Guide to the Julie Gilbert Papers
ca. 1940-1998

Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
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New York, NY 10012

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Descriptive Summary

Creator: Gilbert, Julie.
Title: Julie Gilbert Papers
Dates: ca. 1940-1998
Abstract: The Julie Gilbert Papers are the materials Julie Gilbert used in writing her biography Opposite Attraction: The Lives of Erich Maria Remarque and Paulette Goddard. Julie Gilbert donated the collection in July 1998 and organized it as she packed the materials for shipment.
Quantity: 14 linear feet (10 boxes)
Call Phrase: MSS 38
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Biographical Note

Julie Gilbert was born on July 21, 1949 in New York. Her father, Henry Goldsmith was a publisher and her mother, Janet, was an actress. She attended Boston University and has worked as a professional actress, writer and teacher. She has written biographies, novels and plays including Umbrella Steps, which became a film, and Ferber: The Biography of Edna Ferber and Her Circle, which was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She received a Pulitzer Prize nomination for Opposite Attraction, the result of the research contained in this collection.

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Scope and Content Note

The Julie Gilbert Papers are comprised of the original manuscript of Opposite Attraction and its various stages, production and publicity files, research files for the biography containing both personal and business correspondence of Remarque and Goddard, legal files, photo duplications, both hard copies and cassette tapes of individual interviews, printed material used for research, and computer disks. The Julie Gilbert Papers contain a comprehensive collection of Gilbert's research and production files for Opposite Attraction with photocopied material dating from ca. 1940. Julie Gilbert's original organization of the archive was preserved as much as possible.

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

SERIES I: Written and Printed research materials

Includes clippings, notes, and published materials as well as translations and interview transcripts.

SERIES II: Media

Includes audiocassettes, mini-cassettes and floppy disks containing recorded interviews, notes and drafts of the biography.

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Arrangement

Julie Gilbert’s original organization of the archive was preserved as much as possible.
The files are grouped into 2 series:
I: Written and Printed research materials
II: Media
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Separated Material

There is no information about materials that are associated by provenance to the described materials that have been physically separated or removed.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research without restrictions. Appointments are necessary to consult archive and manuscript materials.

Use Restrictions

Collection use is subject to all copyright laws. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Director of Fales Library and Special Collections. For more information, contact
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012

Phone: (212) 998-2596
Fax: (212) 995-3835
Email: fales.library@nyu.edu

URL: http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/fales/cdfa.htm

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Access Points

Subject Names:
Goddard, Alta.
Goddard, Paulette.
Remarque, Elfriede.
Remarque, Erich Maria, 1898-1970.
Subject Topics:
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Novelists, German - 20th century.
Document Types:
Audiocassettes.
Biographies.
Clippings.
Correspondence.
Floppy Disks.
Notes.
Photocopies.
Proofs (printed matter).
Transcripts.
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Administrative Information

Provenance

Julie Gilbert donated her papers in July 1998.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); The Julie Gilbert Papers; MSS 38; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.

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Container List

[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]

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Series I: Printed and written research materials

Box Folder Title Date
1 1 Source Citations undated
1 2 Current Acknowledgements undated
1 3 Part I Original edited typescript undated
1 4 Part II Original edited typescript undated
1 5 Part III Original edited typescript undated
1 6 Part IV Original edited typescript undated
1 7 Part V Original edited typescript undated
1 8 Part VI Original edited typescript undated
1 9 Part VII Original edited typescript undated
1 10 Parts IX and X Original edited typescript undated
1 11 Front Matter: Dedication/ Forward undated
1 12 Part I First Pass undated
1 13 Part II and III First Pass undated
1 14 Part IV First Pass undated
1 15 Part V First Pass undated
1 16 Part VI First Pass undated
1 17 Part VII First Pass undated
1 18 Parts VIII and IX First Pass undated
1 19 Epilogue First Pass undated
1 20 Copyedited Typescript Page 1-150 undated
1 21 Copyedited Typescript Page 151-345 undated
1 22 Copyedited Typescript Page 347-478 undated
1 23 Copyedited Typescript Page 479-695 undated
1 24 Copyedited Typescript Page 696-476 undated
1 25 Photography Information Credits, Captions and 2nd Pass undated
Box Folder Title Date
2 26 Second Pass undated
2 27 Second Pass undated
2 28 Second Pass undated
2 29 Second Pass undated
2 30 Opposite Attraction: Foul Matter undated
2 31 Photographs undated
2 32 Part I- Copy Edited by Shelly Wanger of Pantheon undated
2 33 Part II- Copy Edited by Shelly Wanger of Pantheon undated
2 34 Part III- Copy Edited by Shelly Wanger of Pantheon undated
2 35 Part IV- Copy Edited by Shelly Wanger of Pantheon undated
2 36 Part V- Copy Edited by Shelly Wanger of Pantheon undated
2 37 Portion of edited original Edited by Shelly Wanger of Pantheon undated
2 38 Typescript Page 1-180 undated
2 39 Typescript Page180-384 undated
2 40 Typescript Page 385-569 undated
2 41 Typescript Page 570-691 undated
2 42 Typescript Page 692-802 undated
2 43 Opposite Attraction Setting Manuscript Page 1-95 undated
2 44 Edited Typescript Page 96-234 undated
2 45 Edited Typescript Page 235-437 undated
2 46 Edited Typescript Page 438-632 undated
Box Folder Title Date
3 47 Edited typescript Page 633-763 undated
3 48 Edited typescript Page 764-861 undated
3 49 Rough Pages Photographs undated
3 50 Rough Pages 121-282 undated
3 51 Rough Pages 283-450 undated
3 52 German research materials and translations undated
3 53 Research Materials, not from Fales undated
3 54 Copies of Osnabrück material undated
3 55 Research Materials, not from Fales undated
3 56 Julie Gilbert on Paulette Goddard undated
3 57 Paramount Pretties excerpts from valuable movie biography regarding Paulette and very rare capsule family tree biography prepared by distant relatives of Paulette Goddard. undated
3 58 Julie Gilbert's collected anecdotes of Paulette Goddard undated
3 59 Miscellaneous preparations for publication of "Opposite Attraction"
Ruth Marton changes
Permission, source notes
undated
3 60 Inventory of Remarque's work compiled by Prior, Cashman, Sherman and Flynn undated
3 61 Transcripts of Elfriede Remarque's trial and beheading Translated by Henry Goldsmith (Julie Gilbert's father) undated
3 62 Important early material (Remarque) Translations of early letters, Hans Rabe Osnabrück pamphlet, etc. undated
3 63 Paulette: articles and letters to Alta undated
3 64 Paulette's collection as the widow Remarque undated
3 65 Sotheby's jewelry auction 1990: Paulette's jewelry undated
3 66 Remarque: translation of an article
Interview with Remarque
undated
3 67 E.M. Remarque by Barker and Last (portions of) undated
3 68 Remarque/Goddard miscellaneous research materials undated
Box Folder Title Date
4 69 Remarque's letters to Edith Doerry-Roseveare undated
4 70 Transcript of Andy Warhol interview with Paulette undated
4 71 Transcript of Andy Warhol interview with Paulette undated
4 72 To Ann Harris Re: Goddard collection at Tisch undated
4 73 Alta's letters to Erich Paulette's letters to Alta undated
4 74 Time article, 1991 undated
4 75 Misc. notes and letters undated
4 76 Paulette Goddard's FBI file undated
4 77 EMR to Ruth Albu/ Albu to EMR In German and translated undated
4 78 Paulette Goddard screenplay (assisted by EMR) Copies of Paulette's birth certificate, certificate of marriage to first husband and EMR and PG's marriage license undated
4 79 Copies of Remarque found objects undated
4 80 Master's Thesis, in German, on Remarque Written by Claudia Glunz undated
4 81 Alain Bourgeois file-legal Re: Opposite Attraction undated
4 82 Opposite Attraction correspondence Re: publishing, foreign rights and publicity undated
4 83 Memorabilia from Opposite Attraction undated
4 84 Proposal for publication of Remarque's diaries English translation Unpublished in the USA as of 6/23/98 undated
4 85 Correspondence with translator at Paul List Verlag undated
4 86 Remarque-Goddard book proposal Rejected by Julie Gilbert's agent, Joy Harris, because it is too short undated
4 87 Opposite Attraction original cover Bride of Vengeance advertisement undated
4 88 Part One undated
4 89 Part Three undated
4 90 Part Five undated
4 91 Part Seven undated
4 92 Part Nine undated
4 93A Guide to material for Hoffman and Campe undated
4 93B Bibliography, Identification of source notes interviews, abbreviations undated
4 94 Part One with source notes undated
4 95 Opposite Attraction German book review undated
4 96 New Yorker, 9/11/1995 Opposite Attraction on "Recommended Reading" list undated
4 97 Publicity and Reviews undated
Box Folder Title Date
5 98 EMR's letters to George Middendorf 1917
5 99 Letter of praise to poet named Henckell 1918
5 100 Letter to Ludwig Bäte 1918
5 101 Letter to Georg Middendorf 1918
5 102 Early writing- articles and poems 1918
5 103 Letter to a young woman in Horstemier Circle 1919
5 104 H.G. Rabe's assessment 1919
5 105 Supposed political activities 1919
5 106 Letter to Henckell 1919
5 107 Test evaluation for teaching qualifications 1919
5 108 Letter to Mimi 1919
5 109 Early writings of EMR 1919
5 110 The Dream Garrett 1920
5 111 Letter from EMR, teaching in Lohne re: Wulfren 1920
5 112 Deacon Brand episode 1920
5 113 Early writings of EMR 1920
5 114 Early writings of EMR 1921
5 115 Letter from Lolott (an actress) 1921
5 116 Letter to Stephen Zweig 1921
5 117 Postcard to Karl Vogt 1922
5 118 Hanover Continental Tire Co. 1922
5 119 Postcard to Brigitte Neuner 1922
5 120 Echo-Continental Priemke cartoon 1922-1923
5 121 Letter to Karl Vogt 1923
5 122 Der Contibuben erster Streich Cartoon 1925
5 123 Re: All Quiet 1928
5 124 Letter to Georg Mittendorf 1929
5 125 Interview with Axel Eggebrecht 1929
5 126 Helen Murray 1930
5 127 Letters to Brigitte Neuner 1930
5 128 Stories for Colliers 1930
5 129 American Academy of Dramatic Art 1931
5 130 Stories for Colliers 1931
5 131 Article, "Telephoning Remarque" 1931
5 132 Royalties for "All Quiet" and MGM contract "The Three Comrades" 1936 undated
5 133 Modern Times 1936
5 134 Clippings re: Paulette and Charlie Chaplin 1937
5 135 Paulette's fan club newsletter 1937
5 136 Gone with the Wind- Kanin spoof 1938
5 137 Excerpt from Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Autobiography 1938
5 138 Clippings and "The Road Back" agreement 1939
5 139 H.G. Wells paragraph re: divorce of Paulette and Chaplin 1940
5 140 Paulette Clippings 1941
5 141 Veley-Lupe 1941
5 142 Misc. "Sweet Thing" telegrams 1941
5 143 Maureen O'Sullivan letter 1941
5 144 Paulette Clippings 1942 undated
5 145 Contract between Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard 1942
5 146 Paulette Clippings 1943
5 147 Elfriede Remarque's beheading 1943
5 148 Paulette Clippings 1944
5 149 Tax problem 1944
5 150 Paulette Clippings 1945
5 151 Remarque re: New client of Greenbaum, Wolff and Ernst 1945
5 152 EMR letters to Jutta re: Colliers' money 1945
5 153 Paulette Clippings 1946
5 154 Remarque misc. 1946
5 155 Info re: The Other Love- Enterprise deal undated
5 156 Paulette's six-day tour of Germany 1946
5 157 Arch of Triumph 1946
5 158 Arch of Triumph reviews 1946
5 159 Miscarriage letter 1946
5 160 Paulette clippings 1947
5 161 Remarque and Ferber 1947
5 162 Frances Cain letter 1947
5 163 Pilpel 1947
5 164 Paulette Clippings 1948
5 165 Letter from EMR to Ingrid Bergman 1948
5 166 Remarque on Germany 1948
5 167 Ernst, Morris 1948
5 168 Passport- Remarque 1948
5 169 Paulette clippings 1949
5 170 G.I.'s letter 1949
5 171 Re: Cosmopolitan negotiation for (Spark of Life?) 1949
5 172 Re: Erich and Harriet 1949
5 173 Paulette Clippings 1950
5 174 Publicity 1951
5 175 Paulette's letters to Erich 1951
5 176 Frances Cain- sad letter 1951
5 177 Love letter to Paulette that she mocks to E 1951
5 178 Letters from Shepard Traube Re: bell, book and candle 1951
5 179 Holiday correspondence W.H. Pilpel 1952
5 180 Morris, William Agency re: bestseller program, funny letter 1952
5 181 Lantz, Robert letter re: Bestseller Theater 1952
5 182 Spark of Life 1952
5 183 Pilpel-Remarque Mar 30, 1952-Apr 1, 1952
5 184 Pilpel- file memo Mar-52
5 185 Loos, Anita, Letter to Paulette around 1952 re: Gable undated
5 186 Pilpel- radiogram Oct. 2 1952
5 187 Letters from "Toni" 1952
5 188 Letter from Leo Koh(l?) re: Spark of Life 1952
5 189 Paulette's letters to Erich 1952
5 190 Paulette clippings 1953
5 191 Paulette's letters to Erich 1953
5 192 Letter from Paulette to Columbia Pictures (prod. of Paris model) re: her Huac position 1953
5 193 Paulette 1954
5 194 Paulette's letters to Erich 1954
5 195 To Alta from Ann- Paulette's former secretary 1954
5 196 Letter from Cole Porter to Paulette 1954
5 197 A Time to Love and a Time to Die 1952-1953
5 198 Paulette clippings 1955
5 199 Letters to H. Pilpel 1955
5 200 Letters to Paulette and Erich for Paulette to play Cleopatra 1955
5 201 Letters from Martin Gang re: Red Bait resurgence 1955
5 202 Paulette to new sec/assist. Jeannette ca.1955
5 203 Be Vigilant speech- Ten Days to Die 1956
5 204 Paulette's letter to Alta 1956
5 205 Paulette's letters to Erich 1956
5 206 Berlin 1945 later full circle 1956
5 207 Letters to H. Pilpel 1956
5 208 EMR's divorce decree undated
5 209 Paulette clippings 1957
5 210 Paulette's letters to Erich 1957
5 211 A Time to Love and a Time to Die, photo: Remarque and Pulver 1957
5 212 Filming: A Time to Love 1957
5 213 Paulette clippings undated
5 214 Professor Peebley 1958
5 215 Letters to H. Pilpel 1958
5 216 Paulette's letters to Erich 1958
5 217 Paulette in "Laura" Erich's telegram? 1958
Box Folder Title Date
undated
5 218 Publicity re: Paulette and Erich's wedding undated
5 219 Paulette clippings 1959
5 220 Paulette's letters to Erich 1959
5 221 Spark of Life/ All Quiet appraised by Abraham Lincoln Bookshop- Chicago 1959
5 222 Spark of Life evaluation 1959
5 223 Erich's letter to Alta 1959
5 224 Erich to Paulette- living at 320 E. 57th 1959
5 225 1960 1960
5 226 Love letters from Erich to Paulette 1960s
5 227 Lindley, Denver letter to HP re: Time to Love 1960
5 228 Erich-Harriet re: Heaven Has No Favorites 1960
5 229 Paulette's letters to Erich 1960
5 230 Remarque re: appraisal 1961
5 231 Paulette's letters to Erich undated
5 232 Erich to Harriet re: Heaven has no Favorites 1961
5 233 Paulette clippings 1962
5 234 Re: Paulette's getting back to work 1962
5 235 Paulette's letters to Erich 1962
5 236 Erich to Alta 1962
5 237 Alta's correspondence with Erich 1962
5 238 Remarque's letter to Paulette, approximately 1962-1967 undated
5 239 Paulette's letters to Erich 1963
5 240 Goddard, Alta letters from Erich 1963
5 241 Pilpel, Harriet, letter to Erich re: Night in Lisbon 1963
5 242 Lantz, Robert letter to Harriet 1963
5 243 Paulette clippings 1964
5 244 Paulette's letter to Alta re: Remarque's heart spasm undated
5 245 Age of Indifference- letter of support for her performance and reviews 1964
5 246 The Night in Lisbon- Times review 1964
5 247 Erich's letters to Paulette 1964
5 248 Paulette's letters to Erich 1964
5 249 Paulette's letter to Erich re: his small stroke 1964
5 250 Erich's letter to Alta 1964
5 251 Rod Steiger- Time of Indifference 1964
5 252 Erich and Paulette clippings 1965
5 253 Erich's letters to Alta 1965
5 254 Pilpel, Harriet 1965
5 255 Paulette's letter to Erich undated
5 256 Erich's letter to Paulette 1965
5 257 Paulette to Erich re: Age of Indifference dubbing 1965
5 258 Erich's letters to Alta 1966
5 259 Paulette's letters to Erich 1966
5 260 Erich's letters to Paulette 1966
5 261 Paulette's letters to Erich 1967
5 262 Letter from Victoria Wolff 1967
5 263 Erich's letters to Alta 1967
5 264 Erich's letters to Paulette 1967
5 265 Erich's letters to Paulette 1968
5 266 Erich's letter to Harriet re: rights 1968
5 267 Letters to Erich 1968
5 268 Letter from EMR to Mme. Buccerius and interesting article re: Paulette's life in Ascona 1968
5 269 Alta's letter to Erich 1968
5 270 Harriet correspondence re: rights- taking care of him till the bitter end 1969
5 271 Three Comrades- Indian thing, quite amusing 1969
5 272 Paulette's letter to Alta 1969
5 273 Erich's letters to Alta 1969
5 274 Paulette's letters to Erich 1969
5 275 Erich's letters to Paulette 1969
5 276 Paulette clippings 1970
5 277 Erich's letters to Alta (some of his last) 1970
5 278 Legal files re: Paulette just after Erich's death 1970
5 279 Obituary of EMR 1970
5 280 Pilpel, Harriet re: estate 1971
5 281 Legal files re: Paulette 1971
5 282 Paulette clippings 1972
5 283 Crawford, Joan 1972
5 284 Shadows in Paradise- Times review 1972
5 285 Paulette's proposed Russian trip 1972
5 286 Estate matters re: Paulette 1972
5 287 Paulette's letters to Alta; Trip w/Anita Loos to Europe undated
5 188 Roslyn Tara 1973
5 289 Re: Harriet and Paulette 1974