Series 4A: Diaries, 1918-1965, inclusive

Topics include: love affairs, copies of poems and letters, some commentary on the war

Sporadic entries, written in Porto Ronco

Topics include: affair with Marlene Dietrich; Parties, and relationship problems with other people, little writing activities

Topics include: relationship problems with Marlene Dietrich and her "clan" (Husband, von Sternberg, and other women), little writing activities

Topics include: unhappiness with relationship with Marlene Dietrich (many infidelities), called himself "Soldat" [soldier]

Topics include: beginning of break-up with Marlene Dietrich, little writing activities, unhappiness with Liebe Deinen Nächsten

Topics include: break-up with Marlene Dietrich, relationship with Greta Garbo in January, Frances Cain in February/March, little writing activties

Topics include: break-up with Marlene Dietrich, relationship with Lupe Velez (August to end of 1941), little writing actitvies, little commentary on current events

Topics include: ending of break-up with Marlene Dietrich, relationship with Zorina (April/May), after returning to New York intensified relationship with Natasha Paley, created plan for on Emigranten-Stories in New York, little writing activities and commentary on current events

Topics include: social life in New York, problems with Natasha Paley, work on Arc de Triomphe, at the Sherry-Netherland in New York

Topics include: relationship with Sandra Rambeau (June-August) and Natasha Paley, more work on Arc de Triomphe

Sporadic entries. Topics include: relationship with Natasha Paley, writing activities increased parallel increasing mentions of WWII

Sporadic entries.

Topics include: relationship problems with Natasha Paley, she followed him to Europe; little writing activities; relationship with Ellen Janssen starting in July 1949, she was also his secretary

Topics include: difficulties with Natasha Paley, relationship with Ellen Janssen (August)

Topics include: difficulties with Natasha Paley, work on Der Funke Leben

Topics include: break-up with Natasha Paley

Topics include: dream analysis; self-analysis relating to the break-up with Paley, writing activities, social activities, and alcohol addiction

Topics include: break-up with Natasha Paley

Topics include: relationship with Gypsy Markoff, beginning of relationship with Paulette Goddard, writing activities including the last chapter of the Der Funke Leben / Spark of Life

Topics include: writing activties, focus on literary writer instead of magazine writer, analysis of inferiority complex, relationship with Paulette Goddard

Topics include: self-analysis, relationship with Paulette Goddard, work on Der schwarze Obelisk / The Black Obelisk

Topics include: travel