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The Inventory of the Al Hirshberg Collection #109 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center / HIRSHBERG, Al Gift of May l , 1964 Box l: l. BASKETBALL IS MY LIFE, by Bob Cousy &AH. Lowell Pratt, 1963. a) Original typescript, 243 pp. b) Carbon inserts, corrections, 100 pp. c) Cousy Material - testimonials, newsclippings, 10 items C 2. THE DESPJ:RATE AND THE DAMNED, by Bernice Freeman &AH. Crowell, 1961. a) Original typescript with corrections; 250 pp. b) Preliminary typescript, 239 pp. c) Tape transcriptions, 200 pp. Box 2: 3. THY WILL BE DONE, by Arthur Wilson & AH. a) Original carbon typescript, 200 pp.; plus inserts, 50 pp. b) Typescript inserts, 50 pp. c) Tape transcriptions. Carbon typescript, 192 pp. d) Correspondence with publishers, people related to research for the book, 50 items e) 4 small holograph notebooks, 100 pp. 4. THE MAN WHO FOUGHT BACK, by Red Schoendienst &AH. Messner, 1961. Original typescript with corrections, 207 pp. Box 3: 5. MY GIANTS, by Russ Hodges &AH. Doubleday, 1963. a) Original typescript with printer's corrections, 228 pp. b) Preliminary typescript, 223 pp. c) Tape transcriptions, 300 pp. d) Galleys Hirshberg, Al page 2 6. 88 MEN AND 2 WOMEN, by Clinton Duffy & AH. Doubleday, 1962. a) Original typescript, 152 pp. b) Inserts, corrections, 50 pp. c) Galleys Box 4: 7. Carbon typescript of unpublished book on Rogers Hornsby, 105 pp. 8. AS HIGH AS MY HEART, by Sammy Aaronson &AH. Coward-Mccann, 1957. a) Folder containing inserts, newsclippings, correspondence with Aaronson 1956-1959, 15 items b) Folder containing 5 pieces of correspondence with AH 1959; inserts &manuscript corrections, 20 pp.; & carbon typescript of THERE ARE NO BAD CHILDREN, by Sammy Aaronson & Rocky Graziano, 450 pp. c) Three small holograph notebooks, 100 pp. 9. THE EDDIE MATHEWS STORY. Messner, 1960. Original typescript with corrections, 203 pp. Box 5: 10. BILL RUSSELL OF THE BOSTON CELTICS. Messner, 1963. a) Original typescript with corrections, 197 pp. b) Typescript on yellow paper, 196 pp. c) Galleys 11. FEAR STRIKES OUT, by Jim Piersall & AH. Little, Brown, 1955. a) Typescript with Printer's corrections, 168 pp. b) Carbon typescript, 168 pp. c) 11 11 with corrections, 190 pp. d) Folder containing holograph notes from Piersall to AH, 3 pp.; official psychiatric report of Piersall 's illness; inserts, 25 pp. e) Folder containing inserts, 50 pp.; correspondence between publishers & AH, 25 items; newsclipping of Piersall 1 s problems with Red Sox Hirshberg, A1 page 3 f) Notebook, holograph, 60 pp. 12. THE JIM PIERSALL STORY. Grosset & Dunlap, 1956. Typescript with corrections, 190 pp. Box 6: 13. THE ALKALINE STORY, by A1 Ka1ine & AH. Unpublished. a) Typescript with corrections, 194 pp. b) Carbon typescript, 194 pp. c) Typescript on yellow paper, 191 pp. 14. FROM SANDLOT TO LEAGUE PRESIDENT - THE STORY OF JOE CRONIN. Messner, 1962. a) Typescript with corrections, 195 pp. b) Typescript on yellow paper, 195 pp. 15. BASKETBALL'S GREATEST STARS. Putnam, 1963. Typescript on yellow paper, 167 pp. Box 7: 16. THE JACKIE JENSEN STORY. Messner, 1960. a) Original typescript with corrections, 221 pp. b) Inserts, 15 pp. 17. BATTERY FOR MADISON HIGH; A BARRY DRAKE BASEBALL STORY. Little, Brown, 1955. a) Typescript with corrections, 186 pp. b) Typescript, 186 pp. 11 c) Three folders labeled "Barry Drake I, II and III , containing inserts, research corrections, & plans for further books in the Barry Drake series, 100 pp. Box 8: 18. VARSITY DOUBLE PLAY; A BARRY DRAKE BASEBALL STORY. Little, Brown, 1956. a) Typescript with corrections, 172 pp. b) Carbon typescript with printer's corrections, 172 pp. HIRSHBERG, Al Addenda, 1966 Box 8 (Cont'd): 1. HE IS IN HEAVEN, by Angeline Tucker. McGraw-Hill, 1965. 11 (Acknowledgement: ... I am deeply grateful to Mr. Albert Hirshberg, whose skilled professional assistance and editorial advice made the 11 book a rea 1 i ty. ) a) Tape transcriptions. Typescript with holograph corrections, c. 275 pp. Box 9: b) Typescript with holograph corrections on yellow newsprint, c. 211 pp. c) Typescript with holograph corrections & printer's marks, incl. a few leaves of Xerox copy, c. 275 pp. d) Outline, holograph, 4 pp. e) Preliminary pages. Typescript with printer's marks, 10 pp. f) Proof sheets of preliminary pages &4 maps g) Galleys of preliminary pages 2. BACKSTAGE AT THE METS, by Lindsey Nelson &AH. Viking, 1966. a) Typescript with holograph corrections, c. 381 pp., & 3 pp. holo. - Typed from taped interviews b) 11 Suggested chapter titles". Carbon typescript, 1 p. 11 11 c) Corrections • Typescript, 10 pp. d) Typescript with holograph corrections on yellow newsprint, c. 160 pp. e) Newspaper clippings, 2 pp. f) 11 Steinbeck 11 Sports Illustrated, Dec. 20, 1965, 2 pp. (torn from magazine) Hirshberg, Al page 6 3. BASEBALL'S GREATEST CATCHERS. G. P. Putnam's, 1966. Typescript with halo. corrections, c. 127 pp. Box 10: 4. SEX AND CRIME, by Clinton T. Duffy with AH. Doubleday, 1965. a) Typescript with halo. corrections on yellow newsprint, c. 188 pp. b) Typescript with halo. corrections & printer's marks, c. 259 pp. c) Typescript, suggested corrections, 11 pp. d) Preliminary pages. Typescript with printer's marks, 8 pp. e) Galleys, 3 sets f) Holograph note to Clinton Duffy; initialled by Duffy g) Xerox copy of typed memo to Betty Weagly, dated Feb. 2, 1965, l p. Box 11: 5. COWBOY AT THE MIKE, by Curt Gowdy with AH. Doubleday, 1966. a) Tape transcriptions. Typescript, c. 395 pp. & halo., 3 pp. b) Notes. Halo., 2 pp. c) Typescript with halo. corrections, c. 209 pp. d) Carbon typescript with some halo. corrections, c. 253 pp. e) Typescript with halo. corrections, 17 pp. f) Notes on yellow paper, l p. g) Carbon typescript notes for Linda Gramatky, 1 p. h) Holograph manuscript, 11 pp. i) Corrections, halo., 6 pp. j) Corrections, typescript, dated July 21, 1965, 3 pp. k) Gowdy, Curt, ALS (Memo), n.d. 1) Correspondence: Gramatky, Linda, TLS, Sept. 22, 1965 Burton, Naomi, TLS, July 21, 1965 Box 12: m) Galleys, 3 sets 6. BASKETBALL'S GREATEST TEAMS. a) Typescript with halo. corrections, 180 pp. (Xerox of 1 preliminary p.) Hirshberg, Al page , b) Typescript with holograph corrections on yellow newsprint (apparently earlier version), c. 143 pp. c) Newspaper &magazine clippings, mostly re Boston Celtics, 1963- 64, &1 mimeo news release d) Background notes, mostly halo. with a few pages of typescript & carbon typescript, c. 58 pp.; reproduced typescript, 5 pp. e) Correspondence: Page, H. 0. (Pat), ALS, Jan. 1, 1964 Wachter, Edward A., ALS, May 22, 1964 Box 13: 7. FATHER PFAU. Carbon typescript, c. 294 pp. a) Typescript, 511 pp.; holo., 30 pp.; xerox of typescript, 13 pp. b) 11 photographs of Father Pfau 1 s family c) Memorabilia of Father Pfau, 8 items d) Correspondence re the book FATHER PFAU: 14 TLS & 6 ALS to AH; 20 CTL from AH. Incl. the following letters from Father (Rev. Ralph S.) Pfau: 2 TLS, 11 Wednesday 10 p.m., 17 June, 1957 11 Dear 11 11 Al"; TLS, Fri., Dear Sterling ; ALS, Thurs. p.m. 1957, 6 pp.; ALS, Sat. evening; ALS, Tues., 4 pp.; ALS, Thurs., 11 pp.; ALS, Sat., 3 pp.; TLS, 28 Aug. 1957; TLS, Thurs., 3 pp.; TLS, Thurs., 2 pp.; ALS, Tues., 5 pp.; TLS, 2 Oct. 1957, 10 pp. Box 14: 8. BASEBALL'S GREATEST CATCHERS. a) Typescript with halo. corrections, c. 168 pp. b) Tom M., TLS to AH, n.d. 9. VIETNAM DOCTOR. a) Typescript with some holo. corrections, c. 261 pp.; holo., 1 p. b) Typescript with holo. corrections, c. 248 pp. 10. GLORY RUNNERS (Pub. in 1966). Typescript carbon with holo. corrections, c. 419 pp. Hirshberg, A1 page 'f 11. AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STARS (Pub. in 1967). Typescript with ho1o graph corrections, c. 153 pp. Box 15: 12. Conversation with Yazstremski. Notes. Typescript with ho1o. corrections, c. 179 pp.; ho1o., 22 pp. 13. CARL YAZSTREMSKI. a) Typescript, c. 220 pp. b) Xerox of typescript with 1isting of corrections, 10 pp. c) Typescript carbon with ho1o. corrections, c. 235 pp. d) Halo. notes, 1 p. HIRSHBERG, Al Addenda - September 1971 I. Manuscripts Box 16: A. DR. WILLIAM (BILL) ALBERTS BOOK, written with AH. Unpublished. 1. 11 Bill Alberts" Folder a) Carbon typescript, with holo. corr., 52 pp. 11 11 b) Discards • Typescript, 4 pp. c) "Original discards". Carbon typescript, with holo. corr., 60 pp. 11 11 d) A Friday morning in July, 1968 • Typescript, 3 pp. e) Holo. notes, 2 pp. 11 f) "Open forum on Cuba • Typescript, 3 pp. g) 11 Cuba forum". Typescript, 26 pp. h) Holo. notes, 1 p. 11 i) "Saturday, July 28, 1968 • Typescript, with holo. note, 1 p. 11 j) "Boston Common - Saturday, August 23, 1968 • Typescript, 5 pp. 11 k) "Sunday July 21, and Monday July 22, 1968 • Typescript, 9 pp. 1) Loose sheets. Carbon type., holo., 10 pp. 11 11 11 m) Book Project". Introduction - summary of approach & substance of book by AH about Dr. William Albert. Carbon type., 3 pp. n) Old West Church programme, Dr. Alberts, Pastor. o) Newspaper clippings - Drug articles from BOSTON HERALD TRAVELER, 1970 Hirshberg, Al page q 2. Folder - Ms. Material a) Typescript & carbon type., 60 pp. b) Holo. notes, 15 pp. 11 11 c) You have a choice , Bill Alberts Sermon, July 21, 1968. Type., 6 pp. 11 11 3. Folder - Monday , includes: a) Type. & carbon type., 20 pp. b) Newspaper clippings of departure from Boston of Venceremos Brigade to cut cane sugar in Cuba. Several of the clip pings mentions Bill Alberts. 11 11 11 11 4. Folder - Tuesday , contains type. titled Church Tria1 , 25 pp. 11 11 5. Folder - Wednesday • Holo. notes, 5 pp.