James Sherry Papers, circa 1962-2016

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Series II: James Sherry Personal Papers, circa 1968-2014

This series includes James Sherry's personal and creative notebooks and notebook transcriptions, some of which contain loose papers and correspondence, address and appointment books, and miscellaneous personal documents. This series also contains material pertaining to his consulting work and his long career with IBM, as well as his involvement with the Occupy Alternative Bank subgroup.


Subseries II.1: Personal Notebooks, circa 1968-1978



Box 3 Folder 1 Notebook, circa 1968-1969


Box 3 Folder 2 Notebook, 1969 October


Box 3 Folder 3 Notebook, 1970 March-June


Box 3 Folder 4 Notebook, circa 1970-December 30


Box 3 Folder 5-7 Notebook, circa 1970 October 15-circa 1971 August 21, 3 folders

Contains James Sherry's handwritten CV up to 1970.


Box 3 Folder 8 Notebook, 1971 January 5-December 19


Box 3 Folder 9 Notebook, 1972 October 13-1973 January 24


Box 3 Folder 10 Notebook, 1973 January 25-May 22


Box 3 Folder 11 Notebook, 1973 May 23-August 15


Box 3 Folder 12 Notebook, 1973 August 15-September 28


Box 3 Folder 13 Notebook, 1973 September 29-November 20


Box 3 Folder 14 Notebook, 1973 November 21-1974 March 19


Box 3 Folder 15 Notebook, 1974 March 19-June 12


Box 3 Folder 16 Notebook, 1974 June 13-1974 December 14


Box 3 Folder 17 Notebook, 1974 December 25-1975 April 7


Box 3 Folder 18 Notebook, 1975 April 8-July 9


Box 3 Folder 19 Notebook, 1975 July 9-1975 November 13


Box 3 Folder 20 Notebook, 1975 November 13-1976 January 27


Box 3 Folder 21 Notebook, 1976 January 27-May 7


Box 3 Folder 22 Notebook, 1976 May 8-June 16


Box 3 Folder 23-24 Notebook Transcriptions, 1976 May 8-July 7, 2 folders


Box 3 Folder 25 Notebook, 1976 June 16-July 7


Box 3 Folder 26 Notebook, 1976 July 7-August 3


Box 3 Folder 27 Notebook, 1976 August 4-September 1


Box 3 Folder 28 Notebook, 1976 September 5-November 30


Box 3 Folder 29 Notebook, 1976 November 30-1977 April 22


Box 3 Folder 30 Notebook, 1977 May 20-1978 January 23


Box 3 Folder 31 Notebook, circa 1970s



Box 4 Folder 1-2 Notebook Transcriptions and Related Material, circa 1964, 1971-1974, 2 folders

Contains drafts and handwritten notes, including "Part Songs" and "International Sets."


Box 4 Folder 3 Notebook, circa 1978



Box 20 Folder 6 Notebook, circa 1969-1970

Undated creative notebook; chronologically followed by "yellow notebook."


Box 20 Folder 7 Notebooks, December 20, 1971-June 11, 1972

Contains creative writing.


Box 20 Folder 8 Notebooks, 1972 June 12-October 13

Contains creative writing.


Subseries II.2: Address and Appointment Books, 1981-2001



Box 21 Folder Unknown Address and Appointment Books, 1981-2001

One Lee Sherry address book; one James Sherry address book; and 20 appointment books; appointment book from 1983 is missing.



Box 4 Folder 4-6 Address Binder, 1981-1991, 3 folders


Subseries II.3: Technology and Consulting Files, 1993-2013



Box 5 Folder 1-3 James Sherry Consultants -- The China Project Documents, 1993-1995, 3 folders

Contains correspondence and related material concerning trading opportunities between A&P and PRITA, China; contains correspondence with Zhang Ziqing.


Box 5 Folder 4 St. Martin's Press Records, 1996-1997

Contains distribution catalogues, templates, correspondence, memos, printing schedules, and files by Joy Gannon.


Box 5 Folder 5 St. Martin's Press and Tor Books Records, 1996-1997

Contains distribution catalogues, forms, correspondence, memos, printing schedules, and database reports.


Box 5 Folder 6 Scholastic IT Systems Plan, 1997 January 24


Box 5 Folder 7-9 Von Holtzbrinck Publishing Services (VHPS) Records (Folders 1-3, of 4 Folders), circa 1997, 3 folders

Contains distribution catalogues, forms, correspondence, memos, printing schedules for collaborating presses such as Macmillan, Tor Books, and St. Martin's Press; folder (4 of 4) is legal size.



Box 20 Folder 10 Von Holtzbrinck Publishing Services (VHPS) Records (Folder 4, of 4 Folders), circa 1997

Contains distribution catalogues and schedules, memos, flowcharts, list of related addresses; only folder (4 of 4) is legal size.



Box 5 Folder 10 Engineering Writing Practices Manual, circa 1980s-1990s


Box 5 Folder 11 Technology Documents, 1999, Circa 2007

Contains essays on mathematical tools and information management by Francois Margot and Mural Erkoc and S. David Wu, and presentation documents by Morgan Stanley & Co.


Box 5 Folder 12 Zurich Capital Markets Draft, 2001 January 22


Box 5 Folder 13 International Market Study, 2001 May

Draft prepared by EFA Capital Markets Automation Inc., R. Shriver Associates.


Box 5 Folder 14 NASD Request for Proposal, 2001 November 14


Box 5 Folder 15 IBM Agreement, 2008 February


Box 5 Folder 16-17 IBM Proposal, 2008 September 19, 2 folders


Box 5 Folder 18 Global STX Pamphlet, circa 2000s


Box 5 Folder 19 API Systems, Inc. Pamphlet, undated



Box 6 Folder 1-24 Notebooks, 1998 January 30-2006 March 16, 24 folders

Technology notebooks regarding work with DW and IBM



Box 5 Folder 20-22 Notebook, 2006 March 17-2007 February 1, 3 folders

Technology notebooks regarding work with IBM.


Box 5 Folder 23 Notebook, 2009 November 23-2010 February 19

Notebook entitled "Paragon Citi."


Box 5 Folder 24 Notebook, 2010 February 22-May 9

Notebook entitled "Paragon Citi."


Box 5 Folder 25 Notebook, 2010 May 10-July 18

Notebook entitled "Paragon Citi."


Box 5 Folder 26 Notebook, 2010 July 19-2011 July 5

Notebook entitled "Paragon Citi."


Box 5 Folder 27 Notebook, 2011 July-September

Notebook entitled "BPM"


Box 5 Folder 28 Notebook, 2012 February 13-2013 February 19

Notebook may be related to Occupy Bank Working Group.


Subseries II.4: Miscellaneous Personal Documents, 1977-2014



Box 4 Folder 7-8 Loft Case Documents (Folders 1-2, of 3), 1977-1986, 2 folders

Concerning James Sherry's dwelling at 300 Bowery; contains lease agreements, legal correspondence, notes and research, and purchase estimates for other New York buildings.



Box 20 Folder 4 Loft Case Documents (Folder 3 of 3), 1977-1986

Concerning James Sherry's dwelling at 300 Bowery; contains lease agreements, legal correspondence, notes and research, and purchase estimates for other New York buildings.



Box 4 Folder 9-15 Occupy Bank Working Group, circa 2012, 7 folders


Box 4 Folder 16 Leslie Scalapino Memorial Documents, 1999, 2011


Box 4 Folder 17 Sherry, James -- Natal Chart, undated


Box 4 Folder 18 Sherry, James -- Interview (BOMB), circa 2014


Box 4 Folder 19 Sherry, James -- Black and White Photograph, 1992

James Sherry reading at The Poetry Project.