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Series II, Writings
Subseries II.1, Early Writing, 1957-1963 Subseries II.2, Reviews and Essays, 1958-2008, undated, bulk 1970s-1980s Subseries II.3, Later Reviews and Essays, 1980s-2008, undated Subseries II.4, Speeches, Conference Talks, Introductions, 1973-2007, undated Subseries II.5, Essay Collections and Nonfiction Books, 1997-2012 Subseries II.6, Fiction, 1965-2014, undated, bulk 1965-1979 |
Series II, WritingsEncompassing all of Leonard's career, this series is divided into several subseries by genre and chronology, following Leonard's own arrangement. The first two subseries constitute the bulk of Leonard's writing: drafts and published clippings of Leonard's reviews and essays, grouped chronologically and then alphabetically by author or subject. Later subseries gather together materials not included this arrangement --- consisting most of Leonard's mid- and late-career writing in the 1980s – 2008, working drafts, and other genres (speeches, fiction, nonfiction essay collections). Leonard arranged his materials by filing a draft of a review or essays along with a published clipping of the material. As part of the writing and editing process, Leonard would take extensive notes (handwritten for television and typed for books) and annotate previously written drafts of articles. Occasionally he would file these working notes along with the published piece under the appropriate subheading in "Reviews and Essays." Most unfinished and other working notes can be found under Subseries II.7 "Writing Notes." This series is divided into several subseries by genre and chronology, following Leonard's own arrangement. |