John Leonard papers, 1939-2015, bulk 1950s-2008

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Series V, Posthumous Papers, 2007-2009

Gathered in this series are posthumous materials collected by Sue Leonard after John Leonard's death. Arranged alphabetically by subject, this material consists of material from John Leonard's memorial service, condolence letters, memorial articles and obituaries. Along with material created posthumously, this series also includes documents gathered together after Leonard's death, including his Ivan Sandorf Lifetime Achievement speech and Sue Leonard's notes for Reading for My Life.



Box 21 Folder 21 Articles commemorating John Leonard, 2008 November, 2008


Box 21 Folder 22 to 24 John Leonard memorial -- condolence letters, 2008 November -- 2009 March(3 folders), 2008, 2009


Box 21 Folder 25 to 27 John Leonard memorial service, 2009 March2, 2009, (3 folders)


Box 21 Folder 28 Memorials and obituaries, 2008 November March(3 folders), 2008


Box 21 Folder 29 Selected magazine full issues,2008 November -- 2012 January, 2012



Box 25 Memorial service CDs, 2009 March, 2009

(See series VIII for CDs of memorial service)


Posthumously collected material



Box 21 Folder 30 Ivan Sandorf Lifetime Achievement Award -- Mary Gordon introduction for Leonard, 2007 March, 2007


Box 21 Folder 31 Ivan Sandorf Lifetime Achievement Award -- John Leonard speech, [2007], undated


Box 21 Folder 32 John Leonard Wikipedia entry, 2010


Box 21 Folder 33 Sue Leonard, National Book Critics Circle Awards Ceremony speech, 2014 March13, 2014


Box 21 Folder 33 Sue Leonard, notes for John Leonard "Collected Works", 2009