Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Larry Tye Papers
Tye, Larry
10101342
MS#1642
English
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30.6 linear feet
19 record storage cartons and 2 document boxes of documents; 6 record storage cartons of books
2008-2013
Research material for two of Larry Tye's books, Superman: The High Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero, which includes correspondence, subject files, and legal files, and for Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon, which includes oral history files and subject files.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series.
Restrictions on Access
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Scope and Content
This collections consists of files related to two of Tye's book projects:
Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero (2012) and Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon (2016)
Scope and Content
The files in Series I relate primarily to Tye's well-received 2012 book on Superman. The files include, correspondence, subject files, and legal files related to litigation between Superman's creators and Warner Communications, DC Comic's parent company.
Scope and Content
The files in Series II relate to Tye's research work on Robert Kennedy for
Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon (2016). These are divided into two subseries: Oral History Files and Subject Files. The Oral History Files consists of transcripts of interviews done by Tye, as well as transcripts of interviews done by the Kennedy Library, Johnson Library, and others. There is also a small amount of correspondence in these files. The Subject Files consists of clippings, articles, correspondence, and other research materials.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Larry Tye Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Acquisition
Larry Tye, Gift 2012 (Superman files) and 2016 (Robert Kennedy files)
History
Larry Tye is the author of
Superman: The High Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero (2012) and Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon (2016).
History
He is a journalist who, from 1986 through 2001, was a reporter at the
Boston Globe. At the Globe he primarily covered health care and medicine stories. Prior to his time at the Boston Globe Tye write for the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Anniston Star in Anniston, Alabama. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 1993-1994.
History
In addition to his biographies of Superman and Bobby Kennedy, Tye has also written biographies of Satchel Page, Edward Bernays, and books on electroconvulsive therapy and the role of Pullman porters in creating a black middle class.
History
Larry Tye currently lives in Lexington, Massachusetts where he runs the Health Coverage Fellowship, an organization designed to improve media coverage of health care issues.
Processing Information
Series I processed Carrie Hintz 01/2013.
Processing Information
Series II processed Catherine C. Ricciardi December 2016.
Processing Information
Finding aid written Carrie Hintz 01/08/2013.
Processing Information
Finding aid updated Catherine C. Ricciardi December 2016.
Accrual
The Library expects to receive audio files related to the interviews in Series II
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Comic books, strips, etc
Superman (Comic strip)
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Superman, (Fictitious character)
Tye, Larry
Series I: Superman Research FilesAdams, Neal1Alyn, Kirk1Animation1Fiftieth Anniversary1Artists of Superman1Batman1Bibliographies1Binder, Otto1Book Reviews1Boring, Wayne1Brando1Broadway1Celebrities1Censors1Circulation (of Comics)1Clark Kent1Classes1Cleveland1Coates, Phyllis1Collectors1Comic Con SD1Com-Con NY1Comic Books1Comic Books/Others1Comic Books/Super1Comic Book Stores1Comic Strips1Commercial1Commercialization1Costume1Creators1Crime1Crisis1Danger1DC Comics1Death1Depression1Distribution (of Comics)1Donenfeld, Harry and Irwin1Donner, Richard and Mankiewicz, Tom1Education/Academia1Ellsworth Transcripts1Emmett, Jay1Evolution1Finance1Flying1Frauds1Glenville1Glenville Torch1Golem1Hirschfeld, Wilson1History1Hollywood Kryptonite and Hollywoodland1House Ads1Impersonators1Infantino, Carmine1International1Jokes/Humor1Kahn, Jenette1Keaton, Russell1Keaton1Kents1Kidders1Kids, Benefits1Kids, Perils1KKK2Krypton2Kryptonite2Larson, Jack2Leap Year2Lester, Richard2Levitz, Paul2Libraries2Library of Congress2Licensing Corp of America2Liebowitz, Jack2Literacy2LL2Lois and Clark2Lois Lane2Luthor, Lex2MAD Magazine/Feldstein2Man/Superman -- Shaw2Mannix, Toni and Eddie2Marketing and Advertising2Marriage2Marvel2Meltzer2Memorabilia2Metropolis2Middle Age2Murray, Will2Music2Myths/Symbols2Nazis2Nostalgia2Novels2Obama2Olson, Jimmy2O'Neil, Denny2Painting2Parades2Parody2Peavy/Peary2Phantom, The2Philosophy2Phone Booth2Politics2Popular Culture2Presidents (Kennedy +)2Products2Psychology2Race2Racism (Japanese +)2Radio2Readers (of Comics)2Reboot2Reeves, Christopher2Reeves Death2Reeves, George2Reference Point2Religion2Resurrection2Right Wing2Robinson, Jerry2Role Model2Sales, Comic Book2Salkinds2Scare/Plague2Schwartz, Alvin2Science2Science Fiction/Context2Science Fiction Magazine2Schwartz, Julie2Secret Identity2Seinfeld, Jerry2Serials2Sex2Shayne, Robert2Shuster, Joe3Siegel, Army3Siegel, Bella3Siegel -- Early Works3Siegel Family3Siegel House3Siegel, Jerry3Siegel Memoir3Siegel, Mitchell3Siegel Press Release3Slam Bradley3Smallville3Smithsonian3Social Justice3Songs3Specter, The3Sports3Stamps3Stories3Sullivan, Vin3Superboy3Supergirl3Superman, the Movie3Superman II3Superman III3Superman IV3Superman Returns3Superman: New Movies3Superman-Tim3The Adventures Continue, 1-8 (TAC)3The Adventures Continue, 9-16 (TAC)3The Adventures of Superman (TAOS)3Timelines3Tributes3TV3Unpublished Stories3Villains3Waid, Mack3War3Warhol3Wedding3Weisinger, Mort3Wheeler-Nicholson3Wolfman, Marv3Writers (Others, of Superman)4Wylie, Philip4Zugsmith4Toberoff4Lawsuits -- Related4Siegel Suits in NY -- The Early Stuff4Expert Testimony4Laura Siegel Larson v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and DC Comics (Appeals Nos. 11-55863 11-56034)4Miscellaneous Documents, Letters, and Exhibits regarding the Larson v. Warner Appeal4Early Correspondence (Jerry and DC)4Legal Siegel4ComicsNo. 14No. 24No. 34No. 44No. 54No. 64Just Imagine Stan Lee's Superman (John Buscema)4The Death of Clark Kent (Jurgens, Breeding, and Rubinstein)4Superman for All Seasons (Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale)Book One -- Spring4Book Two -- Summer4Book Three -- Fall4Book Four -- Winter4Siegel and Schuster v. National Comics Publishers et al. Trial Transcripts4Laura Siegel Larson v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and DC Comics Legal Documents4Series II: Robert Kennedy Research FilesArrangementFiles are arranged alphabetically.
Subseries I.2: Oral History FilesScope and ContentsThese files consists of transcripts of interviews done by Larry Tye, as well as interviews done by the Kennedy Library, Johnson Library, and others. Some of these files also contain small amounts of correspondence.
Abel, Elie5Abell, Bess and Tyler5Abramson, Jerry5Allison, Graham5Alsop, Joseph5Altman, Ben5Amory, Robert5Anderson, John5Anderson, Patrick5Arnone, Bill5Asencio, Diego5Azar, George5Baime, Bob5Baker, Bobby5Barthelmes, Wesley5Bartlett, Charles5Bass, Jack5Bayley, Edwin5Beatty, James5Beame, Abe5Bebitch Jeffe, Sherry5Belafonte, Harry5Bellino, Carmine5Benn, Al5Bennett, James5Bennett, Jim5Bernhard, Berl5Blackburn, Dan5Blain, Bill5Blakey, G. Robert5Blumenthal, Albert5Boatmer, Charles5Boggs, Hale5Bone, Julian5Booker, Simone5Bouck, Robert5Boyarsk, Bill5Braden, Joan and Tom5Bradlee, Ben5Brady, William J.5Brady, William5Branch, Taylor5Breasted, David5Brenner, Philip5Breslin, Jimmy5Brewer, Albert5Bridges, Ed5Brokaw, Tom5Brown, Edmund G.5Brown, Hamilton5Brown, Joan Winmill5Brown, Sam5Brugioni, Dino5Buchwald, Art5Bundy, McGeorge5Burden, Carter5Burke, David5Burks, Catherine5Burns, Frank5Burns, John J.5Cabrera, Angelina5Cannon, Lou5Caplin, Mortimer5Carey, Ted5Carr, Oscar Clark5Carroll, Mickey6Carter, Hodding6Cassidy, John6Caudill, Anne6Celler, Emanuel6Chavez, Cesar6Chayes, Abram6Chiarodo, Marie Fehmer6Clark, Kenneth6Clark, Ramsey6Clay, Lucius D.6Clayton, Jim6Clifford, Clark6Clymer, Adam6Cohen, Jerry6Cohn, Roy6Coleman, Barbara6Colwell, Jack6Connor, Lawrence6Conway, Jack T.6Cook, Harry6Corbett, Richard6Corcoran, Thomas6Condtz, Dan6Cox, Archibald6Craig, Greg6Crancer, Barbara6Crangle, Joseph6Crawford, Bill6Creedon, Jerry6Criswell, John6Cromwell, Judy6Cull, Richard et al at INS6Culver, John6Curnane, Joseph6Cushing, Richard Cardinal6Cushman, Helen6Daley, Bill6Daly, Chuck6Daley, Charles6Damian, Father6Davidoff, Sid6Dean, John Gunther6Dean, Kenneth6Dector, Midge6DeLoach, Cartha6Dell, Donald6DeVries, Tom6Dillon, C. Douglas6Dingeman, Jim6Doar, John6Dobbin, Muriel6Doherty, Gerard6Dolan, Joseph F.6Donaldson, Sam6Douglas, John W.6Douglas, William O.6Drew, Elizabeth6Dunbaugh, Frank6Dunfey, William6Dungan, Ralph6Dutton, Nancy6Dutton, Frederick6Edelman, Peter2 folders6Eldridge, Ronnie6Ellsburg, Daniel6English, John6Evans, Courtney6Evans, Rowland6Evans, Stan6Evers, Charles6Evers, Myerlic7Fay, Paul B., Jr.7Fay, Paul7Feiffer, Jules7Feinberg, Ken7Feldman, Justin7Feldman, Myer7Fenn, Dan7Fishbein, Peter7Flug, Jim7Forsythe, Dall7Fox, Sonny7Frankfurter, Felix7Freeman, Orville7Galbraith, John Kenneth7Gallagher, Edward7Gallagher, Neil7Gans, Curtis7Gaud, William S.7Gelarden, Joe7Germond, Jack7Gibson, Gwen7Gifford, K. Dun7Gifford, Frank7Gigerich, Bill7Giles, Tommy7Gilligan, John7Glascoe, Ben7Glass, Andrew7Glenn, John7Glichstein, Howard7Golden, Jay7Goldberg, Jay7Goldfarb, Ronald7Goldwater, Barry7Goodwin, Dick7Gotsbaum, Victor7Gould, Stanhope7Graham, Katharine7Grannum, Colvin7Green, Edith7Green, Winifred7Greenberg, Jack7Greene, Roberta7Greenfield, Jeff7Gregory, Dick7Grove, Brandon7Guggenheim, Charles7Guthman, Ed7Gwiazda, Henry7Gwirtzman, Milton7Hackett, David7Hackett, Judith7Haddad, William7Hakim, Joe7Hamill, Pete7Hamilton, Lee7Hanan, Tim2 folders7Hardin, Wayne7Harriman, Averell7Harris, Fred7Harris, Ladonna7Harrison, V.V.7Hart, Gary7Harvey, Craig7Harvin, Josefina7Harwood, Bea7Hatcher, Richard7Hayden, Tom7Healy, Katie7Helms, Nancy7Henderson, Thelton7Hennessey, Luella7Henry, Aaron7Henry, Sioux7Herbers, John7Herschberg, Jim7Hesburgh, Ted7Heymann, Philip7Hiatt, Arnold7Hill, Clint7Hoffa, James P.7Hogan, Tim7Hollings, Ernest7Hooker, John J.7Houghton, Charles7Howard, Margot7Humphrey, Hubert7Hundley, William7Hunter-Gault, Charlayne7Hyman, Lester7Jacobs, Andy7Jacobs, Eli7Javits, Jacob7Jeffe, Doug7Johnson, Haynes7Johnson, Peter7Johnson, V. Alexis8Johnston, Tom8Jones, Charles8Jones, Clarence8Jones, James8Jones, Kirby8Jones, Thomas8Jorden, William8Josephson, Bill8Kaden, Lou8Kalb, Marvin8Kapenstein, Ira8Katz, Linda8Katzenbach, Nicholas8Kenary, Jim8Kennedy, Ethel8Kennedy, Jackie8Kennedy, Kerry8Kennedy, Ted8Kerrebrock, Cricket8Kerry, John8Khrushchev, Sergei2 folders8King, Ed8King, Ray8Kirby, Anne8Kirk, Paul8Knap, Ted8Knebel, Fletcher8Knowles, John8Kobliska, Jayne8Koch, Ed8Kornbluh, Peter8Korth, Fred8Kotz, Nick8Kraft, Joseph and Polly8Kraslow, David8Kretchmer, Jerome8Kriegel, Jay8Krim, Arthur8Krock, Arthur8Kroll, Jules8Kupperman, Theodore8Kurzman, Steve8LaFollette, Gerry8Landis, James8Landsdale, Edward8Lapides, George8Larner, Jeremy8Lasker, Mary8Lawrence, William8Lawson, Marjorie, McKenzie8Leone, Richard8Levinson, Larry8Levy, Bonnie Angelo8Lewin, Nat8Lewis, Anthony8Lewis, John8Lindsay, John8Linton, Ronald8Lisagor, Peter8Loeb, James8Loevinger, Lee8Logue, Edward8Lois, George8Lopez, Hector8Lovett, Robert8Lowenstein, Allard8Lowi, Ted8Lucey, Patrick8Lugar, Richard8Lumat, Pidey8Lynd, Staughton8Lynn, Frank8Lyons, Nance8MacLellan, Pete8Mahern, Louis8Mallon, Jack8Mankiewicz, Frank2 folders8Mann, Lane8Markman, Sherwin9Marlin, Dave9Marshall, Burke9Marshall, Margaret and Tony9Marshall, Thurgood9Martin, Gordon9Martin, Louis9McCarthy, Bobbie Green9McGill, Ralph9McGovern, George9McGowan, Joe9McMillan, Doug9McNamara, Robert9McPeck, Eleanor9McPherson, Harry9McShane, James9Meacham, Ellen9Mesta, Perle9Miller, Herbert John9Miller, Melody9Minor, Wilson9Minow, Martha9Minow, Newton9Mitchell, Clarence9Mitrovich, George9Mode, P.J.9Mondale, Walter9Morgan, Edward9Morganthau, Robert9Moses, Robert9Mosk, Richard9Moynihan, Liz and Pat9Mudd, Roger9Murphy, Irene9Nader, Ralph9Navasky, Victor9Newberg, Esther9Newfield Interviews9Newman, Susan9Nickerson, Eugene9Nolan, John9Nolan, Marty9Oberdorfer, Lou9O'Brien, Lawrence9O'Connor, Frank9O'Dell, Jack9O'Donnell, Kenneth9Ochmann, Andrew9Ohrenstein, Manfred9Orrick, William9Ormsby-Gore, William David (Lord Harlech)9Ottinger, Richard9Pachios, Harold9Papert, Fred9Parisi, Carmine and Barbara9Pastor, Robert9Patterson, John9Penn, Bob9Pigman, Wendell9Pincus, Walter9Pitt, David9Pollak, Steve9Powers, Dave9Prettyman, Barnett9Radziwill, Lee9Randolph, A. Philip10Rather, Dan10Raymont, Henry10Raywid, Alan10Rauh, Joe, Jr.10Reddin, Tom10Reed, Jewel10Reedy, George10Reeves, Richard10Reggie, Edward10Reich, Robert10Reilly, John Richard10Reis, Harold10Richtel, Murray10Ridder, Marie10Riley, Mike10Ring, Jinx10Ritchie, Don10Robertson, Ian10Robertson, Joe10Rogers, Sean10Rose, Alex10Rosenberg, John10Rosenblatt, Roger10Rosenthal, Jack10Ross, Sandy10Rossides, Eugene10Rowe, James H., Jr.10Royan, William J.10Rusk, David10Rusk, Dean10Rusk, Richard10Ryan, Philip10Salinger, Nicole10Salinger, Pierre10Saloschia, Robert10Sanders, Carl10Schlei, Norbert10Schlesinger, Arthur2 folders10Schlesinger, Marie10Schlesinger, Steve10Schmidt, Benno10Schnittker, John10Schrade, Paul10Schwartz, Michael10Scotto, Anthony10Seigenthaler, John10Senate Staff10Shakow, Patricia10Shannon, Dan10Sheriden, Walter10Sherman, Tony10Shore, Larry10Shields, Mark10Shriver, Eunice Kennedy10Shriver, Sargent10Shur, Gerald10Silberling, Edwyn10Silverman, Samuel10Smathers, George10Smith, Charles Z.11Smith, Jean Kennedy11Smith, Steven E.11Smith, Terry11Sorensen, Theodore11Spalding, Charles11Spivak, Alan11Stanton, Elvin11Stern, Sheldon11Stevens, George11Stevens, Liz11Stevenson, Adlai11Stevenson, James11Sturz, Herb11Styron, Rose11Sweets, Adele and Robert11Symington, James11Talese, Gay11Taylor, Hobert, Jr.11Taylor, Mawell11Terris, Bruce11Thomas, Franklin11Thompson, Llwellyn11Thornberry, Homer11Thornton, James Mills11Tolan, James11Travell, Janet11Tremblay, Gerald11Troyer, Tom11Tuck, Dick11Tucker, Herbert11Tuttle, Rick11Tydings, Joe11Ulen, Harold11Updegrove, Mark11Vandekamp, John11Van Heuvel, Bill11Vandiver, S. Ernest11Vanocur, Sander11Vaughn, Jack11Vidal, Gore11Viorst, Milton11Von Hoffman, Nick11Wade, Richard11Wagner, Robert11Wald, Patricia11Walinsky, Adam2 folders11Walker, Wyatt12Walpin, Gerald12Walters, Bob12Walton, William12Wamsley, Susan Wilbur12Watson, Marvin12Watson, Thomas12Watt, Ruth12Weininger, Janet Ray12Weisl, Edwin, Jr.12Weisl, Edwin, Sr.12White, Byron12White, Lee12White-Crane, Diane12Whitesall, Calvin12Whittaker, Jim12Wicker, Tom12Wilens, Phil12Wilkie, Curtis12Wilkins, Roy12Williams, G. Mennen12Wilson, Don and Susan12Winmill, Joan12Witcover, Jules12Witker, Kristi12Wofford, Harris12Wolff, Lester12Yeagley, Walter12Young, Andrew12Zenkel, Lois12Subseries II.2: Subject FilesScope and ContentsThese files consist of articles, clippings, correspondence, and other research materials.
Abortion12Accidents12Adams, Sherman12Advertising12Africa12Aides12Alabama12Alcatraz12Anti-Semitism12Antitrust12Appalachia12Appointments12Arms Race12Army -- McCarthy12Arnone, Bill12Assassination12Attorney General12Bail Reform12Bedford-Stuyvesant12Berlin12Biographies12Bolshakov, Georgi12Book Reviews12Books12Boykin, Frank12Bowles, Chester12Brazil12British Guiana12Business Outreach12Camelot12Campaign Finance Reform12Cape Cod12Carlyle Hotel12Cartoons2 folders12Castro, Fidel12Catholic12Censorship12Charity12Chavez, Cesar12Children12Children (Robert F. Kennedy's)12China12CIA12Civil Liberties12Civil Rights13Civil Rights Bill13Civil Rights Commission13Civil Rights Division13Civil Rights Division--FBI Study13Cohn, Roy13Cold War13Communists13Competition13Conflict of Interest13Conservative13Corbin, Paul13Counterinsurgency13Crime13CubaGeneral3 folders13Documents (New JFK Releases)13Cuban Missile Crisis14National Security Archives3 folders14Prisoner Exchange14Curse14Death14Democratic Convention196414Dirty Tricks14Drugs14Eisenhower, Dwight D.14Estes, Billie Sol14Eulogy14Factor, John14Family14Fans14Farm Policy14FBI -- Robert F. Kennedy2 folders14Films14Foreign Policy14Foreign Travels15Freedom Riders15Friends15Garrow, Dave15General Aniline15Greek Shipping Crisis15Gun Control15Harvard15Health Issues15Helms, Richard15Hickory Hill15History15Hoffa, Jimmy15Hoffa Legal15Homes15Hoover, J. Edgar2 folders15Hoover Special Files (FBI)15Housing15Humor15Humphrey15Hunger15Indiana15Indianapolis15Indians15Indonesia15Injuries15IRS15Jackson, Henry15Japan15Jews15Johnson, Lyndon B.1 folders15Johnson, Lyndon B.1 folders16Lyndon B. Johnson Library2 folders16Journalism16Judges16Justice / Bail Reforms16Juvenile Delinquency16Keating, Ken16Kennedy, Christopher16Kennedy, David16Kennedy, Ethel16Kennedy, Jackie16Kennedy, Jean16Kennedy, John F.16Kennedy, Joseph P.16Kennedy, Joseph, Jr.16Kennedy, Joseph III16Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation16Kennedy, Kathleen16Kennedy, Robert F., Jr.16Kennedy, Rory16Kennedy, Rose16Kennedy, Ted16Kennedy Library3 folders16Kennedy Library4 folders17Kilgallen, Dorothy17King, Martin Luther17KKK17Labor17Latin America17Lattimore, Owen17Law School17Letters (Personal)17Levison, Stanley17Liberal17Lies17Lincoln, Abraham17Lindsay, John17Lippmann, Walter17Mafia17Male Chauvinism17Manchester17Massachusetts17McCarthy, Eugene17McCarthy, Joe2 folders17McClellan Committee17McNamara, Robert17Media17Mental Retardation17Mexican-Americans17Middle East17Military17Mississippi17Money2 folders17Marilyn Monroe18Morrissey, Judge Francis18Mount Kennedy18Movies18Nazis18Nepotism18Newfield, Jack18New Politics18New York18Nixon, Richard18Nuclear Weapons18Opteka Case18Organized Crime18Other Robert Kennedys18Parker, Frank18Parties18Patronage18Peace Corps18Pearson, Drew18Peress, Irving18Pets18Physical Fitness18Pictures18Poetry18Poland18Political Conflicts18Politics18Polls18Popularity18Portsmouth Priory18Post-Assassination18Postal Rates18Poverty18Preach18Pre-Presidential Campaign18Presidential Campaign196018Presidential Campaign19Press19Press Bias19Press Conference19Prince Edward County19Protégés19Public Speaking19Rackets Committee19Reagan, Ronald19Reapportionment19Religion19Reuther Memorandum19RFK (Robert F. Kennedy) Center19Right Wing19Rusk, Dean19Russia19Scales, Junius19Schools19Senate19Senate Campaign19Senate Staff and Committee Assignments19Senate Staff Interviews19Sexism19Shriver, Sargent19Sinatra, Frank19Sirhan Sirhan19Sisters19Smathers, George19Smith, Steve19Solicitor General Cox19Song19South19Speeches19Sports19Steel19Stevenson, Adlai19Stories19Supreme Court19Surrogate Court19Talbott20Taxes20Teamsters20Television (TV)20Terrorism20TFX Scandal20Theatre20Threats20Timelines20Transformation20Transportation20Travel20Tribute20Unions20University of Virginia Law20Urban Crisis20Vice Presidency20Vietnam21Wallace, George21Wallace (Trammell)21Warren Commission21Wealth20Welfare20Wiretapping20Womanizing20Yorty, Sam20Series III. Books and Audiovisual Materials Used for ResearchScope and ContentsBooks, periodicals and audiovisual materials that Larry Tye bought for his research. Only the annotated books were kept and listed in this series. The books without annotations were either discarded or transferred to the general collection. A folder with a printed out lists of both annotated and unannotated books from this collection is enclosed in the first box of the series (box 22 of the collection).
Lists of annotated and non-annotated books in this collection 22Connie Bruck. Master of the Game: How Steve Ross Rode the Light Fantastic from Undertaker to Creator of the Largest Media Conglomerate in the World, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 199422Edited by Paul Buhle. Jews and American Comics: An Illustrated History of an American Art Form, New York: The New Press, 200822Bryan D. Dietrich. Krypton Nights, Lincoln, NE: Zoo Press, 200222Arthur Asa Berger. The Comic-Stripped American: What Dick Tracy, Blondie, Daddy Warbucks, and Charlie Brown Tell Us About Ourselves, Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books Inc., 197422Steven Soderbergh and Richard Lester. Getting Away With It: Or: The Further Adventures of the Luckiest Bastard You Ever Saw, London, England: Faber and Faber Limited, 199922The Comics Journal no. 287: Jeffrey Brown, Greg Rucka, Non-Krazy Kat Comics of George Herriman, Reviews of The Blot, In the Studio and Dozens More, Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 200822Ron Coulart. Comic Book Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Guide to Characters, Graphic Novels, Writers, and Artists in the Comic Book Universe , New York, NY: HarperEntertainment (Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers), 200422Jenette Kahn. In Your Space: Personalizing Your Home and Office, New York, NY: Abbeville Press Publishers (First Edition), 200222Geoff Johns, Richard Donner. Superman: Last Son, New York, NY: DC Comics, 200822Eric Stevens. Superman: The Menace of Metallo, Mankato, MN: Stone Arch Books, 200922Ian Gordon. Comic Strips and Consumer Culture 1890-1945, USA: Smithsonian Institution Press, 199822J. Michael Straczynski. Superman: Earth One, New York, NY: DC Comics, 201022John Shelton Lawrence and Robert Jewett. The Myth of the American Superhero, Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 200222Michael Shapiro. The Jewish 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Jews of All Time, *: Simon & Schuster, 199622Edited by Frank Plowright. The Slings & Arrows Comic Guide: A Critical Assessment of Over 2,500 Titles, London, England: Aurum Press (Copyright Slings & Arrows), 199722Tony Blanche and Brad Schreiber. Death in Paradise: An Illustrated History of the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner, New York / London: Four Walls Eight Windows, 200122N.C. Christopher Couch with Introduction by Pete Hamill, Foreword by Dennis O'Neil. Jerry Robinson: Ambassador of Comics, New York, NY: Abrams ComicArts, 201022Simcha Weinstein. Up, Up, and Oy Vey! How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero, Baltimore, MD: Leviathan Press, 200622Craig Yoe with Introduction by Stan Lee. Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman's Co-Creator Joe Shuster, New York, NY: Abrams ComicArts, 200922Marc Tyler Nobleman. Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 200822Christopher Knowles. Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes, San Francisco, CA: Weiser Books, 200722Mark Waid. Superman: Birthright: The Origin of the Man of Steel, New York, NY: DC Comics, 200422Chuck Harter. Superboy & Superpup: The Lost Videos, Hollywood, CA: Cult Movies Press, 199322Joe Simon and Jim Simon. The Comic Book Makers, Lebanon, NJ: Vanguard Productions, 200323Marv Wolfman. Crisis on Infinite Earths, New York, NY: DC Comics, 200823Charles Strouse. Put on a Happy Face: A Broadway Memoir, New York, NY: Union Square Press (Imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.), 200823Larry Thomas Ward. Truth, Justice, & the American Way: The Life and Times of Noel Neill the Original Lois Lane , : Nicholas Lawrence Books,23Superman: The Dailies 1939-1942, New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. (Arrangement with DC Comics), 200623Les Daniels. Comix: A History of Comic Books in America, New York, NY: Bonanza Books, 197123Kirk Alyn. A Job for Superman! The Original Superman of Motion Pictures, Hollywood, CA: Kirk Alyn, 197123Truman Frederick Keefer, Edited by Sylvia E. Bowman. Philip Wylie, Boston, MA: Twayne Publishers (Division of G.K. Hall & Co.), 197723G. Legman. Love & Death: A Study in Censorship, New York: Breaking Point, 194923Amy Kiste Nyberg. Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code, Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 199823Douglas Bradshaw. Shaquille O'Neal Man of Steel, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 200123Stan Lee and George Mair. Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee, New York, NY: A Fireside Book (published by Simon & Shuster), 200223Bob Kane and Tom Andrae. Batman & Me, Forestville, CA: Eclipse Books, 198923George Lowther. The Adventures of Superman, Bedford, MA: Applewood Books, 199523David Mamet. Some Freaks, New York, NY: Penguin Books , 199123Bernard Shaw. Man and Superman, Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1960*23Foreword by Mark Waid. Superman: The Action Comics Archives, Volume 1, New York, NY: DC Comics, 199723Dennis O'Neill. Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore, New York, NY: DC Comics, 200923Leonard Maltin. Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, New York, NY*: Plume (published by the Penguin Group), 198723Superman and the Amazing Spiderman: The Battle of the Century, New York, NY: National Periodical Publications, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, 197623Alex Ross and Paul Dini. Superman: Peace on Earth, New York, NY: DC Comics, 199923Better Homes and Gardens , Des Moines, IA: Meredith Publishing Company, 2014923Edited and introduction by E. Nelson Bridwell. Superman: From the Thirties to the Seventies, New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc. (National Periodical Publications, Inc.) , 197124Martin Pasko with Foreword by Paul Levitz. The DC Vault: A Museum-In-A-Book Featuring Rare Collectibles from the DC Universe, : Running Press (DC Comics) , 200824Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, and Roger Stern. The Death of Superman, New York, NY: DC Comics, 199324Sam Moskowitz. Explorers of the Infinite: Shapers of Science Fiction, Cleveland, OH: Meridian Books, 196324George Lowther. Superman, Los Angeles, CA: Kassel Books, 197924Tom De Haven. It's Superman!, New York: Ballantine Books, 200624Richard A. Lupoff. Master of Adventure: The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 200524Les Daniels. DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes, : A Bulfinch Press Book (Little, Brown and Company), 1995 (Copyright DC Comics)24Mike Benton. Superhero Comics of the Golden Age: The Illustrated History, Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 199224Scott Beatty. Superman: The Ultimate Guide to the Man of Steel, New York, NY: DK Publishing, 200624Ron Goulart. 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