The Inventory of the David Maysles Collection #1763 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Maysles, David #1763 1/4/10 Preliminary Listing I. Film and Video. Box 1 A. VHS tapes unless noted; may include DVD. [Loose] 1. “The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit - Long Version,” runtime 81:10, 1991. 2. “Celia - Respect - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Funky Cold Medina,” n.d. 3. “Christo In Paris,” runtime 58 minutes, 2 copies, 1990; includes English subtitled version. 4. “Christo’s Islands,” runtime 57 minutes, 1986. 5. “Christo’s Running Fence,” runtime 58 minutes, 1978. 6. “Christo’s Umbrellas,” runtime 80 minutes, 1995. 7. “Christo’s Valley Curtain,” 28 minutes, 1974. 8. “Conversation with the Rolling Stones,” runtime 23:45, 1994. 9. “DCM Memorial Piece – Maysles Films,” runtime 18:30, 1/28/87. 10. “DCM Memorial Service,” n.d. 11. “Gimme Shelter: The Rolling Stones,” 2 copies, 1970; includes digitially remastered verison, 2000. 12. “Grey Gardens,” runtime 94 minutes, 2 copies, 1974. 13. “The Independent Film Festival of Boston Celebrates the Career Achievements of Albert and David Maysles,” DVD, 4/23/05. 14. “International Documentary Association 10th Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards - Albert and David Maysles,” 10/28/94. 15. “Music of the Sixties - Pilot, with David and Albert Maysles - Tom Bywaters Productions, Inc.” n.d. 16. “Orson Welles - Spain,” runtime 9:45, 1996. 17. “Primary: A Time/Life Film by Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles, D.A. Pennebaker, T. McCarthy-Filton,” n.d. 18. “Salesman,” n.d. 19. “Showman,” runtime 53 minutes, black and white, 1963. 20. “To The Best: The Men and Women of Chrysler,” n.d. 21. Unititled tape, n.d. II. Audio Materials. A. Re: interviews with DM and Albert Maysles [AM], includes cassette tape masters with compact disc copies. Note: sound quality varies; cassette tapes are extremely fragile. 1. 28 compact discs [copies]. 2. 23 cassette tapes. B. 4 cassette tapes re: Christo (Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, Bulgarian- born American artist, b. 1935); includes: Maysles, David (1/4/10) Page 1 of 6 1. “Christo Lecture - H.M. [Hirshhorn Museum] Auditorium,” 5/13/84. 2. “The Farber Show - Transcription - S#470 - ‘Christo’.”. 3. “Karen Allen Interview - CBC/FM - Radio,” 1982. 4. “Masahiko Yanagi and Christo at Howard Street, for the catalogue of the Satani Gallery,” 11/19/83. C. “Sidney Rosen M.D. - for David Maysles,” audio cassette tape, 01/22/85. III. Electronic Media. A. “WBY Archival,” (“Wild Blue Yonder”) DVD-ROM discs re: images of DM family, friends, professional materials, 5 total; includes photoshop documents (PSD format). 1. “Disc 1: Blue Yonder - Alan, Phil; Maysles Bros.; Family; Hermes; Just David; Phil; Young David.” 2. “Disc 2: Film/Press/Books; Grey Gardens.” 3. “Disc 3: GG Press 2; More Both Bros.; Movie Press; Phillip Maysles; Scans from Mimi; Young David.” 4. “Disc 4: More Notes; Young Celia; Young Celia Notes.” 5. “Disc 5: Thanksgiving.” IV. Professional Materials. Box 2 A. Subject files; may include manuscripts, transcripts of film productions by DM, interview transcripts by DM, printed materials, correspondence, legal materials, research materials, artwork and collages by DM and AM, holograph notes, photographs. 1. “Arthur Miller,” 1968-1975. [F. 1] 2. “Blue Yonder,” includes sub-files: a. “Plane Crash,” 1938-1948. b. Untitled re: collages, notes, etc. c. Untitled re: notes; includes notes re: The Rolling Stones and “Gimme Shelter,” n.d. 3. “Capote,” includes transcripts of interviews with Truman Capote, TS with holograph notes and corrections, approx. 200 p.; sub-file: a. “Capote Script,” final production draft. [F.2-3] 4. “Hero Info: (David),” n.d. [F. 4] 5. “Gimme Shelter/Stones,” includes sub-files, interview transcripts with Mick Jagger: a. “Contract and Finance: California,” n.d. b. “G.S./Book,” 1971. c. “Mick [Jagger] Transcripts and Other Personal,” 1967- 1969. d. “Original Notes, with Mick [Jagger], etc,” n.d. [F. 5] e. “Transcript: Part One,” n.d. 6. “Grey Gardens Transcript (Spotted for Subtitles),” n.d. 7. “Kadishman,” 1972-1986. [F. 6] 8. “Misc.” 1965-1981. Maysles, David (1/4/10) Page 2 of 6 V. Manuscripts. A. Various untitled interview transcripts with DM and AM by unidentified interviewers re: life and work of DM and AM, TS, approx. 600-700 p.; may include holograph notes, duplicate copies, fragments. 1. Untitled two-part transcript by “J” [“Jenkin”?], 119 p., 2. Untitled transcript by unidentified “Z” re: cinema verite (“direct cinema”), “Salesman,” 53 p., n.d. [F. 10] 3. Untitled transcript by unidentified “Carson” [most likely L. M. “Kit” Carson, American filmmaker] re: film form, cinema verite, 20 p., 3/31/67. [F. 11] 4. Untitled transcript by L. M. “Kit” Carson, 90 p., n.d. 5. Numbered tape transcripts, Tapes 1-20 [transcripts for tapes 10- 12, 18-19 not included]; includes: a. “Tape 1 - David on the Stones Film,” 12 p., n.d. [F. 12] b. “Tape 2,” untitled re: DM on “Gimme Shelter,” “Showman,” “Salesman,” 30 p., n.d. c. “Tape 3 - David at Steenbeck on Salesman,” 16 p., n.d. d. “Tape 4 - AL on Salesman,” 30 p., n.d. e. “Tape 5 - Albert on Cinema Verite,” 38 p., n.d. f. “Tape 6,” - “Tape 9,” untitled fragments re: “Blue Yonder”/autobiographical material, Che Guevara, etc., 29 p., n.d. g. “Tape 13 - At the Maysles Office,” 32 p., 3/16/70. [F.13] h. “Tape 14 - Al, then Mrs. Maysles,” 44 p., n.d. i. “Tape 15 - Wednesday with Mrs. Maysles,” 50 p., n.d.; includes fragments with holograph notes. j. “Tape 16 - At Barbara’s House,” fragment, 45 p., n.d. k. “Tape 17,” fragment, 14 p., n.d. [F. 14] l. “Tape 20 - Albert Thursday After Boston,” 18 p., n.d. B. Promotional radio interviews re: “Salesman,” TS transcripts; may include holograph notes. 1. “Interview with Paul Brennan on WBAI: ‘The Movies’ with Bob Sitton,” 16 p., May 1969. 2. “Washington D.C. Interview with DM, Paul Brennan, Gay Talese,” 3 p., n.d. 3. Untitled fragment re: Paul Brennan, 10 p., 4/29/69. C. “The Maysles Brothers: Inch By Inch for the Indie Filmmaker,” book treatment by unidentified author(s), TS with holograph notes and corrections, 34 p., n.d.; includes 2 drafts. VI. Correspondence. A. Files, may include ALS, ANS, TLS, postcards, telegrams; 1. Untitled file re: Belmarsh family, 1937-1952; includes ALS, TLS predominantly from Alan Belmarsh (cousin of DM) to his mother, Frances Belmarsh, 1939-1948; may include: letters of Maysles, David (1/4/10) Page 3 of 6 condolence from others to Frances Belmarsh and/or Sylvia (Belmarsh) Levinson (sister of Alan), re: death of Alan Belmarsh, 1948; letters to/from Sylvia (Belmarsh) Levinson; printed material; financial material; personal memorabilia; medical records. a. 1937-1952; includes: [F. 16-20, E.1] i. Saltonstall, Leverett (U.S. Senator from Mass.) TLS, 2/19/49. [F. 20] Box 3 2. Untitled file re: condolence letters to Judith Maysles (wife of DM) upon death of DM, 1987, includes ALS, ANS, TLS, telegrams; may include printed materials; includes: [F. 1-3] 1. Beale, Edith. ALS, n.d. [F. 1] 2. Horowitz, Vladmir (Russian American musician 1903- 1989). Telegram, 1/5/87. [F. 2] 3. Ephron, Nora (American writer and humorist). ANS, n.d. 4. Amram, David (American musician). ALS, n.d. [F. 3] B. General; includes TLS, ALS; printed materials; manuscripts. [F. 4] 1 TLS from Commandant C. H. Ott to DM re: honorable dismissal from service, 9/23/55. 2. Mamber, Stephen (American film critic). TLS to DM re: Mamber’s book on cinema verite, 2/11/74. 3. O’Neill, Mary Jane. TLS to Judith Maysles, 1/14/87; includes form letter re: donation of DM’s eyes to The Eye Bank for Sight Restoration. 4. International Documentary Association’s introduction of Albert Maysles, by Haskell Wexler (American cinematographer), TS copy sent to Celia Maysles by Haskell Wexler, 5 p., n.d. 5. ALS from “Barbara” to Judith Maysles, 1/23/88. 6. Maysles, Celia. ALS (copy) to HGARC staff re: donation of father’s papers, 2010. VII. Printed Materials. A. Subject files; include newspaper and magazine clippings, programs, pamphlets, booklets, photocopies. 1. “Gimme Shelter - Press,” 1970-1971. [F. 5] 2. “Stones Articles,” 1969-1972. 3. Untitled re: “Grey Gardens,” 1976-1977. [F. 6] 4. Untitled re: DM obituaries, 1987. B. General re: DM and AM, 1972-2005. More printed materials are located in the Large Size Materials section of this preliminary listing. VIII. Photographs. (See also Oversized Materials) A. Untitled file re: Maysles family dinner, 9/28/2006, includes 101 black and white prints, approx. 4 x 6”. [E. 1-2] B. General; includes black and white and color prints, n.d. unless noted. Maysles, David (1/4/10) Page 4 of 6 1. Black and white prints. a. Misc. re: DM and AM, mostly 8 x 10”. [F. 7] b. Re: “Gimme Shelter,” 8 x 10”. c. Re: “Salesman,” mostly, 8 x 10”. d. Re: Various Christo projects, 8 x 10”. e. Re: “Grey Gardens,” 8 x 10”, color print. f. Re: “Meet Marlon Brando,” 8 x 10” [cropped]. g. Re: “The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit,” approx. 5 x 7”. h. Re: DM ca. 1945-1955. [F. 8] i. Re: Misc. candid personal prints re: DM. j. Re: DM with Marilyn Monroe, n.d. k. Re: Ethel and Phillip Maysles, Alan Belmarsh, etc. 2. Various candid personal color prints re: DM; DM and AM; DM with Judith Maysles, various sizes, n.d. 3. Unidentified contact sheet, black and white, n.d. 4. Unidentified “camera test,” negative re: Judith Maysles; includes 16 mm film strip, n.d. More photographs are located in the Large Size Material section of this preliminary listing.