Box Manuscript Box [Vault]
Griffin, John Howard Original manuscripts of Black Like Me, [n.p.], 1961, 211 page t.ms.
[This is the only typescript made by Griffin--from both hisSepiaseries, "Journey into Shame," and his journals of the aftermath--of the bestseller for which he is best known. The manuscript is in superb condition, separated by fly-sheets, and stored in a manuscript box.. This working copy of the original typescript includes all of the editor's suggestions, as well as the author's revisions
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Addison Wesley Publishing Co., Inc. To John Howard Griffin, CA, 8 September 1967, 1 t.l.s.
Box 6 Folder 202
Bunch, Ralph To Anne Ford, New York, 22 August 1961, 1 t.l.s. (copy
Box 6 Folder 203
Cash, Noel Thomas Account of the hanging of John Howard Griffin's effigy, [n.p.],, [n.d.], 9 page a.ms. (photocopy
[Cash, a Mansfield resident, who, with several boyhood friends, claim that they are the ones who hung Griffin's effigy in downtown Mansfield after the publication ofBlack Like Me. The tale is entertaining but not quite convincing. The original manuscript is in the files of the Mansfield Historical Society
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The Catholic Book Store To John Howard Griffin, New Orleans, 11 August 1961, 1 page t.l.s.
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Citizens for Moral Responsibility Excerpts from Black Like Me, Milwaukee, WI, [n.d.], 2 page t.ms. (photocopy
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Clippings re. Black Like Me, [n.p.], 1964-1993, 15 pieces
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Rosica Colin Agency To John Howard Griffin, London, 2 May 1961 - 30 May 1968, 44 t.l.s.
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William Collins Sons To John Howard Griffin, London, 28 November 1961 - 16 August 1965, 4 t.l.s.
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Conover, Ronald Brice To Elizabeth Griffin-Bonazzi, Los Angeles, CA, 15 January 1991, 1 t.l.s. (with photocopy
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Cosgrove Meurer Productions, Inc. To Elizabeth Griffin-Bonazzi, CA, 13 July 1990, 1 page t.l.s.
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The Darnforth Foundation To John Howard Griffin, St. Louis, MO, 22 June 1981, 2 page t.l.s.
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ERIC. Columbia University To John Howard Griffin, New York, 28 October 1970, 1 page t.d.s.
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Letters re. foreign editions of Black Like Me, [v.p.], 5 December 1961 - 6 June 1968, 3 t.l.s.
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Freemantle, Anne Statement on Black Like Me in Commonweal, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 page t.ms. (copy
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Geismar, Max Cliff Notes on Black Like Me, [n.p.], [n.d.], 8 page t.ms. (carbon
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Griffin, John Howard To Perry Israel, Fort Worth, TX, 4 March 1976, 1 page t.l. (copy
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Griffin, John Howard To Superintendent Hungerford, [Texas], 30 May 1969, 1 page t.l.s. (copy
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Griffin, John Howard To the Editors WAY, Mansfield, Texas, 18 July 1966, 2 page t.l. (copy
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The Hilltop Company To John Howard Griffin, Washington, D.C., 1 Feb. 1965, 2 page a.l.s.
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Houghton Mifflin Company To John Howard Griffin, Boston, 16 Feb. 1961 - 23 March 1977, 15 t.l.s.
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Houghton Mifflin Company To John Howard Griffin, Boston, 30 Nov. 1961, 1 t.l.s.
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Houghton Mifflin Company To John Howard Griffin, Boston, 9 Oct. 1963 - 4 May 1966, 4 t.l.s., 1 telegram
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Interracial Review To John Howard Griffin, New York,, 27 Nov. & 3 Dec. 1961, 2 t.l.s.
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Jesuit Media Associates To Robert and Elizabeth Bonazzi, Los Angeles, CA,, 26 July & 30 Nov. 1984, 2 t.l.s.
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Johns, Pappas & Flaherty To John Howard Griffin, La Crosse, WI, 12 April 1966 - 3 May 1968, 2 t.l.s., 6 documents
[Re. the civil action brought against Griffin accusing him of injuring a 13-year-old boy by writingBlack Like Me
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JM To Mrs. Wilber, [n.p.], 12 Sept. 1967, 1 t.l.
[Re. Braille transcription ofBlack Like Me
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Landis, Judson R. To John Howard Griffin, Sacramento, CA, 18 Nov. 1970, 1 page t.l.s.
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Lee, Erik To [Elizabeth Griffin-Bonazzi], Pasadena, CA, 11 Feb. 1992, 2 t.l.s.
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Litton Magazines, Inc. To John Howard Griffin, [n.p.], 16 July 1980, 1 page Check request (duplicate
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McNamara, Eugene To John Howard Griffin, [n.p.], 7 Sept. 1961, 2 page t.l.s.
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Man's Magazine To George Levitan, New York, 6 December 1961, 1 page t.l.s.
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NAACP To Houghton Mifflin Co., PA, 19 January 1962, 1 page t.l.s.
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The New American Library To John Howard Griffin, New York, 14 Sept. & 6 Feb. 1968, 2 t.l.s.
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Signet To John Howard Griffin, New York, 28 March 1962, 1 telegram
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The Redpath Bureau To John Howard Griffin, [v.p.], 25 March 1966 - 17 July 1970, 5 t.l.s.
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Rosenfield, Borod, Fones & Bogatin To John Howard Griffin, Memphis, TN,, 11 Feb. 1970, 2 page t.l.s.
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Rutledge, Don Biographical note, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 page photocopy
[Photographer forBlack Like Me
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Saad, Ted To Elizabeth Griffin-Bonazzi, New York, 26 Aug. 1991, 3 page t.l.s. (copy
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Griffin-Bonazzi, Elizabeth To Ted Saad, Mansfield, TX, 29 August 1991, 1 page t.l.s.
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The Saturday Evening Post To John Howard Griffin, Philadelphia, 8 Dec. 1961 - 8 June 1962, 3 t.l.s.
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Saturday Review To John Howard Griffin, New York,, 6 March 1962 - 24 July 1963, 3 t.l.s.
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Science Digest To John Howard Griffin, New York,, 10 June 1969, 1 page t.l.s.
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Sherman, Frank To John Howard Griffin, Long Island, NY, 12 Jan.1962, 3 page t.l.s.
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Sibert, Rod To Elizabeth Griffin-Bonazzi, [Columbia, MD], 9 May 1989, 1 page t.l.s.
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SAGA To John Howard Griffin, New York, 12 July 1963, 1 page t.l.s.
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Talking Tapes To Houghton Mifflin, St. Louis, MO, 1 November 1967, 1 t.l.s.
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Correspondence regarding translations of Black Like Me into Japanese, Polish, etc., [v.p.], 1962-1984, ca. 11 letters
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University of Chicago Press To John Howard Griffin, Chicago, 1 December 1965, 1 t.d. (mimeograph
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Xerox Education Division To John Howard Griffin, New York, 23 January 1968, 1 t.l.s. (copy
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Spokane Public Library Reading list, Washington, [n.d.], 1 pamphlet
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Hernandez-Senter, Juan This single-spaced typescript (a photocopy) is the first Spanish translation of Black Like Me, [n.p.],, 1992, 156 page t.ms. (photocopy
[The translation was made by Dr. Juan Hernandez-Senter, at the invitation of the Griffin Estate, in 1989. This authorized translation has not been published. Translated from the New American Library Penguin paperback edition, it does not include that Signet edition's "Epilogue," which will be added, along with an introduction, if the translation is published.
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Uncorrected proof copy of Black Like Me, Houghton Mifflin: Boston,, 1961, 1 volume
Box 7 Folder 255
Paperback copy of Black Like Me, Signet: New York,, 1996, 1 volume
[Inscribed by Elizabeth and Robert Bonazzi, 31 March 1997