Susan Orlean Papers, 1930s-2015, 2019

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Series V: Audiovisual and Digital Materials, 1987-2010, undated

If you would like to use analog or digital materials in Series V, please contact the library in advance of your visit to discuss access options.

This subseries includes all audiocassettes and videocassettes, compact disks, DVDs, floppy disks, hard drives, and a personal digital assistant device.

The materials include answering machine tapes, personal items, recordings of Orlean's appearances, research materials, as well as computer files and backups of files related to Orlean's writing and other professional work.


Subseries V.1: Analog, 1987-2005, undated



Box 20 97 Book Response, circa 1997, Microcassette

Answering machine tape.



Box 21 Accomodating, produced by Marc Wallace, 1992, 2 Audiocassettes


Box 21 Austin Age 2, circa 2006, Mini-DV


Box 21 Honeymoon in China #2, 2001, Mini-DV


Box 21 Jay's Tape of Our Wedding, 2001, Mini-DV


Box 21 Katriel, undated, Mini-DV


Box 21 Keiko, undated, Mini-DV


Box 21 Messages, 1990 April, Audiocassette



Box 19 Messages, 1993 July, Microcassette

Answering machine tape.


Box 19 Museum of Modern Art - A Conversation with JSG Boggs, 1999 October 27, Audiocassette


Box 19 NTL: GEO / GRA / p/t / 1C, undated, VHS


Box 19 Orchids, undated, VHS


Box 19 Parents - FIA, 1999 December, Audiocassette


Box 19 Recordings of Appearances, Events, and Interviews, 1987-1990, 4 VHS Videotapes


Box 19 Recordings of Appearances, Events, and Interviews (1 of 2), 1987-2002, undated, 21 of 26 Audiocassettes


Box 19 Recordings of Appearances, Events, and Interviews (2 of 2), 1987-2002, undated, 5 of 26 Audiocassettes


Box 19 Susie's Birthday, 2005, Mini-DV


Box 19 Trial Proceedings: Judge Bronson, Defendant Robert Fuchs, M091-7177, 1991 August 27, 6 Audiocassettes


Box 19 Unidentified Audiocassettes, undated, 5 Audiocassettes

One audiocassette includes a business card from a fortune teller.


Box 19 Unidentified Microcassettes, undated, 5 Microcassettes


Box 19 Unidentified Videocassette, undated, VHS-C


Subseries V.2: Digital, 1995-2010, undated



Box 18 Barkley Court Reporters: Confidential Deposition of Herbert B. Leonard (Leonard v. Hereford), 1995 September 20, 3.5" Floppy Disk


Box 18 Book backup, undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk


Box 18 Book bus 2, undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk


Box 18 c/a Orlean - Book Pics ©Art Grice Photos, 2007 July, CD-R


Box 18 elkhart; crime2; renan; missile; vesta; tvtv; bus; blobs; Sunday (#2), undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk


Box 18 elkhart; tv; crime; bus; la kids; renan; blobs; missile; Sunday (full), undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk


Box 18 July 3 "To Yaddo", undated, DVD-R


Box 18 Khoa San Rd., undated, 3.5" Floppy Disk


Box 18 la kids; diet; lounge; intro2; sitter; steak; mission; la la (#1), undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk


Box 18 lakids; diet; lounge; intro; sitter; steak; mission; la la (#1), undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk


Box 18 Millions.wpd (Final December 1), undated, 3.5" Floppy Disk


Box 18 New York Pieces, undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk


Box 18 NPR Driveway Moments Baseball: Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go, 2008, Compact Discs



Box 19 Old Talks, undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk


Box 19 Orchid Thief (RH Trade #171460), 1998 November 20, ZIP disk


Box 19 Orchids: 1. Orchids.doc (Word for Windows 6.0) 2. Orchids (Word 2.0), undated, 3.5" Floppy Disk

2 versions, in case of translation problems


Box 19 Orlean - Files - TV.bk; Crime.bk; KING2.KNG; Gown.bk, undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk


Box 19 Orlean - KING2.KNG Freelance Copies, undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk


Box 19 Orlean VAIO Backup, undated, 4 DVD-R

Contains desktop files including PFC files / AOL


Box 19 Recordings of Appearances, Events, and Interviews, 2003-2010, 11 Compact Discs


Box 19 Rin Tin Tin Series Radio Show (1950s), undated, Compact Disc


Box 19 Rin Tin Tin Songs, undated, CD-R


Box 19 sitter; steak; mission; diet; lounge, undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk


Box 19 Sounding Material, undated, CD-RW


Box 19 The Orchid Thief (Audiobook, abridged), 2002, Compact Discs


Box 19 tvtv; crime2; bus.2; gown.2; renan; blovs; missile; Sunday; elk.bk (#2), undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk


Box 19 Unidentified Floppy Disks, undated, 7 5.25" Floppy Disks


Box 19 Video Diskette, undated, 3.5" Floppy Disk

Probably related to The Orchid Thief


Box 19 Whole Book, 1997 August 11, 3.5" Floppy Disk


Box 19 Won Ton Ton, undated, DVD



Box 18 Buffalo External Drive, undated, External Hard Drive

Buffalo DriveStation 250 GB Desktop External Hard Drive HD-HB250U2; includes power cable.


Box 18 My Passport Portable Hard Drive, undated, External Hard Drive

Western Digital (WD). Includes USB cable.


Box 18 Orlean Backup G, undated, External Hard Drive

PowerSpec. Does not include cables.


Box 18 Sony CLIÉ, circa 2000-2005, Personal Digital Assistant

Includes CD-ROM of Palm desktop software, but no cables.