Judith and Neil Morgan DR. SEUSS & MR. GEISEL Book Production Materials
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Copyright 2005
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
spcoll@ucsd.edu
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a complete manuscript from Edward Connery Lathem's unpublished biography of Ted Geisel in 1992.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
DR. SEUSS & MR. GEISEL
Scope and Content of Series
The
DR. SEUSS & MR. GEISEL production materials are arranged in five subseries: A) Research/Subject Files, B) Lathem Manuscript, C) Interviews, D) Working
Files, and E) Production Files.
A) Research/Subject Files: materials the Morgans collected corresponding to the chapters in the book. This includes newspaper
clippings about Ted Geisel and his work, letters to and from fans, friends, and family, and notes ranging his early childhood
to after his death in 1991. The materials are arranged chronologically.
B) Lathem Manuscript: complete typewritten 1992 manuscript for Edward Connery Lathem's unpublished biography of Ted Geisel.
C) Interviews: audio cassette recordings of interviews Judith and Neil Morgan conducted with Audrey Geisel, Chuck Jones, Peggy
and Ted Owens, and other friends and family between 1991-1993.
D) Working Files: Materials related to the book, arranged by chapter. This includes typescript drafts, notes, correspondence,
and other reference material.
E) Production Files: typescript drafts, first and second edits, page proofs, and final laser proofs. The materials are arranged
following book production order.
Box 1, Folder 14
Ted Geisel - World War II
Box 1, Folder 17
Ted Geisel - La Jolla, 1950s
General note
Includes pamphlet "Signs of Civilization".
Box 2, Folder 2
Seuss with Helen
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 2, Folder 3
Letters - Audrey from Ted
Box 2, Folder 7
Ted Geisel - Book reviews
Box 2, Folder 9
Seuss Foundation
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 2, Folder 12
Ted Geisel - 80th birthday
Box 2, Folder 14
Dr. Seuss and the Reproduction of Culture
1991
Box 11, Folder 5
Related correspondence
1991 - 1999
Box 2, Folder 16
UCSD Library Gift
1992
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 2, Folder 18-19
Edward Connery Lathem - Manuscript
1992
Box 2, Folder 20
Audio recordings index
1991 - 1994
Box 3, Folder 1
New York - Jed Mattes
1991
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 3, Folder 2
SDSU Professor Terry Cronan
1991
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 3, Folder 3-4
New York - Bob Bernstein
1991
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 3, Folder 5-7
Seuss eulogy
1991
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 3, Folder 8-10
Chuck Jones
1992
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 3, Folder 11-15
Albuquerque - Peggy Owens
1992
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 3, Folder 16-17
Albuquerque - Ted Owens
1992
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 3, Folder 18-22
Springfield - Dartmouth: Seuss
1992
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 3, Folder 23-25
Oxford - Seuss
1992
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 1
July 16, 1991
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 2
June 5, 1992
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 3
July 17, 1992
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 4
January 13, 1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 5
May 28, 1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 6
September 15, 1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 7
September 25, 1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 8
February 15, 1994
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 9-13
Encelia Drive - Seuss
1992
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 14
Duke Johnston
1992
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 15-16
Barbara Bayler
1992
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 17
New York - Janet Schulman and Cathy Goldsmith
1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 18-19
Julie Olfe
1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 20
Julie Olfe and Dick Duffy
1993
General note
Part three.
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 21
UCLA Library - Seuss
1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 22
Japan - Seuss Films Gerald McBoing
1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 23-24
Claudia Prescott
1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 25
UCSD Special Collections - Seuss
1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 4, Folder 26
Jeanne Jones
1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 5, Folder 1
Joan McKnight
1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 5, Folder 2
Dr. Perry Binder
1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 5, Folder 3
Dr. Ruth Grobstein
1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 5, Folder 4
Mary Stofflet
1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 5, Folder 5
Elin Vanderlip and Lee Katz
1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 5, Folder 6
Margaret Wise Brown
Conditions Governing Access note
Restrictions Apply
Box 6, Folder 6
Chapter Five: Post Oxford
Box 6, Folder 10
Chapter Nine: New York for war
Box 6, Folder 11
Chapter Ten: Army / World War II
Box 6, Folder 12
Chapter Eleven: Move to La Jolla
Box 7, Folder 1
Chapter Thirteen: Beginner Books
Box 7, Folder 2
Chapter Fourteen: Beginner Books / Pre 1967
Box 7, Folder 4
Chapter Sixteen: 1969 / Adult Books
Box 7, Folder 5
Chapter Seventeen: Fame and illness
Box 7, Folder 6
Chapter Eighteen: Places and death
Box 7, Folder 7
Chapter Nineteen: 1981 - 1984
Box 10, Folder 1-2
First set page proofs
1995
Box 10, Folder 3-4
Second set page proofs
1995
ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPYING
Scope and Content of Series
The ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES series contains the originals of brittle or high acid content documents that have
been photocopied.
