 Oo '/v 158. 11 A New York Tempest", typescript, 35 pgs. 159. "Silk for St. Louis", typescript, 49 pgs. 160. "A Staff to Lean Upon", typescript, 14 pgs. 161. "In the Good Old Murder Time", typescript, 42 pgs. 162. "Gold Hill Mystery", typescript, 11 pgs. 163. "Blind Date", typescript, 10 pgs. 164. "Pal that I Loved", typescript, 15 pgs. 165. 11 The Giant of Crooked Slough", 3 pgs., typescr. 166. "The Mountain that Stumbled", typescript, 37 pgs. 167. "Dumb Sam", typescript, 6 pgs. 168. "Dumb Henry", typel!lcript, 4 pgs. 169. 11 Knell for A Doomed 'l'own", typesdript, 3 pgs. 11 1 11 170. Farmers March Left , typwscript, 3 pgs. 11 171. 11 Inquest , typescript, 12 pgs. 172. 11 Pocket Money from Reviewing", typescript, 2 pgs. 11 173. "Sonata for Dick , typescript, 25 pgs. 174. "Play Sad Music", typescript, 9 pgs. 175. "'l1hus So Cleanlyn, typescript, 4 pgs. 176. 11 Number Thirteen Iron", typescript, 13 pgs. 177. 11 Iron Lanterns", typescript, 8 pgs. 11 11 178. The Sons of Bearded Kings , typescript, 9 pgs. 11 11 Box - f7- j/ 179. Thirteen Cats , typescript, 59 pgs. 81 180. 11 When the Murder's on the Pumpkin", typescr., 28 pgs. 11 11 f? 181. Teeth , typescript, 8 pgs. 1 811 182. "Ten Grand for Giovanni ', typescript, 6 pgs. 8"'1 183. 11 :french Gold", typescript, 9 pgs. 11 8 '7 184. "Peele of the Belf. , typescript, 19 pgs. J 7 185. "A Promise to Gates", typescript, 10 pgs. g7 186. "The Horse Called Charley", typescript, 40 pgs. ~? 187 .. 11 The Glory that was Greece", typescript, 11 pgs. f;I-/ 188. "Lanes in the Sky", typescript, 8 pgs. 189. 11 The Young Man did not Smile", typescript, 10 pgs. /3 of-:; 190. "Blood Flows Downward", typescript, 14 pe;s. o.i' 191. nTeeth", typescript, 17 pgs. tg 192. ''Yellow Bird", tyy:iescript, 12 pgs. 6 f( 193. "Cigarette", typescript, 13 pgs. 3t' 194. 11 A Loaf of Bread", typescript, 3 pgs. 11 11 er 195. Bad JDi:ms , typescript, 16 pgs. JJ' 196. "Yellow Bird", typescript, 22 pgs. 11 g> y 197. "Death Hides the Wind , typescript, 23 pgs. 11 JS, 198. "Darkness from Behind , typescript, 27 pgs. g 0 199. 11 '.l'he Hundred Dollar J·ack-Knife", typescript, 31 pgs. B! 200. "Buoy Marks the Spot", typescript, 17 pgs. tt 201. 11 The Golden Bull", typescript, 10 pgs. 83' 202. "The Simply Priceless Jest", typescript, 30 pgs. 11 11 8f 203. A Death A Day , typescript, 15 pgs. a-.( 204. "One Man's Muscle", typescript, 15 pgs. 11 11 5t 205. A Passion for Privacy , typescript, 6 pgs. 6'6 206. "The Dead have Friends", typescript, 9 pgs. 8r' 207. "Strange Encounter", typescript, 7 pgs. 0V2os. nsnow Can Killn, typescript, 18 pgs. 8'!' 209. "Black Death", typescript, 19 pgs. 3 i 210. "Blood Secret", typesc±ipt, 12 pgs. rK' 211. 11 The White Death in the Hole", typescript, 1S·pgs. {f i' 212. "Perilous Pearls", typescript, 9 pgs. &' 8' 213. 11 Death Before Dawn", typescript, 23 pgs. 11 11 lfB 214. A Loaf of Bread , typescript, 5 pgs. 11 1JI 215. "Thfovery , typescript, 17 pgs. f!f' 216. "Bleeding Heart", typescript, 10 pgs. 38' 217. 11 Clown", typescript, 20 pgs. 11 11 f / 218. 0verdue , typescript, 10 pgs. 11 /Jj 219. "Poetry Gaine , typescript, 27 pgs. 1 j 'o/ 220. "Way-Station 1 , typescript, 33 pgs. 'jo/ 221. "The Butcher Boy", typescript, 8 pgs. ?o/ 222. "Green Fingersn, typescript, 9 pgs. io/ 223. 11 The Dagger and tae Fool", typescript, 41 pgs. 8o/ 224. "Snow Can Kill 11, types cri l)t, 8 pgs. IC/ 225. "The J?ellow Who Killed Felix", typescript, 18 pgs. i'1 226. "Getaway", typescript, 7 pgs. 11 227. "A Valentine for George", typescript, 19 pgs. Po/ 228. 11 ]Pagan Croaked on Friday", typescript, 31 pgs. Bo/ 229. 11 A Bullet i.J:'l · the Gizzard", typescript, 24 pgs. K''f 230. 11 Gra.ndfather Bought a Horse", typescript, 8 pgs. 8 o/231. "The Thing Tha¥·Jhistled", typescript, 26 pgs • ., r 232. "A Murder is Arranged", typescript, 18 pgs. ·' lo/ 233. 11 A Kille1fVisits Town", typescript, 9 pgs. 31 234., 11 Doc", typescript, 9 pgs. 8 o/ 235. "Restaurateur", typescript, 17 pgs. 11 ~r 236. "A Murder is Arranged , typescript, 40 pgs. ✓, 237. 11 :l!raulein", typescript, 19 pgs. fr a3s. "HP.stage", typescript, 25 pgs. 81243. 11 .rtpplejack", typescript, 12 pgs. 3°1244. 11 It must be Like Love", typwscript, 26 pgs. 11 ~r 245. "Mid.night in October , typescript, 20 pgs. /jo'Jl, o/t> 246. "Death Before Dawn," typescript, 18 pgs. '" 247. "Ambush", typescript, 5 pgs. '7C) 248. 11 S}5ecial Delivery", typescript, 3 pe;s. ?'C) 249. "Short-Short Cut into Print", typescript, 15 pgs. ,0 250. "A Look At London", typescririt, 7 pgs. o/o 251. 11 You Can Write A Novel'', typescript, 9 pgs. 'ft> 252. 11 A Reporter hlants to See You", typescript, 16 pgs. 11 11 '70 253. :for Education - Don't Go To Dollege , typescript, 4 pgs. 9'0 254. "Checks for Fiction", typescript, 11 pgs. 11 '7 c) 255. "The Last Raftsman , typescript, 36 pgs. "fo 256. Untitled serial MS, typescript, 140 pgs. 11 'ji) 257. "The Murder of the Sea Lione.!'i'S 7 typescript, 30 pgs. 11 7°6 258. 11 Doc , typescript, 17 pgs. ';1£' 259. 11 Appointment in Corpus Christi", typescript, 31 pgs. '70 260. 11 The Look in her J~yes", typescript, 19 pgs. 9<1 261. "The Courtship of He:ecules Barr", typescript, 17 pgs. Box~ <:f/,,-iJz. Poetry 1. 288 pages holograph poetry 2. 355 pages typescript poetry X. Notes, holograph and typescript hnlf-sheets arranged in boxes in file form; pertain to people, places, events, nature, charac- ters, e 69. _,q.5 Box///!;3 - information concerning logging and characters in tj"J:\~/ ~ o+- Eig~River-Big Man and characters in Port-of-Spain; approx. 800 pp., largely typescript • ..6i~-?t.fo. concerning Miss. River and landings, approx. 550 typescript pp., some holograph. t}~/fnfo. concerning plants, trees, Indians in BR-BM; approx. 650 typescr. pp., some holograph. tlot/OO -/02- .JJe;c A')O - info. concerning Civil War armies and battles; approx. 800 typescript pp., few holograph /o:2- IO'I :e,21, #J~ - info. concerning characters in BR-BM approx. 600 pp., largely typescript /0,5-/0~ 1'en i'32 locations and tributaries of Mississippi R.; approx. 700 pp., largely typescript /-or-111 .J3ox ,frJ:1/ a.. character, plot and location outlines for Port-of- Spain, approx. 800 full-size pp., mostly typescript. DUNCAN, THOMAS Manuscripts Box 1/? A) Short stories- 1937 (unless otherwise noted) 1) "Some Blond". Typescript, 2 pp. 2) "Beautiful Baroness". Typescript, 2 pp. 3) "After Midnight". a) Typescript, 6 pp. b) Typescript with holograph corrections, 3 pp. 4) "Bullet Trouble". Typescript, 7 pp, 5) "The Girl with Three Names". Typescript with h0lograph corrections, 17 pp. 6) "Guest with a Gun". Typescript, 3 pp. 7) "After Midnight". Carbon typescript with holograph corrections, 3 pp. 8) "Mudhole". Typescript with holograph corrections, 3 pp. 9) "The Hounds of Hallowe'en". a) Typescript with holograph corrections, 12 pp. b) Carbon typescript with holograph corrections, 23 pp. c) Typescript, 1 p. (Synopsis) 10) "Stolen Lion". Typescript with holograph corrections, 18 pp, 11) "The Killing of Karemby". a) Carbon Typescript, 23 pp. b) Typescript with holograph corrections, 11 pp. 12) 11 Strange Encounter". Carbon typescript, 9 pp. 13) "Red Mustache". Typescript with holograph corrections, 3 pp. 14) "The Odyssey of Wag". Typescript with holograph corrections, 9 pp. 15) "Fortissimo". Typescript, 3 pp. 11 16) "Murder Hole • Typescript with holograph corrections, 6 pp. 17) "Fugitive". Typescript with holograph corrections, 3 pp. page 2 DUNCAN, THOMAS 18) "Hostage". Carbon typescript, 22 pp. 11 19) "The Druggist • Carbon typescript, 17 pp. 20) "Grandfather Bought a Horse". Typescript, 6 pp. 21) "A Matter of Marriage".Typescript with holograph corrections, 21 pp. 22) 11 Bank Night is Murder Night". Typescript with holograp1, corrections, 15 pp. 23) "The Strange Reindeer of Sioux Creek". Typescript with holograph corrections, 9 pp. 24) "Yellow Horses". a) Typescript with holograph corrections, 5 pp. Incomplete. b) Typescript with holograph corrections, 6 pp. Incomplete. 25) "The Highroad at Midnight". a) Typescript with holograph corrections, 11 pp. b) Carbon typescript, 20 pp. 26) "Fraulein". a) Typescript with holograph corrections, 10 pp. b) Typescript, 2 pp. Incomplete. 27) "The Cat and the Corpses". a) Typescript with holograph corrections, 28 pp. b) 8 synopses. Typescript with holograph corrections, 14 pp. c) Holograph, 1 p. 28) "Adventures of Audrey". a) Typescript with holograph corrections, 5 pp. b) Carbon typescript, 5 pp. 29) "Happy Journey". Typescript with holograph corrections, 15 pp, 30) "Be Careful, George". typescript with holograph corrections, 55 pp. 31) "Kill Crazy''. Synopsis. Typescript, 2 pp. page 3 DUNCAN, THOMAS 1 32) "The Troubled Midnight' • Typescript, 3 pp.; Holograph, 1 p. 11 11 33) The Dream Girl • Typescript with holograph corrections, 4 pp. 34) "The Pride of the Family". Typescript, 7 pp. 1923. 35) 11 A Christmas Story". Typescript with holograph corrections, 11 PP• Undated. 36) "Pawpacker". Typescript with holograph corrections, 2 pp. undated B) Articles 11 11 1) Life with a Corona • Typescript with, holograph corrections, 4 pp 2) 11 Circus Slanguage". Typescript, 4 pp. 3) "Three-Ring State". Carbon typescript, 3 pp.; Holograph notes, 1 p. 11 11 4) Ben Pollack • Typescript, 3 pp. 5) 11 The Modern Novelist's Responsibilities". a) Carbon typescript, 7 pp. b) Typescript with holograph corrections, 2 pp. 6) 11 Evolution of a B'::tbliophile". a) Typescript with holograph corrections, 3 pp. b) Carbon typescript, 6 pp. 11 11 7) Books for Christmas Stockings • Carbon typescript, 3 pp. 11 8) "You and the Press • Typescript with holograph corrections, 3 pp. 9) 11 Biographical Sketch of Thomas W. Duncan". a) Typescript with holograph corrections, 12 pp. b) Carbon typescript, 20 pp. 10) 11 Robbins Brothers' Circus". Holograph, 8 pp. 1931. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Box Carbon typescript, holograph, 0 and typescript with holograph corrections, Ca. 800 pp. Duncan, Thomas Addenda 7/ 68 I. Printed material /]ot/l1A. Scrapbook - newspaper and magazine clippings re: magic 25 pp. and few photos of magicians JIJ..B. Scrapbook - newspaper clippings, 5 pp. l/2...C. 5 magazines 1. "Saturday Review", 7/7/51, 2 copies 2. "Saturday Review", 4/3/54 3. "Plays", 1935 4. "Harvard Class of 1928; 1968 Directory" IJ~/Jt-1/j D. 68 newspaper & magazine articles (tearsheets) E. 2 dust jackets for THE CACTUS SHROUD by Carolyn Thomas (Mrs. T.D.) ,I/ 3 II. PHotographs A. 8, 8Xl2 photos of T.D. and dog B. 2X4 photo of T.D. and Chautauqua group, 1924 C. 2, 10X18 photos of Jeff Duncan (dog) /Joi.//'/ III. Notes, some are labelled "experiments" A. typescript notes, 52 pp. B. holograph notes, 63 pp. / /'j IV. Correspondence A. 1968, 3 ALS, 1 TLS to T. D.; 3 TL (carbon copies) from T.D. B. 1967, 3 ALS, 3 TLS to T.D.; 6 TL (carbon copies) from T.D. C. 1966, 1 TLS to T.D. D. 1965, 3 TLS, 2 ALS to T.D. E. 1964, 2 ALS, 1 TLS to T.D. F. 1963, 3 TLS, 2 ALS to T.D.; 7 TL (carbon copies) from T.D G. 1962, 6 TLS, 1 ALS to T.D.; 5 TL (carbon copies) from T.D. H. 1961, 3 TLS to T.D.; 3 TL; (carbon copies) from T.D. I. 1960, 2 ALS, 1 TLS to T.D. J. 1958, 3 TLS to T.D. K. 1957, 25 ALS, 34 TLS to T.D.; 28 TL (carbon copies) from T.D. L. 1956, 14 TLS, 4 ALS, to T.D.; 8 TL (carbon copies) from T.D. M. 1954, 6 TL (carbon copies) from T.D. /.lo ~J5N · 1953, 32 TLS, 17 ALS to T.D.; 64 TL (Carbon copies) from T.D. ~o. 1952, 14 ALS, 20 TLS to T .D.; 31 TL (carbon copies) from T.D. P. 1951, 22 TLS, 19 ALS to T.D.; 27 TL (carbon copies ) from T.D. Q. 1950, 8 ALS, 18 TLS to T.D.; 39 TL (carbon copies) from T.D. R. 1946-49, 10 TLS, 3 ALS to T.D.; 2 TL (carbon copies) from T.D. DUNCAN, THOMAS W. Gift of Robert Skirvin Addenda: December 1969 and January 1970 Printed pieces by Duncan /JD-1...//bl) From Poetry (Ji/) a) "Chromosomes". April 1929, Page 20. 2 copies. b) "One Who Came In Night". November 1936. Page 73. c) "The STrolling Girls". May 1938. Page 73. Also issue of September 1927. 2) "Five Dollar Bill". Every Week Magazine, Ca. October 1931. Proof sheet (#L) 3) "So YOu Want to Take a Whirl at Fiction-". The Quill. February 1936. Pp. 5, 12, 15. {.JJ.z) 4) "'Mack'Kantor as Thomas Duncan Knows Him". The Latest Books. Brentano's New York Bulletin. January 1937. PP. 6-7. (#z) 5) "Plots from Newspapers". Writer's Digest. June 1937. pp. 27-30. c« 2) 6) "The Strange Reindeer ~f Sioux Creek"; ·successful Farming. December 1939. pp. 16-17; 39-43. (t12) 7) "Short-Short Cut Into Print". The Writer. March 1941. pp. 67-72. (rlz) 8) 11 The Short- Short Frame of Mind". The Author & Journalist. March 1944. PP. 7-9. {# 2) 9) Review of CENTER RING, by Robert Lewis Taylor; Saturday REview. November 24, 1956. p. 23. (!J.:l) 10) Review of THE CIRCUS KINGS by Henry Ringling North and Alden Hatch. Saturday Review. April 16, 1960. P. 47. (ff~ 11) "Tell Them To Move It"; This Week Magazine. Los Angeles Times. March 4, 1962. p. 2. ( fli) 12) "Justo Rijo of Magic". Crowds. Des Moines, Iowa. May-December 1941. (Ji:!i} page 2 DUNCAN, THOMAS W. Gift of Robert Skirvin Addenda: December 1969 and January 1970 13) The Vanisher. Des Moines, Iowa. March 19, 1940-September 1942. 17 issues. (TWD editor).{J!-o/) 14) Material about Magic. Pamphlets, clippings, membership forms, etc. (Not by TWD). {,JiSJ 15) Reviews and notices of O, CHATAUQUA; GUS THE GREAT; RING HORSE. 6 pieces. (')kiy Correspondence April 1939-November 1941. (di?) 3 TL 5 TLS 3 CTL 2 Postcards Miscellaneous (.J- ~) 1) Old Magazines and Dime Novels Price Guide, 1966 by A. Chervence, Chicago. 2) "The Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good" and other maxims of writing. Typescript, 1 p. mounted on cardboard. 3) Sample of Wm. T. Duncan's handwriting (TWD's father), 1 p. 4) Chritmas greeting. 5) Coat of Arms. Holograph and colored pencil, with holograph note by Skirvin on verso, December 1969 reporting TWD's claim that Coat of Arms a fake. ·-.... 6) Self-portrait of Rex Maxon, cartoonist, black-ink on white ground.6"X8". With holograph notes by Skirvin on frame backing, December 1969. Duncan, Thomas W. Addenda: April 1981 Gift of Robert M. Skirvin Box 119 I. PRINTED ITEMS A. By TD 1. Poems a) "Among the Dead" in "The Midland," Vol. XVII, No. 6, October 1931. p. 149. (4) b) "Iowa Georgie: January",same, (4) c) "Summer Resort" in "The Midland" Vol. XVI, no. 3, May - June 1930. p.147 (4) 2. Short Stories a) "After Midnight" in Best Stories From Liberty; 1949. p. 40 (4) b) "It Must Be Like Love" in "The Household Magazine;" June 1938, p. 4 (5) 3 • Essays a) "Tell Them to Move It" in This Week Magazine, Los Angeles Times, March 4, 1962. (5) b) "Tom Duncan Reminisces, Tells Why he is in A-C Community," "The Adair News," (Adair, Iowa). July 8, 1965. Photo l.ncluded. ( 5) 4. Excerpt from novel Gus the Great, J.B. Lippincott, 1947. "The New York Post," April 4, 1948. (5) Duncan, Thomas W. page 2 Box 119 B. About T.D. 1. "Television and Radio" by Nancy Vogel, in "Writer's Digest," January 1962. TD discusses the development of a character. Includes photoof T.D. and excerpt from novel Gus the Great. p. 42 (6) 2. Advertisements a) Gus the Great, Lippincott, 1947. "Book-of-the-Month Club News." May 1948. p. 25 (6) b) Ring Horse_ (orig. publ. by Doubleday, 1940) Advertisement for republ. by J.B. Lippincott, July 16, 1952. (6) C. Journals Collected by TWD 1. "Publishers' Weekly," Sept. 7, 1946. (7) 2. "Story," March 1934. Short story by Ivan Bunin (Nobel Prize for Lit., 1933), "Sunstroke" is circled on cover. (7) 3, "The University Review, 11 Univ. of Kansas City, Winter 1937. (7) II. PHOTOGRAPHS A. In publications 1. "Some Not ab le Guests of Timer I s Club," black and white photo of TD and MacKinlay Kantor, in The Palimpsest vol. XLIII, no. 3, 1962. Also included is a photo of Sterling North. (8) 2. "Tom Duncan Working on Novel" Newspaper photo of TD and his wife. 'The Adair News," July 1, 1965, (8) B, Black and white photo of TD; with young woman on stage in front of backdrop of book spines, Possibly in a play at Harvard?; 7½ x 9½; no date, (8) Duncan.TW DUNCAN, THOMAS W. #7B Addenda, December 1989 Gift of Dr. Robert M. Skirvin Box 119 PRINTED PIECES (#9) Better Homes and Gardens June 1938 Writer's Year Book 1947 1 DUNCAN, THOMAS W. #7B Addenda: April 1997 Package #4 I. PRINTED MATTER A Advertisement for RING HORSE, color, matted, 11" x 14 11 B. Posterboard for GUS THE GREAT, color, 14" x 20"