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Morgan (Judith and Neil) DR. SEUSS & MR. GEISEL Book Production Materials
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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B) Lathem Manuscript: complete typewritten 1992 manuscript for Edward Connery Lathem's unpublished biography of Ted Geisel.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.
 

Research/Subject Files

Box 1, Folder 1

Springfield - Germans

Box 1, Folder 2

Geisel genealogy

Box 1, Folder 3

Ted's father

Box 1, Folder 4

Springfield - City

Box 1, Folder 5

Springfield later

Box 1, Folder 6

Springfield - Youth

Box 1, Folder 7

Seuss at Dartmouth

Box 1, Folder 8

Ted and Dartmouth - 1950

Box 1, Folder 9

Dartmouth classmates

Box 1, Folder 10

Cartooning / JUDGE

Box 1, Folder 11

New York 1925 - 1940

Box 1, Folder 12

Infantograph

Box 1, Folder 13

Cartooning at PM

Box 1, Folder 14

Ted Geisel - World War II

Box 1, Folder 15

Ted Geisel in Hollywood

Box 1, Folder 16

Hollywood years

Box 1, Folder 17

Ted Geisel - La Jolla, 1950s

General note

Includes pamphlet "Signs of Civilization".
Box 1, Folder 18

Peggy Owens

Box 1, Folder 19

Grolier Book Club

Box 1, Folder 20

Beginner Books

Box 1, Folder 21

Fan mail

Box 2, Folder 1

Letter by Ted to kids

Box 2, Folder 2

Seuss with Helen

Conditions Governing Access note

Restrictions Apply
Box 2, Folder 3

Letters - Audrey from Ted

Box 2, Folder 4

Literacy / Education

Box 2, Folder 5

Religion

Box 2, Folder 6

Environment

Box 2, Folder 7

Ted Geisel - Book reviews

Box 2, Folder 8

Seuss / Random House

Box 2, Folder 9

Seuss Foundation

Conditions Governing Access note

Restrictions Apply
Box 2, Folder 10

Audrey interviews

Box 2, Folder 11

Politics

Box 2, Folder 12

Ted Geisel - 80th birthday

Box 2, Folder 13

SIX BY SEUSS - Article

Box 2, Folder 14

Dr. Seuss and the Reproduction of Culture 1991

Box 2, Folder 15

Seuss Archives UCLA

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 17

Seuss notes 1992

Box 11, Folder 6

Reviews

 

Lathem Manuscript

Box 2, Folder 18-19

Edward Connery Lathem - Manuscript 1992

 

Interviews

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
 

Audrey interviews

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
 

Working Files

Box 6, Folder 1

Prologue

Box 6, Folder 2

Chapter One: Springfield

Box 6, Folder 3

Chapter Two: Springfield

Box 6, Folder 4

Chapter Three: Dartmouth

Box 6, Folder 5

Chapter Four: Oxford

Box 6, Folder 6

Chapter Five: Post Oxford

Box 6, Folder 7

Chapter Six: New York

Box 6, Folder 8

Chapter Seven: New York

Box 6, Folder 9

Chapter Eight

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 6, Folder 13

Chapter Twelve

Box 7, Folder 1

Chapter Thirteen: Beginner Books

Box 7, Folder 2

Chapter Fourteen: Beginner Books / Pre 1967

Box 7, Folder 3

Chapter Fifteen: 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 7, Folder 8

Chapter Twenty

Box 8, Folder 1

Chapter Twenty-One

 

Production Files

Box 8, Folder 2

Epilogue

Box 8, Folder 3-5

Typescript draft

Box 8, Folder 6-7

First pass

Box 9, Folder 1-2

Second pass

Box 9, Folder 3-5

Setting copy

Box 10, Folder 1-2

First set page proofs 1995

Box 10, Folder 3-4

Second set page proofs 1995

Box 10, Folder 5

Laser print proofs 1995

Box 11, Folder 1-3

Laser print 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.
Box 11, Folder 4

Original materials

Collection Contents
DR. SEUSS & MR. GEISEL
Research/Subject Files
Lathem Manuscript
Interviews
Working Files
Production Files
ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPYING
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