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Administrative Information
Description of Series
Series I. Works & Related Files,
ca.
1941-1993
Series II. Correspondence,
1947-1997
Series III. Career-Related & Personal,
1936-1995
Series IV. Works By Others
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Edward Chodorov:
A Preliminary Inventory of His Papers at the Harry Ransom
Humanities Research Center
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Creator: |
Chodorov, Edward, 1904-1988 |
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Title: |
Edward Chodorov
Papers |
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Dates: |
1936-1997 |
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Abstract: |
This collection
contains Chodorov's notes, proposals, and scripts for produced plays, movies,
and unrealized productions, including typescript drafts of
Kind Lady and
Oh Men! Oh Women!; business and personal
correspondence, including some relating to the Hollywood blacklist of the
1950s; other business and personal documents of Chodorov and his wife,
including clippings, notes, travel documents, diaries, and address books; and a
short story by Chodorov's brother Jerome, a television documentary proposal by
his sister Isabelle Chase, and several versions of a play by his wife
Rosemary. |
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RLIN Record #: |
None |
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Extent: |
22 boxes, 2 oversize
boxes (9.87 linear feet) |
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Language: |
Most material in
English. |
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Repository: |
The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom
Humanities Research Center |
The Edward Chodorov Papers contain
materials relating to his long career writing for film and stage. The
collection is arranged in four series: I. Works & Related Files, ca.
1941-1993; II. Correspondence 1947-1997; III. Career-Related & Personal,
1936-1995; and IV. Works by Others.
Series I. Works & Related Files includes produced plays and
movies, as well as notes, proposals, and scripts for many unrealized
productions. Two of the works represented are
Kind Lady and
Oh Men! Oh Women, both produced on stage
and in film. The bulk of the series contains typescript drafts of the works.
Chodorov did not keep materials related to his early productions.
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correspondence in Series II. is primarily business related, although there are
some personal letters. It is organized chronologically, with some folders also
grouped by subject. There are several folders of notebooks, listing outgoing
correspondence kept by Chodorov's wife, Rosemary. These record all of the mail,
both business and personal, that the couple sent for the years 1970-1980. Of
special interest in this series are folders relating to the Hollywood blacklist
of the 1950s. Chodorov was blacklisted in 1954 and spent the rest of his life
trying to reclaim his position and benefits. Throughout the series there are
numerous letters to the artist Al Hirschfeld and the journalist Abe Rosenthal,
both personal friends of the Chodorovs.
Series III. Career-Related &
Personal includes reference files of clippings and notes collected by Chodorov,
personal photographs and official travel documents, and diaries. The diaries
were kept by Rosemary Chodorov, beginning several years before she met Edward,
and continuing after his death. The bulk of the diaries chronicle their daily
activities and appointments, both personal and business. There are several
folders of address books covering time they spent in England, Europe, and New
York.
The works by others in Series IV. consist of a short story by
Chodorov's brother Jerome (also a playwright), a television documentary
proposal by his sister Isabelle Chase, and several versions of a play by
Rosemary entitled
"Harry's Whore."
Audio and video
cassettes received with this collection were transferred to appropriate
departments within the Ransom Center.
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People |
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Chodorov, Rosemary. |
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Chodorov, Jerome. |
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Chase, Isabelle. |
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Hirschfeld, Al. |
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Rosenthal, Abe. |
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Subjects |
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Screenwriters United States. |
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Blacklisting of authors. |
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Diarists. |
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Document Types |
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Plays. |
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Motion picture plays. |
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Diaries. |
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Gift 2003 (Gift no. 12422)
Isabel Morales and Hope Rider, 2005
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Series I. Works & Related Files,
ca.
1941-1993 |
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1932: Biographies and Other Events |
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Folder |
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Typescript |
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2-5 |
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Typescript photocopies |
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6 |
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Britain's Traditional Americans, typescript
photocopy |
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7 |
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The Clubwomen (unproduced play),
typescript |
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8 |
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Colonel Lutz: The Two Boon Companions, The Chief and
Hollywood, short story typescript |
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Common Ground (play,
1946) |
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Folder |
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9-10 |
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Published play and photocopy |
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The Crow and the Cradle, screenplay
typescripts |
| Box |
Folder |
| 2 |
1 |
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First draft,
10 May 1978 |
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2-5 |
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Photocopies |
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6 |
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Cue for Passion (play, 1941),
original cast list, photocopy |
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7-8 |
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Decision (play, 1946), published
script and photocopies |
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Dienbienphu |
| Box |
Folder |
| 2 |
9 |
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Story treatment and legal papers,
1974-1976 |
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10 |
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Typescript photocopy |
| Box |
Folder |
| 3 |
1-3 |
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Erskine (unproduced play), typescript
photocopies |
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Flanagan (presumed title, EC's final
play) |
| Box |
Folder |
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4 |
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References, research materials |
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5-7 |
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Typescripts, heavily revised |
| Box |
Folder |
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1 |
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Typescripts, cont'd |
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2 |
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"Give me YNFI," playlet, published version in
Los Angeles Times,
26 February 1967 |
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3 |
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Have I Found You, Julie?, synopsis
typescript |
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Hell on Wheels (alternate title,
Saddle and Go) |
| Box |
Folder |
| 4 |
4-5 |
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Typescripts |
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6-7 |
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Lyrics, songs, research materials |
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The Irrational Knot (unproduced play) |
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Folder |
| 4 |
8-9 |
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Typescript photocopies |
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Folder |
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1-3 |
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Typescripts, cont'd |
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4 |
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Correspondence, contract draft |
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Kind Lady (play, 1936; films, 1935
& 1951) |
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Folder |
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5 |
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Published play |
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6-7 |
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Business correspondence, ca.
1960-1981 |
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8 |
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Contracts, misc. business correspondence |
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9 |
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Houston production, correspondence, clippings,
1985 |
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Folder |
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1 |
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Samuel French Inc., correspondence re
royalties, IRS lien,
1985-1986 |
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Like a Singing Bird, screenplay, first draft
continuity, 7 August 1947; correspondence |
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Listen to the Mockingbird (play,
1958) |
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Folder |
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3-6 |
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Original version, typescript and
photocopies |
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7-8 |
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Revised
1 February 1959 |
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9-10 |
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Revised version, photocopy |
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Folder |
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1-2 |
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Contracts, correspondence, notes |
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The Lynching of Elizabeth Taylor
(screenplay) |
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Folder |
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3 |
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Story pamphlets, film treatments |
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4-7 |
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Typescript photocopies |
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8 |
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Contracts, business correspondence,
1967-1993 |
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Folder |
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1-2 |
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Contracts, cont'd |
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3 |
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Mike Romanoff, typescript |
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Monsieur Lautrec (play,
1959) |
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Folder |
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4 |
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Working copy, with notes |
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5-6 |
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"Auditions",
scripts |
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7 |
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Pictures from an Exhibition (alternate title),
typescript |
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Naked to Walk the Night, screenplay |
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Folder |
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Research materials |
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9 |
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Typescript photocopies |
| Box |
Folder |
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Typescript, cont'd |
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"The Night They Made a Bum Out of
Helen Hayes", television play script, photocopy |
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Nora, typescript sections |
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Oh Men! Oh Women! (play, 1955;
film, 1957) |
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Folder |
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4 |
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"Behold a Wonder" (early
title), play synopsis typescript |
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5 |
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Typescript |
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6 |
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Cuts from script |
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Published play |
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8 |
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Movie royalties reports |
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One Hot Night in Alabama, synopsis and
references |
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The Opening of a Door (revised
version of
Kind Lady; play, 1975), final
draft typescript, 26 November 1975, program |
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Paris in the Twenties, proposal |
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12 |
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Reflected Glory (screenplay, adaptation of play by
George Kelly), typescript |
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13 |
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Senior Service, news show proposal |
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Folder |
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The Spa (play, 1957), published
play and photocopy |
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3-5 |
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Sunday Father, typescripts,
28 July 1958 |
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Those Endearing Young Charms
(play, 1943), published play photocopy |
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Traffic in Innocents (screenplay) |
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Folder |
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First script,
18 September 1963 |
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Correspondence re Chodorov vs.
Ace Films Inc. and
Onslow Square Corporations |
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Two Boards and a Passion, typescript |
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A Very Important Man Is Dead (stage adaptation of
Hall of Mirrors by
John Rowan Wilson |
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Folder |
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1-2 |
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Research materials, notes, typescript
fragments |
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3 |
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Typescript sections |
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Hall of Mirrors, heavily
annotated, and clippings |
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Miscellaneous writings, includes newspaper and playbill
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Series II. Correspondence,
1947-1997 |
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Folder |
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1947-1949; re
My Dear Watson |
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1950-1956 |
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1954-1959, re passport problems |
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1954-1997, re Hollywood blacklist |
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Folder |
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1957 |
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1958 |
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1959, misc.
1950s |
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1960 |
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1960-1974, with
Leo Kerz |
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1961 |
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1962 |
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1963 |
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1964 |
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1965-1966, "Letters to do with
motion pictures" |
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1965-1968 |
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Folder |
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1969 |
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1970 |
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1971-1973 |
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1974 |
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1975 |
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1976-1979, misc.
1970s |
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1977-1980, teaching, California State University,
Northridge; New York University; Showcase Theatre; Fairfield University,
Westport |
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1980-1988 |
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Folder |
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1988, re death of Chodorov |
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5-8 |
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Collected correspondence: "Important notes and letters," business
correspondence, and miscellaneous |
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Outgoing, correspondence record books |
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Folder |
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1970-1972 |
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10 |
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1972-1975 |
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Folder |
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1 |
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Series III. Career-Related & Personal,
1936-1995 |
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Accounts, record books |
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Folder |
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2 |
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1969-1971 |
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3 |
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1971-1978 |
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4 |
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1979-1985 |
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5 |
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1986-1990 |
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Address books |
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Folder |
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Address books, cont'd |
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Chodorov, Wendy, birth certificate (copy),
Christmas card,
1961 |
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Clippings |
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Folder |
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5 |
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About EC |
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Writer's Guild of America |
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7-9 |
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Contracts, various
1936-1967 |
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10 |
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"Credits," résumé, works
lists |
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Diaries |
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Prior to marriage |
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Folder |
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11 |
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1950-1951 |
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Folder |
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1952-1954 |
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2 |
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1955-1959 |
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3 |
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1960-1965 |
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4 |
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1965-1966 |
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5 |
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1967 |
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6 |
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1967-1969 |
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Folder |
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1 |
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1970-1972 |
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2 |
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1973-1975 |
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3 |
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1976-1978 |
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4 |
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1979-1981 |
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5 |
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1981-1982 |
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Folder |
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1 |
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1986-1988 |
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After Chodorov's death |
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Folder |
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2 |
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1989-1991 |
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3 |
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1991-1995 |
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Financial documents, misc. |
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Memorial for EC, correspondence, program
information |
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Obituaries of EC |
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Photograph album |
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Folder |
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8 |
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Guide, with numbered photograph
descriptions |
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9 |
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Folder |
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2 |
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38-54 |
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55-77 |
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78-96 |
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97-111, 113 |
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6 |
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112, ID and membership cards |
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"References," clippings,
notes, correspondence drafts, misc. (*oversize removed to box 23) |
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Folder |
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"References"
cont'd |
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Tax forms,
1950-1951, 1961-1963, 1965 |
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Theatre scrapbook, reviews and clippings (*oversize
scrapbook removed to box 24) |
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Travel documents |
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Folder |
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6 |
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International driving permits, immunization records,
registration cards |
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Passports, EC and RC |
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Series IV. Works By Others |
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Folder |
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Biographies of others that mention EC |
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Chase, Isabelle (sister of EC). Career,
television show proposal typescript |
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Chodorov, Jerome.
The World's Biggest Caper (And How It Grew),
typescript |
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Chodorov, Rosemary.
Harry's Whore |
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Folder |
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"Original script with
original names," typescript (titled
Eddie's Whore),
1973 |
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Script photocopy,
1978 |
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Folder |
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Script photocopies, nd |
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Directed reading script, EC copy |
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Screenplay, typescript photocopy |
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Correspondence,
1979-1983 |
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