http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft196n98kn No online items Guide to the Matthew J. Bruccoli Research Materials on Kenneth Millar MS.L.003 Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff, 2014; inventory added by Zoe MacLeod, 2020. Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries (cc) 2020 The UCI Libraries P.O. Box 19557 University of California, Irvine Irvine 92623-9557 [email protected] URL: http://special.lib.uci.edu Guide to the Matthew J. Bruccoli MS.L.003 1 Research Materials on Kenneth Millar MS.L.003 Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries Title: Matthew J. Bruccoli research materials on Kenneth Millar Creator: Bruccoli, Matthew J. (Matthew Joseph) Identifier/Call Number: MS.L.003 Physical Description: 5.6 Linear Feet(14 boxes) Date (inclusive): 1940-1980 Abstract: This collection contains research materials and notes for two books on Kenneth Millar by Matthew J. Bruccoli, Ross Macdonald/Kenneth Millar, A Descriptive Bibliography (1983), and Ross Macdonald (1984). It also includes Millar's manuscripts for several books and correspondence between Bruccoli and Millar. Language of Material: English . Access Collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections and Archives regarding availability of materials for research use. Publication Rights Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives. Preferred Citation Matthew J. Bruccoli research materials on Kenneth Millar. MS-L003. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed. For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations. Acquisition Information Acquired, 1984. Processing History Preliminary processing by Special Collections and Archives staff. Biography Matthew J. Bruccoli is a professor of English at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, who has published many writings on the twentieth-century American novel and other subjects. He published two works on Ross Macdonald, the pseudonym used by writer Kenneth Millar. Collection Scope and Content Summary This collection contains research materials and notes for two books on Kenneth Millar by Matthew J. Bruccoli, Ross Macdonald/Kenneth Millar, A Descriptive Bibliography (1983), and Ross Macdonald (1984). It also includes Millar's manuscripts for several books and correspondence between Bruccoli and Millar. Subjects and Indexing Terms American fiction -- 20th century -- Sources Bruccoli, Matthew J. (Matthew Joseph) -- Archives Millar, Kenneth -- Archives Kenneth Millar Manuscripts undated Far Side of the Dollar undated box 1, folder 1 Carbon typescript, revised for magazine version. undated box 1, folder 2 Carbon typescript, magazine version. undated box 1, folder 3 Galley Proof. undated Underground Man undated box 1, folder 4 Carbon Typescript undated Guide to the Matthew J. Bruccoli MS.L.003 2 Research Materials on Kenneth Millar MS.L.003 Kenneth Millar Manuscripts undated Sleeping Beauty undated Sleeping Beauty undated box 1, folder 5 Galley Proofs undated box 2, folder 1 Review of Ian McMillan's Man and the California Condor. 3 p. ms. undated box 2, folder 2 Millar's Notes on draft of Bruccoli's Checklist 1971 box 2, folder 3 Millar's review of James Cain's Cain x 3, entitled " The Durable Art of James M. Cain". (Earlier title: "Oedipus in Hollywoodland"). Ms. drafts [12 loose pages]. Carbon transcript. 6 leaves. Note on reviewer. undated box 2, folder 4 Review of Edgar Smith's Brief Against Death, entitled, "The Man in the Death House". Ms drafts, including Final version. Also, Carbon typescript. 4 leaves. Folder also includes telegram from Francis Brown, editor of New York Times book review. Aug. 9, 1968; and clipping from Santa Barbara News-Press concerning convicts on death row in 1967. 1967-1968 Kenneth Millar Correspondence undated Matthew J. Bruccoli undated box 2, folder 5 1968-1969. 17 Letters, 4 envelopes 1968-1969 box 2, folder 6 1970. 16 Letters. 1970 box 2, folder 7 1971. 17 Letters. 1971 box 2, folder 8 1972-1973. 15 letters 1972-1973 box 2, folder 9 1974-1977. 11 letters 1974-1977 box 2, folder 10 Undated. 6 notes and letters undated box 2, folder 11 "Steve". Dec. 18, 1967. ALS Photocopy. 1 p. "Miss Pat Cork, Agent". Mar. 19, 1970. 1 p. "Robert Knittel, Director". Mar. 19, 1970. 1 p. "The Editor, Toronto Saturday Night" ALS 1 p. "To the Reader" ANS 1 p. 1967-1970 Ross Macdonald (Kenneth Millar Biography) undated box 3, folder 1 1st Draft: Writing Pad (no. 1 of 3) undated box 3, folder 2 1st Draft: Writing Pad (no. 2 of 3) undated box 3, folder 3 1st Draft: Writing Pad (no. 3 of 3) undated box 3, folder 4 Draft. Ms. includes photocopy of pp. 163-164 of "Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler", edited by Frank MacShane. Columbia University Press, 1981. (Letters to Jaems Sandoe from Raymond Chandler. April 14, 1949. 1949, 1981 box 3, folder 5 Draft. Ms. and typescript with Ms revisions. undated box 3, folder 6 Draft (Seed Copy). "Ross Macdonald/Kenneth Millar, the Poorhouse Prince". Typescript with Ms revisions. Photocopy. Also: TLS to M. Bruccoli from Eleanor Van Cott (of Millar Trust). July 26, 1983. 1 p. 1983 box 3, folder 7 Draft("Inserts reworked"). Ms and typescript photocopy with Ms Revisions. undated box 3, folder 8 Notes, xeroxes of photos, etc. Notes. Typescript and Ms. KM's letter to New York Times Book review concerning Crawford Wood's review of "Sleeping Beauty". Letter to the editor. Aug 5, 1973. p. 24. Photocopy. Photocopies of Photographs. 1973 box 3, folder 9 Clippings about RM undated box 4, folder 1 Drafts. undated Guide to the Matthew J. Bruccoli MS.L.003 3 Research Materials on Kenneth Millar MS.L.003 Ross Macdonald (Kenneth Millar Biography) undated box 4, folder 2 Drafts. undated box 4, folder 3 Drafts. undated box 4, folder 4 Drafts. undated box 4, folder 5 Drafts. Photocopy undated box 4, folder 6 Drafts. undated box 4, folder 7 Revised galley. undated box 4, folder 8 Revised galley. Photocopy. undated box 4, folder 9 Branson, Henry C. undated box 4, folder 10 Margaret Millar undated box 4, folder 11 Permissions and Acknowledgements. undated box 4, folder 12 Correspondence. undated box 4, folder 13 Correspondence and notes. undated box 4, folder 14 Photocopies, etc. undated box 4, folder 15 Miscellaneous. undated Ross Macdonald/Kenneth Millar, A Descriptive Bibliography undated box 5, folder 1 Drafts, etc. undated box 5, folder 2 Working draft. undated box 5, folder 3 Notes, drafts, etc. undated box 5, folder 4 Notes, etc. undated box 5, folder 5 Notes, etc. undated box 5, folder 6 Notes, etc. undated box 5, folder 7 Notes, etc. undated box 5, folder 8 Notes, etc. undated box 5, folder 9 Notes, etc. undated box 5, folder 10 Data on publication dates; size of 1st printing. undated box 5, folder 11 Proof. undated box 5, folder 12 Correspondence undated box 5, folder 13 Checklist (1971). Draft with K. Millar revisions, etc. Photocopy. 1971 box 5, folder 14 Checklist (1971). Skeleton file of correspondence, notes, etc. 1971 box 5, folder 15 Information on editions, serializations, book club sales, foreign translations, 1969. 1969 box 6, folder 1 Draft. Photocopy, and notes. undated box 6, folder 2 Draft. M.J. Bruccoli working set. undated box 6, folder 3 Draft. Cagle copy. Photocopy undated box 6, folder 4 Draft. Myerson set. Photocopy. undated box 6, folder 5 R. Berry's notes on draft. undated box 6, folder 6 Draft. Photocopy. undated box 6, folder 7 Notes, Sections C and D. undated Advertisements of Ross Macdonald books. undated box 7, folder 1 Newspapers and magazines undated box 7, folder 2 Publishers catalogs and flyers: Mysterious Press undated box 7, folder 3 Publishers catalogs and flyers. Misc. (Includes books about RM) undated box 7, folder 4 Booksellers' catalogs: Joseph the Provider undated box 7, folder 5 Booksellers' catalogs: Pepper and Stern undated box 7, folder 6 Booksellers' and auction catalogs: Miscellaneous undated box 7, folder 7 Television productions undated box 7, folder 8 Exhibits of Ross Macdonald books: Grolier Club (196-?) 1960s box 7, folder 9 Guide to the Matthew J. Bruccoli MS.L.003 4 Research Materials on Kenneth Millar MS.L.003 Ross Macdonald/Kenneth Millar, A Descriptive Bibliography undated Advertisements of Ross Macdonald books. undated Ross Macdonald books in Library publication, etc. undated box 7, folder 10 Movies undated box 7, folder 11 Blurbs, by Ross Macdonald. undated Interviews: undated box 7, folder 12 (Adler, Dick). Los Angeles Times, West, Dec. 10, 1967 1967 box 7, folder 13 (Barkham, John) New york Post, Aug 21, 1971 1971 box 7, folder 14 (Berges, Marhsall) Los Angeles Times, Home, June 29,1975 1975 box 7, folder 15 (Burn, Heather) undated box 7, folder 16 (Carroll, Jon) Esquire, June 1972 1972 box 7, folder 17 [based on an interview]: (Dolbier, Maurice) New York Herald Tribune, Nov 13, 1960 1960 box 7, folder 18 (Foster, William) Scotsman [Edinburgh], Nov. 20, 1971 1971 box 7, folder 19 (Grogg, S. L., Jr.) Journal of Popular Culture (1973) 1973 box 7, folder 20 [based on an interview]: (Hemsley, John) Belfast Telegraph, Sept. 17, 1976 1976 box 7, folder 21 (Japenga, Ann) Los Angeles Times, Dec. 20, 1979 1979 box 7, folder 22 (Jones, Robert F.) Los Angeles Magazine, Mar. 1963 1963 box 7, folder 23 (Linderman, Verne) Santa Barbara News-Press, Mar. 30, 1952 1952 box 7, folder 24 (MacGregor, Martha) N.Y. Post, Nov. 27, 1960; May 9, 1965; May 29, 1971 1960, 1965, 1971 box 7, folder 25 (Oakes, Philip) Sunday Times [London], Oct.