A collection of Steinberg's works in prose and poetry, most of which were never published. Among others, the subseries includes fragments from Steinberg's years in Korea; drafts for a play about the Korean War, The Ring of Truth; versions of "Day of Good Fortune," a short story published by Playboy in 1967; stories on the Okamoto family; and poems written by Steinberg between 1969-1996.
Box 10 Folder 1
Fiction fragments, teenage years
Box 10 Folder 2
Fiction fragments, college years + Korea
Box 10 Folder 3
Just Another Teacher
, undated
Box 10 Folder 4
Vacation in April
, 1948
Box 10 Folder 5
The Girl at Chiam-Ni
, undated
Box 10 Folder 6
Versions of baby story, 1955 undated
Box 10 Folder 7
Burns the Chronic
, undated
Box 10 Folder 8
The Ring of Truth, play about the Korean War (not produced),, undated
Box 10 Folder 9
The Ring of Truth
, undated
Box 10 Folder 10
The Ring of Truth, draft, 1958
Box 10 Folder 11
The Ring of Truth, draft, 1962
Box 10 Folder 12
The Ring of Truth, notes, undated
Box 10 Folder 13-14
The Ring of Truth, manuscript, undated, (2 folders)
Box 10 Folder 15
Day of Good Fortune (early drafts of a story published by Playboy in 1967), 1967 undated
Box 10 Folder 16
The Skin of the Tiger
, 1967-1971
(includes contract with Random House, invoice, correspondence with Albert Erskine)
Box 10 Folder 17-18
The Easy Way Out / Dune Grass / The Why of It / A Cup of Sand, 1975-1983 undated, 1975-1983, undated, (2 folders)
Box 10 Folder 19
Beauty and the Bum
, undated
Box 10 Folder 20
Stories on wife's family (Okamoto), 1966 undated
Box 10 Folder 21
Firebreak
, undated
Box 10 Folder 22
Fables, undated
Box 10 Folder 23
Poems, 1969-1996 undated, 1969-1996, undated
Box 10 Folder 24
Boardwalk
, 2010