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Morgan (Judith and Neil) DR. SEUSS & MR. GEISEL Book Production Materials
MSS 0641  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Collection Level Restriction
  • Additional Restrictions
  • Acquisition Information
  • Preferred Citation
  • Publication Rights
  • Historical Background
  • Scope and Content of Collection

  • Descriptive Summary

    Languages: English
    Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
    9500 Gilman Drive
    La Jolla 92093-0175
    Title: Judith and Neil Morgan DR. SEUSS & MR. GEISEL Book Production Materials
    Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0641
    Physical Description: 4.2 Linear feet (8 archives boxes and 3 card file boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1963-1999
    Abstract: Papers of Judith and Neil Morgan for the production of Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel (1995), the first published biography written about Ted Geisel.

    Collection Level Restriction

    THIS COLLECTION IS RESTRICTED UNTIL 2020.

    Additional Restrictions

    Research files containing personal information are restricted. Also, original cassette recordings are restricted; patrons must request user copies be produced.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired 1997.

    Preferred Citation

    Judith and Neil Morgan Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel Book Production Materials, MSS 641. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

    Publication Rights

    Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.

    Historical Background

    California journalists Judith and Neil Morgan have written articles together for National Geographic and other magazines. They began researching and writing Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel in the early 1990s, having been close friends with Ted Geisel for over thirty years.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Production materials for the book Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel by Judith and Neil Morgan, a biography of Theodor Geisel. Materials include research files which contain newspaper clippings, interviews, letters, and notes from Ted Geisel's personal and career life, audio cassette interviews with Audrey Geisel, friends, and colleagues, typescript drafts of the manuscript, as well as the production proofs and edits. The collection also contains a complete manuscript from Edward Connery Lathem's unpublished biography of Ted Geisel in 1992.
    Arranged in two series: 1) Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel and 2) ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Seuss, Dr.
    Geisel, Theodor Seuss, 1904-1991