The Inventory of the Mary Lee Settle Collection #684 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center SETTLE, MARY LEE SEPTEMBER 1973 MANUSCRIPTS. A. Novels. Box 1 1. ALL THE BRAVE PROMISES. Delacorte Press, N.Y., 1966. Uncorrected galleys. (#1) 2. THE BEULAH TRILOGY. a) 0 BEULAH LAND (Vol. 1). Viking, 1956. 1) First draft, holo. on large .folded pages, 66 leaves. (#2) 2) Second draft & rewrite, typescript with'holo. corr., & inserts, 589 p. Bound, with red cover. Box 2 3) Copy-edited typescript, 507 p. (#1) 4) Notes, typescript & holo., 120 p. 5) Research material: photos, prints & sketches, 15 items • (//2) b) KNOW NOTHING (Vol. 2). Viking, 1960. Box 3 1) First draft, holo. on large folded sheets, 58 leaves. (#1) 2) First draft of two scenes, with notes. Holo., bound with red cover, ca. 300 p. 3) Second draft, with rewrites & notes, typescript & holo., ca. 400 p. (#2) Box 4 4) Copy-edited typescript, 475 p. (#1) c) FIGHT NIGHT ON A SWEET SATURDAY. (Vol. 3). Viking, 1964. Unpublished section, carbon typescript, 45 p. (#2) d) The Beulah genealogy, 3 drafts & notes. Typescript & holo., 55 p., including some large folded sheets. (#3) 3. THE KISS OF KIN. Harper, 1955, Settle, Mary Lee page 2 Sept. 1973 First draft, in play form, titled "Deed". Carbon typescript, 106 p. (#4) Box 5 4. THE LOVE EATERS. Harper, 1955. First draft & notes, holo., 47 p., including some large folded sheets. (#1) B. Short Story. "The Old Wive's Tale". Published Harper's magazine, ca. 1956, republished in~ Henry Best Short Stories. First draft, holo., 16 p. (#2) 1 Settle, Mary Lee #684 Box6 I. Manuscripts. A. BLOOD TIE, novel by MLS. 1. First draft, TS with holograph notes, 591 p., ca. 1977. [F. #1-5] 2. Complete early draft [with alternate title THE NTH CRUSADE], TS with holograph corrections, photocopy, n.d. a. Pp. 1-187. [F. #6-7] b. Pp. 188-385. [F. #8-9] c. Pp. 1-385. [F. #10-11] 3. Complete early draft, TS with holograph corrections, 385 p., ca. August 1976; includes receipt to MLS for typing of MS. [F. #12-14] 4. Draft [with alternate title THE RED APPLE], TS with holograph corrections, 70 p., carbon copy, n.d. [F. #15] 5. Incomplete early draft, TS, pp. 148-385, carbon copy, n.d. [F. #16-17] Box7 6. Incomplete revised draft, TS with holograph corrections, pp. 54- 591 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #1-3] 7. Incomplete revised draft, TS with holograph corrections, approx. 40 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #4] 8. Revised draft, TS with holograph corrections, 587 p., carbon copy, n.d. [F. #5-6] 9. Revised draft, TS with holograph corrections, 591 p., carbon copy, n.d. [F. #7-8] 10. Notes and revision pages, approx. 40 p., n.d. [F. #9] 2 B. PRISONS, novel by MLS [first novel in the "Beulah Quintet" series]. 1. Partial draft, TS with holograph corrections, pp. 1-4, 7-10, 50, n.d. [F. #10] 2. Partial draft, TS with holograph corrections, pp. 1-11, photocopy, n.d. [F. #11] 3. Draft, TS with holograph corrections, 339 p., ca. 1973. [F. #12-14] 4. Draft (setting copy), TS, 218 p., photocopy, November 1972. [F. #15] 5. Notes and revision pages, approx. 50 p., n.d. [F. #16] 6. Draft, TS with holograph corrections, 170 p., n.d. [F. #18] C. "Mary Lee Settle' s PRISONS: Taproots History," paper, author unknown, TS, 26 p., photocopy, ca. 1982. [F. #17] Box8 D. THE CLAM SHELL, novel by MLS. 1. Draft, TS, 371 p., ca. 1971; includes ALS to "Christopher and Bonnie" from MLS, 1 p., n.d. [F. #1] 2. Draft, TS, 371 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #15] 3. Early draft of beginning, TS with holograph corrections, 4 p., n.d. [F. #16] 4. Incomplete draft, TS, pp. 199-483, carbon copy, n.d. [F. #17-18] E. THE SCAPEGOAT, novel by MLS [fourth novel in the "Beulah Quintet" series]. 1. Under working title STRIKE NIGHT. a. Rough synopsis, TS with holograph corrections, 10 p., carbon copy, n.d. [F. #2] b. Rough synopsis, TS, 9 p., carbon copy, n.d. [F. #3] 3 c. Rough synopsis, TS, 9 p., n.d. [F. #4] d. Draft, TS with holograph corrections, 93 p., n.d. [F. #4] e. Rough synopsis, TS, 9 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #5] f. Draft, TS with holograph corrections by Rob Cowley [editor at Random House], 93 p., photocopy, n.d.; includes ANS to MLS from Rob Cowley, n.d. [F. #5] 2. Draft, TS with holograph corrections, 335 p., carbon copy and photocopy, n.d. [F. #6-7] 3. Under tentative title ACTS OF WAR. a. Incomplete draft, TS with holograph corrections, approx. 287 p., carbon copy and photocopy, n.d. [F. #8-9] b. Draft, TS with holograph corrections, 335 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #10-11] c. Incomplete draft, TS with holograph corrections, 169 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #12] 4. Incomplete draft, TS with holograph corrections, 335 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #13-14] Box9 5. Various fragments, all TS with holograph corrections. a. Pp. 1-46, photocopy, n.d. [F. #1] b. Pp. 205-314, photocopy, n.d. [F. #2] C. Pp. 235-277, photocopy, n.d. [F. #3] d. Pp. 8-146, 165-288, carbon copy, n.d. [F. #4] e. Pp. 8-54, 106-146, carbon copy and photocopy, n.d. [F. #5] f. Pp. 192, 200-209, carbon copy, n.d. [F. #6] g. Pp. 45, 133, 137, 190-213, photocopy, n.d. [F. #7] h. "Eduardo Pagano - 1912." 1) Pp. 95-118, photocopy, n.d. [F. #8] 2) Pp. 95-121, photocopy, n.d. [F. #9] 1. "Carlo Michele Pagano - 1912," 17 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #10] J. "Francesco Pagano - 1912," 10 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #11] k. "Eduardo, 1912; Althea - 1924," 28 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #12] 1. "Lily- 1916," 19 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #13] 4 m. Pp. 201-335, photocopy, n.d. [F. #14] n. Miscellaneous pages, n.d. [F. #15] o. Pp. 90-120, photocopy, n.d. [F. #16] p. Pp. 186-224, photocopy, n.d. [F. #17] q. 4 p., carbon copy, n.d. [F. #18] r. Pp. 89-92, n.d. [F. #19-20] s. Pp. 89-104, photocopy, n.d. [F. #21] t. Pp. 215-248, photocopy, n.d. [F. #22] 6. Incomplete draft, TS with holograph corrections, 200 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #23] 7. Incomplete draft, TS with holograph corrections, 335 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #24-25] 8. Miscellaneous notes, approx. 100 p., n.d. [F. #26-27] F. "Drafts of the Beginning of FIGHT NIGHT ON A SWEET SATURDAY [novel by MLS], Rejected 1963." 1. TS with holograph corrections, pp. 1-41, ca. 1963. [F. #28-29] 2. TS with holograph corrections, pp. 29-42, ca. 1963. [F. #30] G. THE KILLING GROUND, novel by MLS [fifth novel in the "Beulah Quintet" series]. 1. Bound draft, "working copy," TS with holograph corrections, 444 p., 1982. [F. #31] 2. Fourth draft, incomplete, TS with holograph corrections, 343 p., carbon copy and photocopy, n.d. [F. #32-34] Box 10 3. Fragment, "from the Revised Galley Proof of FIGHT NIGHT ... ", TS with holograph corrections, pp. 1-40, carbon copy, ca. 1964. [F. #1] 4. Fragment from the first draft, TS with holograph corrections, pp. 4- 12 (incomplete), n.d. [F. #2] 5 5. Fragment from the revised first draft, TS with holograph corrections, pp. 1-13, n.d. [F. #3] 6. Rejected beginning of second draft, TS, pp. 1-71, n.d. [F. #4] 7. Revisions between second and third drafts, TS with holograph corrections, pp. 1-76, carbon copy, n.d. [F. #5] 8. Third draft, TS with holograph corrections, 343 p., carbon copy, n.d. [F. #6-8] 9. Miscellaneous notes and pages, holograph and TS with holograph corrections, approx. 65 p., some carbon copies, n.d. [F. #9-1 OJ H. CELEBRATION, novel by MLS. 1. Parts 1-3, holograph, approx. 150 p., ca. 1986. [F. #11] 2. Parts 1 and 4, TS with holograph corrections, approx. 200 p., ca. 1986. [F.#12] 3. Part 5, TS with holograph corrections, approx. 55 p., ca. 1986. [F. #13] 4. Miscellaneous pages, holograph and TS with holograph corrections, approx. 30 p., ca. 1986. [F. #14] 5. Author's comments, TS with holograph corrections, 9 p., photocopy, ca. 1986. [F. #15] 6. Author's notes, holograph, approx. 40 p., n.d. (some 1985). [F. #16] 7. Bound draft, TS with holograph corrections, 524 p., n.d. [F. #17] 8. Draft, "setting copy," TS with holograph corrections, approx. 600 p., 1986. [F. #18-20] I. "Gone With the Wind," screenplay by Sidney Howard, final shooting script, TS, 126 p. (incomplete), photocopy, Jan. 24, 1938. [MLS auditioned for a part in the film.] [F. #21] 6 Box 11 J. "Juana La Loca," play by MLS. 1. Bound draft, TS with holograph corrections, 80 p., mimeograph copy, n.d. [F. #33] 2. Bound draft, TS, 99 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #34] 3. Draft, TS, 80 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #35] K. "Echoes," screenplay by MLS (based on a short story by Isak Dinesen), TS, 145 p., photocopy, n.d. [F. #36] L. "The Kiss of Kin," playbyMLS, TS with holograph corrections, 106 p., n.d. [F. #37] M. "Where Helen Lies," play by MLS, bound draft, TS, 116 p., carbon copy, Nov. 1950. [F. #1] N. "Trial By Choice," play by MLS (unpublished), TS, 66 p., carbon copy, n.d. [F. #2] 0. "See Me Dance the Polka," one-act play by MLS, TS, 19 p., carbon copy, n.d.