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Series XI: American Genius (2006)

Scope and Content

Series XI: American Genius contains materials related to the creation of Lynne Tillman's book "American Genius". This series includes various annotated drafts of the book, however there is no press or publicity in this series. The series is divided into one subseries:

A: Drafts and Production

Series XI, Subseries A: Drafts and Production

American Genius Annotated Draft (2 of 3), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General note

Part 1 is in: Box 22, Folder 13 Part 3 is in: Box 22, Folder 27

American Genius Annotated Draft fragment - pages 13-165 and 62-95, Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft, "Gray" pages 1-115 (1 of 3), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft, "Gray" pages 116-242 (2 of 3), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft, "Gray" pages 243-357 (3 of 3), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft fragment pages 27-40, Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft fragment pages 69-103, Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft and Notes (1 of 4), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft and Notes pages 1-142 (2 of 4), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft and Notes pages 143-293 (3 of 4), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft and Notes pages 294-377 (4 of 4), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft Pages 108-213, Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft Pages 147-183, Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft Pages 372-393, Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft Pages 385-409 and unnumbered, Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft Pages 420-425 with three iterations, Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft Pages 430-434, with E-Mail from Lynne Tillman to Steve, 2004

Box: 21, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft, several annotated copies pages 1, 424, notes and fragments, Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft, "Steve's" (1 of 3), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft, "Steve's" (2 of 3), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Annotated Draft, "Steve's" (3 of 3), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Draft "End Desktop", Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Draft Pages 2-91, 32-33, Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius "From December 17th Draft", 2001

Box: 21, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Full Draft pages 1-123 (1 of 3), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Full Draft pages 124-284 (2 of 3), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Full Draft pages 285-423 (3 of 3), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius "Last Pages as of 9/11/04, 11 Sept. 2004

Box: 21, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius "Last Pages", 19 Sept. 2004

Box: 21, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Notes and Annotated Draft (1 of 3), Undated

Box: 21, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Notes and Annotated Draft (2 of 3), Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Notes and Annotated Draft (3 of 3), Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius Research File, Skin, 2002-2003, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Genius SIngle Spaced Draft pages 41-120, Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Skin #28 Annotated Draft (1 of 2), Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Skin #28 Annotated Draft (2 of 2), Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Skin #29 Annotated Draft 9 Dec. 2003 (1 of 2), 2003

Box: 22, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Skin #29 Annotated Draft 9 Dec. 2003 (2 of 2), 2003

Box: 22, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Skin #33 Annotated Draft (1 of 2), Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Skin #33 Annotated Draft (2 of 2), Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Skin Annotated Draft dated Dec. 14, 2002, 2002

Box: 22, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Skin "Done in Germany" pages 349-409, Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

American Skin "Skin 27" (1 of 3), 2002

Box: 22, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General note

Part 2 is in: Box 21, Folder 1 Part 3 is in: Box 22, Folder 27

"Costume Ball" Sketches and Noted toward American Genius and the Undiagnosed, Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Instead, May 29, 2001

Box: 22, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Instead, Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Instead, Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Instead, Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Instead, Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Instead, Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Instead - Annotated, June 18, 2001

Box: 22, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Instead - Annotated, Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Instead of Nothing - Annotated Draft, Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Instead "Read This 2/13/01 Art in General", Feb. 13, 2001

Box: 22, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Kingsley Hall Draft, Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Seance Revisions, Nov. 2004

Box: 22, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Skin 18 (3 of 3), Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General note

Part 1 is in: Box 22, Folder 13 Part 2 is in: Box 21, Folder 1

Skin Annotated Draft (1 of 2), 14 Aug. 2002

Box: 22, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Skin Annotated Draft (2 of 2), 14 Aug. 2002

Box: 22, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Skin coverpage "edited, gone through, and input"; Folder "looms, edited, not imput", Undated

Box: 22, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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