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Series VI: Archived Web Site, 2019-present

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: Audiovisual, undated, 1987-2010


Box 19 Item 1 Susie on CBS / Nightwatch, 1990-04-26, VHS

Box 19 Item 2 Good Morning America, 1990-09-06, VHS

Box 19 Item 3 Susan Orlean - Journal, 1987-06-24, VHS

Box 19 Item 4 CNN - Sonya live, 1990-07-06, VHS

Box 19 Item 5 NTL: GEO / GRA / p/t / 1C, VHS

Box 19 Item 6 Orchids, VHS

Box 19 Item 7 Austin Age 2, circa 2006, Mini-DV

PRES088340

Box 19 Item 8 Honeymoon in China #2, 2001, Mini-DV

Box 19 Item 9 Jay's Tape of Our Wedding, 2001, Mini-DV

Box 19 Item 10 Katriel, Mini-DV

Box 19 Item 11 Keiko, Mini-DV

Box 19 Item 12 Susie's Birthday, 2005, Mini-DV

PRES088366

Box 19 Item 13 Unidentfied, VHS-C

Box 19 Item 14 97 Book Response, circa 1997, Microcassette

PRES088374

Box 19 Item 15 Messages, 1993-07, Microcassette

PRES088358

Box 19 Item 16 Unidentified, Microcassette

Box 19 Item 17 Unidentified, Microcassette

Box 19 Item 18 Unidentified, Microcassette

Box 19 Item 19 Unidentified, Microcassette

Box 19 Item 20 Unidentified, Microcassette

Box 19 Item 21 On Point - New Yorker Festival, 2003-11-28, CD

Box 19 Item 22 Writers on the Record with Victoria Lautman, 2004-10-17, CD

Box 19 Item 23 The Connection, 2004-12-14, CD

Box 19 Item 24 Susan Orlean - Fenway Park - Sweet Caroline, 2005-08-03, CD

Box 19 Item 25 Fresh Air, 2003-06-26, CD

Box 19 Item 26 Studio 360 - Live Aspen, 2009-07-18, CD

Box 19 Item 27 Wits: Chickens and Other Dilemmas, 2010-05-20, CD

Box 19 Item 28 Midmorning NPR, 2010-05-20, CD

Box 19 Item 29 A Hen in the Yard, 2010-03-03, CD

Box 19 Item 30 To Yaddo, DVD

Box 19 Item 31 Won Ton Ton, CD

Box 19 Item 32 Sounding Material, CD

Box 19 Rin Tin Tin Series Radio Show (1950s), CD

Commerical - skip

Box 19 Rin Tin Tin Songs, CD

Commerical - skip

Box 19 New York Pieces, CD

Commerical - skip

Box 19 NPR Driveway Moments Baseball: Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go, CD

Commerical - skip

Box 19 The Orchid Thief (Audiobook, abridged), CD

Commerical - skip

Box 19 New Kings, CD

Commerical - skip


Box 20 Item 1 Susan Orlean on WWWE, 1990-04-30, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 2 Susan Orlean / Jim Bohomen // Interview Fred Griffiths, 1990-05-19, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 3 Susan Orlean - Rissman, WBUR, 1987-06-25, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 4 Susan Orlean on Take-Out, MPR, 1990-06-26, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 5 Conversations on the Coast from the Hotel Rex: The Orchid Thief, 2000-01-23, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 6 Susan Orlean - Todd Mundt Show, Michican Radio, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 7 Bill G, Radio Free Oregon, 2001-04-09, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 8 National Writers Workshop, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 9 The Connection: Orchids, WBUR, 2002-06-27, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 10 Friends: Susan Orlean, 2002-04-22, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 11 WNYC, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 12 Orlean, The Orchid Thief. Diane Rehm, WAMU, 1999-02-01, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 13 Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?, 1999-04-17, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 14-15 Modern Times, WNYC, 1990-07-07, 2 audiocassettes

Box 20 Item 16 Susan Orlean, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 17-18 Hilltop / Pritzker, 2 audiocassettes

Box 20 Item 19 Susan Orlean, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 20 The Vivid Detail: Susan Orlean, National Writer's Workshop, 1996-04-13, 1 audiocassette

Box 20 Item 21 Friday, The End, 1990-11-23, 1 audiocassette


Box 21 Item 1-2 Accommodating, 1992-03, 2 Audiocassettes

Box 21 Item 3-8 Trial Proceedings: Judge Bronson, Defendant Robert Fuchs, M091-7177, 1991-08-27, 6 Audiocassettes

Box 21 Item 9 Messages, 1990-04, 1 audiocassette

Box 21 Item 10 Museum of Modern Art - A Conversation with JSG Boggs, 1999-10- 27, 1 audiocassette

Box 21 Item 11 Parents - FIA, 1999-12, 1 audiocassette

Box 21 Item 12 "Jane" Tarot Card Readings, 1 audiocassette

Box 21 Item 13 K108 FM, SACTO, 1990-07-15, 1 audiocassette

Box 21 Item 14 All Things Considered, 1990-05-26, 1 audiocassette

Box 21 Item 15 Susan Orlean [illegible] JSC, 1987-09, 1 audiocassette

Box 21 Item 16 Mix 102.9, Dallas Texas, 1991-09-22, 1 audiocassette

Box 21 Item 17 Zydeco cont. TV beginning, 1 audiocassette

Box 21 Item 18 Unlabeled, 1 audiocassette

Box 21 Item 19 Unlabeled, 1 audiocassette

Box 21 Item 20 Unlabeled, 1 audiocassette

Box 21 Item 21 Unlabeled, 1 audiocassette

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 18 Old Talks, undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk

Box 18 Orchid Thief (RH Trade #171460), 1998 November 20, ZIP disk

Box 18 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 18 Orlean - Files - TV.bk; Crime.bk; KING2.KNG; Gown.bk, undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk

Box 18 Orlean - KING2.KNG Freelance Copies, undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk

Box 18 Orlean VAIO Backup, undated, 4 DVD-R

Contains desktop files including PFC files / AOL

Box 18 sitter; steak; mission; diet; lounge, undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk

Box 18 tvtv; crime2; bus.2; gown.2; renan; blovs; missile; Sunday; elk.bk (#2), undated, 5.25" Floppy Disk

Box 18 Unidentified Floppy Disks, undated, 7 5.25" Floppy Disks

Box 18 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 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.