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Maggie Paley papers

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Call Number:
Ms. Coll. 1370
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Extent:
16.33 linear feet (17 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Maggie Paley Papers, 1947-2012, Ms.Coll. 1370, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania
Date:
1947-2012 (inclusive)
Creator:
Paley, Maggie
Form:
Correspondence, Writings (documents), Notes, Audiovisual materials, Memorabilia, and Interviews
Abstract:
Maggie Paley is a prolific journalist and author. Her works include Bad Manners, a novel, and The Book of the Penis, a book of popular nonfiction. Paley was a well-connected participant in a wide variety of NYC cultural life during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, and this collection contains her own writing, correspondence with notable figures, and cultural material she collected. Paley worked as an editor at The Paris Review and a staff writer for LIFE and The Saturday Evening Post before establishing a career as a freelance journalist. Since the 1960's she has been a social fixture in New York artistic circles, and was a close acquaintance of such figures as Jill Krementz, Harry Matthews, and Rachael Hadas.

Maggie Paley is the author of Bad Manners, (1986) a novel; In One Door (1985), a play; Elephant, (1990), a chapbook of sestinas; and The Book of the Penis (2000), a book of popular nonfiction. Born in New York, NY in 1938, Paley graduated from Brandeis University in 1960. After working as an editor at The Paris Review, Paley became a staff writer for LIFE and The Saturday Evening Post before striking out on her own as a freelance journalist. Since the 1960s, she has been a social fixture in New York artistic circles, and a close acquaintance of such figures as Jill Krementz, Harry Matthews, and Rachael Hadas.

Maggie Paley was a well-connected participant in a wide variety of NYC cultural life during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, and this collection provides a fascinating cross-section of that era. It includes correspondence between Paley and noted New York artists and intellectuals, some of which included manuscripts and personal ephemera; personal records related to Paley's education and private life; notebooks related to Paley's major works, magazine writing, and psychoanalytic investigations; manuscript drafts and research material for Paley's major publications and magazine work, including her novel Bad Manners (1986) and her book of popular non-fiction The Book of the Penis (2000); as well as book reviews, plays, screenplays and poems; correspondence, financial, and editorial material related to her work as an editor and staff writer at The Paris Review, LIFE, The Saturday Evening Post, and as a freelance journalist; cultural material from New York City which Paley collected; audio recordings of interviews she conducted for her magazine articles and The Book of the Penis; and work by others which Paley collected. Additional information is available at the series level.

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Finding Aid Author
Sam Allingham
Finding Aid Date
2018 November 14
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Scope and Contents

This series includes correspondence between Paley and noted New York artists and intellectuals, some of which included manuscripts and personal ephemera. In some cases, such as the correspondence with Joseph McElroy, they reference Paley's writing directly, and include editorial notes. The series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Adler, Ellen: correspondence, 1985.
Box 1 Folder 1
Alsop, Adele: correspondence, 1987-2003.
Box 1 Folder 2
Amram, David: correspondence.
Box 1 Folder 3
Ash, John: correspondence, 1986-1994.
Box 1 Folder 4
Ash, John: manuscripts, 1993.
Box 1 Folder 5
Ash, John: event invitations, 1987-1994.
Box 1 Folder 6
Ashbery, John: promotional material, 1981-2012.
Box 1 Folder 7
Baran, Susan: correspondence, event invitations, manuscripts, 1987-2000.
Box 1 Folder 8
Barney, Tina: correspondence, 1984-2004.
Box 1 Folder 9
Barney, Tina: exhibition announcements, 1985-2005.
Box 1 Folder 10
Berkson, Bill: promotional material, 1980-2005.
Box 1 Folder 11
Berkson, Bill: manuscripts, "Since When", undated.
Box 1 Folder 12
Bernard, April: correspondence, promotional material, manuscripts, 1990-2000.
Box 1 Folder 13
Bing, Rudolph: correspondence, 1963 March 12.
Box 1 Folder 14
Brainard, Joe: correspondence, exhibition invitations, memorials, manuscripts, 1987-2001.
Box 1 Folder 15
Brossard, Chandler: correspondence, undated.
Box 1 Folder 16
Busby, Gerald: correspondence and event programs, 1990-2009.
Box 1 Folder 17
Busby, Gerald: manuscript, "Porch Swing", 2005.
Box 1 Folder 18
Caster, Cynthia Plaster: correspondence, 2000-2012.
Box 1 Folder 19
Castle, Frederick Ted: invitations, promotional material, 1985-1990.
Box 1 Folder 20
Cohen, Marc: correspondence, manuscripts, promotional material, 1983-1989.
Box 1 Folder 21
Crase, Doug: correspondence, promotional material, 2003-2006.
Box 1 Folder 22
Crist, Judith: correspondence, memorials, 1975-2012.
Box 1 Folder 23
Crist, Judith: holiday invitations, 1989-2010.
Box 1 Folder 24
Delany, Samuel: manuscripts, 2000.
Box 1 Folder 25
DeLynn, Jane: correspondence, promotional material, 1988.
Box 1 Folder 26
DeLynn, Jane: manuscripts , undated.
Box 1 Folder 27
Downes, Rackstraw: promotional material, 2002-2012.
Box 1 Folder 28
Dunn, Douglas: correspondence, 1987-2010.
Box 1 Folder 29
Dunn, Douglas: promotional material, 1992-2008.
Box 1 Folder 30
Dunn, Douglas: event programs, 1987-2012.
Box 1 Folder 31
Elmslie, Kenward: correspondence, promotional material, event programs, 1967-2009.
Box 1 Folder 32
Epstein, Mitch: correspondence, promotional material, 1994.
Box 1 Folder 33
Fack, Lee: correspondence, 1965-1970.
Box 1 Folder 34
Ford, Ruth: invitations, undated.
Box 1 Folder 35
Freeman, Judith: correspondence, 1984-1999.
Box 1 Folder 36
Freeman, Judith: manuscripts, 1985.
Box 1 Folder 37
Gill, Brendan: correspondence, 1980.
Box 1 Folder 38
Ginzburg, Ralph: correspondence, 1969.
Box 1 Folder 39
Gold, Herbert: correspondence, 1968.
Box 1 Folder 40
Golde, Morris: post cards, 1969-1997.
Box 1 Folder 41
Golde, Morris: correspondence, 1982-1988.
Box 1 Folder 42
Golde, Morris: memorial, 2001.
Box 1 Folder 43
Golde, Morris: memorial DVD, 2001.
Box 1 Folder 44
Gooch, Brad: promotional material, 1985-1996.
Box 1 Folder 45
Gottleib, Eli: manuscripts, undated.
Box 1 Folder 46
Gould, Claudia: correspondence, 1981-1989.
Box 1 Folder 47
Gruen, John: correspondence, promotional material, event programs, 1967-2012.
Box 1 Folder 48
Hadas. Rachel: correspondence, 1977-1979.
Box 1 Folder 49
Hadas, Rachel: correspondence, 1980-1981.
Box 2 Folder 1
Hadas, Rachel: correspondence, 1982-1983.
Box 2 Folder 2
Hadas, Rachel: correspondence, 1984-1985.
Box 2 Folder 3
Hadas, Rachel: correspondence, 1986-1987.
Box 2 Folder 4
Hadas, Rachel: correspondence, 1988-1989.
Box 2 Folder 5
Hadas, Rachel: correspondence, 1990-1992.
Box 2 Folder 6
Hammond, John: correspondence, 1975.
Box 2 Folder 7
Hemphill, Chris: correspondence, 1987.
Box 2 Folder 8
Hennessy, Richard: correspondence, promotional materials, 1985-2007.
Box 2 Folder 9
Henry, Gerrit: correspondence, promotional materials, 1986-1999.
Box 2 Folder 10
Hernandez, Anthony: promotional materials, 1995-2002.
Box 2 Folder 11
Hodenfield, Lynn: correspondence, 1978-1985.
Box 2 Folder 12
Hoffman, William M.: correspondence, event programs, 1984-1999.
Box 2 Folder 13
Isles, Alexandra: correspondence, 1980-2009.
Box 2 Folder 14
Isles, Alexandra: invitations, promotional material, 1995-1999.
Box 2 Folder 15
Jenkins, Leroy: correspondence, 1995 June 20.
Box 2 Folder 16
Koch, Kenneth: event programs, 1965-2002.
Box 2 Folder 17
Krementz, Jill: correspondence, 1969-2012.
Box 2 Folder 18
Krementz, Jill: promotional material, 1977-1999.
Box 2 Folder 19
Larner, Jeremy: correspondence, manuscripts, 1963-1993.
Box 2 Folder 20
Larson, Jack: correspondence, promotional material, 1969-1999.
Box 2 Folder 21
Lauterbach, Anne: correspondence, undated.
Box 2 Folder 22
LeBaron, Anne: correspondence, promotional materials, 1990-1992.
Box 2 Folder 23
Lee, Sandra: correspondence, 1967-2006.
Box 2 Folder 24
Lucas, Craig: correspondence, event programs, 1989-2001.
Box 2 Folder 25
McCourt, James: correspondence, 1987-1990.
Box 2 Folder 26
McElroy, Joseph: correspondence, promotional material, 1990-2006.
Box 2 Folder 27
McElroy, Joseph: manuscripts, undated.
Box 2 Folder 28
McElroy, Joseph: edits of manuscript by Paley, undated.
Box 2 Folder 29
Machlis, Joe: promotional material, undated.
Box 2 Folder 30
Malanga, Gerard: correspondence, promotional material, 1966-1967, undated.
Box 2 Folder 31
Manrique, Jaime: correspondence, promotional material, 1990-2005.
Box 2 Folder 32
Mirabella, Grace: correspondence, 1992.
Box 2 Folder 33
Mooney, Ted: correspondence, promotional material, 1988-1996, undated.
Box 2 Folder 34
Morrow, Bradford: correspondence, 1998.
Box 2 Folder 35
Myles, Eileen: promotional material, 1987-2002.
Box 2 Folder 36
Navasky, Victor: correspondence, 2003.
Box 2 Folder 37
O'Hara, Frank: promotional materials for tributes, 1986-2003.
Box 2 Folder 38
Packer, Tina: correspondence, promotional material, 1984-1996.
Box 2 Folder 39
Paley, David: correspondence, 1977-1991.
Box 2 Folder 40
Paley, Grace: correspondence, undated.
Box 2 Folder 41
Paley, Sylvia: correspondence, 1978-1989.
Box 2 Folder 42
Perry, Frank: correspondence, 1964, undated.
Box 2 Folder 43
Reid, Alistair: correspondence, 1981.
Box 2 Folder 44
Rorem, Ned: correspondence, 1965-2011, undated.
Box 2 Folder 45
Rorem, Ned: promotional materials, 1965-2001.
Box 2 Folder 46
Rorem, Ned: event programs, 1979-2008.
Box 2 Folder 47
Rubin, Jerry: promotional material, 1982-1983.
Box 2 Folder 48
Russell, John C.: promotional material, 1992-1994.
Box 2 Folder 49
Sandy, Stephen: correspondence, promotional material, 2000-2004.
Box 2 Folder 50
Schaap, Dick: correspondence, 1965 May 24.
Box 2 Folder 51
Schneeman, Carolee: promotional material, 2000, undated.
Box 2 Folder 52
Schmidt, Paul: manuscripts, 1985.
Box 2 Folder 53
Schwerner, Armand: manuscripts, undated.
Box 2 Folder 54
Shapiro, Harvey: promotional materials, 1997-2008.
Box 2 Folder 55
Shomer, Enid: correspondence, 1991.
Box 2 Folder 56
Solomon, Rosalind: promotional material, 1995.
Box 2 Folder 57
Southern, Terry: correspondence, 1970-1979, July.
Box 2 Folder 58
Southern, Terry: correspondence, 1979 August - 1992.
Box 2 Folder 59
Southern, Terry: manuscripts, circa 1967.
Box 2 Folder 60
Talese, Gay: correspondence, 2007.
Box 3 Folder 1
Train, John Pell: correspondence, 1966-1979.
Box 3 Folder 2
Vonnegut, Kurt: correspondence, promotional material, 1972-2007.
Box 3 Folder 3
Wasserman, Roseanne: correspondence, promotional material, 1986-1996.
Box 3 Folder 4
Weinstein, Arnold: promotional material, event programs, 1987-2005.
Box 3 Folder 5
Wheeler, Susan: correspondence, promotional material, 1991-2008.
Box 3 Folder 6
Miscellaneous: correspondence, undated.
Box 3 Folder 7

Scope and Contents

This series contains personal records related to Paley's education and private life, including diplomas, info on her family trust agreement, photographs of Paley, and a curriculum vitae. It is arranged chronologically.

Early writings, 1947-1949.
Box 3 Folder 8
High school and junior high diplomas, 1953-1956.
Box 3 Folder 9
Scholarship certificate, 1956.
Box 3 Folder 10
Playbills from student plays, 1958-1959.
Box 3 Folder 11
A letter regarding the debate club at Brandeis, 1959.
Box 3 Folder 12
College diploma from Brandeis, 1960.
Box 3 Folder 13
Program from "Here We Go Round," a student play , 1960.
Box 3 Folder 14
Journal, 1970.
Box 3 Folder 15
Photos of Paley, circa 1980.
Box 3 Folder 16
Info for family trust, 1993-1994.
Box 3 Folder 17
Curriculum Vitae, circa 1995.
Box 3 Folder 18
Guest book, undated.
Box 3 Folder 19
Drawings of Paley by unknown artist, undated.
Box 3 Folder 20

Scope and Contents

This series contains notebooks related to Paley's major works, magazine writing, and personal reflections. It is broken into four subseries: notebooks containing notes on larger works, such as Bad Manners and The Book of the Penis, arranged chronologically; notebooks with notes on magazine articles and short stories, arranged chronologically; notebooks containing writing exercises; and personal writing. All subseries are arranged chronologically, though some of the dates are approximate.

Bad Manners, circa 1984.
Box 3 Folder 21-25
ESP, circa 1985.
Box 3 Folder 26-27
ESP, 1985-1986.
Box 4 Folder 1-3
Love, or, Mrs. Makeup, circa 1990-1992.
Box 4 Folder 4-8
Canaris, 1995.
Box 4 Folder 9
Paulette, 1999-2001.
Box 4 Folder 10-12
1974.
Box 4 Folder 13
1982.
Box 4 Folder 14
1983.
Box 4 Folder 15
1984.
Box 4 Folder 16-17
1987.
Box 5 Folder 1-2
1989.
Box 5 Folder 3
1993.
Box 5 Folder 4
1994.
Box 5 Folder 5
2003.
Box 5 Folder 6
Writing workshop with Harry Matthews, 1984.
Box 5 Folder 7
Twenty minute writings, 1993.
Box 5 Folder 8
"Three pages a day", 1995-2002.
Box 5 Folder 9-12
Word game exercises, undated.
Box 5 Folder 13
Early personal writings, 1961.
Box 5 Folder 14
Notes on founding a magazine, 1978.
Box 5 Folder 15
Journal from France, 1982.
Box 5 Folder 16
Miscellaneous personal, 1997.
Box 5 Folder 17
"Writing about feelings", 1998.
Box 5 Folder 18
"Treatment", undated.
Box 5 Folder 19

Scope and Contents

This series contains manuscript drafts of Paley's work in different genres, each with its own subseries: a novel, Bad Manners; The Book of the Penis; writing for magazines; book reviews; a play, In One Door; a book of sestinas, Elephant; a screenplay, The Occurrence at Alan's Apartment; short stories; and miscellaneous prose writing. An additional subseries contains copies of magazines featuring Paley's work. Each subseries is arranged chronologically.

Typescript revision with handwritten notes, 1984 June.
Box 6 Folder 1
Typescript manuscript with comments by Joseph McElroy, 1984 September 22.
Box 6 Folder 2
Typescript revision with handwritten comments, 1985 January.
Box 6 Folder 3-4
Typescript revision with copyeditor's comments, 1985 April-June.
Box 6 Folder 5-8
Typescript revision with handwritten comments, 1985 June.
Box 6 Folder 9-10
Page proofs, 1986 May 14.
Box 6 Folder 11
Character sketches, undated.
Box 6 Folder 12
Early draft, undated.
Box 6 Folder 13
"Carol version", undated.
Box 6 Folder 14
Promotional material, 1985.
Box 7 Folder 1
Promotional material, 1986-1987.
Box 7 Folder 2
Correspondence regarding publication, 1986-1987.
Box 7 Folder 3
Press clippings, 1986-1987.
Box 7 Folder 4
Personal responses from friends, 1986.
Box 7 Folder 5
Correspondence regarding paperback publication, 1986-1988.
Box 7 Folder 6
Correspondence regarding UK publication, 1986-1992.
Box 7 Folder 7
Correspondence with Catbird Press regarding publishing project, 1988.
Box 7 Folder 8
Correspondence and documents regarding Polish translation, 1992-1994.
Box 7 Folder 9
Movie treatment of the novel, undated.
Box 7 Folder 10
Early draft, "Penis Madness", circa 1997.
Box 7 Folder 11-12
Early draft, circa 1998.
Box 7 Folder 13
Early draft, edits by "Ira", 1998.
Box 7 Folder 14-15
Draft with line edits, 1999.
Box 7 Folder 16-18
Draft with editor's notes, 1999.
Box 7 Folder 19-20
Early draft, undated.
Box 7 Folder 21-22
Early draft with edits by Anton Mueller, undated.
Box 7 Folder 23-24
Notes , undated.
Box 7 Folder 25
Interview questions regarding the penis, circa 1988.
Box 8 Folder 1
To-do lists for research, 1997.
Box 8 Folder 2
Excerpts from books used for research, circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 3
Notes and models for illustrations, circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 4
Images collected by Paley, circa 1999.
Box 8 Folder 5
List of books consulted, undated.
Box 8 Folder 6
Interviews with men (Bishop-Hodenfield), undated.
Box 8 Folder 7
Interviews with men (Margold-Umlauf), undated.
Box 8 Folder 8
Interviews with women, undated.
Box 8 Folder 9
Research material by topic: "Circumcision", circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 10
Research material by topic: "Exhibitionism", circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 11
Research material by topic: "Famous for their Dicks", 1997-1999.
Box 8 Folder 12
Research material by topic: "Fellatio", circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 13
Research material by topic: "Impotence", circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 14
Research material by topic: "Masturbation", circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 15
Research material by topic: "Penis and Fashion", circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 16
Research material by topic: "Penis in Art", circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 17
Research material by topic: "Penis in Literature", circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 18
Research material by topic: "Penis Jokes", 1998-1999.
Box 8 Folder 19
Research material by topic: "Penis Products", 1996.
Box 8 Folder 20
Research material by topic: "Phallic Worship", circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 21
Research material by topic: "Sex", circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 22
Research material by topic: "Size", circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 23
Research material by topic: "Tattos", circa 1997.
Box 8 Folder 24
References to the penis in film and theatre, circa 1998.
Box 8 Folder 25
Miscellaneous research notes, 1988-1991.
Box 8 Folder 26
Miscellaneous research notes, 1991-1998.
Box 9 Folder 1
Proposals for the book, 1997.
Box 9 Folder 2
Financial statements, 1997-2012.
Box 9 Folder 3
Editorial correspondence , 1998-2001.
Box 9 Folder 4
News articles regarding the book, 1999.
Box 9 Folder 5
Photos from Grove release party, 1999 June.
Box 9 Folder 6
PR material, 1999-2000.
Box 9 Folder 7
Reader correspondence, 1999-2001.
Box 9 Folder 8
Travel records for book tour, 1999-2002.
Box 9 Folder 9
European reviews, 2000.
Box 9 Folder 10
Stage adaptation: "All About My Penis", 2002.
Box 9 Folder 11
Puerto Rican stage adaptation: "Todo Sobre Mi Pene", 2002.
Box 9 Folder 12
Ideas for film adaptation, undated.
Box 9 Folder 13
Correspondence regarding the film "Sexual Intelligence", undated.
Box 9 Folder 14
Correspondence regarding the film "Sexual Intelligence", undated.
Box 9 Folder unknown container
Interview with Terry Southern in the Paris Review, 1965.
Box 9 Folder 15-16
Interview with Gavin Lambert in the Paris Review, 1965-1967.
Box 9 Folder 17
Profile of Alberta Hunter for LIFE, 1978.
Box 9 Folder 18
"Rutabaga Rising", 1978.
Box 9 Folder 19
"John of Shuttlesworth of Mother Earth News," Quest , 1979.
Box 9 Folder 20
"Alberta Sings the Blues," New York Magazine, 1979 June 10.
Box 9 Folder 21
"The Truth About Flirtation," Vogue, 1980.
Box 9 Folder 22-23
"Fifty Plus First Novelists", 1981.
Box 9 Folder 24
"Prince of Positive Thinking", 1981.
Box 10 Folder 1
"On the Road," Savvy, 1981.
Box 10 Folder 2
"Hard Cider," Food and Wine, 1981-1982.
Box 10 Folder 3
Profile of Mary Boone, 1982.
Box 10 Folder 4
"Calling Dr. Ruth", 1982.
Box 10 Folder 5
"Earthwatch," Connoiseur, 1982.
Box 10 Folder 6
"Face Reading" , 1983.
Box 10 Folder 7
"Holy Land Cruise", 1984.
Box 10 Folder 8
Unpublished interview with Rachel and Barbara Stella, 1984.
Box 10 Folder 9
"I Do: the Rock", 1985.
Box 10 Folder 10
"On Being Photographed," Vogue, 1985.
Box 10 Folder 11
Profile of Rosemary Harris, 1985.
Box 10 Folder 12
"Robin Burns," Savvy, 1986.
Box 10 Folder 13
"The Return of Breasts," Elle, 1986.
Box 10 Folder 14
"When Friendships Fall Apart," Harper's Bazaar, 1986.
Box 10 Folder 15
Profile of Iman Abudulmajid, 1986-1987.
Box 10 Folder 16
"Zimbabwe", 1987.
Box 10 Folder 17
"Flying Women," Elle, 1987.
Box 10 Folder 18
"Poetry in Motion: Vintage Cars", 1987.
Box 10 Folder 19
"Spiritual Fitness," Elle, 1987.
Box 10 Folder 20
"Horse Sense," Elle, 1987`.
Box 10 Folder 21
"Brain Training", 1988.
Box 10 Folder 22
"Driving," Confetti, 1989.
Box 10 Folder 23
"The Nakeds," Mirabella , 1989.
Box 10 Folder 24
"Harems," Harper's Bazaar, 1989.
Box 10 Folder 25
"Turbeville's San Miguel House," Mirabella, 1989.
Box 10 Folder 26
"Lorraine Bracco", 1990.
Box 10 Folder 28
"Sandy Pittman," Mirabella , 1990.
Box 10 Folder 29
"The Cutting Edge," New Woman, 1990.
Box 10 Folder 30
"Numbers Don't Count", 1991.
Box 10 Folder 31
"The Fords," Mirabella, 1991.
Box 10 Folder 32
"Kripalu", 1991.
Box 10 Folder 33
"Looking Good at Any Age," Mirabella, 1991.
Box 10 Folder 34
"Pablo," Mirabella, 1991.
Box 10 Folder 35
"Weather," Mirabella, 1992.
Box 10 Folder 36
"Yoga", 1992-1993.
Box 10 Folder 37
City Writes essay for Bookforum, 2001.
Box 10 Folder 38
"Anywhere But There," O Magazine, 2005 May.
Box 10 Folder 39
"Mystery Cake," O Magazine, 2007 April.
Box 10 Folder 40
"Crusading Woman Journalists", 2007.
Box 10 Folder 41
"The War Between the Sexes", undated.
Box 11 Folder 1
"Women and Movies", undated.
Box 11 Folder 2
"Women and Gay Men", undated.
Box 11 Folder 3
"Public Speaking", undated.
Box 11 Folder 4
"Day Manners and Night Manners", undated.
Box 11 Folder 5
"Checking in with Pete Seeger, undated.
Box 11 Folder 6
"Kelly Klein", undated.
Box 11 Folder 7
"Private Session", undated.
Box 11 Folder 8
Interview with George Ballanchine, undated.
Box 11 Folder 9
Article about a country music festival, undated.
Box 11 Folder 10
"His Butler's Story," Edward Limonov, circa 1987.
Box 11 Folder 11
"Our Father," by Berenice Rubens, 1987.
Box 11 Folder 12
"The Anna Papers," Ellen Gilchrist, 1988.
Box 11 Folder 13
"The Tormenting of Lafayette Jackson," Andrew Rosenheim, New York Times Book Review, 1988.
Box 11 Folder 14
Henry James/Edith Wharton letters, 1990.
Box 11 Folder 15
"Hemingway's Suitcase," MacDonald Harris, 1990.
Box 11 Folder 16
"The Vanderbilt Women," Clarice Stasz, 1991.
Box 11 Folder 17
"If You Really Loved Me," Ann Rule , 1991.
Box 11 Folder 18
"The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf," Kathryn Davis, New York Times Book Review, 1993.
Box 11 Folder 19
"Nude Men," Amanda Fillipacchi, 1993.
Box 11 Folder 20
"In a Country of Mothers," A.M. Homes, 1993.
Box 11 Folder 21
"The Weight of Love," John Herman, 1995.
Box 11 Folder 22
"The Passion of Alice," Stephanie Grant, 1995.
Box 11 Folder 23
"Black and Blue," Anna Quindlen, 1998.
Box 11 Folder 24
"The Fan-Maker's Inquisition," Rikki Ducornet, 1999.
Box 11 Folder 25
"Fiona Range," Mary McGarry Morris, 2000.
Box 11 Folder 26
"The Seal Wife," Kathryn Harrison, 2002.
Box 11 Folder 27
"Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It," Geoff Dyer, Bookforum, 2003.
Box 11 Folder 28
"The History of Love," Nicole Krauss, 2005.
Box 11 Folder 29
"Torch," Cheryl Strayed (unpublished review), 2006.
Box 11 Folder 30
"Union Atlantic," Adam Haslett, Saint Ann's Review, 2010.
Box 11 Folder 31
Miscellaneous children's books, undated.
Box 11 Folder 32
In One Door, first draft, circa 1985.
Box 11 Folder 33
In One Door, research material, circa 1985.
Box 11 Folder 34
In One Door, revised version, 1985.
Box 11 Folder 35
Short dramatic scenes, undated.
Box 11 Folder 36
Miscellaneous theatrical writing, undated.
Box 11 Folder 37
Critical writing on theatre and film, undated.
Box 11 Folder 38
Sestinas, 1989-1992.
Box 11 Folder 39
The Occurrence at Alan's Apartment, 2002.
Box 11 Folder 40-41
"Shoe Meditation", 1990.
Box 11 Folder 42-43
"Anna's Bad Day", undated.
Box 11 Folder 44
"Holiday", undated.
Box 11 Folder 45
Early work, "Fairy Tale", 1958.
Box 11 Folder 46
Early notes, circa 1962.
Box 11 Folder 47
Autobiographical writing, circa 1974.
Box 11 Folder 48
Notes for an autobiographical novel about the 1960s, circa 1975.
Box 11 Folder 49
Manuscript pages from an autobiographical novel about 1960s New York and George Plimpton, 1977.
Box 11 Folder 50
Drafts and correspondence regarding Paley's rewrite of a children's book about a pony, 1997.
Box 11 Folder 51
"Mothers and daughters talk about love", undated.
Box 11 Folder 52
"My heart belongs to daddy", undated.
Box 11 Folder 53
"Solving the night", undated.
Box 11 Folder 54
"Squash and life", undated.
Box 11 Folder 55
"Marriages made in heaven", undated.
Box 11 Folder 56
"Power/beauty", undated.
Box 11 Folder 57
The Mother Earth News, 1970 January.
Box 12 Folder 1
The Mother Earth News, 1970 March.
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Fifty Plus, 1978 October.
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The Mother Earth News, 1979 July/August.
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Quest, "The Father of 'Mother'", 1980 February/March.
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Quest, "Prince of Positive Thinking", 1981 April.
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Savvy, "On the Road", 1981 December.
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Vogue, "Women Now: Flirtation", 1982 February.
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Vogue, "What Do Women Really Want From Men?", 1982 May.
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Savvy, "Mary Boone: a Confident Vision", 1982 July.
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Vogue, "Face Reading", 1983 December.
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Vogue, "Voice", 1984 August.
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Insomnia, 1985.
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Elle, "Legendary Appeal", 1987 June.
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Elle, "Winging It", 1988 January.
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Elle, "Elleswhere: Wildcatting", 1988 March.
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Mirabella, "Working Women", 1989 August.
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Mirabella, "Painted/Unpainted", 1989 September.
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Mirabella, "House of Spirits", 1990 January.
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Mirabella, "Lorraine Branco", 1990 April.
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Mirabella, "Applied Fitness", 1990 September.
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Mirabella, "Scalpel Junkies", 1991 January.
Box 12 Folder 22
Mirabella, "Appearance: Who's Counting?", 1991 August.
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Mirabella, 1991 October.
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Mirabella, "Weather Report", 1992 November.
Box 12 Folder 25

Scope and Contents

This series contains correspondence, financial, and editorial material related to Paley's work as an editor and staff writer for various magazines, as well as freelance work. There is a subseries for each publication: The Paris Review, LIFE, and The Saturday Evening Post. In addition, there is a subseries devoted to her work as a freelance journalist. Each subseries is arranged in chronological order.

Correspondence: Axelrod, George , 1967 October 27.
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Correspondence: Benedict, Michael, 1976 October 3.
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Correspondence: Bensky, Larry, 1965-1967.
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Correspondence: Cerf, Christopher, 2000.
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Correspondence: Cohen, Marvin, 1969, April 7.
Box 13 Folder 5
Correspondence: Cohen, Marvin, 1965 October.
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Correspondence: Groffsky, Maxine, 1969.
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Correspondence: Hall, Donald, undated.
Box 13 Folder 8
Correspondence: Humes, Harold (Doc), 1977-1992.
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Correspondence: Kim, Willa, 1973.
Box 13 Folder 10
Correspondence: Morgan, Robin, 1966 November 29.
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Correspondence: Pene Du Bois, William, 1965-1966.
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Correspondence: Phelps, Robert, undated.
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Correspondence: Plimpton, George, 1964-2001.
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Ephemera: Plimpton, George, 1964-2001.
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Interviews: George Plimpton, 2004-2006.
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Correspondence: Miscellaneous , 1964-2003.
Box 13 Folder 18
Written material: article on the Paris Review and other little magazines, circa 1965.
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Written material: 25th anniversary issue, 1979.
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Ephemera: Photos from the Paris Review booth at the New York City World's Fair, circa 1964.
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Ephemera: Party invitations, 1969-2003.
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Ephemera: Poster program, 1965-1966.
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Ephemera: magazine article on World's Fair booth, 1965.
Box 13 Folder 24
Correspondence: Lapham, Lewis, 1968-1996.
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Correspondence: Lapham, Lewis, draft letters from Paley, circa 1968.
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Correspondence: miscellaneous, undated.
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Correspondence: Bergen, Candace, 1970-1971.
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Correspondence: Cassidy, David, 1971 October 21.
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Correspondence: Gould, Elliott, 1969.
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Correspondence: Mark, Mary Ellen, 1969.
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Correspondence: Mili, Gjon, undated.
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Correspondence: Smith, Buffalo Bob, 1972.
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Correspondence: Ray, Bill, undated.
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Correspondence: Rigg, Diana, 1972.
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Correspondence: Swanson, Gloria, 1971.
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Correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1969-1971.
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Written material: Blind Faith, 1969 October 24.
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Written material: Delaney, Bonnie and Friends (unpublished), 1970.
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Written material: Laura Nyro profile, 1970 Jan 30.
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Written material: Stephen Stills interview, circa 1971.
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Written material: Kris Kristofferson interview (unpublished), 1971.
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Written material: clippings, 1971-1972.
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Ephemera: Press passes, ID badges, circa 1973.
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Correspondence: Regarding speeches by Robert Kennedy, 1964.
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Correspondence: contracts for magazine writing, 1987-1992.
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Correspondence: Friedrich, Otto, 1987-1995.
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Correspondence: rejection letters from editors concerning E.S.P. (unpublished novel), 1989-2002.
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Correspondence: regarding Paley's rewrite of a Leonard Bernstein biography, 1993.
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Correspondence and Notes: regarding miscellaneous editing work, 1993.
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Correspondence: rejection letters from editors regarding Mrs. Makeup (unpublished novel), 1993-1995.
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Correspondence: rejection letters from editors regarding short stories, 1995-2007.
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Correspondence: Friedberg and Partners, 1998.
Box 13 Folder 53
Correspondence: miscellaneous recipients, undated.
Box 13 Folder 54

Scope and Contents

This series contains cultural material from New York City collected by Paley. It is broken into three subseries: promotional material, which includes rock concerts, readings, and art exhibitions, arranged chronologically; memorials, arranged chronologically; and playbills, arranged alphabetically by name of artist or theatre company.

Promotional material for 1960s events in NYC, 1960-1969.
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Promotional material for artists' exhibitions, 1965-2013.
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Promotional material for rock concerts, 1969-1971.
Box 13 Folder 57
Promotional material for readings, 1979-2012.
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Promotional material for readings featuring Paley, 1987-1995.
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Promotional material for artists' exhibitions, undated.
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1986-2011.
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Playbills: Foreman, Richard, 1993-2005.
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Playbills: Maxwell, Richard, 2002-2013.
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Playbills: Ridiculous Theatre Company , circa 1992.
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Playbills: The Wooster Group, 1986-2012.
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Playbills, assorted, 1964-1995.
Box 15 Folder 1
Playbills, assorted, 1995-2012, undated.
Box 15 Folder 2

Scope and Contents

This series contains audio recordings of interviews Paley conducted for her magazine articles and The Book of the Penis. It is broken into six subseries: interviews with single subjects, arranged alphabetically by subject; interviews with multiple subjects, arranged chronologically; interviews with single subjects regarding The Book of the Penis, arranged alphabetically by subject; interviews with multiple subjects regarding The Book of the Penis, arranged chronologically; interviews concerning particular topics, arranged alphabetically by topic; and reel-to-reel recordings. Efforts have been made to preserve Paley's own categorization of subject and topic, but the notes for individual recordings are sometimes difficult to read, and researchers should expect some overlap between categories.

Bender, Beryl, undated.
Box 14 Item 1
Boone, Mary, undated.
Box 14 Item 2
Bracco, Lorraine, 1990 January 10.
Box 14 Item 3-4
Campbell, Nell, 1991 July 11.
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Clapton, Eric, undated.
Box 14 Item 6
Duke, Robin, 1991 July 11.
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Ehrenreich, Barbara, undated.
Box 14 Item 8
Erwitt, Diana, 1980 December 15.
Box 14 Item 9
Evans, Nancy, undated.
Box 14 Item 10
Faludi, Susan, 2007 November 9.
Box 14 Item 11
Fillipone, Gino, 2004 November 6.
Box 14 Item 12-14
Ford, Ellen, 1991 January 25.
Box 14 Item 15
Geffen, David, undated.
Box 14 Item 16
Gould, Elliott, undated.
Box 14 Item 17-18
Harris, Rosemary, undated.
Box 14 Item 19
Hunter, Alberta, undated.
Box 14 Item 20
Iman, 1986 December 15.
Box 14 Item 21
Kenyon, Rod, undated.
Box 14 Item 22
King, Brendan, 1991 May.
Box 14 Item 23
Klein, Kelly, 1991 May 8.
Box 14 Item 24
Klein, Naomi, 2007 October-November.
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Morrissey, Paul, 1974 December 7.
Box 14 Item 27
Newton, Helmut, undated.
Box 14 Item 28
Nyro, Laura, undated.
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Phillips, John, undated.
Box 14 Item 31
Pittman, Sandy, undated.
Box 14 Item 32
Power, Samantha, undated.
Box 14 Item 33
Priest, Diana, 2007 October 31.
Box 14 Item 34
Rigg, Diana, undated.
Box 14 Item 35
Rubenfield, Ilana, 1989 April 24.
Box 14 Item 36-37
Schmitt, Marilyn, 1982 October.
Box 14 Item 38
Seeger, Pete, undated.
Box 14 Item 39
Singh, Ravi, 1992 June 10.
Box 14 Item 40
Stella, Richard, 1984 August 4.
Box 14 Item 41
Stills, Stephen, undated.
Box 14 Item 42
Vittadini, Adrienne, undated.
Box 14 Item 43
Wang, Vera, undated.
Box 14 Item 44
Weaver, Sigourney, 1985 February 8.
Box 14 Item 45
Williamson, Nicol, undated.
Box 14 Item 46
Winwood, Steve, undated.
Box 14 Item 47
Mother, Daddy, Alice, Rhodes-Fuellette, Jean-Louis, Sarah, Pierre, Dan Millstone, Me, 1976 August 28.
Box 14 Item 48
Bob Anderson, Kathy Finn, Lacy Hale, 1980 March.
Box 14 Item 49
Dr. Ruth Wertheimer, Pierre Lehm, Fred Wertheimer, 1982 July-August.
Box 14 Item 50
Allison Lurie, Patty Cohen for Donna Karen, Dr. Imber, Michele Scott, Marilyn Bridges, undated.
Box 14 Item 51
Chris Sullivan, Chris Congo, others, undated.
Box 14 Item 52
Pat Robertson, Mark Pipino, others, undated.
Box 14 Item 53
Robin Burns, Alexandra re: older men, undated.
Box 14 Item 54
Mary Boone, Ann Dayton, undated.
Box 14 Item 55
Dan Weinhire, Barbara Jackson, David Salle, undated.
Box 14 Item 56
Bishop, Jeffrey.
Box 14 Item 57
Dee, Baby, 1997 June.
Box 14 Item 58
Ford, Eileen and Jerry, 1991 July 30.
Box 14 Item 59
Griffin, undated.
Box 14 Item 60
Kaminetsky, Jed, undated.
Box 14 Item 61
Marigold, Bill, undated.
Box 14 Item 62
Osterweil, Richard, undated.
Box 14 Item 63
Rich, Richie, undated.
Box 14 Item 64
Richards, Robert, undated.
Box 14 Item 65
Rorem, Ned, undated.
Box 14 Item 66
Shearer, Rhonda, 1997 November 18.
Box 14 Item 67
Dicks, Roberto, others, 1996 September 27.
Box 14 Item 68
Nova Viagra, Judy H, Jenn S, Andrea P, others, undated.
Box 14 Item 69
Cynthia A, Eva Norvind, others, undated.
Box 14 Item 70
Barbara Sestito, Michelle Scott, others.
Box 14 Item 71
Bobbitt, Liz Roberts, Carl A.
Box 14 Item 72
Mary Knight, Ann Dayton, others, undated.
Box 14 Item 73
Griffin, Brendan Gil, others, undated.
Box 14 Item 74
Phil Berman, Flip U, others, undated.
Box 14 Item 75
Book rap, Serman, undated.
Box 14 Item 76
Dustin, Sound, Erotic Tattooing, undated.
Box 14 Item 77
Mad Dog, Ian Hodenfield, others, undated.
Box 14 Item 78
Cynthia P-C, Roberta Oneiva, undated.
Box 14 Item 79
Brian Murphy, Gauntlet, others, undated.
Box 14 Item 80
Al King-Butt, Patty Bosworth, others, undated.
Box 14 Item 81
Jan and Kainah documentary, Gerald Bishop, undated.
Box 14 Item 82
J. Meisler, Small Etc., undated.
Box 14 Item 83
Leatherman, Pleasure Chest, undated.
Box 14 Item 84
Tattoos, Richard Neuweiler, undated.
Box 14 Item 85
Adam Boxer, Rosa Ulser, others, undated.
Box 14 Item 86
Anthony H.G, Roberto, undated.
Box 14 Item 87
Beauty, undated.
Box 14 Folder 88-89
Chairs, undated.
Box 14 Folder 90-93
Plastic surgery, undated .
Box 14 Folder 94-96
Voice, 1992.
Box 14 Folder 103-107
Vogue magazine, 1980-1985.
Box 14 Folder 97-102
Weather, undated.
Box 14 Folder 108-109
Yoga, undated.
Box 14 Folder 110-114
Unknown, 1980-1990.
Box 14 Folder 115-129
"For Tom Paley", undated.
Box 14 Folder 130
"Camden and Green", undated.
Box 14 Folder 131
"Terry Southern R&R", undated.
Box 14 Folder 132-133
Untitled, undated.
Box 14 Folder 134

Scope and Contents

This series contains work by others that Paley collected. It is broken into two subseries: photographs, including photos of Paley by Jill Krementz and photos from her articles on rock stars for LIFE, arranged chronologically; and work by writers and artists, including Harry Matthews and Terry Southern, arranged alphabetically by name. (Some of the Harry Matthews material—including correspondence and photographs, but not most of the manuscripts—are restricted from research use until July 1st, 2033.)

Maggie Paley and others, circa 1965-1985.
Box 15 Folder 3
Maggie Paley and Terry Southern, 1966.
Box 16 Folder 1
Maggie Paley and others by Jill Krementz, 1967-1985.
Box 16 Folder 2
Rock stars for LIFE Magazine, circa 1971.
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New Lost City Ramblers, undated.
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Cover of FIT magazine, undated.
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Celebrities, undated.
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Rolling Stones dinner party, undated.
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Elliott Gould, undated.
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Hodenfield, Jan, circa 1978.
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Levine, David: caricatures from the New York Review of Books, 1964-1965.
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Matthews, Harry: Poems, "Leaving the Beach" / "Epithalamon", 1982.
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Matthews, Harry: Invitations and programs from events attended with Paley, 1982.
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Matthews, Harry: written memorial for Georges Perec, "Back to Basics", circa 1982.
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Matthews, Harry: "Georges Perec", after 1982.
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Matthews, Harry: "The Monkey at the Wheel", 1983.
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Matthews, Harry: "Notes on the Threshold of a Book", circa 1983.
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Matthews, Harry: "20 Lines a Day", 1983 March 16-1984, June 26.
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Matthews, Harry: Poems and an interview in Shiny, 1986 Spring.
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Matthews, Harry: correspondence with Joseph McElroy regarding an article by McElroy about Matthews' work, includes article, 1986 December 19.
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Matthews, Harry: article for Contemporary Authors' Autobiography Series, circa 1987.
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Matthews, Harry: promotional material, 1987-2005.
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Matthews, Harry: "Journey to Six Lands", 2006 January 26.
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Matthews, Harry: "Les Merveilleux Nuages", undated.
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Matthews, Harry: "La Nostr'amor va Enaissi" (French), undated.
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Matthews, Harry: "Riga Sprats", undated.
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Matthews, Harry: "Singular Pleasures", undated.
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Matthews, Harry: "Still Life", undated.
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Matthews, Harry: untitled manuscript, undated.
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Matthews, Harry: translation of chapter XXVII of La Vie Mode d'Emploi by Georges Perec , undated.
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Matthews, Harry: "You Can't Take It With You", undated.
Box 15 Folder 28
Matthews, Harry: "The Orchard", undated.
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Matthews, Harry: "A Day in Manhattan", undated.
Box 15 Folder 30
Matthews, Harry: "Franz Kafka in Riga", undated.
Box 15 Folder 31
Matthews, Harry: "The Giant Spiderweb", undated.
Box 15 Folder 32
Matthews, Harry: Correspondence and photographs (RESTRICTED until July 1, 2033), undated.
Box 17 Folder 1
Park, Darragh: Exhibition catalog, "440", 2006.
Box 15 Folder 33
Southern, Terry: Dirt Marijuana and Other Stories, inscribed to Paleu, 1967.
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Stanton, Larry: Artwork, 1984.
Box 15 Folder 35
Unknown creator: "The President's Big Day", undated.
Box 15 Folder 36

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