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The Inventory of the James P. O'donnell Collection #1086 The Inventory of the James P. O’Donnell Collection #1086 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center O’Donnell, James P. #1086 Box 1 No Folder I. Manuscripts. A. THE BUNKER. 1. Complete draft, TS (photocopy with copied holograph corrections), 511 p., with epilogue (38 p.). 2. Draft, TS with holograph corrections; proofed by JO’D in Berlin, Dec. 1976. a. Vol. 1, chapters 1-8. b. Vol. 1, part 2, chapters 9-15. Folder 1 3. Drafts of sections and chapters. a. Frontispiece quotes, 1 p. b. Prologue – “The Berlin Sandglass, 1945,” 58 p. c. Preface, 25 p. d. Chapter 1, “The Bunker,” 46 p. e. Chapter 3, “The Reich Chancellery,” 69 p. f. Chapter 4, “Midnight in the Bunker - The Room Without a View,” 83 p. g. Chapter 5, “Enter Hugh Trevor-Roper in a Quest of Hitler’s Pilot,” 46 p. Folder 2 h. Chapter 6, “Hobble Eage in the Bunker” (2 copies), 146 p. total. Folder 3 i. Chapter 7, “Flying High with Adolf Hitler,” 8 p. j. Chapter 9, “The Shot Nobody Heard,” 84 p. k. Chapter 10, “Goebbels: The Doctor’s Dilemma,” 80 p. 2 Box 1 cont’d. l. Chapter 11, “The Breakout,” 68 p. Folder 4 m. Chapter 13, “Goebbels - Death of the Mythmaker (4 copies). (i) 2 copies, 129 p. total. (ii) 2 copies, 80 p. total. Folder 5 n. Chapter 14, “Last Man Out” (2 copies), 119 p. total. Folder 6 o. “Martin Bormann Chapter,” 4 drafts. Folder 7 q. Chapter 16, “The Life and Death of Walter Hewel, The Ambassador,” 73 p. Folder 8 r. Chapter 17, TS (copy), 29 p. Folder 9 s. Chapter 9-10, “Court Jester,” TS (copy) with holograph corrections, 40 p. Folder 10 B. Book reviews and articles. 1. “The Ghost Trains of Berlin,” 1970 . a. Copy, 23 p. b. First eight pages of original English version, TS. Folder 11 2. “Robert E. Conot Book re: Nazis and Neuremburg,” 3 copies, 8 p., May 15, 1983. 3 Box 1 cont’d. Folder 12 3. “New York Times Article,” TS, 20 p., Jan. 7, 1980; includes copy. Folder 13 4. “Albert Speer Article,” TS and copy, 82 p., Mar. 1, 1970. Box 2 Folder 1 5. “Ambassador to Nowhere,” TS with holograph corrections, approx. 25 p. 6. “Anatomy of a Phoenix,” TS, 17 p. (2 copies). Folder 2 7. “Berlin Berlin,” article. a. First draft, TS (copy), 15 p., Jan. 9, 1988. b. Final revision, TS with holograph corrections, 14 p., Jan. 25, 1988. Folder 3 8. “Casing the Sausage,” TS, 107 p., “file copy.” Folder 4 9. “Charlie Chaplin, Adolf Hitler and Napoleon” (in German), TS (copy), 24 p. 10. “Cologne - City of the Three Magi,” TS, 37 p. Folder 5 11. “East Berlin: A Parable Play by Bertolt Brecht?” TS, 17 p. 12. “Egon Bahr - Confidential Agent 001,” TS (copy), 29 p. 13. “The Germans to the Front!” TS, 9 p. 4 Box 2 cont’d. 14. “Liegt Strasbourg nicht ein Bisschen weit weg von Berlin? Oder, Der burekratischer Mangel an Fantasie,” TS with holograph corrections, 6 p. 15. “Little Erwin,” all TS with holograph corrections. a. Draft, 34 p. b. Draft, 29 p. (2 copies). c. Draft, 22 p. (2 copies). d. Draft, 30 p. e. Draft, incomplete, 8 p. Folder 6 16. “The Hitler Diary Hoax - and Scandal,” TS with holograph corrections, 86 p. Folder 7 17. “Nasser’s Seventh Year,” TS with holograph corrections, 22 p. 18. “One Man Over the Wall,” TS with holograph corrections, 23 p. Folder 8 19. “The Red Saxon,” TS, 9 p. 20. “The Republican Failure of Nerve,” TS with holograph corrections, 8 p. 21. “The Revolt of German Youth,” TS, 48 p. (2 copies). Folder 9 22. “Triumph and Tragedy in New England,” TS, 19 p. (2 copies). 23. “Ulrike Meinhof - Queenbee of the Green Urban Guerrillas.” a. Draft, TS, 38 p. (2 copies). b. Draft, TS, 38 p. (2 copies). 5 Box 2 cont’d. Folder 10 24. “Walter Ulbricht - Satrap and Survivor,” TS, 40 p. Folder 11 25. “A Week in the Home of Albert Speer,” TS with holograph corrections, 56 p. Folder 12 26. “Whatever you Want, George!” TS with holograph corrections, 9 p. 27. “Why Boston?” TS with holograph corrections, 7 p. 28. “Women of the Hitler Court,” TS with holograph corrections, 17 p. 29. “Yalta und keine Ende,” TS with holograph corrections, 12 p., Feb. 14, 1985. Folder 13 30. “Inside the Hitler Court,” outlines for book proposal. a. 2 outlines, TS with some holograph corrections, 16 p. b. Memo from Robie Macauley re: proposal. c. Chapter list, holograph, 2 p. Folder 14 C. Fragments. 1. “Raw” draft of “A Walk in the Snow,” holograph, ca. 30 p. Folders 15-17 2. Various fragments, all TS. Folder 18 D. “The Reminiscences of James P. O’Donnell,” interview with JO’D 6 Box 2 cont’d. for Lucius D. Clay Project, Oral History Research Office, Columbia University, 1980; TS (copy), 87 p. No Folder II. Notebooks. A. Various bound notebooks kept by JO’D; some are nearly full of holograph notes, but most notebooks have notations only on the first few pages. Books are identified by JOD’s title taped to cover; lacking marked title, books are noted by words on first page. 1. “O. D. East Berlin 1962 II, 1960 I.” 2. “Obiter I Scripta (1959-1960).” 3. “X Part Two Axmann.” 4. “Jack Bennett.” 5. “Fegelein XIV. Mata O. H. 1976.” 6. “Goebbels. Note to UB Chapter VIII (Aurhruch).” 7. “XVIII.” 8. “Johannes Hentschel XXIII.” 9. “Goering 1987.” 10. “1973 Reise - Munich Notes and Agenda.” 11. “Hitler Court: 1983 Bayreuth.” 12. Untitled, “Gaitskell” on first page. 13. “James P. O’Donnell, His Book,” list of magazine articles and dates of publication. 14. “Daily Reading Notes 1985.” B. Address books. 7 Box 2 cont’d. 1. Address book with some loose pages inside. 2. Small address book; probably Japanese. Box 3 No Folder 3. Address book. C. Bound notebooks (continued). 1. “Trees, 1980.” 2. “National Archive Notes. May 1982.” 3. “Greek I.” 4. “A. J. Liebling, 1984.” 5. “Wurst.” 6. “Dante.” 7. “Italy / Italian.” 8. “Homer.” 9. “II F. Rex and V.” 10. “Deutsch.” 11. “Seneca and Horace 1984.” 12. “George Santayana Notes.” 13. Untitled, “HH WJ1564” on first page. 14. “Birdbook USA. Audubon.” 15. “B + Red Army. XXI.” 16. “1972 GRAF Friedland O. D.” 8 Box 3 cont’d. 17. “Obiter Scripta II.” 18. “E.B. – Else Kruger / James Plus 1976.” 19. “November Notes 1980 - 1 Maryland.” 20. “B.U.” 21. “Ciropearl / English.” 22. Untitled, “Prof. Lorenz Profile” and “James P. O’Donnell, Correspondence, Sat. Evening Post, Regine Port Hotel, Munich, May 1957” on first page. 23. “Work in Progress 1973 II.” 24. “Bunker Reichs Kanzki II.” 25. “Schenck Chapter Va.” 26. Untitled, “Von Brentano PROFILE Aug. 10-30 1956” on first page. 27. “H. L. M. 1958.” 28. “Boston 1980.” 29. “Mitsch XXII.” 30. “Cleves.” 31. “Hewel Chapter XI.” 32. “Geese.” 33. “La Mettrie.” 34. “Bible.” 35. “Obiter Scripta IV (1982).” 36. “F. Rex + Voltaire, I.” 37. “Shakespeare Whip-Poor-Will.” 9 Box 3 cont’d. 38. “1984 Daily PHRA.” 39. “Public Library Reading Jottings, 1984.” Box 4 No Folder 40. “Baron M (Baron Munchausen).” 41. “1983 Op-Ed [Politvocabulary] Fruhschoppen.” 42. “Magazine Article Ideas 1967-1968.” 43. “East Berlin 1967,” 2 notebooks. 44. “Apel, Part II.” 45. “D. D. R 1967.” 46. “Berlin - General. June 1962.” 47. “(F. II) King and Egghead (Voltaire).” 48. “Jugend I, 1963.” 49. “The Luther Year 1967, Protestants in Zone.” 50. “Shakespeare, 1969.” 51. “All Matters Greek.” 52. “Ireland.” 53. “Agenda 1967.” 54. “Operation Vendemiaire (1970).” 55. “Gaudeamus Igitur.” 56. “Monat Mai 1984, Reading Notes.” 57. “Die Wirtschaft 1967.” 10 Box 5 Folder 1 III. Correspondence. A. Speer, Albert. Copies of letter (in German), Mar. 19, 1981; 4 copies (1 in color). Folder 2 B. General (personal and professional); includes: 1. McCarthy, Eugene. ANS, n.d. 2. Silber, John R. 1 TLS, 1 TLS (copy). 3. O’Donnell, James P. 4 ALS to his mother, 1928 and 1931. Folder 3 IV. Printed Material. A. Obituaries of JO’D, 1990. Folders 4-5 B. Articles by JO’D (copies). Folder 6 C. Reviews of THE BUNKER, 1979. Folder 7 D. London clippings, primarily reviews of THE BUNKER. Folder 8 E. Miscellaneous articles, some used for research. 1. Various items, all copies. Folder 9 2. Clippings and one magazine; some items in German. 11 Box 5 cont’d. Folder 10 3. New York Times Magazine with letters re: Albert Speer and responses from JO’D, Nov. 30, 1969. Folder 11 F. “AIDS and Bum Dope: A Case Study in Disinformation,” Boston University paper by JO’D, 16 p., Mar. 1988 (2 copies). Folder 12 V. Personal Memorabilia. A. Military records of JO’D. B. Bound diary book, 1989. C. Personal carrying case for notes and business cards; contains some cards. D. Personal file case. Envelope 1 E. Personalized JO’D book plates. VI. Photographs. A. Various prints; includes: 1. Baby portrait of JO’D. 2. Small album of JO’D as a boy. 3. Family photos. 4. JO’D during in uniform during World War II. 5. JO’D with Rosalyn Russell at Cannes. 6. JOD’s wife at Cannes. 7. Many miscellaneous images of JO’D with others. 12 Box 5 cont’d. Folders 13-14 A. Various loose prints and negatives. No Folder B. 19 prints mounted on wood or Styrofoam boards. Box 6 No Folder IV. Research Material. A. Note cards, for JO’D’s books. 1. Many loose cards, probably for THE BUNKER.
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