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(Original copies of correspondence and materials purchased by the University of Colorado at Boulder.)

1. Edward Gorey by Jerrold Alpern, May 24, 1967, photocopy of college paper w/ professor's comments 2. Commentary, January 1979, reviews of Amphigorey and The Awdrey-Gore Legacy 3. "Edward Gorey: An American Gothic," by Thomas M. McDade, American Book Collector, May 1971 4. "Edward Gorey: Had the Vapours Lately?," by James R. Mellow, New York Times December 31, 1972 5. Limericks typed out from The Listing Attic 6. Movies Wardore Edgy Gorey drawing with caption for The Soho Weekly News 7. Drawing of flying creature as logo for The Soho Weekly News 8. Drawing of man contemplating pile of large books in The Soho Weekly News 9. "Gorey, Glory Hallelujah," short illustrated article on Doubtful Guest doll, New York Magazine 10. "The Glorious Nosebleed," serialized in The Soho Weekly News, beginning March 14, 1974 11. Gorey drawing as ad for subscriptions to The Soho Weekly News 12. "The Green Beads" serialized in The Soho Weekly News, beginning Vol 2 No 1. (one drawing different from version published as a book) 13. "The Loathsome Couple" serialized in The Soho Weekly News, beginning Vol 2 No 17 (two alternate last drawings) 14. "The Pious Infant" as published in Evergreen Review, March 1965 (photocopy) 15. Photocopy of "The Disparaged Draftsman" by Edward Glorey [a parody] 16. Ad with Gorey drawing and clipping mentioning Gorey 17. New York Magazine article on Doubtful Guest doll as reprinted by Gotham Book Mart 18. Postcard with drawing of Gorey 19. Postcard of Doubtful Guest for LBMA Arts Forum, September 1976, signed in ink by Edward Gorey 20. "The Incredible Revenge of Edward Gorey," by Alexander Theroux, Esquire, June 1974 21. Bookmark with Gorey drawings, Gotham Book Mart 22. Postcard by Addée Gorrwy, The Postcard Poetess 23. "Gotham Book Mart Thins Its Shelves," by Thomas Lask, New York Times, April 24, 1975 24. "New Mexico State U.: Major Book Purchase from Gotham," American Bookman, March 24, 1975 25. Two ads for The Soho Weekly News with photo of girls wearing Gorey-designed T-shirt 26. "A Chthonian Christmas," Esquire, December 1966 27. Christmas by Jonathan Schwartz [two Gorey drawings], New York Times Magazine, December 19, 1976 28. "Edward Gorey for Christmas" one-page listing by Gotham Book Mart 29. "The Grand Passion," New York Times Magazine, June 20, 1976 30. Letter to the Editor of The Soho Weekly News from Suzy Conway ["an Edward Gorey maniac"] 31. "Disaster at the Degenerates' Ball," by Ken Sandler, City News, October 9, 1978 32. Ad for New York is Book Country, September 16, 1979 33. Short article and ad for Christmas 1979 exhibit at Graham Gallery 34. Hallowe'en drawing, New York Times, October 31, 1979 35. "An American Original" by Carol Stevens [photocopy], Print, January/February 1988

1. postcard with drawing of Gorey 2. Alpern bookplate 3. original photograph of Gorey in full fig during a ballet intermission at the New York State Theatre, inscribed For Andrew and signed Edward Gorey [barely visible at bottom edge of photo] 4. original color photo of Gorey and a cat in a wood box 5. original color photo of Gorey in a wood box with cat on top 6. What is Life [Gorey color drawing] Playboy, December 1976 7. Portrait of the Artists as a Furry Creature [four photos of Gorey in four different fur coats plus drawing of/by Gorey in fur coat] New York Times, January 11, 1978 8. Out Style photos of three men (one is Gorey) in fur coats 9. photo of Gorey in huge fur coat, scarf and hat 10. A Gorey Story by Robert Cooke Goolrick, New Times, March 19, 1976 11. ad for B Altman and Co with Gorey drawing 12. Edward Gorey: Had the Vapours Lately? by James R. Mellow, New York Times December 31, 1972 13. two drawings of ballet dancers and two ads for Graham Gallery 14. The City Ballet Fan Extraordinaire by Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times, November 13, 1973 15. Unionization in Academe Gorey OpEd drawing, New York Times, February 2, 1973 16. Gorey OpEd drawing, New York Times, December 9, 1972 17. Gorey OpEd drawing, New York Times, December 28, 1972 18. Gorey drawing Most, New York Times 19. Gorey drawing How, New York Times 20. Gorey OdEd drawing of lemmings and vice, New York Times, September 28, 1971 21. Bicentennial Time, Gorey drawing of postage stamp (with others), New York Times, October 31, 1971 22. Gorey OpEd drawing of man reaching up to statue, New York Times 23. Gorey OpEd drawing of boy lighting firecracker, New York Times, June 30, 1972 24. Patriotism - An interpretation by Edward Gorey, New York Times, September 29, 1970 25. Gorey drawing with woman on pedestal and as balloon, New York Times 26. Gorey drawing of woman within torus desk, New York Times 27. Gorey drawing on pot smoker young man floating in the smoke, New York Times, December 14, 1973 28. Gorey drawing of funeral party standing around the open grave with the coffin in it, New York Times 29. Gorey drawing of doors opening from reading books, New York Times, October 2, 1971 30. Gorey small of plane with name on side: Ripoff Tours, New York Times 31. Gorey drawing of large man in wooden shoes, New York Times, March 11, 1972 32. Gorey drawing of maiden being stalked within cave drawn as a mouth, New York Times 33. Gorey drawing of illuminated FUN sign with switched-off hippie types, New York Times, July 22, 1971 34. Gorey drawing of morose dog and man, What Might Have Been, New York Times 35. Gorey drawing of couple at bus stop refusing death as a beggar, New York Times, September 24, 1974 36. Gorey drawing of small children with a bomb or rocket heeded towards them, New York Times 37. Gorey drawing of people and huge rib bones in bleak landscape, New York Times, December 24, 1974 38. Gorey drawing of man in chair with drink and watermelon as bomb, New York Times, September 29, 1973 39. Gorey drawing of three conservatives in chairs and two hippies on floor with "love" floating through the air, New York Times, January 12, 1973 40. Dessert at the Belevedere Gorey drawing of hotel desk and people, Playboy, January 1973 41. ad for Grande Dames of Detection, New York Times, November 4, 1973 42. postcard from Gotham Book Mart Sorry if we left you hanging telling of Fall 1973 priced order list 43. postcard for Gotham Book Mart with stack of books and three cats 44. elaborate postcard for exhibition of Gorey drawings at Gotham Book Mart, 18 Dec 1972 - 20 Jan 1973 45. book list with Gorey color drawing of book collector and John Locke quote on books 46. drawing of fearsome women The New York Times Book Review, September 17, 1972 47. two ads for olivetti: A calculator is not a toy, and We sell answers, not just machines New York Times 48. obit for William Targ, New York Times, July 25, 1999 49. article on publication party for The Glorious Nosebleed with many photographs, the first showing William Targ, Edward Gorey, Andreas Brown, and Mrs. Targ, The Soho Weekly News, April 3, 1978 50. map showing towns of Tedium, Ennui, Apathy, etc, by Charles Slackman (Goreyesque) New York Times, New York Magazine, April 14, 1975 51. Harvard Offers Thieves a Self-Help Course with two Gorey draawings, New York Times, July 20, 1975 52. B Altman and Co ad showing man in plaid suit with potted plant, The New Yorker, April 22, 1974 53. Paper Back Talk, New York Times, October 12, 1975 54. The Peanut Cook-Book, with Gorey chef in toque, ad in New York Times 55. Gorey Sets Spice Eglevsky `Swan Lake' by Don McDonagh, New York Times November 3, 1975 56. card of Rumplestilskin little people figures to pop out and set up 57. Post Cards Come Home Again mentioning Gorey post card collecting, New York Times, November 5, 1976 58. two ads for New York City Ballet with Gorey drawings, New York Times, January 11 and 18, 1976 59. large ad for New York City Ballet with Gorey drawing and limerick, New York Times, February 1976 60. Gorey design for dollar bill as colored rhinoceros, Avant Garde #3, May 1968 61. two drawings of men throwing darts at dummy-board figures, New York Times (to The Filthy Rich article) 62. two Gorey ads and one small announcement 63. Gorey Letter to the Editor on Oreo cookies tasting funny in New York and his giving up buying them here, New York Magazine, December 18, 1978 64. Gorey drawing of man at a buffet, New York Times, December 8, 1976 65. squib on Amphigorey Too, with drawing, New York Times 66. The Filthy Rich by Mark R. Horowitz, New York Times, November 27, 1976 67. photo of Gorey with cat on his shoulder 68. Gorey Turns His Talent to WindowShudders by Georgia Dullea, New York Times June 3, 1978, with twelve original color photographs of the window installation taken by Andrew Alpern 69. The Wedding Racket by Peregrine Pace, Look Magazine June 10, 1969 70. The Gorey Details, Harpers and Queen, November 1978 (photocopy) 71. very large publicity postcard for Light Metres by Felicia Lamport

Edward Gorey Checklist compiled by P. Matthew Monahan, with Gorey illustration on the cover (also article on "newly refurbished" Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia).