Guide to the Larry Spruch Papers MC 209

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Collection processed by Alex Starace and revised by Norma Chaires. Inventory prepared by Catriona Schlosser and Celeste Brewer. Additional description by Celeste Brewer.

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Container List

Container 1	Container 2	Title	Date
Series VIII: Sports Puzzles, Bulk, 1972-1996 1965-1996 Scope and Content Series VIII contains materials related to another of Larry Spruch’s hobbies, writing puzzles. A copy of 21 Astounding Science Quizzes!, written with his wife, Grace Marmor Spruch, is included in this series. However, the rest of the materials relate to the development of a manuscript of sports-themed puzzles which Spruch continued to expand and refine between 1965 and 1996. The manuscript remains unpublished.
Box: 38	Folder : 1	Correspondence on publication of sports problems	1965-1966
Box: 38	Folder : 2	Hockey problems	1972
Box: 38	Folder : 3	Mountain climbing problems	1972
Box: 38	Folder : 4	"'Hot Dog' Andy": skiing problem	1972
Box: 38	Folder : 5	Volleyball problems	1972
Box: 38	Folder : 6	Swimming problems	1972, 1974
Box: 38	Folder : 7	Outlines for completed sports problems	1972-1975
Box: 38	Folder : 8	Baseball problems	1972-1975
Box: 38	Folder : 9	Football problems	1972, 1974-1975
Box: 38	Folder : 10	Basketball problems	1972, 1975
Box: 38	Folder : 11	"Bobby Toogud and Boris Gudenuf": Chess problem	1974
Box: 38	Folder : 12	Sports problems manuscript introduction, preface, and "odds and ends"	1974-1975
Box: 38	Folder : 13	Track and Field problems	1974-1975
Box: 38	Folder : 14	"Is There a 'Best' Team?": Basketball problem	1975
Box: 38	Folder : 15	Bowling problems	1975
Box: 38	Folder : 16	Golf problems	1975
Box: 38	Folder : 17	Golf problems (carbon copies)	1975
Box: 38	Folder : 18	Possible problems on horse racing	1975
Box: 38	Folder : 19	Essay problem on the Invention of an Ideal Sport	1975
Box: 38	Folder : 20	Olympic Games problems	1975
Box: 38	Folder : 21	Notes for "The Next Record to Fall": record-breaking prediction problem	1975
Box: 38	Folder : 22	Sports problems	1975
Box: 38	Folder : 23	Notes on sports problems	1975
Box: 38	Folder : 24	Tennis problems	1975
Box: 38	Folder : 25	Notes on problems to be written	1975
Box: 38	Folder : 26	Outlines of sports problems	1975
Box: 38	Folder : 27	Notes on sports problems manuscript	1975-1976
Box: 38	Folder : 28	Possible Sports Problems	1975-1977
Box: 38	Folder : 29	Sports problems	1975-1990
Box: 38	Folder : 30	Problems submitted to Harper & Row	1976
Box: 38	Folder : 31	Notes and correspondence on publication of sports problems	1976
Box: 38	Folder : 32	Correspondence on publication of sports problems	1976
Box: 38	Folder : 33	Sports problems sent to Hugh Rawson at Thomas Y. Crowell Co.	1976
Box: 38	Folder : 34	Problems submitted to Reader's Digest	1976-1977
Box: 38	Folder : 35	Notes and correspondence on publication of sports problems	1976, 1978
Box: 38	Folder : 36	Notes on possible publishers for sports problems	1976, 1978
Box: 38	Folder : 37	Notes on "Strange But Interesting Problems"	1977
Box: 38	Folder : 38	Sports problems	1979, 1984
Box: 38	Folder : 39	Baseball problems	1980, 1983
Box: 38	Folder : 40	Baseball problems with tables, with outlines	1980-1992
Box: 38	Folder : 41	21 Astounding Science Quizzes!, Grace Marmor Spruch and Larry Spruch	1982, 2001
Box: 38	Folder : 42	Sports problem introductions	1983-1984
Box: 38	Folder : 43	Baseball problems	1983, 1992
Box: 38	Folder : 44	Baseball problems with outlines	1983, 1992
Box: 38	Folder : 45	Baseball problems with outlines on earned run averages	1983, 1992
Box: 38	Folder : 46	Baseball problems with outlines on geography and history	1983, 1992
Box: 38	Folder : 47	Series of baseball problems about Jack, with outlines	1983, 1992
Box: 38	Folder : 48	Baseball problems with outlines on line-ups	1983, 1992
Box: 38	Folder : 49	Baseball problems in the series "Somewhat Surprising Questions," with outlines	1983, 1992
Box: 38	Folder : 50	Baseball problems in the series "The Most, the Least...," with outlines	1983, 1992
Box: 38	Folder : 51	Baseball problems	1983-1984, 1992
Box: 38	Folder : 52	Baseball problems in the series "Reconstructions," with outlines	1983-1984, 1992
Box: 38	Folder : 53	Baseball problems	1983-1992
Box: 38	Folder : 54	Baseball problems with outlines	1983-1992
Box: 38	Folder : 55	Baseball problems with outlines in the series "Put-outs"	1983-1992
Box: 38	Folder : 56	Baseball problems on stolen bases, with outlines	1983, 1988, 1992
Box: 38	Folder : 57	Baseball problems in the series "What Transpired?," with outlines	1983, 1988, 1992
Box: 38	Folder : 58	Sports problems in the series "Potpourri," with outlines	1983, 1988, 1992
Box: 38	Folder : 59	Baseball problems with outlines	1983-1994
Box: 38	Folder : 60	Baseball problems	1985-1986
Box: 38	Folder : 61	Baseball news clippings	1987-1989
Box: 38	Folder : 62	Baseball problems	1989-1992
Box: 38	Folder : 63	Baseball problems	1991
Box: 38	Folder : 64	Baseball problems	1992
Box: 38	Folder : 65	List of potential problems	1992
Box: 38	Folder : 66	Baseball problems	1992-1994
Box: 38	Folder : 67	Babe Herman problem	1994
Box: 38	Folder : 68	Baseball problems	1994
Box: 38	Folder : 69	"Two in One": Sammy Sosa baseball problem	1996
Box: 39	Folder : 1	Baseball problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 2	Mathematical baseball problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 3	Basketball problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 4	Notes on "Betting on the Horses" problem	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 5	Bowling problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 6	"Bobby Toogud and Boris Gudenuf": Chess problem	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 7	Cross country problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 8	Football problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 9	Mathematical football problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 10	Golf problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 11	Hockey problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 12	Sports problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 13	Mountain climbing problems	undated
Box: 38	Folder : 14	"'Hot Dog' Andy": mathematical skiing problem	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 15	Swimming problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 16	Tennis problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 17	Track and Field problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 19	"Sir Lancelot and Sir Lancelittle": weight lifting problem	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 20	Wrestling problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 21	Clippings	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 22	Sports problems complete manuscript	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 23	Sports problems manuscript preface	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 24	Sports problems manuscript table of contents	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 25	Selected sports problems from manuscript with Spruch's comments	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 26	Sports problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 27	Complete Sport Problems manuscript submitted to Scribner	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 28	Baseball problems on stolen bases	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 29	Baseball problems with tables	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 30	Baseball problems in the series "What Transpired?"	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 31	Baseball problems in the series "Put-Outs"	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 32	Baseball problems in the series "Reconstructions"	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 33	Baseball problems in the series "Somewhat Surprising Questions"	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 34	Sports problems sent to Joe Keller	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 35	Sports problems in the series "Potpourri"	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 36	Series of baseball problems about Jack	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 37	Baseball problems on line-ups	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 38	Baseball problems in the series "The Most, the Least..."	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 39	Introductory material for specific problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 40	List of titles of baseball problems; list of "Choice" problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 41	Baseball problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 42	Mathematical baseball problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 43	"$12 for a $20 Brooch": problem from "Betting on the Horses"	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 44	Cross country problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 45	Mathematical football problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 46	"The Next Record to Fall": record-breaking prediction problem	undated
Box: 37	Folder : 47	"Sir Lancelot and Sir Lancelittle": weight lifting problem	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 48	Wrestling problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 49	Basketball problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 50	Tennis problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 51	Football problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 52	Bowling problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 53	Golf problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 54	Baseball problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 55	Bowling problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 56	Baseball problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 57	Sports problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 58	Wrestling problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 59	Track and field problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 60	Cross country problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 61	Weight lifting problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 62	"$12 for a $20 Brooch": horse racing problem (draft)	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 63	"The Next Record to Fall": record-breaking prediction problem (draft)	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 64	Baseball problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 65	Wrestling problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 66	Track and Field problems	undated
Box: 39	Folder : 67	Cross country problems	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 1	Bowling problems	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 2	Golf problems	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 3	Football problems	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 4	Baseball problems on batting averages	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 5	Baseball problems on earned run averages	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 6	Baseball problems on geography and history	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 7	Baseball problems	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 8	Sports problems complete manuscript (another copy)	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 9	Baseball problems (carbon copies)	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 10	Basketball problems (carbon copies)	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 11	Bowling problems (carbon copies)	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 12	Cross country problems (carbon copies)	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 13	Football problems (carbon copies)	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 14	"$12 for a $20 Brooch": horse racing problem (carbon copies)	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 15	"The Next Record to Fall": record-breaking prediction problem (carbon copies)	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 16	Tennis problems (carbon copies)	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 17	Track and field problems (carbon copies)	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 18	Weight lifting problems (carbon copies)	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 19	Wrestling problems (carbon copies)	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 7	Cross country problems	undated
Box: 40	Folder : 14	Olympic Games problems	1975
Box: 40	Folder : 20	Volleyball problems	undated
Box: 41	Folder : 16	Baseball problems with outlines	1983, 1992
Box: 41	Folder : 17	Baseball problems on batting averages	undated
Box: 41	Folder : 18	Baseball problems with outlines	1983, 1992
Box: 41	Folder : 22	Baseball problems	undated
Box: 41	Folder : 36	Baseball problems with outlines in the series "Put-outs"	1983-1992
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Table of Contents

Container List

Series VIII: Sports Puzzles, Bulk, 1972-1996 1965-1996

Scope and Content