The Inventory of the Stanley Ellin Collection #329 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center ELLIN, STANLEY Gift of December 1988 - -~------•·~· -- - - -- -~ -- -------------•- -- ---··---·----- ·---·---· llox 1 1 ) HO USE Oli' cARDS • Nove 1. a) Typescript. Profuse holograph corrections. 550 PP· b) Notes in holograph. 21 pp. Box 2 c) Completed typescript (xerox) with printer's marks. ~-28 pp. d) Galleys, holograph corrections. ---•-----·- ----- -------------~Deposit, Addendaoctober 1968 Gift -of December 1988 THE VALENTINE ESTATE A Novel. Box 3 1. Work book. Holograph, 4L pp. 2. First draft typescript with profuse holo. corr., 354 pp. J. Second draft typescript with printer's marks. 336 PP• Box 4 4. Discarded pages. Typescript with profuse holo. corr., 167 pp. 5. Galleys 6. Page proofs. Short pieces Box 5 11 The Only Bottle in the World" for Ellery Queen 1s Mystery Magazine, 1967 Carbon typescript with holo. corr., 29 pp. and a copy of the magazine. 11Where Do You Find Ideas for Mysteries?" for ~ Writer, Dec./67 Carron typescript with holo. corr., 6 PP• ELLIN, STANLEY Deposit Addenda: May 1969 Gift of December, 1988 Correspondence Box 5 1) 1934-1936. Editorial correspondence relating to the beginning of SE's career. With an autobiographical note by SE. 27 pieces. 2) Correspondence with Mystery Writers of America, Icn. 1948-1968. (SE elected President of the organization, 1969-1970). 42 pieces including: a) Davis, Dorothy Salisbury. TLS to SE. ,FEbraury 9, 1954. b) Autobiographical note by SE. c) Typescript with holograph corrections of speech SE delivered to MWA. April 25, 1969. 10 pp. 3) Correspondence with Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. 1947-1969. 51 pieces. including: a) Dannay, Frederic (Ellery Queen). 10 TLS and 1 ALS to SE. 1947-1969. b) Autobiographical note by SE. 4) Correspondence with Simona dn Schuster and Random House. 1947-1969. 64 pieces including: a) Cerf, Bennett. 10 TLS to SE. 1960-1968. b) Autobiographical note by SE. 5) Correspondence with T.V. Boardman&. Co., Ltd. and MacDonald & Co., SE's British publishers. 1958-1968. 32 pieces. Autobiographical note by SE laid in. 6) Correspondence with Curtis Brown, Ltd., SE's British literary agents, 1951-1965. 76 pieces. Autobiographical note by SE laid in. Box 6 7)Fan letters and general correspondence. 1948-1968. 102 pieces including: Kahn, Joan. 3 TLS to SE. May 12, 1961, October 25, 1968, November 26, 1968. Autobiographical note by SE laid in. page 2 ELLIN, STANLEY Addenda: May 1969 Box 6 8) Correspondence with A.S. Burack (The Writer magazine). 1959-1968. 31 pieces, Autobiographical note by SE laid in, 9) THE VALENTINE ESTATE. Novel, Random House, 1968. Correspondence with editors. 1968. 14 pieces. Autobiographical note by SE laid in. Manuscript "The Tourist". Short story for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. Published . under title of "Coin of the Realm". February, 1969. · · a) First draft. Typescript with holograph corrections, 17 pp, b) Carbon typescript of final draft, 18 pp, c) Autobiographical note by SE, STANLEY ELLIN COLLECTION Addenda, April 1970. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Brown Box 7 THE BIND Random House, 1970. a) Final draft. Setting copy. Typescript with profuse holograph notations and printer's marks, including marked xerox copies of layouts for preliminary pages, 463 P• ( #1-3) Box 7 /8 b) Early draft with alternate title 11 The Man From Nowhere" Typescript with holograph corrections, ca. 500 p. (#li-6) c) Rejected pages. Typescript with holograph corrections, ca. 400 P• (#7-9) Box 9 d) Rejected pages. Typescript and carbon typescript with holograph corrections, ca. 350 p. (#10-11) e) Work pageso Holograph in spiral notebook, ca. 30 p. (#12) f) :Miscellaneous advertising, jacket copy, presentations, excerpts of criticism, fact sheets (Some duplicates). Xerox, 'fy"pescript with holograph corrections, carbon types~ript, 23 p. Laid in is TLS from publisher, October 20, 1969. Cf12) Addenda, July, 1970. Box 9 THE BIND Random House, 1970. Page proofs. ELLIN, Stanley Addenda: Deposit June 1974 Gift of Decemher, 198n. · I. Manuscripts A. Novel Box 10: MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL. Random House, 1972. 1. Notes (Folder #1) a) Holograph, 12 p. b) Typescript with holo. corr., 2 p. 2. Typescript with profuse holo. corr., 190 p. 3. Miscellaneous Drafts (#2) a) P. 102-177. Typescript with holo. corr., 35 p. Carbon typescript with holo. corr., 38 p. b) Carbon typescript with holo. corr., 50 p. 4. Setting copy of the typescript with holo. corr. & printer's markings, 184 p. (//3) B. Screenplays THE BIND. Based on the novel by SE, published by Random House, 1970. Alternate title: DEKKER'S GIRL. 1. Notes re script (Folder #4) a) Holograph, 7 p. b) Dekker's Girl. Carbon typescript, 1 p. c) "The basic conflict between Jake and Elinor ••• ". Carbon typescript, 4 p. Ellin, Stanley page 2 d) For casting consideration. Carbon typescript with holograph additions, 1 p. 2. Notebook. Holograph, 45 p. 3. Notes re progress of script & conversations with Philip Waxman (Philip Waxman/Jerome Minskoff Productions, Inc.). a) Holograph, 22 p. b) Typescript, 1 p. 4. Newspaper clippings, 10 items. Majority of clippings re movie "Glory Boy" produced by Philip Waxman. 5. Correspondence: Waxman, Philip, 1 TLS to SE, Oct. 24, 1970 Ellin; Stanley, 2 CTL to Mann, Dec. 5, 1969; Waxman, Philip 6. Notes re SE screenplay: Review of his letters. Carbon typescript, 4 p. 7. Pages for Revision a) Carbon typescript with a few halo. corr., 29 p. b) Xerox with holograph markings, 14 p. Box 11: 8. First draft. Typescript with halo. corr., 183 p. (#1) 9. Revised draft. Xerox of typescript with halo. corr., 139 p. 10. Various later drafts. 3 Blue cover, 2 orange cover. a) First draft. Blue cover. #1. Xerox of typescript with halo. corr., 194 p. b) Blue cover. #1. Xerox of typescript with halo. corr., 172.p. with 29 typescript pages with halo. corr. scattered throughout. Ellin, Stanley page 3 c) Blue cover. /12. Xerox of typescript with halo, corr., 158 p. ' plus 3 holograph pages, 22 carbon typescript pages, & 22 Xerox pages added. d) Orange cover. fl 5. Xerox of typescript, 138 p. e) Orange cover. 116. Xerox of typescript, 138 p. f) Substitution pages for orange cover copy. Xerox of typescript, 43 p. (Folder /12) Box 12: THE EIGHTH CIRCLE. Based on the novel by SE, published by Random House, 1958. (Folder 111-113) 1. Holograph notes, 15 p. 2. Typescript with profuse halo. corr., 109 p. 3. Typescript with halo. corr., 118 p. 4. Carbon typescript with halo. corr., 17 p. 5. Carbon typescript revised, 16 p. C. Short Pieces 1. Articles written for Mystery Writers of America Annual. a) April 1970. Carbon typescript with halo. corr., 1 p. b) 1971, Misc. early draft pages. Typescript with halo. corr., 7 p. c) 1971. Typescript with halo. corr., 5 p. d) 1971. Final draft. Carbon typescript with a few halo. corr., 5 p. e) Correspondence: Bensen, Don (Member Board of Directors, MWA), TLS, Feb. 24, 1970 & Xerox of printed article containing message of SE as incoming president of MWA. page 4 Ellin, Stanley Bloom, Pauline (Member Board of Directors, MWA), TLS, Feb. 21, 1971. 2. "A Lot to Learn." Friends Journal, 1971. a) Typescript with halo. corr., 4 p. b) Carbon typescript with a few halo. corr., 5 p. c) Newspaper clipping, 1971, 1 item. "A Fourth of July Sermon" by Lawrence Q. Brooks, N. Y. TIMES. 3. THE CONJURE-MAN DIES by Rudolph Fisher. Introduction by SE. a) Typescript with halo. corr., 6 p. b) Carbon typescript with a few halo. corr., 7 p. 4. "The Corruption of Officer Avakadian", published in ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE. Misc. drafts. a) Typescript with profuse halo. corr., 16 p. b) rypescript with halo. corr., 12 P• c) Typescript with halo. corr., 12 p. d) Carbon typescript witha few halo. corr., 13 p. s. "Kindly Dig Your Grave", published in ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE, ca. 1967. a) Typescript with halo. corr., 20 p. b) Typescript with a few halo. corr., 21 p. 6. "Mystery Novel" or "Crime Novel" published by THE WRITER. a) Typescript with halo. corr., 6 p. b) Carbon typescript with a few halo. corr., 6 p. c) "Nothing better illustrates Joan Kahn's status ••• ". Typescript with halo. corr., 2 p. (Carbon typescript copy). Ellin, Stanley page 5 7. "O Brave Old World", published in LONDON TIMES, 1973. a) Holograph notes, 9 p. & Palm Beach Casino Club Mem­ bership card, signed. b) Misc. draft pages. Total 21 typescript pages with profuse holo. corr. & 3 carbon typescript pages. c) Carbon typescript with a few holo. corr., 14 p. 8. "The Other Side of the Wa11", published in ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE •. a) Typescript with holo. corr., 22 p. b) Carbon typescript with a few holo. corr., 17 p. 9. "The Payoff", published in ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE. a) Holograph notes, 1 p. b) Typescript with holo. corr., 21 p. c) Carbon typescript with a few holo. corr., 17 p. D. Reviews by SE 1. THE AGE OF STONING by Dan Potter. Unpublished. a) Holograph notes, 23 p. b) Typescript with profuse holo. corr., 3 p. c) Typescript with holo. corr., 3 p. d) Carbon typescript with a few holo. corr., 3 p, e) Telegram from John Leonard, Editor of N. Y. Times Book Review, & SE's reply, ANS. 2. THE DAY OF THE JACKAL by Frederick Forsyth. N. Y. Sunday Times. a) Holograph notes, 12 p. b) Typescript with holo. corr., 3 p. Ellin, Stanley page 6 c) Typescript with halo. corr., 4 p. d) Carbon typescript, 4 p. e) Printed article. Aug. 15, 1971. (3 copies) f) Sept. 19, 1971 printed advertisement for THE DAY OF THE JACKAL in N.