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Page 1: The Inventory of the W. Ryerson Johnson Collection #1630archives.bu.edu/finding-aid/finding_aid_122215.pdf · 1) October/ November. b. 1959. 1) February- November: 5 editions. 2)

The Inventory

of the

W. Ryerson Johnson

Collection

#1630

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

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Johnson, W. Ryerson July-August, 2002

Johnson, W. Ryerson

07/23/02; 08/16/02

Preliminary Listing

I. Printed Materials.

A. Pulp-Fiction magazines/ comic books with stories by WRJ.

Box 1 1. Ace-High Magazine (9 editions).

a. 1931.

1) March-May:3 editions.

2) July.

3) August.

4) December.

b. 1932.

1) May.

2) December.

c. No year.

1) July.

2. Adventure (3 editions).

a. 1926.

1) March 20.

b. 1929.

1) May 15

2) June 15.

3. Argosy (5 editions).

a. 1937.

1) June 12.

2) September 11.

b. 1938.

1) June 11.

2) September 24.

c. 1943.

1) December (no day indicated).

4. Bat Masterson (5 editions).

a. 1960.

1) May/ June.

2) August/ October.

3) November/ January [1961].

b. 1962.

1) August/ October.

2) November/ January [1963].

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5. Beetle Bailey (18 editions).

a. 1958.

1) October/ November.

b. 1959.

1) February- November: 5 editions.

2) December/ January [1960].

c. 1960.

1) October/ November.

2) December/ January [1961].

d. 1961.

1) June/ July.

2) December/ January [1962].

e. 1962.

1) February/ March.

2) May/ June.

3) October/ November.

4) December/ January [1963].

f. 1963 (publication-date system change).

1) February (2 copies).

2) May.

3) August.

6. Buffalo Bill Jr. (2 editions).

a. 1959.

1) February/ April.

2) November/ January [1960].

7. The Cisco Kid (2 editions).

a. 1958.

1) July/ September.

2) October/ December.

8. Cowboy Stories (5 editions).

a. 1933.

1) November.

b. 1934.

1) April.

c. 1935.

1) June.

2) August.

d. 1936.

1) November.

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9. Dale Evans (11 editions).

a. 1949.

1) May/ June.

2) May/ June (comic).

3) July/ August.

4) July/ August (comic).

5) September/ October.

6) November/ December.

b. 1950.

1) January/ February.

2) March/ April.

3) May/ June.

4) July/ August.

5) September/ October.

10. Detective Tales (17 editions).

a. 1923.

1) February (see also Box 36, F. 7).

b. 1943.

1) December.

c. 1944.

1) January- August: 8 editions.

2) October- December: 3 editions.

d. 1945.

1) January.

2) August.

e. 1946.

1) August.

f. 1952.

1) April.

Box 2 11. Dime Mystery (5 editions).

a. 1944.

1) January.

2) March.

3) May.

4) September.

5) November.

12. Gang Busters (16 editions).

a. 1948.

1) February- November: 5 editions.

2) December/ January [1949].

b. 1949.

1) December/ January [1950].

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Johnson, W. Ryerson July-August, 2002

c. 1950.

1) April/ May.

2) December/ January [1951].

d. 1951.

1) February/ March (2 copies).

2) August/ September.

e. 1952.

1) April- September: 3 editions.

f. No date: 2 editions.

13. Gun Smoke (2 editions).

a. 1958.

1) June/ July.

2) October/ November.

14. Henry (5 editions).

a. 1959.

1) January/ March.

2) July- December: 2 editions.

b. 1960.

1) January/ March.

2) October/ December.

15. Little Iodine (11 editions).

a. 1959.

1) January- June: 2 editions.

2) October/ December (2 copies).

b. 1960.

1) January- June: 2 editions.

2) October/ December.

c. 1961.

1) January/ March.

2) July- December: 2 editions.

d. 1962.

1) January- June: 2 editions.

16. Lone Ranger (6 editions).

a. 1958.

1) July- September: 3 editions.

b. 1959 (publication-date system change).

1) February- May: 2 editions.

2) December/ January [1960].

17. Mr. District Attorney (5 editions).

a. 1948.

1) May/ June.

2) November/ December.

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b. 1949.

1) March/ April.

2) July/ August.

c. 1951.

1) July/ August.

18. Mutt and Jeff (9 editions).

a. 1958.

1) October- December: 3 editions.

b. 1959.

1) January(2 copies)- April: 4 editions.

2) June/ July- August: 2 editions.

19. Northwest Stories (2 editions).

a. 1931.

1) July.

b. 1938.

1) December.

20. Peanuts (10 editions).

a. 1959.

1) August/ October.

b. 1960.

1) February- July: 2 editions.

c. 1961.

1) February- October:3 editions.

2) November/ January (2 copies) [1962].

d. 1962.

1) February- July (2 copies): 2 editions.

2) November/ January [1963].

21. Popeye (16 editions).

a. 1958.

1) October/ December.

b. 1959.

1) April- September: 2 editions.

c. 1960.

1) January/ February (2 copies).

2) September- December: 2 editions.

d. 1961.

1) January/ February.

2) May/ June (2 copies)- October:3 editions.

e. 1962.

1) January- September: 3 editions.

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f. AComic Album Featuring@: 1) September/ November.

a) 1959.

b) 1960.

c) 1961.

22. Ranchland Love Stories (2 editions).

a 1935.

1) December.

b 1936.

1) September.

23. Ranch Romances (2 editions).

a. 1933.

1) November 2.

b. 1935.

1) June 1.

24. Short Stories (21 editions).

a. 1931.

1) November 10.

b. 1933.

1) November.

c. 1935.

1) March.

2) December.

d. 1937.

1) April.

e. 1943.

1) October 25.

f. 1944.

1) June 25.

2) July 10.

3) July 25.

4) August 10.

5) August 25.

6) December 10.

g. 1945.

1) January 10.

2) August 10.

3) December 10.

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h. 1946.

1) January 10.

2) January 25 (2 copies).

3) February 10.

4) February 25.

5) April 25.

6) October 10.

Box 3 25. Star Western (22 editions).

a. 1936.

25) April.

b. 1939.

1) May- June: 2 editions.

2) August.

3) October- November: 2 editions.

c. 1940.

1) February.

2) May.

3) July.

4) November.

d. 1941.

1) January- February: 2 editions.

2) May- June: 2 editions.

3) December.

e. 1942.

1) January- February: 2 editions.

2) June.

3) August.

4) October.

f. 1943.

1) March.

g. 1947.

1) January.

26. Story Western (2 editions).

a. 1943.

1) November.

2) December (2 copies).

27. Top-Notch (6 editions).

a. 1929.

1) January 2.

b. 1930.

1) December 2.

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c. 1931.

1) August 15.

d. 1932.

1) February 1.

e. 1934.

1) March.

f. 1935.

1) July.

28. West (4 editions).

a. 1930.

1) October 20.

b. 1931.

1) January 7.

2) July 22.

3) August 15.

29. Western Aces (7 editions).

a. 1935.

1) September (2 copies).

b. 1936.

1) June- October (August-2 copies): 5 editions.

2) December.

30. Western Comics (9 editions).

a. 1949.

1) May/ June.

b. 1950.

1) August/ September.

2) October/ November.

c. 1951.

1) January.

2) March.

3) June- August: 3 editions.

d. 1952.

1) January (2 copies).

Box 4 31. Western Romances (5 editions).

a. 1935.

1) October.

2) December.

b. 1936.

1) March.

2) April.

3) July.

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32. Western Story (61 editions).

a. 1931.

1) October 17.

2) December 5.

b. 1932.

1) May 14.

2) July 2.

3) July 16.

4) December 3.

c. 1933.

1) May 27.

2) July 22.

3) October 21.

4) November 11.

5) December 9.

d. 1934.

1) March 24.

2) March 31.

3) July 28.

4) August 25.

e. 1935.

1) August 10.

2) October 5.

3) October 26.

4) November 23.

f. 1936.

1) March 7.

2) April 18.

3) May 30.

g. 1937.

1) January 2.

2) April 24.

3) July 31.

4) August 7.

5) August 21.

6) November 27.

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h. 1938.

1) May 14.

2) June 11.

3) July 16.

4) August 6.

5) October 22.

6) November 12.

7) December 10.

8) December 24.

Box 5 i. 1939.

1) February 18. (see also Box 36, F. 10)

2) March 18.

3) April 22.

4) April 29.

5) October 7.

6) October 28.

j. 1940.

1) January 27.

2) June 8.

3) June 15.

4) June 22.

5) June 29.

6) July 6.

7) September 21.

8) November 16.

9) November 30.

10) December 7.

11) December 14.

k. 1941.

1) January 25.

2) March 8.

3) June 21.

4) November 8.

5) December 20.

l. 1943.

1) January 16.

2) August 7.

3) October 30.

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33. World=s Finest Comics (6 editions).

a. 1950.

1) February/ March.

2) August/ September.

b. 1951.

1) February/ March- April/ May: 2 editions.

2) August/ September.

c. 1952.

1) January/ February.

34. Miscellaneous titles (1 edition each).

a. Alice in Wonderland, 1951.

b. Ben Bowie and His Mountain Men, 1956.

c. Big Town, 1951.

d. Cheyenne, 1959.

e. Cinderella Love, 1950.

f. Crime Clinic, 1951. (for manuscript see Box 22, F. 24)

g. Dynamic Adventures, 1935.

h. Fairy Tales, 1951.

i. G.I. Joe, 1951 (No. 10).

j. Hopalong Cassidy, 1949.

k. Kid Cowboy, 1950.

l. Little Al of the F.B.I., 1951.

m. Little Al of the Secret Service, 1951.

n. Mike Shayne- Private Eye, 1962.

o. Nursery Rhymes, 1951.

p. Phantom Detective, 1936.

q. Popular Western, 1936.

r. Romantic Marriage, 1950.

s. Romantic Round-Up, 1936.

t. Romantic Trail, 1949.

u. Sky Pilot, 1950.

v. Smashing Novels, 1936.

w. Zane Grey=s Stories of the West, 1958.

x. Wide World Adventures, 1930.

y. The New Wonder Woman, 1970.

35. Coronet. December, 1942. (see also Box 36, F. 8)

Box 8 36. Collier=s. February 18, 1950

37. Pic. December, 1946 (4 copies).

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38. MacLean=s.

a. November 1, 1943 (3 copies).

b. April 1, 1946.

c. June 1, 1946.

d. October 15, 1946 (3 copies).

Box 19 39. 4 serialized stories printed in various publications. [F. 11]

B. Subject files.

Box 8 1. APerfume Stuff.@ Various newspaper clippings and plot outline.

[F.

1]

C. Articles by/re: WRJ. Mostly photocopied from various publications.

1. AWhite Water.@

[F. 9]

2. AThe Way it Was.@ 3. AAny Way You Want To.@ (3 copies).

4. AIf A > B then Publishing < Logical.@ (3 copies).

5. ATheir Market Listing Accepts Simulated Submissions.@ 6. AA Writer=s Life: No Fame or Fortune, Just Fun,@ by Stephanie

Snow.

7. N.Y. Times review of GOZO=S WONDERFUL LIFE.

8. 5 articles and programs re: comic book conventions. Includes two

color photographs of WRJ.

Box 19 9. ASchool Desegregation the St. Louis Way.@ [F. 11]

10. Comprehensive Reading Series Author=s Manual, 1966. [F.

28]

Box 36 11. General.

a. 1935- 1962 [F. 13]

b. 1943- 1965 [F. 14]

c. 1951- 1967, 1990- 1992. [F. 15]

12. AAnd Listen to Me.@ [F. 16]

13. AMichael Shayne.@ TV Guide.

14. ABug- House Camp.@ 15. AI=ll Always Remember Arthur.@ July, 1965.

16. AApples from Mr. Michailoff.@

D. Proofs.

1. Re: children=s books. Includes correspondence.

Box 31 a. I LIKE DINOSAURS. [F. 4]

b. LET=S PLAY DINOSAURS.

c. UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS.

d. THE MOUSE AND THE MOON.

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Pkg. 2 2. AMississippi Flame.@ 3. ALady in Dread.@ 4. AThe Avenger.@ 5. AThe Squeeze.@ 6. AMonkey and the Wild, Wild Wind.@

E. Miscellaneous items. Includes articles, newspaper clippings, pamphlets,

magazines, reviews.

Box 36 1. General. [F. 1- 2]

2. Adult Leadership. May 1953- 1956. [F. 3- 4]

3. ASchool Desegregation the St. Louis Way.@

4. AGold at the Grassroots.@ 5. AOrganizing for Work.@ 6. AAntigonish for Potatoes and Fish.@

7. AAnd Gladly Would He Learn.@

8. Starting Art (coloring book). [F. 5]

9. Writer=s Review. August, 1935.

10. The Science Fiction Collector. May, 1981.

11. Nemesis Incorporated. September, 1984.

12. The Shadow: A Detective Magazine. April, 1977.

13. Newspaper clippings from various publications. [F. 6]

14. Louis L=amour=s Western Magazine. September, 1994. [F. 8]

15 10 short stories re: the sea. [F. 9]

16. AAbelard- Schuman Books.@ Fall, 1961 (7 copies). [F. 11]

17. ACromwell Books.@ 4 editions, 1962- 1964.

18. AHale Guide to Betten Books.@ 1959.

19. TV Guide. 6 editions, October 1960- December, 1962.

20. TV Prevue. March, 1961.

21. Yankee. January, 1961.

22. Chicago Daily Tribune: TV Week. March 18-24, 1961. [F. 16]

23. AMiles Kimball Company.@ 1960

24. The Chicago Suburbanite. December, 1959.

25. 16 literary bulletins re: various topics, 1937-1981. [F. 17]

26. AProducer: Author=s Guild of America Pension Plan.@ 1973.[F. 18]

27. AThe Author=s Guild Manuscript Market.@ 1944.

28. ASpecial Movement Music.@ 29. AFour Lights Bulletin.@ December, 1963.

30. Various bulletins, flyers, and some articles re: various subjects.

1959-1978.

31. Various untitled files. Includes newspaper clippings,

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correspondence, manuscript notes, limited financial materials.

[F. 19-20]

II. Manuscripts.

**NOTE: Most manuscripts were given multiple working titles by WRJ and written under

whichever title the publisher preferred at the time of the draft=s development. Manuscripts have

been listed by published title when discernable. If not, the manuscript is listed under: A) the most

common title, or B) the first title listed on front page.**

A. By WRJ. Includes: books, short stories, scripts, notes, pieces, and some

correspondence re: the particular manuscript in question. All typescript

(some with holograph corrections), unless noted.

Box 6 1. AParent Awareness Program.@ Various segments. 8 drafts. [F. 1-5]

Box 7 2. AWhite.@ Includes correspondence. [F. 8]

3. Children=s books promotional letters.

4. AIt=s a New Country.@ 5. AMan- the Coughing Animal.@ 6. AThe World and Mr. Smith=s Barn.@ [F. 9]

7. ASalute to the N.W. Mounted.@ 8. ADale Evans.@

a. Plot outline.

b. AStory@: #1, #18, #19. [see also Box 28, F. 1- AUnsold.@] 9. AThe Short Life and Quick Death of Joey >The Kill= Hagen- #2.@ 10. A#3"- untitled.

11. ATo Set Convicts Free- #1.@ 12. NORTH FROM NATCHEZ. [F. 10]

a Draft under title DRY LAND PIRATE (includes carbon

copies). 329 pg. 1945. [see also Box 13, F. 1-2, 2 drafts,

331 p.]

13. AComics File.@ [F. 11]

14. AA Man Could Make a Million.@ [see also Box 8, F. 4- numerous

drafts]

15. AThe Knife and a Deep Creek.@

Box 8 16. AKiss and Kill.@ [F. 2]

17. AMr. Halleran Wants it Hot.@ 18. Various drafts for stories to be published in:

a. Crime Busters. [F. 3]

b. Dale Evans.

c. Gang Busters. [see also Box 28, F. 1- AUnsold@, F. 2]

d. Kid Cowboy. [see also Box 22, F. 24; Box 28, F. 1-

AUnsold.@]

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e. Wyoming Kid Western. [see also Box 28, F. 2]

19. BARB WIRE. Draft, 253 pg. [F. 5]

[see also Box 23, F. 9, 2 drafts; Box 24, F. 4, draft/ plot outline]

20. AYou=ve Been Buncoed, Bub.@1948. [F. 6]

21. Stories for comic book publications. [F. 7-8]

a. Cowboy Marshal.

1) ARange Hog Pay-off.@ b. Dale Evans.

1) AThe Alibi Bullet.@ 2) APot of Gold.@ 3) ARomance Roundup a the Circle Six.@ 4) AThe House that Forgot to Remember.@ 5) ABullets, Balloons and Two Bladed Aces.@ 6) AWater Cure for Gold Camp Raiders.@ 7) AThe Money Tree.@ 8) AGunning for Gold.@ 9) AWooden Horses and Iron Men.@

c. Wyoming Kid.

1) ACode of the West.@ 2) ATo Boot Hill in a Box.@ 3) AOn the Vengeance Trail.@

Box 9 22. Series of Afirst stories mostly unsold@- WRJ.

a. AA Boxcar Bogey.@ [F. 1]

b. ACrossword Puzzle.@ c. AThe Studio One (See My Analyst.)@ 3 drafts. Typescript

and holograph. [see also Box 21, F. 11]

d. AWake Up and Sculp.@ 2 drafts. November, 1944.

e. ASea Vamps and Votes.@ Holograph. [F. 2]

f. AThe Squeeze.@ g. AStars/ The Copy Girl.@ Holograph.

h. AJungle Buzzard.@ Holograph.

i. AThe Death Ace.@ [F. 3]

j. AHorned Viper of Egypt.@ [see also Box 19, F. 4]

k. AHeather Blond.@ Holograph.

l. ANothin=.@ m. AThe Passing of the Jungles.@ Holograph. [see also Box

19, F. 11]

n. ARattler Prowlers.@ [see also Box 24, F. 2- 3 drafts]

1) 2 drafts. Holograph.

2) 2 drafts. Typescript.

o. AJukes La Blanc.@ Holograph.

p. AOff Stage (Actress?).@ q. THE PHANTOM OF FORGOTTEN RIVER (Afirst typed

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version,@ 1932). 3 drafts, 111- 210 pg. each. [F. 4- 5]

23. ABrother to a Rock.@ [see also Box 16, F. 7, 11] [F. 6]

24. AGun Smoke Brothers.@ [see also Box 23, F. 17]

25. ABeef Boom.@ 26. AToo Good with Guns.@ [see also Box 14, F. 2- carbon copy, 1940;

Box 24, F. 11]

27. ARiders of the Red Horseshoe.@

a. First draft. October, 1938.

28. AVery earliest sold stories@-WRJ. All carbon copies.

a. ALead For the Law.@ [F. 7]

b. ACarcajou Trail.@ [see also Box 16, F.2]

c. AThe Gentleman From Indiana.@

[see also Box 16, F.7, 9; Box31, F. 10- 2 drafts;

Box 37, F. 16 under title: AIndiana Idol- 4 drafts]

d. AStorm Shadow.@ [see also Box 10, F. 1 under title ABack

Trail Shadow@; Box 14, F. 2- 1937]

e. ACactus Clues.@ [see also Box 16, F. 12- 2 drafts]

f. ATwo Guns Tread Low.@ g. AThree Came Gunning.@ [see also Box 24, F. 6]

h. AThe Mushroom Spread.@ [F. 8]

[see also Box 13, F. 6 for holograph plot outline and

holograph drafts; Box 22, F. 22]

i. AKiller Prang- Cupid.@ [see also Box 11, F. 10; Box 22,

F. 22]

j. ABullets for Breakfast.@ k. AThe Shooting Gallery Kid.@ [see also Box 16, F. 9]

l. AEasy Gold.@ m. ACanteen Cunning.@

n. ADelayed Death.@ [see also Box 27, F.10]

o. AWooden Wings.@ [see also Box 10, F. 1; Box 16, F.

11, 12; Box 24, F. 9- 4 drafts]

q. AFlush of Sliver.@ [F. 9]

r. AAvalanche Gold.@ 3 drafts. [see also Box 16, F. 11; Box

24, F. 10]

s. AMurder on the High Trail.@ t. ABell of the Bunkhouse.@ u. AThe Hermit of Grizzly Hollow.@ [see also Box 24, F.

5-draft of 5/26/31]

v. AFive Wolves to a Club.@ w. ABetter than Bullets.@ [see also Box 16, F. 5; Box 24, F. 11-

holograph]

x. APoleon=s Women.@

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y. AThe Carcajou Killers.@ [see also F. 10 under the title AThe

Carcajou and the Loup Garou.@; Box 20, F. 4]

z. ALive Bait.@ [see also Box 20, F. 7]

aa. AMatched Silvers.@ bb. AKing Arthur Collects.@ [see also Box 10 F. 1; Box 16, F.5;

Box 20, F. 9]

cc. ADeep Black.@ [see also Box 11, F. 2-5, 7- book form; Box

20, F. 14; Box 21, F. 12]

dd. ADead Men Don=t Talk.@ [see also Box 20, F. 5] [F. 10]

ee. ALucky Day Gold.@ (2 copies).

ff. AThe Yucca Kid.@ [see also Box 16, F. 11; Box 24, F. 10]

gg. AAll Trees and Snow.@ hh. ABonanza Bill.@ [see also Box 10, F. 1; Box 16, F. 4; Box

30, F .1]

ii. AGun Sight Gold.@ jj. AAlabama Silver.@ kk. ABoxcar Buckaroos.@ [see also Box 10, F. 1; Box 20, F. 4;

Box 21, F. 12; Box 27, F. 1]

ll. AThat Brooda from Alberta.@ [see also Box 20, F. 6]

mm. AThe Eskimo Express.@ nn. AThe Blue Canoe.@ (2 copies). [see also Box 10, F. 1; Box

16, F. 3-holograph]

oo. AAvalanche Trap.@ [see also Box 16, F. 5; Box 20, F. 2;

Box 22, F. 28; Box 28, F. 1- AUnsold.@] pp. ALazy Lightnin=.@ [see also Box 10, F. 1; Box 16, F. 4;

Box 24, F. 11]

qq. AThe Athabaska Wildcat.@ [see also Box 16, F. 5; Box 19,

F. 4; Box 20, F. 10; Box 24, F. 3- 3 drafts, 1 with ADouble

Barreled Death@ on verso]

rr. ADog Eat Dog.@ [see also Box 20, F. 4]

ss. ABattling Bill Buffalo.@ [see also Box 20, F. 1]

tt. ACongan Kelly Gets a Break.@ Box 10 uu. ACaribou Gold.@ [see also Box 27, F. 1] [F. 1]

vv. AWebs for One.@ [see also Box 16, F 11; Box 20, F. 16; Box

27, F. 8]

ww. AMurder Meadow.@ [see also Box 24, F. 6- 2 drafts]

xx. ABroken Blades.@ [see also Box 16, F 11]

yy. AMad Medicine Man.@ zz. ARed Gold.@ [see also Box 24, F. 2]

aaa. AEnough Gold.@ bbb. ATorture Trek.@

29. AFather At 50." Includes TLS, CTL, 1952.

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30. THE BODY ON THE BEACH. Includes TLS, CTL. [F. 2]

31. SOUTH OF SONORA. 2 drafts. [F. 3- 4]

Box 11 32. DEEP BLACK. Multiple drafts with holograph text segments.

[F. 2-5, 7]

33. TILL DEATH DO US PART. [see also Box 25, F. 4-5, AA Girl

Named Myrna,@ 1959-1970' Box 29, F. 12-13- 3 drafts, 1

incomplete titled AMyrna.@] [F. 6]

34. AJewels for Your Fingers.@ [see also Box 27, F. 2- 4 drafts]

35. ACrazy Cow Country.@ [see also Box 22, F. 22]

36. AJojo the Giant Killer.@ [F. 7]

a. 7 drafts, 1 plot outline.

b. 2 drafts under title: AA Woman Like Luba.@ 37. AX Marks the Spot.@ 7 drafts. [F. 8]

[see also Box 20, F. 13; Box 27, F. 2]

38. AHeads, You Lose.@ 3 drafts. [F. 9]

39. ATwo Nights Before Christmas.@ 5 drafts with text segments.

40. AFootie-Doodles and Toughskins.@ 4 drafts.

41. AHow Many Pets?@ 8 drafts.

42. ATommy=s Loose Tooth.@ 2 drafts. [see also Box 37, F. 19- 23

drafts] [F. 10]

43. ABaseball And Bullets.@ 3 drafts.

44. ALean with the Wind, Hagen.@ 5 drafts. [F. 11- 12]

45. AThe Day that Dad Stayed Home.@ [F. 13]

46. ASeven Angry Animals.@ 5 drafts with numerous text revisions.

Box 12 47. ATake a Memo Miss Johnson.@ 2 drafts. [F. 1]

48. ALove on an Alp.@ 2 drafts with holograph notes and newspaper

articles. [see also Box 13, F. 4; Box 22, F. 1-3 drafts; Box 26, F. 4]

49. AThe Night the Stair Creaked.@ 8 drafts.

50. ALevelers.@ 2 drafts.

51. AThe Lightening Express.@ 2 drafts. [see also Box 30, F. 2- 2 drafts]

52. AThe Vine Could Break.@ 8 drafts with text revisions and notes.

[F. 2]

53. AUp and Down.@ 10 drafts.

54. AThe Converted Spouse.@ 9 drafts. [see also Box 27, F. 5- 5 drafts]

[F. 3]

55. ADaddy Makes the Grade- First Grade.@ 6 drafts.

56. AAn Apple From the Teacher.@ 6 drafts with holograph text

revisions and notes. [F. 4]

57. AThe Trail of the Vanishing River.@ 4 drafts. [see also Box 22, F.

28; see Box 27 for book form] [F. 5]

58. AThe Trail of the Deadly Image.@ 3 drafts. [F. 6- 7]

59. AThe Trail of the Blue-Skinned Tribe.@ [see also Box 23, F. 15;

Box 29, F. 4-5- book form] [F. 8]

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60. AThe Trail of the Greek God.@ 61. AThe Trail of the Moaning Ghost.@ [see Box 27 for book form]

[F. 9]

62. AThe Secret of Skull Cove.@ [F. 10]

63. AThe Little Lost Monster.@ [see also Box 15, F. 7; Box 26, F. 21;

Box 27, F. 6-2 drafts with holograph notes, F. 10; Box 37, F. 16]

64. AWestward the Nation (5 Stories).@ [F. 11]

Box 13 65. ALove is a Cosmic Nudge.@ Multiple drafts with holograph notes.

[see also Box 22, F. 1] [F. 3]

66. AMarriage is for Women.@ December, 1947.

[see also Box 22, F. 3] [F. 4]

67. AI Don=t Love You Either.@ January, 1948. Includes rejection letter

from publisher.

68. AForty- Acres Family.@ [F. 5]

69. AWhite House, Here I Come.@ Carbon copy. [see also Box 30, F. 1]

70. AThe Print of No Returning.@ Multiple drafts. November, 1945.

71. AT-Group Report.@ Multiple drafts. [F. 6]

72. AA Nice White Tomb.@ 73. AA String of Jade Beads.@ Written for student project. Holograph.

1920. [F. 7]

74. AThe Bulgorran.@ Carbon. February, 1942.

75. AMirror Magic.@ April, 1946. [see also Box 20, F.1]

76. AThe Girl with the Bobbed Hair.@ 2 drafts. Holograph and

typescript. [see also Box 30, F. 2]

77. AThe Fools There Were.@ 78. ANot Nothin=.@ 79. ABlue Delphinium and Pink Rosebuds.@ June 20, 1925.

[see also Box 19, F. 4]

80. ASea Vamps and Votes.@ Mimeograph. [see also Box 15, F. 10]

81. ASand Gets in My Hand.@ 2 drafts. [see also Box 16, F. 7, F. 8; Box

24, F. 4; Box 27, F. 10- 2 drafts; Box 37, F. 15]

82. AMonkey See...Monkey Do.@ 2 drafts. Carbon. April- May, 1950.

[see also Box 21, F. 11] [F. 8]

83. AThe Dark Goddess.@ 2 drafts. Carbon. May, 1948.

[see also Box 26, F. 3- 5 drafts]

84. AThe Death Ace.@ Holograph and typescript.

85. ANothing Ever Happens to Bill/ Calling All Scars.@ 2 drafts.

Mimeograph and carbon copy with holograph notes.

[see also Box 14, F. 13 - 3 drafts; Box 22, F. 1-2]

86. AThe Squeeze.@ Holograph and typescript.

87. AThe Leper.@ Holograph. [see also Box 22, F. 9]

88. AThe Spice Trade.@ [see also Box 15, F. 10]

89. AThe Frozen Flame.@ [F. 9]

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[see also Box 21, F. 5; Box 27, F. 4- 8 drafts]

90. AMemos From the Desk of Paula Lane. 2 drafts. Carbon copy with

holograph notes. October, 1947.

91. ASouth from Sofia.@ 11 drafts. 1942.

92. ASome Likem= Tough.@ 6 drafts. Carbon copy. [F. 10]

Box 14 93. AHe Couldn=t Hurt Women.@ 2 drafts. 1947. [F. 1]

[see also Box 21, F. 11]

94. AShy Guy Ok, New York=s No Good for You.@ 5 drafts. Carbon

copy and typescript with holograph notes. Includes 2 TLS, 1948.

[see also Box 21, F. 8; Box 31, F. 7-9 drafts]

95. ASuicide Express.@ Carbon copy. July, 1940. [F. 2]

96. ABullets From the Sky.@ Carbon copy.

97. AWedding in the Wind.@ Carbon copy. [see also Box 20, F. 12; Box

24, F. 2]

98 ASouth to Sonora.@ [F. 3]

a. 2 plot outlines. Carbon copy: 5 pg., 21 pg.

b. Draft. Carbon copy and typescript with holograph

corrections, 98 pg. Includes TLS, 1940.

[see also Box 24, F. 6]

99. AThe Bog Risky Money.@ Carbon copy. [F. 4]

100. ASix Gun Gambler.@ Carbon Copy. August, 1941.

101. ATwo- Man Mile.@ Carbon copy. November, 1940.

102. ATwo Guns Tied Low.@ [see also Box 20, F. 16; Box 24, F. 2]

103. AGold, Gals and Guns.@ [see also Box 19, F. 4- 1929; Box 24, F.

8- 8 drafts]

104. ATrap Thief.@ [F. 5]

105. AHide-Out Guns.@ Carbon copy. August, 1940.

106. ACall House Honeymoon/ I Kill Easy.@ Carbon copy.

107. AA Good Man for the Law.@ 108. AGun Gold.@ Holograph.

109. ADon=t Crowd My Gun.@ 2 draft. Carbon copy and typescript. May,

1939. [F. 6]

110. AThis Man Will Kill.@ August, 1944. [see also Box 20, F. 12]

111. ANight Drive.@ April, 1935.

112. AA Man Could Be Brave.@ a. Draft with miscellaneous text pages.

113. AThe Sheriff of Silver Lake.@ July, 1935.

114. AFrozen Hell.@ [see also Box 27, F. 1]

115. THE GIRL WHO WENT AWAY.

a. Draft. Carbon copy, 71 pg. October, 1957. [F. 7]

b. Alternate title, ANew Girl in Town.@ 1st draft. [see also Box

21, F. 2; Box 24, F.8- 2 drafts; Box 25, F. 8-9- 2 drafts;

Box 30, F. 13- 15 drafts] [F. 8]

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c. Last draft (ASears and Roebuck.@). [F. 9]

d. 2nd draft (incomplete). Random House, 166 pg. [F. 10]

e. Draft (incomplete). Carbon copy and typescript with

holograph corrections, 168 pg. [F. 11]

116. Early scripts for T.V. programs written with Thelma Prescott

(name of program in italics). All carbon copy. [F.12]

a. AUp From Texas.@ [see also Box 21, F. 11]

b. AMiami Shanghai.@ c. AMonkey and the Wild World.@ d. ALatch Key 403.@ e. AWebs for One.@ f. AOwl Hoot Exile.@ [see also Box 20, F. 12]

g. AOctopus on the Bar.@ Undercover Miami, Surfside 6

[see also Box 10, F. 7]

h. AThe Investigator.@ 117. AHow to Build a House and Save Money.@ Written with Forrest

Morrow.

a. Draft. Includes 9 photographs, newspaper clippings,

1 TLS, 1961. [F. 13]

Box 15 118. Miscellaneous text pages from various stories. [F. 3]

119. ASay Goodbye to Barney.@2 drafts. [F. 5]

120. AAll High-Low.@ 121. AMonsters that Move Earth.@ Draft. Includes research materials, 2

TLS: 2/14/70, 8/13/70. [see also Box 19, F. 6- includes TLS, 8

photographs]

122. AThe Talking Tiger.@ 2 drafts.

123. AThe Zippy Ka-zappy Kazoo.@ [see also Box 16, F. 6; Box 21, F. 7;

Box 27, F. 2- 4 drafts]

124. AThe Mouse Who Married the Moon (Almost).@ 2 drafts. Carbon

copy. [see also Box 16, F. 3 - 6 drafts; Box 30, F. 1- 4 drafts][F. 6]

125. ASusi Did It.@ Multiple drafts. October, 1969.

126. AA Party for Ma.@ 4 drafts. January, 1970.

127. AThe Dreyfus Affair.@ 2 drafts. Includes TLS, 1971. [F. 7]

128. ALet=s Walk on the Wall.@ [see also Box 30, F. 4]

129. AHow to Get Down From a Cloud.@ 3 drafts. 1978.

[see also Box 16, F. 7; Box 22, F. 3; Box 37, F. 17- 3 drafts]

130. AThe Laddies.@ 131. AThe Crying Jewel.@ [see also Box 16, F. 7; Box 27, F. 3, F. 10;

Box 37, F. 17]

132. AWhy a Motel?@ [see also Box 26, F. 17]

133. THE OTHER END HUNG UP. Chapter 1 (3 copies); last chapter.

[see also Box 21, F. 8; Box 31, F. 15-16]

134. APapa Thinks of Everything.@ 3 drafts. [F. 8]

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135. ATake It Easy.@ Carbon copy. June, 1945.

136. ASimmie, Do Something.@ 7 drafts. Includes miscellaneous pages.

1945.

137. AInstead of Oil.@ 2 drafts. Includes research materials and

magazine clippings. [see also Box 16, F. 8; Box 27, F. 2] [F. 9]

138. ASpace Series.@ [see also ABoy=s in Space@- Box 22, F.2]

139. ATwo Fools There Went.@ [F. 10]

a. Holograph draft, 6 pg.

b. Carbon copy draft, 21 pg.

140. Untitled, APg. 2-53.@ [see also Box 19, F. 5]

141. AThe Heathen Blood.@ 142. AWhat I See in The Looking Glass.@

Box 16 143. AFroggy Phlippe in Hot Water Boy.@ For Beetle Bailey comic book

with holograph notes. [F. 1]

144. ADiamond Death.@ 2 drafts. Includes holograph outline and notes.

145. ADetective Tales Filler.@

146. AThe Eskimo Express.@ 3 drafts. [F. 2]

147. AThe Tadpole Room.@ 148. ASome Battered but Safe.@ 2 drafts. Holograph and typescript.

149. AKiller in the Woods.@ 2 drafts.

150. AThe Man with 55 Wives.@ 2 drafts.

151. AWhite Water.@ 3 drafts. [see also Box 20, F.12] [F. 3]

152. AThe Boy Who Rode a Cloud.@ 3 drafts. [see also Box 21, F. 4;

Box 22, F. 3; Box 27, F. 10- 4 drafts; Box 37, F. 17]

153. ADead Man=s Call.@ 154. AGhost of Guns.@ [F. 4]

155. AGun Thunder Over Paradise.@ 156. APrisoner in the Mirror.@ 157. AThe Pumpkin Tree.@ 158. AThe Floating Garden.@ 3 drafts.

159. AThe Rocket Wizard.@ 2 drafts.

160. AWolf All Winter.@ [see also Box 20, F. 3] [F. 5]

161. AStorm Guns.@ [see also Box 20, F. 8-9]

162. ARodeo Girl.@ [see also Box 20, F. 1]

163. AThe Unnatural One.@ 164. ANo Tinsel, No Humbug.@ 2 drafts. [F. 6]

165. AWhoop and Ride.@ [see also Box 20, F. 11; Box 22, F. 8, F.25]

166. AHigh, Low.@ 167. AMatches From Minneapolis.@ [see also Box 37, F. 15- 2 drafts]

168. AThe Way Home.@ [see also Box 21, F. 1; Box 30, F. 9- 4 drafts]

169. AUp, Up, and Away.@ [see also Box 37, F. 14]

170. AThree Annas.@ [see also Box 21, F. 6]

171. AThe War That Never Was.@ 2 drafts.

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172. AMy Fellow Traveler.@ [see also Box 16, F. 8; Box 22, F. 2, F. 25;

Box 24, F. 8]

173. AWho, Moo, Boo, and Coo-Coo.@ 174. AWho Will Play with Beebee?@ 6 drafts. [see also Box 22, F. 7-30

drafts with jacket by WRJ; Box 23, F. 8]

175. AEmperor of the Sun.@ [see also Box 21, F. 8] [F. 7]

176. AGiants Lived Here.@ 177. ATiger in the Cornfield.@ 3 drafts. [see also Box 28, F. 3- 5: omitted

pages of final rewrite; Box 37, F. 17- 3 drafts]

178. AThere Does Come a Time.@ 3 drafts. [see also Box 29, F. 1;

Box 30, F. 9]

179. AThe Non-Directed Apple.@ [see also Box 21, F. 2; Box 27, F. 3]

180. ARainbow Gold.@ [see also Box 16, F. 12; Box 23, F.13-2 drafts]

[F. 8]

181. AThe Golden Lions of Rhyolite.@ [see also Box 20, F. 13]

182. AThe Horizontal Elevator.@ [see also Box 22, F. 10-8 drafts]

183. AWhat=s War.@ [see also Box 27, F. 4, F. 9]

184. AThree Graces.@ 185. AThe Way Home.@ 186. AAll Horses Look Sad.@ [see also Box 21, F. 5; Box 22, F. 4; Box

24, F. 4 drafts]

187. AGangbusters.@

188. AThe Talking Rock.@

189. AWho=s That Sitting on My Throne.@ a. 7 drafts.

b. 1 incomplete script. [see also Box 27, F. 3- 3 drafts]

190. ACat=s Are People?@ [F. 9]

191. AThe Shooting Gallery Kid.@ 192. AThe Looking Place.@ 2 drafts. Holograph and typescript. [see also

Box 20, F. 2]

193. AThe Cabin Killer.@ 194. AThe Ptarmigan=s Beak (Eskimo).@ 3 drafts. [F. 10]

195. AThe Whole World=s Laughing.@ 196. ATursa.@ 197. AA Ride in the Wind.@ 2 drafts.

198. AThe Dark House.@ 2 drafts.

199. AFows on Self-Development.@ 2 drafts.

200. AWho Shall Control North America.@ 2 drafts. Includes 8 TLS,

1966-1971.

201. AThe Louisiana Purchase.@ 202. AThe Course of Empire.@ 203. ANice Knitting.@ 204. ASlow Death.@

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205. AGondola Gold.@ 2 drafts.

206. AThe Texas Table Jumper.@ [F. 11]

207. AThe Wolf Claw.@ 208. ARed Snow.@ 209. AThe White Wolf of the Barrens.@ [F. 12]

210. AGold Hill Guns.@ [see also Box 20, F. 15]

211. AMurder on the Highlands.@ 212. AKirulu the Killer.@ 213. AEchoing Doom.@ [see also Box 24, F. 9]

Box 17 214. FREELANCE ODYSSEY: WE DON=T WANT IT GOOD, WE

WANT IT WEDNESDAY (Book of Memoirs).

a. Draft, 399 pg [F. 1- 5]

b. Incomplete draft with text revisions, corrections and

holograph notes. [F. 6- 8]

c. AStuff to check for rewrite,@ notes re: revisions, reprints.

1990-1992. [F. 9- 10]

(see also Box 19, F. 26- sample pages and story submissions. 1981;

Box 26, F. 4- 13- multiple drafts)

215. THE GIRL IN THE ROAD.

a. Plot outlines. [F. 14]

b. Draft segments: pg. 1-25; pg. 1-55. Includes holograph

notes.

c. Various text revisions, various plot outlines, carbon copy

and holograph notes. [F. 15]

d. Incomplete draft, pg. 73-324. [F. 16]

e. AChapter 1": plot outlines, notes. [F. 17]

f. Draft segments: pg. 1-52; pg. 1-53.

g. Incomplete draft, pg. 1- 177. [F. 18]

h. Various text segments.

(see also Box 19, F. 17- Includes TLS, CTL, 1953; Box 23, F. 8-

2 drafts, F. 11-12)

Box 19 216. AThe Last Pegleg.@ 3 drafts (1 holograph). February, 1933. [F. 2]

217. AWood in the Snow.@ 218. AGet the Cotton.@ 219. AA History.@ [F. 3]

220. AA Four Letter Word Meaning Love.@ [F. 4]

221. AChivalry.@ [see also Box 26, F. 2- 3 drafts/outlines]

222. AWhite Dynamite.@ [see also Box 24, F. 2- 2 drafts] [F. 5]

223. AEarthquake in the Sky [F. 6]

224. AMissouri River Strangler.@ 1965. [see also Box 26, F. 18-2 drafts]

225. AFlying Clubhouse.@ Draft. Includes TLS, 1966.

226. AThe Gentle Warrior.@ 1965.

227. AThe Time the Trees Fell Down.@ 1965.

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228. AKeep Out.@ 1965.

229. AThe Great Mushroom Mystery.

230. APike Box.@ 2 drafts. Includes 2 CTL, 1966.

231. ARobert Goodard.@ 7 drafts.. Includes TLS, 1966. [F. 7]

232. AThe Short Way to China.@ [see also Box 26, F. 18] [F. 8]

233. AThe Scientific Sea Serpent.@ [see also Box 25, F. 13]

234. ANeptune=s Cave.@ [see also Box 26, F. 18]

235. Various poems. Multiple drafts and segments. Holograph,

typescript, v carbon copy. [F. 10]

236. AThe Jungle Buzzards.@ [F. 11]

237. ANaked in the Street.@ 1952 [see also Box 23, F. 14, F. 18] [F. 17]

238. ADr. Stores Food Combination Book.@ [F. 18]

239. AMy Daddy the Sanitation Man.@ Draft. Includes ALS, TLS, 1965.

240. ACumberland Trail.@ Holograph.

241. AIncident at the Bridge.@ [F. 19]

242. APappy=s TV.@ 1959-1960. [F. 22]

243. ALubec Gold Hoax.@ [F. 24]

Box 20 244. ADead Man Pauler.@ [F. 1]

245. ALow Riding Ranny.@ 246. ADeath on the Rimrock.@ [F. 2]

247. AThe Phantom Pack.@ 3 drafts. [F. 3]

248. AThe Owl Hoot Trial.@ 2 drafts.

249. AThe Avalanche Maker.@ 3 drafts. [F. 4]

250. CORN FOR THE CROW. [see also Box 25, F. 7] [F. 5]

251. APoleon=s Woman.@ [see also Box 20, F. 9]

252. AThe Blue Canal.@ [F. 6]

253. AThe Interlude.@ 254. AThe Black Savage.@ [see also Box 20, F. 15; Box 24, F. 6]

255. AThe Carcajou and the Loup- Garoo.@ [see also Box 27, F. 1]

256. AThe Dangerous Dan McGrew.@ [F. 7]

257. AThe Tacu Trail.@ [see also Box 24, F. 6]

258. ASixty Pounds of Gold.@ [F. 8]

259. ATomb of Ice.@ 260. AStrong-Woods Justice.@ 3 drafts.

261. AKiller=s Gold.@ [F. 11]

262. ANo Tinsel No Humbug.@ [see also Box 26, F. 17]

263. APool of Thorns.@ [see also Box 24, F. 9] [F. 13]

264. AEl Tigre=s Woman.@ [see also Box 24, F. 10]

265. AFive-Ace=s Woman.@ [see also Box 24, F. 10] [F. 14]

266. ALiquidating Hippo.@ 2 drafts. [see also Box 21, F. 12]

267. ANothing Matters But You.@[see also Box 24, F. 5- 3 drafts] [F. 15]

268. ADrink and Die.@ [see also Box 24, F. 10]

269. AGunshot Trail.@ [see also Box 30, F. 1] [F. 16]

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270. AGunhawk Girl.@

Box 21 271. ABalloon.@ [F. 3]

272. ASea Fever.@ [see also Box 26, F. 17; Box 37, F. 15- 1966] [F. 4]

273. ASand In Hand.@ 274. AEscalator to the Sky.@ 275. ASomber Reflections While Walking a Dog.@ 276 AWipe-Out.@ [see also Box 27, F. 3- 2 drafts] [F. 5]

277. AThe Chimney.@ [see also Box 22, F. 11-3 drafts; Box 26, F.1]

278. ASherlo.@ [F. 6]

279. AIf At First You Don=t Succeed.@ [see also Box 37, F. 14]

280. ASouth Wind Blowing.@ [see also Box 27, F. 10] [F. 7]

281. AThe Kind Kangaroo.@ 282. APyramid Club.@ [F. 8]

283. AKiller=s Cove.@ [see also Box 25, F. 3- includes TLS, 1952]

[F. 9-10]

284. ADivernon Story,@ [F. 10]

285. APu-Pu Party.@ [F. 11]

286. ALook Baby, I Can Explain.@

287. ADreams are Shadows.@ [see also Box 31, F. 1] [F. 12]

288. AAlways Trust A Stranger.@ Box 22 289. AHow to Turn a Kiddy-Swing Into a Car Port.@ 5 drafts. Includes 6

TLS, 1965-1966. [F. 1]

290. ADolls and Derringers.@ [see also Box 23, F. 8] [F. 2]

291. AMost and Least.@ 292. AThe Bulgarian.@ 293. AThe Golden Lions of Coronado.@ 294. ADusting Off Divernon- #2.@ 3 drafts. [F. 3]

295. AMurder at Broadcast.@ Plot outlines, ideas.

296. AFastest Gun in the West.@ [see also Box 26, F. 17]

297. AThe Long Walk.@ [see also Box 27, F. 10; Box 37, F. 16]

298. ATracks to Nowhere.@ [F. 4]

299. AFaith and a Mustard Seed.@ [F. 6]

300. AA Girl and Her Guy.@ [see also Box 24, F. 5- 2 drafts] [F. 8]

301. Detective Story Synopses: AX Marks to Spot@ - ACorpse in

Concrete,@ over 300 p. [F. 11]

302. A40 Acre=s Family.@ [F. 12]

303. AThe Lapdog and the Street Dog.@ 6 drafts. [see also Box 27, F. 5]

304. ANina=s Restaurant.@ [F. 13]

305. AToo Many Pets.@ 10 drafts. [see also Box 27, F. 3- 2 drafts]

[F. 14]

306. AWho=s that Woman Daddy?@ 6 drafts. Includes 3 TLS, 1957.

[see also Box 26, F. 14] [F. 15]

307. AGold Camp Brothers.@ 2 drafts for: ASpanish-American

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Novelette.@ [see also Box 22, F. 18; Box 27, F. 10] [F. 16]

308. AThe Trail of The Spanish Stallion.@ 3 drafts: ASpanish-American

Novelette.@ [see also Box 37, F. 14] [F. 16-17]

309. ALion in the Cornfield.@ 2 drafts: ASpanish-American Novelette.@ [see also Box 37, F. 19- 2 drafts.] [F. 18]

310. AThe Golden Cage.@ 2 drafts. [see also Box 23, F. 15; Box 27, F. 3-

3 drafts] [F. 19]

311. AThe Santa Claus Story.@ 5 drafts. [F. 20]

312. ABradford and the Hockenyos Pieces.@ 313. THE CASE OF THE KIDNAPED ELEPHANT. AChapter 1.@ 11

drafts with revisions. [F. 21]

314. AYou=ll Love London.@ [F. 24]

315. AGustin Diving@ [F. 27]

316. AGuns at Wonder Pool.@ 3 drafts [F. 28]

317. AI Can Be a Butterfly.@ 7 drafts.

318. AFlame of Love.@ 319. ALove a Lady.@ 320. ADon=t Be Silly.@ 321. ASenior Song.@ 322. AAutumn Pictures.@ 323. AThe Firsts in your Life.@ 324. A The Man From India.@ 325. ASeven Holes of Hell.@

Box 23 326. APurple Cow.@ [F. 1- 3]

327. AIn My Lady=s Chamber.@ [see also Box 28, F. 1] [F. 4- 6]

328. AMile High Murder.@ [see also Box 23, F. 8- 5 drafts] [F. 7]

329. ATurpin=s Typing Other End.@ 330. AMandy and the Big Mommy.@ [F. 8]

331. ATrail of the Voodoo Queen.@ 2 drafts. [see also Box 23, F. 10-

2 drafts, F. 18]

332. ADr. Blake.@ 333. AThe Passing of the Old Black House.@ 334. AThe Guns of Perdition.@ 3 drafts.

335. AWater For One.@ 2 drafts. [F. 9]

336. AGraveyard Gold.@ 2 drafts. [see also Box 31, F. 3]

337. AMississippi Flame.@8 drafts. [F. 11]

338. ABonfire Gold. [F. 13]

339. AGhost-Hoof Guns.@ [F. 13-14]

340. AYes, Yes, A Little Child Will Lead Them.@ [F. 14]

341. ACheyenne: The Back Story.@ [F. 15]

342. APeanuts.@ Plot outline. Includes telegram, 3/10/60.

343. AValley of Colored Smoke.@ Plot outline for comic book.

344. AEars to Hear With.@

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345. ABlivious.@ [F. 16]

346. ADouble Trouble.@

347. AI=m Not Responsible for My Dreams.@ 348. ATheir Favorite Book.@ [F. 17]

349. ALifetime in a Dark Cave.@ 350. AThere Come Paddling.@

Box 24 351. ATrail of Steel.@ [F. 1]

352. APhantom Fingers.@ Holograph. [F. 3]

353. ACougar Kelly Gets A Break.@ 3 drafts with plot outline.

354. ANo Hard Feelings.@ 2 drafts with character sketches.

355. ALive For One.@ [F. 6]

356. AHard Boiled Bubbles.@ 7 drafts. [F. 7]

357. AAround the Corner.@ 358. AChalk Line.@ 4 drafts. [see also Box 30, F. 8- 5 drafts] [F. 8]

359. AAll the Horses Stepped on Mama.@ 360. ADon=t Go Near the Water.@ [see also Box 30, F. 8- 4 drafts] [F. 9]

361. ANice Knifing.@

362. AGun Money.@ 363. AThe Sheriff of Silver Lake.@ [F. 10]

364. AKiller Canyon.@ 2 drafts.

365. ASmoky Peak Gold.@ 366. ATrain-Smoke Trail.@ 367. ATake It Easy Effye.@ 2 drafts.

368. AGet the Cotton.@ [F. 11]

369. ASnowballs and Bullets.@ 2 drafts. [see also Box 27, F. 10]

370. ANorthern Heat.@ 371. ANuggets and Violets.@

Box 25 372. ASomeone Very Special.@ [see also Box 30, F. 4; Box 31, F. 12]

[F. 2]

373. THE DIVERNON STORY. Draft. Carbon copy with holograph

notes, 208 p. [F. 6]

374. THE LAND OF ALWAYS NIGHT. 2 incomplete drafts with text

revisions, 199- 217 p. [F.10, 14, 17-18]

375. AThe Silent Death.@ [F. 11]

376. AJennifer=s Bear Who was Not There.@ [F. 12]

377. APocket Bear.@ Draft with holograph notes. Includes illustration by

Lois Lignell Johnson, TLS, 1991. [F. 12-13]

378. AA House is a Box.@ Carbon copy, 1961. [see also Box 31, F. 11- 2

drafts] [F. 13]

379. AThe Blue Beauty.@ 380. AThe Turtles and That Rabbit.@ Draft with complete illustrations by

Lois Lignell Johnson. [see also Box 27, F. 9] [F. 15]

381. AGozo and the Geese.@ 9 drafts. Carbon copy with holograph

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corrections. [F. 16]

Box 26 382. "The Face in the Fog.@ 4 drafts, 1 plot outline. [F. 1]

383. AMurder on the Manifest.@ 384. ASunday School Mushroom Story.@ Holograph. [F. 2]

385. AThe Man Who Went Away.@ 386. ADesign for Victory.@ 6 drafts. [F. 2-3]

387. AWonders of the West.@ [F. 14]

388. AState of Choice.@ 389. AFinal Disposal.@ 390. AThe Eyes Have It.@ 391. AYou Can=t Write That.@ 2 drafts.

392. AWho Are You?@ 2 drafts.

393. ARed Reflections.@ 2 drafts.

394. Stories sold to Science Research Association.

a. AThe Space Pirate.@ [F. 15]

b. AStar Rovers.@ c. APress the Blue Button.@ d. AThe Champ.@ e. AThe Princess and the Golden Ball.@

f. AThe Very Strong Baby Sitter.@ g. AThe Shaggy Prince.@ h. AUncle=s Elmo=s Island.@ i. AThe Big Turkey Round-up.@ j. ATammy, the Tumbleweed.@ (see also Box 30, F. 8)

k. AThe Thing.@ l. ABabe the Blue Ox and the Big Wind.@ m. AThe Elephant and the Kangaroo.@ n. AThe Fish Hook in the School Yard.@ o. AThe Swamp Root Treasure.@ p. AThe Gypsy=s Secret.@ q. AThe Apples Not to Eat.@

r. AThere is No Loup Garon.@ s. AOutlaw=s Hideout.@ t. AWagons in the Wind.@ u. AThe Whirling Windego.@

395. AThe Talking Horse.@ [F. 16]

396. AThe Pig with the Curl in His Tail.@ 397. AThe Girl with the Golden Goose.@ 398. AThe Long Way to School.@ 399. AThe Cat Who Sang All Summer.@ 2 drafts.

400. AThe Bell That Rang All Summer.@ 401. AWho Wants a Soup Sandwich?@ 402. AThe Magic Stone.@

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403. AHappiness is Junk.@ 404. AThe Tall Tree.@ 405. AThe Good Luck Butterfly.@ 406. APablo and the Pirates.@ 407. AThe Pirate Parrot.@ 408. AThe Three Billy Goats Gruff.@ 409. AAb and Ba and the Great Cave Bear.@ 410. AThe Nick Stick.@ 411. AThe Race to the Top of the Hill.@ 2 drafts.

412. AQuite a Lot of Diamonds.@ 413. AThe Hole in the Apple.@ [see also Box 27, F. 10] [F. 17]

414. AThe Voice.@ 415. AThe Way Up.@ 416. ATo Climb a Cliff.@ 417. AThe Road to Somewhere Else.@ 2 drafts.

418. AThe Case of the Blue Bicycle.@ [F. 18]

419. AThe House in the Woods.@ 420. ANever Say Never.@ 421. ASunflower and the Whirly-Burly.@ 422. AOlivia, the Octopus.@ 423. AThe Biggest Shark in the World.@ 424. AStrange Passenger..@

425. APike Boy.@

426. AWhere is the Red Ball?@

427. AThe Flying Clubhouse.@ 428. ACrossroads of the Western World.@

429. AEarthquakes.@ 430. TRAIL OF THE GOLDEN FEATHER. Draft, 160 p., with

revisions. Includes cover letter, 8/14/63.

[see also Box 29, F. 6-7] [F. 19]

431. AThe Wishing Woods.@ 6 drafts with revisions and holograph

notes. [see also Box 27, F. 10] [F. 20]

432. AIdle Rumors.@ 433. AAlways the Same sometimes.@ [see also Box 28, F. 1] [F. 21]

434. ATa and Tata.@ 435. AJordan.@

Box 27 436. ACaribou Kings.@ [F. 1]

437. AHere and There.@ [F. 2]

438. AYou Be the Baby Daddy.@ 6 drafts. [F. 3]

439. ASherlo Holmes and the Unwilling Watson.@ 3 drafts. [F. 4]

440. ASherlo Holmes and the Wicked Witch.@ 4 drafts. Includes text

revisions.

441. AThe Night of the Storm.@ 2 drafts. [F. 5]

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442. AA Different Pebble.@ 2 drafts.

443. AThe Peanut Butter Caper.@ Draft. Includes 2 TLS, 1 CTL, 1984.

[see also Box 27, F. 9; Box 30, F. 10] [F. 6]

444. THE LONG CHRISTMAS. Draft. Includes text revisions for

screenplay. [see also Box 32, F. 8] [F. 7]

445. THE TREASURE AT VANISHING RIVER.

446. THE TREASURE OF THE MOANING GHOST. [see also Box

29, F. 2-3- 2 drafts]

447. ATake this Home With You.@ [F. 8]

448. AThe Secret of Many Waters.@ 449. AThe White and the Quiet.@ 450. AThe Great Western Land Pirate.@ [F. 9]

451. AAspirin Poulette.@

452. ASteal One A Day.@ 453. AAuld Lang Syne.@ 454. AThat Body in My Trunk.@ 455. AMistaken Identity.@ 456. AToo Much Mercy.@ 457. AMy Butt is Cold.@ 458. AThe Goddess.@ 459. AJust Who=s Insane?@

460. AThe Good Girl.@ 461. ADisc Boy.@ 2 drafts.

462. APoor Little Genius.@ 463. AChaire.@ 464. ACold, Cold, Cold.@ 465. AWhat=s in the Box.@ 466. AWar Is Stupid.@ 467. AJump Jack, Jump- You Too Jill.@ 468. AGreetings From Myrtle.@ [F. 10]

469. ANippygone.@ [see also Box 30, F. 8- 5 drafts]

Box 28 470. Unsold comic book stories.

a. ALittle Al of the F.B. I.@ [F. 1]

b. ACowboy Marshall.@ c. AManhunters Around the World.@ d. ADead Man=s Beat.@

471. Yorktown Hits, comic stories, carbon copies. 1950-1951.

a. Wyoming Kid.@ [F. 2]

b. AOutlaw Guns of Yellow Gulch.@ 472. APops That=s Solid.@ [F. 6]

473. AGems of Jeopardy.@ [F. 7]

474. AThe Motion Menace.@ Doc Savage.

Outline and chapter revisions. [F. 8]

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475. AClose Shave from a Brimstone Barber.@ [F. 9]

476. AGangway for a Gold Camp Gunman.@ [see also Box 28, F. 13-

AGuns Reaps a Gold Camp Harvest.@, F. 11] [F. 10]

477. AGun-Boss of Faro Flats.@ [see also Box 28, F. 11]

478. AWooden Horse and Iron Men.@ 479. ABoomerang Bills Last Chance.@ 480. AGun Close for a Devil Printer.@ [F. 11]

481. ALen Siringo@ a. ADoubles for Death.@ b. AHell Cook@ c. ADead Man=s Bluff.@ (see also Box 28, F. 13- 14; Box 31, F. 1)

482. AA Thunderbolt Peddler Blasts Storm Valley.@ [F .12]

483. ABent Creek Spawn of the Grass Gunners.@ 484. AFandango Death.@ 485. AThe Hardware Man and the High Spot Gunners.@ 486. ARain for Sale.@ [F. 13]

487. APerdition Basin=s Windmill Quarantine.@ 488. ASix-Gun Medicine Double Distilled.@ [F. 14]

489. AThe Gunsmoke Tailor of Scorpion Creek.@ 490. AThe Tinker=s Damn.@

Box 29 491. AThe Knight Rider.@ [see also Box 31, F. 1] [F. 1]

492. AI=ll Dream Tomorrow.@ 493. THE TRIAL OF THE WITCHWOOD PHANTOM. 5 drafts.

[F. 8-11]

494. I=M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF. Draft (poor condition).

[F. 14-15]

Box 30 495. ABlotched Brands.@ [F. 1]

496. AThree Illinois Gardens.@

497. ADrifter=s Trail.@ 498. AGuns for Hire.@ 499. AHome Alone.@ 500. AHow an American Lives.@ [F. 2]

501. ATent Show.@ 12 drafts. [F. 3]

502. AJust Right.@ 4 drafts. [F. 4]

503. AFantasies Unlimited.@ 8 drafts.

504. AThe President=s Secretary.@ 6 drafts. [F. 5]

505. APoontang Junction.@ 5 drafts.

506. BLESSED OF APOLLO. [F. 6- 7]

a. 2 drafts.

b. Chapter outlines.

c. Research materials re: Hippocrates.

507. AClonk.@ [F. 8]

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508. ADifferent Strokes for Different Folks.@ 7 drafts. [F. 9]

509. ADulsie=s Way- My Pleasure.@ 5 drafts.

510. AA Knock at the Door.@ 3 drafts.[see also Box 30, F. 14- 8 drafts]

511. AArea of Turbulence.@ 5 drafts. [F. 10]

512. AThe Perfect Wife.@

513. AEducation for Survival.@ 514. AThe Final Touch.@ 3 drafts.

515. ALet=s Play Dinosaur.@ 5 drafts.

516. AWhy is Baby Crying?@ 15 drafts. [F. 11]

517. AJennifer=s Good and Bad Book.@ 518. AMoney Business.@ 519. AMurder Plays a Shell Game.@ [F. 12]

520. AThe Apple=s Long Journey.@ 3 drafts. Includes 2 TLS, 1966.

Box 31 521. AThe Off-Stage Actress.@ [F. 1]

522. ADoc Savage-Alias, Lester Dent.@ 523. ANimble Fingers.@ 524. AWhat Happened to Hobo? [F. 2]

525. AGun Ghost of Puma Creek.@ [F. 3]

526. AThe Red-X Brand.@ 527. AOne More Town to Tame.@ 528. AWimp at High Noon.@ 23 drafts. [F. 5]

529. ABlack Damp.@ 2 drafts. [F. 6]

530. AKnock, But Be Discreet.@ 5 drafts. [F. 8]

531. AYour Place or Mine.@ 8 drafts.

532. ABounty Gunner.@ [F. 9]

533. APoo-Poo.@ 534. AThe Red Monster.@ 7 drafts.

535. AThe Little Lost Bed.@ 6 drafts. [F. 10]

537. AThe Malady Lingers On.@ 3 drafts. [F. 11]

Box 37 538. AThe Ladies.@ 4 drafts. [see also Box 37, F. 15] [F. 14]

539. ACanal and Alley.@ [F. 15]

540. AThat=s Why I Took to Drink Boys.@

541. AA Writer=s Writer: Ryerson Johnson.@ 542. AThe Tree That Walked.@ 2 drafts. [F. 16]

543. AThe Floating Jewel.@ 4 drafts.

544. AThe Days of the Sputniks.@ 8 drafts. Includes 2 TLS, 1966. [F. 18]

B. Articles, T.V. plots/ outlines, miscellaneous projects/ treatments,

educational pieces by WRJ.

Box 10 1. AHarper and Row 4th Grade Grammar.@ Includes:

a. Treatments, chapter outlines, 2 TLS to WRJ from AGeorge.@ 1966-1967. [F. 5- 6]

2. AMaine.@ Multiple drafts with holograph notes. [see also Box 19,

F. 18]

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3. Plot outlines, character treatments (some include correspondence)

for various T.V. programs (name of program in italics), 1956 - .

a. AMexican Sleigh Ride.@ Roaring 20's. [F. 7]

b. ASecond Honeymoon.@ Roaring 20's.

c. AThe Immortal Mr. Teas.@ Surfside 6.

d. AThe Smell of Money.@ e. AThe Shamus from Chicago.@ [see also Box 31, F.10]

f. AOnce In a Lifetime.@ [F. 8]

g AThe Man Who Didn=t Like Guns.@ h. ASheriffs Freeze- Out.@ i. AMilk Wagon.@ j. Untitled treatment. Maverick.

k. ASix Guns for Sale.@ [F. 9]

l. AMarked for Murder.@ m. AMichael Shayne.@ (see also F. 10; see F. 11 for script)

n. Various treatments. Hitchcock Presents.

o. AMiami Shanghai.@ Script. [F. 10]

p. APretty Pebbles.@ q. AMiracle on Coral Gables.@ Miami Undercover.

r. AOwl Hoot Exile.@ [F. 11]

s. APerry Mason Bible.@ Perry Mason.

t. AHot Spell.@ Script, Gun Smoke.

u. ANight Incident.@ Script, Gun Smoke.

v. ACommand.@ Four Start Playhouse.

Box 29 w. ALive Jokes.@ [F. 1]

x. AThe Web.@ y. AThe Golden Lions of Coranado.@

Box 32 z. Miscellaneous titles, untitled. [F. 9-17]

Box 15 4. ALaughter.@ Script outline with holograph notes. Includes 1 TLS,

1970-1971. [F. 6]

Box 19 5. Educational materials.

a. AVolcanoes.@ Includes notes, proposals, TLS, newspaper

articles. 1961-1962, 1965. [F. 1, 8, 26]

b. ALiving Light.@ 1965.

c. ASweet Symbrosis.@ d. ALet=s Go Fly a Kite.@ 1965.

e. AScholastic, Ainsworth, N.@ [F. 24]

f. ALanguage Arts Editorial,@ Encyclopedia Britannica.

1970-1972. [F. 27]

g. Re: Adult education classes, 1961. [F. 29]

6. Articles.

a. AIndian Horse Grain.@ [F. 25]

b. AWind, Water.@

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c. Re: railroads. Includes correspondence, notes, 1965. [F. 27]

Box 22 7. AThree R=s Are Not Enough.@ 2 drafts. [F. 2]

8. APatterns of Parent Behavior.@ [F. 23]

Box 26 9. AWhat is Science?@ [F. 17]

10. ACentral America.@ 2 drafts. [F. 18]

Box 27 11. AThe Most Dangerous Sport.@ Draft. Includes research materials.

[see also Box 30, F. 11- 3 drafts, 1977] [F. 2]

12. AIs There An American Type.@ [F. 8]

13. AStart of a Story.@ Box 31 14. AWhat is a Volcano.@ 2 drafts. [F. 10]

C. Miscellaneous items by WRJ.

Box 11 1. Autobiographical summary. 3 drafts. Typescript. [F. 1]

2. Pen and ink drawing of book jacket for AThe Squeeze: A Complete

Novelette.@ Drawn by Rudolph Tandlen.

Box 15 3. Rhetoric papers-college. Graded assignments. Holograph and

carbon copy. 1921. [F. 11]

Box 16 4. AJennifer=s Cat Needed Nine Names,@ by WRJ family. [F. 7]

(see also Box 22, F. 19-2 drafts; Box 30, F. 12- 14 drafts)

5. Short biographical pieces.

Box 17 a. AHow to Get Started.@ (2 copies). [see also Box 27, F. 5- 5

drafts] [F. 11]

b. AThis is the Way it Was.@ (2 copies).

c. AThe American Fiction Guild.@ d. AOne a Penny, Two a Penny.@ [F. 12]

e. AIntroduction.@ 1987.

Box 19 6. Re: writing. Various notes and speeches. [F. 9]

7. AComprehensive reading Series.@ 1966.

8. Various newspaper articles and pamphlets, 1960's.

9. Working files. Includes synopsis, notes, outlines, treatments,

correspondence.

a. Ed Papgoyo. 1973-1974. [F. 20]

b. Bob Adelman. 1978. [F. 21]

c. Barry Spinello. 1973.

d Harry Glading. [F. 23]

Box 22 10. AT- Group@ diary/ notes. [F. 5]

11. Various plot outlines and story ideas. [F. 6]

Box 26 12. AWriters and Readers.@ [F. 14]

13. AWhere Do You Get Your Plots?@ 14. AWhat is a Message,@ by WRJ and Morris Todris. Draft. Includes

TLS, 1972; holograph notes. [F. 17]

Box 33 15. Various holograph notes, incomplete drafts, untitled text revisions

and character analysis. [F. 1- 12]

16. 2 stenograph notebooks. [F. 13]

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17. Film strip.

D. By others.

1 By Effie Johnson.

Box 6 a Various gardening, bird watching short stories, 1930's.

Includes 1 TLS. [F. 6]

b. ANick the Greek.@ Chapters 4-7, 1977. [F. 7]

2. By Mitch Schorow.

a. Various draft segments of play and photocopied section of

book re: psychology; sent to WRJ by Mitch Schorow.

Includes notes, TLS. [F. 8]

3. By Margaret Rowlett.

a. Various plot notes/ outlines, editor=s notes and TLS from

editor. [F. 9]

b AThe Man I Left.@ 4. By Charles Green.

Box 6 a. THE LEDGE. First draft. [F. 10]

Box 7 b. Untitled novel. [F. 7]

c. Various short stories.

Box 10 d. AThe Man from Outside.@ Plot outline. [F. 9]

e. AThe Boy Who Cried Wolf.@ Plot outline.

Box 25 f. THE WHIZ BANG CAPER. Draft, carbon copy, 222 p.

[F. 1]

5. By Robert Arthur. [F. 1- 4]

Box 7 a. AAlfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators Mysteries.@ Episodes:

1) ARiddle of the Golden Belt.@ 2) AMystery of the Whispering Mummy.@ 3) AGreen Ghost Mystery.@ 4) ASecret of Skeleton Island.@

Box 32 b. AIf I Were the Wind.@ [F. 3]

c. AThe Balloon Family.@ [F. 4]

6. By Judy Roe.

Box 7 a. Various short stories. Includes editing questions sent to

WRJ. [F. 5]

b. T.V. Market Lists: 1963-1967. [F. 6]

7. By Mort Weisingus.

Box 15 a. THE CONTEST. 1st draft. Includes ANS from WRJ.

1) Ch. 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 25-29. [F. 1]

2) Ch. 30-36. [F. 2]

8. By Dr. Sylvanus Devall.

a. AHow to Get Along With People.@ 3 drafts of outlines,

miscellaneous pages and holograph notes. [see also Box 32,

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F. 5- 6 drafts] [F. 4]

9. By Winfred Van Atta.

a. AThe Ambivalent Zones.@ [F. 12]

Box 32 b. ADaddy Says.@ 4 drafts. Includes 4 TLS, 1962. [F. 1]

Box 15 10. By Barbara Merritt. AMuch Too Much.@ 11. By Otto Binder.

a. Drafts, plot outlines, notes for comic book publication.

Box 19 1) AFroggy Philippe,@ Beetle Bailey. [F. 12]

2) AHank and Cedric,@ Little Iodine. [F. 13]

3) ABenjie,@ Mutt and Jeff. [F. 14]

4) AHelpful Harry,@ Little Henry. [F. 15]

5) Miscellaneous. [F. 16]

12. By Elaine Mark. AThat House on Spring Street.@ Incomplete draft.

Typescript and holograph notes. TLS, 1968. [F. 24]

Box 21 13. By Phyllis Field. AMy Husband, The Haus Frau.@ Written with

WRJ. [see also Box 27, F. 10; Box 32 , F. 8- 9 drafts] [F. 2]

14. By Anne May.

Box 22 a. APheobe Witch and Granny Whammy.@ [F. 26]

Box 32 b. AAlexander.@ [F. 8]

c. AWhat is a Message?@

Box 25 15. By Anton Lingell. ALizard in Love and the Mathematics of

Creation.@ Draft. Includes 2 TLS, 1987-1988. [F. 2]

Box 31 16. By Bill Mowrey. ANorthern Stories.@ 2 drafts. [F. 13- 14]

17. By Matthew Blood.

a. AOf Death and Dames.@ Draft. Includes text revisions and

TLS. [F. 17-19]

Box 32 b. AA Woman Called Z.@ Draft. Includes 16 TLS, 1951. [F. 8]

III Correspondence.

A. Personal and professional. TLS, ALS, CTL, TNS, ANS, CSLS,

postcards. (May include: photographs, various short stories, text

segments, printed materials). To and from WRJ re:

Box 18 1. Heil, John. [F. 1- 2]

2. General.

a. 1920-1930's. [see also Box 33, F. 14- 15] [F. 3]

b. 1940's- 1960's. [see also Box 34, F. 1- 11] [F. 4]

c. 1950's- 1960's. [F. 10- 11]

d. 1970's.

[see also Box 34, F. 12- 17; Box 35, F. 1- 2] [F. 5]

e 1980's. Includes TLS from L. Ron Hubbard.

May 18, 1982. [see also Box 35, F. 3- 7] [F. 6]

Box 35 f. 1990's. [F. 8- 9]

g. No date. [F. 10]

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Box 18 3. Re: WRJ autobiography, FREELANCE ODYSSEY. 1979.

[F. 7]

4. Re: story publications, 1940's. [F. 8]

5. To and from Western Comics/Short Stories. 1940's-1960's.

Includes 1 from Otto Binder. [F. 9]

6. Jane Addams Award materials. WRJ won, 1963 with the

children=s book, THE MONKEY AND THE WILD, WILD,

WIND. [F. 12]

Box 19 7. Thema Prescott. CTL, TLS, 1950. [F. 28]

8. TLS, ALS, from Mom Evans and Winfred Van Atta,

1980-1981.

B. Files.

Box 18 1. AGeorge=s Bug Book.@ 1957-1962. [F. 13]

2. ADictaphone Tapes: Education vs. Training.@ 3. ASigns and Signals@ (children=s book). 1971-1972. [F. 14]

4. AOG Mann.@ 1958-1963. [F. 15]

5. ABaby Johnson File.@ [F. 16]

a. Congratulatory notes.

b. Name lists.

c. Photographic negatives.

6. ALois Lignell Johnson: >Wear Baby.@ 1953.

a. Includes materials re: a baby carrier developed by

WRJ=s wife.

7. AGraphic Publishing.@ 1952. [F. 17]

8. AForrest Morrow.@ 1960.

9. ALubec, Maine- History.@ 1976-1983. [F. 18]

Box 19 10. Re: Playboy Magazine, includes TLS, CTL and article,

1957-1958. [F. 29]

11. Re: publishing, 1930-1931.

12. Re: ALeague for Peace and Freedom@ speech. Includes TLS,

ANS, article, 1964-1965.

13. Re: Clenora Moore=s book on the education of 5 year old

children. Includes TLS, CTL, text segments, various

articles, 1958. [F. 30]

Box 32 14. AMort,@ re: Mort. Weisnger. 6 TLS, 1962. [F. 2]

Box 35 15. Re: Cricket. 1973- 1974. [F. 11]

16. Re: Harper=s Review. 1970-1980. [F. 12]

17. Re: Author=s League. 1932-1947. [F. 13]

18. Re: Erotica. 1981- 1988. [F. 14]

19. Re: Blessing Game. 1971- 1977. [F. 15]

C. Miscellaneous Files. Includes various articles.

Box 38 1. 1926-1977. [F. 4]

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IV. Subject Files.

A. Files include correspondence, printed materials, financial/ legal

documents, chapter and plot outlines for various manuscripts.

Box 35 1. AScience Research Associates (SRA)@ [F. 16, 20]

2. ASRA: Short Pieces, Rejects, Some Sales.@ [F. 17]

3. ASRA 1b + 1c Scripts.@ [F. 18]

4. ASRA 1982.@ [F. 19]

5. ASRA for EBE.@ [F. 21]

Box 37 6. ASRA.@ [F. 1]

7. ASRA- 1970" [F. 2]

8. ASRA- Misses to Work Over.@ [F. 3]

9. AThe Wishing Woods.@ [F. 4]

10. ABiographical sketch left with Lou Laub, 1987.@ [F. 5]

11. Re: child relations. [F. 6]

12. AT.V. Fact Sheets.@ [F. 7]

13. ASkidrow TV.@ [F. 8]

14. ABarbara Miller- September 19th.@ [F. 9]

15. ASkidrow NORC.@ [F. 10]

16. ALangley Bio Material.@ [F. 11]

17. ANational Opinion Research Center.@ [F. 12]

18. AOtto O. Binder.@ [F. 13]

V. Photographs.

A. Prints and negatives.

Box 19 1. Tote bag (includes cloth from tote bag). Color. [F. 9]

Box 37 2. Various women. Prints: 26 black and white prints;

Negatives: 1 strip. [Env. 1]

3. Landscapes, houses. Prints: 19 black and white, 4 color;

negatives: 1 strip. [Env. 2]

4. Group of men. Prints: 2 black and white. [Env. 3]

5 . Family and friends. Prints: 13 black and white, 1 color.

[Env. 4] 6. WRJ and wife. Prints: 4 black and white. [Env. 5]

7. WRJ- various head shots. Prints: 12 black and white;

Negatives: 2 strips. [Env. 6]

VI. Artwork.

A. Illustrations.

1. Oversized drawings re:

Pkg. 1 a. AThe Mouse and the Moon@ b. AThe Monkey and the Wild, Wild, Wind.@ c. ALet=s Play with Dinosaurs.@

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[see also Box 32, F. 4]

VII. Financial material.

Box 19 A. Michigan Credit Union. [F. 30]

1. TLS, CTL, 1958.

2. Contact. 3 issues, 1958-1959.

3. Pamphlets re: bank account.

Box 37 B. Royalty statements, receipts. 1952- 1994. [F. 20-21]

VIII. Legal documents.

Box 38 A. Various contracts and agreements. 1939-1991. [F. 1-2]

IX. Personal memorabilia.

Box 19 A. Maggie Awards File. 1958-1959. [F. 30]

Box 38 B. Daily planners.

1. 1932, 1936. [F. 2]

2. 1940-1946. [F. 7]

3. 1948-1949.

4. 1964, undated (3)

C. 2 address books.

D. 1 notes book, 1 Aword@ book.

E. Juvenalia re: University of Illinois. Includes: manuscripts, report

cards, receipts, event tickets, programs, 1 beaded bracelet.

F. Military papers re: ROTC. [F. 5]

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Preliminary Listing

I. Film and Video.

Box 38 A. VHS tape, ABullets for Breakfast,@ 1992.

II. Audio.

A. Cassette tape, ARJ on KPRA Show: >Probabilities.= A