Vera Caspary Papers, 1929-1981

Contents List

Container Title
U.S. Mss 53AN
Series: Part 1: Original Collection, 1929-1963
Correspondence
Box   1
Folder   2
1942-1952
Box   1
Folder   3
1953-1956
Box   1
Folder   4
1957-1958
Box   1
Folder   5
1959-1960
Box   1
Folder   6
1961-1963; undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Business papers, 1946-1952; undated
Musicals
Wedding in Paris, music by Hans May, lyrics by Sonny Miller
Box   2
Folder   1
First draft, undated
Box   2
Folder   2
Second draft, undated
Box   2
Folder   3
Third draft, undated
Box   2
Folder   4
Director's working copy, undated
Box   2
Folder   5
Amateur revision, 1956
Box   2
Folder   6
Sheet music, 1954
Scope and Content Note: “Always Young,” “How Do I Know It's Love?” “I Must Have Been Crazy,” “Piano Selection,” “The Simple Things of Life,” “Strike Another Match,” “A Wedding in Paris.”
Musical Screenplays
Les Girls, by John Patrick, story by Vera Caspary, 1957, Mar. 29
Novels
A Chosen Sparrow, 1962
Box   3
Folder   1
First draft with revisions, pp. 72-189, 348
Box   3
Folder   2-3
First finished version
Box   3
Folder   4-5
Second finished version
Box   4
Folder   1-2
Third finished version
Box   4
Folder   3
Notes
Box   4
Folder   4
Notes and unused scenes
Box   4
Folder   5-6
Pages discarded by Vera Caspary
Box   4
Folder   7
Untitled suspense story, 1960 (expanded into A Chosen Sparrow)
Box   5
Folder   1-2
Evvie, 1960, draft
Box   5
Folder   3
Laura, 1942, synopsis
Box   5
Folder   4
Thicker Than Water, undated, notes and family tree
Plays
Box   5
Folder   5
Beautiful Evening, 1929, first draft
Blind Mice, co-author, Winifred Lenihan, undated
Box   5
Folder   6
First draft
Box   5
Folder   7
Director's copy
Box   5
Folder   8
Geraniums in My Window, co-author, Samuel Ornitz, undated
The Husband, undated
Box   6
Folder   1
First draft
Box   6
Folder   2
First draft, with revisions
Box   6
Folder   3
Second draft, with revisions
Box   6
Folder   4
The Quick Easy Way, undated, draft with revisions
Box   6
Folder   5
Play to Win, 1955, July 4, first draft
Screenplays
Box   6
Folder   6
Bedelia, undated
Box   6
Folder   7
The Chinese Room, 1958, December 15, first draft with revisions
Illicit, 1961
Box   6
Folder   8
First draft with revisions
Second draft with revisions, October 16
Box   7
Folder   1
Copy 1, pp 1-65
Box   7
Folder   2
Copy 2, pp 1-65
Box   7
Folder   3
Third draft with revisions, November 3
Box   7
Folder   4
Fourth draft with revisions
Box   7
Folder   5
Revisions
Box   7
Folder   6
Revisions for 20th Century Fox
Box   7
Folder   7
Sheets done over by Vera Caspary
Box   7
Folder   8
Step chart
Box   7
Folder   9
Happily Ever After (Illicit), 1961, November 13, 20th Century Fox Edition, first draft
Box   8
Folder   1
A Letter to Three Wives, by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, screen story adaptation by Vera Caspary, 1948, May 19, final script
Box   8
Folder   2
Out of the Blue, 1947, February 13, revised final draft
Box   8
Folder   3
Pay Day, co-author, George Sklar, undated
Box   8
Folder   4
The Stars Look Down, by J.B. Williams, produced by Isidore Goldsmith, undated
Box   8
Folder   5
Stranger Than Truth, 1948, March
Box   8
Folder   6
Three Husbands, undated
Screen Stories
Away From Home, 1960
Box   9
Folder   1
First draft with revisions, December 1
Box   9
Folder   2
Second draft, December
Box   9
Folder   3
Easy Living, 1936
Box   9
Folder   4
The Exiles, co-author, George Sklar, 1938
Box   9
Folder   5
Les Girls, 1956, Feb. 15, first draft
Box   9
Folder   6
Give the Girl a Break, circa 1950-1951
Box   9
Folder   7
Happy Days Are Here Again, 1952
Illicit
Box   9
Folder   8
First draft with revisions, 1961
Box   10
Folder   1
Second draft with revisions, 1961
Box   10
Folder   2
Third draft with revision, 1961
Box   10
Folder   3
Memo, undated
Box   10
Folder   4
Sheets discarded by Vera Caspary, undated
Box   10
Folder   5
In Conference, co-author, Bruce Manning, 1933
Box   10
Folder   6
It Can't Last, 1935
Box   10
Folder   7
Matinee Idol, co-author, Bruce Manning, 1933
Box   10
Folder   8
The Nickel Show, 1939
Box   10
Folder   9
The Night of June 13th, 1932
Box   10
Folder   10
O, Promise Me, 1951
Box   10
Folder   11
Odd Thursday, 1933
Box   10
Folder   12
They Knew What Happened, undated
Box   10
Folder   13
Three Husbands, undated
Screen Story Adaptation
Box   10
Folder   14
A Letter to Five Wives, from the novel by John Klempner, May 28, 1947, first draft
Stories
Box   11
Folder   1
The Gardenia, 1952
Box   11
Folder   2
The Jews of Kiev, undated
Box   11
Folder   3
Out of the Blue, 1947
Box   11
Folder   4
Untitled murder story, 1941
Treatments
The Capri Story, 1960
Box   11
Folder   5
First draft
Box   11
Folder   6
Second draft, May 2
Box   11
Folder   7
Gone Are the Days, 1943, November 26, second draft
Box   11
Folder   8
The Last Angry Man, 1957, June 3, third draft
Box   11
Folder   9
No Wedding Ring, co-author, Isidore Goldsmith, 1949, February 9
Box   12
Folder   1
Awards
Box   12
Folder   2
Ephemera
Box   12
Folder   3
Photographs
Package   1
Blind Mice, undated
Box   12
Folder   4
Printed Magazine Stories and Articles, 1942-1952
Box   12
Folder   5
Radio and Television Interviews, 1942, 1945, 1950
Series: Part 2: 1968 Additions, 1944-1968
Correspondence
Box   13
Folder   1
January 1944-August 1958
Box   13
Folder   2
August 1958-July 1962
Box   13
Folder   3
August 1962-February 1968
Box   13
Folder   4
Contracts, Miscellaneous
Novels
A Chosen Sparrow (1964)
Box   13
Folder   5
Correspondence, May 1962-January 1965
Box   13
Folder   6
Contracts
Box   13
Folder   7
Background Information
Notes
Box   13
Folder   8
Holograph
Box   13
Folder   9-10
Holograph and Typewritten (version 4)
Box   14
Folder   1-4
Typewritten, random (discards from 4th version)
Box   14
Folder   5-7
Third Version - Copy: Edited Manuscript
Box   15
Folder   1-4
Fourth Version - Rough Draft
Box   15
Folder   5
Clippings - Promotion and Reviews
The Man Who Loved His Wife (1966)
Box   15
Folder   6
Correspondence, May 1965-August 1966
Box   15
Folder   7
Contracts
Box   15
Folder   8
Background Information
Box   15
Folder   9
Outline and Step Chart
Notes
Box   15
Folder   10-11
Holograph
Box   16
Folder   1
Holograph and Typewritten
Box   16
Folder   2-3
Typewritten
Box   16
Folder   4-7
Typewritten, random
Box   17
Folder   1
First Version
Box   17
Folder   2-3
Second Version - First Draft
Box   17
Folder   4-6
Last Revision - First Rewrite
Copy - Edited Manuscript
Box   17
Folder   7
pp. 1-150
Box   18
Folder   1
pp. 151-332
Box   18
Folder   2-4
Galley, annotated
Box   18
Folder   5
Galley
Box   18
Folder   6
Serialization: Woman's Mirror, March 5-April 16, 1966
Box   18
Folder   7
Clippings - Reviews and Promotions
The Rosecrest Cell (1968)
Box   19
Folder   1
Correspondence, December 1966-February 1968
Box   19
Folder   2
Contracts
Box   19
Folder   3
Background Information
Box   19
Folder   4
Outlines and First Notebook
Notes
Box   19
Folder   5
Holograph
Box   19
Folder   6
Holograph, Chapter Outline
Box   19
Folder   7
Holograph and Typewritten
Box   19
Folder   8
Character Development and Random Notes
Box   19
Folder   9
Random Notes and Discarded Pages
Box   19
Folder   10
Revisions on Part I (not in sequence)
Box   20
Folder   1
Discards and Revisions (after editor's criticism)
Box   20
Folder   2-3
Incomplete Draft
Box   20
Folder   4-5
Draft Fragment
Box   21
Folder   1-5
Complete Draft, December 1966
Draft, annotated
Box   21
Folder   6
pp. 1-150
Box   22
Folder   1-3
pp. 151-600
Box   22
Folder   4-7
Copy - Edited Manuscript, pp. 1-600
Box   23
Folder   1
Annotated Galley
Box   23
Folder   2
Clippings - Promotion and Review
Ruth (Novelette - , February 1968)
Notes
Box   23
Folder   3
Holograph
Box   23
Folder   4
Typewritten
Box   23
Folder   5
Draft Fragments
Box   23
Folder   6-7
Incomplete Draft
Box   23
Folder   8-9
Complete Draft
Box   23
Folder   10
Published Novelette - Good Housekeeping, February 1968
Untitled Novel (intended as sequel to Evvie)
Box   24
Folder   1
Outline and Character Development, holograph and typewritten
Box   24
Folder   2-3
Notes, holograph and typewritten
Plays
A Four Letter Word
Box   24
Folder   4
Notes, holograph (all three plays)
First Play
Box   24
Folder   5
Incomplete Draft and Theme
Box   24
Folder   6
Rough Draft and Loose Pages
Box   24
Folder   7-9
Complete Draft
Second Play
Box   24
Folder   10
Synopsis, loose pages
Box   24
Folder   11
Rough Draft Fragments
Box   24
Folder   12-14
Complete Draft
Third Play
Box   24
Folder   15
Synopsis, loose pages
Box   25
Folder   1
Rough Draft Fragments
Box   25
Folder   2
Complete Draft
Box   25
Folder   3
Complete Draft of Entire Play
Screenplays
Bachelors in Paradise
Box   25
Folder   4
Correspondence, August 1961-February 1966
Box   25
Folder   5-7
Copy - Edited Manuscript
Box   25
Folder   8
Studio File Copy of Screen Story, October 9, 1957
Illicit
Box   25
Folder   9
Correspondence, November 1962-August 1963
Novel Typescript, November 13, 1964
Box   25
Folder   10
pp. 1-100
Box   26
Folder   1-2
pp. 101-308
Love Now, Pay Later (original title: “The Bachelors”)
Box   26
Folder   3
Notes, holograph and typewritten
Box   26
Folder   4
First Version, 1965
Box   26
Folder   5
First Draft, incomplete, pp. 1-85
Box   26
Folder   6
Second Draft, incomplete, pp. 1-168
Box   26
Folder   7
Third Draft, incomplete, pp. 29-122
Mr. Rigoletto
Box   26
Folder   8
Correspondence, August 1965-December 1966
Box   26
Folder   9
Background Information
Box   26
Folder   10
Story Outline and Character Development
Box   26
Folder   11
Notes, 1965
Box   26
Folder   12
Notes, holograph and typewritten
Box   26
Folder   13
First Rough Draft, 1966
Box   27
Folder   1
First Version
Box   27
Folder   2
Second Version
Box   27
Folder   3
Final Version
The Stars Look Down (I.G. Goldsmith)
Box   27
Folder   4
Dialogue Sheets and Photograph
Television Pilots
Apartment 3-C
Box   27
Folder   5
“Lonely Saturday,” First Draft
Box   27
Folder   6
“New York Is Different,” First Draft
General
Box   27
Folder   7
Clippings - Laura
Magazine Articles
Box   27
Folder   8
“Laura”
Box   27
Folder   9
“Protest by a Constant Reader”
Box   27
Folder   10
Speeches - UCLA Speech
Series: Part 3: 1984 Additions, 1929-1981
Correspondence and Other Papers
Box   28
Folder   1
General Correspondence, January 1946, June 1962-March 1980
Box   28
Folder   2
With Agents and Publishers, January 1978-April 1981
Box   28
Folder   3
With W.H. Allen and Co., April 1969-December 1971
Box   28
Folder   4
Correspondence and Notes re: Charges of Un-American Activities, January 1952-October 1955
Box   28
Folder   5
From Readers, March 1979-October 1981
Box   31
Folder   1
Contracts and Correspondence, January 1967-October 1980
Box   28
Folder   6
Reviews of Books, August 1960-January 1979
Box   28
Folder   6
Royalty Statements, January 1968-June 1980
Micro 1015
Early Writings and Reviews
Reel   1
Reviews of The White Girl, 1929
Advertisements and Copy Written by Vera Caspary
Reel   1
Letters to Druggists for Sem-pray Jo-ve-nay Products
Reel   1
“Sky-Writing, Limited,” New Yorker, May 18, 1929
Reel   1
Form Letters Drafted for Sergei Marinoff School of Classical Dance, Chicago
Reel   1
“Enter Your World by Voice Culture,” Brochure of the Perfect Voice Institute, Chicago (copyright 1922)
Reel   1
Advertisements for Perfect Voice Institute
Reel   1
Advertisements for the University of Applied Science, Chicago - Fingerprint Identification Courses
Reel   1
Advertisements for Historical Books, Mysteries
Reel   1
“Trianon Topics,” Chicago, Vol. 1, No. 1, May 22, 1924
Reel   1
“The Satin Slipper,” Chicago, Vol. 1, No. 1, circa 1925 (published for the Satin Slipper [Dancing] Club)
Scrapbooks and Clippings of Reviews
Reel   1
Bedelia
Reel   1
Death Wish
Reel   1
Evvie
Reel   1
False Face
Reel   1
Les Girls
Reel   1
The Husband
Reel   1
Laura
Reel   1
A Letter to Three Wives
Reel   1
The Night of June 13
Reel   1
Out of the Blue
Reel   1
Stranger Than Truth
Reel   1
Thelma
Reel   1
Thicker Than Water
Reel   1
Three Husbands
Reel   1
Wedding in Paris
Reel   1
The Weeping and the Laughter
Reel   1
Personal Clippings
U.S. Mss 53AN
Novels
A Chosen Sparrow
Box   28
Folder   7
Portions of a Manuscript re: a Polish Count, cut from A Chosen Sparrow, undated
The Dreamers
First Draft
Box   28
Folder   8
Vol. 1, annotated with notes, published circa 1976
Box   28
Folder   9
Vol. 2, annotated
Box   28
Folder   11-12
Book 2, annotated
Box   28
Folder   12
Step Chart, January-May 1971
Box   31
Folder   2
Revisions, 1973
The Final Portrait
Box   28
Folder   13
Annotated Draft, 1971
The Girls
Box   28
Folder   14
Manon Tingue's Response and Outline of Vera Caspary's Ideas, July 1, 1968
Laura
Box   28
Folder   15
Clippings in German, 1968
Box   28
Folder   16
Publicity
Box   28
Folder   17
Draft Article About the Production of Laura, entitled “Laura, Otto and I,” annotated, undated
The Mystery of Elizabeth X
Box   28
Folder   18-20
Partial Rough Drafts, undated
Box   28
Folder   21-24
Incomplete Drafts and Discarded Pages, annotated, undated
Box   28
Folder   25
Early Draft of Chauncey Greenleaf Section, annotated, undated
Box   31
Folder   3
Manuscript of Chauncey Greenleaf Section, undated
Box   31
Folder   4
Notes and Partial Rough Drafts, undated
Box   31
Folder   5
Notes
Box   28
Folder   26
Criticisms and Notes, June-July 1978
“New York House of Detention for Women” (“House of Detention”)
Box   28
Folder   27
Notes and Outline, undated
Box   28
Folder   28
Early Draft of an Outline for a Book, annotated, and Notes, undated
The Rosecrest Cell
Box   28
Folder   29
Clippings, 1968
Ruth
Box   28
Folder   30
Serialized in Annabel, April 1969
The Secrets of Grown-ups
Box   28
Folder   31-33
Manuscript as Published, circa 1979
Box   29
Folder   1-2
Outlines and First Full Rough Draft to 1924, annotated, undated
Box   29
Folder   3-5
Working Draft, 1924-1954, annotated
Box   29
Folder   6-7
Working Draft, Parts I and II, annotated
Box   29
Folder   8-10
Incomplete Drafts and Discards, circa 1976
Box   29
Folder   11-12
Discards and Rewritten Pages
Box   31
Folder   6
Outlines and Notes, undated
Box   29
Folder   13
Notes
Box   29
Folder   14
Reviews, June 1979-July 1980
Box   29
Folder   15
Edgar Award, March 1980
Thelma
Box   29
Folder   16
Clippings, 1952
“Woman in White”
Box   31
Folder   7
Rough Outline, undated
“Women in Crime”
Box   29
Folder   17-18
Outlines, undated
Plays
Gift of the Gods
Box   29
Folder   19
Script, January 16, 1977
Box   29
Folder   20
Working Script, annotated, undated
Box   29
Folder   21
Incomplete Working Draft, annotated
Box   29
Folder   22-23
Miscellaneous Pages of a Working Draft, annotated, undated
Box   29
Folder   24
Notes
”Texas Guinan Story” (unproduced)
Box   29
Folder   25
Synopsis, circa 1950s
Wedding in Paris
Box   30
Folder   1
Script, undated
Box   30
Folder   2
Sheet Music, “A Wedding in Paris,” 1954
Box   30
Folder   3
Souvenir Brochure, circa 1954
Screenplays
“Haunted Summer,” Original Screenplay by Anne Edwards and Vera Caspary
Box   30
Folder   4
Correspondence and Plot Summary, 1972-1974
Box   30
Folder   5
First Corrected Draft Screenplay, incomplete, August 15, 1977
The Husband
Box   30
Folder   6
Screenplay by Lange Lewis, from the Novel by Vera Caspary, undated
Television
Box   30
Folder   7
“The Private World of the Morleys”: Idea for a Television Series
Short Stories and Articles
Box   30
Folder   8
“The Movie Original,” New Theatre, August 1936
Box   30
Folder   9
“I've Met a Man, Mother,” The Canadian Magazine Star Weekly, October 25, 1969
Box   30
Folder   10
Drafts for a Short Piece on Paperback Books, October 1974
Box   30
Folder   11
“Pavlova's Words” and “Pavlova's Music,” Draft and Printed Article, Dance Magazine, January 1976
Box   30
Folder   12
“New York: Dancing in the '20s,” Draft and Printed Article, Dance Magazine, July 1976
Box   30
Folder   13
Grand Rapids Literary Arts Festival, Clippings and Correspondence, 1968