
Guide to the Coleman Dowell Papers
1925-1985
MSS.036
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Descriptive Summary
Title: | Coleman Dowell Papers |
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Dates [inclusive]: | 1925-1993 |
Abstract: | (Robert) Coleman Dowell (1925-1985) was a composer, lyricist, poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He corresponded with many famous authors and well-known personalities from the early 1960's through 1984. The collection includes correspondence, original sheet music composed by Dowell for television and Broadway musicals during his early years in New York City, photographs, and manuscripts of published and unpublished novels, poetry, short fiction, and plays. |
Quantity: | 32 Linear Feet (31 boxes) |
Call Phrase: | MSS.036 |
Biographical Note
(Robert) Coleman Dowell was born to Mordon and Beulah Dowell in Adairville, Kentucky on May 29, 1925. Dowell attended several country schools, among them, a one room schoolhouse where Latin and Greek were taught. His last two years of high school were at Simpson County High in Franklin, a new county school where he was on the school paper. Dowell served in the U.S. Army, Medical Corps from 1944-45 and as an assistant to the prosecution in war crimes trials in Manila in 1945-46. He was eventually promoted to the rank of sergeant. During this period he also attended the University of the Philippines. Dowell returned home to the U.S. in 1946 and settled in Louisville for a few years where he was a full-time member of the National Guard. Here, he wrote the musical play that brought him to New York
Dowell moved to New York City in 1950, initially finding work as a model for automobile and airline ads and as a typist. From 1950-53 Dowell was employed as a song writer and lyricist for the Dumont television show, Once Upon a Tune, which starred Bea Arthur, Elaine Stritch, Alice Ghostley, and Charlotte Rae. Dowell composed nearly 1,000 works for weekly broadcast. He also worked as David Merrick's protege and with John LaTouche on the abortive Broadway musical version of Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness!. 1957 was a pivotal year for Dowell. It was in January of this year that he managed to meet Carl Van Vechten, author of The Tattooed Countess. Dowell wanted permission to attempt to adapt the piece to the musical stage. He played for Van Vechten selections from a score for The Tattooed Countess and won Van Vechten's approval for the rights. Carl Van Vechten was known to his friends as "Carlo." His career included stints as a music critic for the New York Times, as a novelist during the 1920s, and as a photographer for which he never sought nor received payment. He photographed many of the major figures in the arts world. His wife was Fania Marinoff, a retired actress. Van Vechten introduced Dowell into his circle of friends which included many celebrities: Isak Dinesen, Langston Hughes, Leontyne Price, Geoffrey Holder, Gloria Vanderbilt, Sidney Lumet, Eileen Herlie, Kim Hunter, Barbra Streisand, Dianne Carroll, Pearl Bailey, Anthony Armstrong Jones, Tallulah Bankhead, Luise Rainer, Laurence Olivier, Gertrude Stein, the Gish sisters, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, George Kaufman, Noel Coward, and Maurice Sendak, among others.
The Tattooed Countess, which opened in 1961, was panned by the critics and closed within a few days. Dowell, who had written the book, score and lyrics, tried his luck with another theatrical experiment, Eve of the Green Grass. This play was presented at the Chelsea Art Theatre in 1965 and starred Kim Hunter. Seeing his play on the stage, Dowell concluded that the theatre was not his metier and turned his attention to writing novels. This was done without the mourning that the failure of The Tattooed Countess had induced. Dowell's early experiences in the theatre were used in two magazine articles, "At Home with Drosselmeier" and "A Handful of Anomalies" which were published in Bomb Magazine in 1984 and 1985, respectively. His theatrical career was also included in his unfinished autobiography, A Dark Book, which was published by The Dalkey Archive Press in June 1993 under the title: A Star-bright Lie.
Dowell had found only disillusionment in the theater. He decided to seek his fortune as a writer of fiction. Dowell had already experienced some success in writing fiction. His short story, "Alter Frau im Garten" had been published in 1962. Over a fifteen year period Dowell wrote five novels: One of the Children is Crying (1968), Mrs. October was Here (1974), Island People (1976), Too Much Flesh and Jabez (1977), and White on Black on White (1983). Remarkably, the first four novels had been written concurrently. These novels were intricate both in concept and in form. It was during this period that Dowell enjoyed the critical praise and friendship of such noted authors as Walter Abish, Thom Gunn, John Hawkes, Ann Lauterbach, Gilbert Sorrentino, Maurice Sendak, Edmund White, and Tennessee Williams.
Dowell was talented and he yearned to be famous. He very much needed a popular readership. One of the Children is Crying, one of his most accessible books, was widely reviewed, with reviews appearing in Boston, Denver, Hollywood, Houston, Louisville, Milwaukee, Sacramento, and Tulsa. Since One of the Children is Crying had been published earlier in England under the title, The Grass Dies, reviews also appeared in England and Ireland. Surprisingly, reviews for Dowell's second novel, Mrs. October was Here, were meager and from rather obscure sources. Nevertheless, this novel was always mentioned as being Dowell's favorite. Island People was a favorite with critics and other authors, and was called Dowell's masterpiece. Supporters of this novel included Tennessee Williams, Gilbert Sorrentino, Ihab Hassan, and Walter Abish, but reviews were still not as plentiful as had been the case with his first novel. The New York Times called it "a work of art" and brought Dowell some national attention. Too Much Flesh and Jabez was the least reviewed of Dowell's novels. The New York Times, nevertheless, called it "a tour de force." White on Black on White received many, but mixed, reviews. Dowell was given a tribute before the publication of his last novel in the Fall 1982 issue of The Review of Contemporary Fiction. This issue, called the Paul Bowles-Coleman Dowell number, contains the major critical articles on Dowell which had appeared up to this date.
Three different journals published nearly all of Dowell's short fiction. New Directions: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry published the following titles: "The Keepsake" (#26, 1973), "The Birthmark" (#27, 1973), "I Envy You Your Adventure" (#28, 1974), "First Person Biography" (#29, 1974), "Victor: (#30, 1975), "If Beggars were Horses" (#31, 1975), "Singing in the Clump" (#32, 1976), "The Moon, the Owl, my Sister" (#33, 1976), "Ham's Gift" (#35, 1977), and "My Father was a River" (#36, 1978). The English quarterly, Ambit, published the following titles: "I am the Beast" (#61, 1975), "The Drought Ends" (#65, 1976), "Her Good Man Gone" (#69, 1977), "A Lifetime Proposition" (#73, 1978), "Patridge House" (#76, 1978), "The Snake House" (#79, 1979), "The Silver Swanne" (#89, 1980), "Person Waiting" (#94, 1983), and "Kitty" (#100, 1985). Conjunctions published "The Great Godalmighty Bird" (#4, 1983), "Eve of the Green Grass" (novel excerpt) (#6, 1984), and "Writings on a Cave Wall" (#8, 1985). As has been already stated, "Old Woman in a Garden" or "Alte Frau im Garten" (translation by Ruth Landskoff-Yorck) was published in Frankfurter Heftein 1962. "Handy" appeared in Kentucky Renaissance in 1976, and "The Hobo" appeared in ADENA in Spring 1986. During 1983 both Conjunctions and Grenfell Press republished "The Silver Swanne" which Conjunctions editor, Bradford Morrow, in "Postscript," The Houses of Children: Collected Stories (1987) termed Dowell's greatest work of short fiction. It should also be noted that Dowell reviewed books for the Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky from 1978-1985.
Dowell received critical praise from the leading authors and critics of his day. He never received the popular support he so desperately needed. His later years were plagued by ill health. Although there were good times, Dowell could not escape feelings of disillusionment, suicide, or as he put it, "the balcony beckons me." In the early morning hours on Saturday August 3, 1985, Dowell leapt from his 15th floor apartment balcony overlooking Fifth Avenue. As is the case with so many other writers or artists, the attention focused on Coleman Dowell accelerated after his death. In 1987, The Houses of Children: Collected Stories was published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson and this publishing company also reissued One of the Children is Crying. Too Much Flesh and Jabez was also made available via the Dalkey Archive Press.
Three major works by Dowell were left unfinished. These include Eve of the Green Grass, a novel; Dowell's autobiography entitled, A Dark Book and his private journal 1968-1984 which is a running diary of his life, writings, attitude towards people, and also includes personal observations for stories. Two excerpts from A Dark Book had been published earlier in Bomb magazine under the titles: "At Home with Drosselmeier" (#10, Fall 1984) and "A Handful of Anomalies" (#13, Fall 1985). These deal with Dowell's early adventures in New York City and his relationship with Carl Van Vechten, as well as his early theatrical career.
Dowell was given a final tribute at his apartment on November 3, 1985. A large number of famous personalities representing the worlds of dance, art, literature, music, theater, and education toasted their friend and praised his accomplishments as a gifted composer, poet, playwright, novelist, and critic.
Sources:
- The Coleman Dowell Papers, (New York: Fales Library, NYU, 1993)
- Contemporary Authors, (Detroit: Gale Research, 1990)
- Kuehl, L., & J. Kuehl, eds. (1989). Prospectus for a start-bright lie: Coleman Dowell's Theatrical Memoirs (NY: The Review of Contemporary Fiction7:3 Fall 1987)
Scope and Content Note
The Coleman Dowell Papers includes correspondence, musical scores and lyrics, photographs, and ephemera, as well as the texts of three major unfinished works: a novel, a private journal, and an autobiography. The latter, which Dowell had entitled A Dark Book, was published in 1993 as A Star-Bright Lie. The 2008 Accretion includes all of the above, as well as an audio recording of Dowell singing some of his songs. The accretion also contains various materials related to the publication of A Star-Bright Lie, as well Bertrand Slaff's attempts to publish Dowell's journals.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into five series:
Series I: Correspondence
Series II: Published and Unpublished Works
Series III: Musical Works and Lyrics
Series IV: Works by Others and Miscellaneous Materials
Series V: Media
Although the greatest concentration of correspondence is found in Series I, correspondence is interfiled throughout the Papers.
Missing Title
- Series I: Correspondence
- Series II: Published and Unpublished Works
- Series III: Musical Works and Lyrics
- Series IV: Works by Other and Miscellaneous Materials
- Series V: Media
- Miscellaneous Oversize
Access Points
Subject Names
- Griffin, John Howard, 1920-1980
- Greene, Harlan
- Halliday, Mark
- Gunn, Thom
- Fey, Isabella
- Dunphy, Jack
- Geva, Tamara
- Ford, Ruth, 1915-
- Kuehl, John Richard, 1928-
- Koch, Ed, 1924-
- Lauterbach, Ann, 1942-
- Laughlin, James, 1914-1997
- Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002
- Herlie, Eileen
- Kent, Louise Andrews, 1886-1969
- Inge, William
- Pais, Lila
- Purcell, John
- Purdy, James
- Segal, Lore Gorszmann
- Low, Betty
- Lyndon, Andrew
- Morrow, Bradford, 1951-
- O'Brien, John, 1879-1952
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
- Van Vechten, Fani Marinoff
- White, Delilah, 1903-
- White, Edmund, 1940-
- Sendak, Maurice
- Sessoms, Hella
- Slaff, Bertram
- Sorrentino, Gilbert
- Wilson, Morris
- Williams, Shirley
- Whitmore, George, 1945-1989
- Abish, Cecile
- Aman, Madeleine
- Arnold, Kenneth
- Abish, Walter
- Adams, Frances
- Beeson, Jack, 1921-
- Beeson, Nora
- Baker, Roger
- Bax, Martin
- Dowell, Coleman
- Collins, Jack
- Dignan, Josef
Document Type
- Paintings (visual works)
- Galley proofs.
- Typescripts.
- Drawings
- Scripts (documents)
Subject Topics
- Authors, American -- Correspondence.
- American drama |y 20th century.
- American literature |y 20th century.
- Composers, American.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Use Restrictions
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); Coleman Dowell Papers; MSS 36; box number;
folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.
Separated Materials
The following books were separated from the archive and cataloged as part of the Fales print collection. They can be searched in the NYU catalog, Bobcat.
Abrams, Linsey. Charting the Stars. New York: 1979
Bancroft, Mary. Autobiography of a Spy. New York: 1983
Bax, Martin. The Hospital Ship. New York: 1976
Beeson, Jack. To a Lady Who Asked for a Cypher [sheet music]. New York: 1970
Britton, Burt, ed. Self-Portrait: Book People Picture Themselves. New York: 1976
Colum, P. & Cabell, M.F., eds. Between Friends: Letters of James Branch Cabell and
Others, New York: 1962
Dunphy, Jack. An Honest Woman. New York: 1971
Dunphy, Jack. Nightmovers. New York: 1967
Eliot, Elizabeth. Heiresses and Coronets. New York: 1959
Elmslie, Kenward. Moving Right Along Calais, VT: 1980
Geva, Tamara. Split Seconds. New York: 1972
Goldman, Michael. At the Edge. New York: 1969
Goldman, Michael. First Poems. New York: 1966
Greene, Jonathan. Scaling the Walls Lexington, KY: 1974
Gunn, Thom. Moly and My Sad Captains. New York: 1973
Gunn, Thom. The Passages of Joy. New York: 1982
Gunn, Thom. . Selected Poems: 1950-1975 London: 1979
Hunter, Kim. Loose in the Kitchen. North Hollywood: 1975
Kuehl, John. The Fool-Spy. New York: 1967
Kuehl, John. John Hawkes and the Craft of Conflict. New Brunswick, NJ: 1975
Kuehl, J. & Moore, S., eds. In Recognition of William Gaddis Syracuse, NY: 1984
Latouche, John. Ballet Ballads [music]. New York: 1949
Laughlin, James. In Another Country San Francisco: 1978
Lauterback, Ann. Closing Hours. New York: 1983
Lauterback, Ann. The Dark Door. New York: 1985
Lauterback, Ann. Sacred Weather. New York: 1984
McClure, Michael. Scratching the Beat Surface San Francisco: 1982
Martin, Stephen. Edges. New York: 1978
Morrow, Bradford. After a Charme. New York: 1984
Morrow, Bradford. Posthumes. New York: 1982
Morrow, Bradford. The Preferences. New York: 1983
Purdy, James. Children is All. New York: 1961
Purdy, James. Color of Darkness and Children is All. New York: 1965
Purdy, James. Colour of Darkness London: 1961
Purdy, James. I Am Elijah Thrush London: 1972
Purdy, James. . Malcolm. New York: [1959]
Purdy, James. The Runnning Sun. New York: 1971
Rexroth, Kenneth. Selected Poems ed. by Bradford Morrow. New York: 1984
Roster, Norman. Thrive Upon the Rock. New York: 1965
Scott, Zachary. John Emory. New York: 1965
Segalen, Victor. Stelae trans. by Nathaniel Tarn. Santa Barbara: 1969
Sendak, Maurice, illus. [presentations]
Sendak, Maurice, illus. The Bat-Poet / Randall Jarrell. New York: 1964
Sendak, Maurice, illus. Fantasy Sketches Philadelphia: 1970
Sendak, Maurice, illus. The Griffin and the Minor Canon / Frank Stockton. New York:
1963
Sendak, Maurice, illus. Higglety Pigglety Pop! New York: 1967
Sendak, Maurice, illus. In the Night Kitchen. New York: 1970
Sendak, Maurice, illus. The Light Princess / George MacDonald. New York: 1969
Sendak, Maurice, illus. Lullabies and Night Songs / Alec Wilder. New York: 1964
Sendak, Maurice, illus. Nikolenka's Childhood / Leo Tolstoy. New York: 1963
Sendak, Maurice, illus. Poems from William Blake's "Songs of Innocence" / William
Blake. London: 1967
Sendak, Maurice, illus. Sarah's Room / Doris Orgel. New York: 1963
Sobin, Gustaf. Caesure: Midsummer Plymouth, UK: 1981
Sobin, Gustaf. Celebration of the Sound Through. New York: 1982
Sobin, Gustaf. Ten Sham Haikus. New York: 1983
Sorrentino, Gilbert. Aberration of Starlight. New York: 1980
Sorrentino, Gilbert. Blue Pastoral San Francisco: 1983
Sorrentino, Gilbert. A Dozen Oranges Santa Barbara: 1976
Sorrentino, Gilbert. Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things. New York: 1971
Sorrentino, Gilbert. Mulligan Stew. New York: 1979
Sorrentino, Gilbert. The Orangery Austin, TX: 1978
Sorrentino, Gilbert. Selected Poems: 1958-1980 Santa Barbara: 1981
Sorrentino, Gilbert. Something Said San Francisco: 1984
Sorrentino, Gilbert. White Sail Santa Barbara: 1977
Stein, Gertrude. Alphabets and Birthdays. New Haven: 1957
Stein, Gertrude. A Novel of Thank You / Carl Van Vechten, ed. New Haven: 1958
Van Vechten, Carl. The Blind Bow-Boy. New York: 1923
Van Vechten, Carl. . Fire Crackers. New York: 1925
Van Vechten, Carl. . Peter Whiffle: His Life and Works. New York: 1927
[Van Vechten, Carl] The American Record Guide June 1960
[Van Vechten, Carl] The American Record Guide June 1960 . A Bibliography / compiled
by Klaus W. Jonas. New York: 1955
[Van Vechten, Carl] The American Record Guide June 1960 . Carl Van Vechten; 1880 -
1964 San Francisco: 1965
[Van Vechten, Carl] The American Record Guide June 1960 . Carl Van Vechten and the
Twenties / E. Lueders. Albuquerque: 1955
[Van Vechten, Carl] The American Record Guide June 1960 . 80 Writers...in Honor of
His 80th Birthday, 17 June 1960. New Haven: 1960
Vanity Fair: Selections. New York: 1960
White, Edmund. A Boy's Own Story. New York: 1982
White, Edmund. Forgetting Elena. New York: 1973
Whitmore, George. Getting Gay in New York. New York: 1976
Yutang, Lin. Imperial Peking. New York: 1961
Zinnes, Harriet. I Wanted to See Something Flying. New York: 1976
Provenance
The Coleman Dowell Papers were donated by Dr. Bertram Slaff, M.D., to the Fales Library
at New York University in December 1986. Mr. Frank Walker, Head of Special Collections,
acted as liaison between the Archives and Dr. Slaff and arranged for the collection's
delivery to the Fales Library.
In 2008, Dr. Slaff donated an additional 1.5 linear feet of materials, notated hereafter
as "Accretion 2008."
Processing Information note
In March 2016, boxes from all series were renumbered to numerically follow boxes in Series I. Also, Series IV: Works By Others and Miscellaneous Materials, was divided into four subseries. Researchers with citations to previous box numbers may contact fales.library@nyu.edu for assistance with identifying new box numbers.
Container List
Series I: Correspondence
Scope and Contents noteSeries I: Correspondence, consists of correspondence between Dowell and many famous authors and well-known personalities dating from the early 1960s through 1984, for example, Maurice Sendak, Gilbert Sorrentino, Carl Van Vechten, and Edmund White.
Offsite boxes & barcodesBox 1 - Barcode: 31142042236557 Box 2 - Barcode: 31142042236565 Box 3 - Barcode: 31142042236573 |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
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Box: I.1 | Folder : 1 | A n.d. |
undated | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 2 | Abish, Walter and Cecile: 1975 |
1975 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 3 | Adams, Frances: 1967, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1985, n.d. |
1967-1985 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 4 | Aman, Madeleine: 1967, 1978, 1985 |
1967-1985 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 5 | Arnold, Kenneth: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981 |
1976-1981 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 6 | B: 1951, 1952, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, n.d. |
1951-1984 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 7 | Baker, Roger: 1963, 1969, 1984 |
1963-1984 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 8 | Bax, Martin: 1974, 1979, 1982, 1985, n.d. |
1974-1985 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 9 | Beeson, Jack and Nora: 1959, 1973, 1976 |
1959-1976 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 10 | Boston University [Gotlieb, Howard] 1969, 1974, 1986 |
1969-1986 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 11 | C - D: 1974, 1978-1982, 1984, 1985, n.d. |
1974-1985 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 12 | Collins, Jack: 1983 |
1983 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 13 | Dignan, Josef n.d. |
undated | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 14 | Dowell, Coleman [to Collins, Jack]: 1983, 1984 |
1983-1984 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 15 | Dowell, Coleman [to Hella and others] 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980-1984 |
1968-1984 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 16 | Dunphy, Jack: 1968-1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984 |
1968-1984 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 17 | E - F: 1954, 1959, 1961-1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984 |
1954-1984 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 18 | Family [Dowell, Mrs. M.W.]: 1951, 1965, 1967 |
1951-1967 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 19 | Family [Dowell, Ron (nephew)]: 1974, 1976, n.d. |
1974 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 20 | Family [Misc.]: 1953-1955, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1984 |
1953-1984 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 21 | Family [Wohlken, James & Gayle]: 1966, 1967, 1971, 1981-1984 |
1966-1984 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 22 | Family [Wohlken, Jeremy & Shane]: 1982, 1983 |
1982-1983 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 23 | Fey, Isabella: 1954 |
1954 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 24 | Ford, Ruth: 1963, n.d. |
1963 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 25 | G - K: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1974-1976, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985 |
1957-1985 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 26 | Geva, Tamara: 1966, 1967 |
1966-1967 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 27 | Greene, Harlan: 1984 |
1984 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 28 | Griffin, John Howard: 1962, 1967, 1969 |
1962-1969 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 29 | Gunn, Thom: 1980, 1982, 1983 |
1980-1983 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 30 | Halliday, Mark [correspondence and ms.]: 1974 |
1974 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 31 | Herlie, Eileen: 1959, 1960 |
1959-1960 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 32 | Hunter, Kim: 1967, 1975 |
1967-1975 | |
Box: I.1 | Folder : 33 | Inge, William: 1959 |
1959 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 1 | Kent, Louise Andrews: 1956, 1967, n.d. |
1956-1967 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 2 | Kentucky Education Association: 1980, 1983, n.d. |
1980-1983 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 3 | Koch, Ed: 1974 |
1974 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 4 | Kuehl, John [to and from]: 1976-1980, 1982-1984 |
1976-1984 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 5 | L: 1961, 1962, 1965, 1982, n.d. |
1961-1982 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 6 | Laughlin, James: 1972 - 1977 |
1972-1977 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 7 | Lauterbach, Ann [includes ms.]: 1983-1985 |
1983-1985 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 8 | Low, Betty: 1979, n.d. |
1979 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 9 | Lyndon, Andrew: 1963, 1967, 1971, 1973, n.d. |
1963-1973 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 10 | Letters from Readers: 1961, 1965, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1977-1982, 1984, 1986, n.d. |
1961-1986 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 11 | M: 1953, 1955, 1965, 1975-1980, 1982, 1985 Morrow, Brad |
1953-1985 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : data_value_missing_04200659d05f1ddd777d1b44d16b171f | [see Brad Morrow, Series IV, Box 1:1] |
undated | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 12 | N - R: 1959, 1960, 1962, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984 |
1959-1984 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 13 | O'Brien, John: 1982, 1983, 1985 |
1982-1985 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 14 | Pais, Lila: 1957, 1965, 1968, 1970, n.d. Purcell, John |
1957-1970 | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : data_value_missing_40461ca30834d095d1d479b1885c40e9 | [see White, Edmund, Series I, Box 3:16] |
undated | |
Box: I.2 | Folder : 15 | Purdy, James: 1963, 1965, 1967, 1974, n.d. |
1963-1974 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 1 | S: 1965, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1985 |
1965-1985 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 2 | Segal, Lore & mother (Franzi Groszmann): 1971, 1972 |
1971-1972 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 3 | Sendak, Maurice [see also Map Case]: 1968-1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, n.d. |
1968-1982 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 4 | Sessoms, Hella: 1969-1972, 1982-1985 |
1969-1985 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 5 | Slaff, Bertram: 1980-1983, n.d., 1957, 1963-1968, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978 |
1957-1983 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 6 | Sussler, Betsy: 1984 |
1984 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 7 | Sorrentino, Gilbert: 1976, 1978, 1980-1984 |
1976-1984 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 8 | T: 1961, 1964, 1968, 1978, 1984, 1985 |
1961-1985 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 9 | Tam's Death: July 13 1978 |
1978 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 10 | Unidentified: 1946, 1950, 1957, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1984 |
1946-1984 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 11 | Unidentified n.d. |
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Box: I.3 | Folder : 12 | Van Vechten, Carl: 1957, 1958 |
1957-1958 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 13 | Van Vechten, Carl: 1959 - 1964 |
1959-1964 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 14 | Van Vechten, Carl: Photos & postcards: 1957-1961, n.d. |
1957-1961 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 15 | Van Vechten, Fania Marinoff: 1959, 1960, n.d. |
1959-1960 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 16 | W - Z: 1954, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1974, 1979, 1983 |
1954-1983 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : data_value_missing_cbc580a8494913eac05157cb9dfc1b08 | White, Delilah [see White, Edmund, Series I, Box 3:16] |
undated | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 17 | White, Edmund: 1976, 1978, 1980-1985, n.d. |
1976-1985 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 18 | Whitmore, George: 1978 |
1978 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 19 | Williams, Shirley n.d. |
undated | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 20 | Wilson, Morris: 1975, 1976 |
1975-1976 | |
Box: I.3 | Folder : 21 | The Writer [A.S. Burack, ed.]: 1967, 1968, n.d. |
1967-1968 | |
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Series II: Published and Unpublished Works
Scope and Content noteSeries II: Published and Unpublished Works, contains reviews pertaining to Dowell's published works, and some correspondence, mostly from friends or admirers regarding a particular novel, short story, etc. This series is divided into two subseries: Subseries A: Novels and Short Stories; and Subseries B: Plays and Dramatic Writings. The bulk of Dowell's published works is novels; unpublished material consists of plays, poems, and miscellaneous writings. Much of the materials in Subseries B are copies of Dowell's published novels or plays which he used as research material for other projects. The series also contains The Great Godalmighty Bird- a long, unpublished play with songs, personal correspondence, lists of scenes for the plays and themes, and short two- or three-character plays.
Offsite boxes & barcodesSeries II, Subseries A: Box 1 - Barcode: 31142042236581 Box 2 - Barcode: 31142042236599 Box 3 - Barcode: 31142042236607 Box 4 - Barcode: 31142042236615 Box 5 - Barcode: 31142042236623 Box 6 - Barcode: 31142042236631 Box 7 - Barcode: 31142042236649 Box 8 - Barcode: 31142042236656 Box 9 - Barcode: 31142042236664 Box 10 - Barcode: 31142042236672 Box 11 - Barcode: 31142042236680 Box 12 - Barcode: 31142042236698 Box 13 - Barcode: 31142042236706 Series II, Subseries B: Box 1 - Barcode: 31142042236714 Box 2 - Barcode: 31142042236722 |
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Subseries A: Novels, Short Stories and Other Writings
Scope and Contents note(1949 - 1986) |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 1 | Cancer: 1986 |
1986 | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 2 | City Sundays: 1986 |
1986 | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 3 | The Great Godalmighty Bird: 1983 |
1983 | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 4 | Ham's Gift: 1977 |
1977 | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 5 | Ham's Gift [German translation] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 6 | I Envy You Your Great Adventure: 1966-68, 1974 |
1966-1974 | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 7 | If Beggars Were Horses: 1975 |
1975 | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 8 | In The Mood: [1966-68], 1986 |
1986 | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 9 | The Moon, The Owl, My Sister: 1976 |
1976 | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 10 | My Father was a River: 1978 |
1978 | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 11 | The Silver Swanne: 1979, 1980 |
1979-1980 | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 12 | The Silver Swanne: [notes] [ca. 1979] |
1979 | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 13 | The Kid's Brother [later, Wool Tea]: 1983 |
1983 | |
Box: II.A.1 | Folder : 14 | Writings as Yet Unfound in a Kentucky Cave n.d. [later, Writings on a Cave Wall 1985 |
1985 | |
Box: II.A.2 | Folder : 1 | One of the Children is Crying/The Grass Dies. [British ms.]: ca. 1968 |
1968 | |
Box: II.A.2 | Folder : 2 | One of the Children is Crying/The Grass Dies. [carbon ms.]: ca. 1968 |
1968 | |
Box: II.A.2 | Folder : 3 | One of the Children is Crying/The Grass Dies [clippings]: 1967, 1968 |
1967-1968 | |
Box: II.A.2 | Folder : 4 | The Grass Dies [correspondence]: 1964-1965 |
1964-1965 | |
Box: II.A.2 | Folder : 5 | One of the Children is Crying [correspondence]: 1967 |
1967 | |
Box: II.A.2 | Folder : 6 | One of the Children is Crying [correspondence]: 1968-1975 |
1968-1975 | |
Box: II.A.2 | Folder : 7 | One of the Children is Crying [corrected ts, p 1-126]: ca. 1968 |
1968 | |
Box: II.A.2 | Folder : 8 | One of the Children is Crying [corrected ts, p 126-230]: ca. 1968 |
1968 | |
Box: II.A.2 | Folder : 9 | One of the Children is Crying [Reviews] 1987 |
1987 | |
Box: II.A.2 | Folder : 10 | One of the Children is Crying [Title page, ad card & quote page] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.3 | Folder : 1 | Mrs October Was Here [ts. carbon]: ca. 1974 |
1974 | |
Box: II.A.3 | Folder : 2 | Mrs October Was Here [ts. annotated]: ca. 1974 |
1974 | |
Box: II.A.3 | Folder : 3 | Mrs October Was Here [notes and fragments]: n.d. |
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Box: II.A.3 | Folder : 4 | Mrs October Was Here [early version]: n.d. |
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Box: II.A.3 | Folder : 5 | Mrs. October Was Here [miscellaneous]: n.d. |
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Box: II.A.3 | Folder : 6 | Mrs. October Was Here [miscellaneous]: n.d. |
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Box: II.A.3 | Folder : 7 | Mrs. October Was Here [miscellaneous]: n.d. |
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Box: II.A.3 | Folder : 8 | Mrs October Was Here [miscellaneous; clippings]: 1973, 1974 |
1973-1974 | |
Box: II.A.3 | Folder : 9 | Mrs October Was Here [correspondence]: 1970-1978 |
1970-1978 | |
Box: II.A.4 | Folder : 1 | Island People [Ian]: ca. 1976 |
1976 | |
Box: II.A.4 | Folder : 2 | Island People [The Keepsake]: 1973 |
1973 | |
Box: II.A.4 | Folder : 3 | Island People [The Surgeon]: ca. 1976 |
1976 | |
Box: II.A.4 | Folder : 4 | Island People [Webster's story (1)]: 1976 |
1976 | |
Box: II.A.4 | Folder : 5 | Island People [Webster's story (2)]: 1976 |
1976 | |
Box: II.A.4 | Folder : 6 | Island People [Webster's story (3)]: 1976 |
1976 | |
Box: II.A.4 | Folder : 7 | Island People [fragments] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.4 | Folder : 8 | Island People [fragments] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.4 | Folder : 9 | Island People [correspondence]: 1973, 1975, 1976 |
1973-1976 | |
Box: II.A.4 | Folder : 10 | Island People [clippings]: 1976 |
1976 | |
Box: II.A.5 | Folder : 1 | Island People [Up At Claudo's] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.5 | Folder : 2 | Island People [1]: ca. 1976 |
1976 | |
Box: II.A.5 | Folder : 3 | Island People [2]: ca. 1976 |
1976 | |
Box: II.A.5 | Folder : 4 | Island People [3]: ca. 1976 |
1976 | |
Box: II.A.5 | Folder : 5 | Island People [scrapbook]: 1976, 1977 |
1976-1977 | |
Box: II.A.6 | Folder : 1 | Too Much Flesh and Jabez [notes and fragments]: 1977 |
1977 | |
Box: II.A.6 | Folder : 2 | Too Much Flesh and Jabez [Edmund White's notations]: 1977 |
1977 | |
Box: II.A.6 | Folder : 3 | Too Much Flesh and Jabez [correspondence]: 1977 |
1977 | |
Box: II.A.6 | Folder : 4 | Too Much Flesh and Jabez [clippings]: 1977, 1978, 1981 |
1977-1981 | |
Box: II.A.7 | Folder : 1 | White on Black on White [original ms. p. 1-135]: ca. 1983 |
1983 | |
Box: II.A.7 | Folder : 2 | White on Black on White [original ms. p. 136-252]: ca. 1983 |
1983 | |
Box: II.A.7 | Folder : 3 | White on Black on White [ms. p. 1-141]: ca. 1983 |
1983 | |
Box: II.A.7 | Folder : 4 | White on Black on White [ms. p. 142-283]: ca. 1983 |
1983 | |
Box: II.A.7 | Folder : 5 | White on Black [notes and fragments] ca. 1983 |
1983 | |
Box: II.A.7 | Folder : 6 | White on Black on White [contract and correspondence]: 1982, 1983 |
1982-1983 | |
Box: II.A.7 | Folder : 7 | White on Black on White [correspondence]: 1983, n.d. |
1983 | |
Box: II.A.7 | Folder : 8 | White on Black on White [clippings]: 1983, 1984 |
1983-1984 | |
Box: II.A.8 | Folder : 1 | The Houses of Children [ms.] (part 1: p. i-iii, 1-138): ca. 1986 |
1986 | |
Box: II.A.8 | Folder : 2 | The Houses of Children [ms.] (part 2: p. 139-220) ca. 1986 |
1986 | |
Box: II.A.8 | Folder : 3 | The Houses of Children [ed. draft 1]: 1986 |
1986 | |
Box: II.A.8 | Folder : 4 | The Houses of Children [ed. draft 2]: 1986 |
1986 | |
Box: II.A.8 | Folder : 5 | The Houses of Children [Afterword by Bradford Morrow]: 1986 |
1986 | |
Box: II.A.8 | Folder : 6 | The Houses of Children [Show proof]: 1986 |
1986 | |
Box: II.A.8 | Folder : 7 | The Houses of Children [reviews]: 1987 |
1987 | |
Box: II.A.9 | Folder : 1 | White on Black on White [galley proof. p.1-125]: 1983 |
1983 | |
Box: II.A.9 | Folder : 2 | White on Black on White [galley proof. p.126-251]: 1983 |
1983 | |
Box: II.A.9 | Folder : 3 | The Silver Swanne [unbound copy]: 1983 |
1983 | |
Box: II.A.9 | Folder : 4 | The Silver Swanne [unbound copy]: 1983 |
1983 | |
Box: II.A.9 | Folder : 5 | The Houses of Children [galley proof (revise) ]: 1986 |
1986 | |
Box: II.A.9 | Folder : 6 | The Houses of Children [galley proof (revise) ]: 1986 |
1986 | |
Box: II.A.9 | Folder : 7 | The Houses of Children [annotated galley proof]: 1986 |
1986 | |
Box: II.A.10 | Folder : 1 | Autobiography [fragments] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.10 | Folder : 2 | A Dark Book [later, A Star Bright Lie] [ts] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.10 | Folder : 3 | A Dark Book [1st draft] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.10 | Folder : 4 | Memoir about Carl Van Vechten n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.10 | Folder : 5 | What I Did On My Vacation n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.11 | Folder : 1 | Eve of the Green Grass [Willow's Story] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.11 | Folder : 2 | Eve of the Green Grass n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.11 | Folder : 3 | Eve of the Green Grass [fragments] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.11 | Folder : 4 | Eve of the Green Grass [Discards? Edited] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 1 | And What of the Valley? n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 2 | The Black Conductor n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 3 | Boy n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 4 | Boy of My Dreams n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 5 | Cat n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 6 | Chris n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 7 | Dedication & Elegy (to Tam): ca. 1978 |
1978 | |
Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 8 | The Diary of a Bigot n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 9 | The Dory [formerly, The Gag & Puke] n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 10 | The Geisha n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 11 | I Am n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 12 | The Indian Giver n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 13 | The Intruder n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 14 | Ivy: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 15 | Jenny Come Home [Bobby Dowell aged 12] ca.: 1949 |
1949 | |
Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 16 | The Landlords n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 17 | Liars Cookbook n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 18 | The Long Weekend n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 19 | Mademoiselle du Paris n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 20 | Maya [see also, Up at Claudo's] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 21 | Moetter n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 22 | Miscellaneous Writing (1): 1968, n.d. |
1968 | |
Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 23 | Miscellaneous Writing (2) n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 24 | Miscellaneous Writing (3) n.d. |
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Box: II.A.12 | Folder : 25 | Miscellaneous Writing (4): 1985, n.d. |
1985 | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 1 | Old Woman in a Garden: ca. 1962 |
1962 | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 2 | The Other Room n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 3 | Poems A-G: 1964, 1982, n.d. |
1964-1982 | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 4 | Poems H-L n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 5 | Poems M-R: 1960, 1964, 1978, 1979, n.d. |
1960-1979 | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 6 | Poems S-Z n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 7 | Poems: Miscellaneous n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 8 | Polish Story n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 9 | Snap n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 10 | The Twenties n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 11 | Up at Claudo's n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 12 | Untitled ["I have wanted to see three things"]: 1965 |
1965 | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 13 | Untitled ["It was the day he arranged..."] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 14 | Untitled ["It's the noise"] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 15 | Untitled ["Men go to work."] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 16 | Untitled ["My first editor"] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.A.13 | Folder : 17 | Yetta Arenstein Memorial: 1965 |
1965 | |
Subseries B: Plays and Dramatic Pieces
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: II.B.1 | Folder : 1 | Gentle Laurel [later, Eve of the Green Grass]. 1965 |
1965 | |
Box: II.B.1 | Folder : 2 | Gentle Laurel [later, Eve of the Green Grass]. 1965 |
1965 | |
Box: II.B.1 | Folder : 3 | Eve of the Green Grass [ms.]. 1965 |
1965 | |
Box: II.B.1 | Folder : 4 | Eve of the Green grass [notes and fragments]. 1965 |
1965 | |
Box: II.B.1 | Folder : 5 | Eve of the Green Grass [Act 1 and background notes]. 1965 |
1965 | |
Box: II.B.1 | Folder : 6 | Eve of the Green Grass [Revised by Bert Slaff]. 1965 |
1965 | |
Box: II.B.1 | Folder : 7 | Eve of the Green Grass [Act 1&2 and notes]. 1965 |
1965 | |
Box: II.B.1 | Folder : 8 | Eve of the Green Grass [Act 1&2 and explanatory notes] |
1965 | |
Box: II.B.1 | Folder : 9 | Eve of the Green Grass [Act 1. Incomplete]. 1965 |
1965 | |
Box: II.B.1 | Folder : 10 | Eve of the Green Grass [correspondence & writings]. 1962, n.d. |
1962 | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 1 | Ah, Wilderness [newspaper article]: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 2 | Beautiful Dreamer [C. Dowell?]. 1959 |
1959 | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 3 | Beautiful Dreamer [variant version] [1959] |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 4 | Call back April: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 5 | Chloe: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 6 | Cora's Pill: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 7 | The Crystal Tree [by Coleman Dowell?]: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 8 | The Crystal tree [by Doris Julian]. 1956 |
1956 | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 9 | The Great Godalmighty Bird n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 10 | Haymarket [musical play]. 1958 |
1958 | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 11 | The Indian Giver: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 12 | Little Maggie: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 13 | Mrs October Was Here: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 14 | Paul and Paul's Super Ego: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 15 | The Penthouse: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 16 | Shangri-La: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 17 | Sleeping Rock: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 18 | Tropicana: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: II.B.2 | Folder : 19 | Untitled murder mystery: n.d. |
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Series III: Musical Works and Lyrics
Scope and Contents noteSeries III: Musical Works and Lyrics, spans the years from the 1950s to 1960s. The bulk of the material falls in the year 1961 when Dowell's largest theatrical work, The Tattooed Countess, opened on Broadway. The work contains book, lyrics, and score by Dowell and signifies the major effort of his theatrical production. Dowell's second largest musical effort, Haymarket, although unfinished, also contains a large number of musical works and lyrics. Most of Dowell's theatrical works are heavily annotated. The lists of song titles included in this material provide an opportunity to study Dowell's creative processes, as he changed or reworked his material. It is not unusual to find a lyric assigned to one of Dowell's musicals also appearing in another of his theatrical works. Dowell's music and lyrics from the 1950-1953 television series, Once Upon A Tune, are included in the Collection. Although Dowell composed nearly one thousand songs for the weekly broadcast of this show over its run, most of these are not included in his papers.
Offsite boxes & barcodesBox 1 - Barcode: 31142042236839 Box 2 - Barcode: 31142042236847 Box 3 - Barcode: 31142042236755 Box 4 - Barcode: 31142042236763 Box 5 - Barcode: 31142042236771 |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: III.1 | Folder : 1 | Ah, Wilderness!: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: III.1 | Folder : 2 | Haymarket Lyrics: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: III.1 | Folder : 3 | Haymarket Sheet Music: n.d. |
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Box: III.1 | Folder : 4 | Lida Questa: n.d. |
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Box: III.1 | Folder : 5 | Miscellaneous Lyrics: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: III.2 | Folder : 1 | Miscellaneous Musical Works: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: III.2 | Folder : 2 | Music from C. Dowell's Library: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: III.2 | Folder : 3 | Musical Collaborations: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: III.2 | Folder : 4 | Once Upon A Tune. 1950-1953 |
1950-1953 | |
Box: III.2 | Folder : 5 | Streisand Material. 1965 |
1965 | |
Box: III.3 | Folder : 1 | The Tattooed Countess (Reeds). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.3 | Folder : 2 | The Tattooed Countess (Horns). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.3 | Folder : 3 | The Tattooed Countess (Cello). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.3 | Folder : 4 | The Tattooed Countess (Harp). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.4 | Folder : 1 | The Tattooed Countess (Piano). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.4 | Folder : 2 | The Tattooed Countess (Vocals). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.4 | Folder : 3 | The Tattooed Countess (Entre Acte/Orch. parts masters) 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.5 | Folder : 1 | The Tattooed Countess (Book). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.5 | Folder : 2 | The Tattooed Countess (Book). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.5 | Folder : 3 | The Tattooed Countess (Book photocopy) 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.5 | Folder : 4 | The Tattooed Countess (Book with revisions). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.5 | Folder : 5 | The Tattooed Countess (Correspondence). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.5 | Folder : 6 | The Tattooed Countess (Telegrams). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.5 | Folder : 7 | The Tattooed Countess (Clippings). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.5 | Folder : 8 | The Tattooed Countess (Playbills). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: III.5 | Folder : 9 | The Tattooed Countess (Set transparencies). 1961 |
1961 | |
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Series IV: Works by Others and Miscellaneous Materials
Scope and Contents noteSeries IV: Writings by Others and Miscellaneous Materials, contains photographs of Coleman Dowell, family members and other individuals. Correspondence is interfiled with typescripts, plays, novels, short stories, poems, etc., written by other people.
Offsite boxes & barcodesBox 1 - Barcode: 31142042236813 Box 2 - Barcode: 31142042236821 |
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Subseries A: Bradford Morrow
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: IV.1 | Folder : 1 | Correspondence 1982-1984 |
1982-1984 | |
Box: IV.1 | Folder : 2 | Above the Chautaquas [ms.]. 1984 |
1984 | |
Box: IV.1 | Folder : 3 | The American Baedeker of Mateo Lupi [ms.]: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.1 | Folder : 4 | Contrapposto [ms.]: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.1 | Folder : 5 | Cutt's Grace [ms.] [see also, Who Else I Don't Like]. 1984 |
1984 | |
Box: IV.1 | Folder : 6 | The History of It [ms.]: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.1 | Folder : 7 | Hung Storm [ms.]. 1982 |
1982 | |
Box: IV.1 | Folder : 8 | Papa Itzhak (1) [ms.]: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.1 | Folder : 9 | Papa Itzhak (2) [ms.] n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.1 | Folder : 10 | Post Partum [ms.] (2 versions): n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.1 | Folder : 11 | Who Else I Don't Like [ms.] [see also, Whom No Hate...]. 1984 |
1984 | |
Box: IV.1 | Folder : 12 | Whom No Hate Stirs None Dances [ms.] [see also, Who Else...]: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.1 | Folder : 13 | Printed Material. 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, n.d. |
1982-1985 | |
Subseries B: Works by Others
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 1 | Adams, Jody [ms.] [The No-Name Blues]: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 2 | Arnold, Kenneth. [mss.] [Better Homes and Gardens; She Also Dances]. 1980, n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 3 | Deba: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 4 | For Sukey T. (author unknown) [ms.] [1974/75] |
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Box: IV.2 | Folder : 5 | Hines, Glen: "For Coleman" [ms. poem]. 1979 |
1979 | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 6 | Kuehl, John and Linda Kandel Kuehl [An Interview with Coleman Dowell]. 1979 |
1979 | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 7 | Laughlin, James [ms. & printed material]. 1974, 1978, n.d. |
1974-1978 | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 8 | Martin, Stephen: A Comparative Study in Androgyny in 1984. Twentieth-Century Literature
[ms. & corresp.] |
1984 | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 9 | Martin, Stephen-Paul [Excorcism and Grace]: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 10 | Masseaux, Brett [ms.] [Maybe at the Next Station...]: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 11 | Schneider, Louise [ts.] [Orphaned Children of the Orphaned South]. 1968 |
1968 | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 12 | Sorrentino, Gilbert [mss. and printed material]. 1984, 1985, n.d. |
1984-1985 | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 13 | Unidentified writings: n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 14 | Van Vechten, Carl [printed material] 1960, n.d. |
1960 | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 15 | White, Edmund: Caracole [ms.] (pp. 1-216): n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.2 | Folder : 16 | White, Edmund: Caracole [ms.] (pp. 217-426): n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 1 | White, Edmund: A Man of the World [ms.]. n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 2 | White, Edmund (Printed Matter). 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984 |
1979-1984 | |
Subseries C: Miscellaneous
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 3 | Clippings. 1968 1973, n.d. |
1968-1973 | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 4 | Dowell Family Genealogy. n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 5 | French lessons with Yvette Arenstein. n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 6 | Italian lessons. n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 7 | Legal documents. 1956, 1957, 1962, 1968, 1970, n.d. |
1956-1970 | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 8 | Misc. notes, literary sketches & quotes. n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 9 | Printed and pictorial matter. 1961, 1965, 1976, 1980 |
1961-1980 | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 10 | Photos: C. Dowell and Family. n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 11 | Photos: Others. n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 12 | Reviews by C. Dowell. 1977, 1979, 1985, n.d. |
1977-1985 | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 13 | Reviews & Articles about C. Dowell and his work. 1974, 1976, 1977, n.d. |
1974-1977 | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 14 | The Tattooed Countess [framed newspaper ad for the musical]. 1961 |
1961 | |
Subseries D: Addenda
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 15 | Bibliography [of C. Dowell's work by Bertram Slaff]. n.d. |
undated | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 16 | Morrow, Bradford [Coleman Dowell Obituary]. 1985 |
1985 | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 17 | Karl, F. [The Faulknerian Presence in Contemporary American Fiction]. 1987 |
1987 | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 18 | Kuehl, Linda K. and John R. [Prospectus for A Star-Bright Lie: Coleman Dowell's Theatrical
Memoirs]. 1989 |
1989 | |
Box: IV.3 | Folder : 19 | Printed Material [New Directions' Fiftieth Anniversary]. 1986 |
1986 | |
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Miscellaneous Oversize
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Posters, newspapers, scrapbook, etc.
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: IV.4 | Folder : data_value_missing_688b5f0da9a0d1192c7fc9797fc252b3 | The Tattooed Countess poster. 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: IV.4 | Folder : data_value_missing_1da7ee44497af0cf8f5366692291bb35 | The Tattooed Countess set design (watercolor). 1961 |
1961 | |
Box: IV.4 | Folder : data_value_missing_4d75897be23083fb8191073174829b87 | Misc. newspapers 1968, 1969 |
1968-1969 | |
Box: IV.4 | Folder : data_value_missing_b5c3e4dd0186f35304f40aa39af15301 | Mrs. October Was Here: scrapbook of reviews. 1974 |
1974 | |
Box: IV.4 | Folder : data_value_missing_2933c3f1ae1b591d1253fd2be4176385 | Ink drawing on placemat by Hugh Dilworth (?). 1962 |
1962 | |
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Accretion 2008 - Series I: Correspondence
Scope and Content noteThis series contains a small amount of correspondence between Dowell and various friends and publishers. Those folders labeled "Miscellaneous Letters" contain photocopies, primarily of letters written by Dowell to his family members, collected posthumously by Bertram Slaff. The series also contains correspondence between Slaff and others regarding Dowell's death. |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 1 | D'Amico, Maria Vittoria |
1984 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 2 | Dahl, Gunnar Andreas |
1994 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 3 | Dunphy, Jack |
1987 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 4 | Fitzgerald, G.
GeneralContains one hand-addressed, empty envelope. |
1972 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 5 | Frankfurter Hefte |
1962 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 6 | Froman, Jane |
1957, 1959, 1960 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 7 | Glassgold, Peter |
1980 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 8 | Herlie, Eileen |
1958-1960 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 9 | Hoepffner, Bernard |
1993-1994 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 10 | Kaldheim, Peter |
1974-1975 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 11 | Kroll, Lucy |
1995, 1997 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 12 | Landskoff-Yorck, Ruth |
1963 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 13 | Laughlin, James |
1980 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 14 | Low, Betty |
1964, undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 15 | Mielziner, Joe |
1953, 1955 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 16 | Miscellaneous Letters (1 of 2)
GeneralPrimarily photocopies of letters composed by Dowell, mostly written to members of his family. |
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Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 17 | Miscellaneous Letters (2 of 2)
GeneralPrimarily photocopies of letters composed by Dowell, mostly written to members of his family. |
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Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 18 | Prager, Robert |
1984 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 19 | Rakoff, Vivian M. |
1986 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 20 | Rejection Letters from Publishers |
1971, 1982, undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 21 | S. Fischer Verlag, Publishers |
1962-63, 1965 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 22 | Semmons, Hella |
1968-1984, 1991 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 23 | Sendak, Maurice
GeneralContains one letter and numerous hand-addressed, empty envelopes. |
1967-1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1981 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 24 | Slaff, Bertram |
1955-1972 | |
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Accretion 2008 - Series II: Published and Unpublished Works
Scope and Content noteThe primary focus of Accretion 2008 Series II is Bertram Slaff's attempts to publish Dowell's journal, which Slaff titled An American Eccentric. Slaff edited the journal entries, and arranged them thematically. The folders in this series reflect the various iterations of these arrangements. There is also a manuscript of edited journal entries specifically surrounding Dowell's relationship with his dachsund, which Slaff titled Cole and Tam - A Writer and His Dog. The series also contains various published and unpublished materials, including photocopies of Dowell's suicide note and will.
Conditions Governing AccessAll folders containing excerpts from Dowell's journals are restricted until 31 December 2010. |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 25 | An American Eccentric [annotated draft] |
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Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 26 | An American Eccentric [annotated draft: Descriptive Writing] |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 27 | An American Eccentric [annotated draft: Noteworthy Events] |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 28 | An American Eccentric [annotated draft: Observations] |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 29 | An American Eccentric [annotated draft: Personality Characteristics and Quirks] |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 30 | An American Eccentric [annotated drafts: Physical Health] |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 31 | An American Eccentric [annotated draft: Relationship with Doug] |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 32 | An American Eccentric [annotated draft: Romantic and/or Social Involvements] |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 33 | An American Eccentric [annotated draft: Suicidal Thoughts] |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 34 | An American Eccentric [annotated drafts: Writings] |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 35 | An American Eccentric [annotated journal] |
1977-1984 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 36 | An American Eccentric [journal fragments] |
1970-1984 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 37 | An American Eccentric [journal manuscript pp. i-v, 1-130] |
1964-1974 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 38 | An American Eccentric [journal manuscript pp. 131 - 307] |
1974-1984 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 39 | An American Eccentric [supplemental and administrative materials] |
1992-1993 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 40 | Cole and Tam - A Writer and His Dog [manuscripts and correspondence] |
1990 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 41 | A Dark Book / A Star-Bright Lie [correspondence] |
1987, 1989 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 42 | "Der Junge Knecht" - German translation of "Ham's Gift" by Ruth Landskoff-Yorck |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 43 | Miscellaneous Book Reviews |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 44 | Miscellaneous Writings |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 45 | Miscellaneous Writings |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 46 | The Party [manuscript and correspondence] |
1993 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 47 | The Party [manuscript and correspondence] |
1993 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 48 | Posthumous clippings and excerpts [writings and journals] |
1987-1994 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 49 | "Reading of Astrological Chart by Isidor Oblo..." |
1965 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 50 | Suicide Note, Last Will and Testament |
1985 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 51 | "The Writing of The Silver Swanne" |
undated | |
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Accretion 2008 - Series III: Musical Works and Lyrics
Scope and Content noteAccretion 2008 Series II contains handwritten and annotated sheet music, primarily from The Tattooed Countess. |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 2008.III.3 | Folder : 1 | Maybe I'll Leave You |
undated | |
Box: 2008.III.3 | Folder : 2 | So Long - Vincenzo |
undated | |
Box: 2008.III.3 | Folder : 3 | Some Sugar Morning |
undated | |
Box: 2008.III.3 | Folder : 4 | The Tattooed Countess |
1961 | |
Box: 2008.III.3 | Folder : 5 | Think I'll Fall in Love Tonight |
undated | |
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Accretion 2008 - Series IV: Works by Others and Miscellaneous Materials
ArrangementThe contents of folders in this series reflect the original order in which materials were kept by Bertram Slaff.
Scope and Content noteThis series contains works by other writers and various materials related to Dowell's life and career. The three folders of photographic materials contain photographic prints, contact sheets, and negative film. |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 52 | Arlen, Doug: Private! Keep Out! |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 53 | Arlen, Doug: Two Men |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 54 | Coleman Dowell "Memorabilia"
GeneralContains clippings and writings by or about Dowell, compiled by Bertrand Slaff. |
undated | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 55 | Copyright, "Maybe I'll Leave You" |
1972 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 56 | Kentucky Education Association - Miscellaneous Materials
GeneralContains materials related to Simpson County High School reunion, as well as a profile of Dowell published in KEA News. |
1983 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 57 | Photocopies - Photos of Dowell's Ancestors |
1999 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 58 | Photographic Materials |
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Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 59 | Photographic Materials |
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Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 60 | Photographic Materials |
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Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 61 | Royalty Statements |
1978-1984 | |
Box: 2008.I-IV.1 | Folder : 62 | Slaff, Bertram: Book Review |
undated | |
Box: 2008.IV-V.2 | Folder : 1 | Slaff, Bertram: Irv Bauer |
1995 | |
Box: 2008.IV-V.2 | Folder : 2 | Slaff, Bertram: Reminiscences About Coleman Dowell |
1995-1996 | |
Box: 2008.IV-V.2 | Folder : 3 | Slaff, Bertram: The Snake's House |
1996 | |
Box: 2008.IV-V.2 | Folder : 4 | Tarn, Nathaniel: The Desert Mothers, "Seeing America First" |
undated | |
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Accretion 2008 - Series V: Media
Scope and Content noteThis series contains one audio CD featuring recordings of Dowell singing some of his songs. |
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Subseries A: Access Copies
Conditions Governing AccessAudio materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. |
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Subseries B: Originals
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Container 3 | Title | Date |
Box: 2008.IV-V.2 | Folder : 5 | Media : ID: 036.0001 | "Coleman Dowell Sings" CD-R |
undated |
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Accretion 2008 - Oversize Series III: Musical Works and Lyrics
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 2008.III.4 | Folder : 1 | The Tattooed Countess |
1961 | |
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Opened to Public 2011 - Series I: Correspondence
Scope and ContentThis portion of correspondence was sealed until 2011, at the request of the collection donor. |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 2011.I.1 | Folder : 1 | To: Aman, Madeleine |
undated | |
Box: 2011.I.1 | Folder : 2 | From: Dennis, Efraim |
1973-1975 | |
Box: 2011.I.1 | Folder : 4 | From: Misenti, Vincent |
1972 | |
Box: 2011.I.1 | Folder : 5 | From: Misenti, Vincent |
1973-1974 | |
Box: 2011.I.1 | Folder : 6 | To: Slaff, Bert |
undated | |
Box: 2011.I.1 | Folder : 7 | From: Smith, Hubert E. |
undated | |
Box: 2011.I.1 | Folder : 8 | To: Smith, Hubert E. |
undated | |
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Opened to Public 2011 - Series VI: Journal
Scope and ContentThis series consists of Dowell's typescript journals; access to this material was restricted until 2011, at the request of the collection donor. |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 1 | Journal |
1964 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 2 | Journal |
1969-1970 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 3 | Journal |
1971 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 4 | Journal |
1972 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 5 | Journal |
1973-1974 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 6 | Journal |
1975 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 7 | Journal |
1976 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 8 | Journal |
1977 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 9 | Journal |
1978 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 10 | Journal |
1979 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 11 | Journal |
1980-1981 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 12 | Journal |
1982 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 13 | Journal |
1983 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 14 | Journal |
1984 | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 15 | Journal |
undated | |
Box: 2011.VI.1 | Folder : 16 | [Journal] miscellaneous |
undated | |
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