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Series I: Correspondence, 1935-2000
Series III: Subject Files, 1915-2003
Series IV: Photographs, 1940-1959
Series V: Audio Visual Material, 1951-1980

Herman Wouk papers, 1915-2003, bulk 1940-1960

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Series I: Correspondence, 1935-2000

Series I holds letters sent between Wouk and his colleagues at Columbia University, admiring fans, personal friends, publishing houses and journals, and family members. The bulk of the correspondence consists of complimentary letters sent to Wouk in regards to his book Marjorie Morningstar, although there are also some references to The Caine Mutiny. Condolence letters for the death of his son, personal correspondence, and letters from Jewish institutions are found here. This series is arranged alphabetically by the individual's last name or the name of the institution. Note that there are considerable gaps in this series: the letters are primarily from the 1940s through the late 1950s with some dating from the late 1990s.


Box 1 Folder 1 A, 1935-1950

Box 1 Folder 2 B, 1941-1999

Box 1 Folder 3 C, 1941-1969

Box 1 Folder 4 D, 1940-1999

Box 1 Folder 5 E, 1934-2000

Box 1 Folder 6 F, 1939-1999

Box 1 Folder 7 G, 1939-1998

Box 1 Folder 8 H, 1939-2000

Box 1 Folder 9 I through K, 1941-1999


Box 2 Folder 1 L, 1940-1999

Box 2 Folder 2 M, 1941-1999

Box 2 Folder 3 N through P, 1939-2000

Box 2 Folder 4 Q through R, 1939-2000

Box 2 Folder 5 S, 1939-1999

Box 2 Folder 6 T through W, 1940-1999

Box 2 Folder 7 Wouk, Abraham, 1937-1941

Box 2 Folder 8 Wouk, Alice, 1948-1951

Box 2 Folder 9 Wouk, Arthur, undated, 1942, undated, 1942


Box 3 Folder 1 to 3 Wouk, Esther Levine, 1937-1955, (3 Folders)

Box 3 Folder 4 Wouk, Herman, undated, 1938-1999, undated, 1938-1999

Box 3 Folder 5 Wouk, Joy, 1942-1955

Box 3 Folder 6 to 7 Wouk, Victor, 1937-1999, (2 Folders)

Box 3 Folder 8 Y through Z, 1942-1999

Box 3 Folder 9 Unidentified, undated, 1937, 1951-1983, undated, 1937, 1951-1983

Restricted Correspondence


Box 4 Folder 1 A through B, 1937-1955

[restricted until 2035]

Box 4 Folder 2 C through E, 1941-1953

[restricted until 2035]

Box 4 Folder 3 F through H, 1941-1954

[restricted until 2035]

Box 4 Folder 4 I through Ma, 1940-1953

[restricted until 2035]

Box 4 Folder 5 Mc through Q, 1948-1954

[restricted until 2035]


Box 5 Folder 1 S, 1941-1957

[restricted until 2035]

Box 5 Folder 2 T through Y, 1941-1955

[restricted until 2035]

Box 5 Folder 3 Unidentified, 1947-1951

[restricted until 2035]

Series II: Writings, 1940-1999

This is the largest series in the collection and holds Wouk's writings. The series has been divided into two subseries, one that consists of articles and books and one for plays. Both subseries contain the text itself in numerous draft forms, research material, publicity and reviews, and working notes. In most cases, there are multiple drafts documenting Wouk's creative process. These drafts illustrate the progression from preliminary notes to a final piece.

Subseries II.1: Articles and Books, 1943-1999

The bulk of Subseries 1 are manuscripts of books. Titles held in this subseries includeThe Caine Mutiny, Aurora Dawn, City Boy, Marjorie Morningstar, This Is My God, Youngblood Hawke, Aurora Dawn, The Caine Mutiny, andThe Will to Go On. These texts mainly span Wouk's early literary career, althoughThe Glorywas published in the middle 1990s. The manuscripts exist in multiple draft versions that are often both handwritten and typed with extensive rewrites and notes by Wouk. These notes range from the purely theoretical to the comic and illustrate how Wouk crafted his longer writings and the ways in which he molded his ideas. There are also several articles that Wouk wrote for a variety of journals. Article topics range from complimentary pieces about other writers that Wouk respected, portraits of geographical locations, and issues relevant to the American Jewish community.

Articles

Box 5 Folder 4 1965 Inaugural Concert, 1965 January 19, 1965, 1965 January 19

Box 5 Folder 5 Academic, 1934, 1972, 1934, 1972

Box 5 Folder 6 "A Farewell to C.P. Snow,", 1980 August

Box 5 Folder 7 " A Portrait of Fire Island,", 1960

Box 5 Folder 8 "Self-Respect and Self-Knowledge,", 1964 March

Box 5 Folder 9 "A Writer's Writer: Calder Willingham,", 1968 November

Aurora Dawn

Box 5 Folder 10 Edits, 1943-1947

[restricted until 2035]

First Draft

Box 5 Folder 11 Early Version, 1943 November

[restricted until 2035]

Box 5 Folder 12 Chapters 1 through 8, 1947

[restricted until 2035]

Box 5 Folder 13 Chapters 9 through 16, 1947

[restricted until 2035]


Box 6 Folder 1 Chapters 17 through 26, 1947

[restricted until 2035]

Box 6 Folder 2 Epilogue and Ending Chapters, 1946-1947

[restricted until 2035]

Box 6 Folder 3 to 4 Printer's Copy, 1947, (2 Folders)

[restricted until 2035]

Box 6 Folder 5 to 6 Typescript, 1947, (2 Folders)

[restricted until 2035]

Box 6 Folder 7 Unknown Draft with Character Descriptions, 1945

[restricted until 2035]

The Caine Mutiny


Box 7 Folder 1 Classroom Materials, 1951

[restricted until 2035]


Mapcase 14-L-2 Classroom Materials (Oversized), 1978

[restricted until 2035]


Box 7 Folder 2 Clippings, 1969, 1995, 1969, 1995

[restricted until 2035]

Edits

Box 7 Folder 3 General, 1950

[restricted until 2035]

Box 7 Folder 4 Part 4, 1947

[restricted until 2035]

Box 7 Folder 5 Part 5, 1947

[restricted until 2035]

Box 7 Folder 6 Parts 5 and 6, 1947-1950

[restricted until 2035]

Box 7 Folder 7 Part 6, 1950

[restricted until 2035]

Box 7 Folder 8 Part 7, 1950

[restricted until 2035]

First Draft


Box 8 Folder 1 Part 1, [1950]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 8 Folder 2 Part 2, [1950]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 8 Folder 3 to 4 Part 3, [1950], (2 Folders)

[restricted until 2035]

Box 8 Folder 5 Part 4, [1950]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 8 Folder 6 Part 5, [1950]

[restricted until 2035]

First Draft


Box 9 Folder 1 to 2 Part 5, [1950], (2 Folders)

[restricted until 2035]

Box 9 Folder 3 to 4 Part 6, [1950], (2 Folders)

[restricted until 2035]

Box 9 Folder 6 to 7 Part 7, [1950], (2 Folders)

[restricted until 2035]


Box 10 Folder 1 Notes--General, 1947-1950

[restricted until 2035]

Box 10 Folder 2 Notes--Final Revision, 1950 November

[restricted until 2035]

Box 10 Folder 3 Promotional Materials, 1951-1952

[restricted until 2035]

Box 10 Folder 4 Publicity and Sales, 1947-1952

[restricted until 2035]

Box 10 Folder 14 Publicity and Sales (Oversized), 1955

[restricted until 2035]

Box 10 Folder 5 Screenplay--First Draft, 1951 November

[restricted until 2035]

Box 10 Folder 6 Screenplay--Second Draft, 1951 December

[restricted until 2035]

Box 10 Folder 7 Television Script, 1955 November

[restricted until 2035]

Typescript

First Draft

Box 10 Folder 8 Chapters 1 through 5, 1950 November

[restricted until 2035]


Box 11 Folder 1 Chapters 6 through 12, 1950 November

[restricted until 2035]

Box 11 Folder 2 Chapter 13 through the End, 1950 November

[restricted until 2035]

Second Draft

Box 11 Folder 3 Chapters 1 through 9, 1950

[restricted until 2035]

Box 11 Folder 4 Chapters 10 through 20, 1950

[restricted until 2035]

Box 11 Folder 5 Chapters 21 through 33, 1950

[restricted until 2035]

Box 11 Folder 6 Chapters 34 through 43, 1950

[restricted until 2035]

Box 11 Folder 7 Chapters 44 through 46, 1950

[restricted until 2035]

City Boy


Box 12 Folder 1 Edits, 1947

[restricted until 2035]

First Draft

Box 12 Folder 2 Chapters 1 through 7, 1947

[restricted until 2035]

Box 12 Folder 3 Chapters 8 through 13, 1947

[restricted until 2035]

Box 12 Folder 4 Chapters 14 through 19, 1947

[restricted until 2035]

Box 12 Folder 5 Chapters 20 through 25, 1947

[restricted until 2035]


Box 13 Folder 1 Chapters 26 through 28, 1947

[restricted until 2035]

Box 13 Folder 2 Screenplay The Romantic Age , 1950 August

[restricted until 2035]

Box 13 Folder 3 Typescript--Chapters 1 through 16, 1947 September

[restricted until 2035]

Box 13 Folder 4 Typescript--Chapters 17 through 27, 1947 September

[restricted until 2035]

Don't Stop the Carnival

Box 13 Folder 5 to 6 Edits, 1960s, (2 Folders)


Box 14 Folder 1 Edits, 1960s

Box 14 Folder 2 to 3 Final Draft, 1965, (2 Folders)

First Draft

Box 14 Folder 4 Chapters 1 through 3, 1965

Box 14 Folder 5 Chapter 4, 1965


Box 15 Folder 1 Chapter 5, 1965

Box 15 Folder 2 Chapters 6 and 7, 1965

Box 15 Folder 3 Chapters 8 through 11, 1965

Box 15 Folder 4 Chapters 12 through 15, 1965

Box 15 Folder 5 Chapters 16 through 18, 1965


Box 16 Folder 1 Final Version, 1965

Paperman

Box 16 Folder 2 Draft, [196-]

Box 16 Folder 3 Revision Journal, 1964

Box 16 Folder 4 Working Journal, 1967

The Glory

Box 16 Folder 5 Chapters 1 through 9, 1994


Box 17 Folder 1 Chapters 10 through 17, 1994

Box 17 Folder 2 Chapters 18 through 24, 1994

Box 17 Folder 3 Chapters 25 through 33, 1994

Box 17 Folder 4 Chapters 34 through Epilogue, 1994

Marjorie Morningstar

Edits

Box 17 Folder 5 General, 1954


Box 18 Folder 1 to 5 General, 1954, (5 Folders)

Box 18 Folder 6 Part 1, 1954


Box 19 Folder 1 to 2 Part 3, 1954, (2 Folders)

Box 19 Folder 3 to 4 Part 4, 1954, (2 Folders)

Box 19 Folder 5 Second Round, 1954


Box 20 Folder 1 Second Round, 1954

Box 20 Folder 2 Fact Check List, 1954

Final Draft

Box 20 Folder 3 Chapters 1 through 11, 1954

Box 20 Folder 4 Chapters 12 through 20, 1954

Box 20 Folder 5 Chapters 21 through 31, 1954

Box 20 Folder 6 Chapters 32 through 42


Box 21 Folder 1 Chapter 43 through the End, 1954

First Draft

Box 21 Folder 2 Chapters 1 through 6, 1954 December

Box 21 Folder 3 Chapters 7 through 11, 1954 December

Box 21 Folder 4 Chapters 12 through 18, 1954 December

Box 21 Folder 5 Chapters 19 through 26, 1954 December


Box 22 Folder 1 Chapters 27 through 35, 1954 December

Box 22 Folder 2 Chapters 36 through 44, 1954 December

Box 22 Folder 3 Chapters 45 through 52, 1954 December

Box 22 Folder 4 Chapters 53 and 54, 1954 December

Box 22 Folder 5 to 6 A History of Marjorie Morningstar , 1957, (2 Folders)

Box 22 Folder 7 Life Magazine Article, 1955


Box 23 Folder 1 to 2 Notes--General, 1947-1954, (2 Folders)

Box 23 Folder 3 Notes--Revision, 1953-1954

Box 23 Folder 4 Pages for Multigraphing, [1954]

Box 23 Folder 5 Promotional Material, 1955

Box 23 Folder 6 Research, 1954

Box 23 Folder 7 Reviews, 1955


Box 24 Folder 1 to 2 Reviews, 1955, (2 Folders)

Slattery's Hurricane

Box 24 Folder 3 Edits, 1948-1949 [, 1948-1949

[restricted until 2035]

Box 24 Folder 4 Excerpt for American Magazine , 1949 July

[restricted until 2035]

Box 24 Folder 5 to 6 First Draft, 1948, (2 Folders)

[restricted until 2035]

Box 24 Folder 7 Movie Scenario, 1947-1948

[restricted until 2035]

Screenplay

Box 24 Folder 8 to 9 Edits, 1948, (2 Folders)

[restricted until 2035]


Box 25 Folder 1 First Draft, 1948 July

[restricted until 2035]

Box 25 Folder 2 Notes, 1948

[restricted until 2035]

Box 25 Folder 3 Second Draft, 1949 March

[restricted until 2035]

Box 25 Folder 4 to 5 Typescript, 1948 March, (2 Folders)

[restricted until 2035]

This Is My God

Box 25 Folder 6 to 7 Edits, 1958, (2 Folders)


Box 26 Folder 1 to 3 Edits, 1958, (3 Folders)

Box 26 Folder 4 Fact Checklist, 1958

First Draft

Box 26 Folder 5 Chapters Introduction through 12, 1957-1958

Box 26 Folder 6 Chapters 13 through 18, 1957-1958

Box 26 Folder 7 Chapters 19 through 25, 1958


Box 27 Folder 1 Notes, 1958

Box 27 Folder 2 "Preface to the Tenth Anniversary Deluxe Addition,", 1966


Mapcase 14-L-2 Promotional Material (Oversized), 1959


Box 27 Folder 3 Reviews, 1959

Box 27 Folder 4 Second Draft--Part 4, 1958 December

Box 27 Folder 5 to 6 Second Draft--Part 8, 1958 August, (2 Folders)

Typescript

Box 27 Folder 7 to 8 Final Draft, 1959, (2 Folders)


Box 28 Folder 1 First Draft, 1958 March

Inserts

Box 28 Folder 2 Chapters 15 through 20, 1958 November

Box 28 Folder 3 Part 1B, 1958 November

Box 28 Folder 4 Part 5, 1958 November

Box 28 Folder 5 to 6 Third Draft, 1958 December, (2 Folders)

Box 28 Folder 7 War and Remembrance --Press Kit, 1988-1989

The Will to Live On

Box 28 Folder 8 Correspondence, 1995 August-1999 November

Box 28 Folder 9 Edits, 1997


Box 29 Folder 1 to 3 Edits, 1997, (3 Folders)

Box 29 Folder 4 to 5 Final Draft, 1999 December, (2 Folders)

First Draft

Prologue

Box 29 Folder 6 1995 August-1996 April


Box 30 Folder 1 1996 May-1996 June

Box 30 Folder 2 1996 July-1999 June

Box 30 Folder 3 1999 July-August

Chapter 1

Box 30 Folder 4 1995 August-September

Box 30 Folder 5 1996 May

Box 30 Folder 6 1996 May-1997 February


Box 31 Folder 1 1997 May-July

Box 31 Folder 2 1999 July-August

Chapter 2

Box 31 Folder 3 1996 May-June

Box 31 Folder 4 1996 June-August

Box 31 Folder 5 1997 February-1999 July

Box 31 Folder 6 Chapter 3, 1996 July-1999 July

Box 31 Folder 7 Chapter 4, 1996 July-September


Box 32 Folder 1 Chapter 4, 1996 October-1999 July

Chapter 5

Box 32 Folder 2 1996 August-October

Box 32 Folder 3 1996 October-1998 December

Box 32 Folder 4 1999 January-August

Box 32 Folder 5 Chapter 6, 1996 October-November

Box 32 Folder 6 Chapter 6, 1996 November


Box 33 Folder 1 Chapter 6, 1997 February-1999 July

Box 33 Folder 2 Chapter 7, 1996 November

Box 33 Folder 3 Chapter 7, 1996 December-1999 July

Box 33 Folder 4 Chapter 8, 1996 December-1997 July

Box 33 Folder 5 Chapter 8, 1997 August-1999 July


Box 34 Folder 1 Chapter 9, 1997 February-October

Box 34 Folder 2 Chapter 9, 1997 November-1999 July

Box 34 Folder 3 Chapter 10, 1997 October-November

Box 34 Folder 4 Chapter 10, 1997 November-1999 July

Box 34 Folder 5 Chapter 11, 1997 December-1999 July

Box 34 Folder 6 Chapter 12, 1997 December-1998 January


Box 35 Folder 1 Chapter 12, 1998 September-1999 July

Box 35 Folder 2 Chapter 13, 1998 January-1999 July

Box 35 Folder 3 Chapter 14, 1998 February

Box 35 Folder 4 Chapter 14, 1998 March-August

Box 35 Folder 5 Chapter 15, 1998 February-March

Box 35 Folder 6 Chapter 15, 1998 March-1999 August


Box 36 Folder 1 Chapter 16, 1998 March-April

Box 36 Folder 2 Chapter 16, 1998 April-September

Box 36 Folder 3 Chapter 16, 1998 December-1999 July

Box 36 Folder 4 Chapter 17, 1998 May-August

Box 36 Folder 5 Chapter 18, 1998 July

Box 36 Folder 6 Chapter 18, 1998 July-1999 August


Box 37 Folder 1 Chapter 19, 1998 August

Box 37 Folder 2 Chapter 19, 1998 August-1999 July

Box 37 Folder 3 Chapter 20, 1998 August-September

Box 37 Folder 4 Chapter 20, 1998 Septmber-1999 July, 1998

Box 37 Folder 5 Intermezzo, 1998 June-December

Box 37 Folder 6 Back Matter, 1998 November-1999 August

Box 37 Folder 7 Afterword, 1998 November-1999 February

Box 37 Folder 8 Epilogue, 1998 September


Box 38 Folder 1 Reference Group, 1998 October

Research Notes

Box 38 Folder 2 Undated, 1998

Box 38 Folder 3 1999 January-February

Box 38 Folder 4 1999 February-August

Box 38 Folder 5 Berger, David, 1999

Box 38 Folder 6 The Winds of War --Review, 1971 November

Youngblood Hawke

Box 38 Folder 7 Book Jacket Dummy, 1962

[restricted until 2035]

Box 38 Folder 8 to 9 Edits, 1961, (2 Folders)

[restricted until 2035]


Box 39 Folder 1 to 2 Edits, 1961, (2 Folders)

Final Draft

Box 39 Folder 3 Pages 1-180, 1962

[restricted until 2035]

Box 39 Folder 4 Pages 181-455, 1962

[restricted until 2035]

Box 39 Folder 5 Pages 456-669, 1962

[restricted until 2035]

Box 39 Folder 6 Pages 670-942, 1962

[restricted until 2035]


Box 40 Folder 1 Pages 942A-1167, 1962

[restricted until 2035]

Box 40 Folder 2 Pages 1168-1356, 1962

[restricted until 2035]

First Draft

Box 40 Folder 3 Section 1, [1960]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 40 Folder 4 Sections 1 and 2, [1960]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 40 Folder 5 Sections 2 and 3, [1960]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 40 Folder 6 Section 3, [1960]

[restricted until 2035]


Box 41 Folder 1 Sections 3 and 4, [1960]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 41 Folder 2 Sections 4 through 6, [1960], [1960

[restricted until 2035]

Box 41 Folder 3 Sections 7 and 8, [1960]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 41 Folder 4 Sections 8 and 9, [1960]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 41 Folder 5 Sections 10 and 11, [1960]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 41 Folder 6 Sections 11 and 12, [1960]

[restricted until 2035]


Box 42 Folder 1 Sections 12 and 13, [1960]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 42 Folder 2 Sections 13 and 14, [1960]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 42 Folder 3 Sections 14 and 15, [1960]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 42 Folder 4 Section 15, [1960]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 42 Folder 5 McCall's Article, 1962 March

[restricted until 2035]

Box 42 Folder 6 to 7 Notes, 1959-1962, (2 Folders)

[restricted until 2035]


Box 43 Folder 1 Research Material, [1960-1961]

[restricted until 2035]

Box 43 Folder 2 Reviews and Publicity, 1962

[restricted until 2035]

Box 43 Folder 3 Revision Notes on Typescript, 1961

[restricted until 2035]

Box 43 Folder 4 Work Journal, 1950-1961

[restricted until 2035]

Subseries II.2: Plays, 1940-1957

Subseries 2 is composed of plays spanning from Wouk's time in the United States Navy all the way through the mid-1950s. Often, the plays would go through several iterations that would include name changes. In these cases, the final name has been retained. The majority of the plays are comedic in nature and is concerned with topics such as human nature, art, relationships between men and women, and contemporary American society. Some of the plays include an unmarked script as well as the director's marked script. Set sketches, drafts of blocking for the actors, printed material, such as playbills and tickets, and background research notes are also held in this subseries. Of interest in this subseries are several radio scripts written during the early 1940s that address the political situation and foreign policy at that time, often in a comedic way.

Box 43 Folder 5 All Mimsy Were the Borogoves , undated

[restricted until 2035]

Box 43 Folder 6 Allen's Alley , 1943 April 14

[restricted until 2035]

Box 43 Folder 7 Arms Play , 1948 January 20

[restricted until 2035]

The Caine Mutiny Court Martial

Box 43 Folder 8 Dramatic Reading Notes, 1953 May

[restricted until 2035]

Box 43 Folder 9 Edits, 1954

[restricted until 2035]

Box 43 Folder 10 Final Version, 1953

[restricted until 2035]

Box 43 Folder 11 First Draft, 1953

[restricted until 2035]


Mapcase 14-O-3 Galley, undated

[restricted until 2035]

Mapcase 14-O-3 Film Posters, 1954


Box 43 Folder 12 Prologue, 1955 November

[restricted until 2035]


Box 44 Folder 1 Revisions (Post-Boston), 1954 January

[restricted until 2035]

Script

Box 44 Folder 2 First Draft, 1953 September 14

[restricted until 2035]

Box 44 Folder 3 Second Draft, 1953 September 30

[restricted until 2035]

Box 44 Folder 4 Third Draft, 1953 October 12

[restricted until 2035]

Box 44 Folder 5 Fourth Draft, 1954 January 21

[restricted until 2035]

Box 44 Folder 6 Set Designs, 1954

[restricted until 2035]

Tour

Box 44 Folder 7 Playbills and Reviews, 1953-1954

[restricted until 2035]

Box 44 Folder 8 Revisions, 1953-1954

[restricted until 2035]


Box 45 Folder 1 Revisions, 1953-1954

[restricted until 2035]

Box 45 Folder 2 Crisis Over Marjorie , 1940 December

[restricted until 2035]

The Curious Impertinent

Box 45 Folder 3 Edits, 1945 June

[restricted until 2035]

Box 45 Folder 4 Final Draft, 1945

[restricted until 2035]

Box 45 Folder 5 First Draft, 1945

[restricted until 2035]

Box 45 Folder 6 The Estimate of the Situation , 1942 September 11

[restricted until 2035]

Box 45 Folder 7 Favorite Son (Co-Written with Arnold Auerbach), 1935

[restricted until 2035]

Box 45 Folder 8 The Man in the Trench Coat , 1940 December

[restricted until 2035]

Box 45 Folder 9 Martin Eden , undated

[restricted until 2035]

Box 45 Folder 10 The Meadow Sweet with Hay --First Draft, 1943 March

[restricted until 2035]

Box 45 Folder 11 The Meadow Sweet with Hay --Second Draft, 1943 March

[restricted until 2035]

Modern Primitive

First Draft


Box 46 Folder 1 Handwritten, 1949 August

[restricted until 2035]

Box 46 Folder 2 Typed, 1949 August

[restricted until 2035]

Box 46 Folder 3 Edits, 1949

[restricted until 2035]

Box 46 Folder 4 Second Draft--Handwritten, 1949 November

[restricted until 2035]

Box 46 Folder 5 Second Draft--Typed, 1949 November

[restricted until 2035]

Box 46 Folder 6 Third Draft, 1950 March

[restricted until 2035]

Box 46 Folder 7 Third Draft--Edits, 1950 February-March

[restricted until 2035]

Fourth Draft

Box 46 Folder 8 Handwritten, 1951 June

[restricted until 2035]


Box 47 Folder 1 Typed, 1951 July

[restricted until 2035]

Box 47 Folder 2 Edits, 1951

[restricted until 2035]

Box 47 Folder 3 Rehearsal Script, 1951 December

[restricted until 2035]

Box 47 Folder 4 Rehearsal Script--Edits, 1951

[restricted until 2035]

Box 47 Folder 5 Research Notes, 1949-1951

[restricted until 2035]

Box 47 Folder 6 Moon's Wane , 1940 December

[restricted until 2035]

Box 47 Folder 7 Noah, Columbus, Captain Kidd, and Bleigh, [1944]

[restricted until 2035]

Nature's Way

Box 47 Folder 8 First Draft--Typed, 1956 September

Box 47 Folder 9 First Draft--Handwritten, 1956 October

Box 47 Folder 10 Second Draft, 1956 September


Box 48 Folder 1 Second Draft--Revised, 1957 February

Box 48 Folder 2 Third Draft, 1957 March

Box 48 Folder 3 Third Draft--Revised, 1957 May

Box 48 Folder 4 Fourth Draft, 1957 July

Box 48 Folder 5 Fourth Draft--Revised, 1957 August

Box 48 Folder 6 Final Draft, 1957 September

Box 48 Folder 7 Working Journal, 1956-1957

Box 48 Folder 8 Script Ideas and Notes, undated, 1942

[restricted until 2035]

Radio Script

Box 48 Folder 9 "His Word as a Soldier,", 1940s

[restricted until 2035]

Box 48 Folder 10 Morgan Show, 1946 October-November

[restricted until 2035]

Box 48 Folder 11 "Twilight in Dijon,", 1940s

[restricted until 2035]

There's No Way Across


Box 49 Folder 1 Edits, 1943

Box 49 Folder 2 First Draft, 1943 April

Box 49 Folder 3 Second Draft, 1943 July

Box 49 Folder 4 The Third Guy , 1940s

[restricted until 2035]

Box 49 Folder 5 Three One-Act Plays, 1940 October

[restricted until 2035]

The Traitor

[restricted until 2035]

Box 49 Folder 6 Edits, 1948

[restricted until 2035]

Box 49 Folder 7 First Draft--Act I, 1948 November 1

[restricted until 2035]

Box 49 Folder 8 First Draft--Act II, 1948 November 1

[restricted until 2035]

Box 49 Folder 9 Notes--General, 1947-1949

[restricted until 2035]

Box 49 Folder 10 Notes--Revisions, 1948 December

[restricted until 2035]

Box 49 Folder 11 Playbills, 1949 March 31

[restricted until 2035]

Typescript

Box 49 Folder 12 First Draft, 1948 November 1

[restricted until 2035]


Box 50 Folder 1 Second Draft, 1948

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 2 Worksheets, 1949 January

[restricted until 2035]

U.S. Treasury Department

Box 50 Folder 3 General, 1941

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 4 Forum on National Defense Savings Bonds, 1941

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 5 Millions for Defense , 1941 June-July

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 6 The Way of the World (outline), undated

[restricted until 2035]

Subseries II.3: Poems, 1941-1943

This small subseries consists of poems written by Wouk while he was stationed in Hawaii. Like the plays, the subject of these poems is World War II. Wouk brings attention to the faceless individuals from the war, like the Red Cross nurses and various military units, in an effort to personalize a seemingly impersonal experience.

Box 50 Folder 7 "The Ballad of the Leatherneck Corps,", 1940s

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 8 "Ballade of the Red Cross Nurse,", 1940s

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 9 "The Ballad of Wake Island,", 1942

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 10 "Mr. Sparrow Goes to War,", 1943

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 11 "The Rhyme of the BB-66,", 1941 October 27

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 12 "The Wreck of the Otis,", undated

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 13 Various, 1943

[restricted until 2035]

Subseries II.4: Short Stories, 1947-1951

Subseries 4 is comprised of short essays on a variety of topics including Judaism, relationships, the military, art and theater, and moral dilemmas. Some of the pieces are portraits of fictional characters and the majority of them seem to have been unpublished. As is the case with Wouk's other writings, these short stories exist in multiple draft form, both handwritten and typed, and contain much annotation and notes from Wouk himself.

Box 50 Folder 14 "Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely,", 1951 February

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 15 "The Aesthetic Evening of Tom Colwell"--First Draft, 1949

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 16 "The Aesthetic Evening of Tom Colwell"--Typescript, 1949

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 17 "Chief Budge and the Bothered Bear,", 1947 June

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 18 "Frederick the Great,", undated

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 19 "The Great Silence,", undated

[restricted until 2035]

Box 50 Folder 20 "An Invitation to the Dry Bones,", undated

[restricted until 2035]


Box 51 Folder 1 "The Irresistible Force,", undated

[restricted until 2035]

"The 'Lomokome' Papers"

Box 51 Folder 2 Edits, 1946-1949

[restricted until 2035]

Box 51 Folder 3 First Draft, 1946

[restricted until 2035]

Box 51 Folder 4 Typescript, 1946

Box 51 Folder 5 "Make it with Kissing"--Draft and Notes, 1947

Box 51 Folder 6 "Make it with Kissing"--Final Draft, 1947 November

Box 51 Folder 7 "The Murder of Harry Quale,", 1951

Box 51 Folder 8 Plot Ideas and Outlines, undated

Box 51 Folder 9 "The Queerest Business,", undated

Box 51 Folder 10 "The Star,", 1951 January

Box 51 Folder 11 "White Heat,", 1947 July

Series III: Subject Files, 1915-2003

Series III contains topical files such as documents relating to Wouk's work on the Adlai Stevenson presidential campaign, speeches, printed material, records from Wouk's time in the United States Navy including coursework, notes, and drawings. There is also a small amount of personal documents in the form of newspaper articles about Wouk, records pertaining to his United States citizenship, and religious documents. Of particular interest are two oversized posters from Israel, one advertising a 1955 performance of The Caine Mutiny " by the Habimah Theatre Troupe and the other a 1967 lecture given by Herman Wouk for the Hebrew Writer's Union entitled "American Jewry and Israel."

Box 51 Folder 12 Adlai Stevenson--Author's Statement, 1952

Box 51 Folder 13 Adlai Stevenson--Presidential Campaign, 1952


Mapcase 14-L-2 Donation Certificates to Shaarei Chessed Gemiluth Chassadim Haklali (Oversized), undated


Mapcase 14-O-3 Article about Wouk in Vogue , 1953 February 1


Box 52 Folder 1 Judaism, 1941-1947

Box 52 Folder 2 Israel Trip, 1955


Mapcase 14-L-2 Maps (Oversized), 1950, 1961, 1950, 1961


Box 52 Folder 3 Personal, 1915, 1955, 1980, 1995-2003, 1915, 1955, 1980, 1995-2003

Box 52 Folder 4 Printed Material, 1936-1941, 1959-1962, 1936-1941, 1959-1962


Mapcase 14-L-2 Printed Material (Oversized), 1955, 1967, 1955, 1967


Box 52 Folder 5 Radio Program Contract, 1946

Speeches

Box 52 Folder 6 "The American Proposition,", 1952 October

Box 52 Folder 7 The Fall of Eisenhower, 1952

Box 52 Folder 8 Yeshiva University Commencement, 1953 June

Stadium (Townsend Harris High School Paper), 1934 November-December

Box 52 Folder 9 United Jewish Appeal, 1941

Box 52 Folder 10 United States Navy--General, 1942-1945


Box 54 United States Navy--Flag, 1940s


Box 53 Folder 11 Miscellaneous Notes, undated, 1945-1947

Series IV: Photographs, 1940-1959

Photographs of Herman Wouk, Victor Wouk, other family members, friends and admirers are held in this series. The bulk of the photographs are in regards to Wouk's writings. Examples are research photographs taken of specific military and geographical locations and production shots from plays and radio broadcasts.

Box 53 Folder 12 Friends and Admirers, 1940s-1959

Box 53 Folder 13 Productions, 1940-1941, 1953, 1940-1941, 1953

Box 53 Folder 1 Slattery's Hurricane (Research), 1944-1948

Box 53 Folder 2 Wouk, Herman--Israel Trip, 1955

Box 53 Folder 3 Wouk, Herman--Portraits, 1944-1953

Wouk, Herman--Portraits (Oversized), undated

Box 53 Folder 4 Wouk, Victor (and Family), 1940-1945

Series V: Audio Visual Material, 1951-1980

Series V is composed of audio visual material in a variety of formats. Most of the recordings are of Wouk himself giving lectures, addresses, or reading from his works. Also in this series are an educational filmstrip with accompanying audio cassette soundtrack for The Caine Mutiny classroom materials and recordings of the original soundtracks from the movie version of Marjorie Morningstar and the television production of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.

Audio Cassette Tapes

Box 53 The Caine Mutiny Classroom Materials, 1952, (2 tapes)

Box 53 Library of Congress Lecture, 1979 October 29

Box 53 Radio Interview, 1978

Box 53 "Sadness and Hope: Some Thoughts on Modern Warfare,", 1980 April 16

Box 53 Filmstrip for The Caine Mutiny Classroom Materials, 1951


Mapcase 14-L-2 Record--The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Original Television Soundtrack, 1976

Record--Marjorie Morningstar Original Soundtrack, 1958


Box 53 Reel to Reel--Address for Columbia University Libraries, 1956 January 24

Box 53 Reel to Reel--A Reading of Youngblood Hawke, 1960s