Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Harry Stephen Keeler papers
Keeler, Harry Stephen, 1890-1967
4078970
MS#0693
English
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34 boxes
34 boxes
1929-1980
Arrangement
Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.
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Summary
Manuscripts, correspondence, notebooks, contracts, and other legal documents, photographs, book jackets, clippings, and other printed materials of Keeler. This collection includes many of his later book-manuscripts which remain unpublished, his writings on plot construction, and biographical and bibliographical articles about Keeler. Among his manuscripts are THE AMAZING WEB, THE CHINESE TICKET MURDER, THE SCARLET MUMMY (in progress), and SING SING NIGHTS. Also, one letter from Edgar Wallace.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Harry Stephen Keeler 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Keeler, Thelma R. Address--N. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1982. Accession number--M-82.
Biographical / Historical
Author, editor. Keeler (1890-1967) was the very prolific author of nearly 100 long and intricately plotted murder mystery and adventure novels which were published in English from 1924 until 1953 and continued to appear in Spanish translation long after his death. Some of his works were co-written with his first wife, Hazel Goodwin Keeler, and also with his second wife, Thelma Rinaldo Eaton Keeler. He and Hazel G. Keeler were also the editors of 10-STORY BOOK magazine.
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 07/--/1989.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Literature publishing
Detective and mystery stories
Adventure stories
Authors
Keeler, Hazel Goodwin
Keeler, Thelma Rinaldo Eaton
Wallace, Edgar, 1875-1932
Series I: Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/1188530Cataloged Correspondence--Edgar Wallace/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885311Uncataloged Correspondence--A-K/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885321Uncataloged Correspondence--K-Z/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885332Series II: Subject File/repositories/2/archival_objects/1188534Book jackets and magazine coders of his works/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885353Income tax, banking, etc./repositories/2/archival_objects/11885363Legal--Book Contracts, etc./repositories/2/archival_objects/11885373Medicare/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885383Notes on:/repositories/2/archival_objects/1188539Astronomy/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885403Business Statistics/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885413Chemistry/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885423Dialects…/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885433Egypt/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885444Geology…/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885454Mathematics/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885464Science…/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885474Statistics…/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885484Ships, Trains…/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885494Obituaries and Death of Harry S. Keeler/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885504Photographs/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885514Stationery/repositories/2/archival_objects/118855243530 N. Fremont Street, Chicago - Real Estate/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885534Miscellaneous Documents,etc./repositories/2/archival_objects/11885544Series III: Printed materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/1188555Scope and ContentsClippings, articles about Keeler, advertisements for his works, copies of
10-Story Book and The Live Wire (edited by Hazel Goodwin Keeler) and other printed materials.Printed Materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885565Series IV: Manuscripts by Harry Stephen Keeler/repositories/2/archival_objects/1188557Scope and ContentsManuscripts noted as being "published in Spain" were only published in Spain.
Unidentified and Miscellaneous Manuscripts/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885586The affair of the bottled deuce/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885596The African chief murder/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885607Ahem, folks!/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885618Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
The amazing web/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885628Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
The Arabian nights of 1919/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885638Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
The Arabian nights of 1920/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885648The blue spectacles/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885658Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
Breakfast at the Warings/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885668The case of the crazy corpse/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885679The case of the flying hands/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885689AThe case of the murdered mathematician/repositories/2/archival_objects/11885699AThe case of the transparent nude/repositories/2/archival_objects/118857010The charlatan/repositories/2/archival_objects/118857110The chest with the copper nails/repositories/2/archival_objects/118857211The Chinese ticket murder/repositories/2/archival_objects/118857312The Chink: a story of Limehouse. By Thomas Rourke/repositories/2/archival_objects/118857412Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
The circus stealers/repositories/2/archival_objects/118857512The clash of identities/repositories/2/archival_objects/118857613Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
Concerning chapter curtains/repositories/2/archival_objects/118857713Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
A copy of Beowulf/repositories/2/archival_objects/118857813Scope and ContentsPublished in Spain.
The crimson cube/repositories/2/archival_objects/118857913Scope and ContentsPublished in Spain.
The debut of Soapy Mulligan/repositories/2/archival_objects/118858013The design and calculation of a 36OK.W.-D.C. generator. (Armour Institute
of Technology: Engineering laboratory report)/repositories/2/archival_objects/118858113Dinner at the Bascombs (The adventure of the Cordova necklace)/repositories/2/archival_objects/118858213The enigma of Blackborough Boulevard/repositories/2/archival_objects/118858314Execution Not Deferred/repositories/2/archival_objects/118858414The five silver Buddhas (Shaped in Chicago)/repositories/2/archival_objects/118858514The Flyer hold up/repositories/2/archival_objects/118858614Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
The gallows waits, my Lord!/repositories/2/archival_objects/118858714The gate of the 9 hairpins/repositories/2/archival_objects/118858814The giant moth/repositories/2/archival_objects/118858915"Goodbye, Coppers!"/repositories/2/archival_objects/118859015"Hand me that scalpel, nurse!"/repositories/2/archival_objects/118859215Hangman's nights/repositories/2/archival_objects/118859315Scope and ContentsPublished in Spain.
How to write booklength mystery stories/repositories/2/archival_objects/118859415Hyer Hold Up/repositories/2/archival_objects/118859515-G-14I killed Lincoln at 10:13/repositories/2/archival_objects/118859615Scope and ContentsPublished in Spain.
Impressions of hashees drunk in retrospect written day after, with effects still somewhat on:/repositories/2/archival_objects/118859715The Jaarvik case/repositories/2/archival_objects/118859816Scope and ContentsPublished in Spain.
John Chinaman and his white love life. By Charles Boinsburg./repositories/2/archival_objects/118859916Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
Keeler's amazing web of mystery plotting/repositories/2/archival_objects/118860016The Keyhole/repositories/2/archival_objects/118860116Scope and Contentsed. By Keeler.
Killer/repositories/2/archival_objects/118860216The man who changed his skin/repositories/2/archival_objects/118860317Scope and ContentsPublished in Spain.
The mechanics (and kinematics) of web-work plot construction/repositories/2/archival_objects/118860417Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
The miracle agent/repositories/2/archival_objects/118860517Mitzi/repositories/2/archival_objects/118860617Scope and ContentsPlayscript
The murder of Reno Kate/repositories/2/archival_objects/118860718My "millon dollar" plot inventing secret!/repositories/2/archival_objects/118860819Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
My most valuable plot secret/repositories/2/archival_objects/118860919Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
The mysterious card/repositories/2/archival_objects/118861019The mysterious ivory ball of Wong Shing Li/repositories/2/archival_objects/118861120Scope and ContentsPublished in Spain.
The mystery of the 33 stolen idiots. By A.Worth./repositories/2/archival_objects/118861220Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
Notebooks/repositories/2/archival_objects/11886139 Volumes20"Ol' dayvil plot!"/repositories/2/archival_objects/118861421The photo of Lady X/repositories/2/archival_objects/118861521The purple room/repositories/2/archival_objects/118861621Quilligan and the magic coin/repositories/2/archival_objects/118861721Report on Vanessa Hewstone/repositories/2/archival_objects/118861821The riddle of the wooden parrakeet/repositories/2/archival_objects/118861922The S - - - - - V - - - - -/repositories/2/archival_objects/118862023The scarlet mummy/repositories/2/archival_objects/118862124The scarlet mummy/repositories/2/archival_objects/118862225The services of an expert/repositories/2/archival_objects/118862326Scope and ContentsPlayscript.
The sign of the crossed leaves/repositories/2/archival_objects/118862426The six from nowhere/repositories/2/archival_objects/118862527The stolen gravestone/repositories/2/archival_objects/118862627Strange journey/repositories/2/archival_objects/118862728The strange killing of Ithiel O'se Ven/repositories/2/archival_objects/118862829The strange murder of London Lew/repositories/2/archival_objects/118862929The strange will/repositories/2/archival_objects/118863029The straw hat murders/repositories/2/archival_objects/118863130The street of a thousand eyes/repositories/2/archival_objects/118863230Scope and ContentsPublished in Spain.
The 13 from nowhere/repositories/2/archival_objects/118863331Those 7 original plots/repositories/2/archival_objects/118863431The trap/repositories/2/archival_objects/11886353128 suspects/repositories/2/archival_objects/118863632A valuable tip/repositories/2/archival_objects/118863732Scope and ContentsPrinted copy.
The white circle/repositories/2/archival_objects/118863832Series V: Manuscripts by Others/repositories/2/archival_objects/1188639Keeler, Hazel V. Goodwin/repositories/2/archival_objects/118864033Nevins, Francis M., Jr./repositories/2/archival_objects/118864233O'Brien, Adelma Fortfisher Jones Keeler/repositories/2/archival_objects/118864333Scope and ContentsHarry Stepher Keeler's mother.
Miscellaneous manuscripts/repositories/2/archival_objects/118864433