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Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, drafts, photographs, tapes, clippings, printed material, and memorabilia covering the career of William Goldman.
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William Goldman papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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Source of acquisition--Gift of William Goldman.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Papers processed by Gwynedd Cannan, N. Richardson, and Michael Stone.
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2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
William Goldman is best-know as a novelist, playwright and screenwriter. He was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1931. He received a BA in 1952 from Oberlin College and an MA from Columbia University in 1956. His first novel "Temple of Gold" was published in 1957. He went on to write several other novels including "Boys and Girls Together" (1964)"The Thing of It Is.." (1964); "The Princess Bride" (1974); "Marathon Man" (1975); and "The Color of Light" (1984).
Goldman began writing screenplays in 1965. He has been nominated for several screenwriting awards and has won Oscars for both "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" in 1970 and "All The President's Men" in 1977. Other screenplays written by Goldman include "Harper" (1966); "Marathon Man" (1976); "The Princess Bride" (1987); "Misery" (1990); and "Absolute Power" (1997). In 1985 Goldman was the recipient of the Laurel Award for lifetime achievement in screenwriting.
Goldman's nonfiction works include a book about the Broadway theater"The Season" (1969) one about his beloved sports; "Wait Until Next Year" (1988), with Mike Lupica; "Hype and Glory" (1990) about the Cannes Film Festival and the Miss America Pageant; and the highly acclaimed "Adventures of the Screen Trade" (1983), his definitive and personal view of Hollywood and the profession. Goldman was a regular columnist for "New York Magazine" between 1990 and 1994 and has written for "Premiere".
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
[6 marked books added from Hype and Glory box 165]
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Box 213
Arranged on a project basis
Box 214 Folder 1
[The following series of arranged correspondence is organized on a "project" basis. ]
Box 214 Folder 2
[This folder contains mostly congratulatory notes for his screenplay Oscar]
Box 214 Folder 3
[Mostly letters pertaining to the publication of the novel]
Box 214 Folder 4
[Production oriented letters ]
Box 214 Folder 5
Box 214 Folder 6
[Letters and materials pertanent to the publication of the novel]
Box 214 Folder 7
[Letters pertaing to the publication of the novel]
Box 214 Folder 8
Box 214 Folder 9
[Production and script correspondence]
Box 214 Folder 10
[Production and script correspondence]
Box 214 Folder 11
[Personal letters regarding the book]
Box 214 Folder 12
[Script and production notes]
Box 214 Folder 13
[From Miss America officials and Cannes officials]
Box 214 Folder 14
[Publishers correspondence]
Box 214 Folder 15
[Publishers correspondence and others]
Box 214 Folder 16
Box 214 Folder 17
[Mostly legal papers pertaining to Goldman's screen credit status]
Box 214 Folder 18
[Letters pertaining to the production and other film tie-ins]
Box 214 Folder 19
[Publisher's letters and notes of enthusiasm]
Box 214 Folder 20
[Correspondence from publishers and others]
Box 214 Folder 21
Box 214 Folder 22
Box 214 Folder 23
Box 214 Folder 24
Box 214 Folder 25
Box 214 Folder 26
Box 214 Folder 27
Box 214 Folder 28
[Congratulatory telegrams without names]
Box 214 Folder 29
[Corrspondence with unknown persons]
Box 215 Folder 1
[Betty Kelly was William Goldman's editor at Delacorte Press Arranged by correspondent]
Box 215 Folder 2
[Hiram Haydn was William Goldman's publisher at Harcout Brace Jovanovich]
Box 215 Folder 3
[Ross Claiborne was Editorial Director at Dell Publishing]
Box 49 Folder 1 & 2
Includes his Columbia University M.A. thesis
Box 1 Folder 1
Box 1 Folder 2
Box 1 Folder 3
Box 1 Folder 4 & 5
Box 1 Folder 7
[William Goldman's Columbia University Thesis]
Box 10 Folder 10
[Based on a short story by Daniel Keyes]
Box 10 Folder 2
Box 10 Folder 3
Box 10 Folder 4 - 7
Box 11 Folder 1
Box 11 Folder 2 - 5
Box 11 Folder 6
Box 12 Folder 1
Box 12 Folder 1
Box 12 Folder 2 - 6
Box 12 Folder 7
Box 13 Folder 1 - 4
Box 13 Folder 4 - 7
Box 14 Folder 1 - 2
Box 15 Folder 1 - 3
[ Folder 1 contains a file of story notes with working title:Bongiorno Brummell]
Box 16 Folder 1 - 3
Box 15 Folder 4 - 7
Box 16 Folder 6
Box 16 Folder 7
Box 17 Folder 1 & 2
Box 17 Folder 3
Box 17 Folder 4 & 5
Box 17 Folder 6 - 8
Box 35 Folder 1 - 7
Box 225
Box 37 Folder 1 - 6
Box 38 Folder 1 - 4
Box 39 Folder 1 - 7
Box 39 Folder 1
Box 39 Folder 2
Box 41 Folder 1
Box 41 Folder 2
Box 41 Folder 3 - 5
Box 41 Folder 6 - 7
Box 42 Folder 1
Box 42 Folder 2 - 5
Box 44 Folder 5 - 7
Box 46 Folder 1
Box 49 Folder 3 - 6
Box 50 Folder 1 - 8
Box 51 Folder 1 - 7
Box 52 Folder 1 - 7
Box 53 Folder 1 - 7
Box 54 Folder 1 - 8
Box 55 Folder 1 - 5
Box 55 Folder 6
Box 56 Folder 2
Box 529
These storyboards were removed from boxes 55 and 56. Small photocopies of these are found in their original location in those boxes.
Box 56 Folder 6
Box 58 Folder 6
Box 59 Folder 1 - 6
Box 60 Folder 1 - 5
Box 62 Folder 5 - 7
Box 63 Folder 1 - 6
Box 64 Folder 1-6
Mapcase 14-F-11
Box 65 Folder 1 - 6
Box 66 Folder 1 & 2
Box 68 Folder 6
Box 68 Folder 7
Box 69 Folder 1 - 7
Box 69 Folder 1 - 3
Box 69 Folder 4 - 6
Box 69 Folder 7
Box 70 Folder 1 - 8
Box 70 Folder 1 & 2
Box 70 Folder 3
Box 70 Folder 4 - 8
Box 71 Folder 1 - 4
Box 71 Folder 1
Box 72 Folder 2
Box 72 Folder 3 & 4
Box 79 Folder 1 - 6
Box 80 Folder 1 - 4
Box 81 Folder 3 & 4
Box 81 Folder 5 & 6
Box 82 Folder 1 - 5
Box 104 Folder 1 - 6
Box 105 Folder 1 - 7
Box 106 Folder 1 - 4
Box 115 Folder 1 - 5
Box 187 Folder 1 - 4
Box 199 Folder 1 - 5
Box 1 Folder 6
Box 3 Folder 1
[Includes autograph notes]
Box 3 Folder 2
[Includes autograph notes and publisher's editorial notes]
Box 3 Folder 3
[Includes autograph notes]
Box 3 Folder 4
[Includes publisher's advertising material]
Box 3 Folder 5
Box 3 Folder 6
Box 3 Folder 7
Box 4 Folder 2 - 7
Box 9 Folder 5 - 8
Box 14 Folder 3 - 5
Box 14 Folder 6
Box 16 Folder 5
Box 33 Folder 1 - 6
Box 33 Folder 2 - 6
Box 34 Folder 1 - 7
Box 34 Folder 7
Box 36 Folder 1
Box 36 Folder 2
Box 36 Folder 3
Box 46 Folder 2 - 6
Box 47 Folder 1 - 7
Box 48 Folder 2 - 7
Box 49 Folder 1 - 6
Box 56 Folder 3
Box 56 Folder 4
Box 66 Folder 4
Box 66 Folder 5
Box 66 Folder 6 & 7
Box 67 Folder 1 - 7
Box 68 Folder 1 - 7
Box 68 Folder 1
Box 71 Folder 2
Box 71 Folder 3 & 4
Box 95 Folder 3 - 6
Box 130 Folder 1 - 3
Box 139 Folder 1 - 7
Box 139 Folder 5
Box 139 Folder 4
Box 140 Folder 7
Box 2 Folder 8
[Includes autograph notes]
Box 1 Folder 6
Box 5 Folder 4 - 6
Box 6 Folder 5
Box 6 Folder 6 - 8
Box 2 Folder 2
Box 2 Folder 3
Box 2 Folder 5
Box 2 Folder 6
Box 2 Folder 7
Box 4 Folder 1 - 4
Box 5 Folder 3
Box 6 Folder 5
Box 102 Folder 2
Box 4 Folder 8
Box 5 Folder 4 - 6
Box 72 Folder 1 - 6
Box 5 Folder 7
Box 6 Folder 1 & 2
[Book by James and William Goldman, lyrics by James Goldman an John Kander, music by John Kander]
Box 6 Folder 3
Box 6 Folder 4
Box 6 Folder 6 - 8
Box 6 Folder 8
Box 6 Folder 9
Box 7 Folder 1
Box 7 Folder 2
Box 7 Folder 3
Box 7 Folder 5
Box 7 Folder 6
Box 7 Folder 7
[akaMagic Town]
Box 8 Folder 1 - 5
[All are incomplete and all have autograph notes and corrections]
Box 9 Folder 1 & 2
Box 136 Folder 3
Box 19 Folder 3
Box 19 Folder 4 & 5
Box 19 Folder 7
Box 19 Folder 8
Box 20 Folder 1
Box 136 Folder 3
Box 132 Folder 1 - 6
Box 134 Folder 3 - 6
Flat Box 528 Folder 7
Flat Box 528 Folder 8
Box 30 Folder 1
Box 30 Folder 2 - 7
Box 31 Folder 1 - 5
Box 31 Folder 6
Box 32 Folder 1 - 4
Box 33 Folder 1
Box 156 Folder 1-6
Box 36 Folder 4
Box 102 Folder 2
Box 44 Folder 5-7
Box 45 Folder 1-6
Box 157 Folder 2
Box 157 Folder 3 & 4
Box 157 Folder 5
Box 158 Folder 1-6
Box 159 Folder 1-6
Box 172 Folder 3-6
Box 173 Folder 1-6
[The following writers all had a hand in this project: William Osborne, William Davies, Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod, and William Goldman]
Box 194 Folder 1-6
Box 195 Folder 1-7
Box 196 Folder 1-4
Box 199 Folder 6
Box 200 Folder 1-4
Box 201 Folder 1 & 2
Box 210 Folder 1-6
Box 211 Folder 1 & 2
Box 131 Folder 7 & 8
Box 131 Folder 8
Box 152 Folder 1 - 7
Box 189 Folder 5
Box 36 Folder 4
Box 88 Folder 4 & 5
Box 123 Folder 2 - 8
Box 124 Folder 1-6
Box 127 Folder 3
Box 133 Folder 3
Box 133 Folder 4
Box 133 Folder 5
Box 133 Folder 6
Box 134 Folder 1
Box 161 Folder 1
Box 161 Folder 2
Box 1 Folder 1
Box 2 Folder 1
Box 1 Folder 7
Box 16 Folder 4
Box 2 Folder 4
Box 9 Folder 3 & 4
Box 18 Folder 1
Box 18 Folder Foloder 2
Box 18 Folder 3
Box 18 Folder 4
Box 18 Folder 5
Box 18 Folder 6
Box 18 Folder 7
Box 19 Folder 1
Box 19 Folder 2
Box 19 Folder 6
Box 20 Folder 2
Box 20 Folder 3
Box 20 Folder 4
Box 20 Folder 5
Box 20 Folder 6
Box 20 Folder 7
Box 21 Folder 1
Box 21 Folder 2
Box 21 Folder 3
Box 21 Folder 4 - 6
Box 22 Folder 1 - 6
Box 23 Folder 1 - 6
Box 24 Folder 1 - 5
Box 25 Folder 1 - 6
Box 26 Folder 1 - 7
Box 27 Folder 1 - 7
Box 528 Folder 2 & 3
Box 28 Folder 1 - 7
Box 29 Folder 1 - 7
Box 36 Folder 1 - 6
Box 36 Folder 2
Box 36 Folder 3
Box 36 Folder 4
Box 36 Folder 5
Box 39 Folder 1 - 7
Box 39 Folder 4 - 7
Box 40 Folder 1
Box 57 Folder 1
Box 57 Folder 2
Box 57 Folder 3
Box 57 Folder 4 - 7
Box 58 Folder 1 - 5
Box 59 Folder 1 - 6
Box 60 Folder 1 - 5
Box 61 Folder 3 - 7
Box 62 Folder 1 - 4
Box 64 Folder 1-6
Box 66 Folder 4
Box 71 Folder 2
Box 72 Folder 1
Box 72 Folder 5
Box 75 Folder 4 - 6
Box 76 Folder 1 - 5
Box 77 Folder 1 - 6
Box 78 Folder 1 - 7
Box 80 Folder 5 & 6
Box 81 Folder 1 & 2
Box 85 Folder 1 & 2
Box 85 Folder 3 - 7
Box 86 Folder 1 - 3
Box 86 Folder 5 & 6
Box 90 Folder 1 & 2
Box 90 Folder 7
Box 92 Folder 5
Box 93 Folder 1 - 6
Box 94 Folder 1 - 3
Box 98 Folder 2
Box 99 Folder 1
Box 99 Folder 2 & 3
Box 101 Folder 4 - 6
Box 102 Folder 2
Box 102 Folder 4
Box 103 Folder 1
Box 106 Folder 5 & six
Box 107 Folder 1
Box 110 Folder 3 - 6
Box 114 Folder 1 - 6
Box 115 Folder 1 - 5
Box 116 Folder 1
Box 116 Folder 2
Box 116 Folder 3
Box 116 Folder 4
Box 116 Folder 5
Box 117 Folder 1
Box 117 Folder 2 - 8
Box 118 Folder 1 - 4
Box 120 Folder 2
Box 121 Folder 1 - 3
Box 122 Folder 1
Box 122 Folder 2
Box 124 Folder 1-6
Box 125 Folder 1 - 3
Box 125 Folder 4 - 6
Box 126 Folder 1 & 2
Box 126 Folder 4 & 5
Box 126 Folder 6 & 7
Box 127 Folder 1
Box 127 Folder 3
Box 127 Folder 5 - 8
Box 128 Folder 1 - 3
Box 131 Folder 1 - 5
Box 132 Folder 1 - 6
Box 134 Folder 2
Box 136 Folder 5 & 6
Box 137 Folder 1 - 6
Box 141 Folder 2
Box 141 Folder 3
Box 141 Folder 4
Box 141 Folder 5
Box 141 Folder 6
Box 142 Folder 1
Box 142 Folder 2 - 6
Box 143 Folder 3 & 4
Box 152 Folder 1 - 7
Box 153 Folder 1- 5
Box 154 Folder 1 - 6
Box 155 Folder 1
Box 155 Folder 2
Box 157 Folder 2
Box 157 Folder 3 & 4
Box 160 Folder 2 & 3
Box 161 Folder 1
Box 161 Folder 2
Box 161 Folder 4
Box 161 Folder 5
Box 161 Folder 6
Box 162 Folder 1
Box 162 Folder 2
Box 162 Folder 3
Box 166 Folder 1 - 6
Box 167 Folder 1 - 6
Box 168 Folder 1 - 7
Box 174 Folder 2
Box 179 Folder 1
Box 180 Folder 2
Box 180 Folder 3
Box 180 Folder 4
Box 180 Folder 5
Box 181 Folder 1
Box 181 Folder 2 - 4
Box 181 Folder 5
Box 182 Folder 1 - 6
Box 185 Folder 3- 5
Box 191 Folder 2 - 6
Box 193 Folder 3 - 6
Box 196 Folder 5 & 6
Box 197 Folder 7
Box 197 Folder 1 - 6
Box 201 Folder 3 - 6
Box 205 Folder 1
Box 205 Folder 2 - 4
Box 209 Folder 1-2
Box 210 Folder 1 - 6
Box 211 Folder 3 - 8
Flat Box 528 Folder 9
Flat Box 529 Folder 6
Flat Box 529 Folder 7 & 8
Flat Box 529 Folder 7 & 8
Flat Box 529 Folder 9
Box 219
Box 221
Box 220
Box 5 Folder 1
Box 5 Folder 2
Box 12 Folder 2 - 6
Box 30 Folder 3
Box 139 Folder 6 & 7
Box 140 Folder 1 & 2
Box 159 Folder 1 - 6
Box 160 Folder 5 - 7
Box 200 Folder 5 & 6
Box 201 Folder 1 & 2
Box 2 Folder 8
Box 6 Folder 9
Box 9 Folder 1 & 2
Mapcase 13-J-3
Box 225
Box 10 Folder 4 - 7
Box 12 Folder 2 - 6
Box 38 Folder 5
Box 42 Folder 7
Box 43 Folder 1 - 7
Flat Box 528 Folder 1
Box 48 Folder 2 - 7
Box 51 Folder 1 - 7
Box 52 Folder 1 - 7
Box 56 Folder 7
Box 60 Folder 1 - 5
Box 61 Folder 1 & 2
Box 66 Folder 3
Box 68 Folder 3 & 4
Box 68 Folder 5
Box 71 Folder 1
Box 75 Folder 1 - 3
Box 84 Folder 3
Box 225
Box 88 Folder 2 & 3
Box 88 Folder 6 & 7
Box 89 Folder 1
Box 92 Folder 4
Box 92 Folder 8
Box 96 Folder 3
Box 98 Folder 3 - 4
Box 100 Folder 7
Box 101 Folder 1 & 2
Box 110 Folder 1
Box 110 Folder 2
Box 127 Folder 2
Box 130 Folder 4 - 7
Box 131 Folder 6
Box 133 Folder 1
Box 136 Folder 2
Box 139 Folder 1-3
Box 140 Folder 6
Box 141 Folder 1
Box 151 Folder 6 & 7
Box 160 Folder 1
Box 161 Folder 3
Box 161 Folder 4
Box 165 Folder 1-6
Box 166 Folder 1 - 6
Box 172 Folder 1 & 2
Box 174 Folder 1
Box 178 Folder 6
Box 189 Folder 3 & 4
Box 209 Folder 1-2
Box 2 Folder 8
Box 189 Folder 3 & 4
Box 213
Box 213
Flat Box 528 Folder 4
Flat Box 528 Folder 6
Box 14 Folder 7
Box 56 Folder 4
Box 56 Folder 5
Box 117 Folder 1
Box 141 Folder 5
Box 219
Box 221
[Copies of movies with corresponding research.]
Box 222
Box 220
Box 225
Box 12 Folder 2 - 6
Box 36 Folder 4
Box 56 Folder 3
Box 56 Folder 7
Box 57 Folder 4 - 7
Box 58 Folder 1 - 5
Box 78 Folder 1 - 7
Box 88 Folder 6 & 7
Box 101 Folder 1 & 2
Box 120 Folder 2
Box 153 Folder 1- 5
Box 154 Folder 1 - 6
Box 172 Folder 1 & 2
Box 181 Folder 5
Box 189 Folder 1 - 6
Box 190 Folder 1 -5
Box 212 Folder 1
Box 212 Folder 2
Box 213
[6 marked books added fromHype and GloryBox 165]
Flat Box 528 Folder 1
Flat Box 528 Folder 3
Flat Box 528 Folder 5
Flat Box 528 Folder 7
[Research:Adventures in the Screen Trade]
Flat Box 528 Folder 8
Flat Box 528 Folder 9
Flat Box 528 Folder 12
Flat Box 318 Folder 1
Flat Box 318 Folder 2
Flat Box 318 Folder 3
Flat Box 318 Folder 4
Flat Box 318 Folder 5
Flat Box 318 Folder 6
Flat Box 318 Folder 7
Flat Box 318 Folder 8 & 9
Flat Box 318 Folder 10
Flat Box 318 Folder 11
Flat Box 318 Folder 12
Box 226
Box 227
Box 228
Box 229
Box 230
Box 231
Box 232
Box 233
Box 234
Box 235
Box 236
Box 237
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 238
Box 239
Box 240
Box 241
Gift of Jenny Goldman, 12/18/2023 (was originally a Deposit)
Box 1
Box 2
Box 3
Box 4
Box 5
Box 6
Box 7
Box 8
Box 8
Box 9
Box 10
Box 11
Box 12
Box 12
Box 12
Box 13
Box 14
Box 15
Box 17
Box 18
Box 19
Box 20
Box 21
Box 8
Box 22
Box 22
Box 23
Box 23
Box 24
Box 16
Box 25
Box 26
Box 27
Box 27