Guide to the John Steinbeck Collection, 1902-1979 M0263

Finding aid prepared by Tim Noakes
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Stanford University Libraries.
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, California, 94305
Repository email: speccollref@stanford.edu
© 2007


Title: John Steinbeck collection
Identifier/Call Number: M0263
Contributing Institution: Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 8.5 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1902-1979
Abstract: The collection is primarily letters and documents written by Steinbeck to family, friends and business associates. Also included are letters written to Steinbeck and letters written about him. Includes manuscripts and typescripts of works by Steinbeck, proofs of books, tearsheets, and photocopies of published works by him. Reviews of Steinbeck's work, articles about him, press coverage of his travels, memorabilia, photographs, and artwork complete the collection.
creator: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

Arrangement

Data organization: Correspondence, 1928-1972 (boxes 1-8), Literary manuscripts, 1923-1975 (boxes 8-12), Photographs, artwork and ephemera, 1902-1979 (boxes 12-17).

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection is primarily letters and documents written by Steinbeck to family, friends and business associates. Also included are letters written to Steinbeck and letters written about him. Includes manuscripts and typescripts of works by Steinbeck, proofs of books, tearsheets, and photocopies of published works by him. Reviews of Steinbeck's work, articles about him, press coverage of his travels, memorabilia, photographs, and artwork complete the collection.

Biography / Administrative History

John Ernst Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California 27 February 1902. He was the author of short stories and novels, of which some became plays and films. He died in New York City 20 December 1968.

Acquisition Information

Gifts and purchases from various sources.

Preferred Citation

John Steinbeck collection, M0263. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Publication Rights

The library does not have full title to the portion of the collection comprising Steinbeck's letters to Elaine Steinbeck (78-011). This material cannot be photocopied without first obtaining permission through Julie Fallowfield at the address below.
Copyright administered by:
Mc Intosh and Otis, Inc.
475 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10017
Attention: Julie Fallowfield
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Access

Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.

Box 1, Folder 1

John Steinbeck to Margery and Nathaniel Benchley, 1965 (3 lvs.)

Box 1, Folder 2

John Steinbeck to Katherine Beswick, Winter 1927-May 1928 (12 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 3

John Steinbeck to Katherine Beswick, Feb/March 1928-Spring 1928 (12 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 4

John Steinbeck to Katherine Beswick, June 1928-Dec. 1928 (12 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 5

John Steinbeck to Katherine Beswick, late 1928 (11 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 6

John Steinbeck to Katherine Beswick, Jan. 1929-Feb. 1929 (12 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 7

John Steinbeck to Katherine Beswick, late Feb. 1929-May 1929 (14 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 8

John Steinbeck to Katherine Beswick, Aug. 1929-May 1930 (15 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 9

John Steinbeck to Katherine Beswick, July 1930-January 1932 (17 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 10

John Steinbeck to Robert Cathcart, Jan.1, 1928-March 1 [1929] (17 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 11

John Steinbeck to Barnaby Conrad, Dec. 29, 1952-March 30, 1968 (13 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 12

John Steinbeck to Eric Goldman, ca. Dec. 1964 (3 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 13

John Steinbeck to [Paul] Griffin, April 22, 1942 (2 lvs); John Steinbeck to Dr. Grommon, May 24, 1948 (1 leaf)

Box 1, Folder 14

John Steinbeck to Harry Guggenheim, Aug. 1963-Sept. 9, 1965 (10 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 15

John Steinbeck to Harry Guggenheim, Sept. 20, 1965-Nov. 5, 1965 (10 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 16

John Steinbeck to Harry Guggenheim, Nov. 6, 1965-Nov. 1965 (13 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 17

John Steinbeck to Harry Guggenheim, Dec. 1965-Jan. 1966 (8 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 18

John Steinbeck to Harry Guggenheim, Feb. 1966 (12 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 19

John Steinbeck to Harry Guggenheim, April 1966-July 1966 (13 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 20

John Steinbeck to Harry Guggenheim, Aug. 1966-Nov. 1966 (14 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 21

John Steinbeck to Harry Guggenheim, Dec. 1966-Jan. 19, 1967 (15 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 22

John Steinbeck to Harry Guggenheim, Jan. 23, 1967-March 18, 1967 (12 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 23

John Steinbeck to Harry Guggenheim, March 23, 1967-May 3, 1967 (10 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 24

John Steinbeck affidavit for visa for Alexander Hackenschmied, 1941 (2 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 25

John Steinbeck to Mort R. Lewis, Nov. 26-Dec. 16, 1952 (photocopies) (3 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 26

John Steinbeck to Theodore Lilienthol, ca Sept. 1937-May 13, 1938, nd. (8 lvs)

Box 1, Folder 27

John Steinbeck to A. Amasa (Ted) Miller, Jan. 1929-March 1930 (11 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 1

John Steinbeck to A. Amasa (Ted) Miller, April 1930-Nov. 1930 (13 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 2

John Steinbeck to A. Amasa (Ted) Miller, Dec. 1930-mid-1931 (15 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 3

John Steinbeck to A. Amasa (Ted) Miller, August 1931-1936 (12 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 4

John Steinbeck to Michael Morris, 1964 (4 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 5

John Steinbeck to Wilbur Needham, 1939 (2 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 6

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, 1931-1936 (13 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 7

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, 1937 (12 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 8

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, February 1938-July 1938 (15 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 9

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, August-December, 1938 (10 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 10

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, January-April 10, 1939 (10 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 11

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, April 15-July, 1939 (12 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 12

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, August-October, 1939 (10 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 13

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, November-December, 1939 (9 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 14

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, January-February, 1940 (11 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 15

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, March-May, 1940 (13 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 16

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, June-October, 1940 (13 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 17

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, November-December, 1940 (10 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 18

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, January-February 7, 1941 (10 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 19

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, February-July, 1941 (13 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 20

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, August-December, 1941 (12 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 21

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, January-September 24, 1942 (10 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 22

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, September 26-December, 1942 (10 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 23

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, 1944 (12 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 24

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, January 6-late March, 1945 (14 lvs)

Box 2, Folder 25

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, May-October, 1945 (12 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 1

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, 1946-1948 (13 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 2

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, January 1949-October 1950 (13 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 3

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, January-July 11, 1951 (12 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 4

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, July 15-September, 1951 (14 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 5

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, March-May 20, 1952 (12 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 6

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, May 22-June 11, 1952 (12 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 7

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, June 17-June 28, 1952 (11 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 8

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, July-October, 1952 (14 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 9

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, 1953 (10 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 10

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, January-May 5, 1954 (12 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 11

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, May 15-June, 1954 (14 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 12

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, July-September 4, 1954 (13 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 13

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, September 13-October, 1954 (12 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 14

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, October-November, 1954 (9 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 15

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, 1955 (10 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 16

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, January-March, 1956 (10 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 17

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, April-June 4, 1956 (10 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 18

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, June-August, 1956 (10 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 19

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, August-October, 1956 (11 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 20

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, March-May 3, 1957 (10 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 21

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, May 8-June 7, 1957 (10 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 22

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, June 12-November, 1957 (13 lvs)

Box 3, Folder 23

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, January-June, 1958 (12 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 1

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, July-August, 1958 (13 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 2

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, September-December 7, 1958 (13 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 3

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, December 15, 1958-April 2, 1959 (12 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 4

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, April-July, 1959 (14 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 5

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, September 1959-March, 1960 (15 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 6

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, April-June, 1960 (13 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 7

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, June, 1960 (13 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 8

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, June-December, 1960 (17 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 9

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, February-May, 1961 (15 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 10

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, June-October, 1961 (15 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 11

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, October 10-November 14, 1961 (15 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 12

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, November 18-December, 1961(14 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 13

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, January-February, 1962 (12 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 14

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, March-April, 1962 (11 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 15

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, April-August, 1962 (13 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 16

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, September, 1962-June, 1963 (14 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 17

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, June 18-August 10, 1963 (13 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 18

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, August 13-November 20, 1963 (15 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 19

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, November 21, 1963-April, 1964 (13 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 20

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, June-October, 1964 (13 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 21

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, January-July 8, 1965 (17 lvs)

Box 4, Folder 22

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, July 10-December 28, 1965 (13 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 1

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, January-June 5, 1966 (12 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 2

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, June 9, 1966-January, 1967 (14 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 3

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, February, 1967-1968 (17 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 4

John Steinbeck to Pacific Biological Laboratories, n.d. (1 leaf)

Box 5, Folder 5

John Steinbeck to Edward Ricketts, 1946 (1 leaf)

Box 5, Folder 6

John Steinbeck to George F. Sensabaugh, [1941, 1942, or 1943] (2 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 7

John Steinbeck to Blanche Shipley Sheffield, 1923 (Carlton Sheffield's mother) (2 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 8

John Steinbeck to Carlton Sheffield, 1926-April, 1939 (11 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 9

John Steinbeck to Carlton Sheffield, June, 1939-1940 (13 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 10

John Steinbeck to Carlton Sheffield, 1944-1952 (12 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 11

John Steinbeck to Carlton Sheffield, 1953-November 8, 1962 (13 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 12

John Steinbeck to Carlton Sheffield, November 28, 1962-August, 1963 (13 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 13

John Steinbeck to Carlton Sheffield, September, 1963-March, 1965 (17 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 14

John Steinbeck to Carlton Sheffield, April, 1965-1968 (16 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 15

John Steinbeck to Marion Sheffield, 1923-1936 (10 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 16

John Steinbeck to Marion Sheffield, 1961 (9 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 17

John Steinbeck to Ruth Sheffield, 1926 (1 leaf)

Box 5, Folder 18

John Steinbeck to Stanford University Press, 1948-1949 (4 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 19

John Steinbeck to Robert Stein, 1965 (1 leaf)

Box 5, Folder 20

John Steinbeck to Carol Henning Steinbeck (Brown), 1962 (1 leaf)

Box 5, Folder 21

John Steinbeck to Gwendolyn Conger (Steinbeck), 1941 (1 leaf)

Box 5, Folder 22

John Steinbeck to Beatrice Steinbeck, 1945-September 5, 1962 (10 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 23

John Steinbeck to Stanford and Beatrice Steinbeck, September 13, 1962-October, 1962 (8 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 24

John Steinbeck to Margery Street, 1926 (5 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 25

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, ca. 1927/1928-October, 1941 (13 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 26

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, November, 1941-March, 1942 (15 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 27

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, April, 1942-June, 1942 (15 lvs)

Box 5, Folder 28

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, July, 1942-September, 1942 (14 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 1

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, October-November, 1942 (15 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 2

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, December, 1942-March 11, 1943 (14 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 3

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, March 13-April 14, 1943 (15 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 4

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, April 20-November, 1943 (13 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 5

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, December 13, 1943-1944 (13 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 6

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, [April 16, 1945]-November 27, 1945 (11 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 7

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, December, 1945-April, 1946 (15 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 8

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, May, 1947-December, 1948 (15 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 9

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, January, 1949-January 4, 1955 (13 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 10

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, March, 1955-March, 1956 (14 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 11

John Steinbeck to Webster Street, June, 1956-1968 (16 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 12

John Steinbeck to 20th Century Fox, 1944 (1 leaf)

Box 6, Folder 13

John Steinbeck to George Vellis, 1955 (1 leaf)

Box 6, Folder 14

John Steinbeck to Eugene Vinaver, 1957-June 22, 1958 (14 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 15

John Steinbeck to Eugene Vinaver, June 27, 1958-May 1, 1959 (10 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 16

John Steinbeck to Eugene Vinaver, May 2-August, 1959 (13 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 17

John Steinbeck to Eugene Vinaver, September, 1959-March, 1960 (13 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 18

John Steinbeck to Eugene Vinaver, July, 1960-June, 1965 (13 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 19

John Steinbeck to Eugene Vinaver, July, 1965-1966 (16 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 20

John Steinbeck to Max and Jack Wagner, [August 22, 1939]-[November 11, 1940] (10 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 21

John Steinbeck to Max and Jack Wagner, November 25, 1940-December 28, 1940, (11 lvs)

Box 6, Folder 22

John Steinbeck to Max and Jack Wagner, January, 1941-February, 1943 (14 lvs)

Box 7, Folder 1

John Steinbeck to Max and Jack Wagner, January, 1944-February, [1946] (15 lvs)

Box 7, Folder 2

John Steinbeck to Max and Jack Wagner, March, 1946-Summer, 1946 (15 lvs)

Box 7, Folder 3

John Steinbeck to Max and Jack Wagner, September, 1946-January 10,1947 (13 lvs)

Box 7, Folder 4

John Steinbeck to Max and Jack Wagner, January 16, 1947-July, 1947 (12 lvs)

Box 7, Folder 5

John Steinbeck to Max and Jack Wagner, 1949-1966 (15 lvs)

Box 7, Folder 6

John Steinbeck to Carl Wilhelmson, 1924-October 1, [1930] (14 lvs)

Box 7, Folder 7

John Steinbeck to Carl Wilhelmson, October 20, 1930-October 1, 1931 (14 lvs)

Box 7, Folder 8

John Steinbeck to Carl Wilhelmson, December, 1932-1938 (14 lvs)

Box 7, Folder 9

John Steinbeck to Carl Wilhelmson, 1939-1946 (13 lvs)

Box 7, Folder 10

Theodore Dreiser to John Steinbeck, 1940

Box 7, Folder 11

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. to John Steinbeck, 1965

Box 7, Folder 12

Hartvig Kiran to John Steinbeck, 1942

Box 7, Folder 13

A. Amasa Miller to John Steinbeck, 1929-1930

Box 7, Folder 14

Joan Rattner to John Steinbeck, 1953

Box 7, Folder 15

Daniel Catton Rich to John Steinbeck, 1945

Box 7, Folder 16

Eugene F. Saxton to John Steinbeck, 1930

Box 7, Folder 17

Robert Stein to John Steinbeck, 1965

Box 7, Folder 18

Webster Street to John Steinbeck, 1943, 1955

Box 7, Folder 19

Jack Valenti to John Steinbeck, 1964

Box 7, Folder 20

Eugene Vinaver to John Steinbeck, 1958

Box 7, Folder 21

Elizabeth Steinbeck Ainsworth to Beatrice and Stanford Steinbeck, Feb. 1969

Box 7, Folder 22

Barnaby Conrad to Warren R. Howell, 1966

Box 7, Folder 23

Copyright Office to A. Amasa Miller, April 1932

Box 7, Folder 24

Lord Crawford to Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 1965

Box 7, Folder 25

Dodd, Mead and Company to A. Amasa Miller, April 1931

Box 7, Folder 26

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. to Eugene Vinaver, 1965

Box 7, Folder 27

Lynn Farnol to Webster F. Street, 1956

Box 7, Folder 28

Stanley Gilson to George Vellis, 1955

Box 7, Folder 29

Ida Gordon to Eugene Vinaver, 1959

Box 7, Folder 30

Mildred Lyman to Hartvig Kiran, 1942

Box 7, Folder 31

A. Amasa Miller to Katherine Beswick, 1928

Box 7, Folder 32

A. Amasa Miller to the Copyright Office, 1932

Box 7, Folder 33

A. Amasa Miller to Robert M. McBride and Company, 1932

Box 7, Folder 34

Elizabeth Otis to Joan Rattner, 1953

Box 7, Folder 35

Post Office Department to A. Amasa Miller, 1932

Box 7, Folder 36

Edmund Price to Beatrice and Stanford Steinbeck, 1966

Box 7, Folder 37

Daniel Catton Rich to Webster F. Street, 1945

Box 7, Folder 38

Stuart Rose, for Little, Brown, and Company to A. Amasa Miller, 1930

Box 7, Folder 39

Carol Henning Steinbeck to Carl Wilhelmson, 1930

Box 7, Folder 40

Elaine Steinbeck to Harry Guggenheim, 1965

Box 7, Folder 41

Elaine Steinbeck to Carlton Sheffield, 1963

Box 7, Folder 42

Elaine Steinbeck to Beatrice and Stanford Steinbeck, 1967-1972

Box 7, Folder 43

Gwendolyn Conger Steinbeck to Peg Street, 1943

Box 7, Folder 44

Gwendolyn Conger Steinbeck to Webster F. Street, 1941-1942

Box 7, Folder 45

Gwendolyn Conger Steinbeck to Webster F, Street, 1942-1945

Box 7, Folder 46

Webster F. Street to Hudson, Martin, and Ferranto, 1942

Box 7, Folder 47

Webster F. Street to Daniel Cotton Rich, 1945

Box 7, Folder 48

Webster F. Street to Shaw Artists Corporation, 1955

Box 8, Folder 1

George Vellis to Shaw Artists Corporation, 1955

Box 8, Folder 2

Eugene Vinaver to the Nobel Committee of the Swedish Academy, 1959

Box 8, Folder 3

Stuart Ward to Albert Rosenshine, 1937

Box 8, Folder 4

To Death And Life, Untitled Verse, 1923

Box 8, Folder 5

A Lady in Infra-Red, typescript, 1926

Box 8, Folder 6

A Lady in Infra-Red, photocopy

Box 8, Folder 7

Cup of Gold, pp. 1-54, typescript with corrections, 1926-1927

Box 8, Folder 8

Cup of Gold, pp. 55-102, typescript with corrections, 1926-1927

Box 8, Folder 9

Tahoe Epic, typescript, 1926

Box 8, Folder 10

Ballad of Quid Pro Quo, typescript, 1926

Box 8, Folder 11

The White Sister of Fourteenth Street, typescript with corrections

Box 8, Folder 12

The White Sister of Fourteenth Street, (photocopy)

Box 8, Folder 13

The Murder, typescript

Box 8, Folder 14

The Green Lady, (dramatic piece: 3rd draft), 1927-1938

Box 8, Folder 15

The Green Lady: a novel, pp. 1-27, typescript

Box 8, Folder 16

The Green Lady: a novel, pp. 28-54, typescript

Box 8, Folder 17

The Green Lady: a novel, pp. 55-81, typescript

Box 8, Folder 18

The Green Lady: a novel, pp. 82-107, typescript

Box 8, Folder 19

Carlton Sheffield's Review of Record Book, 1929-1931

Box 8, Folder 20

The Red Pony, script, pp. 1-45

Box 8, Folder 21

The Red Pony, script, pp. 46-91

Box 8, Folder 22

The Red Pony, script, pp. 92-136

Box 8, Folder 23

The Red Pony, script, pp. 1-45 (photocopy)

Box 8, Folder 24

The Red Pony, script, pp. 46-91 (photocopy)

Box 8, Folder 25

The Red Pony, script, pp. 92-136 (photocopy)

Box 8, Folder 26

Cannery Row, fragments (photocopy)

Box 8, Folder 27

Between Pacific Tides, foreword, 1948

Box 8, Folder 28

Narration of Flight, ca. 1960

Box 8, Folder 29

Nobel Prize Speech

Box 8, Folder 30

Manila Folder addressed to C.A. Sheffield, ca. April, 1927

Box 9, Folder 1

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1931-1937

Box 9, Folder 2

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1938-1939

Box 9, Folder 3

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1939-1940

Box 9, Folder 4

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1940-1941

Box 9, Folder 5

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1941-1945

Box 9, Folder 6

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1945-1949

Box 9, Folder 7

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1949-1952

Box 9, Folder 8

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1952-1954

Box 10, Folder 1

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1954

Box 10, Folder 2

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1954

Box 10, Folder 3

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1955-1957

Box 10, Folder 4

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1957-1958

Box 10, Folder 5

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1958-1959

Box 10, Folder 6

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1959-1961

Box 10, Folder 7

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1961-1962

Box 11, Folder 1

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1962-1963

Box 11, Folder 2

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1963-1965

Box 11, Folder 3

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, typescripts, 1965-1968

Box 11, Folder 4

John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, carbons, 1942-1960

Box 11, Folder 5

Typescripts of Minor Pieces: To An Elephant Who Was Sad; untitled piece regarding Robert Capa; The Articles of War; Are We Morally Flabby; Surging Thirties; untitled regarding the history of the migrant people since The Grapes of Wrath; untitled regarding Steinbeck's typing.

Box 11, Folder 6

Typescripts of Minor Pieces: untitled article regarding Carl Sandburg; Untitled Piece; Atque Vale, Some Random Thoughts on Life Insurance as An Anti-survival Factor in the American Male; list of aphorisms, Egg Heads of the World Arise; Introduction; Circus.

Box 11, Folder 7

Typescripts of Minor Pieces: Old Cars; River Folk: A Sketch; A Pox on All Your Ages; Manuscript for Holiday Magazine; An Innocent Journey; The Red Pony Suite; El Camion Vacilador.

Box 11, Folder 8

Typescripts of Minor Pieces: She was a Widgeon of Delight; The Excavations under St. Peter; Monagesque Fallout; The Queen's Birthday; Three Coins Down theDrain; London Interview; Midsummer; Clean out the Icebox; A Desperate Remedy; Gusher, Florentine Fashion; Sholokoff; Explode Sweet Chariot; See Naples and Die; Mare Nostrum; It's a Treat to Beat your Feet; Homesickness.

Box 11, Folder 9

Letters to Alicia, carbons and originals, 1965-1966

Box 11, Folder 10

Letters to Alicia, carbons and originals, 1965-1966

Box 11, Folder 11

Letters to Alicia, carbons and originals, 1966-1967

Box 11, Folder 12

Letters to Alicia, carbons and originals, 1966-1967

Box 11, Folder 13

Letters to Alicia, carbons and originals, 1966-1967

Box 12, Folder 1

Tearsheets and photocopies of John Steinbeck pieces

Box 12, Folder 2

Tearsheets and photocopies of John Steinbeck pieces

Box 12, Folder 3

Tearsheets and photocopies of John Steinbeck pieces

Box 12, Folder 4

Tearsheets and photocopies of John Steinbeck pieces

Box 12, Folder 5

Reviews and articles about John Steinbeck, 1937-1952

Box 12, Folder 6

Reviews and articles about John Steinbeck, 1952-1977

Box 12, Folder 7

Reviews and articles about John Steinbeck

Box 12, Folder 8

Reviews and articles about John Steinbeck

Box 12, Folder 9

Reviews and articles about John Steinbeck

Box 12, Folder 10

Reviews and articles about John Steinbeck

Box 12, Folder 11

Reviews and articles about John Steinbeck

Box 12, Folder 12

Reviews and articles about John Steinbeck

Box 12, Folder 13

Reviews and articles about John Steinbeck

Box 13, Folder 1

Articles about John Steinbeck's life, 1937-1959

Box 13, Folder 2

Articles about John Steinbeck's life, 1960-1967

Box 13, Folder 3

Articles about John Steinbeck's life, 1968

Box 13, Folder 4

Articles about John Steinbeck's life, 1969

Box 13, Folder 5

Articles about John Steinbeck's life, 1970-1981

Box 13, Folder 6

Articles about John Steinbeck's life, n.d.

Box 13, Folder 7

John Steinbeck's Travels to Finland

Box 13, Folder 8

John Steinbeck's Travels to Finland

Box 14, Folder 1

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, Polish Press, 1963

Box 14, Folder 2

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, Polish Press, 1963

Box 14, Folder 3

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, Soviet Press, 1963

Box 14, Folder 4

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, Soviet Press, 1963

Box 14, Folder 5

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, Berlin, 1963

Box 14, Folder 6

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, Leningrad, 1963

Box 14, Folder 7

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, Vienna, 1963

Box 14, Folder 8

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, Kiev, 1963

Box 14, Folder 9

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, American Press, 1963

Box 14, Folder 10

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, Tbilisi, 1963

Box 14, Folder 11

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, correspondence, 1963

Box 14, Folder 12

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, articles

Box 14, Folder 13

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, articles

Box 15, Folder 1

Cultural Exchange behind the Iron Curtain, articles

Box 15, Folder 2

Southeast Asian Trip

Box 15, Folder 3

Legal Papers

Box 15, Folder 4

Invitations

Box 15, Folder 5

Steinbeck at the White House

Box 15, Folder 6

Steinbeck at the White House

Box 15, Folder 7

Sonate at Tortilla Flat

Box 15, Folder 8

Congratulations for Nobel Prize

Box 15, Folder 9

Congratulations for Nobel Prize

Box 15, Folder 10

Scrapbook by Gylendal

Box 15, Folder 11

Commemorative stamps, poster

Box 15, Folder 12

Photographs, John Steinbeck, alone, 1935-1963

Box 15, Folder 13

Photographs, John Steinbeck with others, 1938-1954

Box 15, Folder 14

Photographs, John Steinbeck with others, 1954-1962

Box 16, Folder 1

Photographs, John Steinbeck with others, 1962-1963

Box 16, Folder 2

Photographs, John Steinbeck with others, 1963

Box 16, Folder 3

Photographs, John Steinbeck with others, 1963

Box 16, Folder 4

Photographs, John Steinbeck with others, 1963

Box 16, Folder 5

Photographs, John Steinbeck with others, 1965-1967, n.d.

Box 16, Folder 6

Photographs without John Steinbeck, 1937-1962

Box 16, Folder 7

Photographs without John Steinbeck, artwork of John Steinbeck

Box 16, Folder 8

Steinbeck Programs and Steinbeck Foundation

Box 16, Folder 9

Steinbeck Programs and Steinbeck Foundation

Box 16, Folder 10

Steinbeck week in Salinas, 1970

Box 16, Folder 11

Theater and movie programs; articles

Box 16, Folder 12

Theater and movie programs; articles

Box 16, Folder 13

Captions for exhibit, 1975 and 1978

Box 16, Folder 14

Steinbeck: A Life in Letters, press coverage, publicity

Box 17, Folder 1

Articles about Elaine Steinbeck

Box 17, Folder 2

Steinbeck Associates and Family

Box 17, Folder 3

Steinbeck Country material

Box 17, Folder 4

Steinbeck Country material

Box 17, Folder 5

Steinbeck Country material

Box 17, Folder 6

Steinbeck Country material

Box 17, Folder 7

Steinbeck Country material

Box 17, Folder 8

Steinbeck Country material

Box 17, Folder 9

Bookseller Catalogues, etc.

Box 17, Folder 10

Bookseller Catalogues, etc.

Box 17, Folder 11

Stanford University

Box 17, Folder 12

Other Steinbeck Collections

Box 17, Folder 13

Movie Stills

Box 17, Folder 14

Negatives: Ed Rickett's Study

Box 18

Ledger: Manuscript fragment, "The God in the Pipes" (1939) [see Working Days]. Includes "Mrs. Van Deventer and Daughter," "The Maltbys," "The Lopez Sisters," "The Deserted Farm," "Miss Morgan," "Raymond Banks," "John Whiteside and His House," "Pat Humbert," "Second Version," fragment about a boy named Mizpah.

Box 19, Folder 1

Cannery Row: collection overview

Box 19, Folder 2

Cannery Row: Proof copy; 1st edition

Box 19, Folder 3

Cannery Row: galley proofs

Box 19, Folder 4

Cannery Row: corrected typewritten manuscript (197 pp.)

Box 19, Folder 5

Cannery Row: Original pencil manuscript (143 pp.)

Box OS 1, Folder 1

Manuscript: "The Boss in the Pipes," Cannery Row fragment

Box OS 1, Folder 2

Photographs of Steinbeck (includes original Sonya Noskowiak portrait, 1936)

Box OS 1, Folder 3

Lobby cards: East of Eden, The Red Pony, The Moon is Down, Tortilla Flat, A Medal for Benny

Box OS 1, Folder 4

Posters and Lithographs: John Steinbeck's America in Newsday; John Steinbeck's Letters to Alicia in Newsday; Lithograph of dustjacket of Grapes of Wrath, 1980

Box OS 1, Folder 5

Monterey Peninsula Herald, "Good Guys and Bad Guys," by John Steinbeck, 10 March 1955; Monterey Bay Aquarium poster, 1979

Box OS 1

"Steinbeck: His Life, Land, and Works," educational material (incl. audiocassette and negatives)