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Series I: Subject Files
Series II: Correspondence and Personal Items
Series III: Additions to the Collection

Paul Gallico papers, 1922-1969

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Series I: Subject Files


Box 1 A


Box 2 B-Bi


Box 3 Bl-Cat


Box 4 The Boy Who Invented the Bubble Gum

Box 4 Screenplay material


Box 5 Final ms., complete typewritten draft, pieced together mss.


Box 6 British edition, first draft, notes and discards


Box 7 Cavalier Columns


Box 8 Ch-CI


Box 9 Co-Coronation


Box 10 Coronation-Cr


Box 11 Da


Box 12 Daily News Sports Columns


Box 13 Daily News Sports Columns


Box 14 Daily News Sports Columns


Box 15 The Day Christ Died


Box 16 The Day Jean Pierre .. .


Box 17 De-Ea


Box 18 EI-Fa


Box 19 Fe-Fu


Box 20 "Further Confessions"


Box 20A G


Box 21 The Golden People , 6 folders


Box 22 The Golden People , 3 folders


Box 23 H


Box 24 The Hand of Mary Constable , 9 folders


Box 25 The Hand of Mary Constable , 6 folders


Box 26 Hiram Holliday


Box 27 Hiram Holliday


Box 28 Hiram Holliday


Box 29 Honourable Cat

(See also oversize)

Box 29 The House That Wouldn't Go Away


Box 30 F


Box 31 J-L


Box 32 Jennie, 3 folders


Box 33 Jennie (files 3 folders)

Box 33 Correspondence, Documents


Box 34 The Lonely

Box 34 General, 4 folders

Box 34 Proofs


Box 35 Love, Let Me Not Hunger


Box 36 Love, Let Me Not Hunger


Box 37 Love, Let Me Not Hunger


Box 38 Love, Let Me Not Hunger


Box 39 MacNaught


Box 40 MacNaught-Mir


Box 41 Mis-My


Box 42 The Man Who Was Magic , 3 folders


Box 43 The Man Who Was Magic ( 6 folders)


Box 44 Manxmouse


Box 45 Matilda

Box 45 Drafts 1 and 2


Box 46 Notes and Research, Bibliography, Discards, Publicity and

Box 46 Blurbs, Corrections


Box 47 Master Copy and Proofs


Box 48 Mrs. 'Arris Goes to New York


Box 49 Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris, Mrs. 'Arris Goes to

Box 49 Parliament


Box 50 Mrs. Harris, MP.

Box 50 Monsignor of the Street Boys


Box 51 Monsignor of the Street Boys , 6 folders


Box 52 N-O


Box 53 Never Take No For an Answer


Box 54 Olympics Article


Box 55 Olympics Article


Box 56 Pa


Box 57 Pe-Q


Box 58 The Poseidon Adventure


Box 59 The Poseidon Adventure


Box 60 The Poseidon Adventure


Box 61 R-Red


Box 62 The Revealing Eye


Box 63 Rei-Ru


Box 64 Sa-Si


Box 65 Scruffy , 5 folders


Box 66 Scruffy , 2 folders


Box 67 Scruffy , 3 folders


Box 68 The Silent Miaow


Box 69 The Silent Miaow


Box 70 Si-Story


Box 71 The Steadfast Man


Box 72 Story-Sw


Box 73 T-This


Box 74 Thr-Tw


Box 75 This is Israel


Box 76 This Man's World


Box 77 Thomasina, 6 folders


Box 78 Thomasina, 2 folders


Box 79 Too Many Ghosts


Box 80 Too Many Ghosts


Box 81 Too Many Ghosts


Box 82 U-V


Box 83 Wa-Whe


Box 84 Where is My Country?


Box 85 Who-Z


Box 86 Zoo Gang (Riviera Quartet)

Box 86 Proofs and Drafts


Box 87 Notes and Drafts


Box 88 Final Draft

Series II: Correspondence and Personal Items


Box 89 Miscellaneous Personal Items: Letters, Clippings, 'Odds and Ends,' Photos.


Box 90 Fan Letters re: article in Reader's Digest 1956 "You Don't Know How Lucky You Are to be Married.", 1956

Series III: Additions to the Collection

Letters:


Box 91 Folder 1 TLS to Mr. Kohner, 3 January 1938

(Saying that he is already well supplied with agents, "Harold Ober here, and Swanson in the Coast.")

Box 91 Folder 1 2 TLS to Peter and Sydney Walton, 8 April and 19 December 1942

(One envelope, re spring flowers, remodeling their farm, his story ("American Victory") in the Post, and Christmas wishes)

Box 91 Folder 1 TLS to Mary Margaret McBride, 16 October 1950

(Re "having me on your program" and rewriting a book)

Box 91 Folder 1 TLS to Carol Brandt, 28 January 1952

(Inviting her for a visit with instructions on how to get to Zurich. Asks her to bring a carton of Parliament cigarettes for Pauline Gariboldi, his wife. Also mentions Carl Brandt (New York publisher and literary agent): "How I wish Carl could pry himself loose and come too.")

Box 91 Folder 1 TLS addressed Dear Jim, 7 January 1956

(Sending him a memento about cats ("You see, my hobby is cats...", refers to The Abandoned)

Box 91 Folder 1 TLS from Antibes to Roger Harris, 1 July 1960

(Providing his autograph: "In reply to your question as to the greatest satisfaction during my career, I can only say I am never satisfied, that is why one goes on writing.")

Box 91 Folder 1 TLS from June and Joel to Barbara and Rich, 24 October 1961

(Providing a detailed interesting account of meeting Gallico in London in the company of the English writers, C.P.)

(Removed from inside front cover of "The Lonely". London: Michael Joseph, 1947)

Photograph:

Box 91 Folder 2 Photograph of Gallico on the S.S. Normandie, 25 September 1939

(Credit: International News Photo Slug (Ballico)

Printed:

Box 91 Folder 3 Life on the Newsfronts of the World

(Contains a large, 2 page, advertisement for Ballantine Ail featuring Paul Gallico)