Biographical Note
Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007, was an American novelist. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 11, 1922. He attended Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, where he wrote for the Shortridge High School Echo , one of the few daily high school newspapers in the country. At the urging of his father, Vonnegut attended Cornell University to study chemistry and biology. While at Cornell, Vonnegut worked for the Cornell Daily Sun , even writing his own column. However, before he could complete his degree, he enlisted in the Army. While serving during World War II, Vonnegut survived the firebombing of Dresden as a prisoner of war, an experience that would later influence his novel Slaughterhouse Five (1969). Vonnegut had seven children in all, three from his first marriage to Jane Cox, his three nephews, and a daughter he adopted with his second wife, Jill Krementz. Vonnegut lived in New York with Jill until his death on April 11, 2007.
His first published work was a piece of short fiction "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" which appeared in Collier's , Feb. 1950. Over the years his short stories and articles have appeared in many magazines, but he is best known for his novels, the first of which, Player Piano , was published in 1952. Vonnegut has also written for both the stage and screen, and many of his works have been adapted to film, television and theater.
Scope and Content Note
Much of the general correspondence is from colleagues, friends and fans. Along with major works the Writings section contains screenplays, teleplays, play scripts and many short stories and articles. The Farber files are those of Vonnegut's agent and lawyer Donald C. Farber. They consist of contracts, correspondence and notes concerning translation, performance, and publication rights and permissions. The Publishing Records include royalty reports, contracts and items related to the publication of his works. Miscellaneous items include: awards and trophies, artwork, family related materials, school papers, photographs, and clippings. The additions are materials received since 2002.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: I. General correspondence; II. Writings; III. Farber files; IV. Publishing records; V. Miscellaneous; VI. Additions; VII. Additions II.
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Persons
- Vonnegut, Kurt--Correspondence
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Subjects
- American Literature--Indiana
- Authors, American--Correspondence
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item], Vonnegut mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 1997, 2002-2007, 2010
Collection Inventory
box 1
Series:
I. General Correspondence
Scope and Contents: The general correspondence is mostly with Kurt Vonnegut and is divided into an alphabetical file, rejection letters and a chronological file. Correspondence with Donald C. Farber concerning contracts, translation, performance, and publication rights and permissions are filed in the Farber files. Occasionally letters were left with related writings or in other miscellaneous sections.
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folder 1-14
Arranged alphabetically with occasional letters from Vonnegut filed with correspondent. Mostly with colleagues and friends. Correspondents are:
Scope and Contents:
- Anderson, Laurie
- Anderton, David A.
- Balakian, Peter
- Barrio, Raymond
- Batscha, Robert M.
- Boldt, David R. (David Rhys)
- Boorstin, Daniel Joseph
- Bourjaily, Vance Nye
- Boyer, Rick
- Broer, Lawrence R.
- Cadou, E.J. (Eugene J.)
- Cargas, Harry James
- Carmichael, Leland E.
- Chapin, Schuyler
- Coffin, Tristram
- Cooper, Richard
- Cousins, Norman
- Davenport, Basil
- Davidson, Avram
- Deal, Borden
- Dees, Morris
- Degnan, James P. (James Philip)
- Dillon, Diane
- Dobler, Bruce
- Donoso, José
- Dorsen, Norman
- Downey, Thomas J. (Thomas Joseph)
- Eagan, Andrea Boroff
- Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
- Ellison, Harlan
- Engle, Paul Hamilton
- Ewick, Charles Ray
- Failey, Majie Alford
- Farber, Donald C.
- Finch, Nigel
- Flynt, Larry
- Frayn, Michael
- Gettleman, Marvin E.
- Ginzburg, Alexander
- Godwin, Gail
- Goodson, Mark
- Gordimer, Nadine
- Grant, Leonard T. (Leonard Tydings)
- Grass, Günter
- Gray, Stephen
- Harris, Charles B.
- Hart, James David
- Hefner, Christie
- Heimlich, Henry J.
- Hills, L. Rust
- Howie, John Marshall
- Hume, Kathryn
- Irving, John
- Jacobson, Michael F.
- Klinkowitz, Jerome
- Klunder, Barbara
- Laber, Jeri
- Lathem, Edward Connery
- Lawrence, Seymour
- Lewis, Anthony
- Lipson, D. Herbert
- McCullough, Frances Monson
- McLaughlin, David T. (David Thomas)
- Macrae, John
- MacShane, Frank
- Maschler, Thomas Michael
- Meissner, William
- Mellen, Joan
- Mendelson, Anne
- Metzenbaum, Howard M.
- Minetree, Harry
- Moore, Paul
- Nalbantian, Haig R.
- Nault, Clifford A.
- Navasky, Victor S.
- Nicholas, Ralph W.
- Pantzer, Kurt Friedrich
- Penner, Jonathan
- Pieratt, Asa B.
- Pittman, Bruce
- Plimpton, George
- Plumley, William
- Pohl, Frederik
- Randolph, David James
- Rattray, Helen Seldon
- Reed, Peter J.
- Rees, Robert A.
- Reilly, Charles E.
- Roy, G. Ross (George Ross)
- Savary, Louis M.
- Sharp, Eliot Hall
- Shriver, Robert Sargent
- Simon, Daniel
- Simpson, Alan K.
- Sipper, Ralph Bruno
- Slavitt, David R.
- Soifer, Aviam
- Somer, John L.
- Thomas, Marlo
- Thomas, Ronder
- Trotter, Herman
- Tullos, Allen
- Updike, John Hoyer
- Vaughan, Samuel S.
- Wakefield, Dan
- Wästberg, Per Erik
- Webb, Martha G.
- Weide, Robert B.
- Wilson, Donald W.
- Wouk, Herman
- Ziegfeld, Richard Evan
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folder 15
50 rejection slips from various magazines. Mostly printed slips; two or three with notes explaining the rejection , 1940s
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folder 16-43
Correspondence includes fan letters, invitations to speak, or regarding various projects , 1955-1978, bulk 1971-1994
General: Arranged chronologically.
General: See also: Farber files
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folder 1-31
Correspondence , 1979-1987
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folder 1-15
Correspondence , 1988-1997; undated
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Series:
II. Writings
Scope and Contents: Organized into the following sections: major works; reviews; short stories and articles; speeches. A few letters to Vonnegut from a publisher or editor are filed with manuscripts.
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Subseries:
Major Works
Scope and Contents: Includes books, play scripts, screenplays, television scripts, and librettos. Arranged alphabetically.
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folder 16
Adam . Typescript of screenplay adapted by Robert Bassing, second draft , June 28, 1954
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folder 17
Screenplay adapted from short story by Tom Cotter
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folder 18
Teleplay adapted by Stan Daniels from short story
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folder 19
Typescript of synopsis and play script
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folder 20
Typescript of fragments of play
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folder 21
Between Time and Timbuktu ...a musical . Book and lyrics by Andrew Barrett, music by Neil Ginsberg (Based on the works of Vonnegut). Typescript of play; program
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folder 22-23
Typescript, 303 pages , 1987
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folder 24-25
Photocopy of the final corrected typescript, 319 pages
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folder 27
Preface to Franklin Library edition
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folder 28
Breakfast in Bethlehem: A one-act play for children at Christmastime . Four typescript copies, ca. 20p. each; four mimeograph copies, 8p. each. Contains some correspondence. Published as "The First Christmas Morning" in Better Homes and Gardens . , Dec. 1962
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folder 29-31
Original title: Goodbye, Blue Monday. Corrected typescript drafts of various sections , 1973
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folder 1-2
Vonnegut's carbon copy of his final project for the Program in Creative Writing at the University of Iowa, titled: Goodbye, Blue Monday: The Autograph of a Pontiac dealer in the American Middle-West
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folder 3-9
Typescript. Corrected in autograph, with Vonnegut's original line drawings throughout. Large unpublished section with drawings. Additional typescript, not corrected, perhaps from earlier or later drafts
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folder 10
First draft of screenplay by Paul Golding and Peter Bergman
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folder 11
Screenplay by Alan Rudolph. Draft , 9/25/97
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folder 12
Stageplay adapted by Robert Egan. Typescript
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folder 13-14
Early typescript, carbon copy , 1963
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folder 16
A play for seven actors, by Bruce Pribram , 1977
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folder 17
The Chemistry Professor . (based on Jekyll and Hyde story). Play, 1978 (see also: Shilling Shocker ) , 1978
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folder 18
Class of '45 . Skit for "peace project." 2 copies
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folder 19
D.P. . Carbon typescript of play, with corrections; teleplay
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folder 20-21
Typescript, corrected in autograph. Labeled "Rough ms." , 1982
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folder 22-23
Typescript with revisions
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folder 1
Typescript, corrected in autograph. Labeled "Finished ms."
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folder 3-4
Photocopy of corrected typescript
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folder 6
Photocopy of corrected typescript. Labeled "Summer 1981 revise xerox."
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folder 8
Emory Beck . Typescript of play by Robert B. Ruthman and Vonnegut
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folder 9
(see also: Short Stories: Epicac) Typescript
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folder 11
The Euphio Question . Screenplay adapted by Jeffrey Cohen. Outline only , June 15, 1990
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folder 12-13
Typescript, corrected in autograph. Titled: In the Capital of the World: A Collage. , 1991
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folder 14-15
Typescript, incorporating scenes from the play "Make Up Your Mind," plus Appendix, lightly corrected. Titled: The Hocus Pocus Laundromat: Freethinker Papers
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folder 16-17
Typescript photocopy, incorporating scenes from the play "Make Up Your Mind," plus Appendix. Titled: The Hocus Pocus Laundromat: Freethinker Papers
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folder 18-19
Typescript. Titled: The Hocus Pocus Laundromat
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folder 20-21
Photocopy of corrected typescript, "Complete 1.2.91."
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folder 22-23
Photocopy of corrected typescript, January 1991 revised , January 1, 1991
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folder 1-4
Photocopy of corrected typescript, 2 copies. Labeled "Complete as of 2.8.91."
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folder 5-6
Final typescript. Corrected in autograph
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folder 12
Fortitude: A short film . Typescript; teleplay by Stan Daniels, first draft, several draft pages; photocopy from Playboy Sept. 1968 , Oct. 30, 1991
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folder 13
The Foster Portfolio . Outline of script, written by Jeremy Hole , May 27, 1990
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folder 14
Galapagos . Introduction to Franklin Library edition
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folder 15-16
Girl Pool . Typescript and carbon typescript of play (see also: Short stories and articles: Girl Pool)
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folder 15-16
God Bless you, Mr. Rosewater
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folder 17-18
Typescript. Corrected in autograph , 1956
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folder 19
Galley proof. Corrected in autograph. Stamped "Master Proof..." , November 25, 1964
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folder 20
Galley proof of God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (published) , 1965
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folder 21-24
Three typescripts and photocopy of "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater: A New Musical" by Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, and Dennis Green. Dated: , Apr. 1, 1979, June 4, 1979, Sept. 4, 1979, undated
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folder 1-2
Grieve My Lord No More . Typescript of play
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folder 1-2
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
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folder 3-4
Typescript, corrected in autograph, of an early draft of the play in novel form. Additional pages of corrected typescript. Titled: The Fur-Lined Bouillon Cup , 1971
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folder 5
Photocopy of early draft of play. Titled: The Fur-Lined Bouillon Cup, or a Woman Is Not an Electric Scoreboard
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folder 6-16
Two different typescript versions, corrected in autograph, of an early draft of the play. Titled: Penelope . Additional uncorrected or very lightly corrected typescript drafts.
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folder 17
Photocopies of Acts 2 and 3, two photographs of production and cover letter from Thomas A. Power of early version of play entitled: Penelope as performed at University of Maine
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folder 18-25
Two different typescript versions, corrected in autograph, of an early draft of the play entitled: Something Borrowed . Additional uncorrected or very lightly corrected typescript drafts of various sections
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folder 1-6
Typescript photocopy, rev.typescript, rev. typescript, labeled "Final script heavily corrected in autograph; typescript, labeled "Final script lightly corrected in autograph; typescript, labeled "Revised final script with photocopied and original corrections , 8/5/70, 8/24/70, October 12, 1970", October 12, 1970", 11/20/70"
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folder 7
Photocopy of a revised ending, with a photocopy of a letter for Vonnegut to Dusty Hughestypescript of another revised ending, with an original letter from Vonnegut to Don Farber , Apr. 12, 1977, Jan. 8, 1981
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folder 8
Photocopy of French translation
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folder 9
Heidi Again . Two page synopsis and typescript of play
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folder 10
The Helmer Case . Nora . Play. Autograph pages; typescript; and mimeograph
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folder 11
Hey Earth--We're Watching You . Synopsis and proposed cast list for play by Vonnegut and Dick Feldman
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folder 12-13
L'Histoire du Soldat . Music by Igor Stravinsky, libretto by Vonnegut. Six typescripts; page proofs; two related letters; program for performance at Webster University, advertisement for the concert performance at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Thursday , 1997, Feb. 24, 1997, May 6, 1993
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folder 14-16
Typescript, corrected in autograph. With a second version of chapter twelve. , 1990
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folder 17
Typescript of the preface to the Franklin Library edition
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folder 18
The Hoosier Symphony . Synopsis and various typescript versions of play , 1955
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folder 19
I Know What I Like . Typescript synopsis of play
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folder 20
I'll Go to Sleep in Dresden . Typescript of play (incomplete)
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folder 21-23
Several early typescript drafts, entitled: Mary Kathleen O'Looney or Unacceptable Air . mostly rewrites of the beginning chapters, corrected in autograph , 1979
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folder 24-25
Early typescript, entitled: Mary Kathleen O'Looney (Or, Fats in a Windstorm) . corrected in autograph
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folder 1
Typescript, Mary Kathleen O'Looney (Or, Fats in a Windstorm) . retitled: Jailbird by Vonnegut in autograph
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folder 2-3
Final typescript. Corrected in autograph
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folder 4
Galley proof, photocopy, with autograph corrections. Labeled "Auth set 1st pass...not shooting copy."
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folder 5-6
Photocopy with corrections
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folder 7-8
Jonah . Two typescripts of Act I; typescript of fragments of Act II
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folder 9
Long Walk to Forever. (a short musical). Music and lyrics by Jeff Lazarus
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folder 10-20
Make Up Your Mind . Typescripts for different versions of play, three of the typescripts corrected in autograph: four undated , Jan. 1986, Nov. 2, 1987, Summer 1988, Mar. 28, 1989, Apr. 2, 1989, June 28, 1990, 1991
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folder 21
The Midlanders. Typescript of play
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folder 22
Money Talks. Synopsis of play (see also: Short stories...: Money Talks)
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folder 23-25
Mother Night . Galley proof of Mother Night; mock-up of trade edition; introduction for 1966 Harper & Row hardback edition.
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folder 1
Next Door . Second draft of script, adapted by Jeremy Hole , June 15, 1990
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folder 2
Pink Door . Typescript of play
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folder 3
Player Piano . Galley proof of Player Piano. A few pages missing , 1954
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folder 4
Player Piano . Typescript of play, adapted by Arthur Gerald Brown; outline of novel and synopsis of play by Vonnegut; letters from Brown about the play
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Report on the Barnhouse Effect . Episode 3. Revised mimeograph of television script, Adapted by Claris A. Ross (see also: Short stories: Report on the Barnhouse Effect) , Apr. 22, 1950
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folder 6-7
Requiem . Music by Edgar David Grana, text by Vonnegut. Typescripts and related correspondence and other materials
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folder 8
Shilling Shocker . Story line for a musical play, based on "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (see also: The Chemistry Professor)
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The Sirens of Titan . Typescript. Corrected in autograph. Fifteen bundles of rolled-up leaves, with a few pages of typescript drafts. One bundle for Chap. 1-5, 7-9, 11, two for Chap. 6 and 12 [no Chap. 10]. Typescript of a new introduction, 1989. , 1959
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folder 9-14
Slapstick . Five typescripts of screenplay, lyrics to "Lonesome No More"
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folder 15-25
Corrected typescript drafts of various sections of the novel including three radically different versions of the beginning chapter , 1969
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folder 1-4
Corrected typescript drafts...(cont.) , 1969
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folder 5-10
Final typescript and two photocopies
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folder 11
(play). Typescript of synopsis and revised script, dated brochure/order form for performance in Munich; ticket stubs and stagebill for performance in Chicago at the Steppenwolf Theatre; undated clipping of review from the London Financial Times , Dec. 15, 1995
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folder 12-15
Slice of Life . Synopsis, draft and two typescripts of television script
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folder 16
Sun Moon Star . (juvenile fiction). Page proof and printer's copy
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folder 17-21
Tarkington, Or Adventures in Education . Unpublished. Two typescripts and misc. pages. Contains letter from Vonnegut to Faith , Apr. 23, 1989
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folder 22
Thumbkin . Typescript of filmscript
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folder 23
Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog . Script adapted for radio by Bill Zucca
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folder 24
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow . Script
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folder 25-26
Wampeters, Foma, and Granfalloons . Final draft, made up of typescript pages, magazine clippings, and photocopies, corrected throughout in autograph, with printer's notes in margins , 1974
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folder 1
Welcome to the Monkey House . Script of Act I
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folder 2-4
Who Am I This Time? . Two scripts; mimeo script adapted by Aaron Posner , 1977, 1988
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folder 5
The Windup Man . Three typescripts of television script
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folder 6
Synopses of Vonnegut's books
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folder 9
Introduction to story by Frank Conroy for Gentleman's Quarterly
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folder 10
Book reviews written by Vonnegut for the following: The Disney Version by Richard Schickel; The Triumph by John Kenneth Galbraith; Unless Peace Comes edited by Nigel Calder
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Subseries:
Short Stories and Articles
Scope and Contents: Contains drafts, final typescripts, and related materials. Many accompanying envelopes are covered in Vonnegut's characteristic doodles; some list (in another hand) dates for submission of the story, and, if accepted, the amount paid by various magazines. Arranged alphabetically by title.
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A.W.O.L. (see: Long Walk to Forever)
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Adam. (Welcome to the Monkey House)
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Ambitious Sophomore . Saturday Evening Post May 1953
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The Amphibians . (see: Unready to Wear)
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And On Your Left . (unpublished)
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Annie . (beginning only) (unpublished)
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The Ants of Erz Gebirge . (unpublished)
Physical Description: (2 folders)
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Any Reasonable Offer . Collier's Jan. 1952
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Anybody Can Say Thanks a Million . (see: Guardian of the Person)
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The Armadillos . (see: The Humbugs)
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Der Arme Dolmetscher . (see: Das Ganz Arm Dolmetscher)
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Armageddon in Retrospect . (unpublished)
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Atrocity Story . (unpublished)
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Bagombo Snuff Box . Cosmopolitan Oct. 1953
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Baker's Dozen . (unpublished)
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Beat Generation: I Hate You . (page 1 only) (unpublished)
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Beeline, Inc . (unpublished)
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Between Timid and Timbuktu
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The Bleeding Hearts . (see: Robotville and Mr. Caslow)
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Bockman's Euphoria . (see: The Euphio Question)
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Bride Doll. (see: The Honor of a Newsboy)
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The Briefcase . (unpublished)
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Brighten Up . (unpublished). Includes Vonnegut letter to Charles Angoff , Aug. 21. 1947
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Bugs . (see: The Widow Koradubian)
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Build Thee More Stately Mansions . (see: More Stately Mansions)
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Cape Cod Compass . (see: The Cruise of the Jolly Roger)
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The Cape Cod National Seashore . (unpublished)
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Chains . (see: The Genius Club)
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The Chicago Specialist . (see: The Good Explainer)
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Christmas Contest . (unpublished)
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The Commandant's Desk . (unpublished). Includes correspondence with Knox Burger, Collier's 1951
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Commuter Ticket . (unpublished) (two pages only)
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Cream of the Eighth Grade . (see: Baker's Dozen)
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The Cruise on the Jolly Roger . (unpublished)
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Custom-Made Bride . Saturday Evening Post Mar. 1953
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D.P. (Welcome to the Monkey House) (see also: Major works. D.P.)
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Damn Your Eyes . (see: Bevo)
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Damon and Pythias . (unpublished)
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Das Ganz Arm Dolmetscher . Atlantic Monthly July 1955
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Deer in the Works . (Welcome to the Monkey House)
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Desire Under a Hot Tin Streetcar . (unpublished)
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Diddle-Diddle Dumpling . (see: Manny)
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A Dresden Goodnight . (unpublished)
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Easy Go . (unpublished) (see also: Desire Under a Hot Tin Streetcar)
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Ed Luby's Key Club . (unpublished)
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Epicac . (Welcome to the Monkey House) (see also: Major Works. Epicac)
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The Epizootic . (unpublished)
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Eternal Good Taste . (unpublished)
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The Euphio Question . (Welcome to the Monkey House)
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Evil Companions . (page 1 only)(unpublished)
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Explosion in a Putty Factory . (see: The Humbugs)
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Father of the Man . (unpublished)
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The Finders . (idea only)
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First Command . (see: Fubar)
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Forbidden Fruit . (see: Fubar)
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The Foster Portfolio . Collier's Sept. 8, 1951
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Fountain of Youth . (incomplete)
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Four Utterly Honest People
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Gas . (see: The Man Without No Kiddleys)
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The Genius Club . (unpublished)
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Girl Pool . (unpublished) (see also: Major works: Girl Pool)
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Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son . Ladies Home Journal . Feb. 1, 1962 (Welcome to the Monkey House)
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God's Gift to the Women . (unpublished)
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Gongs On In Blg 226 . (see: Noodess Collny)
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The Good Explainer . (unpublished)
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Great Day . (unpublished)
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The Great Integrator . (see: Eternal Good Taste)
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The Great WJZM Conspiracy . (incomplete)
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Guardian of the Person . (unpublished)
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Guns Before Butter . (unpublished)
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Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp . Cosmopolitan Jan. 7, 1957
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Hall of Mirrors. (unpublished) Includes correspondence with Ken Littauer , 1961
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Happy Birthday. (unpublished) , 1951
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Harrison Bergeron . Fantasy and Science Fiction Oct 1961 (Welcome to the Monkey House)
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Hayden's Hedgehog . (see: War Story)
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The Heavenly Athletes . (two pages only) (unpublished)
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High Papooli on the Sherezade . (unpublished)
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The Honor of a Newsboy . (unpublished)
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Hotbox . (see: With His Hand on the Throttle)
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Houseparty . (see: Any Reasonable Offer)
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How to Write With Style . (advertisement for International Paper Company). , Apr. 30, 1980
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The Humbugs . (unpublished)
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Hundred Dollar Kisses . (unpublished)
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The Hyannis Port Story . Saturday Evening Post Nov. 14, 1963 (Welcome to the Monkey House)
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Hyannis Port to West Palm, The Log of an Ordinary Seaman Aboard the Kennedy Yacht "Marlin," on a Voyage Down the Inland Waterway . (see: The Inland Waterway)
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I Don't Feel Any Different . (see: Guardian of the Person)
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I-Don't-Know-What-It-Is and Eve . (see: Runaways)
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I Grasp Your Hand . (see: The Manned Missiles)
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I Used to Work in Chicago . (see: Easy Go)
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The Ice Man and the Rose . (incomplete)
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If Sherman's Horse Can Take It . (unpublished)
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The Inland Waterway . Venutre Jan. 22, 1965
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The Island . (incomplete)
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Jazz in Czechoslovakia . , 1986
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Julio-O . (see: King Mouso Is Dead)
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Just You and Me, Sammy . (unpublished)
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King and Queen of the Universe . (unpublished)
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King Mouso Is Dead . (unpublished)
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King of the Hill . (see: A Night For Love)
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The Krummbein Portfolio . (see: Custom Made Bride)
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Land of Opportunity . (unpublished)
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The Last Customer . (unpublished)
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The Last High Papouli . (see: High Papooli on the Sheherazade)
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The Lie . Saturday Evening Post Feb. 24, 1962 (Welcome to the Monkey House)
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Little Drops of Water . (unpublished)
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Live Happily Ever After . (see: Powder Blue Dragon)
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A Locomotive Named Spitfire . (see: With His Hand on the Throttle)
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A Long, Long Way From Home . (see: Land of Opportunity)
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Long Walk to Forever . Ladies Home Journal Aug. 1960 (Welcome to the Monkey House)
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Look at the Birdie . (unpublished)
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Love in the Daytime . (unpublished)
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[Making Peace with Dying Father (unpublished)]
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The Man with no Kiddleys . (unpublished)
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The Manned Missiles . Cosmopolitan July, 1958 (Welcome to the Monkey House)
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Merle Pfitzer . (unpublished)
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[Minister and Message] (unpublished)---incomplete
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Miss Snow, You're Fired . (unpublished)
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Miss Temptation . Saturday Evening Post Apr. 21, 1956 (Welcome to the Monkey House)
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Mnemonics . Collier's Apr. 28, 1951
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Money Talks . (see also: Major works: Money Talks)
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Moonshine . (unpublished)
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More Stately Mansions . Collier's Dec. 22, 1951 (Welcome to the Monkey House)
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The More Vivid, the Better . (see: Mnemonics)
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A Mouldy Catcher's Mitt, A Leaky Showerhead, and Thou . (see: Fubar)
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Mr. Ambassador . (page 1 only) (unpublished)
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Mrs. Jacobin . (unpublished)
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[My Fair Lady (unpublished)---incomplete]
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My Heart in My Hands . (see: Four Utterly Honest People)
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My Name is Everyone . (see: Who Am I This Time)
box 14
My Visit to Hell . Parade Jan. 7, 1990
box 14
New Moons . (see: The Manned Missiles)
box 14
Next Door . Cosmopolitan Apr. 1955 (Welcome to the Monkey House)
box 14
The Nice Little People . (unpublished)
box 14
A Night For Love . Saturday Evening Post Nov. 23, 1967
box 14
Noodess Collny . (unpublished)
box 14
The No-Talent Kid . Saturday Evening Post Oct. 25, 1962
box 14
One Dead Puritan . (see: Miss Temptation)
box 14
One Hot Night in Cuba . (unpublished)
box 14
120 M.P.H. Guaranteed (see: Powder Blue Dragon)
box 14
$100 a Day . (see: The Foster Portfolio)
box 14
One Very Stale Cigar . (see: The Man Without No Kiddleys)
box 14
Out, Brief Candle . (unpublished)
box 14
Out in All That Moonlight . (see: A Night For Love)
box 14
The Package . Collier's July 26, 1952
box 14
Paris, France . (unpublished)
box 14
The Paper Sale . (unpublished)
box 14
Parts Unknown . (see: Return to Salerno)
box 14
The Pete Parry Murder . (story idea only)
box 14
The Petrified Ants . (see: The Ants of Erz Gebirge)
box 14
The Pipe City Blues . Collier's Sept. 1961
box 14
Pity the Poor Alewives . (unpublished)
box 14
Please Omit Flowers . (unpublished)
box 14
The Poontangishads . (unpublished)
box 14
Poor Little Rich Town . Collier's Oct. 25, 1952
box 14
The Powder Blue Dragon . Cosmopolitan Nov. 1954
box 14
The Poisoner . (unpublished?)
box 14
The Queen Bee . (see: Manny)
box 14
Report on the Barnhouse Effect . (Welcome to the Monkey House) (see also: Major works: Report on the Barnhouse Effect)
box 14
Requiem for Zeitgeist . (unpublished)
box 14
Return to Salerno . (unpublished)
box 14
Robotville and Mr. Caslow . (unpublished)
box 14
Runaways . Saturday Evening Post Apr. 15, 1961
box 15
Saint Big Nick . (unpublished)
box 15
Sally in the Garden . (unpublished)
box 15
Seventeen Again . (unpublished--incomplete)
box 15
Shelter-Hopping . (unpublished)
box 15
Shout About it from the Housetops . (unpublished)
box 15
Skyscraper National Park . Architectural Digest 1987
box 15
Slice of Life . (unpublished) (see also: Major works: Slice of Life)
box 15
Slightly Salty . (unpublished--incomplete)
box 15
Something Borrowed . (see also: Major works: Happy Birthday, Wanda June)
box 15
Something Magic About Me . (unpublished)
box 15
A Song for Selma . (unpublished; Vonnegut correspondence)
box 15
Souvenir . Argosy Dec. 1952
box 15
Spit and Image . (incomplete and unpublished; see: Introduction to Jailbird)
box 15
Spoils . (unpublished; New Republic contest entry)
box 15
Steady as She Goes . (see: High Papooli on the Sheherazade)
box 15
The Sultan's Sons . (see: The Humbugs)
box 15
Sweet Adeline . (see: Bevo)
box 15
Sweet Revenge . (see: To the Victor)
box 15
Target of Opportunity . (page 1 only)
box 15
Ten Nights in a Ballroom . (unpublished)
box 15
$10,000 a Year, Easy . (unpublished)
box 15
Thanasphere . Collier's Feb. 1950
box 15
Thanks Just the Same . (see: This Son of Mine)
box 15
They're Everywhere You Look! (incomplete)
box 15
This Little Piggy . (see: Jenny)
box 15
This Son of Mine . Saturday Evening Post Aug. 18, 1956
box 15
Time and Motion Study . (see: Poor Little Rich Town)
box 15
Time For One More . (see: Guardian of the Person)
box 15
Time The Present . (see: Moonshine)
box 15
2 B R 0 2 B . If Jan. 1962
box 15
To the Victor . (unpublished)
box 15
Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog . Collier's Mar. 14, 1953 (Welcome to the Monkey House)
box 15
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow . (Welcome to the Monkey House)
box 15
A Trip to the Doctor . (see: The Good Explainer)
box 15
Triple Armor . (unpublished)
box 15
The Twister . (unpublished - story idea only)
box 15
The Unicorn Trap . (unpublished)
box 15
Unknown Soldier . with a rejection letter from Cosmopolitan 1992
box 15
Unpaid Consultant . Cosmopolitan Mar. 1955
box 15
Unready to Wear . Galaxy Apr. 1953 ( as: The Amphibians; Welcome to the Monkey House)
box 15
Up-Beat . (see: The No-Talent Kid)
box 15
Varga Girls . Esquire 1987?
box 15
Vetorino . (unpublished, story idea only)
box 15
Wailing Shall Be in All Streets . (unpublished)
box 15
Walnut Versus Something Light . (unpublished)
box 15
War Story . (unpublished)
box 15
War Zone . Parade Jan. 7, 1990
box 15
Western Style Meditation . (Essay for "Kroch's and Brentano's")
box 15
Where There Are No Laws . (see: The Manned Missiles)
box 15
While Mortals Sleep . (see: Christmas Contest)
box 15
White King . Collier's Nov. 10, 1950
box 15
Who Am I This Time . Saturday Evening Post Dec. 16, 1961 as My Name Is Everyone (Welcome to the Monkey House)
box 15
Who Says It's a Parade? (see: Robotville and Mr. Caslow)
box 15
Why I Am Funny and Original . (unpublished)
box 15
The Widow Koradubian . (unpublished)
box 15
With His Hand on the Throttle . (unpublished)
box 16
folder 1
At Mark Twain's House, Hartford, CT , 1979, Apr. 13
box 16
folder 2
Eugene V. Debs Award acceptance , 1981, Nov. 7
box 16
folder 3
Saint John the Divine, New York City , 1982, May 23
box 16
folder 4
War Preparers Anonymous. YM-YWHA, New York City and printed in The Nation , 1983, May
box 16
folder 5
At Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 1980, Oct. 22
box 16
folder 6
Ware Lecture, Unitarian-Universalist Association, Rochester, NY , 1986, June 26
box 16
folder 7
To American Psychiatric Association , 1988, Oct. 5
box 16
folder 8
Congressional Arts Caucus, New York Historical Society , 1990, Mar. 31
box 16
folder 9
Notes for various speeches , 1990
box 16
folder 10
On steps of Lowe Library at Columbia on the Gulf War , 1991, Jan. 14
box 16
folder 11
Paul Engle Memorial service , 1991, Apr. 14
box 16
folder 12
Jerzy Kosinski tribute , 1991, Oct. 7
box 16
folder 13
Untitled, given at Yale? , 1991
box 16
folder 14
American Humanist Association , 1993
box 16
folder 15
Fiftieth anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. For Coalition for New Priorities, Chicago, IL , 1995, Aug. 6
box 16
folder 16
Memorial service for Terry Southern, All Souls Unitarian Church, NYC , 1995, Dec. 9
box 16
folder 17
Introduction to reading by John Irving at 92nd St. YMHA , 1996, Mar. 11
box 16
folder 18
Tribute to former student Loree Rackstraw to be read at party celebrating her retirement from the University of N. Iowa , 1996, May 10
box 16
folder 19
Graduation speech, Butler University , 1996, May 11
box 16
folder 20
Tribute to poet William Meredith, Connecticut College , 1996, Oct. 4
box 16
folder 21
At the Athenaeum, Indianapolis , 1996, Oct. 10
box 16
folder 23
Richard Yates Memorial , undated
box 16
Series:
III. Farber Files
Scope and Contents: Contain the files of Donald C. Farber in his capacity as Vonnegut's lawyer and literary agent. Arranged alphabetically by work. Includes: correspondence, contracts, notes, and other materials. The correspondence includes requests to publish, translate, or produce on stage or film various works. "Notes" refers to Farber's and his secretaries' handwritten notes. (See also: I. General correspondence)
box 16
folder 24-26
Between Time and Timbuktu . Correspondence: notes , 1971-1992
box 16
folder 27-29
Bluebeard . Correspondence: notes , 1986-1992
box 16
folder 30-36
Breakfast of Champions . Correspondence: contracts; notes; promotional material , 1972-1995
box 16
folder 37-40
Cat's Cradle . Correspondence: contracts; notes , 1970-1995
box 16
folder 41-43
Deadeye Dick . Correspondence: notes; promotional materials , 1981-1995
box 16
folder 44-45
Fates Worse Than Death . Correspondence: notes , 1991
box 16
folder 46-48
Galapagos . Correspondence: notes , 1982-1994
box 16
folder 46-48
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
box 16
folder 49-54
Correspondence: contracts , 1975-1992
box 17
folder 1-5
Notes; promotional materials and playbill; Rosewater Partnership
box 17
folder 6-21
Happy Birthday, Wanda June . Correspondence: contracts; notes; programs, poster, set plan & property plot , 1970-1994
box 17
folder 22-26
Hocus Pocus . Correspondence: notes; publicity schedule , 1986-1995
box 17
folder 27-28
Jailbird . Correspondence: contracts , 1989
box 17
folder 29-33
Make Up Your Mind . Correspondence: contracts; notes; programs , 1985-1991
box 17
folder 33-40
Correspondence: contracts , 1959-1994
box 18
folder 6-7
Nice, Nice, Very Nice . Correspondence:contracts , 1974-1975
box 18
folder 8-10
Palm Sunday . Correspondence: contracts; notes , 1980-1991
box 18
folder 11-12
Player Piano . Correspondence: contracts , 1970-1992
box 18
folder 13-16
Rage and Outrage . Correspondence: contracts; notes; story outlines , 1978
box 18
folder 17-22
The Sirens of Titan . Correspondence: contracts; notes; programs , 1971-1991
box 18
folder 23-24
Slapstick . Correspondence: contracts , 1976-1988
box 18
folder 25-36
Slaughterhouse Five . Correspondence: contracts; movie press kit; notes , 1967-1995
box 18
folder 37-42
Wampeters, Foma, and Grandfalloons . Correspondence:contracts; notes , 1969-1995
box 18
folder 37-42
Welcome to the Monkey House
box 18
folder 43-44
Correspondence: , 1957-1971
box 19
folder 1-36
Correspondence: contracts; D.P. tear-sheet; notes; TV series - cast and crew lists , 1972-1995
box 20
Series:
IV. Publishing Records
box 20
Materials concerning contract negotiations and foreign publication rights, miscellaneous contracts, and royalty reports
box 21
folder 1-2
Biographical
General: Includes: "An account of the ancestry of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. by an ancient friend of his family, Indianapolis, 1970 "; passports; clippings; copies of entries to various biographical sources
box 21
folder 3
Adams, James C., Jr
General: "Thirteen haiku composed by James C. Adams, Jr., for the seventieth birthday of his uncle Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., November 11th, 1992 ..."
box 21
folder 4-6
Artwork
General: Includes: several original drawings by Vonnegut, catalog of his work, articles about his artwork, materials concerning an exhibition at the Margo Feiden Galleries in New York; two drawings of Vonnegut signed "GR81" (probably drawn from photographs).
box 21
folder 7
Certificate of birth
General: Two copies and associated materials
box 21
folder 8
Conference Speakers International, Inc
General: (later: Cosby Bureau International). Includes materials pertaining to speaking engagements
box 21
folder 9
GHQ
General: Description, rules, correspondence, and diagrams in Vonnegut's hand for the boardgame G.H.Q. (General Headquarters) invented by Vonnegut. With the original typed draft of a letter to Mr. Saalfield at Saalfield Game Company in Ohio
box 21
folder 10
Jane's Book
General: Typescript, over 100 pages. Part of a novel by Vonnegut's ex-wife, Jane Cox
box 21
folder 11
The Public Concern Foundation, Inc
General: List of Board of Directors, November 1988
box 21
folder 12
Photocopy of Vonnegut's final high school report card and history of PS43. Both enclosed in letter from Robert Weide at "Whyaduck Productions" to Vonnegut , May 18, 1994
box 21
folder 13-20
Anthropology 220, 230, 345, 499 and unidentified classes. Worksheets, notes and papers with notes and doodles throughout; notes, assignments, and charts; papers and exams, some with teacher's comments and grades.
box 21
folder 21
History 201. Syllabus and Problems. University of Chicago Bookstore, June 1945. 153 pages. Vonnegut's college textbook, with his annotations and doodles. Various related pages laid in
box 21
folder 22
Political Science 256. Notes with doodles
box 21
folder 23
Thesis, tentatively titled "Mythologies of North American Nativistic Movements." Removed from binder. Summer, 1947. Notes, charts, annotated pages, with doodles throughout. Laid in are a couple of notes from his advisor and an outline for the project
box 21
folder 24-25
Thesis "Fluctuations Between Good and Ill Fortune in Simple Tales" written at the Writer's Workshop at University of Iowa. Four copies , October, 1965
box 22
folder 1
Screen Actors Guild
General: Materials relating to membership
box 22
folder 2-3
Tax materials
General: paid bills, investment information, life insurance, retirement trust, etc.
box 22
folder 4-5
Travel
General: ephemera, including maps, Vonnegut's handwritten itineraries and schedules, tickets, visas, etc
box 22
folder 6
Vonnegut, Alex
General: (KV's uncle). Letter to Alex from Vonnegut, Nov. 28, 1947 accompanied by anecdote about it written by Vonnegut
box 22
folder 7
Vonnegut, Bernard , Apr. 25, 1997
General: (KV's brother). Material relating to his death, Apr. 25, 1997
box 22
folder 8
Vonnegut, Mark
General: (KV's son). Color photocopy of painting with description of why he paints
box 22
folder 9
Writer's Guild of America
General: Materials relating to membership
box 22
folder 10
Photographs
General: Copies of family pictures (9); Vonnegut, et al. taken at breakfast at Gracie Mansion honoring President Vaclav Havel of Czechoslovakia, 1990 ; Vonnegut taken at United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, 1986 ; scrapbook: photographs taken at Vonnegut's 60th birthday celebration, Nov. 11, 1982 ; Bound volume: photographs taken in Prague, 1985 ; Scrapbook: "Vonneguts (from Aunt Raye's Scrapbook)," mostly clippings, a few photographs(see also: Box 23)
box 22
folder 12-31
Clippings
General: Mostly reviews of Vonnegut's books and some about him
box 23
Awards and degrees
General: Drama Desk Award, 1970-1971 ; Grammy Award nomination, 1973 ; The John Steinbeck Award, 1992 ; Man of the Year award from General Electric; recognition from Indiana Arts Commission, The New School, Phi Beta Kappa, and The American Civil Liberties Union; honorary degrees from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, University of Rhode Island, and University of Chicago, University of Evansville; Television-Radio Writers' Annual Award, Writers Guild of America for "Auf Wiedersehen, 1957-1958 (see also: Box 26)
box 31
Awards and degrees
General: Trophies: Distinguished Artist Award, North Shore Community Arts Center, Great Neck, NY 1977 ; Best Science Fiction Film, 1972 , Slaughterhouse Five; International Poetry Forum, 11-17-71 ; Friends of the Chicago Library, Freedom to Read Award Presented by Christie Hefner, Dec. 4, 1982 ; Annual Playboy Editorial Award, 1976 ; ILLOWA Library Association, 1989 Intellectual Freedom Award.
box 23
Calendar
General: The Freethinker's Calendar, 1989 . Vonnegut's birthday noted on Nov. 11
box 23
Scrapbook
General: photographs taken at Butler University, honorary degree presentation, May 11, 1996
box 23
Vonnegut, Kurt, Sr
General: Senior Portfolio, 1908 , M.I.T. (yearbook)
box 24
Aunt Irma V. Lindener, interview with KV, Jr. Side 2: Aunt Irma and Richy , May 3, 1984
box 24
Grana/Vonnegut Requiem.
Physical Description: (Four tapes)
box 24
Jazz Section Interview - NPR.
Physical Description: A concert and series of press conferences organized to bring attention the plight of the Jazz Section and it's struggle for cultural freedom in Czechoslovakia, International Jazz Coalition
box 24
The players pipe night in honor of Irwin Shaw , Oct. 7, 1979
box 24
[God Bless You, Mr.] Rosewater, First Preview , Sept. 1979
Physical Description: (Two tapes)
box 24
Vonnegut on Republican Convention , 1980
box 24
Side A: Vonnegut AMF Bluebeard. Side B: Vonnegut NPR ME Feature , Dec. 20, 1987
box 24
Cambridge Forum: I call that mind free "The dignity of human nature" , 1980
box 24
Voices of freedom
Physical Description: (Two tapes)
box 24
Kurt Vonnegut Show at the 1/1 A Gallery in Denver, Colorado , Sept. 7-18, 1996
box 24
Donahue Show. Is the pen mightier than the Ayatollah. Letter from Marlo Thomas taped to box , undated.
box 24
Our Father. Seven episodes from just outside the pearly gates. Dir: Michael Cumming , 1987
box 24
CBS News Nightwatch interview , 2/10/86
box 24
CBS News Nightwatch w/Charlie Rose , March 16-17, 1989
box 24
Color slides of two pages each of manuscripts: Slaughterhouse Five and Breakfast of Champions
box 24
Kurt Vonnegut art show, NYC, Margo Feiden Gallery(51) , Oct. 10-Nov. 15, 1980
Series:
VI. Additions
Scope and Contents: Contains materials received since 2002. Arranged in the same order as Series I through V.
box 26
Subseries:
Correspondence.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically. Not indexed.
box 26
Subseries:
Writings - major works.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by title
box 26
God Bless you, Mr. Rosewater: A New Musical , by Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, and Dennis Green. Typescript , undated
box 26
Happy Birthday, Wanda June . Revised ending for operatic versionplaybill for The Access Theater, New York City, opening night press kit for stage version directed by Robert Weide, Elephant Theater, Hollywood, CA, photocopies of reviews of various productions , February 14, 2006, Apr. 1, 2004, Oct. 26 to Dec. 9, 2001
box 26
L'Histoire du Soldat . Revised libretto...prior to publication in the Paris Review , January 1998
box 26
If God Were Alive Today . Preface only to unpublished novel , September 22, 2002
box 26
A Man Without a Country . Typescript of preface; mock-up of book jacket
box 26
Mother Night . Preface to the American Edition in Russian, list of credits for staged reading, adapted and directed by Frances Miksits , Feb. 14, 1986
box 27
Multiple drafts and portions of chapters, master copy and various printer's copies
box 28
Multiple drafts...cont.
Physical Description: (9 folders)
box 28
Correspondence and other materials concerning the translation and Vonnegut's tour of Germany in 1998
box 28
Welcome to the Monkey House . Mock-up of CD cover
box 28
Welcome to the Monkey House . Revised draft, with photocopy, for Playboy magazine , 1968
box 28
Subseries:
Writings - articles, short stories, booklets, etc.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by title or subject. Mostly photocopies of typescripts with some original typescripts unless otherwise indicated
box 28
Al Hirschfeld, The Maker of Icons. For collection in book form of Hirschfeld drawings , June 1998
box 28
The Art of Kurt Vonnegut: Catalog of Original Silkscreens, with Joe Petro III. , 1997
box 28
April in East Hampton. Catalogue copy for April Gornik Show at Glenn Horowitz Gallery in East Hampton , Summer, 1999
box 28
Bernard Vonnegut: The Rainmaker ( The New York Times Magazine , Jan. 4, 1998
box 28
Can Writing be Taught? ( New York Times , Apr. 28, 1999)
box 28
Enchanted IOUs. Portfolio produced with Joe Petro III. Layout and cover letter. , 2001
box 28
The End Is Near ( In These Times , Oct. 29, 2004)
box 28
[Festschrift for Morgan Entrekin's birthday] , Jan. 8, 2005
box 28
God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian. Reports on afterlife recorded for PBS station WNYC.
Physical Description: Typescript of one report and printer's copy of compilation printed as premium for donation to the station
box 28
I am here to serve the people of the United States of America...[first line] , June 16, 1988
box 28
In-the-Bone Reading (unknown magazine , 1999)
box 28
In the Manner That Must Shame God Himself ( Harpers , Nov. 1972)
box 28
[Interviews with]: Joel Bleifus for In These Times magazine, Joel Bleifus for Playboy magazine, Walter Miller for Essential Vonnegut - mockup of CD packaging and cover letter only; Eric Solstein , 2003, 2005, 1999
box 28
Knowing What's Nice ( In These Times , Nov. 17, 2003)
box 28
Kurt Vonnegut vs. the !&#*!@ ( In These Times , Feb. 17, 2003)
box 28
The Lake ( Architectural Digest , 1987)
box 28
Last Words for a Century (aka: Fuh-kar-wee Indians and the Christian Year ( Playboy , 2000), Jan. 1999)
box 28
A Midsummer's Night Benefit, first sketch...for the book of a musical parody of "A Midsummer's Night Dream," by Shakespeare of course , January 9, 2000
box 28
The old university town of Weimar,...[first line] ( The Nation , March 12, 1998)
box 28
[Poetry].
Physical Description: Typescripts, photocopies of published poems, reprint
box 28
Preface. (unpublished , undated)
box 28
[Prefaces]. Bartlett's Words to Live By and Thornton Wilder's The Ides of March
box 28
Reunions ( Forbes ASAP , Oct. 4, 1999)
box 28
Stormy Weather. Submitted to The New York Times op ed page , Nov. 3, 1998
box 28
Strange Weather Lately ( In These Times , June 9, 2003)
box 28
This has always been not only a racist society...[first line] , undated
box 28
Vonnegut's Last Conversation with Kilgore Trout , October 1, 2004
box 28
Zoology 101 ( Forbes ASAP ). For a collection of essays on biotechnology , Mar. 15, 1999
box 28
Printed magazines, tear sheets and photocopies of articles by KV
box 33
Printed. Photocopies of columns by KV, from The Cornell Daily Sun , 1941-1943
box 28
Subseries:
Writings - quotes
box 28
Includes blurbs on book jackets, group collected for a portfolio, copy for postcards.
Physical Description: Printed, typescripts and photocopies
box 28
Subseries:
Writings - speeches and lectures.
Scope and Contents: Mostly typescripts with some correspondence and other related materials.
box 28
The Imagination of the State. Panel discussion at International P.E.N. Congress in New York City , 1986, Jan. 17
box 28
Tribute to Elsa Bonner , 1986, Feb. 11
box 28
Florida State University, Tallahassee (see also: poster) , 1997, Mar. 21
box 28
Rice University, Houston, Texas, graduation address , 1998
box 28
Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, Georgia, graduation address , 1999, May 15
box 29
Faith Sale, memorial service remarks , 2000, Jan. 7
box 29
Tribute to Joseph Heller , 2000, Apr. 4
box 29
Shortridge HIgh School Class of 1940 reunion, Indianapolis , 2000, June 17
box 29
Smith College , 2000, Sept. 5
box 29
Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Indianapolis , 2000, Sept. 16
box 29
Carl Sanburg Award, Chicago , 2001, Oct. 12
box 29
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York City. September 11 remembrance , 2001, Oct. 23
box 29
Beekman School, New York City, graduation address , 2001, ca. June.
box 29
St. Marks on the Bowery, New York City. September 11 remembrance , 2002, Sept. 11
box 29
Tribute to Donald Farber , 2002, Sept. 29
box 29
Clemens lecture , 2003, Apr. 30
box 29
Tribute to George Plimpton , 2003, Oct. 14
box 29
"Listen." Recorded at DG Systems, NYC , 2003, Nov. 3
box 29
Tribute to Jules Feiffer , 2004, Feb. 21
box 29
Lehigh University, graduation address , 2004, May 24
box 29
Eastern Washington University, Spokane , 2004, Apr. 17
box 29
Ollie M. Lyon, Jr., memorial service remarks. , 2005, Jan. 28
box 29
Tribute to Dan Berrigan , 2006, June 10
box 29
"The Family Business or Cosa Nostra"; tribute to Nelson Algren , undated.
box 29
Subseries:
Writings by Others
box 29
Blanchard, Duncan. The Lighter Side of a Life in Science
box 29
Buckman, Robert. What You Really Need to Know About Cancer.
Physical Description: Photocopy of cover and dedication to KV
box 29
Davey, Lynn. Early Childhood Development: What Matters Most?
box 29
Herzog, Roman. Speech...Dresden on , 13 February 1995
box 29
Kasper, Becky. A Letter to Vonnegut , Aug. 1999
Physical Description: (2 folders)
box 29
Nielson, Thomas. Caught in a Timequake: Time and History in the Fiction of Kurt Vonnegut. Thesis, Odense Universitet , 1998
box 29
Reese, Preston. Dear Mr. Vonnegut. , 1996
box 29
Sigler, Sean D. (fifth grade teacher, Gardner Street School, Los Angeles, CA). How to Survive the Future: The Quotes of Kurt Vonnegut...With the Help from the kids of Room 21 (Gardner Street) School.
box 29
Szpek, Ervin, Jr. Ex-POWs of Slaughterhouse Five (newsletter). , 1997-1999, 2002
box 29
Thom, James Alexander. A Major League Asterisk. Speech to the Indiana Civil Liberties Union , Oct. 10, 2003
box 29
Weide, Robert B. The Morning After Mother Night .
box 29
Biographical. Photocopy of Alex Vonnegut journalphotocopy of letter to father , 1902-1903, May 29, 1945
Physical Description: Recounts experiences from his capture near Luxemburg on Dec. 19, 1944 to his recuperation, Le Havre P.O.W. repatriation camp; photocopy of newspaper article announcing KV as missing in action, Indianapolis Times, Jan. 15, 1945; etc. (2 folders)
box 29
Artifacts: Three buttons; two copies of sticker: "Rare Earth 'We could have saved it, but we were too darn cheap and lazy.--Kurt Vonnegut'; two coasters with drawings by KV
box 29
Krementz, Jill.
Physical Description: emph: Something about the Author Autobiography Series
box 29
Prior, Nanette (daughter).
Physical Description: Two poems by NP; announcement of art show; catalog of paintings by husband Scott Prior; etc.
box 29
Vonnegut, Bernard.
Physical Description: Writings by and about BV; memorial service program
box 29
Vonnegut, Edith.
Physical Description: emph: Domestic Goddess
Physical Description: date: 2006;
Physical Description: date: 1997;
Physical Description: date: 1995
box 29
Vonnegut, Lily.
Physical Description: date: 2006
box 29
Vonnegut, Mark.
Physical Description: emph: The Eden Express
box 29
Inventory cards: Fortitude (2) Welcome to the Monkey House , 1967-1968, 1968
box 29
Photographs: KV shaking President Bill Clinton's hand at White House State reception for President Vaclav HavelGold Medal for Drama Committee, KV, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee, Brendan Gill; KV at reunion of boyhood friends , Sept. 16, 1998, 12/4/97, July 10, 1999
box 29
Articles about KV , 1997-2007
box 29
Reviews for various books
Physical Description: (7 folders)
box 30
Albion College , Apr. 18, 2002
box 30
Mark Twain House , Apr. 30, 2003
box 30
New Mexico University , Apr. 26, 2002
box 32
Artwork by KV: One original painting, five silkscreened paintings, one silkscreened quote
box 32
"I Don't Know What It Is About Hoosiers…."
Physical Description: Silkscreen Print
box 32
Joseph Heller, William Styron, Kurt Vonnegut - War Stories: Reality and Metaphor, A Colloquium...Florida State University, Tallahassee , Mar. 21, 1997
box 32
One Book One City, Indianapolisposter and brochure , 2007
box 34
Poster for The Year of Vonnegut Indianapolis , 2007
Series:
VII. Additions II
Subseries:
Writings - Major Works
box 35
Typescript with handwritten corrections
box 35
Miscellaneous typescript pages with handwritten corrections
box 35
5 typescripts to insert between chapters with handwritten corrections
box 35
Chapters I-XVIII typescripts with handwritten corrections
Physical Description: (approx. 236 pages) (3 folders)
box 35
Chapters I-XXXVIII typescript carbon copies with handwritten corrections
Physical Description: (approx. 405 pages) (4 folders)
box 35
Chapters XXV-XXIV typescript with handwritten corrections
Physical Description: (approx. 100 pages)
box 35
Setting copy with Vonnegut's handwritten corrections and copyeditor's notes
Physical Description: (4 folders)
box 35
Galley proofs with Vonnegut's handwritten corrections and publisher's memo
box 35
Screenplay typescript by Pressman Williams Enterprises Inc. , 1969
box 35
Handwritten notes by Vonnegut and other person
box 35
Novel summary typescript and early draft with annotations using earlier title, "Sirens of Triton"
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Miscellaneous typescript pages with handwritten corrections
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Chapter typescripts (Chapters 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Physical Description: (2 folders)
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Typescript with handwritten corrections
Physical Description: (4 folders)
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Typescript with handwritten corrections using earlier title, "Spy Story"
Physical Description: (approx. 20 pages)
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Typescript using earlier title, "Nation of Two"
Physical Description: (approx. 100 pages)
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Typescript with handwritten corrections using earlier title, "Nation of Two"
Physical Description: (approx. 200 pages) (3 folders)
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Typescript carbon copy with handwritten corrections, copy 1
Physical Description: (approx. 230 pages) (2 folders)
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Typescript carbon copy with handwritten corrections, copy 2
Physical Description: (approx. 230 pages) (2 folders)
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Typescript with handwritten corrections using earlier title, "Ice-9" and a few miscellaneous pages
Physical Description: (approx. 30 pages)
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Typescript with handwritten corrections using earlier title, "Ice-9"
Physical Description: (approx. 70 pages)
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Typescript carbon copy with handwritten corrections using earlier title, "Ice-9"
Physical Description: (approx. 110 pages)
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Typescript carbon copy with handwritten and taped-in typescript corrections using earlier title, "Ice-9"
Physical Description: (approx. 70 pages)
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Typescript carbon copy with handwritten corrections using earlier title, "Ice-9"
Physical Description: (approx. 50 pages)
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Miscellaneous pages, including notes, editor's queries, summaries, chapters and pages using earlier title, "Ice-9". Includes typescripts and manuscripts
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Typescript (12 pages), miscellaneous pages, and handwritten notes
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Photocopy of typescript
Physical Description: (approx. 35 pages)
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Typescript with handwritten corrections
Physical Description: (approx. 70 pages)
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Typescript with handwritten corrections
Physical Description: (approx. 180 pages) (2 folders)
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Typescript with handwritten corrections
Physical Description: (approx. 280 pages) (3 folders)
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Typescript carbon copy
Physical Description: (approx. 280 pages) (3 folders)
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Setting copy with Vonnegut's handwritten corrections and copyeditor's handwritten notes and related materials
Physical Description: (4 folders)
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Galley proofs with Vonnegut's handwritten corrections and copyeditor's handwritten notes
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Dramatic adaption typescript drafts with handwritten corrections
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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; or Pearls Before Swine , (1965)
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Typescript with handwritten corrections using earlier title, "Some Sweet Beginnings"
Physical Description: (approx. 15 pages)
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Typescript and miscellaneous pages with handwritten corrections using earlier title, "The Rosewater Foundation"
Physical Description: (approx. 45 pages)
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Typescript with handwritten corrections using earlier title, "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; or The Volunteer"
Physical Description: (approx. 47 pages)
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Typescript carbon copy using earlier title, "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; or, The Volunteer" (approx. 50 pages) and typist's invoice
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Typescript with handwritten corrections using earlier title, "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; or, The Volunteer."
Physical Description: Pages stapled together into 10 foot long ream
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Typescript with handwritten corrections using earlier title, "Rosewater".
Physical Description: Pages stapled together into 4 foot long ream
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Typescript with handwritten corrections using earlier title, "Rosewater".
Physical Description: Pages stapled together into 3 foot long ream
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Typescript with handwritten corrections
Physical Description: (approx. 173 pages) (3 folders)
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Typescript carbon copy with handwritten corrections
Physical Description: (approx. 300 pages) (3 folders)
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Dramatic adaptation typescript draft and manuscript materials.
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Dramatic adaptation typescript with handwritten corrections.
Physical Description: Pages stapled together into 16 foot long ream
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Dramatic adaptation typescript with handwritten corrections.
Physical Description: Pages stapled together into 10 foot long ream
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Breakfast of Champions "early versions (70 – 71)" , (1973)
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Chapter One typescript with handwritten corrections
Physical Description: (approx. 10 pages), 3 copies
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Chapter One typescript with handwritten corrections (approx. 16 pages) and miscellaneous typescript pages
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Typescript with handwritten corrections using earlier title, "Breakfast of Champions; or Goodbye Blue Monday"
Physical Description: (approx. 95 pages) (2 folders)
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Miscellaneous typescript pages
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Film adaptation typescript pages with handwritten corrections
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Subseries:
Writings - Short fiction, plays and screenplays
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"The Rover Boys in the American Southwest, August 1939" short story typescript with handwritten corrections
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Fragments from binder 1, including materials for: dramatic adaptation of God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater , short fictions "Guardian of the Person" and "While the Wine is Sweet."
Physical Description: Typescripts, manuscripts, and sketches (2 folders)
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folder 1
Fragments from binder 2, including materials for: Cat's Cradle , Mother Night , and dramatic adaptation of God Bless you Mr. Rosewater .
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folder 1
Typescripts, manuscripts and sketches
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folder 2
Uncle Upstairs play typescript
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folder 2
Heidi Again play typescript
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folder 2
Daedalus play typescript materials and manuscript materials
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folder 2
"Carbons for Television Synopses, Volume One", including television synopses of Slice of Life , Player Piano , Hoosier Symphony , Money Talks , Slaughterhouse Five , and The Bagman
oversize (No Box)
Trunk that housed Kurt Vonnegut's manuscripts, from Edie Vonnegut's home