The Inventory

of the

George Whitman

Collection

#1814

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Whitman, George #1814 10/23/12 Preliminary Listing

I. Printed Material. Box 1 A. Files. 1. “Books, Etc,” 1945-1946. [F. 1] 2. “Lundeby #438,” 1945-1948. [F. 2] 3. “Marathon Races etc. Newspaper Clippings,’ 1931-1932. [F. 3] 4. Re: newspaper clippings, book reviews, and Greenland, 1924- 1945; includes manuscripts; professional material; subfiles: a. “Greenland.” [F. 4] b. “Newspaper Clippings and Notes.” [F. 5] c. “Book Reviews.” B. Periodicals. 1. “The Advance,” 1931-1933 (4 copies). [F. 6] 2. “Foreign Commerce Weekly,” 1946. 3. “The Literary Digest,” 1930. 4. “Overseas,” 1926. [F. 7] 5. “Saturday Review of Literature,” 1947. 6. “Science Digest,” 1946. 7. “The Social Studies for Teachers and Administrators,” 1945. C. Newspaper clippings, 1937-1992. [F. 8] D. Photocopies re: Shakespeare Company, 1965. E. Pamphlets. 1. “The American News of Books,” 1945. 2. “Establishing and Operating Your Own Business,” 1945. 3. “Notes on the Modern Bookshop,” 1941. 4. “S.S. President Madison,” n.d. F. 10 brochures, 1945-1948, n.d. [F. 9] G. 9 newsletters, 1930-1946. H. 4 postcards, n.d. I. 4 programs, 1935-1948. J. 2 flyers, n.d. K. 6 maps, 1935-46, n.d. [F. 10-11] L. 15 catalogs, 1944-1947. [F. 12]

II. Correspondence. A. Files. 1. “10-19-12 1st Installment,” 1935-1938, includes ALS; negatives. [F. 13] 2. “Classmate’s Letters to George in China,” 1925, n.d, includes ALS. 3. “Cartillas Correspondence,” 1938-1948, n.d.; includes ALS; manuscripts; memorabilia. [F. 14-15] Whitman, George (10/23/12) Page 1 of 3

4. “Family Letters to and From George,” 1933-1938, includes ALS; TLS; photographs; printed material. [F. 16] 5. “Misc Letters,” 1934-1940, includes ALS; printed material; journals. [F. 17] 5. Re: High School and College correspondence, 1927-1968; includes ALS, TLS. [F. 18] 6. Re: childhood letters, 1923-1928; includes ALS; juvenilia. 7. Re: Mary Whitman, letters to family, 1940-1947, includes ALS; TLS, printed material. [F. 19] 8. Re: book orders and proposals, 1944-1946; includes ALS; printed material. 9. Re: letters from GW and Mary Whitman to their parents, 1938- 1947, includes ALS; printed material. [F. 20] 10. Re: letters to GW and Mrs. Walter Whitman, 1943-1948, includes ALS; printed material. B. General correspondence re: friends, family, colleagues, notes on literature, 1915-1948, undated; includes ALS; TLS; printed material.

III. Financial Materials. A. Receipts, 1938-1945. [F. 21] B. Ledger, 1945.

IV. Memorabilia. Box 2 A. “Misc. Clippings, Notes, Commentary,” file re: juvenilia, college years, notes, and clippings, 1935, n.d. [F. 1] B. University diploma, 1938. [F. 2] C. Juvenilia. 1. Files. a. “Articles Submit to Publishers/College Essays,” 1939- 1944.” [F. 3-4] b. “Campus Critic BU Papers, etc,” 1931-1934. [F. 5] c. “College Composition Reports, etc,” 1931-1933. [F. 6] d. “College Reading Notes,” 1942-1943. [F. 7] e. “Official Papers, School, Army, Govt,” 1944-1946. f. Re: elementary and high school papers, etc., 1925-1931. [F. 8] g. Re: wartime articles and magazine clippings, 1938-1945. [F. 9] 2. General. a. Sketchbook, 1928. [F. 10] b. Stamp collection, n.d. c. Class projects, 1931-1935. [F. 11] d. School correspondence, 1947. e. Notes, 1934, n.d. f. Transcript, 1947. g. Class syllabi, 1910-1930. Whitman, George (10/23/12) Page 2 of 3

V. Manuscripts. A. Files; includes printed material. 1. “Articles Submitted to Newspaper Editors,” 1930-1984; includes correspondence. [F. 12] 2. “Book Notes (to be transcribed),” 1945. [F. 13] B. Short Stories. 1. “The Forgotten Village of Florida,” TS with holograph notes, 12 p., n.d. [F. 14] 2. “The Forgotten Village,” TS, 13 p., n.d. 3. “It Is Springtime in Utopia,” TS, 3 p., n.d. 4. “Thanksgiving,” TS with holograph notes, 3 p., n.d. C. 3 poems, 1939, n.d.; includes correspondence. D. Outline re: “The Better Angel,” holograph, 1 p., n.d. E. Essays. 1. “Genius and Mental Disease,” TS, 3 p., n.d. 2. “Curiosities of Medicine,” TS, 3 p., n.d. F. Bibliography, TS, 1 p., n.d.

VI. Diaries and Journals. A. Diaries. 1. “My Trip Abroad,” 1926. [F. 15] 2. Re: Panama, 1938. 3. Re: GBW Diary 1928-1929. [F. 16] 4. Re: Midsummer with Shilly, n.d. 5. Re: Mexico.

VII. Notebooks, 5 bound notebooks re: childhood schoolwork, 1925, n.d. [F. 17-18]

VIII. Artwork. A. Watercolor of Taunton Book Lounge, n.d. [F. 18] B. 4 color prints re: Shakespeare and Company bookstore, n.d. [F. 19]

IX. Photographs. A. General. 1. Childhood portraits, includes 4 black and white prints, n.d. [E. 1] 2. Portraits of GW in , 3 black and white prints, 2005. [F. 20]

X. Professional Material. A. “Business Letters, Notes for Whitman Multiple Prod. Co.,” file, 1927-1946. [F. 21] B. General 1. Notes, ALS and TLS, n.d. [F. 22] 2. 10 professional catalogs, 1937-1945. 3. 3 itineraries, 1938. 4. Contacts, n.d. [F. 23] Whitman, George (10/23/12) Page 3 of 3