The Inventory of the Michael Blankfort Collection #24 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Blankfort Inventory NOVELS Box 1 1. BEHOLD THE FIRE, New American Library, 1965 1/1 A. Notes and fragmentary drafts, ca. 1962 1. Holograph notes ca. 100 p. 2. Letter 12/18/62 lp - research TLS 3. Typescript w/holo corr. ca. 115 p. 1/2 B. Research - Printed Matter 23 pieces, ca. 50 p. 1/3 C. Research - Documents/history re: Palestine 1910s - 20s 1. Typescript copy - Anita Engle on Palestine, 14 p. 1960 2. Hebrew typescript, 8 p. 3. Typescript copies - verse A~ Nauman 1910 4. Typescript with holo notes, 9 p. 5. Typescript copy letter (French language), 30 p. 1915 6. Bio. Aaron Aaronsohn by H.R. Oppenheimer Bulletin de la Societe Botanique de Geneve 1930, 4 p. 7. Facsimile letters 14 p. 8. Bio of Aaron Aaronsohn by Alex Aaronsohn 32 p. :r.; Typescript copy, n.d. :; ,' 9. Facsimile letters ca. 1919, 7 p. 10. Holograp~ notes 2 p., n.d. I:, 11. Hebrew typescript 14 p·., n.d. ' 12. Fascimile letter, French language, n.d. 10 p. 13. Mimeograph reports on Palestine ca. 1921, 26 p. 1/4 D. Research - documents re: Palestine 1917-1921 1. Anita Engle - excepts/reviews Wili Spies 8 p. typescript, 5 p. n.d. 1 Box 1 2. Anita Engle - 1960 typescript 8 p. on Aaronsohn. I , 1/4 3. Background on Palestine carbon typescript, 21 p. n.d. 4. Plot synopsis Iraq Adventure Y. Avidnov typescript 4 p. nd. 5. Photocopy diplomatic documents 1917, 10 p. 6. Photocopy translated letter 1917, 5 p. 7. Misc. document copies 1919, 4 p. 8. Holo. notes, 2 p. n.d. 9. Except Iraq Adventure Y. Avidnov 22 p. ' ' ' ' 10. Typescript copy, first chapter of Sarah - The Flame of Nile by A Simple Soldier 26 p~ -- 1942(?"f="holo. notes 11. Typescript notes 5 p. n.d. 12. Hebrew typescript n.d. 1 p. 1/5 E. Research & notes, typescript with holo corr. 82 p. ca. 1961? 1/6 1. Early notes typescript, holograph 3 p. n.d. 1/7 2. Variant draft, 132 p. n.d. Box 2 3. Variant draft typescript with holo corr., 107 p. n.d. 2/1 2/2 4. Variant draft typescript with holo corr., 143 p. n.d. 2/3 5. Variant draft typescript with holo corr, 91 p. n.d. I :· ,1·: 2/4 6. Variant draft typescript with holo. corr., 276 p. n.d. Box 3 7. Variant draft typescript with holo corr., 190 p. n.d. 3/1 Box 4 BEHOLD THE FIRE 3/1-4/1 Typescript draft with hole corr. 656 p. total. 1964 3/2 p. 1-138 3/3 p. 139-257 3/4 p. 257A-417 4/1 p. 418-544 2 Box 4 BEHOLD THE FIRE 4/2 p. 545-656 (cont. from Box #4) 4/3 Typescript with holo corr. 1 .• Dedication/Postscript 18 p. 1965 2. Draft 134 p. n.d. (ca. 1965) 4/4 Typescript draft continuing from 5/2 p.134-290 4/5 Draft continuing from above p. 291-499 Box 5 BEHOLD THE FIRE 5/1 Draft continuing from 5/2-5/4 p. 500-691 5/2 Author's clean copy typescript p. i-iii, 1-viii, 1-44 3/6/1964 5/3 Author's clean copy typescript p. 145-305 5/4 Author's clean copy typescript p. 306-503 Box 6 BEHOLD THE FIRE 6/1 Author's clean copy typescript, p. 504-678 3/6/64 6/2 Carbon typescript, postscripts 17 p. 3/6/64 6/3 Page proofs with holo corr. 12/23/64 6/4 Page proofs - British edition with holo corr. 2/24/65 signed typescript corr. BOX 6,7 BEHOLD THE FIRE • :· i i : I 6/5 Research notes for BEHOLD THE FIRE as film - 1960-1961, 165 p~ 'i '.. Typescript with holo. corr. ' '; .. I . i. 7/1 Notes F. Screenplay BTF 1961, 165 p. Typescript I j I' 150 p. w/holo corr. ; !! 7/2 Reviews - 4 pieces 1965 7/3 News Clippings Re: BTF & Aaronson Family objects to the novel 12 pieces, 1965 : .. 3 ---- Box 7 7/4 Research BTF Photos of Hedeva ca. 1912 14 photos+ 1 TLS 10/4/61 from Isaac Feinblatt, 1 TLS 10/9/61 from Ebria Feinblatt 7/6 Research BTF Photos of Jaffa Harbor, Experimaental Station taken in 1961 ¼by MB?½ 22 photos. •,. : :l ..! '! r : i:., Box 7,8 2. THE BIG YANKEE - Little Brown, 1947 Evans Carlson materiali,! I ti, ·; ; d·i ::1.: j ! : ,,,: i ~ I I 7/7 Notes on Makin Raid typescript with holo corr. hologr~ph I, TLS 9/25/45 Evans Carlson 97 p. ca. 1945 ': ::'. '.:• I 7/8 Printed Matter on Makin Raid, 9 pieces Dec. 1943 : 'L 7/9 Notes & Clippings re: China & Chiang Kai-Shek. Holograph notes, typescript notes, & fragments 46 p. mid '40s clippings, various papers, magazines, 9 pieces ca. 1941. 7/10 Reseach, clippings re: Carlson visits to sites 1943-1945 13 pieces. 7/11 Research- Carlson clippings re: advice on China 4 pieces 1945-46 7/12 Research- Clippings re: Carlson's Raiders. 14 pieces "Gung Ho" talks & clippings 1944-45 Box 8 8/1 Research- Clippings on Carlson's father 6 pieces 1939-43 + HLS 5/21/44 from Inez C. Stuart to Ida C. McCracken+ HLS 6/11/44 from Ida C. McCracken to~ Thomas Carlson. 8/2 Chicago Sunday Times 2/18/45 Carlson featured 4 pieces 8/3 Research- notes, printed matter (damaged) ca. 1944 clippings, holograph notes, typescript, fragments 65 p. 8/4 Research- Marine Corps. documents/interviews with Carlson re: Nicaragua. 71 p. 1942-45 Box 8 THE BIG YANKEE 8/5 Research- Marine memorabilia, eulogies, notes, poems Carlson collected - typescript, holograph (. mss. 25 p. n.d. (except eulogy dated 12/42) 8/6 Research- Hollywood Independent Citizens concert programme letter from Carlson p. 7-8, 8/3/46 4 Box 8 8/7 Research- printed matter "The Leatherneck" 12/43 "Liberty" 11/43 + clippings from Sat. Evening Post & pamphlet "LA. , against Gerald K.K. Smith" 1945 8/8 Research- Printed Matter - Marine Corps Plans .! and orders 1944 + T.O. 1942 8/9 Research- Printed Matter - Mills College Int. of International Relations 1939 8/10 Carlson's correspondence (not to/from MB) 1. HLS - Carlson to Father 9/29/19 2. Rationing Application+ envelope to Thomas Carlson 6/11/43 3. HLS Carlson to father 10/3/12 4. CTL - Carlson to General Vogel 3/9/43 5. TLS - Carlson to father/Karen n.d. 6. TLS - Carlson to Gordon Williams 10/10/46 8/11 Research- Notes - Holograph, typescript 173 leaves n.d. pub cc. 1945 Box 9 THE BIG YANKEE 9/1 Research- notes (damaged) - typescript, holograph, fragments 120 leaves ca. 1945 9/2 Notes, outline for ms. holograph, typescript with halo. corr. 37 leaves 9/3 Clippings re: Carlson's death 5/1947 7 pieces 9/4 Testaments to Carlson - all written by MB - 1·: 1 clippings, typescript drafts, mimeograph 19 pag~s. I:':' I 9/5 Reviews and press release - 3 pages. l' i:! ; 9/6 1. Carlson family photos - 3 7 pieces incl. j; • photos of Carlson, Carlson's Father, Mother,:n: friends, colleagu~s, wife, children. Various'4ates: 1 1 · 1910s - 40s \ •1' 2. News clippings - 6 pieces re: Carlsons wedding, career ca. 1944 •, .,:J.I . ' 3. Holograph notes re: photos 3 p. n.d. I \· i ; 9/7 Photographs - Carlson in China - 13 pieces n.d. pho~os ot· Chiang Kai-Shek, Edgar Snow, etc, ca 1933 I ,, :·,, ,!;: ,1 I ·;I. i 5 . ' Box 9 9/8 Photographs - 34 pieces incl. p~otos of Carlson, Fath~r, Carlson with Eleanor Roosevelt, etc. ca. 1944 ;1 9/9 Photograph-2 pieces Carlson, Carlson with family ·I (11Xl4) n.d. r I i: I I' Box 9 THE BIG YANKEE/ BRAVE & THE BLIND, Bobbs-Merrill 1940 / i. iii I! ; I : . i: ! l' 9/10 Miscellaneous Service photos - some w/Carlson 51 & 1 envelope to B from Thomas Hermuneh 3/31/45 pieces' I·', n.,_r-1. i: !.l I 1" 1 ,,f : I ·, 9/11 Photo "Index" of Tarawn Island 1/26/43 . I - !1, i : • ~ 9/12 Sketches of Carlson by Earlson, charcoal, 2 pieces one =: : L.1 ~ ~ j ! signed "To Mike with affectionate regard - Evans .' .. ;·1 Carlson" n.d. 9/13 Cartoon - "Rivets" depicts Carlson's Raiders (11X14) n.d. THE BRAVE & THE BLIND - NOEL - Bobbs-Merrill, 1940 Box 10 10/1 Carbon typescript, with holo corr. 169 p. ca. 1940 10/2 Carbon typescript, with holo corr. 153 p. ca. 1940 10/3 Carbon typescript 112 p. ca. 1940 CRY FROM A RED FIELD/AN EXCEPTIONAL MAN, Atheneun 1980 10/4 Outline for unpublished novel "CRY FROM A RED FIELD," (ms title "The Terrorist") photocopy, typescript, typescript photocopies with holo corr. 44 p. 1981 10/5 Research for AN EXCEPTIONAL MAN, reprint monograph 1 "lessons form Watergate" Leo Rangel 1, Psychoanalytic • Quarterly 1976 · 10/6 Partial Draft - AN EXCEPTIONAL MAN photocopy typescript 75 p •• holograph 2 p. n.d. But ca. 1980 10/7 AN EXCEPTIONAL MAN - notes & early drafts holograph, carbon typescript with holo. corr. ca. 190 leaves, n.d. Box 11 11/1 Variant typescript draft with holo corr. ca 230 p., 1979 (also in 11/2) 6 Box 11 ·AN EXCEPTIONAL MAN 11/2 Variant typescript draft with holo corr. (continued from 11/1) 1979 11/3 Typescript with hole. corr. (Title.- "A Hero of Our Time")'. l, 119 p. 1979 : : j .