TABLE OF CONTENTS
Scope and Contents
Restrictions
Administrative Information
Description of Series
I. Works by Theroux
II. Steven Moore on Theroux
III. Correspondence (Steven
Moore)
IV. Theroux, Personal
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Steven Moore:
A Preliminary Inventory of His Collection of
Alexander Theroux at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
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| Creator: | Moore, Steven,
1951- |
| Title: | Steven Moore
Collection of Alexander Theroux
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| Dates: | 1964-1995 |
| Abstract: | The collection, which documents
the life and works of AlexanderTheroux, includes bound galleys and typescripts
of Theroux's books, as well as articles, essays, and book reviews by the
author. Articles, critical essays, and reviews about Theroux are present in the
collection. Also included are typescripts of Moore's works on Theroux, as well
as correspondence from Theroux to Moore. |
| Extent: | 6 boxes, 1
oversize flat file (2.52 linear feet) |
| Repository: | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center,
University of Texas at Austin |
This collection of Alexander Theroux material comes from the
archive of Steven Moore, senior editor of the
Review of Contemporary Fiction
and Dalkey Archive Press. Moore's interest in Theroux emerged in the early
1980s with the publication of
Darconville's Cat. Subsequently,
Moore began corresponding with Theroux and assembling Theroux's published and
unpublished work, providing a wealth of bio/bibliographic material for this
collection. Included are bound galleys and typescripts of Theroux's books, as
well as articles, essays, and book reviews. Also present are numerous articles,
critical essays, and reviews about Theroux, typescripts of Moore's works on
Theroux, as well as correspondence from Theroux to Moore from the early 1980s
to 1995. The collection is divided into four series: Works by Theroux, Steven
Moore on Theroux, Correspondence (Steven Moore), and Theroux, Personal.
The first series contains bound proofs, galleys, and
typescripts of Theroux's works:
An Adultery,
Darconville's Cat (with a stage
play adaptation),
The Lollipop Trollops and Other
Poems,
The Primary Colors: Three Essays,
The Waif Trilogy, and other short
fiction works, essays, poetry, plays, and book reviews. The second series,
Steven Moore on Theroux, contains Moore's unpublished annotations to
Three Wogs and
Darconville's Cat, and his
introduction to the special 1991 Theroux issue in the
Review of Contemporary
Fiction.
Steven Moore's correspondence appears in the third series.
Several grouping of letters are included in the collection, in their original
order by topic, although date sequences overlap. For example, Moore kept a
separate file of letters pertaining to the Theroux issue in the
Review. Overall, the majority of
letters and postcards are from Theroux to Moore, 1981-1995. Since Theroux used
Moore as "his archivist," Theroux enclosed typescripts of his book reviews,
poems, and essays with his correspondence. These works remain with the
correspondence. Biographical and bibliographical material is contained in the
fourth series, Theroux, Personal, along with a folder dealing with recent
charges of plagiarism.
A large collection of books, magazines, and newspapers
received with this collection was transferred to the HRC book collection.
Included are various published versions and limited editions of Theroux's
works, his dissertation, and magazine articles and book reviews by and about
Theroux, from 1966-1995.
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Liz Murray, 1996
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I. Works by Theroux
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| Box |
| 1 | | | An
Adultery |
| | | | Advance uncorrected reader's
proof, Simon and Schuster, 1987, signed by AT with cover note to SM,
promotional material (various editions) |
| | | | Reviews and SM holograph
notes |
| | | Darconville's
Cat |
| | | | Final galley, Doubleday,
1981 |
| | | | Stage play adaptation for 1992
Memphis State University production, final draft and reviews [oversize poster
and review removed to Oversize Flat File] |
| | | The Lollipop Trollops
and Other Poems |
| | | | Photocopy typescript,
uncorrected |
| | | | Advance uncorrected galley (2
copies), Dalkey Archive Press, 1992 [oversize poster, signed by Theroux and
Edward Gorey, removed to Oversize Flat File] |
| Box |
| 1* | | | |
| | | | [*Oversize poster for
Maud Blessingbourne's
Temptations & Other Poems, with AT inscription to SM, also signed
by Edward Gorey, removed to Oversize Flat File] |
| Box |
| 2 | | | The Primary Colors:
Three Essays, photocopy typescript, uncorrected, with publicity
material for 1994 Henry Holt edition |
| | | Three Wogs,
press release,
May 5, 1975 |
| | | The Waif
Trilogy, photocopy with revised art,
Fall 1993-Winter
1994 |
| | | Fiction, essays, poetry, and reviews
written for
The Canticle,
St. Francis College, Biddeford, Maine,
1964 |
| | | "Five
Poets," poems taken from a reading, University of Virginia,
March 16,
1966 |
| | | Three plays published in the
Rapier: The
University of Virginia Magazine of Satire and Discussion, 1967 |
| | | "The Master's
Oral," typed playscript, inscribed to SM,
Sept. 30,
1985 |
| | | Typescripts of essays:
"Bitterns
Cheeped,""The Grammar of
Rock,""M.I.T.: And The
Nerd World," and
"Hate
Mail," 1986 |
| | | "Artists Who Kill
and Other Essays," photocopy typescript,
Summer 1991 |
| | | "Collected
Essays," as of Summer 1991 |
| Box |
| 3 | | | Miscellaneous articles, essays,
reviews, and bibliographic notes, compiled by Moore |
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II. Steven Moore on Theroux
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| Box |
| 3 | | | Typescript and holograph annotations
to
Three Wogs
and
Darconville's
Cat, mostly done in the mid-1980s, unpublished |
| | | Typescript drafts and uncorrected
proofs for
"Alexander
Theroux: An Introduction" for 1991 special issue on Theroux in
Review of
Contemporary Fiction |
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III. Correspondence (Steven
Moore)
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| Box |
| 3 | | | 1981-1987, [from a 3-ring binder]
includes AT essays and short works in holograph, typescript, and printed
formats; photographs of AT in Cambridge, August 23, 1985; resume ca.
1983 |
| Box |
| 3-4 | | | 1983-1990, [folder "Theroux--letters"]
includes photocopies of AT articles, typescript of
"Captain
Birdseye's Expedition," and reviews |
| Box |
| 4 | | | 1988-1991, [folder "Theroux--special
issue"] letters related to Theroux issue in
Review of
Contemporary Fiction, Spring 1991 |
| | | 1991-1992, includes AT
poetry |
| Box |
| 5 | | | 1993, includes AT book review
typescripts, photocopy of AT's introduction to
The March of
Literature, and poetry |
| | | 1993-1994, [folder "Theroux--adult
fables"] correspondence between AT, SM, and Stan Washburn |
| | | 1994, [folder "Theroux--Girl with Blue
Hair"] |
| | | 1994, includes AT book review
typescripts and reviews of
Primary
Colors |
| Box |
| 6 | | | 1995, includes articles and book
reviews by AT |
| | | 1989-1995, Theroux-related
correspondence, SM and others, includes folder "Theroux--misc" |
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IV. Theroux, Personal
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| Box |
| 6 | | | Resume,
ca. 1992 |
| | | Bibliography |
| | | Plagiarism problems with
Primary
Colors,
1995 |
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