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The Inventory of the Charles Webb Collection #426 The Inventory of the Charles Webb Collection #426 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center WEBB, CHARLES Gift of 1969 RESTRICTED A) Manuscripts ,Mi f 1) LOVE, ROGER. Houghton Mifflin, 1969. (Formerly HARDT, ROGER). ,, II a) Typescript with holograph corrections and printer's marks, 228 pp. (#1). / I II b) Typescript with profuse holograph corrections and printer's marks, Ca. 250 pp. (#2). ,, ,, c) Xerox of typescript with holograph corrections and printer's marks, 230 pp. (1/3') • .&ix I-old) Miscellaneous xerox, typescript, carbon typescript pages with holograph corrections and printer's marks, ca. 800 pp. (//4A,4B,4C). /J/)K ~e) 2 sets of galleys. (One with printer's marks). (115). J!/JY S f) Publicity materials: 11 printed pieces, l Typescript, 1 Mimeograph, 5 Photographs of CW (116). ,, ,. g) Printed materials (#7). 1. Reviews (Some xeroxed). 58 pieces. 2. LOVE, ·ROGER. Condensed. Cosmoplitan, September 1969. 3. Miscellaneous (Some xeroxes). 15 pieces mentioning book. /1 1 I h) Legal agreem,ents ({/.8). 1. Houghton Mifflin Co~ Signed by CW, March 21, 1968 • .'.. Includes xerox TLS from Robert Lantz (his ag.eat). April 8,' 1964. 2. Andre Deutsch Ltd. Signed by CW. March 21, 1969. Xerox copy. 3. 6 Xerox contracts with Universal Pictures, signed by CW. Includes 2 TLS-, No,vember 1968. ;• i) 1 book jacket (118) • j) 5 printed and typescript miscellaneous pieces . ((/8). " t/ page 2 WEBB, CHARLES Gift of 1969 ~DX :> k) Correspondence: With publishers, agents and re: movie rights. With many CTL replies by CW. April 22,. 1967-September 11, 1969. (#9). 77 TLS 12 Xerox TLS 17 TL 59 CTL 7 Xerox CTL 5 ALS 2 Telegrams 1 Signed memo 4 Xerox ALS 2) THE LAUNDROMAT • .Eox 3 a) Typescript with profuse holograph corrections, ca. 500 pp. (1110). It ,, b) Typescript, 119 pp. (1111). c) Carbon typescript, 144 pp. (1112). " I/ d) Miscellaneous typescript and xerox typescript pages; .11 pp. (1113). ,, I ' e) "Ideas for cover advertising". Drawings and ho~ograph, .11 pp. (1/13) 1, ' ' f) Correspondence: With agent and publishers. April 25, 1966-December 12, 1967. (#13). 6 TLS {3{JJ"Lf 3) THE MARRIAGE OF A YOUNG STOCK BROKER (Formerly.THOUGHTS OF A YO~NG STOCK BROKER). Lfrspiifcb'fu 1970. ,{I I I a) HOlograph, typescript, · and carbon typescript with profuse holograph corrections, Ca. 400 pp. (1114) • (< ,J b) Partial xerox typescript, 55 pp. (1115). page 3 WEBB, CHARLES Gift of . 1969 .RESTRICTED c) Correspondence with publishers and agents. With many CTL replies by CW. January 7, 1969-0ctober 8, 1969. (#15). 14 TLS 1 Xerox TLS 18 CTL 1 Xerox CTL 3 CTLS 1 Xerox Telegram 2 ALS Including: Lantz, Robert to Lawrence Turman (Twentieth Century Fox). Xerox CTL. March 24, 1969. Turman, Lawrence to RL. Xerox telegram. May 22, 1969. CW to Shana Alexander (McCall's). 2 CTL. June 24, 1969 and August 17, 1969. ~!} 4) THE LA.ST USHER. Novella. a) Typescript, xerox typescript, and carbon typescript with holograph corrections, 45 pp. (1116). b) 6 miscellaneous receipts and printed pieces. (1117). c) Correspondence: With agent, publisher. January 8, 1968-December 20, 1968. (1117). 17 TLS 1 CTLS 1 Xerox TLS 1 Telegram 16 CTL Including: CW to Mladin Zarubica. 2 TLS. February 27, 1968 and December 11~ 1968. page 4 WEBB, CHARLES Gift of 1969 CW to Mladin Zarubica. 9 CTL. May 20, 1968-0ctober 17, 1968. Zarubica, Mladin to CW. 2 TLS. December 4 and 12, 1968. CW to Steve McQueen. CTL. October 13, 1968. d) Contract between CW and Mladin Zarubica. Xerox, 13 pp. September 28, 1968. (#17). -.PIJ( _) 5) GWEN (Formerly DRINK JASMINE and ALICE), To be published Fall 1970. Lippincott_. II Ji a) Typescript with holograph corrections, 112 pp. (#18). ,, b) Typescript and xerox typescript with holograph corrections, I Ca. 160 pp. (#19). I/ c) Correspondence: March 25, 1969-August 27, 1969. To Agents, publisher and lawyers. (#20). 2 TLS 4 CTL 5 Xerox TLS ~)' j 6) THE JOURNEY OF MARY GODFREY. (//21} I If a) "Preliminary attempt to get started". Typescript, 20 pp. ,, ,, b) "Suggested ways of approacing THE JOURNEY OF MARY GODFREY". Typescript, 1 p. Initialled. 3 Carbon typescript copies, 1 p. each. ,, I I c) Correspondence with publishers and agents. November 23, 1966-August 8, 1969. 21 TLS 15 TL 40 CTL 2 Xerox TLS 1 Telegram page 5 WEBB, CHARLES Gift of 1969 7) THE ADJUSTMENT OF JOHN WYNDHAM. a) "Original uncorrected manuscript". Typescript with holograph corrections. Ca. 400 pp. (1/22) • b) Carbon typescript in black binder, 221 pp. (#22). II ,, 8) 2 notebooks from Calistoga, California. Fall 1965. Holograph diary. Ca. 75 pp. (#23). IJ II 9) "Five Dollars a Day". Musical Comedy. Book by CW. Music and lyrics by Michael Small. Carbon typescript, Ca. 100 pp. (#24). ..POtJX 7 lO)"The Foundation for the Improvement of Human Communication" materials. (1/25). a) Typescript, 2 pp. b) Typescript with holograph corrections, 9 pp. c) 11 printed pamphlets. II If 11) Material written by others. (i/25). a) Wilson, Eric. "The Professor". Poem. Typescript, 1 p. b) Wilson, April. "By Virtue of the Absurd". Play. Typescript, 5 p. c) Farrington, Peter M. "Charles Webb". Term papers. Carbon typescript, 35 pp. Typescript note laid in 2/28/69. JI I t 12) Miscellaneous short pieces, unfinished stories, poems, etc. Holograph, typescript, carbon typescript with holograph corrections, Ca. 150 pp. (1/26). ~y f B) THE GRADUATE materials. I J/ 1) 3 legal agreements with The New America~ Library and Lawrence Turman. January 29, 1964 and (2) January 16, 1966. All signed by CW. 1 signed by LT. (#27). II 2) "Notes for Tu.rman & Nichols". Carbon typescript with holograph notations, 14 pp. (#27). ,, 3) List of questions re: filming of THE GRADUATE. Typescript, 3 pp. (#27). page 6 WEBB, CHARLES Gift of 1969 / 4) Book jacket. (#27). ,, '' 5) "Story in Hollywood". June 2. Radio announcement. Xerox typescript, 4 pp. (#27). 11 1, 6) "Key to Structural Changes". Carbon typescript, 4 pp. (f/27). ,. ;I 7) 3 Financial Statements. (1127). ~ 8) Movie credits. Mimeograph, 3 pp. (#27). ,, 1 / 9) Xerox copy of wire, 2 pp. (112 7) • 11 1110) 10 photographs of CW, rehearshals, and CW's home (#27). ,, 11) Printed material. Reviews of book and movie from various magazines ,, and newspaper tearsheets. Some xerox copies. Ca. 70 pieces. (#28). If 12) Miscellaneous printed material: Publicity, biographies, etc. re: book and movie. Ca. 85 pieces. Some xerox copies. · (//2 9) • ..B>x ~ 13) Correspondence: From agents, publishers, director, p~oducer, fans, actors. August 13, 1962-0ctober 29, 1969. (#30~31). 141 TLS 10 Xerox TLS 43 CTL 3 Xerox CTL 21 ALS 2 Xerox ALS 5 TL llUKX 1 Printed invitation ,, ,, 2 Postcards Including: ,cw to Shana Alexander. CTL. July 23, 1969. CW to Anne Bancroft. ALS, January 7, 1968; TLS, March 4, 1968. CW to Dustin Hoffman. ALS. December 29, 1967. Hoffman,Dustin to CW. 2 ALS. February 23, 1968, March 13, 1968. ,, Levine, Joseph E. (Producer) to CW. TLS. No date. I I Nichols, Mike (Director) to Jay Tower (Publisher). CTL. March 1, 1966. Nichols, Mike to CW. 5 TLS, March 1, 1966-December 20, 1967; 2 TLS, October 15, 1967 and February 13, 1968. and CW to Mike Nichols 4 ·CTL, March 7- May 17-, 19$7, 2 TLS Oct. 15, 1967 & Feb. 13, 196£ page 7 WEBB, .CHARLES Gift of. 1969 Turman, Lawrence (Producer) to Mavis McIntosh (_Agent) • Xerox TLS. September 17, 1964. Turman, Lawrence to CW. 3 TLS_. October 15, 1964; November 12, 1964; December 1, 1964. CW to Lawrence Turman. CTL. September 17, 1967. Marcos von Goihman to CW. ALS. August 18, 1968. Box 7 14) Scrapbook.½ full. Printed items. 17 pp. Box f C) Legal agreements. (/132). 1) 'Agreement with J.B. Lippincott for rights to THOUGHTS OF A YOUNG I( II STOCKBROKER, GWEN, and THE LAST USHER, etc~ Xerox cppy of contract, not s_igned, no date. II fl 2) Agreement with The New American Library for rights to THE GRADUATE. Carbon typescript with holograph corrections, August' 13," 1963. Not signed. II 1• 3) Agreement with Andre Deutsch Ltd. for rights to LOVE, ROGER. Xerox copy of contract. March 25, 1969. Not signed. 1 ·11 ' 4) Agreement wit• h Ma1 d in Zarubica for rights to THE LAST USHER. September 25, 1968. Signed by both parties. r 1 1' 5) Agr~ement with the New American Library for rights to LIFE IN THE BASIN. May 18, 1964. Signed. J30X C/ D) Financial materials. traffic ti ~ 1) Court summons' and ticketij,16 pieces. (#33). ,, 2) Tax materials, etc. 6 pieces. (#33). Ir 3) Cancelled checkfs, May 31, 1958-July 29, 1969. Ca. 300 checks. (f/33). 4) Bank statements, receipts, bank books. Ca. 30 pieces. (#33). JI I I 5) Miscellaneous. Receipts, bills, leases, guarantees, etc. Ca. 120 pieces. (#34). page 8 WEBB, CHARLES Gift of 1969 ..J]tYX, o/ E) Business cards. Ca. 50 items. (//35). ft ,, F) Identification and membership cards. 13 pieces. (#35). G) Drawings and sketches by CW. Pencil and pen & ink. (Some probably by Eve -Mrs. Charles Webb)). XIXK)Y fJOX f 1) 69 pieces. (1)36) J!t} A <{ 2) 2 sketch books • ._fi}X ~H) Material related to CW's sons, John and David (Art work and birth certificates). 21 pieces. (#37). 80X · /0 I) Photographs and negatives. Publicity and personal of CW, family and friends, and some taken in Europe. Ca. 260 photographs. (/138-39). Jl)X I/ J) M.aterials on Eve Rudd Webb (Mrs. Charles Webb). 1) Materials related to schools (yearbook, grades, papers, etc.) ll and manuscripts. Ca. 1958-1966. 60 pieces. (1)40).
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