The Inventory of the Harry P. Brown Collection #868

The Inventory

of the

Harry P. Brown

Collection

#868

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Brown, Harry P. (1917-1986)

#868

I. Manuscripts

Box 1 A. Novels

1. The Stars in Their Courses. (Knopf, 1960) a. TS draft with holo. corr. Written in New York, Cuautla (Mexico), Hollywood, 1958-1959. [F.1] i. 3 pp. TS. Bible verses from Judges V, 18-22 & character list with mythical counterparts. ii. Cut pages – 16 pp. iii. pp. 1 – 184. Part One: The High Places of the Field. [F.2] iv. pp. 191 – 403. Part Two: the Stars in Their Courses. [F.3] v. pp. 385 – 503. Part Three: Then Were the Horsehoofs Broken

b. TS Draft. Incomplete and undated. [F.4] i. Part 1. The High Places of the Fields. pp. 1 - 153 [F.5] ii. Part 2. The Stars in Their Courses. pp. 154 – 304. [F.6] iii. Part 3. Then Were the Horsehoofs Broken. pp. 305 – 323.

2. The Wild Hunt. (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973) Note- see Short Stories section for manuscript drafts of “The Boy, The Cat and the Cloud-Child” which are noted “from The Wild Hunt” a. TS draft with holograph corrections. [F.7] i. Part One: The High Places of the Field. pp. 1 - 156 [F.8] ii. pp. 157 - 324 [F.9] b. Carbon TS draft. Pp. 1 – 125. [F.10] c. First Galley Proof. Sept. 6, 1972. Printed. 105 pp. [F.11] d. Uncorrected galley proofs. Chapter 1 Printed with holo. notes. 17 pp. along with TN from Inge Hilton of Playboy e. Edited Draft Sections – note: these draft portions found in varying order and contain assembled chapters and fragments seemingly part of HB’s editing process. This description represents original arrangement of material. Nearly every section has holograph notes. [F.12] i. Outline of novel. (incomplete) TS. 7 pp. ii. “The Very Noble Savage” poem. Carbon TS 3 pp. iii. pp. 95 – 226 (various) Carbon TS. iv. Misc. TS. pp. 5 – 211. Inc. Appendix B, The Very Noble Savage, Chapters 4, 6, 7, 7, 16 v. Misc. TS. Chapt. 16 – 18. Various pp. 218 – 298. vi. Misc. TS. Chapt. 23, 30. Various pp. 234 – 393.

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[F.13] vii. 3 carbon TS pages. Chapt. 3, various viii. Chapt. 17, TS. 4 pp. ix. Chapt. 30 & 31. Drafts. x. Chapt. 3 fragments. pp. 11 – 30. xi. Chapt. 12, 13, 28. pp. 132 – 410. xii. Chapt. 18 (“Old 16”). pp. 178 – 393. [F.14] xiii. Draft pages – character background. Carbon TS. pp. 4 – 19. xiv. Carbon TS. pp. 24 – 30. xv. Fragments. TS and carbon TS. pp. 56, 175, 209, 222 – 277. xvi. Chapt. 32. TS. pp. 415 – 418. xvii. Opening. 1. TS. pp. 4 – 15. 2. TS. pp. 4 – 10. xviii. TS. pp. 6 – 34. xix. TS. pp. 56 – 176 (various) [F.15] xx. Chapt. 15 carbon TS. pp. 207 153 – 237. xxi. Chapt. 18 carbon TS. pp. 249 179 – 308. xxii. Chapt. 20 carbon TS. pp. 513 234 – 386. xxiii. Chapt. 27 carbon TS. pp. 387 – 393. xxiv. Chapt. 28 carbon TS. pp. 394 – 411. xxv. Chapt 29 carbon TS. pp. 415 – 418. xxvi. Chapt. 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 15 (various pages) TS. 27 – 230. [F.16] xxvii. Title page and dedication. TS. 2 pp. xxviii. Chapt. 1. Aug. 15, 1963. TS. 4 pp. xxix. Chapt. 1. Aug. 18, 1963. TS. 9 pp. xxx. Misc. Chapt. 4, 7, 8, Appendix B. Carbon TS. xxxi. Misc. pp 109, 42. Dedication xxxii. Appendix C, Chapt 28, 3. TS. xxxiii. Misc. carbon TS. 4 pp. xxxiv. Misc. TS. pp. 177 – 206.

B. Memoir

[F.17] 1. The Costumed Soldier: Memories of an Army Life, of Sorts (1941 – 1945). Nearly all TS draft pages with holograph corrections. a. Introduction (“Dear Julian”) Dec. 7, 1972. 5 pp. b. Authors Prologue 1939 – 1941. Oct. 1972. TS. 10 pp. c. Title page – pp. 17. d. pp. 1 – 18. e. Title, introduction – p. 10. f. “To Whome it May Concern” introduction. Feb. 10, 1972. i. 4 pp. edited TS. ii. 2 pp. TS. iii. 2 pp. carbon TS. iv. 8 misc. pages. TS.

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g. Harry Brown’s filmography, books published, magazine appearances. 3 pp. TS, 2 pp. carbon TS. h. Two Soldier Songs from Caesar’s Gallic Triumph. TS. 1 p. i. Angilbert: The Battle of Fontenoy, June 25, 841. TS. 1 p. j. TLS to N. Norbert Nelson. Oct. 10, 1963. TS. 6 pp. k. Poems. Approx 80 pp. TS. – holograph drafts of many of these found in notebooks in Section

[F.18] 3. The Thirteenth Day of Christmas- a novel (of sorts) 1963. Partial draft sections. a. First Draft. begun Aug. 13, 1963. TS with holo. corrections. 4 pp. b. Fragment. TS with holo. corr. pp. 11 – 33. Sept. 3, 9, 10, 1963 c. Carbon copy #1. Some holo. corr. 44 pp. d. Carbon copy #2. Some holo. corr. 44 pp.

C. Screenplays

[F.19] 1. “All the Brothers were Valiant” Script dated May 21, 1952, with changes August 22 and October 27, 1953. TS. 127 pp. Hardbound with leather and cloth. Includes b/w publicity still photographs (8x10”)

[F.20] 2. “Arch of Triumph” Revised Final Script. “Dialogue by Harry Brown” TS. 244 pp. Hardbound with leather and cloth.

Box 2

[F.1] 3. “Bugles in the Afternoon” Final script. Jan. 23, 1951. TS. 108 pp. Hardbound with leather and cloth. Includes 8 b/w publicity still photographs (8x10”)

[F.2] 4. “The Castaways” Working Draft. TS with holo. notes. Feb. 17, 1970. 122 pp.

[F.3] 5. “The Deep Six” Revised draft. April 1, 1957. TS. 124 pp.

6. “Eight Iron Men” [F.4] a. Second draft titled “A Sound of Hunting” Sept. 13, 1951. TS. 121 pp. b. Final draft. Feb. 16, 1952. Title page has alternate titles: “A Sound of Hunting”, “The Dirty Dozen”, “The Shooting Gallery”. TS with holo. corr. Includes revised pages dated Feb. 21, 25, 28, 29, 1952. Approx. 120 pp. Includes 15 b/w publicity still photographs (8x10”)

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[F.5] 7. “The Firebrand” Writer’s working script. Dec. 2, 1952. TS. 232 pp.

[F.6] 8. “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” Final draft. April 8, 1950. TS. 146 pp. Hardbound with leather and cloth. Inc. 8 b/w publicity still photographs (8x10”)

[F.7] 9. “The Man on the Eiffel Tower” TS script for the 1949 motion picture directed by Burgess Meredith, based on novel La Tête d’un homme by Georges Simenon. 102 pp. Includes 9 b/w publicity still photographs (8x10”)

[F.8] 10. “Many Rivers to Cross” Script dated May 20, 1954. Revisions completed June 7, 1954. TS. 116 pp.

[F.9] 11. “Ocean’s Eleven” a. 3rd Revision Estimating Script. Nov. 9, 1959. TS. 156 pp. b. Song lyrics: “Marching Blues for the final sequence of “Ocean’s Eleven” TS. 1 pp.

[F.10] ]c. Revised Final Draft. Extensive holo. corrections. June 9, 1960. 158 pp.

[F.11] 12. “Only the Valiant” Final script. March 23, 1950. TS. 128 pp. Hardbound with leather and cloth. Includes 7 b/w publicity still photographs (8x10”)

[F.12] 13. “The Outsiders” 1959. (released as “Sea of Souls”, 1965) a. TS. 109 pp. b. 8 pp script Notes. c. Bressau, William E.: 5 pp. TLS to Harry Brown from Director of Production of Westminster Films containing script notes and describing changes made to the story. April 3, 1959. d. Photographs- actor headshots. i. Lane Nagano- for role of Ken Okimura. 8x10” ii. Tony Russel- for role of Bud Hamilton 8.5x11” iii. Unidentified actress- for the role of Grace Kim

[F.13] 14. “A Place in the Sun” by Harry Brown & Michael Wilson. Based on Theodore Dreiser’s “An American Tragedy”. TS 153 pp. Hardbound with Screen Writers’ Guild emblem embossed on cover. Includes typed page noting Harry Brown’s contribution to the screenplay, named best written American Drama of 1951 by the SWG. Signed by Mary C. McCall, Jr., President, SWG

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[F.14] 16. “Sir Walter Raleigh” eventually adapted into “The Virgin Queen” which credited Mildred Lord with the screen play and “written by” Harry Brown. Fifth Revised Shooting Final. Feb. 21, 1955. TS. 112 pp. Includes 10 b/w publicity still photographs (8x10”).

[F.15] 17. “The Sniper” Revised Final Draft. Sept. 6, 1951. TS. 116 pp. Hardbound with leather and cloth. Includes holograph notes by Brown on title page: “Produced by Edward & Edna Anhalt. Directed by Edward Dymytryk” with handwritten list of main characters & actors playing those roles.

[F.16] 18. “A Sound of Hunting” Second draft. TS. Sept. 13, 1951. With pages also dated Aug. 14, Sept. 11 & 12. 121 pp.

Box 3 15. “Sands of Iwo Jima” [F.1] a. Research i. Slang glossary: “Miscellaneous Marine Corps Expressions and terms.” Carbon TS. 8 pp.

b. Transcript in 4 parts (each corresponding to recording reels) of “interview between Mr. Brown of Republic Studios and members of the First Amphibian Tractor Battalion, and the First Tank Battalion, stationed at Del Mar, Oceanside, California.” March 15, 1949. Carbon TS. i. Reel #1 8 pp. ii. Reel #2 15 pp. iii. Reel #3 16 pp. iv. Reel #4 23 pp. [F.2] c. Treatment. Jan. 24, 1949. TS. 149 pp.

[F.3] d. “Final Shooting script. June 16, 1949. TS. 100 pp. Hardbound with Leather & cloth. Inscription on title page: “For the Honorable David Workman- from the not-so-honorable Harry Brown, the author of this dramatic corps recruiting poster… With gratitude and affection, Harry. 24 August 1983”

[F.4] 18. “Tender is the Night” a. First draft. May 6, 1958. Carbon TS. 48 pp. – pages 29-48. b. 48 pp. TS draft. Holo. note re: David Selznick requesting HB to change the title.

[F.5] 19. “The True Glory”

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World War II film produced and distributed by the United States Office of War Information and the British Ministry of Information. TS. 100 pp. Hardbound with leather & cloth.

[F.6] 20. “Wake of the Red Witch” Estimated Shooting Script. May 22, 1948. TS. 109 pp. Hardbound with leather & cloth.

[F.7] 21. “The Wild Beasts are Waiting” First draft. TS. 137 pp. undated. With holo. note by HB, “And did you ever see a better First Draft?”

[F.8] 22. Script fragments. a. “Miss Atherton” Carbon TS first pages (2 copies) b. “The Room” i. 7 pp. ii. CTS 8 pp. n.d. c. Untitled. pp. 8 – 35. TS and carbon with holo. corr. d. Untitled. 8 pp. Pages 2, 12-15, holo. note pages.

D. Television

[F.9] 1. “Diamond Jim” First draft- pilot script for one hour TV series. Oct. 3, 1964. TS. 67 pp. Screenplay produced as “Diamond Jim: Skulduggery in Samantha” (1965).

[F.10] 2. “How the West Was Won” Spec script written “as though it were either to be video-taped or done live on a television studio stage.” Jan. 18, 1960. 68 pp.

[F.11] 3. “The Squad” episode for television series “Combat!” Final draft. June 8, 1962. 60 pp.

E. Poetry

[F.12] 1. “The Poem of Bunker Hill” C. Scribner’s Sons. 1941 Galley proof. June 1941.

[F.13] 2. Later Poetry. a. “An Obliging Captain, Sailing Light” 8 pp CTS “The b. “Meditation Between Two Street-Signs in Haiti” 2 pp CTS c. “Medusa Vatum Mater” 5 pp. CTS d. Unexpurgated (Up to a Point) History of the Last Battle”

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1 p. CTS e. “The Whys of a Warning” 2 pp CTS

F. Stage Plays [F.14] 1. “The Air We Breathe” TS. 108 pp. Hardbound with leather & cloth.

2. “The Asbestos Man” [F.15] “A Comedy in Three Acts” undated. TS. 116 pp.

3. “A Sound of Hunting” [F.16] a. TS. 103 pp. Many holograph corrections. Manuscript not dated. Play was performed at the Lyceum Theatre, New York, from Nov. 20 through Dec. 8, 1945.

[F.17] b. TS. Approx. 60 pp. Heavily edited with holograph notes and changes. 1946.

[F.18] 4. Untitled play in four acts. Summer 1937 TS. 154 pp. Holo. note by H.B., date 1966, on title page: “This was written at Ted Spencer’s house, in Cambridge, Mass., in the summer of 1937. When I was full of unhappiness and John Webster; and much too young for my age. As the title-page seems to have vanished, I can no longer remember what it was called.

[F.19] 5. “Byron in Venice” Rough sketch of of 3-Act play. Photocopy from holograph version in notebook. 57 pp. April 8, 1946.

G. Short Stories [F.20] 1. “The Spiraling Pianist. Carbon TS. Some holo. corr. 33 pp.

2. The Funeral Games – A Novel a. Fragment. pp. 1 – 4. TS with holo. corr. b. Two carbon copies of above.

3. “Great ideas that were never filmed?” a. TS draft with holo. corr. 4 pp. b. Corrected draft. Carbon TS. 6 pp.

4. “A Matter of Transplantation” TS draft with holo. corr. 30 pp.

5. “All Powders of the Merchant” TS draft. 20 pp.

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6. “Fifteen Deaths on Friday” a. TS draft. 13 pp. b. TS carbon copy draft. 19 pp.

7. “The Boy, The Cat and the Cloud-Child” – from The Wild Hunt as noted on TS draft. These manuscripts were separate from the other material for the novel. a. Carbon TS. 15 pp. b. TS. 20 pp. (incomplete)

H. Other [F.21] 1. “Eleanor Roosevelt’s Niggers” a. Original first draft screenplay/treatment. n.d. TS. 110 pp. b. Script fragment. TS. pp 30 – 47.

2. “The Man on a Horse” by Pierre Driue La Rochelle [F.22] a. English translation of French novel. (Holo. note states “translated from the French after a fashion,” possibly by HB. Carbon TS. 202pp.

[F.23] b. Chapter Breakdown by John Humphries. Feb. 6, 1964. TS. 22 pp. Inc. 4 pp notes on main characters - notes only on page I “Felipe”

[F.24] c. Treatment by Harry Brown. TS with some holo. corr. 102 pp. Manuscript appears incomplete. d. Notes on the Treatment. TS. 5 pp.

[F.25] 3. “The Red Lions” a treatment. Carbon TS. 81 pp. Story set in Italy in 1275 re: Francesca da Rimini and her love for Paolo Malatesta. The events of their love affair and death make up the story and are mentioned by Dante Alighieri in the Divine Comedy.

[F.26] 4. “Notes pertaining to a Film Treatment” by Harry Brown. TS. 12 pp

[F.27] 5. “The Battalion” a. Treatment. TS. 10 pp. b. Script draft fragment. TS. 3 pp.

6. Title page “The Third Secret” by Harry Brown. April 2, 1948. Carbon TS.

7. Notes: “In reading the typescript of The Gringos” TS 9 pp. Multiple lists of notes for editing drafts of novel.

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Box 4

I. Correspondence [F.1] A. Personal 1. Letters from Harry Brown (original) a. Beth Brown (mother) – HB signs all letters “Peter” i. 1938-1939- most letters re: HB’s student affairs at Harvard University 1. Nov. 26, 1938. 2pp. TLS. Includes profile of HB printed in Kenyon Review. 2. Jan. 13, 1939. ALS 3. Feb. 2, 1939. 4. Feb. 9, 1939. TLS with 3pp. TL to Frank Parker 5. Feb. 19, 1939. TLS 6. Feb. 27, 1939. ALS 7. March 16, 1939. ALS with Dean’s list notice dated March 21, 1939, TN from Dean A.C. Hanford. 8. April 18, 1939. TLS 9. April 20, TLS 10. April 30, ALS 11. May 17, 1939. Harvard class of 1942 Freshman rank list (printed booklet) 12. May 20, 1939. ALS 13. Aug. 11, 1939. TLS on Time letterhead with ALS 14. Aug. 28, 1939. TLS on Time letterhead 15. Aug. 31, 1939. TLS on Time letterhead 16. Sept. 3, 1939. TLS on Time letterhead 17. Sept. 15, 1939. TLS on Time letterhead 18. n.d. TLS on Time letterhead – envelope postmarked Sept. 25, 1939 19. Oct. 4, 1939. TLS on Time letterhead 20. Oct. 22, 1939. TLS on Time letterhead 21. Oct. 31, 1939. ALS on Time letterhead with tearsheet Oct. 30, 1939 of story suggested by HB. 22. Nov. 14, 1939. ALS 23. Dec. 7, 1939. TLS on Time letterhead 24. Dec. 14, 1939. TLS on Time letterhead includes published poems – clipping in Portland, ME Express: “Small Packages” reprinted from The New Yorker. “Love Song” poem proof from The New Yorker

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[F. 2] ii. 1940 1. Jan. 8. TLS on Time letterhead. Includes 8 newspaper clippings of poems by HB 2. Jan. 15. TLS on Time letterhead 3. Jan. 29. TLS on Time letterhead 4. Feb. 15. TLS on Time letterhead 5. Feb. 28. TLS on Time letterhead 6. March 21. TLS on Time letterhead 7. April 3. TLS on Time letterhead 8. April 9. TLS on Time letterhead 9. April 22. TLS from “David”, a friend of HB 10. n.d. TNS with ad for Monthley Poetry Pamphlet featuring HB. Envelope dated May 10. 11. May 13. ALS 12. May 25. TLS on Time letterhead 13. Sept. 16. TLS on Time letterhead 14. Oct. 1. TLS on Time letterhead 15. Oct. 21. TLS on Time letterhead 16. Oct. 31. TLS on Time letterhead 17. Nov. 19. TLS on Time letterhead [F.3] iii. 1941 1. Jan. 11. TLS 2. Feb. 2. TLS 3. Feb. 22. TLS 4. Feb. 26. TLS 5. March 8. TLS on Vice Versa letterhead (literary magazine) 6. April 2. TLS on Vice Versa letterhead 7. April 30. TLS. HB mentions his birthday & taking Draft Board medical exams 8. May 23. TLS 9. June 7. TLS 10. June 12. TLS 11. June 28. TLS 12. July 15. ALS mentions upcoming Army induction 13. July 23. TNS card with new address at Camp Upton, New Jersey 14. July 24. ALS from Camp Upton 15. July 25. ANS postcard 16. July 30. TNS card from War Department- change of address notification to Fort Belvoir, Virginia. 17. July 31. TNS card from War Dept. noting HB’s new address & Company B, 6th Engineer Training

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Battalion Engineer Replacement Center, Fort Belvoir, VA. 18. Aug. 2. ALS 3 pp. 19. Aug. 4. ALS 2 pp. 20. Aug. 8. ALS 21. Aug. 21. ALS 22. Aug. 25. ALS 23. Sept. 9. ALS 24. Sept. 12. TLS to Beth Brown from John Hall Wheelock of Scribner’s re: sending advance copy of HB’s “The Poem of Bunker Hill” in advance of the Sept. 22 publication. 25. Sept. 21. ALS 26. Sept. 24. ALS 27. Sept. 29. ALS 28. Oct. 7. ALS 29. Oct. 20. ALS 30. Nov. 7. TLS 31. Dec. 2. ALS 32. Dec. 12. ALS 33. Dec. 31. ALS – from Thelma Brown, new wife of HB. Sends thanks for wedding present. [F.4] iv. 1942 1. Jan. 6. TLS from Ft. Belvoir 2. Jan. 28. TLS from Ft. Belvoir 3. Feb. 11. TLS from Ft. Belvoir 4. Feb. 24. TLS from Ft. Belvoir 5. March 4. TLS from Ft. Belvoir 6. March 22. TLS from Ft. Belvoir 7. March 25. TLS from Ft. Belvoir 8. April 16. TLS from Ft. Belvoir 9. April 24. TLS from Ft. Belvoir 10. April 29. TLS from Ft. Belvoir 11. May 24. TLS from Yank offices, NY 12. June 19. TLS from Yank offices, NY 13. July 30. TLS from Yank offices, NY 14. Sept. 5. TLS from Yank offices, NY 15. Sept. 14. TLS from Yank offices, NY 16. Sept. 25. TLS from Yank offices, NY 17. Oct. 17. TLS from Yank offices, NY 18. Oct. 30. TLS from Yank offices, NY 19. Nov. 18. TLS from Yank offices, NY 20. Dec. 7. TLS from Yank offices, NY

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21. Dec. 16. TLs to Beth Brown send by The Chicago Sun with receipt for $25 check paid for an article by Harry Brown used in the Sun’s Christmas section. 22. Dec. 19. ALS sent from Bermuda, edited by Army censor. [F.5] v. 1943 1. Jan. 9. V-Mail letter 2. Jan. 19. Jan. 9. V-Mail letter- heavily censored 3. Feb. 5. V-Mail letter 4. Feb. 23. V-Mail letter 5. March 3. V-Mail letter 6. March 20. V-Mail letter 7. April 7. TLS. 2 pp. Yank stationary – first letter sent from HB’s new post in London, England. 8. April 12. TLS from Thelma Brown 9. May 5. TLS. Mentions meeting Stephen Spender and T.S. Eliot 10. May 19. TLS. On Yank stationary. 11. June 1. TLS. On Yank stationary. 12. July 7. TLS. On Yank stationary. 13. July 20. TLS. 14. July 29. TLS. Mentions T.S. Eliot, Stephen Spender, Evelyn Waugh, Robin Maugham 15. Aug. 2. TLS 16. Sept. 7. TLS 2 pp. 17. Sept. 9. ALS to Beth Brown from “Auntie’s Precious.” Letter mailed from Brookly, NY. 18. Oct. 12. TLS 19. Oct 15. TLS 20. Oct. 23. TLS 21. Nov. 11. TLS 22. Nov. 16. TLS 23. Nov. 22. TLS 24. Nov. 27. TLS. Mentions George Stevens & Stephen Spender 25. Dec. 6. TLS. Mentions Irwin Show & George Stevens 26. Dec. 27. ALS (letter postmarked Jan. 1, 1944) [F.6] vi. 1944 (14 envelopes signed by Garson Kanin, Aug.-Dec.) 1. Jan. 6. TLS 2. Jan. 12. TLS. Mentions the possibility of George Stevens locating a Hollywood buyer for HB’s novel 3. Jan. 31. ALS. Mentions George Stevens and HB’s novel in Hollywood.

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4. March 10. TLS. Describes “A Walk in the Sun” publication later in the spring & finding a British publisher for the novel. Stephen Spender’s house damaged in recent German bombing. 5. March 12. TLS 6. March 15. TLS. Letter in two pieces do to censoring 7. March 17. TLS 8. March 19. TLS 9. March 29. TLS. Mentions William Saroyan, George Stevens, Irwin Shaw, Leicester Hemingway 10. April 10. TLS 11. April 18. TLS. Inc. flier for piano recital by Natasha Litvin, S. Spender’s wife. 12. April 25. TLS. Mentions S. Spender’s recent troubles necessitating a trip to Scotland. 13. May 19. TLS. British edition of novel being published. Mentions W. Saroyan. 14. June 5. TLS 15. June 24. TLS. Mentions German V2 rocket attacks on England. Describes progress of the war and British pleased by recent US bombing of Japan. 16. June 27. TLS. Mentions working on a project with Garson Kanin - superior officer of HB. 17. July 13. TLS 18. July 19. TLS. Mentions book reviewing. HB turned down English movie rights for novel to hold out for greater money from US film offers. 19. Aug. 11. TLS. Mentions book sales & reviews. 20. Sept. 7. TLS. A Walk in the Sun sold to independent US film producer. V2 attacks over. 21. Sept. 11. TLS. HB describes travels through France, impressions of scenes and people. Wendell Willkie’s death & politics. 22. Sept. 18. TLS. 23. Sept. 27. ALS. A Walk in the Sun sold to US film producer for $15,000. 24. Oct. 24. TLS. A Walk in the Sun movie to star Dana Andrews. 25. Oct. 27. TLS. Saw S. Spender and E.M. Forster at poetry reading by the Sitwells (Osbert, Edith, Sacheverell). 26. Nov. 3. TLS 27. Nov. 21. TLS 28. Nov. 23. Envelope 29. Nov. 28. TLS

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30. Dec. 2. ANS with clipping of book review in The New Statesman. 31. Dec. 6. TLS 32. Dec. 11. TLS 2 pp. 33. Dec. 28. TLS. Mentions S. and Natasha Spender. 34. TLS in envelope marked March 1; receipt stamp is dated Oct. 10. [F.7] vii. 1945 (11 envelopes Jan.-May signed by Capt. Garson Kanin) 1. Jan. 23. ANS 2. Jan. 24. TLS 2 pp. Due date for Thelma’s pregnancy nears. 3. Jan. 29 Envelope 4. Feb. 7. TLS 5. Feb. 11. TLS. Describes birth of daughter, Melissa. 6. Feb. 20 receipt from Lloyd’s Bank Ltd. for half a guinea (10 shillings and sixpence) from Horizon 7. March 3. TLS 2 pp. HB worked with Peter Ustinov. 8. March 20. TLS 9. April 2. TLS. Mentions end of German bombings 10. April 3. ANS 11. TNS postmarked April 5, (also parcel post stamped April 13. 12. April 13. TLS. Sorrow over Franklin Roosevelt’s death; provides details on baby daughter 13. April 27. Telegram 14. May 5. TLS. HB announced that his V-E Day poem has been recorded for radio by the Lunts (Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne). 15. May 13. TLS 16. May 27. TLS 17. June 26. TLS. HB has finished writing “True Glory.” 18. June 26. ANS. Includes typed 2pp TS transcript of BBC broadcast review of A Walk in the Sun, Nov. 27, 1944. 19. Oct. 2. Telegram 20. Oct. 23. Telegram [F.17] b. To Blair and Holly (Holladay Philbin) Clark i. To Blair. Jan. 12, 1942. TLS i. To Holly. Jan. 7, (1942). TLS

2. Letters from Harry Brown (TS duplicates- many signed. Previously arranged chronologically in binders.)

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[F. 8] a. Nov. 18, 1961 – July 18, 1967 carbon copy TLS. Includes 2 pp. TS with HB’s notes on the correspondents. i. Brice, William & Shirley. ii. Clark, Blair. iii. Clark, Holladay Philbin. iv. Collins, Alan – Curtis Brown, Ltd. v. Coryell, Robert. vi. Fields, Herbert. vii. Harris, Edward A. viii. Hutchins, Betsey. ix. Isherwood, Christopher. x. Laughlin, James. xi. Macauley, Robie - Playboy magazine. xii. Milestone, Lewis. xiii. Pepper, George. xiv. Poe, James. xv. Rodman, Selden. xvi. Strauss, Harold. xvii. Young, Collier. [F.9] b. 1968. April - December i. Adams, Marilyn – Illinois ACLU. ii. Bannister, Jeffrey – cousin of HB. iii. Bannister, Marian – cousin of HB. iv. Brice, William & Shirley. 2 letters v. Brown, Beth. 2 letters vi. Brown, Jared – son of HB. 4 letters vii. Buckler, Ernest. viii. Campbell, Robert. ix. Cave, Ray. x. Clark, Blair. 2 letters. xi. Clark, Timothy- son of Blair Clark. xii. Corridan, Sue – Bob Lescher’s assistant. xiii. Donoso, Jose. xiv. Eberhart, Richard. 2 letters xv. Gotlieb, Howard B. xvi. Harris, Ed. xvii. H.M. Inland Revenue. xviii. Isherwood, Christopher. xix. Juana. xx. Kizer, Carolyn. xxi. Laughlin, James. 2 letters xxii. Lescher, Robert. 4 letters xxiii. Lowell, Robert (addressed to “Cal”). xxiv. Martinez, Jose G.

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xxv. Mexico City News (editor). xxvi. Natanson, George. xxviii. Roache, Prof. Joel – University of Wisconsin. xxix. Simon. John. xxx. Stavola, Jerome. 2 letters xxxi. Strauss, Harold. xxxii. Wahl, Jan. xxxiii. Wilkins, Sophie. 3 letters

c. 1969 [F.10] i. A - H 1. Adams, Marilyn. 2. Bouras, Irene. 3. Brown, Beth. 22 letters 4. Brice, William & Shirley. 3 letters. 5. Browne, Ray – Center for the Study of Popular Culture 6. Buckler, Ernest. 9 letters 7. Byrne, Evelyn B. 2 letters 8. Cameron, Angus – of AA Knopf. 2 letters 9. Campbell, Robert – Campbell’s Book Store. 10. Cave, Ray – Sports Illustrated magazine. 5 letters 11. Caves, Barbara. 12. Clark, Blair. 13. Clark, Cameron & Sheila. 14. Donoso, José. 15. Fisher, Murray – Playboy magazine. 16. Forrester, Kent & William Kenda, University of Maine. 2 letters and 1 letter just to Kenda. 17. Goldman, Eric F. 18. Goldman, William. 19. Góngora, Leonel & Vita. 20. Holland, Brad. 21. Houston, James. [F.11] ii. J – M 1. Jollie, Harold W. (HB’s father-in-law). 2 letters 2. Kanin, Garson. 3. Kessie, Jack – Playboy magazine. 4. Lescher, Robert. 26 letters 5. Lowell, Robert. 4 letters 6. Luce, Henry III – Time magazine (not sent). 7. Macanley, Cameron – New York Times Book Review. 8. Macauley, Robie – Playboy magazine. 18 letters

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9. MacWilliams, Don. 10. Morgan, Frederick – The Hudson Review. 11. Muller, Julian. 5 letters [F.12] iii. N - W 1. Nicolin, Arturo Casarés. 3 letters 2. Pepper, George. 3. Scott, Jack Denton. 6 letters 4. Simon, John. 2 letters 5. Skolnick, Irene. 2 letters 6. Spectorsky, A.C. – Playboy magazine. 7. Spiller, Frieda – Curtis Brown Ltd. 3 letters 8. Strauss, Harold. 9. Sturges, John. 2 letters 10. Thompson, Pat – Playboy magazine. 11. Wilkins, Sophie. 12 letters 12. Willner, George – HB’s Hollywood agent at International Famous Agency. 3 letters [F.13] d. 1970 i. Allen, Lewis. 2 letters ii. Arlen, Michael J. iii. Bannister, Jeffrey – cousin. iv. Bienstock, Nate. v. Birdt, Marvin – HB’s new Hollywood agent. 14 letters vi. Brown, Beth. 6 letters vii. Campbell, Robert. 4 letters viii. Clark, Blair. 2 letters ix. Corliss, Richard – ed. of Film Comment. Letter with 5pp. survey response x. Eberhart, Richard. 2 letters xi. Harris, Ed and Miriam. 2 letters xii. Janes, Cranston – Harvard classmate of HB. xiii. Jollie, H.W. – HB’s father-in-law. xiv. Kanin, Garson. 4 letters xv. Keyes, Paul – of Youngstreet Productions. 2 letters xvi. Lamont, Auten – of Film Comment. xvii. Laughton, James. xviii. Lemmon, Jack. xix. Lescher, Robert. 12 letters xx. Lindley, Hilda – of Harcourt, Brace & World. xxi. McCarthy, Frank. xxii. Macauley, Robie. 5 letters xxiii. MacWilliams, Don. 4 letters xxiv. Mowat, Elizabeth. xxv. Muller, Julian P.

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xxvi. Poe, Barbara. 3 letters xxvii. Rivkin, Allen. 2 letters xxviii. Skidmore, Jennifer. xxix. Spectrorsky, A.C. xxx. Vanoff, Nick – of Youngstreet Productions. xxxi. Wilkins, Sophie. 6 letters xxxii. Willner, George. 3 letters xxxiii. Yoken, Prof. Melvin. xxxiv. Young, Collier. 2 letters [F.14] e. 1971 i. Bannister, Marian. 6 letters ii. Bienstock, Nate. iii. Birdt, Marvin. 9 letters iv. Brown, Beth. 11 letters v. Brown, Melissa – daughter. vi. Clark, Blair vii. Scott, Jack Denton viii. Lamont, Austin – editor of Film Comment magazine ix. Leibner, Richard of N.S. Bienstock Inc. 5 letters x. Lescher, Robert. 6 letters xi. Macauley, Robie. 2 letters xii. MacWilliams, Don. xiii. McLeod, Marilyn – Writers Guild of America. 2 letters xiv. Motion Picture Health & Welfare Fund. xv. Muller, Julian. 3 letters xvi. Poe, Jim & Barbara. xvii. Wilkins, Sophie. 4 letters xviii. Young, Collier and Meg. [F.15] f. 1972 i. Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences ii. American Newspaper Guild iii. AMS Press. iv. Amussen, Thodore S. 3 letters v. Bannister, Mirian. 6 letters vi. Brown, Beth. 6 letters vii. Canfield, Cass. viii. Clark, Blair. 7 letters ix. Eaton Paper Company. x. Esquire magazine – not sent xi. Forsberg, Franklin. xii. Greene, Harold. xiii. Haynes, Kenneth. xiv. Harris, Edward & Miriam xv. Hine, Daryl – editor of Poetry magazine

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xvi. Isherwood, Christopher. xvii. Kanin, Garson. 4 letters xviii. Knight, Prof. Arthur – USC xix. LeClerc, Anita – Julian Muller’s secretary. xx. Lescher, Robert. 14 letters xxi. Librarian of Congress xxii. Lindley, Hilda – Harcour Brace Jovanovich. xxiii. Macauley, Robie. 3 letters xxiv. MacWilliams, Don. 2 letters xxv. Muller, Julian. 18 letters xxvi. National Archives – Modern Military Branch. xxvii. Parry, David. 2 letters xxviii. Peters, Walter xxix. Public Relations Officer – Fort Belvoir, VA. xxx. Reiss, Malcolm. xxxi. Scott, Jack Denton. 2 letters xxxii. Shawn, William – editor of The New Yorker xxxiii. Stevens, George. xxxiv. Toynbee, Philip. xxxv. Wilkins, Sophie. 4 letters xxxvi. Udall, Morris K. – U.S. House of Representatives xxxvii. Writers Guild of America xxxviii.“To Whom it May Concern” cover letter with curricula vitae attached. [F.6] g. 1973 i. Bannister, Marian. ii. Buckler, Ernest. 2 letters iii. Clark, Blair. iv. Corliss, Richard. v. Darookhanavala, Mrs. – fan letter response. vi. Donoso, José. vii. Greene, Harold. viii. Hooker, Richard / Dr. Richard Hornberger. 6 letters ix. Jaime (surname unknown). x. Jewett, Dean. 2 letters xi. Lescher, Robert. xii. Milestone, Lewis. xiii. Muller, Julian. 2 letters xiv. Reiss, Malcolm. xv. Scott, Jack Denton.

h. 1974 i. Haugh, John.

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i. 1975 i. Clark, Blair ii. Rubin, Steve [F.17] 3. Letters to Harry Brown

i. Bryant, William Cullin. ALS Feb. 10, 1944 ii. Bachardy, Don. 1. ANS postcard. Nov. 6, 1955 2. ANS postcard. 1955 iii. Bernier, Bernard A. Jr. 1. TLS May 30, 1972 2. Library of Congress information pamphlet iv. Bishop, () ALS May 5, 1941 v. Canfield, Cass. TLS July 20, 1972 vi. Cheever, John. TLS n.d. postmarked Jan. 1961 vii. Crocker, Robert M. – The Newspaper Guild. TLS May 8, 1972 viii. Day Lewis, C. ANS “Wednesday” n.d. ix. Eberhart, Richard 1. TLS (initialed) n.d. ca. 1939 2. ANS postcard. Oct. 2, 1971 2. ANS postcard. n.d. 3. Poems a. “Ballad of My Step Mother” 1p. TS b. “Calling the Role” 3 pp. holograph. x. Ernest (surname unknown. Possibly Ernest Buckler) TLS. n.d. xi. Fitts, Dudley. 1. TLS. Jan. 11, 1958 2. TNS with newspaper review of The Stars in Their Courses. June 19, 1980 xii. Fitzgerald, Robert. TLS Feb. 10, 1974 xiii. Fornaro, Paul. TLS Nov. 1, 1972 xiv. Forsberg, Franklin. TLS July 25, 1972 xv. Frank 1. ALS n.d. 2. ALS n.d. xvi. Gregory, Horace (poet) and Marya. 1. TLS Nov. 22, 1940 2. Postcard - Dec. 18, 1940. Good luck and Christmas greeting. xvii. Hamilton, Ian. 1. TLS. July 24, 1980 2. ALS. Oct. 7, 1980 xviii. Harris, Edward A.

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1. TLS June 20, 1972, includes b/w photo of a dog 2. TLS Aug. 7, 1972 xix. Heppner, Francis J. TLS July 12, 1972 xx. Hillyer, Robert. TLS April 8, 1942 xxi. Isherwood, Christopher. TLS. July 26, 1964 xxii. John C. (surname unknown). ALS. Dec. 4, 1945 xxiii. Lescher, Robert. 1. TLS July 21, 1972 2. TLS July 31, 1972 3. TLS. April 28, 1980 xxiv. Kanin, Garson (signed by secretary) 1. TLS June 26, 1972 2. TLS Aug. 18, 1972 xxv. MacLeish, Archibald. TLS July 1, 1939 xxvi. Masefield, John. ALS May 10, n.y. xxvii. Maugham, W. Somerset. ANS Nov. 22, 1944 xxviii. Maxwell, William – of The New Yorker. TLS n.d. xxix. Ministry of Information. ANS n.d. (Wednesday, probably 1943-45) Invitation for HB to come to lunch on Friday. xxx. National Gallery of Art, signature illegible (possibly “Ben” – TLS June 12, 1972 xxxi. Ransom, John Crowe. 1. TLS July 3, 1939 2. TLS Aug. 12, 1957 xxxii. Rivkin, Allen – Treasurer of Writers Guild Foundation. TLS Dec. 13, 1979. xxxiii. Rokosch, Fitz. 1. ALS “Sunday” n.d. 2. ALS n.d. xxxiv. Scott, Jack Denton 1. TLS June 10, ca. 1944 2. TLS June 19, ca. 1973 xxxv. Spender, Stephen 1. TLS with poem “Seascape” 1p. TS. cs. 1944 2. ALS n.d. xxxvi. Thompson, Dunstan. TLS with poem “Harry”, April 20, 1961. xxxvii. Trower, Philip – signed only “Philip” 1. TLS. Aug. 12, 1972 2. ALS. 2 pp. Feb. 2, 1975 3. TNS. July 29, 1980 3. ALS. 2 pp. Sept. 21, 1980 4. ANS postcard. Oct. 29, 1980 5. ANS Christmas card. Postmarked Dec. 12, 1980 xxxviii. Vandenberg, James. TLS June 14, 1972 xxxix. Vidal, Gore.

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1. ALS postmarked May 20, 1964. 2. ALS postmarked June 26, 1964. Mentions Isherwood publishing “A Single Man” and Howard Hawks’ purchase of HB’s novel The Stars in Their Courses. xl. Wheelock, John. ANS April 12, 1967

B. Professional 1. Alfred Knopf & Co. [F.18] a. re: A Walk in the Sun Letters to Harry Brown, Feb. 18, 1944 – May 24, 1945 i. Braunstein, P. . 2 TLS ii. Knopf, Alfred A. 1. 1 TLS 2. 1 telegram iii. Knopf, Blanch 1. 29 TLS 2. 1 TL 3. 5 telegrams iv. Simpson, Clinton 1. 6 TLS v. Invoice for books sent to per HB’s request. July 17, 1944 vi. Income statement from Knopf for A Walk in the Sun for period of Oct. 31, 1944 – March 1, 1945 [F.19] b. re: writing projects. Oct. 22, 1946 – April 29, 1975 i. Hutchins, Betsey 1. 6 TLS ii. Knopf, Alfred A. a. 1 TLS iii. Knopf, Blanche 1. 4 TLS iv. Koshland, William A. 1. 1 TLS v. Lemay, Harding “Pete” 1. 1 TLS vi. Lesser, Joseph 1. 2 TLS vii. Strauss, Harold 1. 69 TLS 2. 1 TL 3. 1 TL page – letter incomplete

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viii. Sylvia 1. 1 TLS ix. Weinstock, Herbert 1. 1 TLS [F.20] 2. “A Man on a Horse” re: screenplay work for feature film in development. 30 items sent to HB Feb. 5, 1964 – June 26, 1964. a. Bar, Jacques. i. 1 ALS ii. 3 TLS iii. 2 Telegrams & notice from telegram office b. Birdt, Marvin i. 11 TLS ii 4 TL iii 5 telegrams iv. TL photocopy c. Davidson, Karla i. TLS copy & billing invoice d. Peckinpah, Sam i. TLS June 4, 1964

II. Legal Material [F.21] A. Contracts 1. Memorandum of Agreement between HB and Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd. publishers to publish and sell A Walk in the Sun. March 7, 1944. 2 pp 2. Memorandum of Agreement for “Selected Poems” between HB and Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd. June 1, 1944. 3. “Artie Greengroin” greement between Brown and Office of War Information, Film Division. August 4, 1944 4. The Stars in their Courses. March 29, 1960. Brown and Jonathan Cape Ltd. 5. “A Sound of Hunting” play contract between HB and The Dramatic Publishers Co. March 6, 1946. 6. Copyright renewal forms. i. 12/26/1976 ii. Story “Sortie”. Feb 18, 1044 iii. “Incident on a Front not far from Castel Di Sangero. March 9, 1972 iv. “Only the Phoenix” June 20, 1945. v. “A Tragedy of Small Things”. Virginia Quarterly Review. vi. “Fourth Elegy: The Poet Compared to an Unsuccessful General” Dec 26, 1947 7. Application and receipt for 1941 Connecticut Driver’s License

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8. Copyright Assignment / Licensing documents (photocopies – poor quality) a. Brown and The New Yorker Magazine, i. “Incident on a Front not far from Castel di Sangro.”Dec. 16, 1948 ii. “Sortie” Feb. 14, 1949 b. The Virginia Quarterly Review. i. Poems. Nov. 22, 1948 1. “The Tragedy of Small Things” 2. “Only the Phoenix” 3. “Third Elegy” c. Brown and Poetry magazine. i. “Fourth Elegy: The Poet Compared to an Unsuccessful General.” April 15, 1949 d. Brown and Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. i. “The Beast in Hist Hunger.” Sept. 2, 1949

III. Memorabilia

Notebooks [F.22] 1. ‘Record’ Ledger containing holo. draft of play titled “The Citizen of the World.” 10 pp. Essex, Connecticut, 1948.

[F.23] 2. “Hollywood 1957” black, leather-bound notebook containing verse poetry and doggerel by HB. 14 pp. contain holograph poems/drafts. Includes: a. “Portrait of a Lady” Dec. 10, 1957 b. “Seth’s Song I” c. “Indian Arts & Crafts” d. “Midsummer 1969” e. “Medusa, Vatum, Mater” f. “Rectify!” g. “These red-leaf days…” Sept. 18, 1956 h. Various “nonsense verses” dated February 1966 i. “Jared” Nov. 2, 1967. (Jared is the name of HB’s son.) j. “Charles Brackett, d. 1969” ode to recently deceased author, Aug. 27, 1969

[F.24] 3. Vol. II. 1963 “begun at Marful, Guanajuato, 5 July, 1963 (the day after our arrival). The first 41 pages contain holograph poetry writings. a. Untitled poems- first is dated July 5, 1963. pp. 1 - 2 b. “The True & Lamentable History of My Generation of New Englanders.” Sept 18, 1963. pp. 3 c. Untitled poem dated Nov. 22, 1963. pp. 4 d. “Maltas.” Dec. 26, 1963. pp. 5 e. “Epitaph of Claudia (c. 150 B.C.).” Dec. 28, 1963. pp. 5

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f. “Dialog in Marful” pp. 6 - 7 g. “A weeping turtle drops an agony of eggs.” Feb. 1, 1966. pp. 7 h. “Angilbert: The Battle of Fontenoy (25 June 841 A.D.” Oct. 20, 1965. pp. 8 – 9 i. “Song of Caesar’s Soldiers” pp. 9 j. “An Obliging Captain, Sailing Light” pp. 12 - unclear k. pp. 23 – 33 are segments of titled poetry stanzas. l. “The Princess.” Dec. 7, 1973. pp. 34 m. Untitled. Dec. 1973. pp. 34 n. Untitled. March 1, 1974. Pp. 35 o. “The Time Travellers.” Feb. 20, 1974. Pp. 39 p. Untitled. Jan. 20, 1975. Pp. 41

IV. Printed Material

[F.25] 1. Hudson Review tearsheets: “An Oblong Captain, Sailing Light.” Two copies. 2. The Wild Hunt : Chapter 1 proof pages 3, 4, 5. 3. Program: Books and Authors Motion Picture Symposium program. Feb. 12, 1952. HB was honored for “A Place in the Sun.” 4. The Nation.* May 29, 1976. Contains HB poem “The Time-Travelers.” (Editor is Blair Clark) 5. Article: “A Remembrance of ‘Milly’ Milestone” by H.B. Los Angeles Times, Sunday. n.d. ca. 1980 6. Copies of Harry Brown’s obituary. Photocopy with three obituaries: a. New York Times, Nov. 4, 1986 b. Los Angeles Times. n.d. 1986 c. Portland, Maine Evening Express. Nov. 4, 1986 7. W.H. Auden tribute pamphlet

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V. Photographs

1. Matted 8x10” photos, black & white. a. Harry Brown with director Lewis Milestone. - Possibly on set of “A Walk in the Sun” 1945. b. Harry Brown and Elizabeth Taylor on set of “A Place in the Sun” 1951.

VI. Awards 1. Writers Guild of America – Nomination for Writing Achievement, best-written American Comedy of 1960: “Ocean’s 11” a. Signed certificate of Nomination.

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b. TLS from Ken Englund, President, Screen Branch of WGAw. Feb. 20, 1961.

2. Academy Award nomination plaques a. Best Screenplay: “Sands of Iwo Jima” Dec. 31, 1949. b. Best Screenplay: “A Place in the Sun” Dec. 31, 1951.

VII. Audio/Video 1. Laserdisc. a. “A Walk in the Sun” laserdisc. Sealed in original packaging.

VIII. Miscellaneous [Box 4 F.25]

1. Spiral notebook pages with notes, addresses, names, phone numbers. 9 pp. 2. 3 small notes. 3. Notepaper with letterhead: Mrs. John S.R. James. 1 pp.

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