Series I: Manuscripts
Subseries A: Manuscripts for Novels and Fiction
Scope and Contents note
Subseries A contains manuscripts for novels and fiction writing, as well as novel proposals. Novel manuscripts include Rent Boy, partial drafts of Gone Tomorrow, and the unpublished Desert Shore. Short fiction manuscripts include The Role of My Family in the World Revolution, a fragment of Shanghai, and numerous unpublished pieces. Galley proofs for White Trash Boulevard are located in the Oversize series [Folder 11].
Rent Boy original typescript, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gone Tomorrow partial drafts, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Desert Shore: A Novel (pp. 1-130), undated
Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Desert Shore: A Novel (pp. 131-260), undated
Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Desert Shore: A Novel (pp. 261-404), undated
Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Desert Shore: A Novel (partial drafts), undated
Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Maze: A Novel, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Big Other (unfinished novel and proposal), undated
Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gluttony (novel proposal), undated
Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Ch. 2 of Unfinished Novel", undated
Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Shanghai (fragment)", undated
Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Role of My Family in the World Revolution, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dreams Involving Water drafts, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
American Express, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
I Am Candy Jones, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Crisis in the Life of an Actor, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
One Size Fits All, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Philosophy in the Bedroom, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Only You, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sympathy for Medea, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Valerie Solanas (The Revised SCUM Manifesto)", undated
Box: 1, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc. Fiction Manuscripts, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries B: Manuscripts for Plays and Film
Scope and Contents note
Contains theatrical and cinematic manuscripts. Some theatrical manuscripts are actors' typescripts for Indiana's productions. Also included is a script not by Indiana for Dieter Schidor's 1985 film Cold in Columbia, in which Indiana appeared.
Custody, 1979
Box: 1, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Alligator Girls Go To College, 1979
Box: 1, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Alligator Girls Go To College / Performed at Mudd Club Nov. 1979", 1979
Box: 1, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Curse of the Dog People, 1980
Box: 1, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Curse of the Dog People (original version)", 1980
Box: 1, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Curse of the Dog People (original typescript)", 1980
Box: 1, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Bill Rice's typescript, w/ Photos / 'Curse of the Dog People'" [See Photography Series], 1980
Box: 1, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Dark Side of Anne Flaubert, 1980
Box: 1, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Phantoms of Louisiana, 1981
Box: 1, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Roman Polanski Story, 1981
Box: 1, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Return of the Dog People, 1984
Box: 1, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Roy Cohn, 1991-1992
Box: 1, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Roy Cohn galleys for anthology", 1998
Box: 1, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Red Tide, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Red Tide [original typescript]", undated
Box: 1, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
A Thwarted Sense of Occasion, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bangkok Talkie [film script], undated
Box: 1, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Unfinished/Incomplete Scripts, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cold in Columbia [script by Dieter Schidor, feat. Indiana], undated
Box: 1, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries C: Manuscripts for Poetry
Scope and Contents note
Contains poetry and lyrics written and sung for the band The Boners. Some poetry is dated by Indiana. Some prose is also included as part of a grouping created and dated by Indiana.
"Poems I + Lyrics written and sung for The Boners", undated
Box: 1, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Poems II", undated
Box: 1, Folder: 44 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Poems III", undated
Box: 1, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Poems IV / Short Prose (early + recent prose)", undated
Box: 1, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc. Poetry, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries D: Manuscripts for Critical and Non-Fiction Writing
Scope and Contents note
Contains critical essays, interview notes, and some miscellaneous manuscript materials. Interview notes include Chantal Akerman, David Lynch, and Carol Ross. Also included is the checklist for Indiana's 2002 photography retrospective "Extinction" at American Fine Arts, Co. in New York City.
No Such Thing as Paranoia, undated
Box: 2, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
A Culture High and Low, undated
Box: 2, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Wegman Contra Landseer, undated
Box: 2, Folder: 50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Charles Sobhraj writings, undated
Box: 2, Folder: 51 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Carol Ross conversation/writings, undated
Box: 2, Folder: 52 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Proposal for Essay collection", undated
Box: 2, Folder: 53 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
David Lynch interview transcript, undated
Box: 2, Folder: 54 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chantal Akerman interview transcript, undated
Box: 2, Folder: 55 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ingrid Caven interview materials, undated
Box: 2, Folder: 56 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Checklist for 'Extinction' Retrospective at American Fine Arts, Chelsea / Feb 2002", 2001
Box: 2, Folder: 57 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc. Critical Writings, undated
Box: 2, Folder: 58 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
