This series consists of correspondence from the mid-1960s through the 1990s, including a range of personal material, postcards, and correspondence from Howard's work as a literature teacher, as well as correspondence with novelists and publishers. Of particular interest is correspondence with Joanna Scott, William Pritchard, Anne McLaughlin, Richard Powers, and Matthew Stadler, which provides a rich view of Howard's literary contacts during this period. This series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 1 Folder 1 to 3
General, 1965-2002, (3 Folders)
Authors
Box 1 Folder 4
Bell, Millicent, 1987-1994
Box 1 Folder 5
Cavell, Stanley, 1992-2001
Box 1 Folder 6
Demas-Bliss, Corinne, 1981-1982
Box 1 Folder 7
Fussell, Betty, 1988-1998
Box 1 Folder 8
Kirshenbaum, Binnie, 1989-1996
Box 1 Folder 9
Longenbach, James, 1995-2002
Box 1 Folder 10
Maddox, Brenda, 1986-1996
Box 1 Folder 11
McLaughlin, Ann, 1985-1999
Box 1 Folder 12
Messud, Claire, 1996-2001
Box 1 Folder 13
Powers, Richard, 1992-2001
Box 1 Folder 14
Pritchard, William, 1980-2000
Box 1 Folder 15
Scott, Anne, 1991-2000
Box 1 Folder 16
Scott, Joanna, 1993-2002
Box 1 Folder 17
Stadler, Matthew, 1988-1994
Box 1 Folder 18
Stephens, Michael, 1987-2001
Box 1 Folder 19
Tiberghien, Susan, 1987
Box 1 Folder 20 to 23
Postcards, 1975-2002, (4 Folders)
Box 1 Folder 24
Publishing, 1983-2000
Box 1 Folder 25 to 28
Teaching, 1982-2002, (4 Folders)
This series includes correspondence, drafts, research notes, and publication material for each of Howard's eight major novels produced during this period, as well as her autobiography and her 1977 play "Songs at Twilight." The bulk of this series consists of draft material for Howard's three most recent works, Natural History (1992), A Lover's Almanac (1998), and the collection Big as Life (2001), excluding her most recent novel The Silver Screen (published in 2004). Unless otherwise noted, this material is arranged in alphabetical order.
Bridgeport Bus
Box 2 Folder 1 to 2
Drafts--Chapters 1-12--incomplete, undated, (2 Folders)
Box 2 Folder 3 to 5
Drafts--General--incomplete l, undated, (3 Folders)
Box 2 Folder 6
Journal, 1962
Box 2 Folder 7
Manuscript--incomplete, undated
Box 2 Folder 8
Notes, undated
Box 2 Folder 9
Notes--Editorial--Corrections, 1964
Box 2 Folder 10
Publishing material, 1984-1996
Not a Word About Nightingales
Box 2 Folder 11
Correspondence, 1961-1962
Facts of Life
Box 2 Folder 12
Correspondence, 1975-1979
Box 2 Folder 13
Draft -- "Sweet Memories,", undated
Box 2 Folder 14
Notebooks, undated (2), undated
Songs at Twilight
Box 2 Folder 15
Correspondence, 1977
Box 2 Folder 16 to 17
Drafts, undated, (2 Folders)
Box 2 Folder 18
Manuscript, 1979
Box 2 Folder 19
Manuscript, undated
Box 2 Folder 20
Publicity, 1977
Box 2 Folder 21
Scores, undated
Before My Time
Box 2 Folder 22
Correspondence, 1974-1979
Box 2 Folder 23
Drafts, undated
Box 2 Folder 24
Script--Adapted, 1974
Grace Abounding
Box 2 Folder 25
Correspondence, 1974-1983
Box 2 Folder 26 to 27
Draft--Full--Proofreading, undated, (2 Folders)
Box 2 Folder 28
Drafts--General, undated
Box 2 Folder 29
Galleys--Annotated, 1982
Box 2 Folder 30
Notes--Handwritten, undated
Box 2 Folder 31 to 32
Notebooks, undated (5 in 2 Folders), undated
Box 2 Folder 33
Poem, undated
Box 2 Folder 34
Publicity material, undated
Expensive Habits
, 1985
Box 3 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1984-1986
Box 3 Folder 2 to 8
Drafts--General--incomplete, undated, (7 Folders)
Box 3 Folder 9
"Child's Play,", undated
Box 3 Folder 10
"Deadline,", undated
Box 3 Folder 11
"Kill Fee,", undated
Box 3 Folder 12
"Rough Cut,", undated
Box 3 Folder 13
"Wonder Book,", undated
Box 3 Folder 14
Notebook, undated
Big as Life
Box 3 Folder 15
Correspondence, 1998-2001
Folder 16 to 18
Drafts--General, undated, 3 folders
Box 4 Folder 4
Jacket--Design, 2000
Box 4 Folder 5 to 8
Manuscript--Full, undated, (4 Folders)
Box 4 Folder 9
Mechanicals--Art, undated
Box 4 Folder 10
Notes--Handwritten, undated
Box 4 Folder 11
Research, undated
Natural History
Box 4 Folder 1 to 2
Correspondence, 1992-1998, (2 Folders)
Box 4 Folder 3
Correspondence--Art, 1992
Box 4 Folder 4 to 5
Drafts--General, 1989, (2 Folders)
Box 4 Folder 6 to 8
Drafts--General, undated, (3 Folders)
Box 5 Folder 1 to 8
Drafts--General, undated, (8 Folders)
Box 5 Folder 9
"Arcade,", undated
Box 5 Folder 10
"Cover Set,", undated
Box 5 Folder 11 to 13
"Double Entry,", undated, (3 Folders)
Box 5 Folder 14 to 16
"Lives of the Saints,", undated, (3 Folders)
Box 5 Folder 17 to 19
"Moving Pictures,", undated, (3 Folders)
Box 5 Folder 20
"The Music Man,", undated
Box 5 Folder 21 to 23
"Natural History Part II,", undated, (3 Folders)
Box 5 Folder 24
"Sister Brown,", undated
Box 5 Folder 25
"The Spinster's Tale,", undated
Box 5 Folder 26
"Statues,", undated
Box 6 Folder 1
Galleys--Annotated, 1992
Box 6 Folder 2
Illustrations, undated
Box 6 Folder 3
Manuscript--Full, undated
Box 6 Folder 4
Mechanicals--Art, undated
Box 6 Folder 5
Notebook, undated
Box 6 Folder 6
Notes--Handwritten, undated
Box 6 Folder 7
Research, undated
Lover's Almanac
Box 7 Folder 1
Corrections, undated
Box 7 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1994-1997
Box 7 Folder 3
Layout--Design, undated
Box 7 Folder 4 to 5
Manuscript--Full, undated, (2 Folders)
Box 7 Folder 6
Publicity, 1998
Box 10
Miscellaneous Galleys and Drafts
Reviews, essays, and draft material for Howard's uncollected criticism, including Howard's foreword for the 1990 reissue of Mrs. Dalloway and introductory material for Howard's 1977 collection Seven American Women Writers of the Twentieth Century. Of particular note are 14 handwritten notebooks including research for essays, interviews, and lecture material. The materials are arranged alphabetically.
Box 7 Folder 7 to 8
Correspondence, 1976-1994
Box 7 Folder 9 to 16
Essays--General, 1979-2001, (8 Folders)
Box 7 Folder 17
"Bachelor and the Baby,", 1994
Box 8 Folder 1
"Fashion Plates,", undated
Box 8 Folder 2
"You are There,", undated
Box 8 Folder 3
Essays--Corrections, undated
Box 8 Folder 4
Lectures, undated
Box 8 Folder 5 to 10
Notebooks, undated (14 in 6 Folders), undated
Box 8 Folder 11
Notes--Handwritten, undated
Box 8 Folder 12
Research, undated
Box 8 Folder 13 to 16
Reviews, 1982-1998, (4 Folders)
This series contains correspondence, notes, and teaching material from Howard's time as a visitng professor at Columbia and Yale, as well as notes on various political causes that she supported during this period. Of particular interest are a set of handwritten journal entries, dated 1964, that provide insight to the beginning of her novelistic career. The materials are arranged alphabetically.
Box 9 Folder 1 to 2
Correspondence, 1977-2001, (2 Folders)
Box 9 Folder 3
Correspondence--Teaching, 1998
Box 9 Folder 4
Diary--Handwritten, 1968
Box 9 Folder 5
Notebooks--Teaching, undated (2), undated
Box 9 Folder 6
Personal--Ephemera, 1970-1992
Box 9 Folder 7
Poems, 1964-1994
Box 9 Folder 8
Plays, undated
Box 9 Folder 9
Publicity, 1978-1992
Box 9 Folder 10
Notebooks--Teaching, undated (2), undated
Box 9 Folder 11 to 12
Research--Activism, 1997-1999, (2 Folders)