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Michael Shaara Collection

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Michael Shaara was born on June 23, 1929 in Jersey City, N.J., and died of a heart attack on May 5, 1988 in Tallahassee, FL. He was the son of Michael Joseph Shaara, Sr., an Italian immigrant and union organizer, and Allene (Maxwell) Shaara. He married Helen Krumweide in 1950 (marriage which ended in 1980), and had two children: Jeffrey and Lila Elise. Shaara graduated from Rutgers University with a B.A. in 1951, and continued with graduate studies at Columbia University (1952-53) and University of Vermont (1953-54). Although he began writing at Rutgers, and knew then that would be his main goal in life, his prolific short story writing period began in 1955, after a short stint as a paratrooper, a merchant seaman, and a police officer in St. Petersburg, FL. In 1961 he was hired as an associate professor of English at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Shaara received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975 for his novel, The Killer Angels.

Shaara wrote four novels and published more than 70 short stories in magazines including Saturday Evening Post, Playboy, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and Galaxy. Two of his novels were turned into film. In The Killer Angels, inspired by his visit to the Gettysburg battlefield, Shaara sets out to tell the story of the bitter July 1863 battle through the eyes of the people who lived it. His Pulitzer Prize novel was adapted into the television miniseries Gettysburg after his death in 1993. The manuscript of his fourth and last novel, For Love of the Game, was found by his son after his death and published in 1991. This baseball story was picked up Universal Studios and released as a major motion picture in 1999 starring Kevin Costner.

Many of Shaara’s short stories were fantasy and science fiction. He began writing these for the popular pulp fiction magazines of the time and won several science-fiction awards. It was the fifties: Tolkein was publishing his trilogy Lord of the Rings, and the Russian launched Sputnik into orbit. The space race began and shortly after, in 1962, the country was threatened by the Cuban Missile Crisis. These are all themes reflected in Shaara’s stories, which deal with everyday events, as well as with aliens and devastation of complete cities from nuclear disasters.

Shaara suffered many rejections from publishers. Even his Pulitzer Prize winner The Killer Angels was rejected by fifteen publishers before the small, independent David McKay Company bought it. While in Italy in 1972 teaching an FSU abroad program, Shaara had a devastating motorcycle accident. He was unconscious for weeks and suffered brain damage. He counts the events in his story Brain Damage. He claims his eyes were not “working together” and that he could not read very much. He would suddenly feel lost and not know where he was; he would be unable to speak, and consequently suffered from depression. In a 1986 letter, Shaara writes he is medically retired and “largely unable to write in the past few years, but am slowly coming back”. Shaara suffered his second heart attack in 1988 and passed away. He had suffered a massive heart attack in 1965 and wrote about it in an article published by the Post . The article, In the Midst of Life, won an American Medical Association award for medical journalism. He would be unable to write about the second one.

SERIES I: MANUSCRIPTS
Box 1:
The Adventure of the Stolen Worlds. [typescript] [5] leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: complete carbon copy set with rust marks from paper clip.

An American Comes Home. [typescript] 6 leaves, no date, hole punched in upper left hand corner. Scott Meredith Literary Agency card attached to upper left of first leaf. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: another complete carbon copy set, also with rust marks from removed paper clip.

And They Came Right Back. [typescript with holograph corrections] [5] leaves: 1-2, 7-9, missing leaves 3-6. Corrections in ink. Also: 1 complete carbon copy set of slightly different version, 8 leaves, paper browning along left side. Paper clip removed; rust damage from clip. Original folder included.

The Applesauce Peace. [typescript with holograph corrections] 22 leaves, no date. Staples down right side removed; rust marks from staples. Corrections in ink and pencil. Paper brittle and browning. Also: complete carbon copy set; an additional typescript draft of first two pages with its carbon copies; plus a slightly different typescript second page.

Appointment. [typescript with holograph corrections] 22 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Corrections in ink.

Bartleby the Chemist. [photocopy of typescript] 20 leaves plus a title page, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Originally in yellow two-pocket folder (also in file), with title on front.

Beast in the House. [carbon copy of typescript with holograph corrections] 15 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: 2 unfinished sets, 1 typescript and 1 carbon copy, 10 leaves each, with holograph corrections in ink.. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip on typescript.

The Billion Dollar Grease–Job. [typescript] 5 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: carbon copy set, stapled on upper left corner.

Billy Boy. (1) [typescript with holograph corrections] [89] unnumbered leaves, unfinished, no date. Also: [23] non-sequential leaves, including one titled “Afterward”; plus folder with “Billy Boy” on front cover.

Billy Boy. (2) [Typescript with holograph corrections] 139 leaves, no date. Also: 3 pieces of correspondence: 1 from School of Theatre, Florida State University, dated 19 December 1979, 1 from Crown Publishers, dated 27 May 1983, and 1 from Doubleday, dated 31 October 1983; plus folder with “Billy Boy” on front cover.

Blood Brother. [carbon copy] [71] leaves, date from folder: 1955. On yellow and white onionskin paper, with browning on right edge. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: original folder: “Blood Brother - Pub 1955”.

The Book of Pell’s Dream. [typescript with holograph corrections] 9 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

Border Incident. [carbon copy] [6] leaves, date: “12-7-64” in pencil on 1st leaf. Water damage along bottom and left side.

Brain Damage: The Patient. [photocopy] 10 leaves, no date. Also: folder with “Brain Damage” on front cover.

Brain Damage: The Patient’s Story. [typescript with slight holograph corrections] 10 leaves, no date. Holograph corrections in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: two complete additional sets, each stapled upper left corner; 1 with holograph corrections in ink; 1 leaf of quotes numbered 1 through 9 with holograph notes on bottom indicating source of quotes, dated Oct. 1985; 1 piece of correspondence from Advanced Medical Diagnostics dated March 9, 1987; and original purple folder.

(Brain Damage see also: A Case of Brain Damage; A Case of Brain Damage: By the Patient; and Untitled [I have never been able to remember…])

The Bump on her Hip. [typescript] [6] leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. An additional typescript set, [5] leaves, with holograph corrections in ink; typed on the back of AMVETS stationery.

A Case of Brain Damage. [photocopy] 10 leaves, no date. 4 additional copies, 1 with holograph notes from “K.” throughout manuscript; plus note in foreign language (Russian?) dated 12/12/87 on first leaf. Some copies have 2 additional leaves: list of quotes and letter from Advanced Medical Diagnostics. Also 2 copies of a slightly different version, 11 leaves each, no date. 1 copy includes 5 holograph leaves on lined paper with anonymous editorial suggestions. Also: 3 typescript leaves labeled A, B, and C, signed by author and dated July 23, 1987; 2 leaves of an afterward; an additional copy of 1 leaf with quotes numbered 1 through 9; and manila mail envelope addressed to author. Paper clips removed; rust marks from clips on additional copies.
File includes correspondence from author: 3 pieces “Dear George”, 1 dated Nov. 9, 1986, 2 not dated; 1 “Dear Clarence” not dated; 1 “Dear Sir” dated June 21, 1987; 2 to Mr. Herman dated April 26, 1987 and May 23, 1987. Also correspondence to author: 1 from The Washington Post dated July 20, 1987; 2 from Reader’s Digest dated August 10, 1987, and October 12, 1987; 1 from The Jeff Herman Agency dated April 30, 1987; 3 from George F. Slade, M.D. dated October 3, 1986, June 15, 1987, and March 23, 1988. Additional correspondence: 1 copy of correspondence from Dr. Slade to Motney Gray (FSU) dated June 15, 1987; 1 copy of correspondence from Drew J. Stoken, M.D. to James Copeland M.D., no date; 1 from the National Head Injury Foundation, no date; and multiple copies of letter from Advanced Medical Diagnostics dated March 9, 1987, 1 with holograph notes from “C. (K.)” dates Dec. 12, 1987.

A Case of Brain Damage: By the Patient. [typescript with slight holograph corrections] 10 leaves, no date. 1 additional, different leaf 10. Holograph corrections in ink. Also: 1 additional photocopy set, [5] leaves, single-spaced.

The Chang Po Effect. [typescript] 67 leaves, no date. Also: carbon copy set only through leaf 31; 2-leaf outline for chapters 6 – 13; and green “Harold Matson Company” folder. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

Citizen Jell. [carbon copy] 11 leaves, date from folder: 5/59. Holograph on first leaf. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Includes folder with title and date.

Come To My Party. [carbon copy of typescript with holograph corrections] 22 leaves, date from folder: 1/56. On yellow onionskin and yellow lined paper. Corrections in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: 1 slightly different carbon copy set on white paper, date in pencil on first leaf: 1/56, with holograph corrections in pencil and ink; missing leaf 8; plus 2 additional leaves on yellow lined paper; and original folder with title and “pub 1/56”.

Corky the Prill. [typescript] 7 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Another complete carbon copy set, with holograph corrections, and a cover sheet from agent Harry Altshuler on yellow paper, no date. Also: note from Harry Altshuler, author’s agent, dated July 27, 1961, and a note from Ray.

Da Vinci Cluster [carbon copy of typescript with holograph corrections] 169 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink.

Da Vinci Cluster [photocopy with holograph corrections] 169 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink. Also: 1 cardboard sheet with holograph list.
(Da Vinci Cluster see also The Herald)

The Dark Angel. [typescript with holograph corrections, its carbon copy set, and a photocopy set] 10 leaves, Feb. 11, 1962 on first leaf of carbon copy set. Corrections in ink. Additional copy of first leaf. Paper clips removed; rust marks from clip. Also slightly different versions: 2 sets [typescript and its carbon copy set] 6 leaves, with holograph corrections in ink (1 set originally found in folder with God and a Small Boy); 2 sets [typescript and its carbon copy] 7 leaves with holograph corrections; 1 typescript set, 6 leaves, with holograph corrections in red ink; and 1 varying first leaf. Includes 1 piece of correspondence from Harry Altshuler dated March 10, 1956, and 5 pieces of correspondence with Redbook Magazine dated 1961.
(The Dark Angel see also God and a Small Boy)

Daydream. [carbon copy of typescript] 11 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: another set with holograph corrections in ink and pencil, and original title “Habit and Dream” crossed out; [11] leaves, numbered 1 through 10 (unnumbered leaf between 8 and 9).

Death of a Hunter. [typescript with slight holograph corrections] 32 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: [17] non-sequential carbon copy leaves, some on yellow onionskin; and folder with holograph title and “10/57 Fantastic”.

Debut. [typescript] 3 leaves, no date. Stapled upper left corner. Frederik Pohl stationery address glued on upper center of first leaf, covering author’s name and address. Paper clip removed; rust damage from clip on different sections due to folds. Also: note from Harrison Forman dated 11/11/52.

Defect on the Moon. [typescript with holograph corrections] 5 leaves, no date. (paper browned/stained??) Rust damage from paper clip and paper browning.

Diagnosis in Doubt. [carbon copy with holograph corrections] [23] leaves, date on folder: 5/59. Holograph corrections in ink. Also: a slightly different version, 20 leaves, with holograph corrections in ink, rust marks from clip; 3 additional leaves numbered 6 –8; and folder with “Diagnosis in Doubt - Pub 5/59” in holograph.

The Eyes of a Child. [typescript and carbon mixed] 10 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: folder with holograph title.

A Fable of In-Between. [typescript] 4 leaves, no date. Rust marks from paper clip and paper browning.

Fifty Percent. [typescript with holograph] 15 leaves, no date. Additional title cover sheet from agent Harry Altshuler on yellow paper, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: another complete carbon copy set .

Finders Weepers. [carbon copy of typescript with holograph corrections] 15 leaves, no date. Rust marks from paper clip; paper brittle and browning.

The Flick Scholarship. [typescript] 12 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: another complete carbon copy set.

The Gift. [typescript with holograph corrections] 11 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

The Girl in the Mirror. [typescript] 19 leaves, no date. Additional title cover sheet from agent Harry Altshuler on yellow paper, no date. Also: another complete carbon copy set, and correspondence from Redbook Magazine dated July 25, 1958, and correspondence from author’s agent Harry Altshuler dated August 20, 1959.

God and a Small Boy. [typescript with holograph corrections] [6] leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.
(God and a Small Boy see also The Dark Angel)

Grenville’s Planet. [typescript with holograph corrections] 15 leaves, no date, paper browning, and its carbon copy set. Also: typescript and carbon mix set of 17 leaves, no date, with holograph corrections. Paper clip removed; rust damage from clip. Additional typescript leaves with holograph corrections: 1-3, 8-10, 12-14, 16-17.

Groomsday. [carbon copy of typescript] 13 leaves, no date. Holograph in ink on first leaf: “3800 w. McCalls”. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: 1 slightly different set, [12] leaves, with holograph corrections in ink; folder with holograph title; and 1 piece of correspondence from McIntosh and Otis, Inc. dated July 6, 1967, re: payment from McCall for Groomsday.

Box 2:
Herald. [typescript with holograph corrections] 270 leaves, no date. Title from cardboard cover sheet.

The Herald. [photocopy with holograph corrections] 267 leaves, no date. Holograph corrections in ink. (Photocopy of Herald above, missing leaves 268-270.) Also: folder labeled “Herald – Wade”.

The Herald. [typescript with holograph corrections] 270 leaves, (last leaf stamped as leaf “284”); McGraw-Hill, c1981. Printing copy with corrections and printing notes in pencil and ink. Stored in brown folder with elastic band.

The Herald. [photocopy] 299 leaves, no date. Title sheet on Lou Reda Productions stationery. Stored in brown 2 prong binder with Lou Reda Productions “Working Copy” label on front.

The Herald – Afterward. [typescript with holograph corrections] 21 leaves, no date. Holograph corrections in ink. Also: 2 complete photocopy sets, 1 with holograph corrections in pencil, ink, and editing notes in red, the other has rust marks from removed paper clip; and [15] non-sequential leaves. Includes correspondence from Avon Books, dated March 8, 1984. Title from manila folder, labeled “Herald”.

The Herald (fragments) 2 folders of over 100 leaves each, with fragments of The Herald.

The Herald of the Lightning. (a) [typescript with holograph corrections] 56 leaves, no date. Holograph corrections in pencil. Title sheet includes John Cushman Associates address typed at bottom. Includes multiple pieces of correspondence dated May 13, 1975 to August 10, 1976 from Readers’ Digest, Dial Press/James Wade Books, and John Cushman Associates.

The Herald of the Lightning. (b) [typescript with holograph corrections] [63] unnumbered leaves with corrections and additions on back side in ink.

The Herald of the Lightning. (c) [photocopy with holograph corrections] 126 leaves, with unnumbered correction pages interfiled; no date. Holograph corrections in ink.

The Herald of the Lightning. (d) [typescript with holograph corrections] 157 leaves, no date. Holograph corrections in ink. Skips from leaf 81 to leaf 87. Also: 1 cardboard sheet labeled: “Genetics original Copy”; and [24] non-sequentially numbered leaves.

(The Herald see also Da Vinci Cluster)

Box 3:
Holes. [carbon copy of typescript] 12 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Left-hand side paper browning.

In My Father’s House. [typescript with slight holograph corrections] 21 leaves, no date. Holograph in ink. Also: a slightly different carbon copy set with holograph corrections. 28 leaves, no date, corrections in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

Interview of a Hothead. [typescript with slight holograph corrections] 7 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink, paper clip removed with rust marks from clip. Also: another complete carbon copy set on yellow paper with silverfish damage on first leaf.

Last Ticket, Last Train. [typescript] 13 leaves, no date, with an additional cover sheet from agent Harry Altshuler on yellow paper. Also: a complete carbon copy set with holograph corrections in red ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

Let’s Not Call it Scholarship or The English Prof and the Football Player. [typescript with slight holograph corrections] 11 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Corrections in pencil.

Letter From Damascus. [typescript with slight holograph corrections] 5 leaves. Corrections in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. An additional complete carbon copy set with date “Sept. 26, 1960” and corrections in ink, and cover sheet from agent Harry Altshuler on yellow paper. Also: correspondence from “Women’s Day” dated 4/14/61.

Little Joe … The Hard Way. [carbon copy of typescript] 21 leaves, date on folder: 12/60. title in pencil. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: folder with: “Little Joe / The Saint 12/60” in holograph.

The Lovely House. [typescript with holograph corrections] 4 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink. Also: a different, carbon copy version, 5 leaves.

The Man in No Man’s Land. [typescript with holograph corrections] 6 leaves, no date. Holograph title and corrections in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

Man of Distinction. [photocopy of typescript] 8 leaves, no date. “Galaxy” in holograph on upper right of first leaf. Stapled on upper left corner. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: different version with four different introduction paragraphs, 5 leaves with slight holograph corrections, stapled on upper left corner; 1 pieces of correspondence from The Atlantic Monthly dated Sept. 28, 1965, and a note from Esquire dated 10-11-65.

The Man on the White Horse. [typescript with slight holograph corrections] 14 leaves, no date. An additional complete carbon copy set, paper clip removed and with rust marks from clip. Includes title cover sheet from agent Harry Altshuler on yellow paper, no date.

Meet the Girls. [carbon copy of typescript with holograph corrections] 11 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

Mr. Voz and the Friendly Faces. [typescript with holograph corrections] 4 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Additional carbon copy set, stapled on upper left corner.

My Lady Sleeps. [carbon copy of typescript] 11 leaves, no date. Title in pencil. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: folder with holograph title.

Mystery of the Father. [typescript] 6 leaves including a cover sheet, no date. Some text crossed-out in pencil. Initialed “M.S.” in pencil at end of story. Stapled on upper left corner, 3 holes punched on left side. Left hand side paper browning. An additional, different version, 5 leaves, with slight holograph corrections. Holograph note by author on back of last leaf regarding the ending. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: 1 anonymous note regarding the story.

The New Lazarus. [carbon copy of typescript] 21 leaves, no date (leaves 10 and 21 are original typescript with holograph corrections). Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. An additional version of 20 leaves, which includes leaf 8a, with corrections in pen and pencil. Additional typescript leaves 7, 8, 8a, 9, 19, 20, and an unidentified leaf. Also: carbon copy of correspondence from Dr. John L. Lincoln, no date.

No Game for Boys. [typescript with holograph corrections] 20 leaves, no date. Includes title cover sheet from agent Harry Altshuler on yellow paper. Also: a complete carbon copy set, paper clip removed with rust marks from clip.

Of Communists and Kings. [carbon copy of typescript] 18 leaves, no date. Title in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

The One Who Let Himself Be Loved. [typescript] 4 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Rust marks of removed staples along left side. Author’s name and address in ink on back side of leaf 4.

Outside. [typescript with holograph corrections] 14 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink and pencil.

Partisan. [typescript] 22 leaves, 3 copies, no date. Staples removed from along top. Paper clips removed; rust marks from clips.

Perfect Shock. [holograph and typescript mixed] [132] leaves, no date. Mostly holograph on lined paper. Seems unfinished. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: folder with “Perfect Shock” on front cover.

Perfect Shock. [typescript] [15] leaves, no date. Also: cover sheet with glued Scott Meredith Literary Agency card. Not finished. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

Phil Sheridan’s Ride. [carbon copy of typescript] 24 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Title and author in ink. Also: 1 leaf of reference notes.

Pilot Cacciatore. [typescript] 8 leaves, no date. One hole punched on upper left corner on all but 1st leaf. Also: a complete carbon copy set. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip on both copies.

A Place in the Sun. (title crossed out) [typescript with holograph corrections] 4 leaves, no date. Holograph corrections in ink. Frederik Pohl stationery heading glued along top edge of first page. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: another copy missing last leaf. Both copies have paper browning, especially bad on left side.

A Private Place. [carbon copy of typescript] 5 leaves, Mar. 9, 1960. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: 2 additional carbon copies, no dates. One includes cover sheet from agent Harry Altshuler on yellow paper, the other copy has corrections in ink and rust marks from removed paper clip.

The Profit and the Loss. [typescript with slight holograph corrections] 43 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: 1 carbon copy set with title and author’s name in ink, plus 2 typescript, unnumbered pages inserted after leaf 16; [45] leaves.

Raeford’s Pride. [typescript with holograph corrections] [24] leaves, 1/58. Date from folder. Holograph corrections and title in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Plus a carbon copy, slightly different set, [21] leaves, holograph corrections and title in ink. Also: 3 sets of a different version, [1 typescript and 2 carbon copies] 23 leaves, rust marks from clips; and original folder, “Raeford’s Pride 1/58 Pub” in holograph.

The Rebel in Autumn. [typescript with holograph corrections] [284] leaves, no date. Corrections in pencil and ink. A few sheets have additional text on the backside. Also: [27] leaves of another version with additional copies of some leaves; and 3 leaves of the beginning of another version.

Rebel West. [typescript with holograph notes] 16 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink and pencil. Includes title cover sheet from agent Harry Altshuler on yellow paper, with holograph notes. Additional carbon copy set with rust marks from removed paper clip. Also: 24 non-sequential, numbered and unnumbered typescript leaves with holograph corrections in ink.

Retreat to a Dream. [typescript with holograph corrections] 10 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink. Title and author’s name in ink. Staple and paper clip removed from upper left corner, with rust marks.

Romeo and Son. [typescript with holograph corrections] [5] leaves, no date. Corrections in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Revised carbon set, 5 leaves, with rust marks from paper clip.

Ruediger’s Rain. [carbon copy of typescript] 11 leaves, no date. Title in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

Saturday’s Child. [carbon of typescript with slight holograph corrections] 14 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink; rust marks from paper clip. Includes correspondence from Redbook Magazine dated August 13, 1959. A different carbon version, 12 leaves, with holograph corrections in ink and pencil. Also: 3 non-sequential typescript leaves with holograph corrections in pencil.

Shipskirt. [typescript with slight holograph corrections] [17] leaves, no date. Corrections and title in ink. Found in red folder with Frederik Pohls stationery head glued on front. Also contains correspondence from agent Harry Altshuler dated April 13, 1961, returning author’s scripts.

The Second Odd Man. [carbon of typescript] 9 leaves, no date, on yellow onion skin. Title in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

The Sign of the Shooting Star. [typescript] [8] leaves plus 1 cover sheet, no date. Two holes and rust marks from fastener along left side.

Soldier Boy. [carbon of typescript with holograph corrections] 28 leaves, no date. Corrections in ink. First leaf torn and some rust marks.

Snatch a Falling Star. [carbon of typescript with holograph corrections] 27 leaves, no date. Corrections and “original – 8100 [words]” on first leaf in pencil. Title in red ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: a different carbon copy set, 23 leaves, with “Revised 6600 w.” on first leaf in pencil, and title in red ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

Starface. [typescript with holograph corrections] 9 leaves, no date. Corrections and title in ink. Also: folder with the following list on the front cover: “Unpublished”, “Starface”, “Where’s Harry”, “Chronicles”, “Solo”.

Steady Steady. [typescript with holograph corrections] [32] leaves, no date. Corrections in ink and pencil. Original title “Love on Sixty Five Bucks”, crossed-out, replaced with “Steady Steady” in blue. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: correspondence from JK, no date.

The Sun, the Soul, and Henry Poat. [typescript] 9 leaves, no date. Rust damage from paper clip. Additional carbon copy of last leaf.

Survival. [ditto] 8 leaves, no date, stapled on upper left.

A Tale For Poor Losers. [typescript] 6 leaves, no date. Also: an additional carbon copy set with title cover sheet from agent Harry Altshuler on yellow paper. Paper clips removed; rust marks from clips on both sets. Also: correspondence from The Saturday Evening Post dated November 22, 1960, and a note from Esquire.

A Tale For the End of Summer. [typescript] 16 leaves, no date. Also: an additional carbon copy set with title and author’s name in red ink, and cover sheet from agent Harry Altshuler on yellow paper, no date. Paper clips removed; rust marks from clips on both sets.

Theory on a Pile of Stone. [typescript with slight holograph corrections] 15 leaves, no date. Corrections and author’s signature at end in ink. Paper browning with rust marks from removed staples.

Two Roads to Petra. [typescript with slight holograph corrections] 2 different versions, one 20 leaves, the other 24 leaves, no dates. Paper clips removed; rust marks from clips.

Wainer. [carbon copy of typescript] 13 leaves, no date. Holograph corrections in ink. Paper browning down left side. Also: 1 piece of correspondence from Esquire dated June 5, 1952.

[untitled] A blue and white glider with a built-in engine… [typescript with holograph corrections] 10 leaves, no date. Corrections in pencil and ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: 1 carbon copy set of slightly different version, 10 leaves, no date; 2 additional unidentified leaves; and original folder labeled “Genetics”. Title taken from first words of manuscript. (See also The Herald)

[untitled] Dear Sir or Madam… [photocopy] [ 5 leaves] plus an additional [11] leaves of a different versions. No date, unfinished. Title taken from first words of manuscript.

[untitled] Early that afternoon Professor Larkin… [carbon copy of typescript] 21 leaves, no date, on yellow onion skin paper. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Title taken from first words of manuscript.

[untitled] He once won a medal. [typescript] 11 leaves, no date. Title has been crossed out in pen. “Enter this in log” in ink along top edge of first leaf. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Title taken from first words of manuscript.

[untitled] I have never been able to remember… [photocopy with holograph corrections] [5] leaves, no date. Holograph corrections in ink. Also: 2 additional copies; 2 pieces of correspondence from the author, 1 “Dear Helen” no date, and the other “Gentlemen” dated Dec. 26, 1986; 3 typescript leaves with different endings; 2 leaves of citations; and 1 page of photocopy from a book. Title taken from first words of manuscript. (See also Brain Damage)

[untitled] Mundy cut the lights and the patrol car glided… [carbon copy of typescript] 13 leaves, no date. Also: additional leaves 11 through 15 with different ending, plus an additional, different, leaf 15. Title taken from first words of manuscript.

[untitled] Nielson sat within a bush… [carbon copy of typescript with slight holograph corrections] 31 leaves no date. On yellow onionskin paper, except leaves 30 and 31, and an additional leaf 5, typescript with holograph corrections in ink. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Title taken from first words of manuscript.

[untitled] We reached the border… [carbon copy of typescript] 19 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Title taken from first words of manuscript.

Wainer. [carbon copy of typescript with holograph corrections] 13 leaves, no date. Corrections and in ink. Paper clip removed, rust damage from clip. Paper browning on left margin. Also: correspondence from Esquire dated June 5, 1962, and folder labeled “Wainer” / “Galaxy”.

What’s Harry? [carbon copy of typescript] 15 leaves, no date. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip. Also: different carbon set, 10 leaves, with holograph corrections in ink.

SERIES II: MANUSCRIPTS OVERSIZE

Box 4:
Diavilev’s Moon. [holograph] [10] leaves, no date. Black ink on yellow, lined legal paper. Also: [10] leaves of typescript carbon copy on letter size paper numbered 8 –17.

The Herald. [2 sets of publisher’s galleys; photocopies with holograph corrections] McGraw-Hill Book Company, c1981, 229 p. Holograph corrections and notes in pencil and ink. 1 set stamped “Marked Set”, the other stamped “1st Rev. Master set”.

The Killer Angels. [galley photocopy] David McKay Company, c1974, 373 p.

The Never-Seen Side of the Road. [holograph] [2] leaves. Black ink on yellow, lined legal paper. Paper clip removed; rust from clip bore through paper.

The Odd Man’s Only Gift. [holograph] [10] leaves, no date. Black ink on yellow, lined legal paper. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

The Ruins of Athens. [typescript with holograph corrections] [41] leaves, no date, on lined, yellow legal paper. Holograph corrections in ink.

The Untravelling Time [holograph] [4] leaves, no date. Black ink on yellow, lined legal paper. Paper browning on left side. Note: Has varying titles on top of first leaf.

[untitled] Morgan moved in with his hands low. [holograph] [23] leaves, no date. Black ink on yellow, lined paper. Paper clip removed; rust marks from clip.

[untitled] On the morning of the first day… [holograph] [16] leaves, no date. Black ink on yellow, lined legal paper. Stapled on upper left corner.

[untitled] When Ianetti was sure, he phoned security. [holograph] [12] leaves, no date. Black ink on yellow, lined legal paper. Paper clip removed, bad rust damage from clip.

SERIES III: MAPS
Box 5:
Maps - The Killer Angels.

Situation - June 1863
Galley with editing notes in red and black, and 1 smaller, “Repro Size” copy; plus 1
photocopy of hand-drawn map version

Situation Noon, June 30
Photocopy of hand-drawn map

Gettysburg
Galley with editing notes in red, and 1 smaller, “Repro Size” copy; plus 1 photocopy of
hand-drawn map version

The First Day – Dawn – Buford’s Defensive Position West of Gettysburg
Galley with editing notes in red; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version

Situation – Evening – June 30
Galley with editing notes in red; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version

Dawn – July 1
Galley with editing notes in red; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version

Situation 9:00, July 1 Buford’s Defense
Galley with editing notes in red and black; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version

The First Day –11:00 A.M.- After the death of Reynolds, Heth attacks Doubleday’s I Corps
Galley with editing notes in red and black; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version

The First Day 3:00-4:00 P.M. Concerted attack of Ewell’s Corps on Howard’s flank, with Heth and Pender attacking Doubleday
Galley with editing notes in red; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version

Route led by Chamberlain’s 20th Maine, Vth Corps, Union Army, Union Mills to Gettysburg, July 1
Galley with editing notes in red; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version

Situation at Close of Second Day
Galley with editing notes in red; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version, with
different title: “Situation at the Close of the First Day”.

The Second Day –Morning- Estimated Union Position
Galley with editing notes in red; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version

The Second Day –Morning- Lee’s plan for Longstreet’s attack on the Union left flank
Galley with editing notes in red; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version

Longstreet’s Counter-March
Galley with editing notes in red; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version

The Second Day –4:00 P.M.- Actual line attacked by Longstreet after Sickles’ move forward
Galley with editing notes in red; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version

The Second Day – 5:00 P.M.- Defense of Devil’s Den and Little Round Top
Letter-size with editing notes in red; plus 1 photocopy, legal-sized, of hand-drawn map version

Situation At Close of Second Day
Galley with editing notes in red; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version

The Third Day –2:30 P.M.- Lee’s plan for Pickett’s charge
Galley with editing notes in red; plus 1 photocopy of hand-drawn map version

[untitled] Longstreet’s March
Original, hand-drawn map on letter-size paper in red and blue ink; plus 2 photocopies

[untitled] Diagrams for text
letter-size paper, including 2 different diagrams

SERIES IV: CORRESPONDENCE TO MICHAEL SHAARA
Box 6:
KILLER ANGELS CORRESPONDENCE:

David McKay Co. (Jim Wade): 15 letters, 7/17/73-5/6/77; 1 telex, 3/20/74; 1 telegram,
3/27/74. Also 1 company informational brochure “to the author”; 1 letter from Wade to Herbert
Mitgang, New York Times, 6/7/74; 1 clipping; and folder labeled “Gettysburg Corres. etc.”.

John Cushman Associates: 1 letter, 5/31/73.
Maxwell, Ronald F.: 8 letters, 12/11/81-10/5/84; 1 photocopy of mailgram, 12/20/84. Plus the
following related material: 1 letter to Aaron Copeland, 11/12/80; 1 letter from Daniel Ostroff
(Writers & Artists Agency), 12/11/81; 1 letter from Lois Luger Productions, 3/19/84; 1
anonymous letter to “Yo Mom”, 10/14/?; 1 photocopy of check from Ronwell to Shaara,
8/27/84; 1 letter from Irving Ballen, Counselors at law; 8/4/80; 1 Federal Express receipt, no
date; 4 leaves on Maxwell Family; and 2 clippings.
Pitcher, Donald T. (Cartographer): 1 letter, 4/11/74; and 1 sheet of notes for maps.
Tucker, Glen: 6 letters, 10/4/74-7/15/75; plus 2 clippings and 2 articles.
Warner Bros. (Steve Blackwelder): 1 letter, 1/30/74.

KILLER ANGELS READERS 1973-1976:
Al Majal Magazine (To John Cushman Associates): 1 letter, 5/8/75.
Allen, Rosamond: 1 letter, 2/6/75.
Alrich, Vivian: 1 letter, [1/21/75], date from envelope.
Armistead, Benjamin Carson: 1 letter, 1/23/77.
Arnold, Ralph E.: 1 letter, 12/9/75,and 2 lists of names and dates from U.S. Military Academy.
Back, Walt (Busy Bee Books): 2 letters; 5/7/75, 5/29/75.
Baker, Patty: 1 card, [1/14/76], date from envelope.
Baxter, Jere M.: 1 memo, 5/7/75.
Becker, Stephen: 1 letter, 10/31/75.
Benzley, Jim: 1 letter, 4/2/75.
Berkule, Leon: 2 letters; 10/10/75, 12/8/75.
Blum, Nona R.: 1 letter, 2/20/76.
Bobbs-Merrill Co.: 1 letter, 11/9/73.
Boone, Maryanne: 1 letter, 4/8/76.
Brown, Irvin: 1 letter, 9/22/75.
Brown, Keith W.: 2 letters; 1/23/77, 4/17/77.
Brunsdale, Mrs. John (Mitzi): 1 letter, 6/8/75.
Camamis, Mary and Connie: 1 mailgram, 5/6/75.
Campbell, Malcolm: 1 letter, 10/3/74.
Carey, John J. (Religion Dept., FSU): 1 letter, 7/9/75.
Caskie, Max: 1 letter, 5/23/75.
Chamberlin, Dean: 1 letter, 2/6/75, with 1 public television guide dated February 1975.
Chambérs, Cletus: 1 letter, 8/1/75.
Chattanooga Times (Wesley M. Hasden): 1 letter, [5/1/75], date from envelope.
Childs, David: 1 letter, 3/5/75.
Cleaver, Myron A.: 1 letter, 11/10/75, and 1 newspaper clipping.
Cohen, Samuel (Dr.): 1 letter, 1/14/75.
Cooper, Nelle: 2 letters; 2/7/75 and one no date.
Corea, Nicholas: 1 letter, 9/21/74.
D’Oline (?), Anne Louise: 1 letter and 1 photocopy of coat of arms of Armistead family,
8/12/76.
Dawes, Mrs. Curtis (Helen E.): 1 letter, 3/7/75.
Elmaheh, Tony (To Ballantine Books): 1 letter, 2/11/76.
Fair, Jim: 1 letter, 9/15/74, with 5 pages of articles and clippings.
Fein, Sara Beck: 1 letter, 1/26/77.
Flora, Thom: 1 letter, 1/30/77.
form; [9/10/75], date from envelope.
Gable, Martin: 1 letter, 8/3/75.
Grolier Educational Corporation (Theodore Waller): 1 letter, 7/8/74
Hansen, Arthur: 1 letter, 9/28/75.
Harris, Roger: 1 letter, 6/3/75.
Hartman, Richard M.: 1 letter, 9/10/74.
Hathaway, Flo: 1 letter, 7/23/75.
Hillis, Richard Dwight: 2 letters; 7/6/75, 9/1/75.
Hlavacek, Pegge Parker (Sun Newspapers): 2 letters; 3/11/75, 9/4/75.
Hollister, John J.: 2 letters; 7/18/75, 8/1/75.
Horton, Norman C.: 1 letter, [1/20/76], date from envelope.
Hugger, Margaret: 1 letter, 7/12/77.
Johnson, Anne Marie: 1 letter, 5//75.
Johnson, Mary Peck: 1 letter, 5/16/75.
Keirs, Mrs. Russell (Esther): 1 letter, 6/4/75.
Kerns, Timothy D.: 1 letter, 12/4/74.
Kinlon, Lawrence F.: 1 letter, 9/27/75.
Kirby, Allen: 1 letter, 7/11/76.
Lebherz, Richard (The Frederick News-Post): 1 letter, 5/2/75.
LeMoine, Roy E.: 1 letter, 11/19/75.
Lewis, T.L.: 1 letter, 10/7/74.
Linaweaver, Brad: 1 card, 9/12/74; 2 letters; 1/26/75, 5/15/75, with 2 clippings.
Luscombe, David: 1 letter, 2/3/75.
Manfred, Ernest F.: 1 letter, 2/1/74.
Mansfield, Rogers D. ( Brevard Community College): 1 letter, 5/13/81.
Marchmell, Jim: 1 card, 5/9/75.
Mark Twain Journal (Cyril Clemens): 1 honorary membership letter, 7/4/75.
McIntosh Trail Arts Council, Inc.: 1 invitation, [2/22/76], date from envelope.
McKee, Wilfred S.: 1 letter, 7/8/74.
Miles, Ruth: 2 letters; no dates, [1/24/77] date from 1 envelope.
Moll, Elaine Coffin: 1 letter, 5/24/75.
Neuharth, Allen H. (Gannett): 1 letter, 5/8/75.
Nogle, Kevin: 2 letters; 1 no date, 1 dated 11/9/76.
O’Brien, John A.: 1 letter, 5/5/75.
O’Brien, William J.: 1 letter, 11/27/74.
Osinski, Bill: 1 mailgram, 5/5/75.
Overall, William E.: 1 letter, 11/3/74.
Phifer, Gregg (Communication Dept., FSU): 1 letter, 7/6/76.
Price, William: 1 letter, 4/20/76.
Rabin, Roslyn: 1 letter, 2/24/77.
Raiford (?), Bill: 1 letter, 11/21/78.
Randel, Bill: 1 letter, 12/3/74.
Redbook (Anne Mollegen Smith): 1 letter, 5/12/75.
Rhem, Jane: 1 letter, 5/20/75.
Rodgers, David C.: 1 mailgram, 9/20/75.
Rodino, Peter W., Jr. (Congress of the U.S.): 1 letter, 8/1/75.
Rugaber, Walter (N.Y. Times): 1 letter, 1/4/77.
Scott, Bob (Staver & Scott Photography): 1 letter, [8/20/75], date from envelope.
Sherard, Stu: 1 letter, 6/6/87.
Sherred, T.L.: 2 letters; 3/1/75, 6/3/75..
Simmons, Barbara M.: 1 letter, 2/28/76.
Sliger, Bernard F. (FSU): 1 letter, 5/6/75.
Smith, James M.: 1 letter, 3/8/76.
Smith, Jim (Lakeland Ledger Publishing): 1 letter, [8/27/75], date from envelope.
Smith, Pat: 1 letter, 5/26.
Sohn, Louis S. Jr.: 1 letter, 12/6/74.
Southeastern Writers Association: three half sheets of workshop information and one
registration
Standley, Fred L. (FSU): 1 letter, 5/9/75.
Strane, Robert (Theater, FSU): 1 letter, 12/11/75.
Stroud Management (Marie L. Stroud): 1 letter, 5/13/75.
Stroud, Mrs. David H. Jr. (Marie E.): 2 letters; 2/19/74, 1/7/75.
Townsend, Ruth M.: 1 letter, [5/6/75] date from envelope.
Troner, Bob: 1 mailgram, 5/6/75.
Uncle Bob & Aunt Mal: 1 letter, 5/28.
Wambaugh, Joseph: 1 letter, 11/17/76.
Warren and Edith: 1 card, no date.
Wartz (?), Ed M.: 1 letter, no date.
White, Susan Worley: 1 letter, [1975], date from envelope; and two 2x2 photographs.
Whitworth, Larry G.: 1 letter, 5/24/76.
Wiggins, Jim: 1 letter, 8/23/76.
Wilson, Miriam: 1 card, [5/30/75], date from envelope.
Wolfson, Martin K.: 2 letters; 8/4/74, 9/3/74.
Woodard, Charles F. (Gillette Co.): 1 letter, 8/11/75.
Wook, Walter F.: 1 letter, 11/18/76.
Wright, William J.: 1 letter, 5/8/75.

SERIES V: CORRESPONDENCE FROM MICHAEL SHAARA
Box 6:

KILLER ANGELS CORRESPONDENCE:
David McKay Co. (Jim Wade): 1 letter, no date.
Maxwell, Ronald F.: 3 letters; 8/24/80, 9/19/84, 9/21/84.
Tucker, Glen: 1 letter, 11/16/74; and 1 (torn) clipping.

RESPONSE TO KILLER ANGELS READERS 1973-1976:
Berkule, Leon: 1 letter, 11/29/75.
Wolfson, [Martin K.]: 1 letter, no date.
Sherrard (Colonel): 1 letter, 4/23/87.
 
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