Abraham Polonsky Papers, 1936-1968

Contents List

Container Title
U.S. Mss 105AN
Series: Novels
The Discoverers 1940
Note: For more information on writing The Discoverers see also his Diary, Volume 31 (Box 11, Folder 3).
Draft, typescript
Box   1
Folder   1
pp. 1 - 196
Box   1
Folder   2
pp. 197-392
Box   1
Folder   3
pp. 393-504
Box   1
Folder   4
pp. 1 - 196
Box   1
Folder   5
pp. 197-306
Box   1
Folder   6
Publicity
Manuscript Notebooks
Box   2
Folder   1
Volume 1
Box   2
Folder   2
Volume 2
Box   2
Folder   3
Volume 3
Box   2
Folder   4
Volume 4
Box   2
Folder   5
Volume 5
Box   2
Folder   6
Volume 6
Box   2
Folder   7
Volume 7
Box   2
Folder   8
Volume 8
Frolic and Detour
Note: For other drafts of Frolic and Detour see also Manuscript Notebooks, Volume 1-2 (Box 2, Folder 1-2), Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4), and Volume 22 (Box 5, Folder 5); and for more information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 20, 21, 25 (Box 10, Folder 7, 8, 11).
Box   3
Folder   1
Draft, typescript
Start of the Hunt (originally titled The Double Dealer)
Note: For other drafts of Start of the Hunt see also Manuscript Notebooks, Volume 7 (Box 2, Folder 7) and Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4); and for more information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 19, 31, 33-37, 40-42, 44, 46-50, 56, 58, 60, 62. Also includes Motion Picture reference to Start of the Hunt.
Manuscript Notebooks
Box   3
Folder   2
Volume 9
Box   3
Folder   3
Volume 10
Box   3
Folder   4
Volume 11
Box   3
Folder   5
Volume 66
The Passionate Rendezvous
Note: For drafts of The Passionate Rendezvous see Manuscript Notebooks, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4) and Volume 53 (Box 8, Folder 5); and for more information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 20, 23-25, 51, 56, 61.
Henry Adams and Socialism (originally titled The Ultimate Experiment)
Note: For drafts of Henry Adams and Socialism see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4); and for more information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 23, 25, 30-34, 36, 38-40, 42, 46, 54.
Peter Panto
Note: For information about writing Peter Panto see Diary, Volume 23 (Box 10, Folder 9). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Autobiography
Note: For information about writing of his Autobiography see Diaries, Volume 23-26, 28-33, 54. There are no drafts of an autobiography in the collection.
Amanda Pop (originally titled Abbey Poe)
Note: For information about writing Amanda Pop see Diaries, Volume 26-28, 30-31, 33, 49, 59. There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
The World Above (originally titled A Great Darkness Everywhere), 1951
Draft, typescript
Box   3
Folder   6
pp. 1 - 190
Box   3
Folder   7
pp. 191-399
Box   3
Folder   8
pp. 400-744
Box   3
Folder   9
pp. 745-788
Box   4
Folder   1
Published copy
Note: First edition, signed, no annotations.
Manuscript Notebooks
Box   4
Folder   2
Volume 12
Box   4
Folder   3
Volume 14
Box   4
Folder   4
Volume 15
Box   4
Folder   5
Volume 16
Season of Fear (originally titled Last Arabian Night), 1956
Note: For more information on writing Season of Fear see also Diaries, Volume 24-26, 28, 33, 34, 36. Also a Motion Picture reference to Season of Fear.
Draft, typescript
Box   4
Folder   6
pp. 1 - 135
Box   4
Folder   7
pp. 136-298
Box   5
Folder   1
pp. 1 - 176
Box   5
Folder   2
pp. 177-284
Box   5
Folder   3
Published copy
Note: First edition, signed, no annotations.
Manuscript Notebooks
Box   5
Folder   4
Volume 18
Box   5
Folder   5
Volume 22
Untitled Novel
Note: For drafts of an untitled novel see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 57 (Box 6, Folder 11); and for more information on writing see also Diary, Volume 56 (Box 13, Folder 7).
Series: Short Stories
“For Dancers Only”
Box   5
Folder   6
Draft, typescript, 1931
“Last Clear Chance”
Box   5
Folder   7
Draft, typescript, 1931
“No Neutral Ground”
Box   5
Folder   8
Published copy in American Magazine, 1944 May
“The Marvellous Boy”
Box   5
Folder   9
Published copy draft in The American Mercury Magazine, 1946 November
“A Little Fire”
Box   5
Folder   10
Published copy draft in Collier's Magazine, 1946 August 3
Note: For draft see also Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4).
“The Advertising Story”
Note: For draft of “The Advertising Story,” see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4).
“Arson”
Note: For draft of “Arson,” see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4).
“A Biological Sport”
Note: For draft of “A Biological Sport,” see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4).
“The Butcher”
Note: For draft of “The Butcher,” see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4).
“The Dancer”
Note: For draft of “The Dancer,” see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4).
“Decent People”
Note: For draft of “Decent People,” see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4).
“Maturity”
Note: For draft of “Maturity,” see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4).
“Modern Culture” (originally titled “Modern Art”)
Note: For draft of “Modern Culture,” see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4); and for more information on writing see also Diary, Volume 20 (Box 10, Folder 7).
“A Slight Disturbance”
Note: For draft of “A Slight Disturbance,” see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5,Folder 4); and for more information on writing see also Diary, Volume 20 (Box 10, Folder 7).
“The Smell of Death”
Note: For draft of “The Smell of Death,” see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4).
“Traitor's Children”
Note: For draft of “Traitor's Children,” see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4); and for more information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 20, 21, 23, 24 (Box 10, Folder 7-10).
“White on White”
Note: For draft of “White on White,” see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4) and Volume 53 (Box 8, Folder 5); and for more information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 51, 56 (Box 13, Folder 3, 7).
“Double Decree”
Note: For more information on writing “Double Decree,” see Diary, Volume 20 (Box 10, Folder 7). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
“Friends and Sharpshooters”
Note: For more information on writing “Friends and Sharpshooters,” see Diary, Volume 20 (Box 10, Folder 7). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
“Plain Luck in Korea”
Note: For more information on writing “Plain Luck in Korea,” see Diary, Volume 20 (Box 10, Folder 7). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
“Romaniage”
Note: For more information on writing “Romaniage,” see Diary, Volume 20 (Box 10, Folder 7). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
“Sacred Hearth”
Note: For more information on writing “Sacred Hearth,” see Diaries, Volume 39, 40 (Box 12, Folder 1-2). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
“Jeweler's Story”
Note: For draft of “Jeweler's Story,” see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 53 (Box 8, Folder 5); for more information on writing see also Diary, Volume 56 (Box 13, Folder 7).
Series: Radio
The Paris Story
Box   6
Folder   1
Script, 1945 July
Box   6
Folder   2
Script, typescript, 1945 October
The Case of David Smith
Box   6
Folder   3
Published copy, Hollywood Quarterly, 1945 January
Florry and the Country Green
Box   6
Folder   4
Script, typescript
Series: Theatre
Out of This World
Box   6
Folder   5
Script, typescript, 1942
Perseus
Note: For draft of Perseus, see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4).
Timian
Note: For information on writing Timian, see Diaries, Volume 19, 36, 40, 41, 46, 49, 51, 54, 55, 56, 61, 63. There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Farewell to N.B.
Note: For more information on writing Farewell to N.B., see Diary, Volume 23 (Box 10, Folder 9). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Rimbe (originally titled Rimbaud)
Note: For draft of Rimbe, see Manuscript Notebook Volume 57 (Box 6, Folder 11); for more information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 37, 41-42, 46, 49, 51, 54-56, 61, 63.
La Piece
Note: For information on writing La Piece, see Diaries, Volume 34, 36, 37, 39, 46, 64. There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
The Unicorn in Captivity
Note: For information on writing The Unicorn in Captivity, see Diaries, Volume 42, 44, 46, 49-51, 54, 62. There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Lobsterback
Note: For a draft of Lobsterback, see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 57 (Box 6, Folder 11); for more information on writing see Diaries, Volume 46, 49-51, 54-56, 58, 61, 63.
Guignol
Note: For a draft of Guignol, see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 53 (Box 8, Folder 5); for more information on writing see Diaries, Volume 52, 54, 56 (Box 13, Folder 4-5, 7).
Series: Television
“A Medal for Mirko”
Box   6
Folder   6
Script, typescript, 1965 March
Series: Motion Pictures
The Wayfarers, between 1945 and 1947
Note: Unproduced.
Box   6
Folder   7
Script, typescript
Body and Soul, 1947
Note

For draft of Body and Soul, see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 18 (Box 5, Folder 4); for information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 39, 46-47, 52, 59.

Producer: Bob Roberts; Director: Robert Rossen; Script: Abraham Polonsky; Cast: John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Anne Revere, Canada Lee.

Box   6
Folder   8
Magazine publicity, 1947
Box   6
Folder   8
Unity Award, circa 1948
Box   6
Folder   8
Fan magazine, 1948
Golden Earrings, 1947
Note

For information on writing Golden Earrings, see Diary, Volume 52 (Box 13, Folder 4). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.

Producer: Harry Tugend; Director: Mitchell Leisen; Author of novel: Yolanda Foldes; Script: Abraham Polonsky, Frank Butler, Helen Deutsch; Cast: Ray Milland, Marlene Dietrich.

Force of Evil, 1948
Note

For draft of Force of Evil, see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 53 (Box 8, Folder 5); for information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 39, 46, 52, 59.

Producer: Bob Roberts; Director: Abraham Polonsky; Author of novel Tucker's People: Ira Wolfert; Script: Abraham Polonsky, Ira Wolfert; Cast: John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson, Thomas Gomez, Roy Roberts.

I Can Get It For You Wholesale, 1951
Note

For more information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 46, 52, 59 (Box 12, Folder 8; Box 13, Folder 4, 9).

Producer: Sol C. Siegel; Director: Michael Gordon; Author of novel: Jerome Weidman; Script: Abraham Polonsky; Cast: Susan Hayward, Dan Dailey, Sam Jaffe, George Sanders.

Box   6
Folder   9
Script, typescript
Boston Massacre, undated
Note: Unproduced. For draft of Boston Massacre, see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 57 (Box 6, Folder 11); and for information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 20, 37, 39, 41, 51.
Season of Fear, after 1956
Note: Unproduced. For information on writing see Diaries, Volume 21, 39, 52; Novel reference Season of Fear. There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Revival, undated
Note: Unproduced. For information on writing see Diaries, Volume 33-37, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 52, 54, 56, 59. There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Start of the Hunt, undated
Note: Unproduced. For information on writing see Diaries, Volume 39, 40, 46, 49, 51, 52, 54, 56, 59, 61; Novel reference Start of the Hunt. There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Gladiator, undated
Note: Unproduced. For information on writing see Diaries, Volume 41, 42, 46, 50-52, 54. There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Oedipus Rex, 1957
Note

For information on production of Oedipus Rex see Diaries, Volume 35 (Box 11, Folder 7) and Volume 52 (Box 13, Folder 4). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.

Producer: Leonid Kipnis; Director: Tyrone Guthrie (and Abraham Polonsky, uncredited); Author of play: Sophocles; English translation: W.B. Yeats; Cast: Douglas Campbell, Eric House, Robert Goodier, Donald Davis.

Odds Against Tomorrow, 1959
Note

For more information on writing Odds Against Tomorrow see Diaries, Volume 41, 42, 46, 48, 50, 62. There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.

Producer: Robert Wise; Director: Robert Wise; Script: John O. Killens (front for Abraham Polonsky), Nelson Giddings; Cast: Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Ed Begley, Gloria Grahame.

Exoduster, undated
Note: Unproduced. For a draft of Exoduster, see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 53 (Box 8, Folder 5); for more information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 46-47, 52, 54, 56, 59.
Paul, undated
Note: Unproduced. For information on Paul, see Diaries, Volume 48-52, 56 (Box 12, Folder 10; Box 13, Folder 1-4, 7). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Childhood's End , after 1953
Note: Unproduced. For drafts of Childhood's End, see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 53 (Box 8, Folder 5); for more information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 50-52, 65 (Box 13, Folder 2-4; Box 14, Folder 6).
Out of This World, undated
Note: Unproduced. For drafts of Out of This World, see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 53 (Box 8, Folder 5); for more information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 51-52, 54, 56, 59, 65.
Box   6
Folder   10
Treatment
Fool Killer, undated
Note: Unproduced. For more information on Fool Killer, see Diary, Volume 52 (Box 13, Folder 4). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Frolic and Detour, undated
Note: Unproduced. For drafts of Frolic and Detour, see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 53 (Box 8, Folder 5); for more information see also Diaries, Volume 52, 54-56, 58-59, 61-63, 65.
Aphrodite, undated
Note: Unproduced. For drafts of Aphrodite, see Manuscript Notebook, Volume 53 (Box 8, Folder 5); for more information see also Diary, Volume 52 (Box 13, Folder 4).
King Fisher's Road, undated
Note: Unproduced. For more information on King Fisher's Road, see Diaries, Volume 54, 56, 63, 65. There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Amisted, undated
Note: Unproduced. For more information on Amisted, see Diaries, Volume 54, 56, 59 (Box 13, Folder 5, 7, 9). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Calypso, undated
Note: Unproduced. For more information on Calypso, see Diaries, Volume 56, 58-61 (Box 13, Folder 7-9; Box 14, Folder 1-2).
Box   6
Folder   11
Manuscript Notebook, Volume 57
Grand Piano, undated
Note: Unproduced. For more information on Grand Piano, see Diaries, Volume 59, 63 (Box 13, Folder 9; Box 14, Folder 4). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Switchback, undated
Note: Unproduced. For more information on Switchback, see Diary, Volume 63 (Box 14, Folder 4). There are no drafts of this work in the manuscript notebooks.
Sweet Land (also titled Mingo, No Place To Go, The Brothers), undated
Note: Unproduced. For manuscript drafts of Sweet Land, see also Manuscript Notebook, Volume 57 (Box 6, Folder 11); for more information on writing see also Diaries, Volume 37, 39, 49-52, 54-56, 58-60, 63, 65.
Script revisions, typescripts
Box   7
Folder   1
pp. 16 -163
Box   7
Folder   2
pp. 164-275
Box   7
Folder   3
Part I, 1968 March 14-April 11
Box   7
Folder   4
Part II, 1968 April 11
Box   7
Folder   5
Part I, 1968 March 21-26
Box   7
Folder   6
Part II, 1968 April 11-October 16
Box   7
Folder   7
Script, typescript, 1968 May 6
Script revisions, typescript
Box   7
Folder   8
Part I, 1968 August 17 and October 18
Box   7
Folder   9
Part II, 1968 August 9-October 17
Box   8
Folder   1
1968 October 15-1969 September 25
Box   8
Folder   2
Script, typescript, Part I, undated
Box   8
Folder   3
Script, typescript, Part II, undated
Box   8
Folder   4
Directing notes, typescript, undated
Box   8
Folder   5
Manuscript Notebook, Volume 53
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here, 1969
Note

For more information see also Diaries, Volume 63-65 (Box 14, Folder 4-6).

Producer: Phillip A. Waxman; Director: Abraham Polonsky; Author of novel: Harry Lawton; Script: Abraham Polonsky; Cast: Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Robert Blake, Susan Clark, Barry Sullivan.

Box   8
Folder   6
Correspondence, 1967 August-1969 June
Box   8
Folder   7
Prospective cast list, 1967-1968
Box   8
Folder   8
Research material
Box   8
Folder   9
Treatment, revisions, circa 1967
Box   8
Folder   10
Partial script, revisions
Script revisions
Box   9
Folder   1
Part I, 1967 August
Box   9
Folder   2
Part II, 1967 August
Box   9
Folder   3
Script, 1968
Box   9
Folder   4
Script, 1968 January
Box   9
Folder   5
Script, final, 1968 May
Box   9
Folder   6
French subtitles and dialogue, 1969
Box   9
Folder   7
Technical Production: Revised continuity breakdown, 1968 April
Box   9
Folder   7
Continuity of scenes, 1968 September 25
Box   9
Folder   7
Camera shots, 1968
Box   9
Folder   7
Sound effects notes, 1968 November 18
Box   9
Folder   7
Loop (dubbing) notes, 1968
Box   9
Folder   8
Production notes, 1968 November 18
Call sheets
Box   9
Folder   9
1968 May 27-June 27
Box   9
Folder   10
1968 June 28-July 22
Box   10
Folder   1
Shooting call sheets, 1968 May 27-July 22
Box   10
Folder   2
Publicity, 1968-1969
Box   10
Folder   3
Miscellaneous photos and set map, 1968
Series: Diaries
Box   10
Folder   4
Volume 13, 1946 October-1947 January
Box   10
Folder   5
Volume 17, 1949 November-1950 May, and insert for 1952 December 30
Box   10
Folder   6
Volume 19, 1950 December-1951 February
Box   10
Folder   7
Volume 20, 1951 February-circa March
Box   10
Folder   8
Volume 21, 1951 March-September
Box   10
Folder   9
Volume 23, 1951 December-1952 February
Box   10
Folder   10
Volume 24, 1952 March-May
Box   10
Folder   11
Volume 25, 1952 June-September
Box   10
Folder   12
Volume 26, 1952 September-December, and inserts for 1952 June 7, 8
Box   10
Folder   13
Volume 27, 1953 January
Box   10
Folder   14
Volume 28, 1953 January-April
Box   11
Folder   1
Volume 29, 1953 April-June
Box   11
Folder   2
Volume 30, 1953 June-1954 June
Box   11
Folder   3
Volume 31, 1954 June-1955 February
Box   11
Folder   4
Volume 32, 1955 February-June
Box   11
Folder   5
Volume 33, 1955 June-1956 June
Box   11
Folder   6
Volume 34, 1956 January-June
Box   11
Folder   7
Volume 35, 1956 April-September
Box   11
Folder   8
Volume 36, 1956 September-November
Box   11
Folder   9
Volume 37, 1956 November-1957 February
Box   11
Folder   10
Volume 38, 1956 December-1957 March
Box   12
Folder   1
Volume 39, 1957 March-June
Box   12
Folder   2
Volume 40, 1957 June-October
Box   12
Folder   3
Volume 41, 1957 November-1958 February
Box   12
Folder   4
Volume 42, 1958 March-July, and insert for 1958 November
Box   12
Folder   5
Volume 43, 1958 July
Box   12
Folder   6
Volume 44, 1958 July-1959 January
Box   12
Folder   7
Volume 45, 1958 September
Box   12
Folder   8
Volume 46, 1959 January-April
Box   12
Folder   9
Volume 47, 1959 April-October
Box   12
Folder   10
Volume 48, 1959 October-1960 January
Box   13
Folder   1
Volume 49, 1960 January-April
Box   13
Folder   2
Volume 50, 1960 April-1961 January and insert for 1961 February
Box   13
Folder   3
Volume 51, 1961 January-July
Box   13
Folder   4
Volume 52, 1961 July-October
Box   13
Folder   5
Volume 54, 1961 November-1962 January
Box   13
Folder   6
Volume 55, 1962 February-June
Box   13
Folder   7
Volume 56, 1962 June-August
Box   13
Folder   8
Volume 58, 1962 October-1963 January
Box   13
Folder   9
Volume 59, 1963 January-June
Box   14
Folder   1
Volume 60, 1963 June-September
Box   14
Folder   2
Volume 61, 1963 September-1964 August
Box   14
Folder   3
Volume 62, 1964 May-1965 December
Box   14
Folder   4
Volume 63, 1966 February-1967 March
Box   14
Folder   5
Volume 64, 1967 March-October
Box   14
Folder   6
Volume 65, 1967 November-1968 February