The Inventory of the Norman Corwin Collection
The Inventory
of the
Norman Corwin
Collection
#53
Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Corwin, Norman #53 1965
Note: material in numbered envelopes arranged by author, with typescript notations of description of contents. Envelope numbers given in brackets.
Box 1
I. Subject Files, primarily manuscripts and printed material.
A. “Susan’s Evening,” 1964 benefit concert. [No. 2]
1. Program notes. 2. Program, printed. 3. Meyer, Stanley. TLS, June 26, 1964; cover letter for photocopy of letter from Paul S. Smith, President of Whittier College, re: funds raised, June 24, 1964.
B. “Charter in the Saucer,” mimeograph, 1955. [No. 3]
C. “World of Carl Sandburg.”
1. Theater program for play adapted and directed by NC; includes “Magic of Sandburg” by NC, n.d. (ca. 1950s?) [No. 4]
2. Production script, mimeograph, 1960; variant text from other editions; see NC’s note on envelope. [No. 9]
D. “The King Must Die,” screenplay (unproduced), first draft, mimeograph, 1961; includes copy of book from which NC adapted it, with marginal notes made by NC as he worked on screenplay. [No. 5-6]
E. “The Rivalry,” large printed program for a play written and directed by NC (program would have been sold at the show, not given out). [No. 7]
F. “Seems Radio is Here to Stay,” printed item, 1939; privately printed, 1 of 3 “library” copies. [No. 8]
G. “Script, Printed Broadside and Adaptation for ‘Service’ of Planting of Trees at Brandeis,” 2 mimeograph copies, 1 printed, 1954. [No. 11]
H. “Set Your Clock at U-235.”
1. Reprints, 1945.
2. Correspondence re: rights to reprint in various journals, etc.; requests for copies; and fan mail; ca. 50 letters.
Box 2
I. “Promotional Material Sent Out by CBS for Series ‘Columbia Presents Corwin’,” printed, 1944. [No. 10]
J. “The Blue Veil,” screenplay, mimeograph, 1951. [No. 13]
K. “Escape from Andersonville,” script, unproduced, mimeograph. [No. 14]
L. “Gumpert,” teleplay, mimeograph, 1945. [No. 15]
M. “Greetings With Variations,” script, mimeograph, 1950. [No. 16]
Box 3
N. “Inside the Movie Kingdom,” television documentary for NBC, 1964; CTS and photocopies, some with holograph notes.
1. Program outlines. [No. 17]
2. Partial transcript of film interviews with stars, etc. [No. 17]
3. Research. [No. 17]
4. Breakdown of contents. [No. 17]
5. Drafts of scripts. [No. 17]
6. Footage and subject breakdowns. [No. 17]
7. Correspondence carbons re: aspects of production, etc. [No. 17]
8. Script and notes for Part 2, TS and holograph; includes 4 CTL to producer Milton F. Fruchtman. [No. 18]
O. “Tel Aviv,” episode of the “Passport for Adam” television series, 1944.
1. Script, mimeograph. [No. 18]
2. Ca. 50 fan letters. [No. 18]
3. 88 post cards, including ALS post card from Lew and J. Sarett. [No. 18A]
Box 4
P. “The Undecided Molecule,” radio program, 1945.
1. TS of text. [No. 19]
2. 49 fan letters, 23 post cards. [No. 19]
3. TS carbon, with holograph signature of NC and Vincent Price, of Price’s permission to be on radio show. [No. 19]
Q. “Seems Radio is Here to Stay.” (Typed label on cover refers to items #8 and #20 previously received.)
1. Original manuscript, holograph and TS with holograph annotations, with note by NC: “composed directly on typewriter p. 1-4”. [No. 20]
2. Production script. [No. 22]
3. Correspondence, 1939-1948; correspondence concerning initial production and repeats, with clips about it. [No. 22]
R. “Memorandum to Jeremiah,” mimeograph copy of unpublished script, with clips on its presentation, 1961; re: 13th Anniversary of founding of the State of Israel. [No. 21]
II. Printed Material.
A. By NC (loose, not in envelopes).
1. “Christmas,” in Collier’s, Dec. 29, 1945.
2. “Airborne,” in Holiday, Aug. 1946.
3. “Samson,” poem, Theater Arts, Sep. 1942.
4. “World Must Seek Technique of Permanent Peace,” ABC Weekly, Oct. 13-19, 1946.
5. “Of Life and Lenses,” U.S. Camera, Apr. 1949.
6. “Radio Writing,” Writer, Feb. 1951.
7. “One World Revisited,” Common Ground, Winter 1947.
8. “My First Report On One World,” Talk, Nov. 1946.
9. “Corwin Speaks of High Destiny of Radio,” ABC Weekly, Sep. 22-29, 1946.
10. “Conscience Doth Make Tigers,” clip from Mademoiselle, Oct. 1944.
B. About NC.
1. “Norman Corwin,” in Click, July 1942.
2. “Artistry of Norman Corwin,” with photo, by A. N. Williams, S.R. Lit., Feb. 14, 1942.
3. “Radio Without Soap,” re: NC, by A. Welch, Liberty, Feb. 10, 1945.
4. “Norman Corwin’s Global Tour,” by J. Crudy, New Horizons, Oct. - Dec. 1946
5. “Corwin of the Airwaves,” Coronet, Dec. 1945.
Box 5
III. Audio.
A. “Windows on the World,” tape recording in 2 boxes, first broadcast in 1951; “unpublished” on typed label. [No. 23]
B. “Document A/777,” 2 boxes of tape recordings, first broadcast in 1950. [No. 24].
C. “The Charter in the Saucer,” tape in 2 boxes, first broadcast in 1955; “unpublished” on label with reference to No. 3 (1925). [No. 25].
D. “Could Be,” tape in 2 boxes, 1949. [No. 26]
Box 6
IV. Subject Files (continued).
A. “The Rivalry.”
1. Early draft titled “Tonight Lincoln vs. Douglas,” 1956, mimeograph copy with some corrections and sheets laid in. [No. 27]
2. Mimeograph copy with some corrections and CTS. [No. 27]
3. Set in folder titled “The Rivalry,” mimeograph with copy of play bill from Bijou Theatre (copy, 1959) laid in. [No. 27]
4. 3 printed pieces of publicity, reference on label to No. 7. [No. 27]
B. “The Story of Ruth,” produced by 20th Century Fox. Screenplay, 1959. [No. 28]
C. “The Feature Stories for the Springfield, Mass Republican,” 7 clips from the newspaper, 1930-1935. [No. 29]
D. “Miscellaneous” (typed label listing contents on outside of envelope includes CTS of remarks made by NC).
1. CTS re: 1965 San Francisco Film Festival. [No. 30]
2. 2 manuscripts. [No. 30]
3. “Sleep Now on Thy Natal Day,” printed copy, words by NC; sheet music caricature of NC article, by Billy Rose, clipped from the Courier, 1948 (note: label on outside describes Rose article to Saturday Evening Post). [No. 30]
E. “The World of Carl Sandburg.” (Reference made on label to Nos. 4, 9, 32.)
1. Publisher’s TS of the acting addition, 87 leaves. [No. 32]
2. Publicity. [No. 33]
3. Reviews. [No. 33]
4. Programs of the play. [No. 33]
5. Photograph of Betty Davis and Gary Merrill. [No. 33]
6. Correspondence with agencies and regarding permissions for use; Western Illinois University, 1964- 1965. [No. 33]
F. “Citizen of the World,” 1949; promotion kit, CBS; mimeographed material. [No. 34]
Box 7
G. “The Story of Ruth.”
1. Screen play, 1960; includes correspondence, publicity, etc. [No. 35]
2. Court deposition, TS, Superior Court, State of California, 1963. [No. 37]
H. “Overkill and Megalove,” 1964; stage production; includes fragment of script material not appearing in book and production notes; some holograph notes; others, TS and CTS. [No. 36]
I. “The Golden Door,” cantata, 1955; “unpublished” on typed label; mimeograph copy of script, with photocopies of some reviews of production. (Note: program re: commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the arrival of the first Jews in America.)
V. Correspondence.
A. General correspondence, unsorted. Consists mostly of requests, comments on programs, approbation or criticism. Letters date 1941 -1965. They are arranged by years. Present are 111 letters total, not including carbons from NC.
1. Undated, 13.
2. 1941, 1.
3. 1944, 2.
4. 1945, 29.
5. 1946, 18.
6. 1947, 10.
7. 1948, 1.
8. 1954, 1.
9. 1955, 2.
10. 1956, 2.
11. 1957, 1.
12. 1961, 1.
13. 1962, 1.
14. 1963, 2.
15. 1964, 18.
16. 1965, 11.
VI. Printed Material (Continued).
A. “The Baby,” printed book of baby photos with mention of NC in the forward and reference to caption on page 50 by NC.
B. Published articles.
1. Article on radio in its present day; mentions NC; Script, Aug. 25, 1945, pg. 6.
2. “On a Note of Triumph.”
a. Saturday Review, May 26, 1945, pg. 22. b. Coronet, Aug. 1945.
3. “Home for the Fourth,” by NC, Colliers, July 6, 1946, pg. 22.
Corwin, Norman #53 1966
Box 8
I. Subject Files.
A. “On a Note of Triumph,” program folio announcing television version of radio broadcast, Jan 7, 1966, over Channel 28, Los Angeles; author’s note on envelope. [No. 41]
B. “Needed But Not Wanted,” article by NC for The Journal of the Screen Producers Guild, Dec. 1965; includes newspaper clipping of article by Art Seidenbaum (Times Staff Writer) mentioning NC article, Dec. 27, 1965. [No. 44]
C. Keynote address given by Corwin at Aspen Film Conference, Aspen, Colo. Sep. 3, 1964; author’s note on envelope.
1. Original holograph notes, 2 leaves. [No. 45] . 2. Original TS with profuse holograph corrections and annotations, 15 leaves. [No. 45]
3. Second TS with profuse holograph corrections and annotations, 15 leaves. [No. 45]
4. TS memo from Geoffry Shurlock. [No. 45]
D. “Journal of the Screen Producer’s Guild.”
1. The Journal of The Screen Producer’s Guild.
a. Mar. 1966. [No. 46] b. June 1966; comments on previous article pg 36. [No. 46] c. Author’s note on envelope. [No. 46]
E. “The Odyssey of Runyon Jones,” by NC; only copy of full score South African production; includes ALS from George Movshon as South African member of the United Nations secretariat; author’s note on envelope. [No. 48]
F. “The New Biology” address given by NC before the UCLA Conference on “The Human Agenda,” May 23, 1966.
1. Original TS with many holograph corrections, 11 leaves. [No. 49]
2. Revised CTS (clean), 11 leaves. [No. 49]
3. Announcement of lecture series, mimeograph. [No. 49]
4. Program of the lecture series. [No. 49]
G. “Tribute to FDR,” given by NC over CBS, Apr. 13, 1945; TS.
1. TS with holograph corrections plus carbon of short piece on FDR, 2 leaves. [No. 50]
2. Correspondence related to broadcast; 24 TLS, 28 ALS, 6 telegrams, 2 carbons of NC’s own correspondence. [No. 50]
3. Newspaper clipping, Jan 20, 1946; the text of a resolution written by Corwin in honor of FDR and submitted to the New York State Senate; author’s note on envelope. [No. 50]
H. Copy of score “The Magna Charta,” written by Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill for the “Pursuit of Happiness” series, directed by NC, broadcast over CBS in 1939, holograph markings of NC on score; author’s note on envelope. [No. 52]
I. “Second Overture,” radio script by Maxwell Anderson, broadcast over NBC, Jan 29, 1938, mimeograph, 24 leaves; author’s note on envelope. [Item]
II. Audio.
A. Tapes.
1. Only copy of a tape of Robert Ryan reading “Set Your Clock at U 235”; author’s note on envelope. [No. 45]
2. Only copies of three tapes of interview with NC by Frances Randall, Don Decker, and Walt Robson of San Diego State College, given at NC’s home in Sherman Oaks, Cal. on Jan 26, 1966; author’s note on envelope. [No. 47]
B. Broadcast recordings (18 inch records; original catalog call numbers noted).
Package 2
1. “Savage Encounter,” presented over CBS, Aug. 7, 1945, as part of “Columbia Presents Corwin series; author’s note on package (BU LP 90).
2. “The Undecided Molecule,” produced on July 17, 1945, as part of “Columbia Presents Corwin”, second series; author’s note on package (BU LP 65).
3. Drew Pearson making a broadcast on the Ku Klux Klan, July 21, 1946 (BU LP 51).
Package 3
4. “The Long Name None Could Spell,” presented over CBS on May 14, 1944 as part of “Columbia Presents Corwin,” author’s note on envelope (BU LP 57).
5. “Movie Primer,” produced on Mar. 7, 1944, for CBS’ “Columbia Presents Corwin” series; author’s note on envelope (BU LP 46).
Package 4
6. “Seems Radio is Here to Stay,” Australian production (1946) of broadcast originally under direction of NC over CBS, Apr. 23, 1939; script published in collection of plays THIRTEEN BY CORWIN; author’s note on package (BU 18).
Package 5
7. “We Hold These Truths,” Bill of Rights program produced Dec. 15, 1941, on all four networks; author’s note on envelope (LP 207).
Package 6
8. Broadcast for Canadian Red Cross. [“Read over Canadian Broadcasting Corp. network (but not written by) NC on Mar. 14, 1945. NC was in Toronto to direct one of his programs at the invitation of CBS and the Canadian Red Cross. The record is on a glass base. (Part of the program to conserve metal during the war.)”] (LP 213).
Package 7
9. Music associated with broadcasts (LP 214).
a. “Untitled tune for radio on a popular lick.” [“Composed by Lyn Murray for a NC show but cut out for lack of time.”] b. “Lucretia’s Theme.” [“Sketch of a theme intended by the composer Walter Scharf to represent the character of Lucretia Borgia in an operatic version of ‘The Plot to Overthrow Christmas’. Scharf never completed the opera.”] c. “Hasten the Day.” [“Musical setting for a hymn written by NC at the request of Brandeis Camp Institute. Music by David Raskin (composer of the hit tune ‘Laura’).”] d. Untitled song. [“Composed and sung by Earl Robinson, and used by CBS as a radio announcement of the forthcoming ‘Columbia Presents Corwin’ series over that network. Robinson’s own operatic setting of Sandburg’s ‘The People, Yes’ was part of that series. 1944.”]
Package 17
10. “Cromer,” produced Dec. 1, 1942, as part of “American in England” series; author’s note on package (BU LP 41).
11. “Sandburg,” presented over CBS, June 6, 1944, as part of the first “Columbia Presents Corwin” series; author’s note on package (BU LP 64).
12. “The People, Yes,” a one-act opera based on the volume of poems by Carl Sandburg; presented over CBS as part of the “By Corwin” series, May 18, 1941; author’s note on package (BU LP 30A).
Corwin, Norman #53 1967
Box 8
I. Subject Files.
A. Notes prepared for interview with Isaac Stern, 3/17/67, twenty-two 3 x 5” cards with TS questions. [No. 60]
B. Notes prepared for interview with David Ben-Gurion, 3/9/67, thirty-three 3 x 5” cards with TS questions, 2 holograph sheets.
C. Program folio announcing “On a Note of Triumph,” 1/7/66. [No. 41]
D. “Utah Alumnus,” July 1966; theatre program of “The Hyphen.” [No. 63]
E. Prospectus for an Academy of Radio Arts and Sciences, CTS, 19 p. [No. 56]
F. Transcript of interview with NC in printed newsletter, May-June 1967. [No. 64]
G. “The Shop Around the Corner,” only known copy of NC’s adaption, CTS, 30 p. [No. 57]
Box 9
H. “They Fly Through the Air With the Greatest of Ease” (NC’s note: “first serious script written by Corwin”).
1. Copy of screenplay, off set, 29 p. [No. 58]
2. Broadcast script, 27 p. [No. 58]
3. Assorted printed material (about a dozen pieces). [No. 58]
4. Correspondence, 1939-1959; 52 TLS, 18 CTL, 11 ALS, 5 telegrams. [No. 58]
II. Correspondence.
A. Re: Documentary Awards Committee of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1963-1966; 19 TLS, 22 CTS, 32 photocopied letters, 7 telegrams. [No. 55]
B. Miscellaneous (requests, invitations, etc.), 1941-1964; 69 TLS, 22 CTL, 6 ALS. [No. 54]
C. Correspondence with Senator Donald Cameron of Canada, 1946- 1963; 57 TLS, 38 CTL, 2 ALS, 3 telegrams. [No. 59]
Box 10
III. Film and Video.
A. Newsreel interview with NC in New Zealand, 35 mm, 1946. [No. 60] RESTRICTED.
IV. Audio.
A. Tapes.
1. “The Odyssey of Runyon Jones,” given at C. W. Post College in 1966. [No. T-66]
2. “Fourteen August,” given at C.W. Post College in 1966. [No. T-65]
3. “The Plot to Overthrow Christmas,” given at University of Texas. [No. T-68]
4. “You Can Dream, Inc.,” University of Indiana. [No. T-67]
Package 1
B. Records.
1. Parody on “One World Flight” (1 record).
2. “My Client Curley,” 9/8/46 (2 records).
3. Rehearsal of Charles Laughton and Elsa Lancaster for “Pursuit of Happiness,” 12/8/39 (1 record).
4. “Fear Itself,” 5/7/50 (6 records).
Package 2
5. “The Plot to Overthrow Christmas,” 12/24/42 (2 records).
Package 3
6. “A Very Fine Type Girl,” 8/8/44 (2 records).
7. Talk over CBC, 10/15/51.
Package 4
8. Music from “26 by Corwin.”
9. Rehearsal of music cues for “On a Note of Triumph” (2 records).
10. Gustav Mahler’s 8th Symphony, conducted by Eugene Ormandy (3 records).
11. Music and Lyrics by Kay Swift (3 records).
12. “Jungle In Retreat” (3 records).
13. “A Walk with Nick,” 7/31/45 (1 record).
14. “An Anglo-Saxon Angle,” 1942 (3 records).
Package 5
15. Technical discussion of radio drama, 1946.
16. “We Hold These Truths,” 12/13/41.
Package 7
17. “Gumpert,” Aug. 21, 1945 (3 recordings).
18. “Women of Britain,” 1942 (5 records).
Package 8
19. “The Pursuit of Happiness,” 3/3/40.
20. Untitled, 4/18/44 (2 records).
Package 9
21. Orson Welles reading excerpts from NC’s works, 1944 (1 record).
Package 10
22. Dress rehearsal of “Ballad for Americans,” 11/5/39 (2 records).
Package 11
23. “It’s In the Works,” 3/28/42.
Package 12
24. “Dissent of the Gods” (2 records).
Package 13
25. “The White House and the War,” 1/21/42 (2 records).
Package 14
26. Two discs recorded by Robert Vincent (2 records).
27. Peabody Award for “Document A/777” (11 records).
28. “Tel Aviv,” 1943 (3 recordings).
Package 15
29. “Your Air Force,” 4/4/42.
Package 16
30. “Ann Rutledge,” 10/23/40.
Package 18
31. “Johnny Appleseed,” 3/17/40.
Package 23
32. Work cuts for “Document A/777” (11 records).
33. “Year of Decision,” 6/18/50 (4 records).
34. “Vanity Fair,” 7/3/45 (2 records).
35. “We Hold These Truths,” 12/13/41.
Corwin, Norman #53 December 1968
Package 25
I. Audio.
A. Records, TS explanation on each.
1. “Address to American Nobel Committee,” address of NC; introduction by Pearl S. Buck; Dec. 10, 1946.
2. “Interviews with Members of Danish Government”; Per Federspiel, Minister of Special Affairs; Christmas Moeller, Conservative Leader of Parliament; June 26, 1946.
3. “Ballad of Jesse James,” radio version of William Rose Benet’s Poem, adapted by NC; performed by Walter Huston, Franchot Tone and Burgess Meredith; May 5, 1940.
4. “Memories of F.D.R.,” radio show; voices of Shelley Mydans, NC and Bernard Glazer; 1946.
5. Broadcast commemorating the signing of the U.N. Charter at San Francisco; narrated by Claude Rains; June 25, 1955.
6. “Windows of the World,” prepared and produced for the United Nations Radio, Nov 4, 1951; also CBC and BBC, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa.
Box 11
B. Tape recording of production of “The Odyssey of Runyon Jones” at University of North Carolina, broadcast on Apr. 12, 1967 over WUNC-FM. [No. T-69]
II. Subject Files.
A. “San Diego State College Arts Festival,” announcements, articles, interviews, publicity and notes relating to NC’s participation in the Second Annual Arts Festival, Nov. 30 – Dec. 9, 1967. [No. 70]
1. Notes from panel discussion with NC, Andy Warhol, and Lou Harrison, holograph, 3p.
2. Script for play, “Please, No Flowers,” by Joel A. Ensana; TS photocopy with holograph corrections, 26 p.
3. Script for play, “The Cock Crows,” by Jack Matcha; TS photocopy with holograph corrections, 26 p.
4. Correspondence for Festival.
a. 4 personal TLS to NC. b. Amble, Kjell, Dr. (i) 3 TLS to NC; Mar. 16, Apr. 17, Nov. 20, 1967. (ii) CTL from NC to Dr. Kjell Amble, Apr. 23, 1967. c. CTL from NC to Joel Ansana, Dec. 10, 1967.
B. “Delta Kappa Alpha Banquet 1968.” [No. 72]
1. Narration, written by NC; TS with holograph notes and corrections, 9 p.
2. Program from banquet.
3. Program of evening, and draft of narration by Arthur Knight, TS with holograph corrections, 4 p.
4. Notes for program, index cards, TS with holograph correspondence, 14 p.
5. A newspaper and magazine about event.
C. “American Israel Cultural Foundation,” honoring Teddy Kollek, Mayor of Jerusalem, Jan. 21, 1968. [No. 73]
1. “Tribute to Jerusalem,” script by NC, TS photocopy with some holograph corrections, 38 p.
2. “Jerusalem of Light -- a Cantata of Love,” by Rabbi Avraham Soltes, Jan. 2, 1968; script of reading, TS photocopy, 2 copies, 14 p. each; used as reference material for “Tribute to Jerusalem” (above).
3. Notes; TS, CTS, holograph and photocopy; many holograph notes on all pages; 16 p.
4. Script from radio show, Aug. 19, 1945 (adapted to use parts for this script), TS mimeograph with holograph notes, 5 p.
5. Recording of “Yeurshalem Shel Zamav” (“Jerusalem City of Gold”), recorded by Naomi Shemer on Hedarzi Records, Israel.
6. Program for occasion.
7. Booklet from America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Inc. (AICF).
8. Tarbut (magazine), no. 7, Spring 1967.
9. Guest list for banquet.
10. “A Mayor with a Ticklish Mission,” magazine article re: Teddy Kollek.
11. “Jerusalem – City of Gold; Heralded at AICF Dinner,” magazine article.
12. Correspondence about occasion.
a. Kalus, Hy. ALS to NC, Jan. 14, 1968. b. Paz, Gideon (V.P. of AICF, Inc.). 5 TLS to NC; Jan 7, 9, 28, 10; Feb 29; 1968. c. CTL from NC to Gideon Paz, Mar. 15, 1968. d. Soltes, Avraham, Rabbi. ALS. Jan 9, 1968.
Box 12
D. “Commencement Address by N.C. at Columbia College of Communications in Chicago. June 9, 1967,” titled “Conscience and Communications,” TS with holograph corrections, 15 p. [No. 74]
E. “Testimonial Dinner in Honor of Dr. Nelson Glueck, President of the Hebrew Union College.” Mar 27, 1968. [No. 75]
1. Booklet about the Hebrew Union College.
2. Invitation to ceremony.
3. Outline of program; photocopy with holograph notes, 1 p.
4. 2 personal letters to NC about dinner.
5. Script for dinner, photocopy, 13 p.; TS note explains the script.
F. “National Student Film Festival (1968).” [No. 76]
1. Program, Philharmonic Hall, Apr. 17, 1968.
2. Material about contest; subjects, finalists, procedure, etc.; photocopy, 13 p.
3. Newspaper articles.
4. Correspondence.
a. Valenti, Jack. (i) TLS to NC, Feb. 9, 1968. (ii) 4 TLS to NC re: Festival. b. CTL from NC to Carl Weiner, Mar. 22, 1968.
G. “Foreward to “The Challenge of Hate,” 1946; a photo record of democracy’s struggle against disruption and disunity, THE CHALLENGE OF HATE by A.R. Lerner and Herbert Poster. intro duction by NC, printed booklet (currently out of print). [No. 77]
H. “Right and Riots,” a conference, May 10 and 11, 1968. [No. 78]
1. Notes for conference, TS and TS photocopy with holograph notes, 38 p.
2. REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CIVIL DISORDERS. SUMMARY OF REPORT. Printed.
3. Pieces of printed material about conference, published by Constitutional Rights Foundation; some holograph notes on them.
4. Correspondence.
a. Wise, Robert. TLS to NC, Apr. 12, 1968. b. 3 other ALS, TLS to NC.
I. “A Greeting to a New Day,” 1953; used as sign-in and sign-off for NBC station in NYC; in competition with Louis Untermeyer and Fannie Hurst, it won. Their written “slogans” are included: L. Untermeyer, TS, 1 p.; F. Hurst, TS, 2 p.; NC, printed, 1 p. [No. 86] Includes:
1. Rayburn, Gene. ALS to NC, Feb. 14, 1968.
III. Printed Material.
A. Lincoln Herald, Spring 1968; Carl Sandburg Memorial Issue; includes article by NC, “Sandburg in Glendora.” [No. 79]
B. Playbill and announcement for “The Chinese Wall,” play by Max Frisch. Directed by NC at UCLA in 1963. [No. 80]
C. Utah Alumnus, July 1966, article, “Some Explanation Marks on ‘The Hyphen’,” by NC. [No. 81]
D. “Limericks,” West: Los Angeles Times, Feb. 5, 1967, Sunday Issue, Magazine Section. [No. 82]
E. Galley of DOG IN THE SKY by NC, holograph corrections, 1952. [No. 83]
F. Poster announcing NC lecture at University of North Carolina, Oct. 5, 1967, “Eternal Triangle: The Establishment, the Artist and Sex.” [No. 71]
Box 13
IV. Film and Video.
A. Picture (film) and sound negatives for “The Rivalry,” by NC, from Esso Repertory Theater TV. February 28, 1965. RESTRICTED.
Corwin, Norman #53 December 1969
Note: descriptions taken from NC’s own typed labels for the items.
Package 18
I. Audio.
A. Records.
1. Promotional recording for “Studio One.” [“A projected series offered for commercial sponsorship by William Hobart Weintraub, ca. 1944-1945. Joseph Julian, whom NC had cast as the American of ‘An American in England’ in 1942, appears on this disc. NC’s only contribution to this aural prospectus was the title. Though the series never became a reality, the title was used – with NC’s permission – by his friend Fletcher Markle for a sustaining drama series over CBS, and it later was adopted by – and sponsored by – the Ford Motor Company. The title ‘Studio One’ also moved intact to television, where for some time it served as the name of one of the foremost dramatic programs.”] [No. 112]
2. Original recording of “The Odyssey of Runyon Jones,” first broadcast over CBS on June 8, 1941. [“The recording was made on a glass base because aluminum was in short supply due to wartime priorities; as a result the casualty rate from breakage was very high, and included this program; only the first side remains. The script was published in THIRTEEN BY CORWIN. Eleven years later, NC, at the instance of James Thurber, adapted the story to novella form in a book entitled DOG IN THE SKY (Simon & Schuster, 1952). Much performed by amateur and college groups over the years.”] [No. 113]
3. “Untitled.” Presented over CBS on April 18, 1944, as the seventh of the “Columbia Presents Corwin” series… Frederic March performed as Hank Peters, the Voice throughout… [No. 115]
4. Recording of “New York: A Tapestry for Radio,” broadcast May 16, 1944, over CBS, as the eleventh in the series “Columbia Presents Corwin.” Martin Gabel narrated. [“The music score was composed by Frederick Steiner and conducted by Lyn Murray. Published as one of the plays in UNTITLED AND OTHER RADIO DRAMAS, Henry Holt, 1947.”] [No. 116]
5. Interview in Brisbane, Australia. [“NC reached Brisbane on Sep. 23, 1946 and was interviewed on arrival by Alan Carmichael of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, for playback on the ‘Guest of Honor’ broadcast of Sep. 29. This was one of the stops on the ‘One World Flight’ itinerary.”] [No. 117]
6. Promotional broadcast record for “Columbia Presents Corwin.” [“In 1944, the Columbia Broadcasting System issued to its network stations a recording of promotional material announcing the ‘Columbia Presents Corwin’ series. Statements concerning NC and his work were made on this disc by Orson Welles, Charles Laughton, Robert Young and the composer Earl Robinson. Only copy extant.”] [No. 118]
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7. Actuality recordings of “Sounds of War,” presented by NC by the BBC for use in his English-based “American in England” series, broadcast jointly by the BBC and CBS, in 1942. [“Each record bears the stamp, ‘passed for security,’ and is dated and signed. The discs include the following sounds: No. 773: A night raid in London, in Sep. 1940; five bombs exploding; patrolling wardens; sound of an enemy bomber overhead; anti-aircraft fire; the attack fades off. No. 774: time bombs falling; ack-ack fire and warden’s patrol (9/27/40). No. 3903: tommy guns firing; machine gun and rifle fire; 75 mm field guns (French 75’s); trench mortar firing. No. 3902: heavy bomb explosion; debris falling; hand grenades; burst from Bren gun, with ricochet; shots from .303 revolver; shots from .45 revolver. No. 7030: spitfire plane starting up and taking off; five spitfires taking off. No. 7029: 4 spitfires flying low; 2 flying at 1,000 feet; 4 flying at 200 feet. No. 554: anti-aircraft guns repelling attack by Messerschmidts on barrage balloons at Fover. No. 763: bombs falling; drone of bomber; air raid alert; all clear. No. 764: naval anti-aircraft battery; plane in dive.”] [No. 102]
8. Reading by Sir Laurence Olivier of portion of the preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at a celebrational concert produced by NC for the United Nations in Carnegie Hall on December 10, 1949. 12” disc. [“Olivier, who had recently been knighted, flew over from England expressly to deliver the 3-minute preamble. This fragment of it was later used (3/26/50) in the broadcast entitled ‘Document A/777’.”] [No. 107]
9. NC reading “Greetings, With Variations.” [“Written and read by NC for the intermission of a broadcast concert with the New York Philharmonic orchestra on Jan. 1, 1950. Jason Fassett participated in the ‘dialog.’ A shorthand version of this was published in a Sunday edition of the New York Times around this time. It was also drafted into the 1952 (Henry Holt & Co.) edition of THE PLOT TO OVERTHROW CHRISTMAS, as an exchange between Nero and a reporter from the West Spitzbergen Tattleblatt.”] [No. 114]
10. Presentation copy of recording of San Diego State Verse Choir performing selections to Abraham Lincoln, under the direction of E. Kingsley Povenmire and bearing the inscription on the jacket, “to NC with great respect, E. K. Povenmire.” [“Povenmire was on the faculty of San Diego State, where he created a repertory of choric material and directed the college’s speaking choir. Among pieces frequently performed by his group was a condensed version of NC’s ‘Plot to Overthrow Christmas’.”] [No. 138]
11. Presentation copy of recording of “Flight to the Moon,” in which astronaut Walter M. Schirra, Jr. reads narration written for him by NC. [“The jacket of the album is inscribed to NC. The disc makes use of voice recordings of transmissions within the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo series, which the producer, Sidney Galanty, obtained from NASA. The record was prepared under great pressure of time, for release within eight days after the return of Amrstrong, Aldrin and Collin from the moon landing. The day after splashdown, Schirra, who had assisted Walter Cronkite in CBS’ coverage of the moon landing, flew to Los Angeles and that night recorded the narration. NC objected strongly to the extent and nature of the musical score, feeling that the production forefited any value as an historic momento by intrusive, gratuitous and inept musical effects, especially behind narration and voice transmissions. His objections were overridden. The album was produced by Communications Group West, for Bell Records. The recording is stereo. Mint copy.”] [No. 152]
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12. Record album (MGM Records) of Kate Smith in “Between Americans.” [“Written by NC and originally broadcast in the 26 BY CORWIN series in 1941, but directed and produced in this version by Ted Collins, for long Kate Smith’s manager. NC had nothing to do with this production. The supporting cast consisted of Robert Dryden, James Boland, Anna Karen, Gilbert Mack, Guy Ropp, Floyd Buckley, Ralph Camargo, Carl Emory, C. W. Griffiths, and Leonard Sherer. Orchestra conducted by Jack Miller. MGM Record No. 30031.”] [No. 126]
13. Recording of NC’s adaptation of “The Daniel Jazz,” a poem by Vachel Lindsay. [“Bluebird (Victor) label, No. B513-A. The piece was performed by the Koralites, a verse choir whome NC had employed in several of his early ‘Words Without Music’ broadcasts over CBS, 1938-1939. Out of print.”] [No. 128]
14. Recording, among other songs, of “The Tower of Babel” sung by the composer, Earl Robinson, on ALCO Records. [“NC wrote the lyrics based on the poem in Carl Sandburg’s THE PEOPLE, YES, for a one-act opera of the same title, which NC and Robinson wrote and which was presented on the ‘Columbia Presents Corwin’ series in 1944. Other songs in this album include ‘We’re In the Same Boat, Brother,’ written by Robinson and E. Y. Harburg for NC’s program ‘Word from the People,’ which was broadcast in commemmoration of the opening Conference of the United Nations in San Francisco in April, 1945. On that occasion the soloist was Alfred Drake. Out of print. 78 rpm.”] [No. 129]
15. Charles Boyer, speaking in French for broadcast over radio-diffusion Française, concerning NC’s then upcoming visit to France on the One World Flight memorial to Wendell Willkie. [“Circumstances of the recording unknown at this writing. Only copy extant. Disc dated Jan. 17, 1947.”] [No. 130]
16. Columbia Masterworks Album of “On a Note of Triumph,” NC’s broadcast commemorating V-E Day, and first presented over CBS on May 8, 1945. [“The reaction to it was such that the network scheduled a repeat broadcast later, on May 13, and this second performance (live) was recorded for public release. An edition of 13,000 albums (156,000 sides) was quickly sold, but becase of a wartime shortage of shellac, no second edition was made, and in the subsequent years Columbia Records never issued a long- playing version. This album, extremely rare because of persistent demands following repeated broadcasts in the late 40’s and 50’s, is of the old-style 78 rpm discs. The inside cover of the album jacket contains explanatory texts, and claims that ‘no radio broadcast in history created such an intense stir, and no program received such overwhelming praise.’ Martin Gable was the narrator; the score was composed by Bernard Herrmann and conducted by Lud Gluskin. NC directed and produced, in Hollywood. Album number is M-MM-575. Breakable records. Out of print.”] [No. 127]
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17. Privately printed 78 rpm album of Coast Guard Marching Band of the 11th Naval District. [“Sent to NC by Rudy Vallee (listed in the album’s literature as ‘H.P. Vallee’) who was bandmaster. A photograph of the young Vallee in uniform, with the entire band, is on the cover. The text on the inside cover emphasizes in italics that the album ‘is not for sale’. Date of release and of presentation unknown. The printed matter places it obviously later than 1942.”] [No. 140]
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18. Recording of “Radio Primer.” [“Opening program of the 26 BY CORWIN series, broadcast over CBS on May 4, 1941, under the direction of the author. Everett Sloane, Frank Gallop, Beatrice Kaye, John Brown, Jeannatte Nolan and Ted DiCorsia were among the cast. Lyn Murray composed and conducted an original score. Because the original acetate recording was much sought by staff members at CBS who had missed it on the air, the sole copy was quickly worn and its quality impaired. (This was before the day of tape.) Years later Gerald Kean of the UN Secretariat found a home recording he had made, and dubbed it onto a 16-inch disc at the UN, which explains the label. Script published in the volume THIRTEEN BY CORWIN, Holt and Co., 1941, along with production notes.”] [No. 119]
19. Recording of “El Capitan and the Corporal.” [“First broadcast on July 25, 1944, over CBS, as the 19th in the series ‘Columbia Presents Corwin.’ Katherine Locke (not yet Mrs. NC) was co-starred with Josephine Julian. Kermitt Murdock performed the role of the Fat Man; Burl Ives was the traveling minnesinger. Alexander Sammler composed and conducted the musical score. The script appears in UNTITLED AND OTHER RADIO DRAMAS, published by Henry Holt and Co., 1947.”] [No. 120]
20. Recording of “The Lonesome Train,” cantata on Lincoln’s funeral train, written by Millard Lampell and Earl Robinson, and produced under NC’s direction. [“…as the third program in the weekly series ‘Columbia Presents Corwin’ over CBS on Mar. 21, 1944. Burl Ives sang the principal role; Raymond Massey appeared as Lincoln, and Richard Huey performed the role of the preacher in the Alabama church. Lyn Murray directed the Jenn Alexander chorus. Unpublished script.”] [No. 122]
21. Recording of United Nations program “We Saw Tomorrow” (Mexico and El Salvador). [“A Corwin project, but in this case his brother’s. Researched and written by Emil Corwin, then with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Emil Corwin had traveled through Central and South America for FAO, and prepared the scripts for this series of broadcasts. Melvyn Douglas narrated. 1953.”] [No. 123]
22. Recording of United Nations program “We Saw Tomorrow” (Columbia) 1953. [“See number immediately preceding. Researched and written by EC for FAO of the UN. One of a series of programs based on his travels for FAO through Central and South America. Melvyn Douglas narrated.”] [No. 124]
23. Selections of music by Maori chorus, 2 discs. [“During his visit to New Zealand on the ‘One World Flight’ journey, NC requested, for use in his broadcast, a good example of Maori music. The New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation arranged and recorded a concert by the Girls of Queen Victoria School in Auckland, on Oct. 22, 1946, ten days after NC had left the country, and the records were shipped to him in New York. Selections from this desc were incorporated in the New Zealand episode of ‘One World Flight’ on Apr. 8, 1947, over CBS. The music is preceded by spoken greetings to NC from a member of the NZBC staff. Also on these discs are interviews with a chemist, Mr. Couttes, and a dentist, Dr. Jack, in Auckland. Very brief excerpts from these were used in the broadcast of 4/8/47. Work cuts of other New Zealand interviews are in LP 14-C of this collection.”] [No. 125] Box 12
B. Tapes.
1. Tape 1 of 2 of voice transmissions used in “Flight to the Moon.” [“A stereo recording narrated by Wally Schirra, for which NC wrote the narration. These excerpts of actual voice transmissions between space craft and ground control, were the basic material from which NC worked out the script for this recording. A presentation copy of the recording, Bell 1100, 12” LP, appears elsewhere in this collection. On this tape are episodes from several flights in the Mercury, Gemini and early Apollo series, including the first ‘walk in space.’ Also President J. F. Kennedy’s statement, ‘space is there,’ etc.”] [No. 153]
2. Tape 2 of 2 of voice transmission used in “Flight to the Moon.” [“Consisting of episodes from the flight of Apollo 11, the descent of Eagle to the moon’s surface, the walk on the moon, the ascent of Eagle, etc. Further details on label of envelope for Tape 1, and on the envelope covering the presentation copy of the album.”] [No. 154]
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3. Tape of fragments from “Tribute to Carl Sandburg” at UCLA on November 24, 1968, honoring Sandbug’s 80th birthday. [“This was part of a demonstration tape narrated by NC (who had also produced the tribute), in connection with the later production of ‘The World of Carl Sandburg,’ q.v. Excerpts of two readings from this all-star evening are contained in this fragment. The balance of the presentation has been lost. On this tape are Hugh O’Brian, actor, reading ‘Chicago,’ and Jeff Hunter (actor, died 1969) reading ‘Buffalo Bill.’ The enclosed tape was not made for broadcast or any other public use – it was merely an experiment to see how the material might possibly be linked in a theatrical or recording version.”] [No. 155]
4. Tape of readings from OVERKILL AND MEGALOVE. [“Source of this tape and participants unknown. Apparently some college or amateur group. Incomplete.”] [No. 156]
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II. Photographs.
A. “The Hyphen.” Presentation copy of mounted color print of Pioneer Memorial Theater, University of Utah, executed by J.R. Hales, 1962. [“On the back is the holograph inscription: To NC Commemorating the Premiere of his Play ‘The Hyphen’ Thursday, Mar. 24, 1966 Presented by The University of Utah Theater Guild. NC wrote the play on commission of the University, and directed it. It starred William Shatner.”] [No. 121]
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III. Manuscripts. TS, CTS, holograph, and TS photocopies with original holograph corrections.
A. Original manuscript of NC’s speech for the dedication of a school in Wroclaw, Poland on August 29, 1948. [“NC was a member of the LaGuardia Memorial Commissio which traveled in Europe in the summer of 1948, having been invited by several European governments to dedicate or re- name public buildings, streets, squares and hospitals to the memory of Fiorello H. LaGuardia, who, after his mayoralty of New York City, had been UNRRA Commissioner. The One World Award to LaGuardia, to which NC refers, was conferred on Mr. LaGuardia, but he died before he could take the same world trip which NC had taken two years earlier, as first winner of the Flight award.”] [No. 100]
B. TS of (book) UNTITLED AND OTHER RADIO DRAMAS published by Henry Holt & Co. in 1947; approx. 250 p. [“Some holograph revisions and deletions. This manuscript consists of the notes to the plays, and an addendum entitled ‘Critical Reception.’ The plays themselves were furnished separately, mostly in the form of edited copies of the as-broadcast scripts, and this element of the manuscript has been lost and not recovered, as of this writing in 1969.”] [No. 101]
C. Original manuscript of address to the Alpha Association of Phi Beta Kappa Alumni in Southern California on “The Reality of Fantasy” at Pomona College, Claremont, California on May 8, 1965. [“Some elements of the paper had earlier been given at the Aspen Film Conference, but this was reworked, with many cuts, changes and additions. Printed program of the occasion also contained.”] [No. 105]
D. “Sandburg” press material; material used in press conferences. [“In 1960, while Carl Sandburg was working on the George Stevens production of “The Greatest Story Ever Told” at 20th Century-Fox, he instructed Mervin Hauser, director of public relations, to send NC a copy of material used in press conferences. This consists of mimeographed copies of an article, “Christ and Carl Sandburg,” by Henry E. Kolbe; comments by Sandburg on Stevens; comments by Stevens, and a rhapsodic statement on Sandburg simply entitled “Carl Sandburg,” which was unattributed in a press material, but was actually composed by a Chicago friend and admirer of Sandburg, Donna Workman, originally prepared as part of a prospectus for “A National Sandburg Tribute” to be staged in Chicago in 1950. This event never materialized.”] [No. 131]
E. Fragment of original manuscript of “We Hold These Truths.” [“Discovered 20 years after the bulk of the manuscript was donated to the Library of Congress at the request of Archibald MacLeish. Eight pages, all holograph save for a single typed verse, of drafts of the opening of the program. It was broadcast on the major U.S. networks on Dec. 15, 1941 – the first simultaneous all-network production in the history of American radio. Published in the volume MORE BY CORWIN, p. 45, with notes beginning on p. 88.”] [No. 149]
F. Original manuscript of “New York vs. Los Angeles -- De- Escalation in 1969?” [“Article written by NC for West Magazine of the Los Angles Times and published in the Sunday issue of Feb. 23, 1969. Various drafts, including a double-spaced typescript suggested originally as the layout. Includes a letter from Jim Bellows, Associate Editor of West, and source material (clippings) from which NC drew in his allusions. Also working notes.”] [No. 159]
G. Notes and working drafts for “Flight to the Moon,” “for which NC wrote narration spoken by astronaut Wally Schirra. A stereo LP recording was based on this; it is included in this collection as item 152. Also enclosed, an article on the production of the album, in the Los Angeles Times of Sep. 12, 1969.”] [No. 161]
H. Screenplay of “Storm Over Tibet.” [In 1951, Ivan Tors, producer, and his associate Laszlo Benedek, asked NC to help in reconstituting a film made many years earlier by a European expedition to one of the highest peaks in the Himalayas, approaching the altitude of K-2, if not K-2 itself. The picture interfused a melodramatic story about some angry gods of the mountain, with actual climbing sequences, and was released in a version that had never been distributed in America. Andrew Marton, director, bought rights to the film, and together with Tors and Benedek, set about to make a new updated version while keeping the old gods and the documentary mountain footage. NC declined screen credit for his work on the script because he felt he had not contributed enough, and the basic story and characters were the work of long anonymized writers. One evidence of NC’s association with the film, however, was the use of the names of two of his close friends in the Secretariat of the United Nations, for characters in the story; Peter Aylen and Gibson Parker. Beneked’s nickname, Latzi, was also drafted into some invented Tibetan dialect when, on p. 95, an interpreter asks, “Ooofta malaha Latzi?” This seems to terrify a character named Mahmed, named after nobody NC knew. Such were the fragmentary pleasures of working on a B-picture in the 50’s. The script runs 116 pages; the last page is missing. Holograph markings, cuts and insertions by NC. The film was released by Columbia Pictures and went down with hardly a trace. By far its greatest asset, aside from excellent and genuine mountaineering scenes, was an original score by Arthur Honegger, very much worth salvaging. Morman Dyhrenfurth, later leader of the American Mount Everest Expedition, was technical advisor and appeared briefly in the film.”] [No. 181]
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IV. Printed Material.
A. Reprint of article on NC’s “One World Flight,” from Hollywood Quarterly, vol.2, no.3 of April, 1947. [“It is the only published version of any of the 13 programs that made up the “One World Flight” produced by NC starting Jan 14, 1947. The introduction is by Jerome Lawrence, co-author of the stage plays ‘Inherit the Wind,’ ‘Auntie Mame’ and others.”] [No. 103]
B. Announcement of 20th Anniversary Expansion program of the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts, listing NC as a member of the Board of Advisors, 1969. [No. 104]
C. Syllabus and program for “Overkill and Megalove,” an adaptation for stage made by NC from his book of the same title, as produced by the Festival Theater of San Anselmo, California, February 24 through April 2, 1967 under the direction of Robert Adler. [“Josef and Miranda Marais, who had performed in a workshop production of the script under NC’s direction in Hollywood the previous year, also starred at San Aselmo. The syllabus was published under a Title III grant of the U.S. Government, the purpose being ‘to relate secondary school students directly to an experience of live theatre’.”] [No. 106]
D. Printed announcement, to effect that Jan Sterling, actress, would read the text of a paper by NC entitled “The Essence of the Bond Between Us”… [No. 110]
E. Issue of Radio Daily of May 8, 1945, bearing the headline “Victory”. [“And the subheading, “Radio Flashes First News of Germany’s Surrender”. The issue is mostly devoted to radio’s coverage of V-E Day, and on page 4, carries the item, “Corwin Show on CBS” announcing “On a Note of Triumph.”] [No. 137]
F. Signed copy, by Vachel Lindsay, of “The Village Improvement Parade, Souvenir Programme of Recital by Mr. and Mrs. Vachel Lindsay at the First Christian Church, October 13, 1930.” [“One of an edition of 1,000 printed to be signed by ‘Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay.’ However, only Vachel Lindsay’s signature appears in this copy. This was presented to NC on June 6, 1940, by the sister of Vachel Lindsay – Olive Lindsay Wakefield, with the inscription, ‘This might be called The Pursuit of Happiness Parade – OLW.’ The reference is to a series of radio broadcasts entitled ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ which NC was then directing over CBS. The illustrations are by Lindsay.”] [No. 148]
G. Panel discussion relating to playwriting contest, American Civil Liberties Union. [“On June 11, 1969, NC participated in a panel on plays by two young playwrights, at the State Society Theatre in Los Angeles. Others on the panel were Gordon Davidson, Nina Foch, William Marshall, and James Whitmore. Contains a printed program of the plays, and a letter from Robert Wise to Mr. and Mrs. Corwin. Also a photograph of NC with James Whitmore and Gordon Davidson, published in the ACLU’s ‘Open Forum’ of July, 1969.”] [No. 158]
H. Presentation copy of FALCON, poems by Genevieve Taggard. [“In an edition dedicated to Luidmilla Pavlichenko, inscribed, ‘NC from Genevieve Taggard’ on the cover. Edition ‘by kind permission of Harper & Brothers’.”] [No. 163]
I. Presentation copy of a pamphlet on Synanon entitled “The Human Sport,” by Guy Endore. [“Inscribed ‘Adapted from my next book – with warm wishes for 1968 Guy Endore.’ Published by Synanon Foundation, Inc., 1968.”] [No. 164]
J. May 1948 issue of Mss. Manuscripts: “Writing at the University of Pittsburgh”… [“Inscribed by the editor, Edwin L. Peterson, on the inside cover, ‘I know you don’t have the time, but if you did – the kids would love your comment! Peterson.’ NC later lectured at the university, at Peterson’s invitation.”] [No. 168]
K. Three poems by Genevieve Taggard. [“Signed by the author, with an omitted word in the text of one of the poems, furnished by Miss Taggard in the margin. The principal poem, ‘To Arm You For This Time,’ runs double truck across the inside of the folder. Undated. No publisher attributed. Probably sent to NC, among other friends, as a holiday greeting, ca. 1942-46.”] [No. 171]
L. Programs and announcement of “Joshua” (oratorio). [“With music by Franx Waxman and text by James Forsyth, narrated by NC at its world premiere in Dallas, Texas, on May 23, 1959; west coast premiere at the First International Los Angeles Festival, June 1, 1961, also narrated by NC. Press announcement. Also newspaper photo of NC and Mr. and Mrs. Waxman, on their return from the Dallas concert.”] [No. 174]
M. Notes on Aristotle’s POLITICS at Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies. [“In the summer of 1957, NC was a ‘resource guest’ of the Aspen Institute, and in that capacity participated in the Seminar meetings of the ‘Executives’ Program.’ One of the items in the curriculum of the seminars was Aristotle’s POLITICS. NC’s holograph notes in the text were the basis of an oral critique at the seminar. At the conclusion of the two-hour discussion, William Stevenson, President of Oberlin College and moderator of the round table panel, quipped, ‘Final score: Corwin 13, Aristotle 0.”] [No. 176]
N. Galley proofs of Harcourt, Brace & World (hardback) edition of THE WORLD OF CARL SANDBURG. [“Author’s comments typed in red ink; also some holograph markings by author, others by editor. Twenty- six galley sheets, some missing. An actor’s edition of the same stage work was published by Samuel French, Inc., the same year as the publication of this edition – 1961. Both published editions are part of this collection.”] [No. 180]
O. Photocopy of article on the front page of The China Press [“an English language newspaper printed in Shanghai”] announcing the cessation of operations of Radio Station XMHA, the Armed Forces Radio Station in Shanghai. Issue dated September 14, 1946. [“The feature of this station’s last day of broadcasting was a live address by NC, who was visiting Shanghai at the time, and a playing of the recording of his ‘On a Note of Triumph’.”] [No. 185]
V. Correspondence, ca. 1930-1969.
A. Memo from Dr. Frank Stanton, President of CBS, 1944. [“Calling NC’s attention to a CBS prmotional publication in which two of NC’s radio seriew, ‘Passport for Adams’ and ‘Transatlantic Call’, show good ratings in a statistical breakdown. Stanton’s memo, attached to the pamphlet, reads ‘NC – Did you see this one? FS’. Mention is made in the text of ‘an extension and elaboration of the service performed by the ‘Columbia Workshop’ seriew will be found in the new NC seris ‘Columbia Presents Corwin’ due to begin on 3/7/44.”] [No. 104]
B. Correspondence with Leonard Karzmar, 1958-1960. [“Relating to NC’s production of a tribute to Carl Sandburg on the occasion of the poet’s 80th birthday, at Royce Hall, UCLA, Nov. 23, 1958. Also a transcript of a conference between Sandburg, Karzmar, Sandburg’s agent (Kroll) and NC, on Dec. 29, 2960, in Sandburg’s office at the 20th Century-Fox Studios. Detailed notes on Karzmar and ramifications of the Sandburg Tribute and subsequent events. Also included: copies of 2 letters from NC to Sandburg; NC to Donna Workman, friend of Sandburg (8/25/58); Karzmar to composer Ovady Julber.”] [No. 111]
C. Carbons of unpublished (?) letters from Theodore Dreiser to Huan Wilson. [“Sixteen letters written between 1932 and 1935. At the time of the first letter, Dreiser was 61, Miss Wilson 14. The carbon copies of letters contained in this envelope were given (not sold) to NC by a friend who dealt in rare books, in New York City, around 1946. (Dreiser died in 1945.) How these came into the dealer’s hands is not known. Nor is it certain that these were carbons of letters typed by Dreiser himself. There are frequent misspellings, yet the change of typewriter when Dreiser went to Califonia in 1935 would seem to indicate that these are not carbons of ----copies of the letters, made at one time and in one place, and it leaves open the possibility that they are Dreiser’s own carbons. The notation in NC’s files, over the 23 years that they were in his possession, is that they were unpublished at the time he received them.”] [No. 134] RESTRICTED. [“The restrictions attached to this material are conditioned as follows: 1) they should not be made available to any member of the public unless their authenticity has first been established by qualified parties; 2) assuming authenticity, they should be made available only to Dreiser biographers; 3) they should not be quoted for publication unless permission is first obtained from the Dreiser estate and Miss Wilson or her family.”]
D. Correspondence with Dr. Reuben Guralnick, family doctor in East Boston. [“One letter from Dr. Guralnick, dated 1928; carbons of two from NC, dated 1937 and 1938.”] [No. 135]
E. Correspondence with John W. Haigis, State Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts and candidate for Governor of that state in 1936; 1928-1936. [“NC’s first job outside of his home city, was as a reporter on The Greenfield Daily Recorder, of which Haigis was owner and publisher. He was also President of the Franklin County Trust Co. of Greenfield. NC offers to be of help in Haigis campaigns; in 1930, he sent Haigis a copy of his first book, a collaborative compilation entitled SO SAY THE WISE. Haigis acknowledges receipt in his letter of 8/6/30. Five letters from Haigis, two on letterheads of his state office, two on campaign letterheads, and one on his bank letterhead. Carbons of three letters from NC.”] [No. 136]
F. Correspondence with Michael Ellis, play producer and director of the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Penn. [“In 1960 Ellis approached NC to direct a new play by Phil Lewis, ‘The Mirror Under the Eagle.’ NC’s letter of May 24, 1960 consists of a critique of the play, and states his reservations. Ellis replied with a long letter offering to meet NC’s reservations; but NC declined the invitation. Two letters from Ellis; carbon of one by NC.”] [No. 143]
G. Correspondence relating to Ben Kalman Memorial Fund. [“Ben Kalman was a pianist and teacher with whom NC collaborated in a series of radio broadcasts entitled ‘Rhymes and Cadences,’ over stations WBZ and WBZA, Boston and Springfield, Mass., in 1934. After Kalman’s death in 1966, his friends in Springfield set about to establish a memorial fund in his name, and enlisted NC’s help toward arranging a benefit concert, the proceeds to be applied to scholarships for needy music students. To this end NC wrote Leonard Bernstein, and also approached Andre Previn. Envelope contains letterhead of ‘Rhymes and Cadences’, with unrelated notes on the back; a letter from Gilbert Cohen, five from Patricia Petremont (and one telegram); one from Minnie Meltzer; carbons of NC’s letter to Leonard Bernstein, three letters to Miss Petremont, one to MRs. Meltzer on 3/9/67 which discusses Bernstein, Previn, Kostelanetz and Arthur Fiedler. Three press clippings and a mimeographed announcement re: Kalman.”] [No. 144]
H. Correspondence with Saul Ganick, engineer, schoolmate of NC in East Boston’s U.S. Grant Grammar School. [“Three letters from Ganick, one of them undated, all congratulatory. Carbon of one letter from Corwin, written from Washington, D.C., where he was working on the ‘This Is War!’ radio series at the offices of the National Association of Broadcasters.”] [No. 145]
I. Correspondence. Maurice Kurn of Springfield, Massachusetts, a good friend of NC in his newspaper days in Western Massachusetts. [“Two letters from Kurn, carbon of one from NC. Also a wire from Mary Y. Munford, a mutual friend, reporting Kurn’s death on Jan. 29, 1965, and a carbgon of NC’s letter of condolence to Kurn’s widow.”] [No. 146]
J. Correspondence with Mrs. Chippie Adlow Hoffman, wife of Robert D. Hoffman and sister-in-law of Arnold and Irwin D. Hoffman. [“These six letters, all written in 1937 and 1938, refer mostly to NC’s ‘Poetic License’ broadcasts, which he performed weekly over Radio Station W2XR in New York City.”] [No. 150]
K. Correspondence with Arnold Hoffman, mining engineer and author, 1931. [“One of four brothers of a family which lived in the same tenement building in East Boston during NC’s childhood. Hoffman, who had played varsity football for Harvard, wrote a football novel entitled TIME OUT, under the pseudonym of Ronald Forman. It is mentioned at the end of an unsigned interview by NC, contained in this envelope, which appeared in the Springfield (Mass.) Republican on Nov. 15, 1931, when NC was 21. Hoffman’s letter of Nov. 16 refers to this article. The critic against whom he inveighs was Karl Schriftgeisser. Also contained is a photographic reproduction of a pencil sketch of Hoffman by his brother, Irwin D. Hoffman, q.v. Arnold and his brother Robert D. Hoffman donated a building to the Engineering School on the Harvard campus, in memory of a fourth brother, David, who went down on the U.S.S. Tampa in World War I. Bronze heads of Arnold and Robert are in the lobby of the building. Both brothers died in the 60’s.”] [No. 151]
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L. Miscellaneous correspondence ranging from 1943 to 1968. [“Among correspondents included are: Jeanne Arnold, actress; Elaine Attias; Algine Baliff, actress; Herb Brenner, producer; Santa Barbara City College; Glenn S. Dumke, educator; Jack Gunn, State Univ. of N.Y. at Albany; National Council of Teachers of English; David Lowe, producer; Ruth Hunter, producer; Ted Lloyd, producer; Consulates of Israel; Harvey Lippman, M.D.; R. Shepherd Morgan, Univ. of Iowa; Jeff Morrissey; Estelle Moskowitz, speech supervisor; Prof. George Paul; Gil Rich; Dr. Moses Rischin, San Francisco State; Walter Schwimmer, industrialist; Dr. Howard Sloan; Robert Sessions; Renee and John Strauss; Charles Speroni, Dean, UCLA; Lyon Todd, WGBH, Boston; Parents League of Houston; Alpha Epsilon Rho fraternity; R. B. Van Der Borght, St. Paul; Herschel Williams, NYC; Gloria Zigner.”] [No. 157]
M. Correspondence with Irwin D. Hoffman, painter and sculptor… 1939. [No. 160]
N. Exchange with Barry Hyams, producer, then with Contemporary Productions, 1958. [“Re: an approach made to NC to write some of the ‘Profiles in Courage’ television series. Cablegram from Hyams to NC in Italy; carbon of a letter from NC.”] [No. 162]
O. Letters from Barney Zieff. [“Classmate at Winthrop High School. In 1931, NC, his brother Emil, and Zieff traveled together in Europe. Two letters, one undated, probably around 1941. Zieff died in the 60s.”] [No. 165]
P. Correspondence with Alain Bernheim, once NC’s representative at Famous Artists Agency. [“Two letters from Bernheim, one from Paris, to which he removed after resigning from Famous Artists. Carbon of one letter from NC.”] [No. 166]
Q. Greeting cards, with holograph messages, from Bernard Herzbrun, n.d. [“Art director for Universal International Studios until his death in the mid-60’s. ‘You are one of the very few in this hectic, kaleidoscopic industry that I enjoyed meeting…’.” Four cards.”] [No. 167]
R. Correspondence with Leon Gutterman, editor of Wisdom magazine, 1956 and 1958. [“Two letters, one to NC’s father, and a memorandum covering a letter received from a reader in Kent, Ohio, in which an article by NC in Wisdom is praised. Carbon of a letter by NC.”] [No. 169]
S. Correspondence with The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1962. [“Three letters from Stanley Williamson and Don M. Fearheiley relating to symposia on films made by their organization, in which NC participated. A carbon of a letter from NC quotes a letter he received from Arthur Knight, commenting on the open- mindedness of the Baptist representatives at the symposia.”] [No. 172]
T. Letter - Mrs. George Putnam, 1/2/53. [“Widow of the book publisher, G. P. Putnam, and, at the time, proprietor of Stove Pipe Wells Hotel in Death Valley, California. NC visited the hotel with his friends Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee (authors of the stage versions of ‘Mame,’ ‘Inherit the Wind’ etc.) and met Mrs. Putnam, who had long been a friend of Lawrence. Writing on 1/2/53, Mrs. Putnam: ‘To say I feel as if I have raised you from so-high is not too far from the truth for we all have walked along with you, watching your steps lengthen…’ She was getting ready to seel the Hotel, and writes about this. NC replied a week later; a carbon of his letter is enclosed.”] [No. 173]
U. Correspondence. Clarence J. Mckenzie, ca. 1950s. [“President of what was at one time among the largest printing and engraving companies in the world, the McKenzie Engraving Company, whose plant was situated on Commonwealth Ave. not far from Boston University. He was also an officer of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Mass. NC’s father, Samuel, was for about 40 years a foreman of plate-printing, a hand-powered and very old process, in the employ of McKenzie. The three letters and postcards from McKenzie in this envelope are addressed to NC’s father and (one letter) to his brother Emil. Two or three letters from McKenzie to NC himself have been lost. Also contained is a carbon copy of NC’s letter to McKenzie of Feb. 7, 1956, warmly recalling the curiously unlikely employer-employee relationship between McKenzie and NC’s father. McKenzie’s postcard is imprinted with an engraving of the printing plant, which carried the trademark ‘The Boston Line’ on all its products. Superimposed on the plant was McKenzie’s favorite symbol, a thistle, printed in green and purple – a fine specimen of printing for the period (1927). Also a newspaper rotogravure reproduction of a photograph of McKenzie sitting second to the right of King George of England, in a group of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. members.”] [No. 175]
V. Correspondence with Justus and Robert Wyman. [“Father and son. Together they operated the Jayrob Theater in Sacramento, where they produced and directed stage plays. Justus Wyman’s letter of 12/15/41 comments on the Bill of Rights program of that date. Five letters from Justus, two from Robert, carbons of three from NC. Also a published article on the Jayrob Theater.”] [No. 177]
W. Correspondence with Ann Miner, managing director of American-European Play Service, 1958-1959. [“Miss Miner’s letter of 7/21/58 refers to a Netherlands production of ‘Descent of the Gods’; on 7/15/59, to a West German production of ‘Double Concerto’, both plays from 26 By CORWIN. Four letters from Miss Miner, carbons of three from NC.”] [No. 178]
X. “Action Copy” of telegram from Alec Guinness, and “routing slip” of United Nations secretariat. [“The actor cabled from London on September 12, 1952, to Val Stavridi of the U.N., stating that he was ‘charmed and impressed’ by NC’s radio script ‘The Charter in the Saucer,’ and regretting that he had a commitment to make a film in Malta which prevented him from going to New York to enact the role for which he had been sought. The role was later performed by Sir Laurence Olivier in a production of ‘The Charter in the Saucer’ by the British Broadcasting Corporation.”] [No. 179]
Y. Letter from Ivan Tors, producer, dated 8/1/51. [“Producer, relative to the film ‘Storm Over Tibet,’ on which NC did some work. Tors later became highly successful in the field of commercial television. Notes on ‘Storm Over Tibet’ attached to screenplay in this collection.”] [No. 182]
Z. Correspondence with Mariassa Bat-Miriam, Israeli geneticist, related distantly to NC’s wife. “[Miss Bat- Miriam’s letter of 6/1/60 reports a broadcast of NC’s “On a Note of Triumph” ‘for the soldiers of the U.N.’ (stationed in the Middle East). The letter was written on the 12th anniversary of the statehood of Israel, just after Miss Bat- Miriam had returned from visiting, in Jerusalem, the grave of her younger and only brother, killed in the first of the wars with the Arabs. A second letter translates a message from her mother, the Israeli poet known simply as Bat- Miriam. Carbon of one letter from MC. Miss Bat-Miriam figures briefly in the article, “The Poet” (Sandburg) and the Gagster,” in the Los Angeles Times Magazine section of 9/24/67.”] [No. 183]
AA. Correspondence with Rowland N. Cloud, editor of The Springfield (Mass.) Union… [No. 184]
VI. Miscellaneous.
A. Manuscript and publication of review of Erik Barnouw’s book THE GOLDEN WEB. [“In Action Magazine, organ of the Directors Guild of America, Vol. 4, No. 4, issue of July-Aug., 1969. The review appears on page 35; a photograph of NC directing a wartime broadcast is on the following page.”] [No. 108]
B. Original manuscript and published version of THE GAGSTER AND THE POET. [“Notes and texts of a conference between Carl Sandburg, Hal Kanter and NC, at NC’s house in Sherman Oaks, California, in Oct. 1958. Kanter was producing the Milton Berle Comedy Show on television, and Sandburg had been engaged to appear on it. At the time, Sandburg was a guest in NC’s home, and the conference was held in a guest house on the property, occupied by Sandburg. The rest is explained in the introduction to the article, which appeared in West magazine, the Los Angeles Times Sunday edition, Sep. 24, 1967.”] [No. 109]
C. Original manuscript, typescript with alterations, correspondence and published text of SPECULATION ON ‘SPECULATION’… [“An article written by NC for the monthly program guide of KCET, the television station in Los Angeles. Requested by Price Hicks, producer of the series. Issue of Nov., 1969.”] [No. 142]
D. Mock contract, press clippings and a program of a joint recital presented by Benjamin Kalman and NC. [“…who collaborated in a series of radio broadcasts entitled ‘Rhymes and Cadences,’ over the Westinghouse stations WBZ and WBZA of Boston and Springfield, Mass. The ‘agreement’ dated May 26, 1935, was drawn up by Mrs. Kalman (Mollie) as a form of inventory of possessions left with the Kalmans by NC when he went to seek his fortune in Cincinnati – a short-lived adventure which is recounted in Erik Barnouw’s book THE GOLDEN WEB. The clippings consist of reviews of the program given by Kalman and NC at the Hotel Bridgway, Springfield, on 11/21/34, an announcement of the radio series, and an article on Kalman from a publication named Microphone on 5/26/34.”] [No. 170]
Corwin, Norman #53 July 18, 1972
Note: items accompanied by NC’s typed explanatory notes. These are reproduced in brackets.
Box 16
Folder 1
I. Subject Files; includes correspondence, manuscripts, printed material, other items.
A. Correspondence with Al Abrams (public relations); 8 TLS, 4 CTL; Nov. 15, 1969 – Sep. 21, 1970. [“…of the public relations firm Al Abrams Associates, Detroit, who sent several articles to be autographed. In his letter of 12/4/69, Abrams tells of picking up a first edition of Oscar Wilde’s BALLAD OF READING GAOL for ten cents, and other like adventures in book-buying.”]
Folder 2
B. Correspondence relating to “Africa -- As Seen by Africans”; 2 TLS, 4 CTL; material includes edited program notes, biographical notes on the Africans and some misc. literature; Sep.-Oct. 1970. [“A presentation of films made by African film-makers, given at the Academy Theater of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, on Nov. 8, 1970. NC, as co-chairman of the Academy’s Scholarship Committee, had met with Leo Kuper, director of the African Studies Center at UCLA, and Sam Brown of the Academy, to work out a grant to make possible the first UCLA African Film Festival, a program of which is enclosed. As a spin-off of this program, two screenings were held at the Academy Theatre, one of them moderated by Burt Lancaster, the other by the producer Robert Cohn. NC made these arrangements.”]
Folder 3
C. Correspondence with Dana Andrews, actor; TLS, April 9, 1964 [“responding to a message of condolence from NC on the death of Andrews’ son David”], 3 greeting cards from Mary and Dana Andrews; CTL of letter from NC.
Folder 4
D. Correspondence with Edgar and Daphne Anstey, 1970; 3 TLS, 2 CTL, 1 telegram. [“Edgar Anstey, one of the foremost producers of documentary films in Britain. Among his credits were the feature-length “Terminus,” and the brilliant short entitled “Snow.” The Ansteys and NC met when the Documentary Awards Committee of the Motion Picture Academy, of which NC was chairman, honored the Ansteys at a dinner at Chasen’s in 1969.”]
Folder 5
E. Correspondence with Art Arthur, 1970; 18 TLS, 4 CTL from NC; includes:
1. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick. TLS to Art Arthur, Mar. 11, 1970.
2. “Counterpart,” prospectus by Art Arthur, 17 p. [“…in which he proposes a plan to expedite and encourage better black-white relations. NC’s 3-page letter of Feb. 18, 1970 is a commentary on the prospectus.”
3. Photocopies of articles by others.
4. Reprints, carbons, photocopies of letters from Art Arthur to others.
[“Writer, producer, winner of Academy Award for the documentary film “Seeds of Destiny” (1947). Included among these are articles by Ray Bradbury and Art Siedenbaum. Carbons of letters from Arthur to Anna Roosevelt Halstead; Milton Leigh, composer; Leo Rosten, writer; Joseph Roos; Seidenbaum; Saul Bass; Sidney Newman, Film Commissioner of Canada; Charlton Heston, actor; Daniel Moynihan, then aide to President Nixon. Some of these letters accompanied copies of NC’s “Prayer for the 70s,” with which Arthur was much taken, and whose attempted promotion by Arthur, NC acknowledged more than once.”]
Folder 6
F. Two letters from Newton Arvin, author [“then associate professor at Smith College”], ALS, Feb. 17, 1932; TLS, Feb. 19, 1932. [“No further record, or memory of whether the dinner alluded to was ever held. At this time, NC was a newspaperman in Springfield, Mass.”]
Folder 7
G. Correspondence with Dr. Edward W. Borgers, Chariman of the Department of Telecommunications at the University of Southern California. [“At Dr. Borger’s invitation, NC taught a course in the fall semester of 1969.”]
1. Correspondence, 1969-1971; 13 TLS, 9 CTL, 2 Christmas cards, “including a reference for Dr. Borgers, who had applied for a position with the National Endowment for the Humanities.”
Folder 8
2. Presentation copies of Dr. Borgers’ works.
a. CHRIST REBORN. [“A Christmas cantata with text by Borgers and music by Leo Sowerby, published by the H. W. Gray Co. 64 pages. Inscribed, ‘To NC, who has also given us visions. With gratitude.’”] b. FORSAKEN OF MAN. [“A Lenten or Good Friday cantata for soli, mixed chorus and organ accompaniment, text by Borgers, music by Sowerby, published by Gray, 1940. 100 pages. Inscribed, ‘To NC, for whom I feel such spiritual affinity. With deepest respect and affection’.”] c. THE STRANGE CASE OF MOTHER GOOSE. [“Musical play for children in two acts, with words and music by Pamela and Edward Borgers, published by The Children’s Theatre Press, Anchorage, Ky., 1957. 74 pages. Inscribed by Borgers, ‘To NC, to whom I was grateful long before I met (sic) for raising the medium I love to an art with a heart and a mind // Whose gracious friendship is now one of my most valued possessions.’”] d. FAREWELL TO EDEN. [“Mimeographe script of 15 pages, signed by Borgers on the title page.”]
Folder 9
H. Letters from Whit Burnett (editor of ---Story magazine). 2 TLS, June 26, 1942 and October 17, 1945. Xerox TLS, October 23, 1945. [“Thanking NC for a contribution to an anthology (6/26/42) and asking for a comment to publish along with an excerpt from NC’s ON A NOTE OF TRIUMPH (9/17/45) in a book edited for high school students. Photocopy of NC’s text enclosed.”]
Folder 10
I. Correspondence with Dorothy R. Byard (poet), between 12/27/37 and 11/27/39. 5 TLS, 2 CTL. [“Five letters from Miss Bayard, carbons of two letters from NC. During the period of this corresponidence, NC went from WQXR to CBS, where he continued the experiments with the dramatization of poetry that he had started on the local station.”]
Folder 11
J. Correspondence with Oscar Dystel (editor-in-chief of Coronet magazine). 5 TLS and 2 telegrams from Dystel, 3 CTL from NC, 1945-1948. [“Coronet in its issue of Aug. 1945, published excerpts from NC’s ON A NOTE OF TRIUMPH, and several of these letters concern themselves with this. (In Nov. 1944, Coronet had published excerpts from UNTITLED. In Dec. 5, 1945, an article entitled ‘Corwin of the Airwaves,’ by Cameron Shipp, in the ‘Great Living Americans’ series.)”]
Box 17
Folder 1
K. TLS from Thomas B. Elvidge [“of Chicago, writer”] to Ben Benjamin of Famous Artists Agency, Nov. 28, 1955. [“Asking for permission to quote from NC’s ‘There Will Be Time Later’ for a book he was preparing, and alluding to NC as ‘the greatest of all radio writers (who has) placed radio on a higher plane than it has achieved before or since.”]
Folder 2
L. Correspondence with Jacques Ferrand, 11 TLS, 4 CTL, 1 telegram, 1945-1950. [“Secretary of the Awards Committee of the Willkie Memorial of Freedom House, and related in his activities to the American Nobel Committee and the Common Council for American Unity. Most of these letters relate to NC’s receipt of the One World Flight Award established in memory of Wendell Willkie, and his subsequent flight around the world. (Ferrand’s letter of 8/12/46 complains, ‘I am a bit emarrased by the fact that you skipped Greece.’) Some of the letters deal with NC’s later appointment as a member of the LaGuardia Memorial Commission which traveled to Europe in 1948 to dedicate public buildings, streets and squares to the memory of Fiorello H. LaGuardia, mayor of New York City and a Willkie Award honoree the year following NC’s award. Eleven letters, Ferrand to NC, including a postscript by Ferrand’s son Pierre, on 1/30/48. Ferrand’s letter of 7/1/47 alludes to a production of NC’s play ‘Untitled,’ by Radiodiffusion Francaise. Four carbons of letters from NC to Ferrand, and one telegram. Also letters from Davidson Taylor and Lee Bland of CBS, to Ferrand. Voluminous ‘One World Flight’ material, including some that relates to Ferrand, appears in other envelopes under the O.W.F. title. Also scripts and recordings of the programs that were produced in the CBS series of that name.”]
Folder 3
M. “God Answers the Prayer of Norman Corwin,” poem by Ken Darby, 1970; TS photocopy, 6 p., with TLS photocopy from Darby, n.d. [“The prayer referred to was NC’s PRAYER FOR THE 70’S, which had been presented to Darby by a mutual acquaintance, Ernest Othman. Darby and NC never met. It came bound in a manila folder.”]
Folder 4
N. Original manuscript of statement to Film Advisory Board of the Los Angeles County Museum, holograph, 5 p.; with 6 p. of TS with holograph markings; Feb. 22, 1971. [“On February 22, 1971, NC, who was a member of the Advisory Board, read a statement concerning the prospect of establishing an international institute for the documentary film, which for years had been a relatively neglected area of production and distribution, without any of the benefits that had derived to other genera of motion pictures through archival interests and activity. The statement is self- explanatory. NC’s absence from the country in subsequent months prevented him from pursuing this project, which won the interest of his colleagues on the committee, but was left suspended.”]
Folder 5
O. Correspondence, minutes, miscellaneous printed material and press book relating to Filmex, the Los Angeles International Film Exposition, 1971-1972; most letters with Gary Esser (Director of Filmex), ca. 100 pieces. [“In 1971 NC became a trustee of Filmex, along with George Cukor, King Vidor, Philip Chamberlin, Wlater Mirisch, Arthur Knight, Rosalind Russell and Carol Eastman. The first exposition was held at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Nov. 4- 14, 1971. NC was in Canada at the time, creating the “Norman Corwin Presents” series for Group W of Westinghouse, and thus could not participate in any of the activities or panels. Material includes seven letters and a memorandum from Gary Esser, Director of Filmex, and various minutes, announcements, invitations, prospectuses, and a draft of Filmex’s articles of confederation.”]
Folder 6
P. “Away!” and “My Objection to Being Stepped On,” 2 booklets of poems by Robert Frost, sent out by Henry Holt and Company as Christmas greetings in 1957 and 1958. [“Both are signed ‘Ruth’ – for Ruth Stark, permissions editor for Holt, who frequently corresponded with NC.”]
Folder 7
Q. Correspondence with Dr. Maxwell H. Goldberg, Ph.D., 1937-1948. [“Professor of English at Massachusetts State College (later University of Massachusetts) in Amherst, Mass.; between 1937 and 1947. Several letters deal in a kidding vein with an incident which occurred after Dr. Goldberg’s appearance as a guest on NC’s poetry series over WQXR in New York City (“Poetic License”) on 9/29/37. After a brief round of night clubs, NC drove Goldberg to the 125th St. station of the NY, NH and Hartford railroad, and put him on a late train that was supposedly bound for Connecticut and Massachusetts, but it turned out to be the wrong train, and the mistake caused Goldberg considerable inconvenience. In Prof. Goldberg’s letter dated 1/4/46, he tells of young daughter Naomi, who was about 5. ‘One night Naomi couldn’t fall asleep. I told her to count sheep. She wanted to know what that meant. I explained. She countered with: “What if they jump too fast?”’ The ‘Stinky’ referred to was Prof. David Morton of Amherst College, author of several books of sonnets, and a mutual friend.”]
1. Letters (12 TLS, 6 ALS, 2 CTL).
2. “Made Beautiful With Song,” by Maxwell H. Goldbert; inscribed reprint from The Phi Beta Kappa Journal, Sep. 1937. [“Inscribed ‘To Norm – Gratefully’.”]
3. “Educative Criticism,” by Maxwell H. Goldberg; reprint from The English Leaflet, published by the N. E. Assoc.of Teachers of English, June 1947.
4. “Amherst as Poetry,” article from the Amherst Record, June 2, 1937.
5. Lecture bureau announcement of Dr. Goldberg’s availability as a lecturer.
Folder 8
R. Souvenir folio of “The Golden Door,” a cantata written and produced by NC; mostly newspaper clippings, ca. 100 pieces. [“Presented to NC by the Tercentenary Celebration Committee of the Jewish Community of the Jewish Community of Cleveland, Ohio, for NC’s script and production of ‘The Golden Door,’ a cantata with music by Maurice Goldman. The folio consists of an inscription, embossed on parchment (original not included here), followed by the printed announcement and program of the event which was held in the Public Music Hall in Cleveland on the night of Mar. 23, 1955; 20 pages of press clippings, including an editorial in the Cleveland Press of 3/24/55… ‘Not for many years will an audience be so profoundly stirred…’ Not part of the original folio are two pages at the end including letters requesting and thanking NC for the use of the cantata at Camp Hess Kramer in 1964; and a printed invitation to a truncated version of the text performed on 5/24/55, in the Mayfair Room of the Beverly- Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills. Burt Lancaster and Hans Conreid (not mentioned in the invitation because it was printed too far in advance) performed the work.”]
Folder 9
S. “The Keystone Speech,” read by Edward G. Robinson at Golden Globe Award Dinner, 1970; TS with holograph corrections, 2 p.; with program and 2 news clippings. [“Original manuscript of speech written at request of Edward G. Robinson for Golden Globes Award Dinner of the Foreign Press Association of Hollywood, at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, on 2/2/70. The text was read by Robinson as his own. Also contained, Army Archerd’s column in the Daily Variety of 2/4/70, quoting a line from the speech. For this same event, NC was invited to close the program by personally reading his recently published “Prayer for the 70s.” This drew the comment by William Tusher in the Hollywood Reporter of 2/4/70 (copy enclosed): “For tops (as best speech of the evening) I’d throw my lot with the unorthodox benediction… Mama mia, Dylan Thomas couldn’t have put the words down better, and Sir Lawrence Olivier couldn’t have said them better.”]
Box 18
Folder 1
T. “Looking for Something, Young Man?” documentary film, abandoned. [“Typescript, notes, edited texts, photocopies of cartoons, etc., related to a documentary film project. In 1969, NC was asked by Four Star International to try to salvage some film that already had been shot on the subject of the revolution in mores, attitudes and practices by the current crop of youth. Thousands of feet involving the actor Peter Fonda, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (then at the height of his vogue in the U.S.), and John Farrow, younger brother of Mia Farrow, had already been show before NC came in on the project, and he tried to organize it into a documentary film with structure and a point of view. When the draft was finished, there was a division in the command at Four Star, as to whether the picture would return its investment. At the same time, Four Star was heading into severe financial straits. The project was abandoned, and never got beyond the draft contained in this envelope. With cartoons, it ran to 156 pages.”]
1. First draft treatment, TS photocopy, 65 p.
2. Screenplay, TS photocopy, 156 p.
Folder 2
3. Notes; TS and holograph, some photocopies, 132 p.
4. Fragments, TS with holograph corrections, 207 p.
Folder 3
U. THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY, by Edward Everett Hale, Revell, 1959. [“Edited copy … for purposes of a recording made by Edward G. Robinson. In 1963, Caedmon Records asked NC to adapt for a 12-inch disc, a version of the Edward Everett Hale story, to be read by Robinson as one of the Caedmon series of spoken classics. The script which derived from this adaptation is lost. A timing notation of ’36:30’ on the last page indicates the length of the cut version, before further emendations.”]
Folder 4
V. Miscellaneous correspondence, 1948-1972; 15 TLS, 6 TLS, 9 CTL. [“Including letters from: Station KTEH; Philip Sterling, CBS; Lois Reynolds; Temple Beth Avodah, Westbury, N.Y.; correspondent in San Felipe, Chile; Selmer D. Wake; Dr. Eva Schindler-Rainman; Nola Compodonico; Millcreek Township Alumni Assoc., Newmanstown, Pa.; Fran Harascheid, Sr.; Ron Randell, actor; Anthony Swerling, London; American Jewish Congress; carbon of a letter from NC to Swerling, replying to a question about August Strindberg’s influence on playwrights; miscellaneous requests.”
Folder 5
W. “On a Note of Triumph.”
1. Booklet. [“Excerpts … incorporated in a service of the Temple Judea of Coral Gables, Florida, and published (1971). The excerpt occurs on p. 2; acknowledgements on page 19.”]
2. “Commentary on ‘A Note of Triumph,’ TS, 2 p., Oct. 23, 1945. [“Original manuscript … incorporated in a letter to Whit Burnett, editor of Story. Written for an anthology of literature for high school students. (Letter from Burnett requesting this in correspondence file.)”]
Folder 6
3. Advertisement for “The Only Crap Game in Town…” Variety, Mar. 20, 1972. [“Center-spread advertisement published in Daily Variety on 3.20.72. It consisted of ‘public thanks to the participants’ in the TV series ‘Norman Corwin Presents’, produced for Group Westinghouse. The heading is a phrase quoted from a tribute to the series which had appeared in the Baltimore Sun.”]
4. Upton, J. Duane. TLS, July 7, 1969. [“Xeroxed copies of poems in the handwriting of William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, Ruth Comfort Mitchell, Robinson Jeffers, Robert Frost, Edgar Lee Masters, W.H. Auden, which were enclosed in a letter to NC from J. Duane Upton of Santa Ana, Cal., along with a request for a copy of one of NC’s poems in his own hand. Mr. Upton apparently had notable success in the pursuit of his hobby, to judge from the enclosed returns. NC wrote out a copy of his poem ‘Spring Song’ from the volume ‘Overkill and Megalove’.”]
Box 19
Folder 1
X. Statements for students in NC’s Creative Writing Workshop at the University of Southern California’s Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts, July 9-28, 1972; TS with holograph correction, 6 p. (five- page first draft, single-page second draft), with mimeograph statement about NC and his course, 1 p. [“The statement begins, ‘In my view, writing cannot be taught.’ Also circularized statement on ISOMATA letterhead, with biographical resume of NC on reverse side.”]
Y. “Manila 1945,” booklet. [“Presented to NC during his visit to the Philippines in 1946, as part of his ‘One World Flight’ journey. This paper-bound booklet includes 36 photographs of the wrecked city. Lt. General W. D. Styer, commanding general of the U.S. Army Forces of the Western Pacific, writes a short introduction. At the time of NC’s visit, the city had not recovered much from the condition in which it appears in these photographs. The Legislature Building, in particular, was still a vast ruin.”]
Z. Three descriptive pamphlets on New Zealand. [“Presented to NC during his visit to that country on the ‘One World Flight’ itinerary, 1946. Published by the New Zealand Government Tourist Department.”]
Folder 2
AA. Introduction to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt given by NC on her winning of ORT award, June 13, 1961; TS photocopy with holograph corrections, 6 p. [“Xerox coy of the manuscript of NC’s introduction to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt on the occasion of an award she received from the ORT Organization, in a meeting in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Ca., on June 13, 1961. The original of this ms was contributed to a literary auction of the Compassionate Arts in April, 1972.”]
BB. Correspondence with Dr. May E. Romm (psychiatrist), 1970; 1 CTL, 2 ANS. [“New York psychiatrist, who had met NC at a dinner at the home of Dr. Arthur Brower. She sent NC six reprints of her articles, enclosed and asked for his comments. These are incorporated in his letter of 10.11.70. Two notes from Dr. Romm, and an inscription of the title page of an article on ‘The Loss of Sexual Function in Women’. Other titles: ‘Women and Spychiatry’; ‘A. A. Brill’, ‘The Unconscious Need to Be an Only Child’, ‘The Role of the Psychoanalyst’.”] Includes:
1. Writings by May E. Romm.
a. “Loss of Sexual Function in the Female,” signed photocopy of chapter in LOSS AND GRIEF. b. “The Unconscious Need to be an Only Child,” reprinted from THE PSYCHOANALYTIC PIONEERS, ca. 1966. c. “Effects of the Mother-Child Relationship and the Father-Child Relationship on Psychosexual Development,” reprinted from Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality, vol. 3, Feb. 1969.
Folder 3
CC. Promotion Kit for “Seven Seas,” ca. 30 pieces, including photographs. [“A series of seven one-hour films originally made for European TV by the Italian diver-producer Bruno Vailati. Through a mutual friend, Elwyn Ambrose, Vailati in 1970 engaged NC to help him prepare an English-language version, and to co- narrate it. This work was done under the aegis of Four Star International, and recorded at MGM Studios in Culver City. The promotion kit contains eight 8 x 10 glossy picture layouts, two newspaper mats, biographical data on Vailati, literature, and a 9 x 12 printed folder which includes a picture of Vailati and NC.”]
DD. Winthrop High School “Echo,” yearbook of 1926. [“Winthrop High School year book of 1926, the class in which NC was graduated. Signature of NC’s mother inside the cover. Pictures of NC at age 16 occur on pages 14, 54, 55 and 60. In the “Senior Class Ballot,” p. 40, he was voted second wittiest in the class, and class poet and ‘orator.’ On p. 63, he is represented by a blank space on the lower right of a full-page cartoon. The school building picture on the cover was torn down in the late ’60s.”]
EE. Poster for “Corwin presents…” CBS Radio.
Folder 4
FF. Program for Celebrity Billiard Tournament, May 9-10, 1966. [“Hollywood, 1967. NC one of the sponsors.”]
GG. Souvenir towel for “Murder in Studio One.” [“Memento of the radio series ’26 by Corwin,’ presented to NC by actors who had appeared in the Columbia Workshop productions written, directed and produced by him over CBS in 1941. Immediately following completion of the final broadcast of the 26, members of his casts, totaling nearly one hundred, presented him with a set of towels – bath size, face-towels, washcloths, each bearing the name of one of the individual programs. It was a half-kidding gift, but utilitarian in full measure. Only, NC could not bring himself, for a long time, to make use of them. Thus, on sentimental grounds, they survived 31 years as of the writing of this label. Enclosed is a black face- towel with the title stitched in red, ‘Murder in the Studio’. Colors often matched the subject matter: black for the dead man in the studio, red for blood. The program was actually ‘Murder in Studio One’, published in the collection ‘More by Corwin’.”]
Folder 5
HH. Correspondence, memoranda and minutes of the Scholarship Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1969-1972. [“NC was Co-Chairman, at first with Daniel Taradash; then, when Taradash became President of the Academy, with Martin Manulis. Material includes correspondence to and from NC, Manulis, Taradash, Margaret Herrick (then Executive Director of the Academy), and June Banker and Lois Hamby of the Academy staff. Also some correspondence involving Gregory Peck, who preceded Taradash as President. The grants to the National Film Board of Canada, the United Nations Film Division, and the University of North Carolina were initiated by NC. The bulk of this material consists of minutes of meetings in which NC participated as Co-Chairman; applications for grants; and submitted material. Also four pages of typewritten notes by NC, for an undated meeting of the Committee.”]
Folder 6
II. “The Strange Hearing,” TS mimeograph, 57 p. [“Uncut typescript, prepared for an hour TV program, but unproduced as of May 1972. Based on NC’s OVERKILL AND MEGALOVE, although put in an entirely different setting from either the stage version or a previous radio version.”]
JJ. “Three Gods on Prime Time,” TS mimeograph, 46 p. [“Uncut typescript, prepared for an hour TV version, but not produced as of May, 1972. A half-hour version entitled ‘Two Gods on Prime Time’, eliminating Apollo, was produced as one of the ‘Norman Corwin Presents’ television series in 1971. It starred Leslie Nielsen, Forrest Tucker and Cicely Tyson.”]
Folder 7
KK. “An American in Russia,” TS mimeograph with holograph corrections, 70 p. [“Probably only extant scripts of three programs produced by NC for CBS on January 16, 23, and 30, 1943. They were written by Sylvia Berger on material furnished by Larry Leseur, who was CBS correspondent in Moscow during the darkest days of World War II. He later wrote a book of his experiences. Leseur narrated the programs. The director was Guy della Cioppa, later west coast Vice-President for CBS. Following the war, Leseur became a UN television commentator for CBS. Miss Berger died at an early age, in the 50’s. This was the only radio series in which Corwin confined his activities to producing. The holographic markings on the script of 1.16.43, ‘Convoy to Archangel’, are not Corwin’s.”]
Folder 8
LL. “The Unseen Theater,” TS with holograph notes, 15 p. [“Original manuscript and published copy of article in Action magazine, Nov.-Dec. 1969, bi-monthly publication of the Directors Guild of America, vol. 4, no. 6. 15-page typescript with extensive holographic changes, cuts and additions. Represents a first and second draft.”]
Folder 9
MM. Student syllabus for “The World of Carl Sandburg,” by Marjorie Casebier, TS mimeograph, ca. 100 p. total. [“Bound copy, as compiled by Marjorie Casebier, director of publications for The Festival Theatre, San Anselmo, Calif. A production of this stage work was presented by Voices Unlimited of Palo Alto at the Festival Theatre on March 25, 26 and 27, 1966. This was part of a Grant V project. Contents of the syllabus include a biographical sketch of Sandburg, biographical notes on Corwin, and analytical discussions of the scripts, its form and techniques. The text runs to 58 pages, and has a bibliography appended.”]
Box 20
Folder 1
NN. Material submitted by Carl Sandburg to NC for possible inclusion in the stage version of THE WORLD OF CARL SANDBURG, TS and CTS with holograph corrections, ca. 400 p. [“This represents the earliest of the pools of Sandburgiana from which NC ultimately selected the contents of the stage presentation. Deletions and other editorial marks are NC’s. Only a fraction of this material was used. One section, in very large type, was used by Bette Davis in the course of the rehearsals which took place near Portland, Me., prior to its opening in that city. The ‘Doe’ alluded to in some markings refers to the singer, who hat that time had not yet been cast. One of the John Doe family. Pages, numbering 273, are in scattered order.”]
Folder 2
OO. CTS of Harcourt, Harcourt, Brace and World (hardback) edition of THE WORLD OF CARL SANDBURG, with holograph corrections, ca. 150 p. [“Ninety pages, about a dozen of them bearing holograph notes by NC. In this edition, conversations between Sandburg and NC relating to the script of the stage presentation are recorded. In scattered order.”]
Folder 3
PP. Correspondence, photographs, announcements and clips relating to television version of THE WORLD OF CARL SANDBURG; CTS first draft, 28 p.; ca. 75 items total. [“An adaptation by Nathan Kroll of NC’s stage presentation, carried on the NET network on June 3 and 7, 1966, and subsequently in several repeats. It starred Fritz Weaver and Uta Hagen in the roles originated by Gary Merrill and Bette Davis on the stage. Material includes 7 letters from Leah Salisbury to NC; three from Nathan Kroll to NC; 4 from NC to Salisbury; 2 from NC to Nathan Kroll; 1 from N. Kroll to Salisbury; 1 from Lucy Kroll to NC and another from Lucy Kroll to Salisbury to which is attached a list of the TV stations that carried the program. Also statements of fees received for use of excerpts from WOCS on the Carol Burnett TV show of 11.16.70, and the David Frost TV show of 4.7.71. Announcements are contained in the TV program folio for WETA, Washington, D.C., June 1966. If no TV reviews are in this envelope they will be found together with reviews of the stage play and/or hardback edition elsewhere. Six 8 x 10 photographs of Sandburg, Uta Hagen, Fritz Weaver and a musical trio named The Tarriers, also included. And a 28-page first draft carbon of a typescript of Nathan Kroll’s adaptation, dated January 1966. Review in NY Times, June 4, 1966.”]
Folder 4
QQ. Correspondence relating to the stage production of THE WORLD OF CARL SANDBURG, 1959-1971; 15 TLS, 12 CTL, 4 telegrams, 1 memo; includes telegrams from Cliff Carpenter, Leif Erikson, Alex Marshack, and Elaine Perry, all dated Sep. 14, 1960. [“Four opening night telegrams (Sep. 14, 1960) including one from Leif Erikson, who played opposite Bette Davis (‘If it hadn’t been for you I don’t what I’d have did”); Cliff Carpenter, actor; Alexander Marshack, author; Elaine Perry, producer. Letters concerning possibilities of other productions of WOCS, from Robert Gist, Shepard Chartoe, Martin Heflin, Samuel Berns, John W. James of Western Illinois University, and parties named Lonigro and Bennett. Also a list of actresses considered to play the Bette Davis part in other productions, with NC’s choices checked off. Two letters from Lucy Kroll and 12 from Leah Salisbury; carbon of one from NC to Berns, 3 to Salisbury.”]
Folder 5
RR. 4 pamphlets on China, published in 1946. [“Three pamphlets on China and things Chinese, picked up by NC on his visit to China in 1946. Also an information pamphlet on Peiping, all published between April and August, 1946. The latter was published by the Officers’ Moral Endeavor Association, an organization ‘ordered’ by President Chiang Kai-Shek ‘to make your visit in Peiping a happy and pleasant occasion.’ The 3 ‘China and things Chinese’ pamphlets were published by the War Area Service Corps, National Military Council, Peiping, and are on the following subjects: ‘The Modern Chinese Press’; ‘Trends in Chinese Literature Today’; and ‘Souvenir Hunting in Peiping’.”]
SS. Presentation copy of address by Dr. Herman Blum of The Divine Power in Abraham Lincoln,” speech, Feb. 9, 1968; inscribed pamphlet. [“Given on 2.9.68 in Elkins Park, Pa. Inscribed, ‘No Norman Corwin Esq. with the esteem and regards of Herman Blum 7.2.68’. Blum was founder and director of the Blumhaven Library and Gallery in Philadelphia, and Chairman of the Board of Crafter Mills. In pamphlet form; 19 pages.”]
TT. Address by NC at Second Annual Aspen Film Conference, mimeograph, 5 p., Sep. 3, 1964. “[Keynote address delivered by NC in Aspen, Colorado, Sep. 3, 1964. Six pages of single-spaced text.”]
UU. “I Ho Yuan.” [“‘A brief treatment of the location, history and present edifices of the Imperial Summer Palace,’ published by the Administration of I Ho Yuan, Peking, 1935. Presented to NC during his visit to Peking in 1948. Black-covered; bound with string; photographs and much of the text printed in purple ink. Well drawn map-folder inserted. 49 p.”]
Folder 6
VV. Correspondence with John Douglass (Director of Rural Broadcasts for the Australian Broadcasting Commission), 1946-1947; 2 TLS, 1 card. [“Douglass had accompanied NC to Bathhurst and a recording session at a sheep station, during NC’s One World visit to Australia in 1946. They kept up a correspondence for some years afterward, but most of this has been lost. Enclosed are two letters and a greeting card from Douglass, 1946-7 (the card, from Rome, where Douglass had apparently joined the FAO organization of the UN, is undated). Douglass’ letter of 11.5.46 describes a recording of a documentary program at a sheep station in Cowra, west of Bathhurst.”]
WW. Correspondence with Nell Fleming (New York Representative of the Australian Broadcasting Commission), 1946-1951; 3 TLS, 3 CTL. [“Re: permissions for the ABC to broadcast NC’s plays ‘Descent of the Gods’, ‘The Plot to Overthrow Christmas’, ‘My Client Curley’ and ‘The Odyssey of Runyon Jones’. There were other letters and permissions, but much of this correspondence has been lost. Five letters from Fleming, carbon of one from NC; 1946-51.”]
Folder 7
XX. Correspondence with Don Freeman (author and illustrator), 1939- 1969; 4 ALS, 2 telegrams, 1 CTL, 1 Christmas card; also 4 hand- drawn greeting cards; 1965 check stub; Don Freeman’s News Stand, 2 issues, Apr. 1938 and Jan. 1939 containing drawings by Don Freeman. [“Author, illustrator and longtime friend of NC. When NC did a program entitled ‘Portrait Gallery’ in his ‘Poetic License’ series over Station WQXR in N.Y. City in March, 1938, Freeman, whom NC had never met, sent him a folio of portraits based on the characters portrayed in the broadcast. NC’s letter dated 3.21.38, a carbon of which is enclosed, acknowledging this, misspells his name; it was the first written communication. Not long after this letter, NC saw a half page of Freeman’s drawings in a Sunday edition of the New York Times; F. already had been appearing in the theatrical section for some time, but NC had never noticed, apparently. The two issues of Freeman’s Newsstand in this envelope are extremely rare items (Vol. 1 No. 6 and Vol. II No. 7, the latter dated Jan. 1939.) Freeman in his (circular) letter dated Sept. 39, refers to ‘a remarkable process’ which enabled the drawings to ‘retain the exact quality’ of the originals. The greeting card showing a penguin with baldric and the sign reading ‘To the U.N.’ was circa NC’s period with UN Radio. The ‘praying mantis’ pen drawing attached to Freeman’s letter of 12.30.69, related to NC’s then recently published ‘Prayer for the 70s’.”]
Folder 8
YY. Correspondence with Laurence Gilliam (Head of Features, BBC), 1942-1956; 9 TLS, 1 telegram, 6 CTL. [“Head of Features for the British Broadcasting Corporation. Letters span 1942-1956. Gilliam died in the 60’s. NC met Gilliam in 1942, in the course of his ‘American in England’ series based in London. In 1949 NC dedicated his program ‘Could Be’, written for the United Nations, to Gilliam; the letter from NC to Gilliam dated 10.24.49 alludes to this program. Also 9.21. Gilliam’s letter of 7/29/42 offers congratulations to NC on the ‘American in England’ series ‘…really outstanding… as far as people in the same line of business her are concerned, you made a terrific hit with it’… Peripheral to this correspondence, these other items: a letter from Gerald Kean of UN Radio to F. Miles Coventry of the BBC; Basil Thornton, BBC, to Corwin; Ben Benjamin of Famous Artists Agency to NC, quoting Gilliam’s estimate of NC as ‘easily the best known among all the American radio writers in this country’). Six letters, and one telegram (holograph text), Gilliam to NC; carbons of 5 letters, NC to Gilliam. Cross reference to three other files in this collection: George Ivan Smith; ‘An American in Russia’ (program); ‘Document A/777’ (program).”]
Folder 9
ZZ. Miscellaneous correspondence, 1940-1972; 17 TLS, 5 ALS, 10 CTL, 1 Memo, 1 carbon memo. [“Twenty-one letters to NC, carbons of 11 replies.”] Includes:
1. Helen Bloomfield, Winthrop, Mass.
2. Gerald Bubis, Hebrew Union College, L.A.
3. Howard Caine, actor.
4. Joseph A. Del Porto, director, School of Journalism, Bowling Green State University.
5. Gail Habbyshaw, Mercer, Pa.
6. Mary F. Kelly, Ellicot City, Md.
7. Ann T. Korn, Euripedes Productions, La Jolla, Ca.
8. Mitzi Kornets, Brookline, Mass.
9. John H. Johnson, editor and publisher, Negro Digest (1945)
10. Arthur Miller, playwright (solicitation), TLS, Jan. 1972.
11. Herb Rosenthal, agent (angry exchange of memos; 1940).
12. Cyril Clemens (kin of Mark Twain), International Mark Twain Society; TLS, Dec. 26, 1952.
13. Sara Unobskey, N.Y.C.
14. Miriam Atlas Pizer, Winthrop, Mass.
15. Roger L. Brooks, Dean School of Arts and Sciences, East Texas State University.
16. Walter Reisch, screenwriter, L.A.
17. Joseph G. Saetveit, USC ISOMATA, Idyllwild (Director).
18. Corrine Johnson, Reader’s Digest; accompanying check for $25 for quote of phrase “planes pigeoning home” (1945).
19. John Scheinfeld, Milwaukee.
20. Olga Lengyel, Committee for World Human Rights (NYC) (2 letters).
21. Irwin Rosten, chief of MGM Documentary Unit (memo).
Folder 10
AAA. Presentation copy of Questions of Literature, Sep. 1969. [“A Soviet periodical of September 1969, containing quoted material from “The World of Carl Sandburg.” The translator, Igor Popov, inscribes inside the cover, ‘Dear Mr. Corwin, Here on page 242, there are some C. Sandburg’s jokes from your play “The World of Carl Sandburg.” Take my warmest best wishes, I. Popov.’ Introducing the brief excerpts on p. 242 the text (in Russian) reads ‘The outstanding American poet and prose-writer, Carl Sandburg, was an ardent collector of American folklore. In his play, “The World of Carl Sandburg,” which is a dramatized performance based on the creative works of the poet, written and staged in 1959 by a famous playwright and director NC, one of the acts is entirely made up of jokes collected by Sandburg. Some of them are given below’.”]
Folder 11
BBB. Reviews and correspondence relating to the Hollywood (KCET) version of “The Plot to Overthrow Christmas,” Dec. 23, 1970; most correspondence is fan mail; 39 pieces. [“Broadcast first on 12.23.69, later repeated (in 1970 and 1971) on the educational TV network, using a slightly different introduction. Material in this envelope includes reviews by Cecil Smith and Don Page in the Los Angeles Times, photocopies of advertisements for the program in Daily Variety, a list of casting possibilities, newspaper and program-folio listings, a news release by KCET. Letters, either to NC or his father (‘Sam’) or the producer Robert Foshko, from the following: Sally Goodwin, Marge Langsford, Jerry Lenington, Mrs. Judith Avery, Philip Anisman, Glen Peters, Jim Loper (General Manager, KCET), Dr. J. E. Pournelle, Mrs. G. A. Kuyper, Perry Lafferty of CBS, Jeanne Criss, Mrs. Eric W. B. Welsh, J. D. Stevens, Frederic Burney, production manager, Satellite Films; Henrietta Jordan, Frank Thompson.”]
Box 21
Folder 1
CCC. Notes and partial bibliographic material for OVERKILL AND MEGALOVE; TS, holograph and printed; ca. 400 pieces. [“Including direct sources of some of the quotes which preceded pieces in the volume. Thus the N.Y. Times boxes article of 3.28.62, in which Dr. Edward Teller ‘Asks Program for a Colony on Moon’, and cosmonaut Titov’s comment on God, in the Los Angeles Times of 5.7.62; excerpts from Hachiya’s HIROSHIMA DIARY, and Tom Stonier’s NUCLEAR DISASTER.”] Includes:
1. The New Republic, 1/15/62, “Shelters and Survival.”
2. The Nation, 12/9/61, “What We Know About Fallout.”
3. The Nation, 1/13/62, “Testing: A Strategic Appraisal.”
4. Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, issues of Nov. 1961, Jan. and Feb. 1962.
5. Frontier, Oct. 1961, “The Danger of Nuclear Holocaust,” by Linus Pauling.
6. Look, 12/5/61, “The Great Fall-Out Shelter Panic,” by Fletcher Knebel.
7. Life (undated, ca. 1961-1962), “Two Views on Bomb Tests, Two Expert Camps,” quoting Edward Teller and Hans Bethe.
8. The New Leader, 2/19/62, “Testing,” “A Natural Deterrent,” etc.
9. Survival, Nov.-Dec. 1961, “The Neutron Bomb,” by Freeman J. Dyson.
10. Chronology (of) Radiation and Fallout, April 1957-April 1959, prepared by the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy.
11. Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, May 1962.
12. Reprint from Harper’s Magazine, Feb. 1960, “The Rebirth of Jonny.”
13. Nation, 5/12/62, “Eight Scientists Dispute Teller,” by James R. Newman.
14. Popular Science, Sep. 1962, “Man’s Last Big Blast,” by Martin Mann.
15. This Week Magazine, 6/10/62, article by Dr. Hermann J. Muller on genetics and radiation.
16. Life (undated, ca. 1960-1961), “The Atomic Scientists Speak Up,” by Drs. David Hill, Eugene Rabinowitch and John A. Simpson, Jr.
17. The Nation, 6/9/62, “Is There a Doctor in the Rubble?” by Charles Flato.
18. Saturday Review of Literature, 12/2/61, editorial by Norman Cousins, and a review of a book by Herman Kahn, written by Stuart Chase.
19. Research report by Federation of American Scientists, Committee on Strontium 90.
20. “The Human Way Out,” text of an address by Lewis Mumford on 9/23/61.
21. Reprint of James R. Newman’s letter on “The Dangerous Shelter Fantasy,” in advertisement, New York Times, 1/30/62.
22. Clippings.
a. “Greater Nuclear Testing Proposed by Dr. Teller.” b. “Love Ban Urged as Ban-Bomb Weapon.” c. Advertisement, “Dr. Spock is Worried.” d. “Radiation Can Produce Idiots, Geneticist Warns,” LA Times. e. “Bomb Shelters to Save Entire Populace Urged,” by Teller, 6/7/62. f. Article on Soviet testing, New York Times, 8/6/62. g. Sydney Harris, Chicago Daily News, 7/27/62, “How Do We Explain the Facts of Death?” (to children)
23. Pamphlet of National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy.
24. I. F. Stone Weekly, issues of April 4, 23; May 7, 14, 21, 28; June 11, 18, 25; July 2, 9; Sep. 24, all 1962.
25. William Winter Comments, issues of 4/28; 7/10, 30; 8/20; 9/24; 10/1; all 196[?].
26. Commentary, Jan. 1962, “A Debate on Civil Defense,” Herman Kahn vs. Erich Fromm.
27. Speech by Dr. Leo Szilard, “Are We On the Road to War?” Nov. 1961, 14 pages.
Folder 2
DDD. “The Rivalry.”
1. Production script, TS mimeograph and CTS, with holograph corrections and notations, 60 p.; includes:
a. Production chart, holograph, 1 p. b. List of principals involved in production, with addresses and telephone numbers, TS with holograph corrections, 1 p.
[“Production script used by NC in his direction of the Richard Boone production at the Bijou Theater, NY. Changes, deletions and additions from the previous (national) production were recorded on this script in NC’s hand; also holograph notes on direction. Typewritten list of principals involved in the production, with their addresses and telephone numbers. Production chart for the period Jan. 19, through Feb. 7, 1959.”]
Folder 3
2. Playbills of various productions, 22 items. Includes:
a. Bijou Theatre, New York City. b. Bushnell Auditorium, Hartford, Ct. c. Mosque Theatre, Newark, N.J. d. State College of Washington, Bohler Gymnasium, Pullman, Wash. e. “Theatre of F.I.V.E.,” New York City. f. San Diego. g. San Angelo, Texas. h. Lubbock Auditorium, Lubbock, Texas. i. Schubert Theatre, New Haven, Ct. j. O’Laughlin Auditorium, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame. k. Cleveland, Ohio Playhouse. l. Showboat Theatre, Seattle, Wash. m. Theatre Eleven, North Hollywood, Ca. n. Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa. o. Chautauqua, N.Y. Repertory Theatre. p. Pasadena, Cal. Playhouse. q. Huntington Hartford Theater, Hollywood.
3. Advertisements, 23 pieces.
4. Press and periodical reviews of the National Company, ca. 100 news clips and tearsheets. Includes (partial list): a. Time, 2/16/59. b. Boston Traveller, 1/18/58. c. Cedar Rapids Gazette, 11/2/57. d. Lynchburg, Va. newspaper, 12/3/57. e. Seattle Times, 9/2/57. f. St. Paul Dispatch, 10/24/57. g. Ansonia (Ct.) Independent Republican, 1/24/58. h. Register Republic. i. Morning Star. j. Baltimore Sun, 9/10/57, R.H. Gardner. k. Newark Evening News, 12/16/57. l. New Haven Journal-Courier. m. Washington Evening-Star, 12/8/57. n. Berkshire Eagle, 1/17/58. o. Meridian, Ct. Independent, 1/11/58. p. Boston American, Peggy Doyle, 1/18/58. q. Syracuse Post Standard, 1/15/58. r. Ann Arbor News, 11/15/57. s. Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Harold Cohen, 11/26/57. t. Pittsburgh Press, 9/2/57. u. Webster City, Iowa, 11/2/57. v. Madison, Wis. Capitol Times, 11/8/57. w. Hartford Times, 11/27/57. x. Huntington, W. Va., 11/21/57. y. San Angelo Evening Standard, Texas, 10/11/57. z. Charleston Daily Mail, 11/22/57. aa. Charleston Gazette, 11/22/57. bb. Boston University News, 1/21/58. cc. Rochester, N.Y. Times Union, 1/16/58. dd. South Bend Tribune, 11/11/57. ee. Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, 11/25/57. ff. Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2/24/63 (Cleveland Playhouse Production, not part of national tour company). ss. Waterbury, Ct. Republican, 1/23/58. tt. Lubbock Avalanche (Texas), 10/10/57. uu. Columbus Citizen, Norman Nadol, 11/25/57. vv. Detroit News, John Finlayson, 11/18/57. ww. Detroit Times, Harvey Taylor, 11/18/57. xx. Louisville Courier-Journal, Boyd Martin, 11/20/57. yy. Vancouver Sun (Can.), front page news story combined with review, 9/23/57. zz. Cincinnati Post, Gale Stephens. aaa. Hartford Democrat, Evans Clinchy, 11/27/57. bbb. Sacramento Bee, 10/7/57. ccc. Cleveland Press, Stan Anderson, 11/25/57. ddd. Christian Science Monitor, 1/18/58. eee. Cleveland News, 1/26/57. fff. Oklahoma City, 1/19/71 (not part of national tour).
Folder 4
5. Original pencil sketch, by designer David Hays, of the ground plan, at the Bijou Theater, New York, Feb. 1959; signed by NC.
6. Articles, reviews, and playbill re: Chautauqua Repertory Theater Production, 1964; 5 pieces. [“At Norton Memorial Hall, Chautauqua, N.Y., Aug. 27 and 29, 1964. George Vafiadis played Lincoln, Robert Snook played Douglas, Sally Noble was in the role of Adele Douglass. Articles and reviews in The Chautauquan Daily of Aug. 24-29. Also theatre playbill.”]
Box 22
Folder 1
7. Material re: California Arts Commission production, miscellaneous printed pieces, 17 items. [“In 1966 and 67, under the aegis of the California Arts Commission, Adrienne Marden’s production of ‘The Rivalry’ toured several cities in the state, including Oakland, Santa Barbra, Beverly Hills, Arcata, Rocklin, Carmel, Aptos, Norwalk, Redlands, UCLA (Royce Hall) – in critic Cecil Smith’s words, ‘a tour of one-night stands of towns, hamlets and centers throughout the state, places that rarely, if ever, have the opportunity of seeing professional theater.’ Smith’s article, in the May 18, 1966 issue of the Los Angeles Times, is glowing on the effect of this play in small communities, including a Camp Parks Job Corps Center. Also in this envelope, a Cal Arts Commission brochure, playbills of the UCLA, Beverly Hills and Lytton Center performances, a mailing piece, a review by James Powers in the Hollywood Reporter of 5/24/66, reporting on “The Rivalry’s tour of schools, various clippings, and a letter from Adrienne Martin to NC dated 3/22/67. In this production Lincoln was played by John Anderson, Robert Carnes was in the role of Douglas (succeeded by Robert Nichols and Clarke Gordon); Miss Martin played Adele Douglas; Dorothy Joyal, Lady Democrat; Matthew Knox, the Republican committeeman.”]
Folder 2
8. Press and periodical reviews of the New York production at the Bijou Theater, 1959; 29 items. Includes:
a. New York Daily News, Charles McHarry, 2/9/59. b. New York Post, Richard Watts, 2/22/59. c. New York Daily News, John Chapman, 3/1/59. d. New York Post, Watts, 2/9/59. e. New York Mirror, Winchell (comment), 2/9/59. f. Saturday Review of Literature, 2/21/59 (incomplete). g. New York Herald Tribune, Walter Kerr, 2/9/59. h. New York Times, Brooks Atkinson, 2/15/59. i. New York Times, Lewis Funke,2/9/59. j. New York Journal-American, John McClain, 2/9/59. k. New York Mirror, Robert Coleman, 2/9/59. l. Women’s Wear Daily, Thomas R. Dash, 2/9/59. m. Hollywood Reporter (N.Y. dateline), Leonard Hoffman, 2/9/59. n. The New Yorker, Kenneth Tynan, 2/21/59. o. Weekly Variety, Hobe Merrison, 2/4/59. p. The Morning Telegraph, Whitney Bolton, 2/10/59. q. Cue, Emory Lewis, 2/21/59. r. Time, 2/16/59. s. Newsweek, 2/16/59. t. Newark Evening News, Roland Field, 2/9/59. u. Newark Star-Ledger, Ward Morehouse, 2/9/59. v. United Press, Jack Gaver, 2/7/59. w. The New Yorker (capsule review), undated but subsequent to 2/21/59. x. Daily Variety (N.Y. dateline), Morrison’s review, 2/9/59. y. The Nation, Harold Clurman, 2/28/59. z. Chicago Tribune (N.Y. dateline), Ralph G. Newman, 2/15/59. aa. Associated Press, Mark Barron, 2/7/59. bb. New York Daily News, John Chapman (follow-up article), 3/1/59.
Folder 3
9. Miscellaneous press (not reviews) related to the New York production, 25 items. [“Including interviews with Richard Boen, Martin Gabel and NC, the latter by Wayne Smith in the Greenfield (Mass.) Recorder of undetermined date, but ca. Feb. 1959. Items in columns by Leonard Lyons, Louis Sobol, Richard Watts, Jr., Danton Walker. Also an interview with NC by Beatty in the Saturday Review of Literature, 1/31/59. Tear sheet of a half-page advertisement of the play in the New York Times, Nancy Kelly, and Gabel in costume.”]
Folder 4
10. Items re: Pasadena Playhouse production, Nov. 1968; reviews and playbill. [“Julie Haydon played the role of Adele Douglas, Harry Raybould was Lincoln, and Theodore Knight played Stephen Douglas. Reviews by Margaret Harford, in the Los Angeles Times, and Hart. in Daily Variety. Playbill. 3 items.”]
11. Playbill of Mummers Theatre production in Oklahoma City, Jan. 1-17, 1971. [“The cover of the playbill is by Robert Cooper. Earl Hindman played Lincoln, Clarence Folder played Douglas, and Jane Marla Robbins played Adele Douglas. John Wiley, who directed, writes about the play and his interpretation of it, on the page following the cast list. Correspondence with Miss Robbins in a separate envelope.”]
Folder 5
12. Telegrams on opening night at the Bijou Theater, New York; 75 total;includes:
a. Belkowitz families, Winthrop, Mass., and Syracuse. b. David and Loise Berman. c. Judd Bernard (Producer). d. Connie (Mrs. Mike) Bessie. e. Richard Boone, who played Lincoln. f. Hazel Buchbinder. g. Mr. and Mrs. R. Bloomberg. h. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Burack. i. Eric Burroughs. j. Jim Campbell (Lincoln’s understudy). k. Beverly Chase. l. Harold Cobin. m. Armand Deutsch, producer. n. Earle Doud. o. Kirk Douglas. p. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dryden. q. Helen Dunlop. r. Samuel G. Engel. s. Geraldine Fitzgerald. t. Alice and Sidney Fallender. u. Jacques Ferrand. v. Martin Gabel (who played Douglas). w. Mitchell Gertz. x. Nadje and Bill Gordon. y. Arnold M. Grant. z. Sam Leve, designer. aa. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Locke. bb. Sam Locke. cc. Paul Gregory. dd. Milton Grossman, agent. ee. Mildred Gusse, casting director. ff. House Jameson. gg. Lisl and Joseph Julian. hh. Fay and Michael Kanin. ii. Arthur Waxman. jj. Alice Weel (Mrs. Homer Bigart). kk. Donna Workman. ll. Gerald and Julienne Kean. mm. Ben Grauer. nn. Diane Kean. oo. Lucy Kroll. pp. Leo and Emily Langlois. qq. Harry Kurnitz. rr. Robert E. Lee and Mrs. Lee. ss. Henry Lewis. tt. Harold and Marianne Mantell. uu. Nelly and Werner Michel. vv. Leo Mishkin. ww. Kermit Murdock. xx. Agnes Moorehead (who played Mrs. Douglas in an earlier production). yy. Jeff and Anna Karen Morrow. zz. Molia and Herbert Moss. aaa. George and Jo Movshon. bbb. Tharon Musser (lighting). ccc. Emily Paley. ddd. Mary and Ida Pelley. eee. Frances Price. fff. Aaron Richmond. ggg. Laura and Allen Rivkin. hhh. Arthur and Beth Robinson. iii. Florence and Harold Rome. jjj. Bob and Adele Russin. kkk. Leah and Philip Salisbury. lll. Dore Schary. mmm. Mabel Schirmer. nnn. Irene Selznick. ooo. Carmela and Win Sharples. ppp. Leonard Spigelgass (he read Douglas and Dore Schary read the role of Lincoln one night, at Schary’s home, before the play was produced). qqq. Sam Waagenaar. rrr. Ray and Lorraine Wander.
Folder 6
13. Memorabilia from, about, and associated with various productions; includes:
a. TV Guide of 2/28/58, with cover of Richard Boone, and story including picture of him as Lincoln; tearsheets, 3 p. b. Biographical sketch of Gordon Davidson, NC’s assistant director of the New York production; tearsheet, 1 p. [“He later distinguished himself as an artistic director of the Mark Taper Forum.”] c. Letter from Bruno Metsa, assistant stage manager of the National Company, June 13, 1963. [“Inquiring about a production in Illinois.”]
Folder 7
EEE. Promotional script for “Studio One,” 1943, for CBS, to be narrated by Joseph Julian; TS mimeograph with holograph notations, 12 p. [“In the spring of 1943, CBS prepared a script for a recording narrated by Joseph Julian, who had been the ‘Joe’ of NC’s ‘American in England’ series the previous year. The script was then submitted to NC, who made a few editorial suggestions; these are the holograph markings in pencil and crayon. The ‘audition’ record was made, with a view to presenting it to potential sponsors, but before anything could come of it, NC became engaged in other programs, and never returned to the idea of ‘Studio One.’ However, he suggested the title to Fletcher Markle for his series under the sponsorship of the Ford Motor Company, and it was used for both a radio and television series. The author of the enclosed script was a member of the CBS continuity staff, but no record remains of which one it was.”]
FFF. Partial script of rally for Adalai Stevenson (when candidate for President of the U.S.) in the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 9, 1954; TS mimeograph with holograph notes, 35 p. [“Of historical interest is a seating list for the stage of the Bowl, on page 60. NC’s relationship to the script for this occasion is not clear; it was the work of several hands. At one time during this campaign, NC wrote some other material for Stevenson, but no record remains of whether this was incorporated in Stevenson’s remarks at the Bowl. The penciled notes on the script are NC’s, but they appear to be directorial. Pages 1 through 25 are missing.”]
GGG. News clip from Hedda Hopper’s column re: motion picutre “The Story of Ruth,” Los Angeles Times, Mar. 3, 1960. [“Nonsensical item in Hedda Hopper’s column. Not a single fact is true, except that NC wrote the screenplay of the picture. Typical of press agentry at its worst. Leonard Bernstein composed no such hymn, Sandburg never heard of the picture, NC never made the quoted statement.”]
HHH. Article and picture in “Tempo” magazine section of Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, 8/24/69. [“NC had participated in a writers conference at California State College, L.A., on the same program with the screenwriter Stirling Silliphant. The article is by Camilla Snyder. The photograph groups NC, Silliphant, and Mrs. Silliphant.”]
III. “Yes Speak Out Yes.”
1. Printed bilingual program of Human Rights Cantata “Yes Speak Out Yes.” [“Text by by NC, music by Cristobal Halffter; official United Nations program for performance in General Assembly Hall on Human Rights Day, December 10, 1968. The concert was in honor of the 25th anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Incorporated in the program is a bilingual (French and English) insert of ‘a note about the new composition,’ quoting both NC and Halffter and outlining the genesis of the work. The text proper, which appears only in English, reflects several changes from the version performed less than a month earlier by the same Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra at its home auditorium in Minnesota. The concert was given live television coverage by the NET network; NC appeared onstage afterward, and was presented with a memento of the occasion by the Secretary General of the UN, U Thant. Data, reviews and correspondence relating to this and the Minneapolis and Madrid performances of ‘Yes Speak Out Yes’, are contained in separate envelopes under the same title.”]
2. Printed program of first performance of “Yes Speak Out Yes,” Nov. 22, 1968. [“Performed by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra under joint conductorship of Stanislaw Skrowaczewski and the composer, at Northrop Auditorium on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, on the night of November 22, 1968. The official world premiere came on the following December 10, in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations, with the same orchestra, soloists and conductors. NC attended both productions. The text of the cantata is printed in this program, and contains several errors. NC made minor revisions, as did Halffter, between the Minneapolis and Assembly Hall concerts. The cantata was given three performances in Madrid, Spain, the following year, and caused excitement. The Assembly Hall program, reviews of the concerts, and considerable correspondence between NC, Halffter, and George Movshon of the United Nations secretariat, are contained in separate envelopes.”]
Folder 9
JJJ. Uncut first draft TS of “You Think You’ve Got Troubles?” mimeograph, 26 p., 1971. [“First program to be released in the TV series ‘Norman Corwin Presents’; starring Michael Dunn, the program was taped at CFTO-TV, outside Toronto, on September 2-3, 1971. Original manuscript and as-taped drafts in separate envelopes.”]
KKK. Uncut first draft TS of “Odyssey in Progress,” mimeograph, 27 p., 1971. [“One of the television programs in the series ‘Norman Corwin Presents,’ taped at CFTO, Toronto, on August 26-7, 1971. It was excerpted from a feature-length script entitled ‘The Odyssey of Runyon Jones’, in a version with music and lyrics by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston. The original manuscript and as-taped drafts are in separate envelopes. More than any other program in the series, this script required heavy cutting out of the starting draft contained herein.”]
Folder 10
LLL. Correspondence with John F. Wharton (lawyer, author, essayist), 1945-1962; 4 TLS, 1 CTL, 1 carbon memo. [“At one time Vice- president of Simon and Schuster and counsel for the Playwrights Company. His letter of 5/15/45 refers to NC’s broadcast of ‘On a Note of Triumph’. His letter of 11.30.61 drew from NC an anecdote about Marilyn Monroe (reply dated 12.4.61). The exchange of letters in early 1962 is concerned with an idea which Wharton conceived, of using Cinerama to alert the world to the dangers of thermonuclear war. In Wharton’s letter of 1.22.62, the book by NC whose title Wharton could not remember in his conversation with the grandson of Prime Minister Asquith was THEY FLY THROUGH THE AIR. Five letters (one four pages long) from Wharton to NC; carbons of two letters from NC, one of which runs three pages, single-spaced. Also carbon of a 5-page ‘Memo re Proposed Cinerama Picture’ by Wharton, dated 1.22.62. NC’s long letter is in response to this prospectus.”]
Package 25
II. Audio.
A. Presentation copy of LP recording of “‘Lust for Life’ Suite” by Miklos Rosza, composed for the motion picture “Lust for Life,” whose screenplay was written by Corwin. [“The album carries the subtitle ‘Background to Violence’ – on the theory, perhaps, that violence was ‘commercial’. Nothing in the screenplay or the production justified that emphasis in the titling of the album… nor in the score, either. On the back of the album jacket, Rosza inscribed: ‘For Norman, to remember a great motion picture. Christmas 1959 Miklos.’ A Decca record, No. DL 10015, Gold Label Series, 33 1/3 rpm. Rosza conducted the Frankenland State Symphony Orchestra. The suite is in 13 sections.”]
Corwin, Norman #53 Addenda: Purchase, 1972
Box 22
Folder 11
I. Manuscripts.
A. “Introduction to Eleanor Roosevelt,” TS with many holograph corrections and marked for reading aloud, 6 p.; signed; June 13, 1961.
II. Legal Material.
A. Agreement signed by Carl Sandburg and NC on royalties for Harcourt Brace and World edition of THE WORLD OF CARL SANDBURG, July 14, 1961.
III. Correspondence.
A. Cover letter, CTL from NC to Mr. Gould, Mar. 30, 1972, sending two items above.
Corwin, Norman #53 Addenda: March 1979
Box 22
Folder 12
I. Printed Material.
A. “Reminiscences of a Nominated Father,” article by NC, Reader’s Theater News, fall/winter 1978.
II. Photograph.
A. Advertisement for “Norman Corwin Presents,” 8 x 10”.
III. Correspondence.
A. Grauer, Benjamin F. (radio, TV reporter). TLS, June 22, 1939. Corwin, Norman Addenda June 1981-May 1989
*Note: All material is within folders bearing notations by N.C.
I. Manuscripts (Mss. and related items for stage and radio plays, books, and articles) Box 23: A. CERVANTES (1973-4) 1. Two folders containing various drafts of two versions of the stage play. TS with holo. notes and holo. ms. Ca. 300 pp. #86039, #86049 (F. 1-2) 2. Original CTS of Prologue/Epilogue (8 pp) and several edited TS fragments of draft of ACervantes.@ (16 pp) TLS to Jerry Hammer, July 29, 1973 #86026 (F. 3) Box 24: 3. Misc: (Sept. 1973) a. 2 TLS b. 3 ALS c. 5 Telegrams d. 2 CTL e. Advance press, invitations, fliers, rehearsal notes, reviews #86027 (F. 1) 4. Misc: (3/11/73 - 7/10/74) a. 5 TLS b. 4 ALS c. 10 CT d. 1 TL e. 3 royalty statements f. Director=s and producers notes g. Tour itinerary and production staff list h. 16 news clippings (some photocopied) #86046 (F. 2) B. FANTASY IN THE ARTS (Feb., 1973) 1. N.C.=s 2nd column in Westways magazine. 2. Working draft: heavily edited T.S., 7 pp. 3. Final draft TS, 5 pp. #86021 (F. 3) C. THE GRAND NATIONAL DUMP (Jan., 1973) 1. N.C.=s 1st column in Westways magazine. 2. Working and final TS drafts, 11 pp and 8 pp. 3. Three earlier versions: TS drafts and notes, 28 pp. 4. Four letters to the editor of Westways (clippings) in response to N.C.=s column. 5. Two copies of AL.A. TV Times,@ used as research. #86058 (F. 4) D. KEYNOTE ADDRESS TO SECOND ANNUAL ASPEN FILM CONFERENCE (Sept. 3, 1964) 1. Photocopied TS, 6 pp. #86025 (F. 5) E. LOOK HOMELY, ALIEN (Dec. 1, 1985) 1. Article published in LA Times magazine 2. Computer TS with holo. markings, 4 pp. 3. Dec. 1, 1985 issue of LA Times # 86004 (F. 6) F. Review of A.M. Sperber=s MURROW: HIS LIFE AND TIMES (June 22, 1986) 1. Computer TS with holo. markings, 17 pp. 2. Computer TS notes with holo. markings, 8 pp. 3. 3 TLS 4. 8 ALS 5. 4 newsclippings #86042 (F. 7) G. OH DEATH, WHERE IS THY YUK? (Jan., 1973) - article published in National Lampoon. 1. Final draft, CTS with holo. markings, 6 pp. 2. Working draft, CTS and holo. ms., 11 pp. 3. ALS and photocopied letter to editor of Saturday Review by E.R. Pinckney 4. Jan., 1973 issue of National Lampoon magazine #86059 (F. 8) H. Prologue for W.R. Ewald=s 100 SHORT FILMS ABOUT THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT (1982) 1. CTS draft with holo. marking, 3 pp. 2. Galleys of 100 short films 3. 5 TLS 4. 2 CTL 5. 1 ALS #86076 (F. 9) Box 25: I. ONE, YET MANY (1974) 1. Rough drafts for short documentary on American minorities 2. TS research notes; many fragments. Ca. 150 pp. #86040 (F. 1) J. OUR LADY OF THE FREEDOMS (1986) - Radio show about the Statue of Liberty 1. Computer TS with holo. markings, c. 100 p. #86075 (F. 2) K. THE PLOT TO OVERTHROW CHRISTMAS (1961) - Student adaptation of N.C.=s radio play. 1. Photocopied TS and cast list, 26 pp. 2. 3 sketches of scenery (artist unknown) 3. 4 TLS 4. 3 ALS 5. 1CTL 6. 17 Cards #86018 (F. 3) L. THE RIVALRY (no date) - Stage play, originally a radio play. 1. Photocopied TS of episode entitled ATONIGHT! LINCOLN VS. DOUGLAS.@ 109 pp. #86034 (F. 4) M. THE STRANGE AFFLICTION (May, 1979) - radio play 1. Several drafts of heavily edited TS and holo. ms., Ca. 50 pp. #86016 (F. 5) 2. Final draft (photocopied TS) and notes, 35 pp.; research and script review, photocopied TS, 5 pp.; news clip; CT and telegram #86015 (F. 6) Box 26: N. THE TIGER OF MALAYA, GENERAL YAMASHITA (June 1974) 1. Manuscripts a. 3 envelopes of TS rough first draft method, ca. 175 pp. total. b. 6 subsequent drafts (photocopied scripts) typed and bound: scripts range from 106 to 147 pp. Box 27: 2. Holo. and TS notes, ca. 150 pp. (Includes preface to Yamashita trial memoirs by Frank Reel, one of Yamashita=s defense counsels. TS, 4 pp.) (F. 1) 3. Research materials a. Newspaper clippings from NY Times (F. 2-3) 4. Miscellaneous a. 11 TLS b. 7 CTL c. 6 ALS d. Reviews, program notes, publicity. Ca. 75 items. #86057 (F. 4) Boxes 28-30: 5. Photocopy of official transcript of Yamashita=s trial. N.C.=s note:@Released by the National Archives and Records Services, General Services Administration, in Washington, 1973. It bears certain restrictions concerning >closed sessions= of the court martial which included >extremely personal testimonies which, in deference to the privacy of those individuals, should not be released.=... If any use of that material is contemplated, it should be checked first with the National Archives.@ a. Photocopied TS, Ca. 4000 pp. Box 31: O. TO TIM AT TWENTY (August, 1940) - radio play 1. TS script with holo. notes, 9 pp. 2. Royalties account notice 3. 25 TLS 4. 24 ALS 5. 3 CTL 6. 15 cards 7. 5 telegrams #86023 (F. 1) P. THE TRIAL OF EMILE ZOLA (no date) - radio play 1. 2 folders of various TS and holo. drafts and fragments of AZola.@ Ca. 300 pp. (F. 2-3) 2. 1 folder of TS and holo. notes for AZola.@ Ca. 30 pp. (F. 4) 3. 1 folder of news clippings and photocopies of articles about the Zola trial. Ca. 40 pp. (F. 5) Q. WANTED: PHRASE MAKERS (1973) - Column in Westways magazine 1. CTS, 6 pp. 2. 4 TS 3. 1 CTS 4. 2 ALS #86020 (F. 6)
II Manuscripts collaborated on by N.C. and others - listed by author A. Bradbury, Ray (no date) 1. FOREVER AND THE EARTH - radio play a. Bound photocopied TS with holo. markings, 29 pp. - signed by Bradbury 2. THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION UP AT THE PLACE - radio play a. Bound photocopied TS with holo. markings, 30 pp. #86022 (F. 7) B. Levitow, Abe (July, 1963) 1. CARTOONS ILLUSTRATING LIMERICKS - limericks by N.C., 10 pp. a. ALS from A.L. to N.C. July 2, 1963, 1 p. #86023 (F. 8)
III. Manuscripts about or mentioning N.C. - listed by author A. Bresnahan, Don and Kanter, Hal (March, 1976) Box 32: 1. THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF RADIO - radio show a. Script, clippings, and correspondence relating to March 9, 1976 broadcast. #86066 (F. 1) B. Middleton, Thomas H. (Dec., 1985) 1. THE LEGACY OF NORMAN CORWIN - article in Good Life magazine. Dec. 1985 #86063 (F. 2) C. Weintraub, William H. (1948) 1. STUDIO ONE a. Notes and PR releases for project extolling N.C.=s production skills. #86061 (F. 3)
IV Correspondence A. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - scholarship committee (N.C. chairman, 1975-80). 1. Minutes, correspondence, notes. Ca. 50 pp. #86048 (F. 4) B. Alberg, Mildred Freed (1962-68) 1. Correspondence Re: screenplay - THE WILY WILBY/HOT MILLIONS. Ca. 100 items #86030 (F. 5) C. Collins, Blanche (Forum, March, 1981) 1. Contains letters from: a. Gottlieb, S. - 1 ALS b. Oliver, Dr. Charles - 3 TLS c. Sunshine, Janice - 1 ALS, 1 TLS 2. Carbons of replies to each from N.C. #86012 (F. 6) D. Documentary Awards Committee (1964-86) 1. KIDDING LETTERS - pseudonomously written letters by members of the committee, comic letters. Ca. 20 items #86028 (F. 7) E. Documentary Awards Committee (1968-69) 1. Complaints Re: AA Face of War@ and AYoung Americans.@ 7 items #86050 (F. 8) F. Institute for Reader=s Theater (1978-81) 1. Letters and other communications between William Adams and N.C. (36 items) and Crain, Iz and N.C. (18 items). Also 5 printed items. (F. 9) G. Kaltenborn, Rolf (1940-42; 1986) - son of broadcaster Hans Kaltenborn 1. 4 letters from R.K. to N.C. 2. 1 from N.C. to R.K. #86009 (F. 10) H. Kaufman, Louis and Annette (1976-1986) - violinist and wife 1. 25 notes and letters from Kaufman to Corwin, many written on concert programs 2. 1 letter from Corwin to Kaufman 3. 2 printed items re: Kaufman=s violin playing #86044 (F. 11) I. Keath, Donna (1947) - actress who appeared in several of Corwin=s radio productions 1. 3 letters to Corwin #86053 (F. 12) J. Listeners in Australia (1946-49) 1. Letters from Australians and a carbon of one response by Corwin, 7 items #86024 (F. 13) Box 33: K. Oliver, Rev. Arthur (1950-77) - Australian minister 1. Letters between Corwin and Oliver, Ca. 200 items #86069 (F. 1) L. Seymour, Gideon (1944) - newspaper editor 1. One item re: Corwin=s AThere Will be Time Later@ #86052 (F. 2) M. Thorgersen, Ed (1937) - sportscaster 1. 8 letters and memoranda from Thorgensen to Corwin #86055 (F. 3) N. Willis, Frank (1944) - supervisor of Feature Broadcasts of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) 1. 1 letter to Corwin re: AThere Will be Time Later@ #86036 (F. 4)
V. Printed Items A. By N.C. 1. ESCULTURAS (1976) - Introduction to book of Robert Rus-sculptures. 73 pp. #86054 (F. 5) 2. ETERNAL TRIANGLE: THE ESTABLISHMENT, THE ARTIST, AND SEX - poster announcing Oct. 5, 1967 address by Corwin at University of North Carolina. #86033 (F. 6) 3. THE FOURTH OF, 1976 - News clipping of poem by N.C. #86014 (F. 7) 4. THE MACHINE SONG (1965) - song for solo, mixed voices and piano. Composed by Maurice Goldman on N.C.=s text. 15 pp. #86029 (F. 8) 5. Magazine articles a. THE ARTISTS SPEAK - in Reader=s Theater News, Spring/ Summer 1981, 1 p. (F. 9) b. ACarl Sandburg, Politics and Poetry@ in The Journalist, vol. 7, No. 2, April, 1989 c. LOOK HOMELY, ALIEN - in LA Time magazine, Dec. 1, 1985, 2 pp. Also, 2 TLS and a copy of AExpressions@ magazine reprint, May, 1986. #86005 (F. 10) d. NO APOLOGIES - in LA Times magazine, May 4, 1986. Excerpt from N.C. speech given at May 1, 1986 dinner in his honor, 2 pp. Also, galley proof (2 pp.), 1 ALS from Suzanne Ackerman and copy of letter to editor from 6/15/86, LA Times, re: Corwin=s article. #86003 (F. 11) e. REMINISCENCES OF A NOMINATED FATHER - in Reader=s Theater News, Fall/Winter 1978, 2 pp. (F. 12) f. TEXT AND PASSION - in Reader=s Theater News, Fall/Winter 1980, 7pp. (F. 13) Box 34:11/72-12/75 6. Corwin on Media - editorial articles by N.C. in Westways Box 35:1/76-12/78 magazine. Nov. 1972-Dec. 1980. 97 articles, all in chronological Box 36: 1/79-11/80 order. a. ARIAS FROM TRIVIATA - 7/80 b. AROUND THE HORN - 3/75 c. ARTS, FAT CATS, HOLY COW - 5/74 d. AVAST, YE GROANERS - 4/76 e. AT THE SIGN OF THE LITTLE RAM=S HORN - 12/79 f. BEISBOL, ANYONE! - 7/74 g. BOSTON - 2/76 h. BORES - 11/76 i. BROUN - 10/75 j. CAN THE LAUGHTER - 2/77 k. CELEBRITY - 11/74 l. CHEERS AND CHILLS - 7/76 m. CHEZ KHATCHATURIAN - 8/78 n. THE COMICS - 2/78 o. CONCERN - 5/80 p. CONFESSIONS OF A MAP ADDICT - 11/72 q. CONSCIENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS - 2/75 r. CONTACT - 8/77 s. COUNTING LOSSES - 6/75 t. DEAD FLIES AND DOSTOYEVKSY - 4/80 u. DEAR SIR OR MADAM - 4/77 v. DID THE WHALE BLOW IT? - 10/77 w. THE DOCUDRAMATELEMENTARY - 12/73 x. EQUIVOKES AND SLAMS - 1/76 y. ET TU, DALI - 5/73 z. ETERNAL SPANIARD - 11/73 aa. EXOTIC CRIMES - 6/73 bb. FANTASY IN THE ARTS - 2/73 cc. FAVORITES - 9/79 dd. FIRE BLOOD PASSION - 9/75 ee. FLIGHTS OF ANGELS - 3/80 ff. FOR EXAMPLE - 2/79 gg. FRAGGING AND BRAGGING - 2/74 hh. THE GAME OF THE NAME - 4/79 ii. THE GRAND NATIONAL DUMP - 1/73 jj. HARMLESS AFFAIRS - 1/74 kk. HERO - 10/79 ll. HILL BILLY - 10/78 mm. HO, HO, HO - 1/80 nn. HOUSES OF ARTS - 5/75 oo. IN PRAISE OF IMAGES - 6/74 pp. IN THE RACKS 10/80 qq. THE INTERVIEW - 12/74 rr. IONS IN THE FIRE - 8/73 ss. THE IRON BED - 5/76 tt. ISOMATA, ISOMEDIA - 10/73 uu. JOHNNY COME LATELY - 6/76 vv. THE JOYS OF COMPENDIA - 11/78 ww. LOWLIGHTS - 12/76 xx. LYRICS, YEAH - 5/77 yy. MAILBOX ON MARS - 6/77 zz. MAN MEETS GOD - 7/75 aaa. MANY THANKS -11/80 bbb. MEDIOCRITY ADDICTS - 4/78 ccc. MEMENTO - 10/74 ddd. MORE AMPHIBOLY - 10/76 eee. MORE FUN THAN FUN - 7/77 fff. MORE MATTER, LESS ART - 5/79 ggg. NETWORK AT FIFTY - 6/78 hhh. O DEATH, WHERE IS THY YUK? - 4/73 iii. O YOU SPEARMINT KIDDO - 12/77 jjj. OF PRUNES AND PERSUASION - 4/74 kkk. OOPS - 7/79 lll. OPTIONS ON A GOOD BOOK - 3/77 mmm. OTHER MEN=S FLOWERS - 4/75 nnn. PAPER MOVIE - 3/76 ooo. S.J. PERELMAN ppp. PIFFLE - 9/76 qqq. PIONEERS AT LUNCH - 1/75 rrr. PLETHORA - 11/79 sss. POGO + CO. - 8/79 ttt. THE POOR ARISTOCRATS - 7/73 uuu. POPULAR MECHANICS - 5/78 vvv. A PRESS OF PUNS - 9/77 www. PRIME BUFFS - 8/74 xxx. PUNDEMONIUM - 1/79 yyy. 63 TO 0 - 3/79 zzz. SMITH AND THE SNOBS - 9/73 aaaa. JACK SMITH=S L.A. - 9/80 bbbb. SOUL AND CONSOLE - 12/78 cccc. SPEAKING OF TALK - 11/77 dddd. SPECIAL REQUESTS - 8/80 eeee. STIMULUS - 1/78 ffff. STUDS AND ROD - 8/75 gggg. TAKING CREDIT - 1/77 hhhh. TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT - 7/78 iiii. THANK YOU, THANK YOU - 3/78 jjjj. TOUGH GUYS - 8/76 kkkk. TRUTH AS A FRACTION - 12/75 llll. TUBE SPRAY - 9/74 mmmm. THE USES OF OUTRAGE - 9/78 nnnn. VERY NICE, VERY NICE - 11/75 oooo. THE VIEW FROM THE PEAK ABOU - 6/80 pppp. VISIT FORM A DEMON - 3/74 qqqq. WANTED, PHRASEMAKERS - 3/73 rrrr. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 - 6/79 B. Concerning Corwin (in order by writer) 1. Bendel, Mary Ann (1986) - AFighting Mediocrity,@ news clip #86096 (F. 1) 2. Freeman, Don (1978) - AA Punchy Lament to Phrase=s Death@ news clip. In envelope with items 3, 4, 5 #86002 (F. 2) 3. Grant, Michael (1978) - AWords and Music Bring Home Good, Bad of Life.@ News clip, 1 p. With items 2, 4, 5 #86002 (F. 2) 4. Hatten, Shirley Sager (1986) - ACorwin Wages War on Mediocrity, Indifference.@ News clip, 1 p. With items 2, 3, 5 #86002 (F. 2) 5. Straczynski, Michael (1978) - AVisiting Professor a Renaissance Man.@ News clip, 1 p. With items 2, 3, 4 #86002 (F. 2) 6. Smith, Jane (1973-1986) - 8 news clips of articles by Smith #86062 (F. 3) a. ABecause Time Has Not Stilled One Golden Voice of Radio, It=s Not Too Late to Tune In.@ b. AHe=s Like a Proud Papa Awaiting the Rebirth of his Two Computer Babies.@ c. A1945: Remembering What is Was Like Here When it Was Over Over There.@ d. ANorman Corwin, The Sage of Los Angeles Carries a Torch for the Statue of Liberty.@ e. ANorman, is that True?@ f. AThe Old Sage Brush.@ g. ATaking His Name in Vain.@ h. AA Watch on the Wine.@ 7. South Africa Trip Press Coverage (1976) - newspaper clippings re: Corwin=s trip to South Africa. Ca. 25 items. #86013 (F. 4) 8. Tucker, Robert B. (1984) - AAmericans are Trivializing Their Values, Writer Warns,@ news clipping (2 copies) #86007, #86017 (F. 5-6) C. Printed Items Mentioning Corwin 3. Life magazine (1942) - article on wartime radio. Contains mention and photos of N.C. #86051 (F. 7) 4. Comsat News (1973) - photo of N.C. with Matthew Gordon, a former acquaintance of N.C.=s #86019 (F. 8) D. Other printed items 1. Cobb, Ron (1968-72) - AMah Fellow Americans@ - magazine of N.C.=s editorial cartoons. Also, 8 news clippings #86065 (F. 9) 2. Middletown T.V. Series (1981) - TLS and 122 pp. presentation of Peter Davis= documentary television series #86011 (F. 10) 3. New Yorker (1946) - issue devoted entirely to Hiroshima #86008 (F. 11) Box 38: 4. Zola, Emile a. Stenographic transcript (in French) of E. Z.=s trial. b. Several drafts of an unproduced play treatment by N.C. (F. 1-2)
VI. Misc. Notes A. Documentary Awards Committee (1963-86) 1. Papers from Committee of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, chaired by N.C. Ca. 200 items (F. 3) a. 1 TL from Gregory Peck (president of the committee) - July 29, 1968, 1p. b. 1 CTL from N.C. to Gregory Peck, re: Standards for judging documentary films. Sept. 6, 1968 Box 39: B. Filmex (1972-74) 1. Correspondence, memoranda, press coverage and kits, news clippings, certificate of appreciation and other memorabilia re: Los Angeles Film Exposition. Ca. 72 items. Includes: 1 TLS, 1 CTL, 4 ALS #86067 (F. 1) C. International Screenwriters Conference (1972) 1. TS of N.C.=s notes relating to moderating panel, 6 pp. #86068 (F. 2)
VII. Memorabilia and Photos A. Jackson, Harry (1985) - 15 photos of equestrian statue of John Wayne, sculpted by N.C.=s friend, Jackson. #86064 (F. 3) B. Langsford, Marge (1950-57) - friend and former secretary to N.C. 1. 11 collages 1. 5 greeting cards 2. 10 TLS 3. 4 CTL 4. 3 ALS #86031 (F. 4) C. Lincoln Sesquicentennial Association of California Commemorative Dinner (1960) - program, which notes N.C.=s presentation to Carl Haverlin. Includes facsimile of Lincoln=s Asum book@ leaf. 5 pp. #86035 (F. 5) D. The Odyssey of Runyon Jones (1973) - 22 drawings by a 3rd grade class in Glendale, CA visited by N.C. #86035 (F. 6) E. T. Hee (1980-81) - 3 photocopied Christmas drawings received by N.C. from a California artist who used the signature AT. Hee@ #86047 (F. 7) F. Tomorrow (1948) - certificate of appreciation for N.C.=s role as narrator of this radio drama, broadcast as part of a United Jewish welfare fund campaign in 1948 Box 40: VIII. Recordings (tapes and records) - mainly N.C.=s broadcast works. All tapes are 1/4" reel to reel unless otherwise noted. A. By N.C. 1. AJuly 4, 1976" (1976) #86072 2. AMary and the Fairy@ (1974) - Southern Illinois University student radio production of Corwin=s comedy #86074 3. AOn a Note of Triumph@ (1945) - cassette tape 4. AOur Lady of the Freedoms@ (1986) - cassette tape (Gift of George Garabedian) 5. AOverkill and Megalove@ (1963) #86073 6. AThe Plot to Overthrow Christmas@ (1974) - South Illinois University student radio production of Corwin=s comedy. 7. APrayer for the Seventies@ a. Read by N.C. (1964) #86070 b. Read by Richard Sanville (no date) #86071 Package 24: B. Presentation LP=s given to N.C. 1. AGreat Moments with Mr. Lincoln@ performed and inscribed by Royal Dano. #86043 2. ASymphonic Etudes@ by Robert Schumann performed and inscribed by Eduard Kilyeni, pianist #86019