Al Silverman Papers
Call Number
MSS.136
Date
1951-2003, inclusive
Creator
Silverman, Al
Extent
23.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
Materials are in English
Abstract
The Al Silverman Papers document the working life and activities of sports writer Al Silverman, author of ten books and numerous essays. The collection includes materials related to Al Silverman's work as an author as well as his work as editor of Sport Magazine, editor and publisher at Viking Press, and CEO and chairman of Book of the Month Club. Included in these files are draft copies of articles and books, research, interviews, magazine and newspaper clippings, correspondence with editors, and fan mail.
Biographical Note
Al Silverman, a noted sports writer, is author of 10 books and numerous essays published in, among other publications, Playboy, Saga, and Sport Magazine. Among his publications is I am Third, written with Gale Sayers, which became the acclaimed movie, "Brian's Song."
In addition to his writing, Silverman also worked as an editor and publisher. He was editor of Sport Magazine from 1951 to 1963 and was CEO and chairman of Book of the Month Club from 1972 to 1988. Most recently, Silverman served as editor and publisher at Viking Press from 1989 to 1997.
Arrangement
The Al Silverman Papers are organized into three series: Author Files, Book of the Month Club files, and "It's Not Over 'Til It's Over" materials. Within series I and II, files are organized chronologically. The files are in the original order in series III. Descriptions are at the folder level.
The files are grouped into 3 series: I: Author Files; II: Book of the Month Club Files; III: It's Not Over 'Til it's Over.
The Al Silverman Papers are organized into three series: Author Files, Book of the Month Club files, and "It's Not Over 'Til It's Over" materials. Within series I and II, files are organized chronologically. The files are in the original order in series III. Descriptions are at the folder level.
The files are grouped into 3 series:
- I: Author Files
- II: Book of the Month Club Files
- III: It's Not Over 'Til it's Over
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes materials related to Al Silverman's work as an author as well as his work as editor of Sport Magazine, editor and publisher at Viking Press, and CEO and chairman of Book of the Month Club. Included in these files are draft copies of articles and books, research, interviews, magazine and newspaper clippings, correspondence with editors, and fan mail. The collected materials illustrate the stages of Silverman's writing process.
Most materials are in original format.
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
SERIES I: Author Files
This series includes materials from several stages of Silverman's career including materials related to his work as an essayist and book author as well as his work as an editor of Sport Magazine and editor and publisher at Viking Press. Included are drafts, correspondence with editors, fan mail, interviews, research notes, contracts and audiocassettes.
Subseries A: Paper Files
Subseries B: Audio Recordings removed from Paper Files
Subseries C: Recorded Interviews
SERIES II: Book of the Month Club Files
Subseries A: Paper Files
Subseries B: Videocassettes
This series includes materials from Silverman's tenure as CEO and chairman of Book of the Month Club. Included are correspondence, press clippings and videocassettes as well as files related to Book of the Month Club: Sixty Years of Books in American Life, edited by Silverman.
SERIES III: It's Not Over 'Til It's Over
Subseries A: Paper Files
Subseries B: Books
Subseries C: Media
Subseries D: Digital Data Storage
This series is a 2004 accretion to the Al Silverman papers. It includes research materials for, and drafts of It's Not Over 'Til It's Over, a sports history book written by Silverman, published in 2002.
Subjects
Organizations
Genres
People
Tuchman, Barbara W. (Barbara Wertheim), 1912-1989;
Thomas, Lewis, 1913-1993;
Smith, Amanda;
Sayers, Gale, 1943-;
Savago, Joe;
Laurie, Adelaide;
Laurie, Rocco, 1948-1972;
Joyce, James, 1882-1941;
Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969;
Hornung, Paul, 1935-;
Howard, Maureen, 1930-;
Foster, Gregory, 1949-1972;
Gottlieb, Robert, 1931-;
Robinson, Frank, 1935-;
Piccolo, Brian, 1943-1970;
McGinnis, Joe, 1954-;
Bellow, Saul;
Caro, Robert;
DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999;
Mailer, Norman;
Updike, John
Topics
Titles
Access Restrictions
Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Use Restrictions
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); The Al Silverman Papers; MSS 136 ; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.
Provenance
The Al Silverman papers were donated by Al Silverman in 1998. Accretions were added to the collection in 2004 and 2009.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audiovisual and born-digital materials have not been preserved and are not available to researchers.
Separated Material
Over 800 books from Al Silverman's personal library were donated with his personal papers. An "author" or "related name" search in Bobcat, NYU's online catalog, will retrieve the records for the books.
About this Guide
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Language: Description is in English.
Edition of this Guide
This version was derived from Silverman Finding Aid.doc
Repository
Fales Library and Special Collections
Series I: Author Files
Subseries A: Paper Files
Scope and Contents note
This subseries includes drafts of Silverman's books; drafts and copies of articles; and correspondence, fan mail and photographs related to these writings. Also included are correspondence, contracts and reviews from his tenure at Sport Magazine and Viking Press.
Sport Magazine, 1951, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine, 1952, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine, 1953, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine, 1954, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Freelance Writing, 1955, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Freelance Writing, 1955-1956, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Freelance Writing, 1956, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Freelance Writing, 1957, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Freelance Writing, 1958, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Freelance Writing, 1959, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Freelance Writing, 1960, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine & Saga, 1961, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs from Sport Magazine, 1961-1971, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine & Saga, 1962, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine, Saga & Playboy, 1963, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Saga & Playboy, 1964, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fan Mail on Books, 1964-1985, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine & Playboy, 1965, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Paul Hornung: Football and the Single Man (the transcribed tapes), 1965, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Football and the Single Man (the transcribed tapes), 1965, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Football and the Single Man (the transcribed tapes), 1965, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Football and the Single Man (the transcribed tapes), 1965, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Football and the Single Man (final draft to printer), 1965, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Football and the Single Man (final draft to printer), 1965, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Football and the Single Man (correspondence, clippings), 1965, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Football and the Single Man (promotion, reviews, fan mail, clippings), 1965, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine & Scholastic Books, 1966, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Stories from Liberty Magazine Archives (some reprinted in Sport), 1966-1967, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine & Scholastic Books, 1967, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine & Scholastic Books, 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Frank Robinson: My Life is Baseball (contract correspondence, reviews), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (drafts of book's first and last chapters, clippings and Silverman's score cards), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (chapters 2 & 3 drafts, clippings), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (chapter draft - Rookie, clippings), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (chapters 4 & 5 drafts, tape transcriptions, clippings), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (chapters 8, 9 & 10 drafts, tapes, clippings), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (chapters 11 & 12 drafts, tapes, clippings), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (chapters 13 & 14 drafts, tapes, clippings), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (chapters 15 & 16 drafts, tapes, clippings), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (chapter 17 draft, tapes, clippings), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (complete chapter drafts), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (transcriptions of the tapes), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (transcriptions of the tapes), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (manuscript sent to printer), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (manuscript sent to printer), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (tape transcriptions, typed interviews, Robinson on race and NLVS), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (clippings, photos), 1968, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (proofs - reader's set), 1968, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Life is Baseball (index cards and notebooks), 1968, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine & Scholastic, 1969, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Joe DeMaggio: The Golden Year (correspondence, reviews, cancelled checks made out to Joe DeMaggio), 1969, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Golden Year (copyedited manuscript), 1969, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Golden Year (copyedited manuscript), 1969, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Golden Year (final draft), 1969, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Golden Year (final copy, manuscript), 1969, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Golden Year (interviews with DeMaggio, magazine pieces), 1969, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Golden Year (research by chapter), 1969, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Golden Year (research), 1969, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Golden Year (research), 1969, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Golden Year (research), 1969, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Golden Year (interview book, stats, questions), 1969, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine & Playboy, 1970, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gayle Sayers: I Am Third, 1970, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gayle Sayers: I Am Third, 1970, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gayle Sayers: I Am Third, 1970, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
I Am Third (addenda, reprints, contracts, royalties, letters, clippings), 1970, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
I Am Third (Brian's Song - film of Sayers/Piccolo Friendship), 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Piccolo (research), 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
I Am Third (research), 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
I Am Third (research), 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
I Am Third (research), 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
I Am Third (research), 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
I Am Third (research), 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
I Am Third (drafts, part I), 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
I Am Third (drafts, part II), 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
I Am Third/Brian's Song (reviews), 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
I Am Third (publishing, correspondence, letters on book), 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
I Am Third (interview questions, notes), 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gayle Sayers: I Am Third, 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gayle Sayers: I Am Third, 1970, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine & Playboy, 1971, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine & Playboy, 1972, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine, 1973, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine, 1974, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (proposal, contracts production correspondence), 1974, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (9th precinct interviews), 1974, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (9th precinct interviews, transcriptions), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (partners - interviews), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (police academy - tape transcriptions, drafts), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (Adelaide Laurie interviews), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (widows - tape transcriptions, 2 early drafts), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (draft, part I), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (correspondence with widows and mother of son killed in Vietnam), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (widows at the hospital), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (East Village - interviews, map of the 9th precinct), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (cops reenactment - transcribed tapes, early drafts), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (murder night - transcribed, early drafts of chapters 1, 2, 3), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (Jackie Foster interviews), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (Adelaide Laurie - interviews), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (draft part V & epilogue), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (courtships, wedding - interviews, draft), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (Adelaide Laurie - early life - tapes transcribed with her inlaws), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (arrests of suspects), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (commemorative ceremonies, letters to widows from third grade class), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (manhunt begins - transcribed 9th precinct - cops, suspects, etc.), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (funeral - Foster - St. Pat's), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (funeral - Laurie - Staten Island), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (various revisions), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (Foster - Vietnam - early drafts, interviews, correspondence), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (draft part III, IV), 1974, inclusive
Box: 5, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (Laurie - Vietnam - early drafts, interviews, correspondence), 1974, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (cont. Laurie - Vietnam), 1974, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (part II draft), 1974, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (correspondence, promotion, photographs, book reviews, movie reviews), 1974, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (the teleplay), 1974, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (movie deal), 1974, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (notebooks, index cards, references, quotations), 1974, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (interview questions - index cards), 1974, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (photographs of memorial service one year afterdeaths, 1974, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (copy to printer), 1974, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (copy to printer), 1974, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foster and Laurie (duplicate galleys), 1974, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sport Magazine, 1975, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Frank Robinson: My Life is Baseball The Revised Edition (new preface and afterward), 1975, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Viking Years (correspondence, reviews, National Book Awards), 1989, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
20th Century Treasury of Sports (correspondence), 1989, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Viking Years (correspondence, reviews, National Book Awards), 1990, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
20th Century Treasury of Sports (correspondence), 1990, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Viking Years (correspondence, reviews), 1991, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
20th Century Treasury of Sports (correspondence), 1991, inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Viking Years (correspondence, reviews, copies of James Joyce contract), 1992, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
20th Century Treasury of Sports (correspondence, contract), 1992, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
20th Century Treasury of Sports (promotion, reviews, letters from authors, head notes, filler), 1992, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
20th Century Treasury of Sports (copy to printer), 1992, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
20th Century Treasury of Sports (copy to printer), 1992, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
20th Century Treasury of Sports (copy to printer), 1992, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
20th Century Treasury of Sports (copy to printer), 1992, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
20th Century Treasury of Sports (copy to printer), 1992, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
20th Century Treasury of Sports (copy to printer), 1992, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Viking Years (correspondence, reviews, London trips), 1993, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Viking Years (correspondence, reviews), 1994, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Viking Years (correspondence), 1995, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Viking Years (correspondence), 1996, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Viking Years (correspondence), 1997, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Post Viking Years (correspondence), 1998, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Post Viking Years (correspondence), 1999, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Editing with Amanda Smith on Letters of her grandfather, Joseph Kennedy, 1994-2000, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Post Viking (contract for Letters of Joseph P. Kennedy w/ Amanda Smith), 1997
Box: 7, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Post Viking (correspondence, misc.), 2000, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Post Viking (correspondence, misc.), 2001, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sayers: Introduction for New Edition I Am Third (drafts, correspondence), 2001-2002, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Post Viking (correspondence, misc.), 2002, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Post Viking (correspondence, misc.), 2003, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Paul Horning: Football and the Single Man (Look Magazine) [FLAT BOX], 1965, inclusive
Box: 17, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gayle Sayers: I Am Third - research [FLAT BOX], 1970, inclusive
Box: 17, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gayle Sayers, Brian Piccolo [FLAT BOX], 1970, inclusive
Box: 17, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries B: Audio Recordings removed from Paper Files
Scope and Content
This subseries contains audio recordings of interviews and other research materials which were removed from the paper portion of this series.
Conditions Governing Access
Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and are not available to researchers.
The Golden Year - Joe DeMaggio, 1969
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0001 (Material Type: Audio)
The Golden Year - Joe DeMaggio, 1969
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0002 (Material Type: Audio)
Subseries C: Recorded Interviews
Scope and Contents note
This subseries contains audiocassettes of recorded interviews done as research for Football and the Single Man, My Life is Baseball, I Am Third and Foster and Laurie.
Conditions Governing Access
Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and are not available to researchers.
Paul Hornung - 1 & 2, Early Life Plus High School, Sound recording, ¼ inch audiotape, 7.5 ips, 5 in. reel, Audio Magnetics., 1965, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0003 (Material Type: Audio)
Paul Hornung - 3 & 4, Sound recording, ¼ inch audiotape, 7.5 ips, 5 in. reel, Audio Magnetics., 1965, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0004 (Material Type: Audio)
Paul Hornung - 5 & 6, Sound recording, ¼ inch audiotape, 7.5 ips, 5 in. reel, Audio Magnetics., 1965, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0005 (Material Type: Audio)
Paul Hornung - Paul Forgot to Give to You, Sound recording, ¼ inch audiotape, 7.5 ips, 5 in. reel, Audio Magnetics., 1965, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0006 (Material Type: Audio)
Paul Hornung - Mother Completed, Sound recording, ¼ inch audiotape, 5 in. reel, [Brand unidentified]., 1965, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0007 (Material Type: Audio)
Paul Hornung - Mrs. Hornung, Sound recording, ¼ inch audiotape, 7.5 ips, 5 in. reel, Scotch., 1965, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0008 (Material Type: Audio)
Paul Hornung - Miami, Hornung one side only, Sound recording, ¼ inch audiotape, 7.5 ips, 5 in. reel, Audio Magnetics., 1965, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0009 (Material Type: Audio)
Paul Hornung - [unlabeled], Sound recording, ¼ inch audiotape, 7.5 ips, 5 in. reel, Audio Magnetics., 1965, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0010 (Material Type: Audio)
Paul Hornung - [unlabeled], Sound recording, ¼ inch audiotape, 5 in. reel, [Brand unidentified]., 1965, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0011 (Material Type: Audio)
Frank Robinson - A, 61-62[?], Sound recording, 1.4 in. tape, 5 in. reel, Lafayette., 1968, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0012 (Material Type: Audio)
Frank Robinson - B Sound recording, 1.4 in. tape, 5 in. reel, Lafayette., 1968, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0013 (Material Type: Audio)
Frank Robinson, C Sound recording, 1.4 in. tape, 5 in. reel, Tempo., 1968, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0014 (Material Type: Audio)
Frank Robinson - 1&2, '66 Trade, Sound recording, 1.4 in. tape, 5 in. reel, Lafayette., 1968, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0015 (Material Type: Audio)
Frank Robinson - 3&4, 1966 Season, Sound recording, 1.4 in. tape, 5 in. reel, Lafayette., 1968, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0016 (Material Type: Audio)
Frank Robinson - 5&6, early days, through high school, 3 first half 17/8, Sound recording, 1.4 in. tape, 5 in. reel, Lafayette., 1968, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0017 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - through high school with Linda (transcribed), 1&2, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0018 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - high school, recruiting, Linda, 3&4, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0019 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - Linda & Gale, marriage quarrels, scrapbooks, Paine Webber 5&6, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0020 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - Tommy Dare, Gale Sat College, Caine Webber, 9&10, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0021 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - College, 11&12, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0022 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - 13&14, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0023 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - 65, 66 season, 67, 15&16, season Brake interview, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0024 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - 1969 Brake interview, 1969 Season, Pick, 17&18, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0025 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - Mike Shinn, 20&21 Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0026 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - Mellen Interview, Easton Interview, Roger Sayers, 20&21, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0027 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - 1968, Misc., 22&23, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0028 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - Misc. 1968 Knee, 1969 Season, 24&25, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0029 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - Piccolo, 26&27, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0030 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - 28&29, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120,, 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0031 (Material Type: Audio)
I Am Third - Bill Cosby Intro, Fran Tarkenton, Sound recording, audiocassette, Scotch, C-120., 1970, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0032 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Mrs. Foster Feb. 12, '73, Sound recording, audiocassette, Capitol, C120., 1973, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0033 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - conversation with Linda, Sound recording, audiocassette, Mercury, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0034 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Mrs. Foster, Sound recording, audiocassette, Memorex 120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0035 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Sgt. Riede, Gunny Sgt. Gerald Lester, Sound recording, audiocassette, Memorex 120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0036 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Mrs. Laurie, Sound recording, audiocassette, Memorex 120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0037 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Anthony Laurie, Sound recording, audiocassette, Memorex 120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0038 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Mrs. Laurie, Mrs. Foster, Sound recording, audiocassette, Memorex 120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0039 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Adelaide, Family life, Sound recording, audiocassette, Memorex 120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0040 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Mr. and Mrs. Jammateo (uncle, aunt Laurie), Sound recording, audiocassette, Memorex 120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0041 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Mrs. Foster, Sound recording, audiocassette, Memorex 120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0042 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Mr. and Mrs. A. Laurie, Mrs. Anthony Laurie, Sound recording, audiocassette, Memorex 120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0043 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - H-1, Sound recording, audiocassette, Phillips, C-90., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0044 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Police, D'Amodio, Liedy, Captain Rogers, D'Allessandro, TV funeral, coverage, Geraldo Rivera interview, Mrs. Laurie, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0045 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Mel Ware, Dave, Alice Kuchlan, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0046 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - O'Neil, patrolman Frank Dudley, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0047 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Al Romeo, Sgt. Gerry Hennessy, The Cool Ones, Sgt. Mason, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0048 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - patrol car, Larry Chiles, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0049 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Sgt. Reedy and Wocial, Jim Liedy, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0050 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Police, 9th Precinct, Peter S. Woods, detectives, Glover, Mahoney, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0051 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Larry Perez, Antoinette, George Gibbons, patrol car, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120, 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0052 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Mr. and Mrs. Laurie, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0053 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Mrs. Laurie (Feb. 11, 1973), Steven Brenelsen, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0054 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Anthony Laurie, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0055 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Daryl Anderson, Jim Duffy, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0056 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Lewis - Raftery, police team, Det. Al Romeo, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0057 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Adelaide Laurie, Rich Peterson, Lewis - Raftery, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0058 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Dale Duke, Iowa City, served with Foster, Vietnam, Michael Brown, Barbagello, Sound recording, audiocassette, Scotch, 3M., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0059 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - 9th Div., Sound recording, audiocassette, BASF, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0060 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Brooks Matyi, Sound recording, audiocassette, Norelco, C-120., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0061 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie - Sayers, Doc Fox, Sound recording, audiocassette, RCA, 120 min., 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0062 (Material Type: Audio)
Foster and Laurie, Sound recording, audiocassette, Capehart, C-120., undated, inclusive
Box: 8, Media: ID: 136.0063 (Material Type: Audio)
Series II: Book of the Month Club
Conditions Governing Access
The Book of the Month Club meeting minutes are closed until 2023.
Subseries A: Paper Files
Scope and Contents note
This Subseries includes correspondence, annual reports, and memos from Silverman's tenure as CEO and chairman of Book of the Month Club.
Conditions Governing Access
The Book of the Month Club meeting minutes are closed until 2023.
Book of the Month Club (correspondence, in-house memos), 1972, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, annual report), 1973, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, annual report), 1974, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, memos, annual report), 1975, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, annual report), 1976, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, annual report), 1977, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, clippings), 1978, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, clippings), 1979, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, clippings), 1980, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, clippings), 1981, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, clippings), 1982, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, clippings), 1983, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, clippings), 1984, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, clippings), 1985, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, clippings, 60th anniversary), 1986, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., memos, clippings, 60th anniversary), 1986, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (correspondence, etc.), 1987, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (Joe Savago file), 1987, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., clippings, 20th century project), 1988, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., clippings, Silverman's retirement), 1988, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (appointment of Brigette Weeks as BOMC editor), 1988, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (corresp., 20th century project), 1989-1990, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (course on contemporary novel taught at Yale), 1989-1990, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (speeches made over the BOMC years and beyond), 1984-1995, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (articles on book clubs), 1949-1984, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book of the Month Club (articles on book clubs), 1986-2001, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Fragile Pleasure - Daedalus article on book clubs (corresp., research materials), 1983, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Fragile Pleasure, 1983, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC - "The Fragile Pleasure" (Daedalus article on book clubs from symposia on book publishing), 1983, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC - Strategic Plan, 1985-1990, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book (responses from publishers), 1986, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book (corresp., reviews, letters, corresp. with publisher Little, Brown), 1986, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book, 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book (galleys), 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: The Book (galleys), 1986, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: Judge files - RESTRICTED until 2023, 1981-1983, inclusive
Box: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: Judge files - RESTRICTED until 2023, 1984-1986, inclusive
Box: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: Judge files - RESTRICTED until 2023, 1986-1988, inclusive
Box: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries B: Videotapes
Scope and Contents note
This subseries contains videocassettes from the Book of the Month Club.
Conditions Governing Access
Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and are not available to researchers.
BOMC: First Edition - Auchincloss, videorecording, VHS, Scotch., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0064 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: First Edition - Bellow, Saul, videorecording, VHS, Fuji., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0065 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: Caro, Robert, 28:30, videorecording, VHS, Scotch., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0066 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Happy Birthday Mr. Fadiman!, videorecording, VHS, Scotch., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0067 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: First Edition - Godwin 30:00, videorecording, VHS, Scotch., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0068 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: First Edition - Gottlieb, Robert, 6/14/83, videorecording, VHS, Scotch., 1983, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0069 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: First Edition - Hersh Protection, videorecording, VHS, Scotch., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0070 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: First Edition - Howard, Maureen, 28:30, videorecording, VHS, Scotch., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0071 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: First Edition - McGinnis, Joe, 6/17/83 videorecording, VHS, Scotch., 1983, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0072 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Creative Television Association First Edition - Mailer, Norman, videorecording, VHS, Fuji., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0073 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: First Edition - Morrison 30:00, videorecording, VHS, Scotch., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0074 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: First Edition - Theroux, videorecording, VHS, Scotch., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0075 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: Thomas, Lewis, 28:30, videorecording, VHS, Scotch., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0076 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Creative Television Association First Edition - Tuchman, Barbara, videorecording, VHS, Fuji., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0077 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: John Updike, Original videorecording, VHS, Scotch., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0078 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BOMC: First Edition- Wetering, 30:00 videorecording, VHS, Scotch., undated, inclusive
Box: 16, Media: ID: 136.0079 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Series III: It's Not Over 'Til It's Over
Subseries A: Paper Files
Scope and Content
This subseries contains the research material used for, and drafts of "It's Not Over 'Til It's Over"
Sources and Acknowledgements, 2002
Box: 18, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
It's Not Over 'Til It's Over - Introduction, Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 1 - "Merkele Forever" 1908, Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 2 - "The Battle of the Century" 1923 (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 2 - "The Battle of the Century" 1923 (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 3 - "A Supreme Day for Tennis" 1937 (interviews and clippings), Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 3 - "A Supreme Day for Tennis" 1937 (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 3 - "A Supreme Day for Tennis" 1937 (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 4 - "The Most Theatrical Home Run" 1951 (drafts), Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 4 - "The Most Theatrical Home Run" 1951 (research), Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 4 - "The Most Theatrical Home Run" 1951 (research and clippings 1 of 2), Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 4 - "The Most Theatrical Home Run" 1951 (research and clippings 2 of 2), Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 5 - "Sudden Death" 1958 (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 5 - "Sudden Death" 1958 (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 6 - "Head On, The Generations Collide" 1960 (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 6 - "Head On, The Generations Collide" 1960 (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 18, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 7 - "Chosen by the Gods" 1964 (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 7 - "Chosen by the Gods" 1964 (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 8 - "The Game of Games" 1968 (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 8 - "The Game of Games" 1968 (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 9 - "They Left it on the Table" 1971 (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 9 - "They Left it on the Table" 1971 (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 10 - "Body English" 1975, Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 10 - "Body English" 1975 (clippings 1 of 2), Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 10 - "Body English" 1975 (clippings 2 of 2), Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 11 - "Do You Believe in Miracles" 1980 (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 11 - "Do You Believe in Miracles" 1980 (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 12 - "Weep No More My Lady" 1992 (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 12 - "Weep No More My Lady" 1992 (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 13 - "Awesome!" 1999 (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 19, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 13 - "Awesome!" 1999 (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 20, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
PR, Reviews, Comments, Publicity, 2002
Box: 20, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Readings - Boston, Cambridge, New York, Kate - Len Lopate show, 2002
Box: 20, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters recieved, 2002-2003, inclusive
Box: 20, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Contract, pre-pub letters, 1999-2002, inclusive
Box: 20, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence, 2000-2002, inclusive
Box: 20, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Revised draft - chapter 1, Undated
Box: 20, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Revised draft - chapter 2-4, Undated
Box: 20, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Revised draft - chapter 5-9, Undated
Box: 20, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Complete draft - Title page - chapter 7, 2002
Box: 20, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Complete draft - chapter 8-13, 2002
Box: 20, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Papers removed from media, Undated
Box: 20, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries B: Books
Scope and Content
This subseries contains books which were used for research in the writing of "It's Not Over 'Til It's Over".
"Damn Senators" - Mark Gauvreau Judge, 2003
Box: 20, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"A Day in the Life of Roger Angell" - Roger Angell, 1990
Box: 20, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Diz: The Story of Dizzy Dean and Baseball During the Great Depression" - Robert Gregory, 1992
Box: 20, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"The Natural" - Bernard Malamud, 1952
Box: 20, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"The New Baseball Reader" - Charles Einstein (ed.), 1991
Box: 20, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Stranger to the Games" - Bob Gibson, 1994
Box: 21, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"The Summer Game" - Roger Angell, 1990
Box: 21, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"The Twentieth Century Treasury of Sports" - Al Silverman and Brian Silverman (eds.), 1992
Box: 21, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Willie's Time" - Charles Einstein, 1989
Box: 21, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries C: Media
Scope and Content
This subseries contains audio recordings of interviews and other research material and video recordings of sports games and sports history programming.
Conditions Governing Access
Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and are not available to researchers.
Introduction - interviews with Billy Whelan, Charlie Ruddock (1 of 4), Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0080 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Introduction - interviews with Billy Whelan, Charlie Ruddock (2 of 4), Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0081 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Introduction - interviews with Billy Whelan, Charlie Ruddock (3 of 4), Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0082 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Introduction - interviews with Billy Whelan, Charlie Ruddock (3 of 4), Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0083 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 4 - Rachel Robinson interview, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0084 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 4 - Bobby Thomson interview, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0085 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 4 - Branca interview (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0086 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 4 - Branca interview (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0087 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 5 - Bob Daley interview, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0088 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 5 - John Steadman interview, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0089 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 7 - Billy Mills interview (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0090 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 7 - Billy Mills interview (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0091 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 8 - Champi interview, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0092 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 8 - Brian Dowling interview, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0093 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 10 - Sullivan interview (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0094 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 10 - Sullivan interview (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0095 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 11 - Hockey Guys (1 of 2), Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0096 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 11 - Hockey Guys (2 of 2), Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0097 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Awesome Interviews" - [Aker], Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0098 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Awesome Interviews" - [DiLillo], Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0099 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Awesome Interviews" - [Foudy], Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0100 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Awesome Interviews" - [Millbaen], Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0101 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Awesome Interviews" - [Sharam], Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0102 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
George [Velsex] interview, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0103 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[I], Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0104 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[3], Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0105 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1975 World Series, game 6: sides I and II, 1975
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0106 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1975 World Series, game 6: sides III and IV, 1975
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0107 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
42 Seconds, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0108 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Al's Unitas Tape, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0109 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ali-Frazer 1: One Nation Divisible (revised), Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0110 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Arnold Palmer: Golf's Heart and Soul part 1, 1998
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0111 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Arnold Palmer: Golf's Heart and Soul part 2, 1998
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0112 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Billy Mills 10K Run, Tokyo Olympics, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0113 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dem Bums; Baseball, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0114 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Do You Believe in Miracles: The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0115 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Duk-Ky, 1992
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0116 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Duke, Kentucky - ESPN Classic Game of the Week, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0117 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Duke vs. Kentucky, 3/28/92
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0118 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Running Brave, 1983
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0119 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Shot Heard Around the World, HBO, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0120 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sports of the Century - 1958 Colts / Giants, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0121 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
U.S - Russia, HBO, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0122 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
U.S. Open History, Undated
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0123 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
U.S. Women's Cup Soccer - Pasadena, 1999
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0124 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
World Series, game 6, 1975
Box: 22, Cassette: ID: 136.0125 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries D: Data Storage
Scope and Content
This series contains floppy disks and zip drives.
Conditions Governing Access
Computer storage disks have not been preserved and are not available to researchers.
51 floppy disks, Undated
Box: 22 (Material Type: Computer Disks)
4 zip disks, Undated
Box: 22 (Material Type: Computer Disks)
