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David Weiss (1909-2002) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Hyman (a painter) and Rebecca Weiss (nee Goldman). He was orphaned at the age of four and was raised by his Aunt Ida Goldman (his mother's sister), who owned a Russian restaurant across the street from the Academy of Music and which was frequented by famous composers. Weiss received his bachelor's degree in merchandising from Temple University in 1933, after which he held about fifty different jobs (including stevedore, hosiery dye worker, welfare worker, store clerk, ghost writer, and basketball and swimming instructor), all while playwriting on the side, before deciding to move to New York to pursue theater work in 1942. He soon obtained a position as secretary to Erwin Piscator, then head of the Dramatic Workshop at the New School for Social Research. Around 1945, Weiss was chosen for a Fellowship in Playwriting and Directing at the New School (after being fired as Piscator's secretary), where he taught playwriting, assisted John Gassner with editorial work, and became an assistant director for The Actors' Studio. He also spent a number of years as a freelance story editor for David O. Selznick and Selznick Studios, where he worked on the films "Tender is the Night" and "A Farewell to Arms." Simultaneously, he did freelance editorial work for a number of other Hollywood studios (including Paramount, RKO, and Vanguard Films).

Weiss published his first novel, The Guilt Makers, in 1953, and he was honored with the Frieder Literary Award for best novel on a Jewish theme published in America. He went on to publish ten other novels, most of them biographical fiction: The Spirit and the Flesh (1959; inspired by the life of Isadora Duncan), Naked Came I (1963; a biography of August Rodin, and his most successful book), Justin Moyan (1965; based on the career of Marlon Brando, whom Weiss knew at the New School), Sacred and Profane (1968; a biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), The Assassination of Mozart (1970; based on Mozart's mysterious death), No Number is Greater than One (1972; inspired by the Watergate scandal), Myself, Christopher Wren (1974; based on the life of architect Christopher Wren), Physician Extraordinary (1975; based on the life of 17th-century physician William Harvey), The Venetian (1976; based on the life of painter Titian), and I, Rembrandt (1979; based on the life of Rembrandt). In addition to his published novels, he penned several other novels based on the lives and careers of notable personalities (D. W. Griffith, Alma Mahler, and Pablo Picasso), works of fiction about the publishing industry, a summer camp, and Mozart time traveling to the present day, and short biographies of General Omar N. Bradley and actor Sam Jaffe, as well as several memoirs.

He married poet, artist, and playwright Stymean Karlen on November 25, 1945. They were married for fifty-three years before her death in 1998. Karlen's poetry is featured in Weiss's published novels as "Preface Poems." Weiss wrote a biography of Karlen after her death entitled Forever and After. The couple lived in New York, London, and La Jolla, California, during their marriage. Weiss died in La Jolla on November 29, 2002.

The David Weiss Papers date from 1899 to 2002 and document the life of David Weiss and his career in theater and film, and as an author. This collection contains drafts and manuscripts of Weiss's plays, novels, and short stories, as well as research files, clippings, contracts, correspondence with agents, publishers, colleagues, family, and his wife, Stymean Karlen. Researchers will find extensive documentation of Weiss's time working for David Selznick and Selznick Studios (and other Hollywood studios) as a story editor, in which he wrote reports and synopses of books and plays for possible film adaptation.

The collection is arranged into three series as follows:

  • Series 1: Theater and film work, 1938-1963, undated
    • Subseries 1.1: Plays, 1938-1955, undated
    • Subseries 1.2: New School of Social Research, 1940-1950, undated
    • Subseries 1.3: Freelance work for studios, 1941-1963, undated
  • Series 2: Writing career, 1942-2002, undated
    • Subseries 2.1: Manuscripts, 1948-1991, undated
    • Subseries 2.2: Correspondence and contracts with agents and publishers, 1937-2002, undated
    • Subseries 2.3: TV and film adaptation of novels, 1942-2002, undated
    • Subseries 2.4: Notes and research files, circa 1953-2001, undated
    • Subseries 2.5: Reviews, clippings, and publicity, 1952-1979, undated
  • Series 3: Personal files, 1899-2002, undated

Donated by David Weiss and Stymean Karlen to Temple University in several acquisitions between 1980 and 2003.

Original audiovisual materials, as well as preservation and duplicating masters, may not be played. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist must pay for a use copy. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.

Collection has been arranged and inventoried at folder level. All original boxes and folders have been replaced. Collection processed and finding aid prepared in November 2018 by Jessica Hoffman, Project Archivist.

The original collection contained papers from both David Weiss and his wife Stymean Karlen, and was separated into two collections. The Stymean Karlen Papers can also be found in the SCRC.

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Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
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Finding Aid Date
2024
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The David Weiss Papers are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Weiss's intellectual property rights, including copyright, have been assigned to Temple University Libraries. Other creators' intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to them or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Series 1 contains materials regarding Weiss's early career in playwriting and theater and screen work.

Scope and Contents

Subseries 1.1 contains plays written by Weiss and is arranged alphabetically by play title.

Play, "Angelique", 1955.
Box 1 Folder 1
Play, "Camp" (pages from Finale), undated.
Box 1 Folder 2
Play, "Candlelight Vespers", undated.
Box 1 Folder 3
Play, "County Fair", undated.
Box 1 Folder 4
Pages from "Cousin Joe" play, undated.
Box 1 Folder 5
Play, "For Love of Country" ("performed at Philadelphia Little Theater about 1938"), circa 1938.
Box 1 Folder 6
Play, "For Us, the Living", undated.
Box 1 Folder 7
Play, "Fourth of July", undated.
Box 1 Folder 8
Play, "Fourth of July", undated.
Box 1 Folder 9
Play, "How Deep is My Cellar", undated. 2 copies.
Box 1 Folder 10
Physical Description

2 copies

Play, "How Deep is My Cellar", undated.
Box 1 Folder 11
Play, "Is There a Doctor in the House?", undated.
Box 1 Folder 12
Play, "Masquerade, " co-written with Eugene von Grona, undated.
Box 1 Folder 13
Play, "Murder is a Hussy", circa 1948-1949.
Box 1 Folder 14
Play, "Murder is a Hussy", circa 1948-1949.
Box 1 Folder 15
Play, "No Other Way", undated.
Box 1 Folder 16
Play, "Shadow Boxing", undated.
Box 1 Folder 17
Play, "These Are the Times" (about Tom Paine), 1942.
Box 1 Folder 18
Play, "These Are the Times" (about Tom Paine), 1942.
Box 1 Folder 19
Play, "These Are the Times" (about Tom Paine), circa 1942.
Box 1 Folder 20
Play, "These Are the Times" (about Tom Paine), circa 1942.
Box 1 Folder 21
Play, "Vespers", undated.
Box 1 Folder 22
Notes on writing, including drafts and notes for Thomas Paine play, undated.
Box 1 Folder 23
Pages from various plays, undated.
Box 1 Folder 24
Pages from unknown play, undated.
Box 1 Folder 25
Unknown play, undated.
Box 1 Folder 26
Various plays, undated.
Box 1 Folder 27
Critiques of play, "No Other Way", 1938.
Box 1 Folder 28
Letter from Audrey Wood about "Masquerade" (musical comedy co-written by Weiss), August 2, 1955.
Box 1 Folder 29
Scope and Contents

Subseries 1.2 contains records related to Weiss's time as secretary to Erwin Piscator and his time in the Dramatic Workshop at the New School of Social Research. This subseries contains correspondence, curriculum and lecture materials, and notes, and is arranged chronologically.

Erwin Piscator correspondence, 1940-1941.
Box 1 Folder 30
Report of Dramatic Workshop of the New School, May 25, 1941.
Box 1 Folder 31
Program for play, "Any Day Now, " at The Studio Theatre, June 1941.
Box 1 Folder 32
Box office report of "Winter Soldiers, " at The Studio Theatre, December 1941.
Box 1 Folder 33
Expense report for production of "Sunrise in My Pocket", September 28, 1943.
Box 1 Folder 34
March of Drama lectures programs, April-May 1944.
Box 1 Folder 35
Dramatic Workshop Demonstration Program, May 1944.
Box 1 Folder 36
Letter regarding New School scholarship, September 18, 1945.
Box 1 Folder 37
Lecture by Erwin Piscator, November 2, 1949.
Box 1 Folder 38
Financial report for Southern Exposure Company, October 28, 1950.
Box 1 Folder 39
Note from John Gassner, undated.
Box 1 Folder 40
Notes on "Masters of the Drama" by John Gassner, undated.
Box 1 Folder 41
Notes for The Dramatic Workshop of the New School, undated.
Box 1 Folder 42
Paper, "The Director in the Theater", undated.
Box 1 Folder 43
Play, "A Lesson Out of School, " presented by Club Surettes of the New School, undated.
Box 1 Folder 44
Various plays, possibly by students of the Dramatic Workshop of the New School, undated.
Box 1 Folder 45
Scope and Contents

Subseries 1.3 documents Weiss's work as story editor for David O. Selznick and Selznick Studios, as well as his work for other Hollywood studios. This subseries contains correspondence, story treatments of novels and plays for studios, and research for Selznick Studios, and is arranged chronologically.

Reports and story treatments on "Tender is the Night" for Selznick Studios, 1941, 1959, undated.
Box 1 Folder 46
Selznick Studios correspondence, 1942, 1944-1950.
Box 1 Folder 47
Story treatments for unknown studios, 1942, 1946, undated.
Box 2 Folder 1
Story treatments not by David Weiss, 1943-1960.
Box 2 Folder 2
Story treatments for RKO Story Department, 1944, 1951-1952.
Box 2 Folder 3
Vanguard Films correspondence, 1947, 1948, 1958.
Box 2 Folder 4
Contract between Vanguard Films and Helena Hughes, March 13, 1948.
Box 2 Folder 5
Report on "clown stories" and story treatments for Vanguard Films, May 1950.
Box 2 Folder 6
Story treatments for Vanguard Films, 1950-1951.
Box 2 Folder 7
Story treatments for Vanguard Films, 1950-1951.
Box 2 Folder 8
Story treatments for RKO Story Department, 1950-1952.
Box 2 Folder 9
Story treatment of "The Eleventh Commandment" (play by Stymean Karlen) for Selznick Studios, December 4, 1951.
Box 2 Folder 10
Story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1951.
Box 2 Folder 11
Selznick Studios correspondence, 1951-1955.
Box 2 Folder 12
Various reports and story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1951-1957.
Box 2 Folder 13
Various reports and story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1951-1961.
Box 2 Folder 14
Lists and reports, mostly for Selznick Studios, 1951-1962.
Box 2 Folder 15
Story treatment and reports on "Ruby Gentry" (screenplay) for Selznick Studios, March-May 1952.
Box 2 Folder 16
Story treatments for Columbia Pictures, October-November 1952.
Box 2 Folder 17
Story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1952.
Box 2 Folder 18
Lists of works covered by David Weiss for Selznick Studios, 1952, 1955.
Box 2 Folder 19
Story material on "The Life of Isadora Duncan" for Selznick Studios, January 1953.
Box 2 Folder 20
Letter to United Artists, October 25, 1953.
Box 2 Folder 21
Story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1953.
Box 2 Folder 22
Reports on "Electric Light Project" for Selznick Studios, July-October 1954.
Box 2 Folder 23
Reports and story treatments on War and Peace for Selznick Studios, 1954.
Box 2 Folder 24
Story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1954.
Box 2 Folder 25
Story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1955.
Box 3 Folder 1
Special reports for Selznick Studios, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1962.
Box 3 Folder 2
Notes and reports on novels about India, 1955, 1958, 1960.
Box 3 Folder 3
Story treatments on D. H. Lawrence and novels for Selznick Studios, 1955, 1959, 1960.
Box 3 Folder 4
Reports, notes, and correspondence on "A Farewell to Arms" film, 1955-1957.
Box 3 Folder 5
Story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1956.
Box 3 Folder 6
Selznick Studios correspondence, 1956-1958.
Box 3 Folder 7
Reports, notes, and correspondence on "Tender is the Night" film, 1956-1960.
Box 3 Folder 8
Screenplay for "A Farwell to Arms", March 7, 1957.
Box 3 Folder 9
Motion Picture Daily with ad for "A Farewell to Arms", December 17, 1957.
Box 3 Folder 10
Story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1957.
Box 3 Folder 11
Report, correspondence, and clipping on "Two For the Seesaw" (play), January 1958.
Box 3 Folder 12
Story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1958.
Box 3 Folder 13
Research and notes for Selznick Studios, 1958, undated.
Box 3 Folder 14
Story treatment, correspondence, and reports on Mary Magdalene (novel by Chris Isherwood), 1958-1960.
Box 3 Folder 15
Story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1959.
Box 3 Folder 16
Selznick Studios correspondence, 1959-1960.
Box 3 Folder 17
Report on "Gone With the Wind" script, June 1960.
Box 3 Folder 18
"The Scarlet Lily (The Story of Eva Peron)" report and synopsis for Selznick Studios, October 10, 1960.
Box 3 Folder 19
Story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1960.
Box 3 Folder 20
Story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1961.
Box 3 Folder 21
Selznick Studios correspondence, 1961-1963.
Box 4 Folder 1
Story treatments for Selznick Studios, 1962-1963.
Box 4 Folder 2
Alphabetical lists of plays and screenplays, undated.
Box 4 Folder 3
Pages from various story treatments, undated.
Box 4 Folder 4
Report of work completed for studios, undated.
Box 4 Folder 5
Selznick Studios correspondence, undated.
Box 4 Folder 6

Scope and Contents

Series 2 contains materials related to Weiss's writing career.

Scope and Contents

Subseries 2.1 contains mainly undated manuscripts, notes, and drafts of Weiss's published and unpublished novels, memoirs, and short stories. This series is arranged alphabetically by title or subject and is arranged alphabetically by title or subject (published novels followed by unpublished novels), followed by an alphabetical run of short stories. Weiss changed the titles of his works and reused titles frequently—this is documented in the folder titles when alternate titles were available.

"The Assassination of Mozart, " typescript draft (xerox copy), undated.
Box 4 Folder 7
"The Assassination of Mozart, " final manuscript, Part 1, [1970].
Box 4 Folder 8
"The Assassination of Mozart, " final manuscript, Part 2, [1970].
Box 4 Folder 9
"The Assassination of Mozart, " final typescript, Chapters 1-12, 1970-1971.
Box 4 Folder 10
"The Assassination of Mozart, " final typescript, Chapters 13-27, 1970-1971.
Box 4 Folder 11
"The Assassination of Mozart, " final typescript, Chapters 28-41, 1970-1971.
Box 4 Folder 12
"The Assassination of Mozart, " editorial notes, January 8, 1970.
Box 4 Folder 13
"The Assassination of Mozart, " page proof corrections, undated.
Box 4 Folder 14
"The Assassination of Mozart, " book jackets, 1970.
Box 4 Folder 15
"The Assassination of Mozart, " Japanese translation for NHK FM radio broadcast, undated. 4 copies.
Box 4 Folder 16
Physical Description

4 copies

"The Guilt Makers, " notes and corrections, undated.
Box 4 Folder 17
"The Guilt Makers, " early draft, Chapters 1-10, undated.
Box 4 Folder 18
"The Guilt Makers, " early draft, Chapters 11-23, undated.
Box 4 Folder 19
"The Guilt Makers, " early draft, Chapters 24-31, undated.
Box 4 Folder 20
"The Guilt Makers, " Chapter 30, undated.
Box 4 Folder 21
"The Guilt Makers, " original final draft, unrevised, Chapters 13-31, undated.
Box 5 Folder 1
"The Guilt Makers, " final draft, [1952].
Box 5 Folder 2
"The Guilt Makers, " publisher's edited copy, Part 1, Chapters 1-9, undated.
Box 5 Folder 3
"The Guilt Makers, " publisher's edited copy, Parts 2-3, Chapters 10-20, undated.
Box 5 Folder 4
"The Guilt Makers, " publisher's edited copy, Part 4, Chapters 21-31, undated.
Box 5 Folder 5
"The Guilt Makers, " galley proofs, circa 1953.
Box 5 Folder 6
Press release regarding "The Guilt Makers" winning the Frieder Award, [1953].
Box 5 Folder 7
"'The Guilt Makers'—A Prize-Winning Novel is Born", [1953].
Box 5 Folder 8
"The Guilt Makers, " comment and dramatization, circa 1960?.
Box 5 Folder 9
"I, Rembrandt, " proof corrections and pages, undated.
Box 5 Folder 10
"I, Rembrandt, " original unedited draft, Part 1, undated.
Box 5 Folder 11
"I, Rembrandt, " original unedited draft, Part 2, undated.
Box 5 Folder 12
"I, Rembrandt, " carbon copies, Part 1, undated.
Box 5 Folder 13
"I, Rembrandt, " carbon copies, Part 2, undated.
Box 5 Folder 14
"I, Rembrandt, " copyedited draft, Part 1, circa 1979.
Box 5 Folder 15
"I, Rembrandt, " copyedited draft, Part 2, circa 1979.
Box 5 Folder 16
"I, Rembrandt, " page proofs, pages 1-153, circa 1979.
Box 6 Folder 1
"I, Rembrandt, " page proofs, pages 154-269, circa 1979.
Box 6 Folder 2
"I, Rembrandt, " page proofs, pages 270-407, circa 1979.
Box 6 Folder 3
"Justin Moyan, " notes and drafts, undated.
Box 6 Folder 4
"Justin Moyan" (here called "The Performer"), early draft, undated.
Box 6 Folder 5
"Justin Moyan, " draft with early prologue, pages 1-128, undated.
Box 6 Folder 6
"Justin Moyan, " draft with early prologue, pages 129-292, undated.
Box 6 Folder 7
"Justin Moyan, " draft with early prologue, pages 293-437, undated.
Box 6 Folder 8
"Justin Moyan, " draft with early prologue, pages 438-535, undated.
Box 6 Folder 9
"Justin Moyan, " typescript, Chapters 1-15, undated.
Box 6 Folder 10
"Justin Moyan, " typescript, Chapters 16-29, undated.
Box 6 Folder 11
"Justin Moyan, " typescript, Chapters 30-44, undated.
Box 6 Folder 12
"Justin Moyan, " typescript, Chapters 45-54, undated.
Box 6 Folder 13
"Justin Moyan, " galley proofs, 1964.
Box 6 Folder 14
"Justin Moyan, " galley proofs, circa 1965.
Box 7 Folder 1
"Justin Moyan, " galley proofs, circa 1965.
Box 7 Folder 2
"Justin Moyan, " galley edits, undated.
Box 7 Folder 3
"Justin Moyan, " uncorrected proof, circa 1965.
Box 7 Folder 4
"Justin Moyan, " uncorrected proof, circa 1965.
Box 7 Folder 5
"Justin Moyan, " uncorrected advance proof copy, circa 1965.
Box 7 Folder 6
"Justin Moyan, " book jacket proof, circa 1965.
Box 7 Folder 7
"Myself, Christopher Wren, " typescript with edits (1 of 3), undated.
Box 7 Folder 8
"Myself, Christopher Wren, " typescript with edits (2 of 3), undated.
Box 7 Folder 9
"Myself, Christopher Wren, " typescript with edits (3 of 3), undated.
Box 7 Folder 10
"Myself, Christopher Wren, " uncorrected advance proofs, 1973.
Box 8 Folder 1
"Myself, Christopher Wren, " marked front matter, 1974.
Box 8 Folder 2
"Naked Came I, " story outline, undated.
Box 8 Folder 3
"Naked Came I, " story treatments, undated.
Box 8 Folder 4
"Naked Came I, " pages from draft, undated.
Box 8 Folder 5
"Naked Came I, " pages from draft, undated.
Box 8 Folder 6
"Naked Came I, " pages from draft, with edits, undated.
Box 8 Folder 7
"Naked Came I, " typescript draft (incomplete), undated.
Box 8 Folder 8
"Naked Came I, " galley proofs, May 14, 1963.
Box 8 Folder 9
"Naked Came I, " proof corrections, 1965.
Box 8 Folder 10
"Naked Came I, " pages from draft and script, undated.
Box 8 Folder 11
"Naked Came I, " sales record, 1975, 1984.
Box 8 Folder 12
"No Number is Greater Than One, " notes and drafts, undated.
Box 8 Folder 13
"No Number is Greater Than One, " partial working drafts, undated.
Box 8 Folder 14
"No Number is Greater Than One, " pages from draft, undated.
Box 8 Folder 15
"No Number is Greater Than One, " short synopsis, May 8, [1971?].
Box 8 Folder 16
"No Number is Greater Than One, " typescript draft, pages 1-165, 1971.
Box 8 Folder 17
"No Number is Greater Than One, " typescript draft, pages 166-295, 1971.
Box 9 Folder 1
"No Number is Greater Than One, " first publishing version, pages 1-165, [1971].
Box 9 Folder 2
"No Number is Greater Than One, " first publishing version, pages 166-282, [1971].
Box 9 Folder 3
"Physician Extraordinary, " manuscript and story treatment, undated.
Box 9 Folder 4
"Physician Extraordinary, " typescript draft, Part 1, undated.
Box 9 Folder 5
"Physician Extraordinary, " typescript draft, Part 2, undated.
Box 9 Folder 6
"Physician Extraordinary, " typescript draft, Part 3, undated.
Box 9 Folder 7
"Physician Extraordinary, " typescript draft with edits, Part 1, undated.
Box 9 Folder 8
"Physician Extraordinary, " typescript draft with edits, Part 2, undated.
Box 9 Folder 9
"Physician Extraordinary, " pages from draft, undated.
Box 9 Folder 10
"Physician Extraordinary, " marked proofs, undated.
Box 9 Folder 11
"Physician Extraordinary, " marked proofs, undated.
Box 9 Folder 12
"Physician Extraordinary, " book jacket, circa 1975.
Box 9 Folder 13
"Physician Extraordinary, " marked front matter, [1975].
Box 9 Folder 14
"Physician Extraordinary, " galley proofs, [1975].
Box 10 Folder 1
"Physician Extraordinary, " uncorrected advance copy, [1975].
Box 10 Folder 2
"Sacred and Profane, " story outline, undated.
Box 10 Folder 3
"Sacred and Profane, " typescript draft (partial), undated.
Box 10 Folder 4
"Sacred and Profane, " typescript draft (1 of 2), undated.
Box 10 Folder 5
"Sacred and Profane, " typescript draft (2 of 2), undated.
Box 10 Folder 6
"Sacred and Profane, " proofreader's copy, Chapters 1-20, undated.
Box 10 Folder 7
"Sacred and Profane, " proofreader's copy, Chapters 21-48, undated.
Box 10 Folder 8
"Sacred and Profane, " proofreader's copy, Chapters 49-69, undated.
Box 10 Folder 9
"Sacred and Profane, " proofreader's copy, Chapters 70-Sources, undated.
Box 10 Folder 10
"Sacred and Profane, " editorial notes, undated.
Box 10 Folder 11
"Sacred and Profane, " page proof corrections, undated.
Box 10 Folder 12
"Sacred and Profane, " page proof corrections, undated.
Box 10 Folder 13
"Sacred and Profane, " reader's marked proof, Chapters 1-6, 1968.
Box 10 Folder 14
"Sacred and Profane, " marked galley proofs, Chapters 1-6, [1968].
Box 10 Folder 15
"Sacred and Profane, " marked galley proofs, Chapters 7-46, [1968].
Box 10 Folder 16
"Sacred and Profane, " marked galley proofs, Chapters 46-end, [1968].
Box 10 Folder 17
"Sacred and Profane, " uncorrected advance copy, with book jacket, [1968].
Box 11 Folder 1
"Sacred and Profane, " book jackets, [1968].
Box 11 Folder 2
"Sacred and Profane, " marked galley proofs (partial), circa 1968.
Box 11 Folder 3
"The Spirit and the Flesh, " draft of early version (partial), undated.
Box 11 Folder 4
"The Spirit and the Flesh, " pages from typescript draft (1 of 2), undated.
Box 11 Folder 5
"The Spirit and the Flesh, " pages from typescript draft (2 of 2), undated.
Box 11 Folder 6
"The Spirit and the Flesh, " typescript draft (1 of 2), undated.
Box 11 Folder 7
"The Spirit and the Flesh, " typescript draft (2 of 2), undated.
Box 11 Folder 8
"The Spirit and the Flesh, " final version with editor corrections, Books 1-2, circa 1959.
Box 11 Folder 9
"The Spirit and the Flesh, " final version with editor corrections, Books 3-5, circa 1959.
Box 11 Folder 10
"The Spirit and the Flesh, " final version with editor corrections, Books 6-7, circa 1959.
Box 11 Folder 11
"The Spirit and the Flesh, " final version with editor corrections, Books 8-10, circa 1959.
Box 11 Folder 12
"The Spirit and the Flesh, " galley proofs, circa 1959.
Box 12 Folder 1
"The Venetian, " pages from typescript draft, undated.
Box 12 Folder 2
"The Venetian, " partial early drafts, Part 1, undated.
Box 12 Folder 3
"The Venetian, " partial early drafts, Part 2, undated.
Box 12 Folder 4
"The Venetian, " partial early drafts, Part 3, undated.
Box 12 Folder 5
"The Venetian, " typescript, pages 1-121, undated.
Box 12 Folder 6
"The Venetian, " typescript, pages 121A-214, undated.
Box 12 Folder 7
"The Venetian, " typescript, pages 214A-326, undated.
Box 12 Folder 8
"The Venetian, " typescript, pages 326A-454, undated.
Box 12 Folder 9
"The Venetian, " book jacket, 1975?.
Box 12 Folder 10
"Adam's Children, " early draft, Part 1, circa 1948.
Box 12 Folder 11
"Adam's Children, " early draft, Part 2, circa 1948.
Box 12 Folder 12
"Adam's Children, " early draft, Part 3, circa 1948.
Box 12 Folder 13
"Adam's Children, " typescript draft, 1948-1949.
Box 12 Folder 14
"Adam's Children" (here called "My Brother: My Keeper"), typescript draft (1 of 2), undated.
Box 12 Folder 15
"Adam's Children" (here called "My Brother: My Keeper"), typescript draft (2 of 2), undated.
Box 13 Folder 1
"Adam's Children, " typescript draft ("original long version"), undated.
Box 13 Folder 2
"Adam's Children, " full draft, undated.
Box 13 Folder 3
Alma Mahler novel, notes and drafts, undated.
Box 13 Folder 4
Alma Mahler novel (here called "The Loves of Alma Maria"), story treatment ("first draft"), undated.
Box 13 Folder 5
Alma Mahler novel (here called "The Loves of Alma Maria"), story treatments, undated.
Box 13 Folder 6
Alma Mahler novel (here called "The Loves of Alma Maria"), drafts and notes (1 of 3), undated.
Box 13 Folder 7
Alma Mahler novel (here called "The Loves of Alma Maria"), drafts and notes (2 of 3), undated.
Box 13 Folder 8
Alma Mahler novel (here called "The Loves of Alma Maria"), drafts and notes (3 of 3), undated.
Box 13 Folder 9
Alma Mahler novel (here called "The Loves of Alma Maria"), typescript draft, undated.
Box 13 Folder 10
Alma Mahler novel (here called "Seduction Seduction: The Trial of Alma Mahler"), typescript draft (Xerox copy) (1 of 2), undated.
Box 14 Folder 1
Alma Mahler novel (here called "Seduction Seduction: The Trial of Alma Mahler"), typescript draft (Xerox copy) (2 of 2), undated.
Box 14 Folder 2
Alma Mahler novel (here called "The Trial of Alma Mahler"), typescript draft, undated.
Box 14 Folder 3
"Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, " drafts and notes, undated.
Box 14 Folder 4
"The Body Count, " pages from typescript draft, undated.
Box 14 Folder 5
D. W. Griffith novel, drafts and notes, undated.
Box 14 Folder 6
D. W. Griffith novel (here called "In America"), drafts and notes (1 of 3), undated.
Box 14 Folder 7
D. W. Griffith novel (here called "In America"), drafts and notes (2 of 3), undated.
Box 14 Folder 8
D. W. Griffith novel (here called "In America"), drafts and notes (3 of 3), undated.
Box 14 Folder 9
D. W. Griffith novel (here called "In America"), typescript draft (1 of 2), undated.
Box 14 Folder 10
D. W. Griffith novel (here called "In America"), typescript draft (2 of 2), undated.
Box 15 Folder 1
D. W. Griffith novel (here called "In America Everything Is Possible"), pages from typescript draft, undated.
Box 15 Folder 2
D. W. Griffith novel (here called "Nickelodeon Man"), typescript draft, undated.
Box 15 Folder 3
"Forty Years in Hollywood: Sam Jaffe's Story as Told to David Weiss, " typescript draft, 1981.
Box 15 Folder 4
"Forty Years in Hollywood: Sam Jaffe's Story as Told to David Weiss, " typescript draft, 1981.
Box 15 Folder 5
"Forty Years in Hollywood: Sam Jaffe's Story as Told to David Weiss, " drafts and notes, undated.
Box 15 Folder 6
General Omar Bradley biography (here called "Five Star General"), outlines, 1977.
Box 15 Folder 7
General Omar Bradley biography, notes, circa 1977.
Box 15 Folder 8
General Omar Bradley memoir (here called "As I Remember/Things I Remember"), undated.
Box 15 Folder 9
"Hurry Up and Wait, " outline, undated.
Box 15 Folder 10
"Hurry Up and Wait, " typescript draft (partial), undated.
Box 15 Folder 11
"Hurry Up and Wait, " typescript draft (partial), undated.
Box 15 Folder 12
"Hurry Up and Wait, " typescript draft (partial), undated.
Box 15 Folder 13
Isadora Duncan novel, pages from typescript draft, undated.
Box 15 Folder 14
Isadora Duncan novel, typescript draft, undated.
Box 15 Folder 15
Juliet Hugo novel, notes, undated.
Box 16 Folder 1
Juliet Hugo novel, typescript draft, undated.
Box 16 Folder 2
Juliet Hugo novel (here called "Juliet's War"), typescript draft, undated.
Box 16 Folder 3
Juliet Hugo novel (here called "Vanities and Profanities") typescript draft (1 of 2), undated.
Box 16 Folder 4
Juliet Hugo novel (here called "Vanities and Profanities") typescript draft (2 of 2), undated.
Box 16 Folder 5
"Larry Robinson's Life, as Told to David Weiss, " typescript draft, undated.
Box 16 Folder 6
Memoir, "Apples, Monkeys, and Me, " typescript draft, undated.
Box 16 Folder 7
Memoir, "Apples, Monkeys, and Me, " typescript draft (1 of 2), undated.
Box 17 Folder 1
Memoir, "Apples, Monkeys, and Me, " typescript draft (2 of 2), undated.
Box 17 Folder 2
Memoir, "Apples, Monkeys, and Me, " typescript draft, undated.
Box 17 Folder 3
Memoir, "Apples, Monkeys, and Me, " typescript draft, undated.
Box 17 Folder 4
Memoir, "Dear World: A Journey Through the First Half of the 20th Century, " typescript draft, with letter to "Mr. Barlett" (1 of 2), 1992.
Box 17 Folder 5
Memoir, "Dear World: A Journey Through the First Half of the 20th Century, " typescript draft, with letter to "Mr. Barlett" (2 of 2), 1992.
Box 17 Folder 6
Memoir, "Dear World: A Journey Through the First Half of the 20th Century, " typescript draft (1 of 2), undated.
Box 17 Folder 7
Memoir, "Dear World: A Journey Through the First Half of the 20th Century, " typescript draft (2 of 2), undated.
Box 17 Folder 8
Memoir, "Forever and After: A Love Story, " typescript draft, pages 1-160, undated.
Box 17 Folder 9
Memoir, "Forever and After: A Love Story, " typescript draft, pages 161-320, undated.
Box 17 Folder 10
Memoir, "Forever and After: A Love Story, " typescript draft, pages 321-452, undated.
Box 17 Folder 11
Memoir, "Forever and After: A Love Story, " typescript draft, pages 453-592, undated.
Box 18 Folder 1
Memoir, "Forever and After: A Love Story, " typescript draft, pages 593-728, undated.
Box 18 Folder 2
Memoir, "Forever and After: A Love Story, " typescript draft, pages 729-1017, undated.
Box 18 Folder 3
Memoir, "General Omar N. Bradley and Me, " drafts and notes, undated.
Box 18 Folder 4
Memoir, "General Omar N. Bradley and Me, " typescript copy of Chapter 1, undated.
Box 18 Folder 5
Memoir, "General Omar N. Bradley and Me, " pages from typescript draft, undated.
Box 18 Folder 6
Memoir, "General Omar N. Bradley and Me, " typescript draft, undated.
Box 18 Folder 7
Memoir, "General Omar N. Bradley and Me, " typescript draft, undated.
Box 18 Folder 8
Memoir, "General Omar N. Bradley and Me" (here called "Speaking Frankly"), pages from typescript draft, undated.
Box 18 Folder 9
Memoir, "Letters to the World, " story treatment, circa 1988. 2 copies.
Box 18 Folder 10
Physical Description

2 copies

Memoir, "Letters to the World, " worksheet scene breakdown, circa 1988.
Box 18 Folder 11
Memoir, "Letters to the World, " list of letters and drafts and notes, circa 1988.
Box 18 Folder 12
Memoir, "Letters to the World, " pages from typescript draft and copied pages from Dr. Faustus, circa 1988.
Box 18 Folder 13
Memoir, "Letters to the World, " pages from typescript draft (unsorted), circa 1988.
Box 18 Folder 14
Memoir, "Letters to the World, " pages from typescript draft with notes (unsorted), circa 1988.
Box 18 Folder 15
Memoir, "Letters to the World, " pages from typescript draft, circa 1988.
Box 18 Folder 16
Memoir, "Letters to the World, " partial typescript draft, circa 1988.
Box 18 Folder 17
Memoir, "Letters to the World, " partial typescript draft, circa 1988.
Box 19 Folder 1
Memoir, "Letters to the World, " partial typescript draft, circa 1988.
Box 19 Folder 2
Memoir, "Letters to the World, " typescript draft, circa 1988.
Box 19 Folder 3
Memoir, "Letters to the World, " typescript draft (1 of 2), circa 1988.
Box 19 Folder 4
Memoir, "Letters to the World, " typescript draft (2 of 2), circa 1988.
Box 19 Folder 5
Memoir, "Vanities and Profanities: Our Love Affair in Words, " typescript draft, undated.
Box 19 Folder 6
Memoir, "What My Memory Tells Me, " drafts and notes, undated.
Box 19 Folder 7
Memoir, "Where Did the Wind Go: A Personal View of David O. Selznick, " drafts and notes, undated.
Box 19 Folder 8
Memoir, "Where Did the Wind Go: A Personal View of David O. Selznick, " pages from typescript draft with notes, undated.
Box 19 Folder 9
Memoir, "Where Did the Wind Go: A Personal View of David O. Selznick, " partial typescript draft, undated.
Box 19 Folder 10
Memoir, "Where Did the Wind Go: A Personal View of David O. Selznick, " typescript draft, undated.
Box 20 Folder 1
Memoir, "Where Did the Wind Go: A Personal View of David O. Selznick, " typescript draft, undated.
Box 20 Folder 2
Memoir (unknown), "Cast of characters" document, undated.
Box 20 Folder 3
Memoir (unknown), draft of introduction, undated.
Box 20 Folder 4
Memoir (unknown), letters, undated.
Box 20 Folder 5
Memoir (unknown), on John Cooper Powys and Hyman Weiss, undated.
Box 20 Folder 6
"The Moth and the Flame" (D. H. and Frieda Lawrence novel), story treatments, undated.
Box 20 Folder 7
Mozart novel, pages from typescript draft (photocopy), undated.
Box 20 Folder 8
Mozart novel (here called "Forever and After"), typescript draft, undated.
Box 20 Folder 9
Mozart novel (here called "Forever and After"), typescript draft, undated.
Box 20 Folder 10
Mozart novel (here called "If Mozart Came Back"), typescript draft, 1991.
Box 20 Folder 11
Mozart novel (here called "If Mozart Came Back"), typescript draft, 1991.
Box 20 Folder 12
Mozart novel (here called "Mozart Ever Yours"), pages from typescript draft, undated.
Box 20 Folder 13
Mozart novel (here called "Mozart Never Having Died"), typescript copy of Chapters 1-3, undated.
Box 20 Folder 14
Mozart novel (here called "Mozart Never Having Died") partial typescript draft, undated.
Box 20 Folder 15
Mozart novel (here called "Wolfgang"), drafts and notes, undated.
Box 21 Folder 1
Mozart novel (here called "Wolfgang"), typescript draft, undated.
Box 21 Folder 2
"Naked in the Street, " typescript draft, Chapters 1-14, 1955.
Box 21 Folder 3
"Naked in the Street, " typescript draft, Chapters 15-33, 1955.
Box 21 Folder 4
"Naked in the Street, " typescript draft, circa 1955.
Box 21 Folder 5
Picasso novel, story outline, undated.
Box 21 Folder 6
Picasso novel, drafts and notes, undated.
Box 21 Folder 7
Picasso novel, drafts and notes, undated.
Box 21 Folder 8
Picasso novel, drafts and notes, undated.
Box 21 Folder 9
Picasso novel, pages from typescript draft, undated.
Box 21 Folder 10
Picasso novel, pages from typescript draft, undated.
Box 21 Folder 11
Picasso novel, pages from typescript draft, undated.
Box 21 Folder 12
Picasso novel, typescript draft (1 of 2), undated.
Box 21 Folder 13
Picasso novel, typescript draft (2 of 2), undated.
Box 22 Folder 1
Picasso novel (here called "Le Grand Cock"), pages from typescript draft, with preface poems by Stymean Karlen, undated.
Box 22 Folder 2
Picasso novel (here called "Pablo: A Novel of Picasso"), pages from typescript draft, including preface poems by Stymean Karlen, undated.
Box 22 Folder 3
Picasso novel (here called "Pablo: A Novel of Picasso"), typescript draft (1 of 2), undated.
Box 22 Folder 4
Picasso novel (here called "Pablo: A Novel of Picasso"), typescript draft (2 of 2), undated.
Box 22 Folder 5
Picasso novel (here called "Picasso: The Grand Cock"), typescript draft, undated.
Box 22 Folder 6
Picasso novel (here called "Picasso In Love"), story outline, undated.
Box 22 Folder 7
Picasso novel (here called "Picasso In Love"), partial typescript draft, undated.
Box 22 Folder 8
Publishing industry novel (here called "Getting There—Sometimes"), typescript draft, undated.
Box 22 Folder 9
Publishing industry novel (here called "Getting There—Sometimes"), typescript draft, undated.
Box 23 Folder 1
Publishing industry novel (here called "Suppose"), typescript draft (1 of 2), 1979.
Box 23 Folder 2
Publishing industry novel (here called "Suppose"), typescript draft (2 of 2), 1979.
Box 23 Folder 3
Publishing industry novel (here called "Suppose"), typescript draft, undated.
Box 23 Folder 4
Publishing industry novel (here called "The Venus Fly Trap"), partial typescript draft, undated.
Box 23 Folder 5
Publishing industry novel (here called "The Venus Fly Trap"), pages from typescript draft, undated.
Box 23 Folder 6
"Rodin, " story treatments and biographical outline, undated.
Box 23 Folder 7
"Rodin, " biographical outline and chapters, undated.
Box 23 Folder 8
"Rodin, " drafts and notes, undated.
Box 23 Folder 9
"Rodin, " drafts and notes, undated.
Box 23 Folder 10
"Rodin, " typescript draft, Chapters 1-4, undated.
Box 23 Folder 11
"Rodin, " typescript draft with edits (1 of 3), undated.
Box 23 Folder 12
"Rodin, " typescript draft with edits (2 of 3), undated.
Box 23 Folder 13
"Rodin, " typescript draft with edits (3 of 3), undated.
Box 23 Folder 14
"The Strenuous Life, " typescript draft, undated.
Box 23 Folder 15
"The Strenuous Life, " typescript draft, undated.
Box 24 Folder 1
"Tender Loving Care, " typescript draft (1 of 2), 1977.
Box 24 Folder 2
"Tender Loving Care, " typescript draft (2 of 2), 1977.
Box 24 Folder 3
"Tender Loving Care, " drafts and notes, undated.
Box 24 Folder 4
"Tender Loving Care, " typescript draft with edits (1 of 2), undated.
Box 24 Folder 5
"Tender Loving Care, " typescript draft with edits (2 of 2), undated.
Box 24 Folder 6
"Tender Loving Care, " typescript draft (1 of 2), undated.
Box 24 Folder 7
"Tender Loving Care, " typescript draft (2 of 2), undated.
Box 24 Folder 8
"Toward the Sky: A Story of the Decade of the Twenties, " partial draft, 1930s?.
Box 24 Folder 9
"Two Roads Taken, " typescript, Part 1, 1955.
Box 24 Folder 10
"Two Roads Taken, " typescript, Part 2, 1955.
Box 24 Folder 11
"Two Roads Taken, " typescript, Part 3, 1955.
Box 24 Folder 12
"Two Roads Taken, " typescript, Part 4, 1955.
Box 24 Folder 13
"Whistler" (James Whistler novel), story treatment, undated. 2 copies.
Box 25 Folder 1
Physical Description

2 copies

Unknown writing (Columbus), undated.
Box 25 Folder 2
Unknown writing (General Washington), undated.
Box 25 Folder 3
Unknown writing (Pearl Harbor), undated.
Box 25 Folder 4
Unknown writing, undated.
Box 25 Folder 5
Unknown writing, undated.
Box 25 Folder 6
Unknown writing, undated.
Box 25 Folder 7
Short novel, "A Time to Kill, a Time to Heal", undated.
Box 25 Folder 8
Short novel, "A Time to Kill, a Time to Heal", undated.
Box 25 Folder 9
Short story, "All-American", undated.
Box 25 Folder 10
Short story, "American Primitive", undated.
Box 25 Folder 11
Short story, "American Primitive", undated.
Box 25 Folder 12
Short story, "Aunt Mollie's Miracle", undated.
Box 25 Folder 13
Short story, "The Child Mozart", undated.
Box 25 Folder 14
Short story, "The Country of the Mind" (early version of "The Guilt Makers"), undated.
Box 25 Folder 15
Short story, "The Dark is Dark Enough", undated.
Box 25 Folder 16
Short story, "Everybody Was So Nice", undated.
Box 25 Folder 17
Short story, "Fare, Please!", undated.
Box 25 Folder 18
Short story, "Grandma Gaugin", undated.
Box 25 Folder 19
Short story, "It Happened Between Monday and Tuesday: A Phantasy", undated.
Box 25 Folder 20
Short story, "Little Boy Goldfish", undated.
Box 25 Folder 21
Short story, "Little Boy Goldfish", undated.
Box 25 Folder 22
Short story, "Love and the Darkness", undated.
Box 25 Folder 23
Short novel, "Love is Not a Field Jacket", undated.
Box 25 Folder 24
Short story, "My Old Man", undated.
Box 25 Folder 25
Short story, "Rembrandt and the Rabbi" (incomplete), undated.
Box 25 Folder 26
Short story, "Shuffle Shuffle Baby: A What Have You" (incomplete), undated.
Box 25 Folder 27
Short story, "Silver-Plated Popcorn", undated.
Box 25 Folder 28
Short story, "To Thine Own Self…", undated.
Box 25 Folder 29
Short story, "To Thine Own Self…", undated.
Box 25 Folder 30
Short story, "To Thine Own Self…", undated.
Box 26 Folder 1
Short story, "Wunderkind", undated.
Box 26 Folder 2
Short story, "Wunderkind", undated.
Box 26 Folder 3
Short story, "The Young Rodin", undated.
Box 26 Folder 4
Short story, unknown title, undated.
Box 26 Folder 5
Short story, unknown title, undated.
Box 26 Folder 6
Short story, unknown title, undated.
Box 26 Folder 7
Short story, unknown title, undated.
Box 26 Folder 8
Short story, unknown title, undated.
Box 26 Folder 9
Various short stories, undated.
Box 26 Folder 10
Various short stories, unknown authors, undated.
Box 26 Folder 11
Scope and Contents

Subseries 2.2 contains extensive correspondence, contracts, and royalty statements from various publishers and authors' agents regarding the publication, distribution, and publicity of Weiss's work and translation into other languages. This subseries is arranged chronologically.

Letters from various publishers, agents, and others, 1937-1960.
Box 26 Folder 12
Letters of recommendation for New Writers Contest, January 1945.
Box 26 Folder 13
Letters from William Morrow & Company, 1945, 1948, 1956, 1965.
Box 26 Folder 14
Letters from Doubleday & Company, Inc., regarding "The Spirit and the Flesh" and others, 1948, 1958, 1960-1971, 1981, 1990.
Box 26 Folder 15
Contract between David and William Jacobs to write unknown book, February 2, 1950.
Box 26 Folder 16
Letters from McGraw-Hill Book Company regarding "The Guilt Makers", March 1952.
Box 26 Folder 17
Contract with Rinehart & Co. to publish "The Guilt Makers", September 8, 1952.
Box 26 Folder 18
Correspondence regarding "The Guilt Makers", 1952-1954, 1957.
Box 26 Folder 19
Correspondence regarding "The Guilt Makers", 1953, 1955.
Box 26 Folder 20
Contract for play "Angelique" between all contributors, April 1, 1955.
Box 26 Folder 21
Letters from Ann Watkins, Inc., 1955.
Box 26 Folder 22
Letters regarding Isadora Duncan novel (here called "Sacred and Profane" and "By the Gods Bewitched"), 1955-1959.
Box 26 Folder 23
Royalty statement for "The Guilt Makers", October 22, 1957.
Box 26 Folder 24
Logs of submissions to publishers, circa 1957, undated.
Box 26 Folder 25
Letters from Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958.
Box 26 Folder 26
Letters from Greenbaum, Wolff & Ernst, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1968.
Box 26 Folder 27
Contract with Appleton-Century Crofts Inc. for publication of Isadora Duncan novel (here called "By the Gods Bewitched"), January 6, 1959.
Box 26 Folder 28
Contract with Doubleday & Company Inc. to publish Isadora Duncan novel, March 31, 1959.
Box 26 Folder 29
Contract with Doubleday & Company Inc. to publish Isadora Duncan novel, April 20, 1959.
Box 26 Folder 30
Invoices from Greenbaum, Wolff & Ernst, 1959.
Box 26 Folder 31
Copy of contract between Rosemary Ross Skinner and Fitzroy Films Limited regarding film rights for "Letter For Tomorrow", circa 1960.
Box 26 Folder 32
Contract with William Morrow & Co. to publish Rodin novel, October 4, 1961.
Box 26 Folder 33
Correspondence with Robert Lantz and publishers regarding "Justin Moyan" (also called "The Performer" here), 1961-1964, 1966.
Box 26 Folder 34
Letter to Robert Lantz regarding book jacket for "Naked Came I", October 28, 1963.
Box 26 Folder 35
Contract with William Morrow & Company to publish "Naked Came I", November 15, 1963.
Box 26 Folder 36
Copyright certificate for "Naked Came I", December 11, 1963.
Box 26 Folder 37
Letters from William Morrow & Company regarding reprints of novels, 1963, 1964, 1969.
Box 26 Folder 38
Contracts to publish "Naked Came I" in various languages, 1963, 1965, 1969.
Box 26 Folder 39
Letters from Robert Lantz, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1976.
Box 26 Folder 40
Contracts and copyright for "Naked Came I", 1963, 1970, 1973, 1978, 1991.
Box 26 Folder 41
Contract with William Morrow & Company to publish "Justin Moyan", February 3, 1964.
Box 26 Folder 42
Contract with William Heinemann, Ltd. to publish "The Spirit and the Flesh" (photostat), July 23, 1964.
Box 26 Folder 43
Letters from Reader's Digest offices, 1964, 1967, 1974.
Box 26 Folder 44
Copyright certificate for "Justin Moyan", February 15, 1965.
Box 26 Folder 45
Contract with William Morrow & Company to publish "Sacred and Profane", May 25, 1965.
Box 26 Folder 46
Correspondence with Robert Lantz and UK publishers regarding "Sacred and Profane", May-November 1966.
Box 26 Folder 47
Contract with Hodder & Stoughton to publish "Sacred and Profane, " with addenda, October 21, 1966.
Box 26 Folder 48
Edits and notes for "Sacred and Profane" from William Morrow & Company, 1967, undated.
Box 26 Folder 49
Letters from various publishers, agents, and others, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1992-1998.
Box 26 Folder 50
Correspondence with Hodder & Stoughton, 1967-1976, 1981.
Box 26 Folder 51
Contract with Hodder & Stoughton to publish "The Assassination of Mozart", October 17, 1968. 3 copies.
Box 26 Folder 52
Physical Description

3 copies

Contracts for publication of "The Assassination of Mozart", November 1, 1968, May 5, 1969.
Box 26 Folder 53
Publisher industry lists, 1968.
Box 26 Folder 54
Correspondence regarding "Sacred and Profane", 1968, undated.
Box 26 Folder 55
Letters from Deborah Rogers Ltd., 1968-1970, 1975-1977.
Box 26 Folder 56
Copyright certificate for "Sacred and Profane", March 3, 1969.
Box 26 Folder 57
Letters from The World Publishing Company, March 1969.
Box 26 Folder 58
Contract for Polish translation of "Sacred and Profane", July 17, 1969.
Box 26 Folder 59
Letters regarding Italian and Russian translations of "Naked Came I", August 1969, January 11, 1976.
Box 26 Folder 60
Letters from William Morrow & Company regarding "Sacred and Profane" and others, 1969.
Box 26 Folder 61
Letters from David McKay Company, Inc., 1969, 1971.
Box 26 Folder 62
Letters from Dilia (Czech author agency) regarding Czech translations of novels, 1969-1989.
Box 26 Folder 63
Contract with Hodder & Stoughton for publication of "No Number is Greater Than One", October 20, 1970.
Box 26 Folder 64
Correspondence regarding royalties on Polish translation of "Sacred and Profane", 1970, 1971.
Box 26 Folder 65
Letters from John C. Willey/William Morrow & Company regarding "The Assassination of Mozart", 1970-1971.
Box 26 Folder 66
Royalty statements from William Morrow & Company, 1970-1976.
Box 26 Folder 67
Letters from John C. Willey/William Morrow & Company, 1970-1977.
Box 26 Folder 68
Letters from The MacMillan Company, May-June 1971.
Box 26 Folder 69
Contract with Hodder & Stoughton for publication of "Myself, Christopher Wren", September 17, 1971.
Box 26 Folder 70
Contract with Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc. to publish "Myself, Christopher Wren", November 22, 1971. 3 copies.
Box 26 Folder 71
Physical Description

3 copies

Letters from The Viking Press, Inc., 1971, 1974.
Box 26 Folder 72
Correspondence regarding Russian translation of "Sacred and Profane", 1971?.
Box 26 Folder 73
Letters from Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc. regarding "Myself, Christopher Wren" and others, 1971-1974, 1979.
Box 26 Folder 74
Invoices and royalty statements from Hodder & Stoughton, 1971-1977.
Box 26 Folder 75
Royalty statement for German translation of "Naked Came I" (Xerox), August 16, 1972.
Box 26 Folder 76
Contract with Saint Paul's House to publish "The Spirit and the Flesh", August 29, 1972.
Box 26 Folder 77
Letters from John Barkham Reviews, 1972, 1974.
Box 26 Folder 78
Correspondence with Hatchards Booksellers, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1987-1990.
Box 26 Folder 79
Letters from Coronet Books, 1972-1974.
Box 26 Folder 80
Royalty statements for "No Number is Greater Than One", 1972-1975.
Box 26 Folder 81
Correspondence with Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. regarding "Myself, Christopher Wren", 1973, 1974.
Box 26 Folder 82
Letters from Dell Publishing Co. and Delacorte Press regarding "Physician Extraordinary", 1973-1976, 1979, 1981.
Box 26 Folder 83
Royalty statements for "Naked Came I", 1973-1978.
Box 26 Folder 84
Contract with Delacorte Press to publish "Physician Extraordinary", May 17, 1974.
Box 26 Folder 85
Letters from Japan Uni Agency regarding Japanese translation of "The Assassination of Mozart", 1974, 1976, 1985, 1986.
Box 26 Folder 86
Materials from Delacorte Press regarding "Physician Extraordinary", 1974-1975.
Box 26 Folder 87
Royalty statements for "Myself, Christopher Wren", 1974-1976.
Box 26 Folder 88
Royalty statements for "Physician Extraordinary", January 8, 1975, June 30, 1976.
Box 26 Folder 89
Contract with William Morrow & Company to publish "The Venetian", December 11, 1975.
Box 26 Folder 90
Royalty statements for "Sacred and Profane", 1975, 1977.
Box 26 Folder 91
Royalty statements for "The Assassination of Mozart", 1975, 1979, 1997.
Box 26 Folder 92
Letters from William Morris Agency, 1975-1979.
Box 26 Folder 93
Correspondence with John Farquharson Ltd. and others regarding "The Venetian", March-September 1976.
Box 26 Folder 94
Letter from Parents' Magazine Enterprises and drafts of short stories, May 21, 1976.
Box 26 Folder 95
Letters from Thomson Publications Limited, August 17, 1976, undated.
Box 26 Folder 96
Copyright certificate and contract with W. H. Allen & Co., Ltd. for "The Venetian", 1976, 1977.
Box 26 Folder 97
Correspondence regarding "General Omar N. Bradley and Me", 1976, 1998.
Box 26 Folder 98
Letters from John C. Willey/William Morrow & Company regarding "The Venetian", 1976-1977, 1982.
Box 26 Folder 99
Letters and contract from W. H. Allen & Co., Ltd. for "The Venetian", 1976-1977.
Box 26 Folder 100
Royalties for "Sacred and Profane", 1977.
Box 26 Folder 101
Advance statements from William Morrow & Company, 1977, undated.
Box 26 Folder 102
Royalty reports from Japan Uni Agency, 1977, 1979, 1987, 1991-1993.
Box 26 Folder 103
Letters from Slovenska Literarna Agentura regarding Slovak translation rights of novels, 1977, 1984.
Box 26 Folder 104
Royalty statements for "The Venetian", 1977-1979.
Box 26 Folder 105
Letters from Scherz Verlag regarding German translation of "The Venetian", 1977-1980.
Box 27 Folder 1
Contract with St. Martin's Press to publish "Rembrandt and the Rabbi" (Xerox), June 19, 1978.
Box 27 Folder 2
Correspondence regarding "I, Rembrandt", 1978, 1979, 1982, 1985.
Box 27 Folder 3
Letters from Japan Uni Agency, 1978, 1997.
Box 27 Folder 4
Correspondence with John C. Willey/William Morrow & Company regarding "The Loves of Alma Maria", 1978-1979.
Box 27 Folder 5
Contract between CBS and Elizabeth Montgomery, March 1979.
Box 27 Folder 6
Letters from Slovenska Literarna Agenura regarding Slovak television adaptation of "Naked Came I", 1979, 1980.
Box 27 Folder 7
Royalty statements for "I, Rembrandt", 1979, 1980.
Box 27 Folder 8
Correspondence with publishers and agents regarding Alma Mahler novel, 1979, 1981, 1996-1998.
Box 27 Folder 9
Letters to various publishers, agents, and others, 1979-2001, undated.
Box 27 Folder 10
Letters from Japan Uni Agency regarding Japanese radio dramatization of "The Assassination of Mozart", 1980-1981.
Box 27 Folder 11
Correspondence with William Morris Agency, 1980-1986.
Box 27 Folder 12
Letters from G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1981, 1986.
Box 27 Folder 13
Correspondence with Russ Gallen/Scott Meredith Literary Agency and publishers regarding Picasso novel and "Nickelodeon Man", September 1982-June 1983.
Box 27 Folder 14
Letters from The Sterling Lord Agency, 1982, 1986, 1996.
Box 27 Folder 15
Letter from 20th Century Fox about Picasso novel, July 29, 1983.
Box 27 Folder 16
Correspondence with Slovenska Literarna Agentura regarding Slovak translation of "Naked Came I", 1983-1985.
Box 27 Folder 17
Correspondence with Michael Thomas/A. M. Heath & Co. and publishers regarding Picasso novel, 1983-1985.
Box 27 Folder 18
Letters from Robert Lescher/Lescher & Lescher, Ltd. and publishers regarding Picasso novel, 1984-1985.
Box 27 Folder 19
Letters to publishers and agents regarding Picasso novel, 1984-1985.
Box 27 Folder 20
Contracts for Slovene translations of "Physician Extraordinary" and "The Venetian", October 7, 1985.
Box 27 Folder 21
Correspondence with A. M. Heath & Co., 1985, 1987, 1988, 1994.
Box 27 Folder 22
Correspondence with Gerd Plessl Agency regarding Slovenian translations of "The Venetian" and "Physician Extraordinary", 1985-1987.
Box 27 Folder 23
Correspondence regarding "Juliet's War", 1985-1987.
Box 27 Folder 24
Correspondence with publishers regarding "Wolfgang", August 1986-April 1987.
Box 27 Folder 25
Letters from Beech Tree Books, 1986, 1987.
Box 27 Folder 26
Correspondence with publishers regarding Picasso novel, January-April 1987.
Box 27 Folder 27
Correspondence with Michael Thomas/A. M. Heath & Co. and others regarding "Getting There—Sometimes", November 1987-May 1988, January 1989.
Box 27 Folder 28
Copyright renewal for "The Spirit and the Flesh", December 14, 1987.
Box 27 Folder 29
Letters from Slovenska Literarna Agentura regarding Slovak translation of "The Venetian", 1987-1988.
Box 27 Folder 30
Correspondence with John C. Willey, 1987-1989.
Box 27 Folder 31
Correspondence with William Morrow & Company, 1988, 1990.
Box 27 Folder 32
Correspondence with Robert Lantz/The Lantz Office regarding "Naked Came I" motion picture and "Letters to the World", 1988-1989.
Box 27 Folder 33
Letter from Slovenska Literarna Agentura regarding Slovak radio adaptation of "Naked Came I", January 26, 1989.
Box 27 Folder 34
Correspondence with Mike Rosenfeld and others regarding "Letters to the World", May 1989-January 1990.
Box 27 Folder 35
Correspondence with various publishers regarding Mozart novel (here called "If Mozart Came Back"), February-May 1990.
Box 27 Folder 36
Correspondence with William Morrow & Company regarding reprinting of "Sacred and Profane", April-June 1990.
Box 27 Folder 37
Correspondence with Owen Laster/William Morris Agency, 1990, 1991, 2001.
Box 27 Folder 38
Letters regarding copyright renewal, 1990, 1992, 1996.
Box 27 Folder 39
Letters to publishers and agents regarding various memoirs, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2002.
Box 27 Folder 40
Correspondence with publishers regarding "Apples, Monkeys and Me", 1991-1992.
Box 27 Folder 41
Materials regarding copyright renewal for "Justin Moyan", October-November 1993, July 1994.
Box 27 Folder 42
Letters from Rogers, Coleridge & White Ltd., July 19, 1994, January 30, 1996.
Box 27 Folder 43
Correspondence with Artisjus/Katai & Bolza/Katalin Katai regarding Hungarian translations of novels, 1994-1996.
Box 27 Folder 44
Contract with UJ Esely Kiado regarding Hungarian translation of "Forever and After", January 12, 1995.
Box 27 Folder 45
Letters to agents regarding "Forever and After", 1995, 2001.
Box 27 Folder 46
Correspondence regarding "Seduction Seduction", 1995-1996.
Box 27 Folder 47
Correspondence with Ramona Kessler/International Copyright Agency regarding Romanian translation of "Naked Came I", 1995-1997.
Box 27 Folder 48
Correspondence with Katai & Bolza/Katalin Katai regarding Hungarian translations of novels, 1995-2000.
Box 27 Folder 49
Letters from Michael Meller Literary Agency, November 1996-February 1997.
Box 27 Folder 50
Correspondence with Scherz Verlag regarding "The Trial of Alma Mahler", April-September 1997.
Box 27 Folder 51
Correspondence with Japan Uni Agency regarding Mozart novel (here called "Hello, Mister Mozart"), 1997.
Box 27 Folder 52
Contract with LAP-ICS Kiado Kft. for Hungarian translation of "Sacred and Profane", October 21, 1998.
Box 27 Folder 53
Material regarding copyright renewal of "The Assassination of Mozart", November-December 1998.
Box 27 Folder 54
Proposal of "The Trial of Alma Mahler" and rejection letter from Henry Holt & Co., 1998.
Box 27 Folder 55
General copyright materials, 1990s.
Box 27 Folder 56
Correspondence with The Lantz Office regarding German translation of "Naked Came I", April 2002.
Box 27 Folder 57
Contract for unknown work, undated.
Box 27 Folder 58
Scope and Contents

Subseries 2.3 documents Weiss's attempts to have his novels made into films and television series (in particular, "Naked Came I"). This subseries is arranged chronologically and contains correspondence and contracts with agents and studios, and screenplays and preparations of Weiss's novels for film or TV.

Letter from Columbia Pictures regarding "With Pen and Sword" play, April 10, 1942.
Box 27 Folder 59
Letter from Orim (?) (Columbia Pictures) regarding screen options for Stymean and David's novels, January 29, 1949.
Box 27 Folder 60
Note from Warner Bros. regarding "The Guilt Makers", October 16, 1951.
Box 27 Folder 61
Report on "The Guilt Makers" for Selznick Studios, November 25, 1952.
Box 27 Folder 62
Letter from David Selznick regarding synopsis of "The Guilt Makers", December 9, 1952.
Box 27 Folder 63
Report on "The Guilt Makers" for Columbia Pictures, February 13, 1953.
Box 27 Folder 64
Film treatment for "The Spirit and the Flesh" (here called "Sacred and Profane"), October 4, 1956.
Box 27 Folder 65
Preparation of "The Spirit and the Flesh" (here called "Sacred and Profane") for Cohn-Columbia Pictures Project, Part 1, first half, 1956.
Box 27 Folder 66
Preparation of "The Spirit and the Flesh" (here called "Sacred and Profane") for Cohn-Columbia Pictures Project, Part 1, second half, 1956.
Box 27 Folder 67
Preparation of "The Spirit and the Flesh" (here called "Sacred and Profane") for Cohn-Columbia Pictures Project, Part 2, first half, 1956.
Box 27 Folder 68
Preparation of "The Spirit and the Flesh" (here called "Sacred and Profane") for Cohn-Columbia Pictures Project, Part 2, second half, 1956.
Box 27 Folder 69
Preparation of "The Spirit and the Flesh" for Columbia Pictures Project, Parts 6-7, 1956?.
Box 27 Folder 70
Preparation of "The Spirit and the Flesh" for Columbia Pictures Project, Parts 8-10, 1956?.
Box 27 Folder 71
Story treatments of "The Spirit and the Flesh" (here called "Sacred and Profane") and clippings, 1956-1959.
Box 28 Folder 1
Summary of "The Spirit and the Flesh" (here called "Sacred and Profane") for Selznick Studios, June 19, 1958.
Box 28 Folder 2
Correspondence with David Selznick regarding film based on "The Spirit and the Flesh", 1958-1959.
Box 28 Folder 3
Letter from Open Road Films Ltd. regarding film of unknown novel, January 22, 1969.
Box 28 Folder 4
"Naked Came I" dramatic treatment, circa 1970?.
Box 28 Folder 5
Letters regarding "Naked Came I" film, 1971, 1972.
Box 28 Folder 6
Contracts with William Morris Agency regarding "Naked Came I" film, 1975, 1977, 1981.
Box 28 Folder 7
Letter from Sam Weingrad regarding rights for "Sacred and Profane", May 24, 1976.
Box 28 Folder 8
Correspondence and contracts with Lane Productions and Anthony Quinn regarding "Naked Came I" film, 1976-1977.
Box 28 Folder 9
Contracts with William Morris Agency, March 1, 1977.
Box 28 Folder 10
Contract with Larry Thompson for motion picture rights of "Naked Came I", March 31, 1978.
Box 28 Folder 11
Letters from Sam Weisbord/William Morris Agency regarding Larry Thompson Organization and "Naked Came I" film, 1978-1980.
Box 28 Folder 12
Letters from Lisa Demberg/Columbia Pictures Television regarding "The Assassination of Mozart", March-April 1984.
Box 28 Folder 13
Film treatments of "Naked Came I", 1981, undated.
Box 28 Folder 14
Contract with Vince Cannon Productions regarding "Naked Came I" motion picture rights, August 18, 1983.
Box 28 Folder 15
Letters from Peer J. Oppenheimer regarding "Naked Came I" film, 1984-1985.
Box 28 Folder 16
Correspondence and contracts with Joan Robinson/Robinson productions regarding "Naked Came I" film, 1985-1997.
Box 28 Folder 17
Correspondence with Joan Robinson/Robinson Productions regarding "Naked Came I" film, including option renewals, 1985-1997.
Box 28 Folder 18
Correspondence with Arthur Marx regarding "Naked Came I" film, January 1986, April 1987.
Box 28 Folder 19
Screenplay for "Naked Came I", May 30, 1986. 2 copies.
Box 28 Folder 20
Physical Description

2 copies

"Naked Came I" screenplay, new revised draft, May 30, 1986.
Box 28 Folder 21
"Naked Came I" screenplay drafts, 1986, undated.
Box 28 Folder 22
Pages from "Naked Came I" screenplay, 1986?.
Box 28 Folder 23
Correspondence with Anthony Quinn regarding "Naked Came I" film, 1986-1987.
Box 28 Folder 24
Letter from Chris Swider (Marier & Swider Productions) regarding Picasso film, September 9, 1990.
Box 28 Folder 25
"Naked Came I" treatment by Joan Robinson, circa 1990.
Box 28 Folder 26
Film and screenplay treatments for "Naked Came I", 1992, undated.
Box 28 Folder 27
Letter from Flynn & Smith to Miramax Studios regarding "The Assassination of Mozart" as a sequel to "Amadeus", August 14, 1999.
Box 28 Folder 28
"Mozart versus Amadeus, " regarding "Amadeus" film, circa 1999.
Box 28 Folder 29
Letter to Antonio Mendonca regarding "Naked Came I" screenplay, February 11, 2002.
Box 28 Folder 30
Purchase agreement with Eyedea Creations for motion pictures rights of "Naked Came I", May 19, 2002.
Box 28 Folder 31
Dramatization of "The Guilt Makers" for film, undated.
Box 28 Folder 32
Letter from September Film Productions regarding television dramatization of "The Assassination of Mozart", undated.
Box 28 Folder 33
"'Naked Came I' film options and other useful facts'", undated.
Box 28 Folder 34
"Naked Came I" treatment for TV/film, undated.
Box 28 Folder 35
Pages from film treatment of "Naked Came I", undated.
Box 28 Folder 36
Scope and Contents

Subseries 2.4 contains materials (largely undated) documenting Weiss's research for his novels. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by subject or title and contains type- and handwritten notes and clippings.

Notes for Alma Mahler novel, undated.
Box 28 Folder 37
Notes for "The Assassination of Mozart, " Part 1, undated.
Box 28 Folder 38
Notes for "The Assassination of Mozart, " Part 2, undated.
Box 28 Folder 39
Research on Christopher Wren, letters from St. Paul's Cathedral in London, August-September 1971.
Box 28 Folder 40
Research on Christopher Wren, in particular the Temple Bar, undated.
Box 28 Folder 41
Research on David Selznick and Jennifer Jones, March 2001.
Box 28 Folder 42
Notes for "The Guilt Makers", circa 1953.
Box 28 Folder 43
Notes and research for "I, Rembrandt", undated.
Box 28 Folder 44
Notes and research on Isadora Duncan, 1957, undated.
Box 28 Folder 45
Notes and research on Isadora Duncan, undated.
Box 29 Folder 1
Notes and research on Isadora Duncan, undated.
Box 29 Folder 2
Notes and research on Isadora Duncan, undated.
Box 29 Folder 3
Notes and research on James Whistler, undated.
Box 29 Folder 4
Notes for "Justin Moyan", undated.
Box 29 Folder 5
Research on Mozart, 1968, undated.
Box 29 Folder 6
Notes for Mozart novel (transcriptions of letters from Mozart), undated.
Box 29 Folder 7
Notes and research for Mozart novel, undated.
Box 29 Folder 8
Notes for "Myself, Christopher Wren", undated.
Box 29 Folder 9
Notes on Paris and painters, undated.
Box 29 Folder 10
Research on painters, undated.
Box 29 Folder 11
Notes and research for "Physician Extraordinary", undated.
Box 29 Folder 12
Research on Picasso, 1980, 1985.
Box 29 Folder 13
Clipping on Rodin, 1972.
Box 29 Folder 14
Notes and research for Rodin novel, undated.
Box 29 Folder 15
Notes and research for Rodin novel, undated.
Box 29 Folder 16
Notes and research for Rodin novel, undated.
Box 29 Folder 17
Notes for "Sacred and Profane, " Part 1, undated.
Box 29 Folder 18
Notes for "Sacred and Profane, " Part 2, undated.
Box 29 Folder 19
Notes for "Sacred and Profane, " Part 3, undated.
Box 29 Folder 20
Notes for "Sacred and Profane, " Part 4, undated.
Box 30 Folder 1
Notes for "The Spirit and the Flesh", undated.
Box 30 Folder 2
Notes and research for "The Venetian", undated.
Box 30 Folder 3
Research on William Harvey, in particular Folkestone, 1973, undated.
Box 30 Folder 4
Various notes and drafts, undated.
Box 30 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

Subseries 2.5 contains clippings and advertisements of reviews and publicity of Weiss's novels. Also included here are audio reels of radio interviews given by Weiss regarding "The Guilt Makers, " "Naked Came I, " and "The Spirit and the Flesh, " as well as two large scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by title.

Clippings and reviews of "The Assassination of Mozart", 1970.
Box 30 Folder 6
Clippings and reviews of "The Assassination of Mozart", 1970-1971.
Box 30 Folder 7
Clippings and reviews of "The Assassination of Mozart", 1971.
Box 30 Folder 8
Interview with "The Author Speaks" program with Ben Grauer regarding "The Guilt Makers", circa 1952.
Box 30 Folder 9
Physical Description

audio reel

Reviews and clippings for "The Guilt Makers", 1952-1953.
Box 30 Folder 10
Issue of American Judaism with review of "The Guilt Makers", January 1953.
Box 30 Folder 11
Clipping of review of "The Guilt Makers", April 26, 1953.
Box 30 Folder 12
Clippings of reviews of "The Guilt Makers", 1953.
Box 30 Folder 13
Reviews of "The Guilt Makers" (photostats), 1953.
Box 30 Folder 14
Reviews of "The Guilt Makers" by rabbis, 1953?.
Box 30 Folder 15
"Favorable reviews of The Guilt Makers", undated.
Box 30 Folder 16
Clippings and reviews of "I, Rembrandt", 1979.
Box 30 Folder 17
Clippings and reviews of "Justin Moyan", 1965-1966.
Box 30 Folder 18
Photographs of David with copy of "Justin Moyan" on TV program, circa 1965.
Box 30 Folder 19
Clippings and reviews of "Myself, Christopher Wren", 1973-1974.
Box 30 Folder 20
Clippings and reviews of "Myself, Christopher Wren", 1974.
Box 30 Folder 21
Clippings and reviews of "Naked Came I", 1963.
Box 30 Folder 22
Clippings and reviews of "Naked Came I", 1963.
Box 30 Folder 23
Issues of Publishers' Weekly, including review of "Naked Came I", 1963.
Box 30 Folder 24
Clippings and reviews of "Naked Came I", 1963-1964.
Box 30 Folder 25
Interview with WEVD New York, "The World in Books" program with Lillian Friedman, regarding "Naked Came I", February 19, 1964.
Box 30 Folder 26
Physical Description

audio reel

Interview with WOR New York and Martha Dean regarding "Naked Came I", April 30, 1964.
Box 30 Folder 27
Physical Description

audio reel

Discussion between David Weiss, Arnold Burgere [?], Peter Cohn, Mel Hunter, and interviewer about Rodin and other artists, circa 1964.
Box 30 Folder 28
Physical Description

audio reel

Interview with "The Good Life" (radio program of the National Council of the Episcopal Church) with moderator Jane Martin regarding "Naked Came I", circa 1964.
Box 30 Folder 29
Physical Description

audio reel

Interview with "People and Ideas" program with Leah Graham regarding "Naked Came I", circa 1964.
Box 30 Folder 30
Physical Description

audio reel

Interview with WOR New York regarding "Naked Came I", January 29, 1969.
Box 31 Folder 1
Physical Description

audio reel

Clippings and reviews of "No Number is Greater Than One", 1972.
Box 31 Folder 2
Clippings and reviews of "No Number is Greater Than One", 1972.
Box 31 Folder 3
Photograph of window display with "No Number is Greater Than One", circa 1972.
Box 31 Folder 4
Publicity for "Physician Extraordinary", 1975.
Box 31 Folder 5
Reviews of "Physician Extraordinary", 1975.
Box 31 Folder 6
Clippings and reviews of "Physician Extraordinary", 1975-1976.
Box 31 Folder 7
Clippings, reviews, and letters for "Sacred and Profane", 1968.
Box 31 Folder 8
Publicity poster for "Sacred and Profane", 1968.
Box M5d Folder 1
Clippings and reviews for "Sacred and Profane", 1968-1969.
Box 31 Folder 9
Clippings and reviews for "Sacred and Profane", 1968, 1970.
Box 31 Folder 10
Clippings and reviews for "Sacred and Profane", 1969-1970.
Box 31 Folder 11
Clippings and reviews for "The Spirit and the Flesh", 1959.
Box 31 Folder 12
Clippings, letters, and reviews for "The Spirit and the Flesh" (removed from scrapbook), 1959-1960.
Box 31 Folder 13
Interview with WPEN Philadelphia regarding "The Spirit and the Flesh", April 29, 1960.
Box 31 Folder 14
Physical Description

audio reel

Reviews of "The Spirit and the Flesh", 1960, undated.
Box 31 Folder 15
Clippings and reviews for "The Spirit and the Flesh", 1965.
Box 31 Folder 16
Clippings, reviews, and publicity for "The Spirit and the Flesh", 1965, 1973.
Box 31 Folder 17
Clippings and reviews of "The Venetian", 1976.
Box 31 Folder 18
Scrapbook with newspaper clippings of reviews of novels, 1950s-1970s.
Box 35
Scrapbook with newspaper clippings of reviews of novels, mainly "Naked Came I", circa 1964.
Box 36
"About the Author: David Weiss" poster, after 1959.
Box M5a Folder 1

Scope and Contents

Series 3 contains personal records, including correspondence with friends, colleagues, and family members, clippings, newsletters, resumes, diaries, invoices, financial documents, transcriptions of oral history interviews with Temple University, and other records. This series documents Weiss's early adulthood and employment, his personal interests, finances, social life, his early years in New York theater, his life in New York, La Jolla, CA, and London with Stymean, and his relationship with Temple University towards the end of his life. This series is arranged chronologically.

Clipping of dancer, March 11, 1899.
Box 31 Folder 19
Menu for the Russian Eagle (Aunt Ida's restaurant), 1920s.
Box 31 Folder 20
Diary, 1931.
Box 31 Folder 21
Report card from Temple University, 1931.
Box 31 Folder 22
Early writings/journal, January-March 1932.
Box 31 Folder 23
Diaries, 1933, 1948-1950.
Box 31 Folder 24
Writing notes, circa 1930s.
Box 31 Folder 25
Short story by Judith Boone, "And Along Came Helen", circa 1940.
Box 31 Folder 26
Letters regarding employment, 1941, 1942, 1953.
Box 31 Folder 27
Sightseeing Interest Finder from William Sloane House YMCA, circa 1942.
Box 31 Folder 28
Personal correspondence, 1942-1948.
Box 31 Folder 29
Letters to Aunt Ida, 1943, undated.
Box 31 Folder 30
Letters regarding camp and hotel jobs, 1943, 1947, 1948.
Box 31 Folder 31
Records regarding David's failure to qualify for Selective Service, April-May 1949.
Box 31 Folder 32
Letters from "Henry" (perhaps Henry Miller), 1944, 1945.
Box 31 Folder 33
David Weiss's resumes, 1944-1945.
Box 31 Folder 34
Letters of recommendation from John Gassner and others, 1944-1948.
Box 31 Folder 35
Term paper on anti-Semitism for class and letter to Dr. Arthur L. Swift, 1945.
Box 31 Folder 36
"Go 4th and Win the War" and "Impeach Nixon" buttons, 1945, 1974.
Box 31 Folder 37
Books of drawings by A. Walkowitz (signed), 1947-1948.
Box 31 Folder 38
Various newsletters and announcements, 1947, 1975, 1978, 1997.
Box 31 Folder 39
Letters from Max Rosenfeld, 1947-1951.
Box 31 Folder 40
Contract and letters from International Programs, May 1948, July 1948.
Box 31 Folder 41
The Bentley School Yearbook, 1948.
Box 31 Folder 42
"Lehman Lights, " Camp Lehman newsletter, July-September 1949.
Box 31 Folder 43
Income/budget document, 1949.
Box 31 Folder 44
Correspondence with Aunt Ida, January 1950, undated.
Box 32 Folder 1
Various writings and notes, 1950, 2000, undated.
Box 32 Folder 2
Personal budget, circa 1950.
Box 32 Folder 3
Book review of Jowett translation of Plato's Republic, circa 1950?.
Box 32 Folder 4
Personal correspondence, 1950-1959.
Box 32 Folder 5
Letters from Orim/Warner Bros., 1951.
Box 32 Folder 6
Letters from other writers, 1951-1968.
Box 32 Folder 7
Article on Eugene O'Neill's play "All God's Chillun Got Wings", 1952?.
Box 32 Folder 8
Diary entries, 1952-1953, 1984.
Box 32 Folder 9
Assorted programs for dinners and shows, 1953, 1969, 1981, undated.
Box 32 Folder 10
Materials from publishers (lists and book jackets), 1953, 1984, 1987.
Box 32 Folder 11
Invoice for cemetery plots, October 16, 1957.
Box 32 Folder 12
Letters from John Gassner, 1957, 1958, 1965.
Box 32 Folder 13
Letters of recommendation from William Morris Agency, May 1958.
Box 32 Folder 14
Clippings, 1958, undated.
Box 32 Folder 15
Story treatments of Stymean's novels, 1950s.
Box 32 Folder 16
Assorted personal records, 1950s-1970s.
Box 32 Folder 17
Publicity photos of David and Stymean, 1950s-1970s.
Box 32 Folder 18
Letters from David Selznick, 1960, 1962.
Box 32 Folder 19
Passports, 1960, 1966, 1971.
Box 32 Folder 20
Travel receipts and tickets, booklet, and Aunt Ida's luggage tag, 1960, 1968, 1970, undated.
Box 32 Folder 21
Personal correspondence, 1960-1969.
Box 32 Folder 22
Fan mail, 1960-1971, 1980.
Box 32 Folder 23
Clippings on Rodin, 1962, 1981, 2000.
Box 32 Folder 24
Correspondence regarding taxes, 1962-1963.
Box 32 Folder 25
Correspondence regarding article in Wings: The Literary Guild Review, 1963.
Box 32 Folder 26
Literary Clipping Service renewal notices, 1964.
Box 32 Folder 27
Affidavit against Bernard L. Goldberg and promissory note, December 28, 1965.
Box 32 Folder 28
Invoices for legal services, 1965, 1966.
Box 32 Folder 29
Note regarding loan to Erskine Gosling, July 22, 1966.
Box 32 Folder 30
Letters from Thornton Wilder, 1966-1970.
Box 32 Folder 31
Statement from British Broadcasting Corporation, September 9, 1968.
Box 32 Folder 32
Programs and brochures for concerts, plays, and exhibitions, 1968-1973.
Box 32 Folder 33
"Resources record" income document, 1969.
Box 32 Folder 34
Articles about David Weiss, 1969, 1981.
Box 32 Folder 35
Clippings, 1960s-1970s.
Box 32 Folder 36
Clippings (some on David, some on music), 1960s-1970s.
Box 32 Folder 37
Clippings, 1960s-1970s.
Box 32 Folder 38
Clippings, 1960s-1990s.
Box 32 Folder 39
Notes from Stymean, June 27, 1970, undated.
Box 32 Folder 40
"Professional Writer's Teleplay/Screenplay Format" booklet, 1970.
Box 32 Folder 41
Utility bills for London apartment, undated.
Box 32 Folder 42
Travel receipts and lease agreement for London apartment, 1970-1973.
Box 32 Folder 43
Personal correspondence, 1970-1979.
Box 32 Folder 44
Clippings, mostly "Around the Town" gossip column in Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 1971.
Box 32 Folder 45
Transcript of article on David, 1971.
Box 32 Folder 46
Letters from Bankers Trust Co., 1971, 1976, 1977.
Box 32 Folder 47
The Authors Guild publications, 1972, 1981.
Box 32 Folder 48
Materials regarding Whistler book due back to London Library, January-March 1973.
Box 32 Folder 49
Issues of Books and Bookmen with book reviews by David Weiss, August-November 1973.
Box 33 Folder 1
Personal letters from Sam Weisbord/William Morris Agency, 1974, 1980-1981.
Box 33 Folder 2
Letters to "Sam", 1975, undated.
Box 33 Folder 3
Records regarding move from New York to California, September-December 1977.
Box 33 Folder 4
Letter from UK Inland Revenue, December 13, 1977.
Box 33 Folder 5
Article, "Eighteen Point Weiss", 1978.
Box 33 Folder 6
Records regarding loan to Donald Sonneman, November-December 1979.
Box 33 Folder 7
1979 tax document, 1979.
Box 33 Folder 8
Correspondence with Peter Giddy, 1979, 1988, 1990-1993.
Box 33 Folder 9
Receipts and invoices from travel agent, September 1980.
Box 33 Folder 10
Clippings on artists and World War II, 1980.
Box 33 Folder 11
Personal correspondence, 1980-1989.
Box 33 Folder 12
Letter and poems from Marion and Philip Lehman, including linen cloth, "Wren's London", February 1981.
Box 33 Folder 13
Hotel receipts, April 1981.
Box 33 Folder 14
Letters from The Authors Guild, April-May 1981.
Box 33 Folder 15
Transcript of oral history interview with Miriam Crawford, October 12-13, 1981.
Box 33 Folder 16
Clippings, 1981.
Box 33 Folder 17
Temple University press releases, 1981, 1982.
Box 33 Folder 18
Correspondence with Tom Whitehead, 1981-2001.
Box 33 Folder 19
Transcript of oral history interview with Miriam Crawford, September 24, 1982.
Box 33 Folder 20
Brochure for "Rodin Rediscovered" exhibition at National Gallery of Art, 1982.
Box 33 Folder 21
Invoice for membership fees paid to the London Library, June-July 1983.
Box 33 Folder 22
Transcript of oral history interview with Miriam Crawford, May 16, 1984.
Box 33 Folder 23
Transcript of oral history interview with Miriam Crawford, September 25, 1984.
Box 33 Folder 24
Car rental receipts, 1984.
Box 33 Folder 25
Receipts, 1984-1985.
Box 33 Folder 26
Tax and financial records, 1984-1985.
Box 33 Folder 27
Temple University Insights newsletter about Weiss-Karlen collection, March 1985.
Box 33 Folder 28
Correspondence with Richard Austin, 1987-1994.
Box 33 Folder 29
Christmas cards, 1980s-1990s.
Box 33 Folder 30
Photocopies of clippings from 1941-1942 regarding Philadelphia County Board of Public Assistance and dismissal of employees, circa 1990.
Box 33 Folder 31
Printout of David's novels in Temple University catalog, circa 1990.
Box 33 Folder 32
Personal correspondence, 1990-1999.
Box 33 Folder 33
"An Open Letter From a Veteran Bookseller to the Publishing Industry", January 1992.
Box 33 Folder 34
Letter from "Mark" regarding "Mozart Never Having Died", April 30, 1993.
Box 33 Folder 35
Newspaper clipping on play "Philadelphia, Here I Come!", September 4, 1994.
Box 33 Folder 36
Clippings on Hungarian economy and politics, 1994-1995.
Box 33 Folder 37
Clippings on concentration camps, 1995.
Box 33 Folder 38
Letters to Paul and Olga, 1996.
Box 33 Folder 39
Map of San Diego, 1996.
Box 33 Folder 40
Writings by Patricia Daly, 1996.
Box 33 Folder 41
Athenaeum Music and Arts Library newsletter (David's lecture on Mozart), 1997.
Box 33 Folder 42
Printouts of articles from Tom Whitehead about Brigham Young University and Rodin nudes, 1997.
Box 33 Folder 43
Letter to Tom Whitehead regarding Stymean's death, June 24, 1998.
Box 33 Folder 44
Obituaries for Stymean, June 1998.
Box 33 Folder 45
Stymean's obituary, 1998.
Box 33 Folder 46
David's obituary for Stymean and write-up of career for Temple University, circa 1998.
Box 33 Folder 47
Personal letters, 1998-2001.
Box 33 Folder 48
Notes on editions and shipments of books sent to Temple University, 1990s.
Box 33 Folder 49
Letters and notes to "Georgeanna", 2000, 2001, undated.
Box 33 Folder 50
Poems for "Georgeanna", circa 2000.
Box 33 Folder 51
Personal correspondence, 2000-2001.
Box 33 Folder 52
Correspondence with Temple University, February-April 2001.
Box 33 Folder 53
Notes to "Sewing Machine Girl" and "Sunshine Girl", July 2001.
Box 33 Folder 54
Photographs of David and others, circa 2001.
Box 33 Folder 55
Audio reel, "Weiss (on Rodin) from Roy Newquist" on box, undated.
Box 33 Folder 56
Clipping and letter regarding Pearl Besuner, undated.
Box 33 Folder 57
David Weiss's publishing background, undated.
Box 33 Folder 58
David Weiss's publishing history, undated.
Box 33 Folder 59
Hotel brochures, undated.
Box 33 Folder 60
Information on David's published novels, undated.
Box 33 Folder 61
Letters to Stymean, undated.
Box 33 Folder 62
Letters from Herbert Gellendre, undated.
Box 33 Folder 63
Letters from Stymean, undated.
Box 33 Folder 64
List of London phone numbers, undated.
Box 33 Folder 65
Notes and edits from Stymean, undated.
Box 33 Folder 66
Notes and poems from Stymean, undated.
Box 33 Folder 67
Personal correspondence, undated.
Box 34 Folder 1
Photograph of David working outdoors, undated.
Box 37 Folder 1
Photograph of David and Stymean, undated.
Box 37 Folder 2
Photograph of Stymean, undated. 2 copies.
Box 37 Folder 3
Physical Description

2 copies

Photographs of David and Stymean, undated.
Box 34 Folder 2
Photographs of Notre Dame and of Rodin's "The Thinker", undated.
Box 34 Folder 3
Poetry recitations by unknown reader, including a poem by Stymean, undated.
Box 34 Folder 4
Physical Description

audio reel

"Schleppers, " by A. H. Johnston, inscribed to Stymean and David, undated.
Box 34 Folder 5
Short stories by Peter Garnet, undated.
Box 34 Folder 6
Unknown edits from Stymean, undated.
Box 34 Folder 7
Writing about research/writing on Mozart, undated.
Box 34 Folder 8

Print, Suggest