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Series I: Work by Peter Straub, 1968-2007, inclusive

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Content

Series I contains manuscripts, typescripts, and proofs of works by Peter Straub.

Arrangement

Items in Subseries A are grouped by work, which are arranged chronologically by publication date. Items in Subseries D are arranged chronologically by pseudonym, with undated material arranged alphabetically by title under each pseudonym. All other subseries are arranged chronologically.

Subseries A: MSS and TSS of Published Books, 1970-2004, inclusive

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Content

Subseries A contains manuscripts and typescripts of Peter Straub's published novels. Correspondence accompanying particular manuscripts and typescripts were not removed but were kept in their original locations.

Arrangement

Manuscripts and Typescripts are grouped by work, which are arranged chronologically by publication date.

Julia; If You Could See Me Now, 07/1970-02/1976, inclusive

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

If You Could See Me Now; Ghost Story, 06/1976-02/1978; undated, inclusive

Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Ghost Story; Shadowland, 07/1978-07/1980, inclusive

Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Shadowland; Floating Dragon, 07/1979-07/1980, inclusive

Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Floating Dragon, 02/1982; undated, inclusive

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Floating Dragon; Talisman; Wild Animals, undated

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Wild Animals; Under Venus, 1969; 1972; 1981; undated, inclusive

Box: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Under Venus, 07/1982; 10/1981; 2000; undated, inclusive

Box: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Koko, 06/1986-07/1987; undated, inclusive

Box: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Koko, 02/1988-04/1988; undated, inclusive

Box: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Koko, undated

Box: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Koko; Houses without Doors, 03/1988-07/1989; undated, inclusive

Box: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Houses without Doors, 1987-1990; undated, inclusive

Box: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Houses without Doors; Mystery, 09/1988-10/1988; undated, inclusive

Box: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Mystery, undated

Box: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Mystery; The Throat, 09/1989-05/1992; undated, inclusive

Box: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

The Throat, 03/1992; 06/1992, inclusive

Box: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

The Throat, 07/1992; undated, inclusive

Box: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

The Throat, undated

Box: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

The Throat; Hellfire Club, 09/1993; 04/1994; 09/1994, inclusive

Box: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Hellfire Club, 09/1994; 03/1995, inclusive

Box: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Hellfire Club, 04/1995; undated, inclusive

Box: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Hellfire Club, undated

Box: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Mr. X, 04/1996-03/1998, inclusive

Box: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Mr. X, 03/1998-06/1998, inclusive

Box: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Mr. X, 06/1998-09/1998, inclusive

Box: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Mr. X, 01/1999-12/1999, inclusive

Box: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Mr. X, undated, inclusive

Box: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Mr. X, undated

Box: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Magic Terror, 01/1993-10/1998; undated, inclusive

Box: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Magic Terror; Black House; Lost Boy, Lost Girl, 1999-2003, inclusive

Box: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Lost Boy, Lost Girl, 03/2003-05-2003, inclusive

Box: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

In the Night Room, 09/2003-07/2004, inclusive

Box: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Subseries B: Poetry, Short Fiction, Fragments of Unpublished Work, 1968-2005, inclusive

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Content

Subseries B contains short creative works by Peter Straub, as well as short fragments of unpublished work.

Arrangement

Items in this subseries are arranged chronologically.

Poetry and Short Fiction, 1968-01/2001, inclusive

Box: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Poetry and Short Fiction, 01/2001-05/2005; undated, inclusive

Box: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

General

Box includes some correspondence between Peter Straub and Michael Chabon.

Subseries C: Essays, Introductions, Lectures, 1998-2007, inclusive

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Content

Subseries C contains manuscripts and typescripts of essays, reviews, introductions and forewords, talks and lectures, and liner notes written by Peter Straub.

Arrangement

Items in this subseries are arranged chronologically.

Essays, Introductions, Lectures, 1998-1998, inclusive

Box: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Essays, Introductions, Lectures, 03/1999-02/2007; undated, inclusive

Box: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

General

Folders 1-45. (Folder 17 contains a typescript of the story "Lapland, or Film Noir.")

Subseries D: Pseudonymous Work, 11/1996-08/1998, inclusive

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Content

Subseries D contians work written by Straub under pseudonyms.

Putney Tyson Ridge is the name of the (fictional) chairman Department of Popular Culture at Popham College (also fictional) in Popham, Ohio, through which Peter Straub wrote criticisms of his own books.

Fionnuala Curry is a psuedonym Peter Straub briefly adopted in London in the early 1970s for the purpose of selling romantic stories to women's magazines.

Kimberly Buggins is a fictional character Peter Straub invented for the amusement of David J. Schow. Schow and Straub are friends of the film director Frank Darabont, to whom Buggins's letters are addressed.

Arrangement

Subseries D is arranged chronologically by pseudonym, with undated material arranged alphabetically by title under each pseudonym.

Putney Tyson Ridge, 11/1996-08/1998, inclusive

Box: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

General

Folders 46-67.

Fionnuala Curry, 02/08/1974; undated

Box: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

General

Folders 68-71.

Kimberly Buggins, 06/20/1998; undated, inclusive

Box: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

General

Folder 72.

Subseries E: Galleys and Proofs, 1975-2004, inclusive

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Content

Subseries E contains galleys and proofs of various works by Peter Straub with comments, corrections, and annotations by Straub, editors, copy editors, and others.

Arrangement

Items in this subseries are arranged chronologically.

Galleys and Proofs, 1975-1984, inclusive

Box: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Galleys and Proofs, 08/1995-2004, inclusive

Box: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Galleys and Proofs, 03/2004; undated, inclusive

Box: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Subseries F: Miscellaneous Notebooks, 1967-1978, 1995, undated, inclusive

Abstract

Items in this subseries are arranged chronologically.

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Content

Subseries F contains manuscript notebooks not associated with any single project.

Miscellaneous Notebooks, 1967-1978, 1995, undated, inclusive

Box: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

General

Folders 1-16.

Subseries G: Periodicals, 1964-2009, inclusive

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Content

Subseries G contains clippings and periodicals that printed Peter Straub's fiction and nonfiction.

Arrangement

Items in this subseries are arranged chronologically.

Periodicals with Peter Straub work, 1964-1994, inclusive

Box: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

General

Folders 17-29.

Periodicals with Peter Straub work, 11/1994-2009, inclusive

Box: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English
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