Container List

Miscellaneous, 1951 - 1968,containing:

Biographical data on Wilson;

Correspondence between Wilson and his agents, including Brandt and Brandt, A. M. Heath and Co., and Littauer and Wilkinson, 1951 - 1968,

Correspondence between Wilson and his publishers, Henry Holt and Co. and William Morrow and Co., 1951 - 1968,

Miscellaneous business correspondence, 1951 - 1963

Printers' notices and reviews.

Correspondence with readers, 1950 - 1966,

Copyrights, 1955 - 1961,

Correspondence with the Saturday Evening Post and the Readers' Digest, 1951 - 1962,

Research, n.d., 1959, 1961,

Items on professional writing, 1963 - 1967,

The Nine Brides and Granny Hite, including:

Items on the origins of the story and research.

Early notes.

Correspondence with the publisher, William Morrow and Co., 1958 - 1967,

Other correspondence, including contract for television rights, 1952 - 1968,

Reviews and letters from readers, 1950 - 1954,

Royalty statements and miscellaneous business letters.

Deepdown River, including:

Items on the origins of the novel and research.

Two early typescript versions of Chapter 32, originally a short story entitled, The Calling Of Link Yawkey.

Correspondence with the publisher, William Morrow and Co., 1963 - 1965,

Miscellaneous business letters, primarily permissions, 1964 - 1965,

Reviews and letters from readers, 1964 - 1965.

Items on copyright search, including note by Wilson on the Importance of Obtaining a Copyright On Assignment Upon Publication of a Magazine Story.

Galleon Bay, including:

Items on the origins, research, planning, and copyrights of the book, 1960 - 1967.

Galleon Bay, including:

Correspondence with the publisher, William Morrow and Co., 1967 - 1968,

Miscellaneous business correspondence, 1967,

Reviews and letters from readers, 1968.

Galleon Bay, including:

Data on the proposed Pacific Gas and Electric nuclear power plant at Bodega Bay. Used as research material for this novel.

Galleon Bay, including:

Pacific Gas and Electric, Preliminary Hazards Summary Report, Bodega Bay Atomic Park, Unit Number 1, December 28, 1968.Used as research material for the novel.

Galleon Bay, including:

Pacific Gas and Electric, Statement with Respect To Its Proposed Bodega Bay Atomic Park, Unit Number 1, October 23, 1964.Used as research material for the novel.

Galleon Bay, including:

First drafts.

Galleon Bay, including:

Final copy with publisher's over-editings, as sent to printer.

Galleon Bay, including:

Printer's galley-proofs, with copyreader's and author's corrections.

The Feuding Postmasters, including:

Items on the origins and planning of the novel.

Partial typescript work draft.

Copyright material.

The Feuding Postmasters, including:

Typescript final draft.

Correspondence with his agent, Littauer and Wilkinson, 1967,

Correspondence with his publisher, William Morrow and Co., 1967 - 1968,

Business correspondence and letters from readers. (To be added).

The Feuding Postmasters, including:

Printer's working copy.

The Feuding Postmasters, including:

Printer's copy read proofs.

St. John of Bohemia, Bohemian Grove Play, 1969,including:

Correspondence, 1966 - 1969,

Original typescript.

Final script, xerox copy.

Binder # 13, containing newstand editions, or xerox copies, and copyright documents of the following short stories, which were subsequently brought together as seven of the fourteen chapters of The Nine Brides and Granny Hite: (dates refer to the issue of The Saturday Evening Post in which they appeared)

Mountain Woman January 17, 1948

The Devil's Daughter April 16, 1949

Granny Hite vs. The United States March 25, 1950

Do You Take This Woman? May 13, 1950

Granny Hite and the Angry Mob December 23, 1950

The Bashful Daughter February 24, 1951

Granny Hite and the Spirit Of `76 March 8, 1952

Binder # 14, containing newstand editions, or xerox copies, and copyright documents of the following short stories, which were subsequently brought together as elements of the novel, Deepdown River:

The Red-Centered Quilt Liberty, March 23, 1946

He Loves Me Colliers, June 15, 1946

Moment Of Peril Saturday Evening Post, October 12, 1946

Stranger On the River Saturday Evening Post, September 12, 1959

The Real Champion Country Gentleman, October 1962

The Bugles and Gideon Lee Colliers, May 22, 1948

Deadline For Dynamite Saturday Evening Post, February 24, 1962

The Wolf She Howl Blue Book, January 1952

Whistle Across the Valley Liberty, November 11, 1944

The Dancing Steamboat Saturday Evening Post, January 4, 1947

Binder # 15, containing newstand editions and xerox copies, and copyright documents of the following short stories, which subsequently were contributing elements to the novels Galleon Bay and The Feuding Postmasters:

The Skiff Beneath the Alder Saturday Evening Post, April 29, 1961

The Unveiling of Ad Dabner Saturday Evening Post, March 9, 1946

The Lady In the Doorway Saturday Evening Post, August 10, 1946

Ovid Rings the Bell Saturday Evening Post, March 22, 1947

Sea-gull Express This Week (San Francisco Chronicle), July 30, 1944

Works Of Neill C. Wilson:

The Nine Brides and Granny Hite, William Morrow and Co., 1952,inscribed by the author All the affection in the world to Elsie and Clarence, Neill C. Wilson.

Here Is the Golden Gate, William Morrow and Co., 1962.

Deepdown River, William Morrow and Co., 1964.

Galleon Bay, William Morrow and Co., 1968.

The Feuding Postmasters, William Morrow and Co., 1969.

St. John Of Bohemia, Bohemian Club, 1969.