Series II. Random House Files, 1963-1991, bulk

This series documents Bernstein's career at Random House, with a focus on his relationship with Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss). Material in this series dates between 1925 and 2001 and includes correspondence, contracts, interoffice memoranda, a scrapbook of Dr. Seuss material, artwork, clippings, and oral history interviews with Bernstein regarding his time at Random House. The bulk of this material dates between 1963 and 1991 and pertains to Geisel's relationship with Random House, both as a writer and the president of the Beginners Books division. This material includes correspondence, interoffice memoranda, contracts, photographs, artwork by Geisel, and a scrapbook of material documenting his relationship with Random House. Correspondence and interoffice memoranda between Bernstein, Geisel, Helen Geisel, and Phyllis Jackson concerns renegotiations of Geisel's contract with Random House and his financial compensation from the company. Other material in this series includes transcripts and sound recordings of Bernstein's interviews as part of an oral history of Random House conducted in 2001 and letters from Alfred A. Knopf.