Steven Moore:
A Preliminary Inventory of His Collection of
William Gaddis at the Harry Ransom Humanitites Research Center
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Creator: |
Moore, Steven,
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Title: |
Steven Moore
Collection of William Gaddis
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Dates: |
1943-1995 |
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Abstract: |
The collection, which documents
the life and works of William Gaddis, includes bound galleys of Gaddis's books,
as well as numerous articles, critical essays, and typescript drafts of books
about the author. Typescripts of Moore's works on Gaddis as well as Moore's
reviews, interviews, and correspondence with Gaddis are also
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Extent: |
13 boxes, 3
galley files (5.46 linear feet) |
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Repository: |
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center,
University of Texas at Austin |
This collection of William Gaddis material comes from the
archive of Steven Moore, senior editor of the
Review of Contemporary Fiction
and Dalkey Archive Press, who has written and co-edited three books on Gaddis.
With interest in Gaddis emerging in his college years, Moore sought to assemble
a complete body of work by and about Gaddis, providing a wealth of
bio/bibliographic information and material for this collection. Included are
bound galleys of Gaddis's books, as well as articles, and writings for the
Harvard
Lampoon. Also present are
numerous articles, critical essays, typescript drafts of books about Gaddis,
typescripts of Moore's works on Gaddis, as well as reviews, interviews, and
correspondence.
The collection is divided into four series: Works by Gaddis,
Works about Gaddis, Correspondence (Steven Moore), and Gaddis, Personal. The
first series contains bound proofs of Gaddis's books:
Carpenter's Gothic,
A Frolic of His Own,
J R,
The Recognitions, along with
source materials. Additional works by Gaddis exist, including speeches, and
writings for the Harvard
Lampoon.
The second series, Works about Gaddis, contains printed and
typescript essays by numerous authors, including typescripts of Moore's
writings. These works compare and contrast the nature and importance of
Gaddis's writing in contemporary literature. Also included are reviews of
Gaddis's books, proofs of Gaddis's daughter Sarah's novel
Swallow Hard, typescript of Jack
Green's
Fire the Bastards, and other
book-length works on Gaddis.
Steven Moore's correspondence appears in the third series.
Included is correspondence between Moore and William Gaddis, Vincente Livelli,
Robert Minkoff, Tomasz Mirkowicz, Charles Monaghan, and Helen Parker,
publishers, and authors and reviewers of Gaddis's work.
Biographical and bibliographical material is contained in the
fourth series Gaddis, Personal, along with interviews, including a videotaped
segment with Malcolm Bradbury for the
"Writers in Conversation"
series, and informal photographs of Gaddis.
A large collection of books received with this collection was
transferred to the HRC book collection. Included are various versions of
Gaddis's works, books used as source material for his writings, dissertations,
other critical works, and a recording,
"Songs of the 1940's,"
featuring Stella Brooks and Greta Keller.
Access:
Open for research
Reg. no. 13558
Liz Murray, 1996
William Gaddis--Box List
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I. Works by Gaddis |
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Carpenter's
Gothic (1985), unrevised bound proofs |
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A Frolic of His
Own (1994), advance uncorrected bound proofs |
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J R (1975),
uncorrected bound proof, Knopf edition |
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| 2 |
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J R (1985),
unrevised bound proofs, Penguin edition |
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The
Recognitions (1985) |
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Unrevised bound
proofs |
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Sources: photocopies of books and
book chapters |
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Speeches and articles; typescript
regarding
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Harvard
Lampoon
writings |
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II. Works about Gaddis |
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Reviews of
Carpenter's
Gothic,
A Frolic of His
Own,
J R,
Recognitions |
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Critical essays by various
authors |
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| 4 |
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Critical essays by Gregory Comes,
Robert Dvorak, and others |
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Gaddis, Sarah. Uncorrected advance
proof of
Swallow Hard,
a novel by WG's daughter, featuring a character based closely on
Gaddis |
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| 5 |
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Green, Jack.
Fire the
Bastards, typescript prepared by Steven Moore, original version
published in Green's newspaper with photocopies of
original issues and related material |
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| 6 |
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Knight, Christopher J.,
"Hints and
Guesses: William Gaddis and the Desire for an Enlarged Culture,"
typescripts including Steven Moore's review copy,
1994-95 |
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Kuehl, John and Steven Moore,
In Recognition of
William Gaddis: A Collection of Critical Essays, typescript,
miscellaneous drafts and notes, correspondence, and reviews |
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| 8 |
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Moore, Steven |
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College essay and doctoral
disseration on Gaddis, transcriptions, typescript and correspondence for
Letters of
William Gaddis |
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| 9 |
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Typescript and reviews of
A Reader's Guide
to William Gaddis's "The Recognitions" |
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Typescript of
A Reader's Guide
to the Later Novels of William Gaddis |
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William
Gaddis, final draft and setting copy [galleys removed to Galley
File] |
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"Chronological Difficulties in the Novels of William
Gaddis" reprint from
Critique
article,
August
1980 |
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J R,
holograph notes on textual history |
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Notes on Peer Gynt and WG's
Recognitions |
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Miscellaneous references on
notecards |
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Wishingrad, Jay.
Legal Fictions: Short
Stories about Lawyers and the Law, bound uncorrected proofs. Contains
essay by Gaddis |
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Wolfe, Peter, typescript of
"Like Twenty
Torches joined: Vision and Craft in William Gaddis" |
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III. Correspondence (Steven
Moore) |
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| 11 |
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Twayne Publishers, University of
Nebraska Press, and others |
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Vincente Livelli, Robert Minkoff,
Tomasz Mirkowicz, Charles Monaghan, and Helen Parker |
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Correspondence and proposal materials
for special session on Gaddis at the 1992 MLA convention |
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| 12 |
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Miscellaneous files on Gaddis,
including correspondence with authors and reviewers of Gaddis's
work |
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IV. Gaddis, Personal |
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Bibliographic and biographic
information on Gaddis, interviews, and photographs |
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Programs and information relating to
Gaddis's presentation of Caesura prizes at the
Univ. of Delaware,
May 1, 1985 |
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