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Eli Cantor papers, 1935-1985

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Series I: Manuscripts

The collection contains typescript manuscripts with handwritten corrections of Cantor's novels, "Enemy in the Mirror" (N.Y.: Crown Books, 1977) and "Love Letters" (N.Y.: Crown Books, 1980); printed works composed by Gallery 33 of the Composing Room, which Cantor headed from 196l to 1971; and articles by Cantor from various magazines, including "Esquire" and "Coronet". Also included are typescript manuscripts of "The Rite" (N.Y.: Zebra Books, 1979) and "The Nest" (N.Y.: Zebra Books, 1980), novels written by Cantor under the pseudonym Gregory A. Douglas.

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Box 1 "Black Market"(1942)

Box 1 Typescript (carbon)

Box 1 Related Material

Box 1 "Blue Bird of Happiness"--Typescript (photocopy)

The Brass Ring

1st Version (1980)

Box 1 Typescript with notes, (9 folders)

Box 1 Related Correspondence


Box 2 2nd Version (1981-1982)--Typescript with notes, (6 folders)

3rd Version (1982)

Box 2 Typescript, (8 folders)


Box 3 Additional titlepage, etc.

4th Version (1982-1983)

Box 3 Typescript, (7 folders)

Box 3 Outage, (4 folders)

Box 3 Related Items


Box 4 5th Version (1983).

Box 4 Typescript, (6 folders)

Box 4 Typescript with notes, (6 folders)

Box 4 Flap-copy

Box 4 Miscellaneous notes


Box 5 6th Version (1985).Typescript, (8 folders)

Box 5 7th Version (1985).Typescript, (5 folders)


Box 6 Candy Store

Box 6 Version I (1945). Typescript

Box 6 Version II (1945) Typescript, (2 folders)

Box 6 3rd version Typescript, 1948, (2 folders)

Box 6 Working Draft

Box 6 Synopsis

Box 6 The Case of the Warrens (1943).--Typescript

Box 6 Cookbook Project

Box 6 "The Curving Road"(1945) Typescript, (2 folders)


Box 7 Enemy in the Mirror

1st version (1971-1972)

Box 7 Typescript, (14 folders)

Box 7 Typescript (photocopy), (7 folders)


Box 8 Notes

Box 8 Related Correspondence

Box 8 Articles and Clippings

2nd version (1972)

Box 8 Typescript, (14 folders)


Box 9 Outage, (6 folders)

Box 9 3rd version (1973)--typescript (carbon), (12 folders)

4th version (1974-1975)

Box 9 Typescript (folders 1-3)


Box 10 Typescript (folders 4-9)

Box 10 Typescript (photocopy), (9 folders)

Box 10 Notes and Clippings

Box 10 Notes and Revisions

Edited 4th version (1976)

Box 10 Typescript with corrections (folders 1-5)


Box 11 Typescript with corrections (folders 6-13)

5th version (1976)

Box 11 Typescript, (10 folders)

Box 11 Photocopies


Box 12 Photocopies

6th version (1977)

Box 12 Typescript (l4 folders)

Production manuscript, (1977)

Box 12 Typescript, (7 folders)


Box 13 Typescript (continued), (6 folders)

"Insurance" copy (1977)

Box 13 Typescript (l)-(l6)

Box 13 Notes and clippings


Box 14 The Golden Goblet

Box 14 1st version (1961).--Typescript

Box 14 New version (1962).--Typescript mimeo, (2 folders)

Box 14 1st musical version (1972-1973).Typescript, (2 folders)

2nd musical version (1978).

Box 14 Typescript, (2 folders)

Box 14 Related correspondence

Box 14 3rd musical version (1978).-Typescript, (2 folders)


Box 15 Love Letters

Author's Original (1978)

Box 15 Typescript, (6 folders)

Box 15 Notes and Clippings

Box 15 2nd version (1978). Typescript.(photocopy), (6 folders)

Box 15 3rd version (1978).Typescript (l)-(6)


Box 16 4th version (1978).Typescript (l)-(7)

Box 16 5th version (1978).Typescript (l)-(8)


Box 17 Production manuscript. (1978).

Box 17 Typescript, (7 folders)

Box 17 Uncorrected proof (1979)

Box 17 Film Contract, (2 folders)

Box 17 Screenplay. 1st draft (1978)., (3 folders)

Box 17 "The Methodology of Bergson and Spengler." (M.A. Philosophy thesis, N.Y.U.)


Box 18 The Nest

1st version (1979-1980)

Box 18 Typescript (l2 folders)

Box 18 Notes and revisions

Box 18 Research material

2nd version (1980)

Box 18 Typescript, (7 folders)


Box 19 t.ms.(photocopy) (l)-(7)

Box 19 Photocopies

Box 19 Page Proofs, (l)-(5)


Box 20 The Rite

Draft (1973).

Box 20 Clippings and Notes

Box 20 Draft of first approach

Box 20 First approach (July 1973)

Box 20 typescript, (3 folders)

Box 20 Notes

Box 20 Outage, (4 folders)

Author's Original (1974)

Box 20 Typescript, (5 folders)


Box 21 Typescript, continued, (2 folders)

Box 21 Typescript, (7 folders)

Box 21 Typescript (carbon), (7 folders)

Box 21 Notes, clippings & correspondence

3rd version (1975).

Box 21 Typescript, (4 folders)


Box 22 Typescript, continued, (2 folders)

Box 22 Outage, (3 folders)

4th version (1975)

Box 22 Typescript, (5 folders)

Box 22 Outage, (5 folders)

Box 22 Revision of 4th version

Box 22 4th-5th revisions--Notes and clippings


Box 23 5th version (1977)

Box 23 Typescript, (7 folders)

Box 23 Outage, (9 folders)

6th version (1979)

Box 23 Typescript (photocopy) (folders l-3)


Box 24 Typescript, continued (photocopy) (folders 4-8)

Box 24 Out-takes

Box 24 Page-proofs, (4 folders)

Box 24 Insert to Galleys

White Hat with Trumpets

Box 24 Typescript (carbon)

Box 24 Typescript with notes

Yes, There are Buffalo in Italy

Box 24 Typescript (mimeo) with notes

Box 24 Typescript (mimeo)

Box 24 Related items

Box 24 Miscellaneous Notes, (2 folders)