Theroux (Paul) Papers

Novels 1967-2016

Physical Description: 19.18 Linear Feet(46 boxes)

Arrangement

Novels are arranged chronologically by publication date.

Scope and Contents

The novels include multiple drafts in various formats (1965-2016); these drafts include notebooks, autograph, typewritten, photocopy, computer generated, and printed. The drafts contain corrections and additions by Paul Theroux, as well as editor's and printer's marks and edits.

Waldo 1965-1992

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1967.

Box 1, Folder 1-2

Second draft 1965-1966

Box 1, Folder 3

Houghton Mifflin Company publicity sheet 1966 November 16

Box 1, Folder 4

Introduction for 1992 Penguin edition 1992

The Last Magician 1967

Scope and Contents

Unpublished novel.

Box 1, Folder 5

Synopsis: early draft, with corrections 1967

Fong and the Indians 1966-1967

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1968.

Box 1, Folder 6

Notebook with preliminary sketch 1966 December 1-1967 January 7

Scope and Contents

Notebook also includes sketch and draft of "Tarzan" essay; travel notes from Ghana and Nigeria.

Box 1, Folder 7

Two notebooks: first draft 1967 March 5-August

Box 1, Folder 8

Notes 1966-1967

Scope and Contents

Originally laid into green leather binder.

Box 1, Folder 9

First draft 1966 October 1-1967 October 1

Scope and Contents

Originally laid into green leather binder.

Box 1, Folder 10

Second draft 1967

Scope and Contents

With autograph corrections.

Box 1, Folder 11

"Two in the Bush:" short story and excerpt 1967

Scope and Contents

Published in The Atlantic.

Murder in Mount Holly 1966 April

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1969.

Box 2, Folder 1

First draft 1966 April

Scope and Contents

This draft has original title "Yankee Doodle."

Box 2, Folder 2

Later draft 1966 April

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: notes and one page of notes made by V.S. Naipaul in 1966.

Girls at Play 1967-1970

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1969.

Box 2, Folder 3

Two notebooks: notes and early drafts 1967 September 26-1968 February 5

Box 2, Folder 4

Two notebooks: notes and early drafts 1968 February 8-April 18

Scope and Contents

Notebook 3 also includes rough drafts of stories "Russian Ikon" and "A Love Knot."

Box 2, Folder 5

First draft 1967 December-1968 May

Box 2, Folder 6

Second draft 1968

Box 2, Folder 7

Final draft 1966-1968

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 2.

Box 3, Folder 1

Final draft 1966-1968

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 2.

Box 3, Folder 2

Book reviews and publicity: United Kingdom and United States 1969-1970

Jungle Lovers 1968-1972

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1971.

Box 3, Folder 3

Notebooks: notes, lists, and plot summaries 1968

Box 3, Folder 4

Notebooks: chapters 8-15 1968

Scope and Contents

Notebooks are numbered 5 and 6.

Box 3, Folder 5-6

First draft: Parts One-Four 1968 December-1970 March

Box 3, Folder 7-8

Second draft: Parts One-Four 1968 December-1970 April

Box 4, Folder 1-2

Final draft 1970 December 28

Scope and Contents

Some pages are damaged and fragile.

Box 4, Folder 3

Book reviews and cover art 1971-1972

Box 4, Folder 4

Introduction to "Die Unverscherten," German edition 1984

Scope and Contents

With autograph corrections.

Saint Jack 1971-1974

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1973.

Box 4, Folder 5

Two notebooks: ideas, sketches, and early draft 1971-1972 March 10

Box 4, Folder 6

Two notebooks: early draft 1972

Box 4, Folder 7-8

First draft 1971 May 13-1972 April

Box 4, Folder 9

Final draft 1973

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 2.

Box 5, Folder 1

Final draft 1973

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 2.

Box 5, Folder 2

Book reviews and publicity: United Kingdom and United States; jacket description 1973-1974

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letters from Houghton Mifflin Company.

Box 5, Folder 3

Paul Theroux and Peter Bogdanovich. Screenplay: first draft 1977 September 1

Box 5, Folder 4

Paul Theroux and Peter Bogdanovich. Screenplay: first revised draft 1977 September 12

Box 5, Folder 5

Paul Theroux and Peter Bogdanovich. Screenplay: final revised draft 1978 January 3

The Black House 1972-1975

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1974.

Box 5, Folder 6

Notebook: notes for novel 1972 May

Box 5, Folder 7

Notebook II 1972 November 8-1973 March 12

Box 6, Folder 1

Notebook III 1973 March 13

Box 6, Folder 2

Notebook: preliminary draft 1972 May-November 6

Box 6, Folder 3-4

First draft 1972 May 30-1973 May

Box 6, Folder 5-7

Second draft 1973

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed in Folder 7: letter, unsigned and undated, offering criticisms of the novel (3 pages).

Box 7, Folder 1-3

Final draft 1974

Box 7, Folder 4

Book reviews and publicity: United Kingdom and United States 1974-1975

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter from Joyce Hartman.

The Family Arsenal 1973-1976

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1976.

Box 7, Folder 5

Two notebooks: first notes and chapters 1-2 1973-1974

Box 7, Folder 6

Notebook: chapters 3-7 1974

Box 7, Folder 7

Two notebooks: chapters 8-17 1974

Box 8, Folder 1

Two notebooks: chapters 18-21; also early draft of "The Greenist Island" 1974

Box 8, Folder 2-4

First draft 1974 September 26-1975 July 4

Box 8, Folder 5-7

Final draft 1976

Box 9, Folder 1

Book reviews, articles and publicity 1976-1977

Box 9, Folder 2

Introduction to "Les Conspirateurs," French edition 1978 January

Picture Palace 1975-1996

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1978.

Box 9, Folder 3

Two notebooks: notes for novel 1975

Box 9, Folder 4

Two notebooks: early draft: chapters 1-12 1975

Box 9, Folder 5

Two notebooks: early draft: chapters 13-21 1975

Box 9, Folder 6

Two notebooks: early draft: chapters 22-32 1975

Box 10, Folder 1-3

First draft 1976

Box 10, Folder 4-6

Second draft 1977

Scope and Contents

Folder 6 also contains a page of notes and a publisher's publicity blurb.

Box 10, Folder 7

Final draft 1978

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 3.

Box 11, Folder 1-2

Final draft 1978

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 3.

Box 11, Folder 3

Introduction for Franklin Library edition 1978

Box 11, Folder 4

Book Reviews: United States 1978

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter from Houghton Mifflin Company.

Box 11, Folder 5

Allan Baker. Screenplay: first draft 1984 March 24

Box 11, Folder 6

Crocker Coulson. Screenplay: first draft 1996, June 1

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter to Shelia Theroux.

A Christmas Card 1977-1978

Scope and Contents

Novella published in 1978.

Box 11, Folder 7

First draft 1977 October 11

Box 11, Folder 8

Second draft 1977 November 3

Box 11, Folder 9

Second draft 1978 January

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter from Houghton Mifflin Company January 11, 1978.

Box 11, Folder 10

Second draft: incomplete 1978 January

Box 11, Folder 11

Uncorrected galley proofs 1978 April

The Mosquito Coast 1978-1994

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1981.

Box 12, Folder 1

"A Novel of Survival:" first note for novel 1978 January

Box 12, Folder 2

Novel synopsis: notes and research 1979 May

Box 12, Folder 3

Notebook: notes on topography and language in Honduras 1979

Box 12, Folder 4

Notebook: notes 1979

Box 12, Folder 5

Notebook: first attempt of opening of novel 1979 July 9-September 9

Box 12, Folder 6

Two notebooks: rough draft: chapters 1-9 1979 August 8-1980 February 26

Box 12, Folder 7

Two notebooks: rough draft: chapters 10-19 1980 March 7-October 2

Box 12, Folder 8

Two notebooks: rough draft: chapters 20-28 1979 October 9-1980 January 30

Box 13, Folder 1-4

First draft 1979 October 29-1981 January 30

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 includes two versions of the beginning; this draft does not include Part Five.

Box 13, Folder 5-9

Final draft: United Kingdom edition 1981

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed in Folder 5: letter from Hamish Hamilton, Ltd. March 19, 1986.

Box 14, Folder 1-5

Final draft: United States edition 1982

Box 14, Folder 6

Book publicity and correspondence 1981-1982

Box 14, Folder 7

Book reviews: United Kingdom 1981-1982

Box 14, Folder 8

Book Reviews: United States 1982

Box 14, Folder 9

Paul Schrader. Screenplay: second draft, revised 1983

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: notes and correspondence.

Box 14, Folder 10

Paul Schrader. Screenplay: revised by Peter Weir 1984 November-December

Box 15, Folder 1

Paul Schrader. Screenplay: revised by Peter Weir 1985 November

Box 15, Folder 2

Paul Schrader. Screenplay: revised by Peter Weir 1986 January

Box 15, Folder 3

Movie: The Speeches of Allie Fox, stills, publicity, production information, and actor biographies 1985-1986

Box 15, Folder 4

John Constable. Play: flyer and program 1994 November-December

Doctor Slaughter 1983-1984

Scope and Contents

Novella published in 1984.

Box 15, Folder 5

First draft 1983

Box 15, Folder 6

Uncorrected Hamish Hamilton galley proofs 1983 November 14

Scope and Contents

This version differs in small ways from United States edition.

Box 15, Folder 7

Book review 1983-1984

Dr. De Marr 1983-2003

Scope and Contents

Novella published as "Dr. De Marr" in 1984; also published with "Half Moon Street," and "Doctor Slaughter" in 1984.

Box 15, Folder 8

Two notebooks: early draft 1983

Box 15, Folder 9

Early draft 1984 January 10-31

Box 16, Folder 1

First draft 1984

Scope and Contents

With original title "Buried Alive."

Box 16, Folder 2

Later draft 1984

Box 16, Folder 3

Later draft 1984

Box 16, Folder 4

Book pages of Houghton Mifflin Company edition, with extensive revisions and additions, for new version of Hutchinson UK illustrated edition 1984

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: pages of additional material.

Half Moon Street 1983-1984

Scope and Contents

Novella published in 1984, with Doctor Slaughter and Dr. De Marr.

Box 16, Folder 5

Two notebooks: notes and early draft 1983 April 1

Box 16, Folder 6

First draft 1983

Box 16, Folder 7

Final draft 1984

Scope and Contents

For Houghton Mifflin Company edition.

Box 17, Folder 1

Master galley proofs, with edits and corrections 1984 June

Scope and Contents

For Houghton Mifflin Company edition.

Box 17, Folder 2

Galley proofs, author's extra set 1984

Scope and Contents

For Houghton Mifflin Company edition.

Box 17, Folder 3

Robin Chapman. Screenplay 1984

Scope and Contents

This is a rejected version.

Box 17, Folder 4

Bob Swaim and Edward Behr. Screenplay 1985 July 16

Box 17, Folder 5

Douglas Kunin. Doctor De Marr: screenplay 2003 June 27

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter to Paul Theroux, June 25, 2003.

O-Zone 1983-2000

Scope and Contents

Published in 1986.

Box 17, Folder 6

Two notebooks: notes 1983-1986

Box 18, Folder 1

Two notebooks: rough draft 1983 December 20-1984 September

Box 18, Folder 2

Two notebooks: rough draft 1984 September 29-1985 March 20

Box 18, Folder 3

Two notebooks: rough draft 1985 March 25-July 26

Box 18, Folder 4

Pages of notes, points, possible titles, and additions 1984-1985

Box 18, Folder 5-6

Second draft: Parts One-Two 1984 February-1985 October

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 6

Box 19, Folder 1-4

Second draft: Parts Three-Six 1984 February-1985 October

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 6

Box 19, Folder 5-8

Final draft: Parts One-Four 1986

Scope and Contents

Folder 4 of 6.

Box 20, Folder 1-2

Final draft: Parts Five-Six 1986

Scope and Contents

Folder 5 of 6.

Box 20, Folder 3

Promotional and publicity material 1986

Box 20, Folder 4

Jonathan Rich. Screenplay: draft 2000 June

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter from Stephen Durbridge, The Agency, February 18, 2002.

Box 20, Folder 5

Screenplay: proposal for production design 2000

My Secret History 1985-1989

Scope and Contents

Published in 1989.

Box 20, Folder 6

Altar Boy: Notebook: rough draft 1985 May 17-June 13

Box 20, Folder 7

Whale Steaks: Notebooks: rough draft, notes 1986 December-1987 February

Box 20, Folder 8

African Girls: Notebooks: first and second drafts 1986 February 9-September 25

Box 21, Folder 1

Bush Baby: Notebook: rough draft 1987 September-1988 January

Box 21, Folder 2

Leaving Siberia: Notebooks: rough draft 1986 October 2-20

Box 21, Folder 3

Two of Everything: notebook: rough draft 1988 January 15-March 7

Box 21, Folder 4

Altar Boy: Notebook: later draft 1988

Scope and Contents

With original title "Holy Orders."

Box 21, Folder 5

Bush Baby: later draft 1988

Box 21, Folder 6-8

Final draft: Parts One-Three 1985-1988

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 6.

Box 22, Folder 1-3

Final draft: Parts Four-Six 1985-1988

Scope and Contents

Folder 4 of 6.

Box 22, Folder 4

Book reviews: United States and United Kingdom 1989

Chicago Loop 1988-1992

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1990.

Box 22, Folder 5

Two notebooks: notes; first draft, Book One 1988 June 7-November 3

Box 22, Folder 6

Notebook: first draft, Book Two 1988 November 7-1989 March 14

Box 22, Folder 7

Book reviews: United Kingdom and United States 1990-1991

Box 22, Folder 8

Screenplay: first draft 1988

Box 23, Folder 1

Screenplay: later draft 1988 June 29

Box 23, Folder 2

Screenplay: later draft 1991 August 26

Box 23, Folder 3

Screenplay: shooting script 1991 October

Box 23, Folder 4

Remorse: screenplay - rewrite of Chicago Loop 1992

Millroy the Magician 1989-1994

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1993.

Box 23, Folder 5

Notebook: notes for novel 1989 December

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: pages of notes and magazine clipping, May 18, 1992.

Box 23, Folder 6

Notebook One: chapters 1-6 1989 December 5-1990 March 6

Box 23, Folder 7

Notebook Two: chapters 7-15 1990 March 10-August 3

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: pages of notes, Table of Contents.

Box 23, Folder 8

Notebook Three: chapters 16-21 1990 August 6-December 1

Box 24, Folder 1

Notebook Four: chapters 22-26 1992 January 13-March 29

Box 24, Folder 2

Notebook Five: chapters 27-32 1992 April 5-May 29

Box 24, Folder 3

Notebook Six: chapters 33-37 1992 May 30-August 6

Box 24, Folder 4

Notebook Seven: chapters 38-42 1992 October 8-November 10

Box 24, Folder 5

Notebook: chapter 14 summary; various chapters, early drafts; chapters 4-25, early drafts 1990-1992

Box 24, Folder 6

First draft 1992

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 2.

Box 25, Folder 1

First draft 1992

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 2. Also enclosed: additions.

Box 25, Folder 2-5

Second draft: Parts One-Three 1992

Box 25, Folder 6-7

Final draft: Parts One-Two 1993

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 4.

Box 26, Folder 1-2

Final draft: Part Three 1993

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 4.

Box 26, Folder 3-6

Master copy: Parts One-Four 1993

Box 26, Folder 7

Book reviews, cover art, sales information: United States 1994

Box 27, Folder 1

Book reviews, articles, and interviews 1994

Box 27, Folder 2

Book tour 1993-1994

My Other Life 1989-1996

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1996.

Box 27, Folder 3

Lady Max: Notebooks: notes and first draft 1989 March 7-1991 December 5

Box 27, Folder 4

Lepers of Mayo: Notebooks: first drafts, chapters 1-11 1993 June 6-August 24

Box 27, Folder 5

My Other Wife: Notebook: first draft 1995 March 25-July 12

Box 27, Folder 6

Uncle Dick; later rewritten as "Uncle Hal" chapter one 1990

Box 27, Folder 7

Lepers of Mayo: early draft 1993

Box 27, Folder 8

Sisterhood; Part in a Movie; The Half Life: early drafts 1994

Scope and Contents

With alternative title "Imaginary Memoirs;" also enclosed: later draft of "Sisterhood."

Box 27, Folder 9

Lepers of Mayo: first draft 1994

Box 27, Folder 10

Lepers of Mayo: second draft 1994

Box 27, Folder 11

Great Writer; Man Alone; A Part in a Movie: early drafts 1994

Box 28, Folder 1

Seven Stories: early drafts 1994

Box 28, Folder 2

Poetry Lessons: various drafts 1995

Box 28, Folder 3

The Queen's Touch: early draft 1995 November 28-December 4

Scope and Contents

With original title: "Hail to the Queen."

Box 28, Folder 4-7

Uncle Hal's Other Life-Medford Next 3 Exits: first draft of book 1996

Box 28, Folder 8-10

Uncle Hal's Other Life-Forerunners: final draft of book 1996

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 5.

Box 29, Folder 1-2

Champagne-Epilogue: final draft of book 1996

Scope and Contents

Folder 4 of 5.

Box 29, Folder 3-7

Uncle Hal's Other Life-Epilogue: final draft of book 1996

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed in Folder 3: letter from Houghton Mifflin Company, July 15, 1997, and spec. pages.

Box 29, Folder 8

Book review 1996

Kowloon Tong 1996-1997

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 1997.

Box 29, Folder 9

Various early drafts 1996 April 29-July 20

Box 29, Folder 10

First draft: chapters 1-5 1996

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 3.

Box 30, Folder 1-2

First draft: chapters 6-16 1996

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 3.

Box 30, Folder 3-5

Final draft: chapters 1-16 1997

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed in Folder 3: letter from Houghton Mifflin Company, October 31, 1997.

Box 30, Folder 6

An Afterword: Introduction 1997

Scope and Contents

Cataloger's Note: title provided by Paul Theroux.

Box 30, Folder 7

Screenplay 1997 December 20

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: fax from Philippe Carcassonne, February 5, 1998.

Hotel Honolulu 1998-2001

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 2001.

Box 30, Folder 8

Notes and ideas, clippings 1998-1999

Box 30, Folder 9

Rough draft 1998-2000

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 3. Manuscript left in Paul Theroux's original order so page numbers are not consecutive.

Box 31, Folder 1-2

Rough draft 1998-2000

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 3.

Box 31, Folder 3-6

First draft: Paradise Lost-Rock Happy 2000

Box 31, Folder 7

Second draft: Paradise Lost-Crime of Passion 2000

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 4.

Box 32, Folder 1-3

Second draft: Rapture-Rock Happy 2000

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 4.

Box 32, Folder 4-6

Final draft: Paradise Lost-Aftercare 2000 September 13

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 4.

Box 33, Folder 1

Final draft: Full House-Rock Happy 2000 September 13

Scope and Contents

Folder 4 of 4.

Box 33, Folder 2-5

Master page proofs: Paradise Lost-Rock Happy 2000 December 5

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed in Folder 2: letter from Houghton Mifflin Company, June 13, 2002.

Box 33, Folder 6

Printed material Approximately 2001

Blinding Light 2000-2004

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 2005.

Box 33, Folder 7

Notebook; Notes, ideas, photocopies, and clippings 2000-2003

Box 33, Folder 8-9

Rough draft 2000

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: photocopies, faxes, and articles.

Box 34, Folder 1-5

First draft: Parts One-Five 2000-2004

Scope and Contents

With original title "Trespassing."

Box 34, Folder 6-7

Second draft: Parts One-Two 2004 January

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 5. With original title "Trespassing."

Box 35, Folder 1-3

Second draft: Parts Three-Five 2004 January

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 5.

Box 35, Folder 4-7

Final draft: Parts One-Four 2004 June

Scope and Contents

With original title "Trespassing."

Box 36, Folder 1-6

Copyedited master page proofs 2004 September-October

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter from Houghton Mifflin Company, December 30, 2005.

Box 36, Folder 7

Galley proof, corrected: Part One 2004 December 3

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 6.

Box 37, Folder 1-5

Galley proof, corrected: Parts Two-Six 2004 September 3

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 6.

Box 37, Folder 6-11

Galley, with corrections: Parts One-Six 2004 December 7

A Dead Hand 2008-2009

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 2009.

Box 38, Folder 1

Notes, drafts, inserts, revisions, articles, clipping, cover art, festival information, CDs of 2nd and 3rd drafts 2008-2009

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Box 38, Folder 2-4

First draft: Parts One-Three 2008 January-July

Box 38, Folder 5-7

First draft, with corrections: Parts One-Three 2008 July

Box 38, Folder 8

Early draft, with corrections: Part One 2008 August

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 3.

Box 39, Folder 1-2

Early draft, with corrections: Parts Two-Three 2008 August

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 3.

Box 39, Folder 3-5

Second draft, with corrections: Parts One-Three 2008 September

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed in Folder 5: notes.

Box 39, Folder 6-8

Third draft, with corrections: Parts One-Three 2008 October-2009 February

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed in Folder 8: notes.

Box 39, Folder 9-10

Final galleys / proof pages, with corrections: Parts One-Two 2009 May-June

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 3. Galleys for Houghton Mifflin Company.

Box 40, Folder 1

Final galleys / proof pages, with corrections: Part Three 2009 May-June

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 3.

Box 40, Folder 2-4

Galley proofs, with corrections: Parts One-Three 2009 June 8

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter from Penguin Group, June 10, 2009; galleys for Hamish Hamilton, Ltd.

Box 40, Folder 5-7

Page proofs, no corrections: Parts One-Three 2009 June 8

The Lower River 2009-2012

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 2012.

Box 40, Folder 8

Notes and various drafts 2009-2011

Scope and Contents

Includes both versions of chapter 1.

Box 40, Folder 9

First draft as a long short story 2009 March-April

Box 40, Folder 10

Two early drafts 2009 June

Box 41, Folder 1

Short story as published in "The New Yorker:" early draft, with corrections and page proofs 2009 August-September

Scope and Contents

Short story published on September 7, 2009.

Box 41, Folder 2-6

First draft: Parts I-V 2009 August-November 2010

Scope and Contents

With original chapter 1.

Box 41, Folder 7-11

First draft: Parts I-V 2010 May 15

Box 42, Folder 1-5

Later draft, with corrections: Parts I-V 2010-2011

Scope and Contents

With revised chapter 1.

Box 42, Folder 6-10

Corrected proofs: Parts I-V 2011 August 1

Box 42, Folder 11

Book reviews and publicity 2011-2012

Surfer novel (untitled) 2012-2013

Scope and Contents

Novel unpublished as of 2019.

Box 42, Folder 12

Early drafts and notes 2012-2013

Mother Land 2004-2016

Scope and Contents

Novel published in 2017.

Box 42, Folder 13

Research, notes, and drafts 2004-2015

Box 43, Folder 1

Early draft: Part One 2004-2005

Box 43, Folder 2

Early draft: Part Two 2004-2005

Box 43, Folder 3

Early draft: Part Three 2005

Box 43, Folder 4

Early draft: Part Four 2005

Box 43, Folder 5

First draft: chapters 1-3 2004-2005

Box 44, Folder 1

First draft: chapters 7-8 2005

Box 44, Folder 2

First typed draft: Part One 2005

Box 44, Folder 3

Second draft: chapters 1-9 2005

Box 44, Folder 4

Second draft, uncorrected: Part Two 2006

Box 44, Folder 5

Second draft, uncorrected: Part Three 2006

Box 44, Folder 6-7

Final typed draft: Parts One-Two 2009-2015

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 4.

Box 45, Folder 1-2

Final typed draft: Parts Three-Four 2009-2015

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 4.

Box 45, Folder 3

Photocopy of draft: chapters 32-41 undated

Box 45, Folder 4-5

Photocopy of first draft: Parts One-Two undated

Box 46, Folder 1-3

Photocopy of draft: Parts One-Three undated

Box 46, Folder 4-5

Photocopy of draft: Parts One-Two undated

Short story collections 1970-2014

Physical Description: 4.59 Linear Feet(11 boxes)

Arrangement

Short story collections are arranged chronologically by publication date.

Scope and Contents

The short story collections include multiple drafts in various formats (1970-2014); these drafts include notebooks, autograph, typewritten, photocopy, computer generated, and printed. The drafts contain corrections and additions by Paul Theroux, as well as editor's and printer's marks and edits.

Sinning with Annie 1970-1975

Scope and Contents

Collection published in 1972.

Box 47, Folder 1

Notebook: "Singapore Stories" 1970

Box 47, Folder 2

Early draft 1970-1971

Box 47, Folder 3

Later draft 1972

Box 47, Folder 4

Book reviews: United Kingdom and United States 1972-1975

The Consul's File 1975-1977

Scope and Contents

Collection published in 1977.

Box 47, Folder 5

Two notebooks: early drafts and Ireland travel notes 1975-1976

Box 47, Folder 6

Later draft 1977

Box 47, Folder 7

Book reviews: United Kingdom and United States, publicity, articles and interviews 1977

World's End 1974-1980

Scope and Contents

Collection published in 1980.

Box 48, Folder 1

The Greenest Island: first draft 1975

Box 48, Folder 2

Early draft 1974-1980

Box 48, Folder 3

Early draft 1978-1979

Box 48, Folder 4

Later draft 1980

Box 48, Folder 5

Master proof galley, with corrections 1980

The London Embassy 1981-1987

Scope and Contents

Collection published in 1982.

Box 48, Folder 6

Two notebooks: ideas, notes, dossier, rough drafts 1981

Box 48, Folder 7

Early draft: incomplete 1981

Box 49, Folder 1-2

Later draft: Volunteer Speaker-Dancing on the Radio 1982

Box 49, Folder 3

Television series: notes and plotlines 1984

Box 49, Folder 4

Television series, episode one: script, first draft: An English Unofficial Rose 1984

Box 49, Folder 5

Television series, episode one: script, early draft: An English Unofficial Rose 1984

Box 49, Folder 6

Television series, episode one: script, early draft: An English Unofficial Rose 1984

Box 49, Folder 7

Television series, episode one: script, final draft: An English Unofficial Rose 1985

Box 49, Folder 8

Television series, episode one: script, final draft: An English Unofficial Rose 1985

Box 49, Folder 9

Television series, episode two: script, first draft: An Honorary Siberian 1985

Box 49, Folder 10

Television series, episode two: script, early draft: An Honorary Siberian 1985

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter from Thames Television Limited, May 15, 1985.

Box 49, Folder 11

Television series, episode two: script, final draft: An Honorary Siberian 1985

Box 50, Folder 1

Paul Theroux and Ian Kennedy Martin. Television series, episode four: script, final draft: Tomb with a View 1987

Box 50, Folder 2

Paul Theroux and Ian Kennedy Martin. Television series, episode four: script, rehearsal: Tomb with a View 1987

Box 50, Folder 3

Paul Theroux and Trevor Bowen. Television series, episode five: script, final draft: The Winfield Wall paper 1987 June 25

Box 50, Folder 4

Paul Theroux and Ian Kennedy Martin. Television series, episode six: script, final draft: Fury 1987

Box 50, Folder 5

Television series: promotional and publicity material, articles 1987

The Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro 2001-2005

Scope and Contents

Collection published in 2004.

Box 50, Folder 6

Two notebooks: chapters 1-9 2001 April-June

Box 50, Folder 7

Early draft 2001 July

Box 50, Folder 8

Later draft 2001 August

Box 51, Folder 1

Later draft, with questions and corrections, cover art 2001 August

Box 51, Folder 2

Judas Memoir: Holy Week: early drafts 2001 September-2002 January

Box 51, Folder 3

Judas Memoir: Pup Tent: first draft 2002 May-July

Box 51, Folder 4

Judas Memoir: Seeing Truman: early drafts 2001-2002

Box 51, Folder 5

Judas Memoir: Scouting for Boys: first draft 2001 July-September

Box 51, Folder 6

Judas Memoir: Scouting for Boys: later draft, with corrections 2001 July-September

Box 51, Folder 7

Judas Memoir: Scouting for Boys: later draft 2001 July-September

Box 51, Folder 8

Judas Memoir: later draft 2002

Box 51, Folder 9

An African Story: early drafts 2001-2002

Box 51, Folder 10

Disheveled Nymphs: early drafts 2001-2002

Box 51, Folder 11

Rimbaud in Harar: rejected story 2002

Box 51, Folder 12

Scouting for Boys: marked proofs for edited "Granta" version 2002 September

Box 52, Folder 1

Zalman King. The Woman in White: screenplay adapted from The Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro 2004

Box 52, Folder 2

David Hickson, Paul Theroux, and James Ferrari. An African Story: screenplay based on a story from The Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro; conceptual story… 2005 May-July

The Elephanta Suite 2006-2012

Scope and Contents

Collection published in 2007.

Box 52, Folder 3

Monkey Hill: notes 2006

Box 52, Folder 4

Monkey Hill: first draft 2005-2006

Box 52, Folder 5

Monkey Hill: first draft 2006

Box 52, Folder 6

Monkey Hill: later draft 2006

Box 52, Folder 7

The Gateway of India: first draft, with notes 2006 August

Box 52, Folder 8

The Gateway of India: later draft 2006

Box 52, Folder 9

The Elephant God: first draft 2006 April-May

Box 53, Folder 1

The Elephant God: later draft 2006 May 25

Box 53, Folder 2

The Elephant God: final draft 2006

Box 53, Folder 3

The Elephant God: After thought ending 2006 December 22

Box 53, Folder 4-5

Printed galleys, with corrections 2007 February 26

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed in Folder 4: letter from Penguin Group and autograph notes.

Box 53, Folder 6-7

Printed galleys, with corrections 2007 June 11

Box 53, Folder 8

Monkey Hill: corrected galleys for "The New Yorker" abridged version 2006 December

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: photocopy of article.

Box 53, Folder 9

Sarah Adina Smith. Monkey Hill: screenplay: first draft 2012

Mr. Bones 2008-2014

Scope and Contents

Collection published in 2014.

Box 54, Folder 1

Minor Watt: notes and various drafts 2008-2009

Box 54, Folder 2

Minor Watt: text from "Virginia Quarterly Review;" mock-up galleys of book 2010

Box 54, Folder 3

Mr. Bones: various drafts 2007

Box 54, Folder 4

Mr. Bones: printed galleys, with corrections, for "The New Yorker" 2007 September

Box 54, Folder 5

Our Raccoon Year: notes and various drafts 2011-2012

Box 54, Folder 6

Our Raccoon Year: printed galleys for "Harper's" magazine 2012 March

Box 54, Folder 7

Mrs. Everest: notes and various drafts 2010-2011

Box 54, Folder 8

Another Necklace: notes and various drafts 2008-2012

Box 54, Folder 9

Incident in the Oriente: notes and various drafts 2011

Box 55, Folder 1

Incident in the Oriente: printed galleys, notes, and pages for "Harper's" magazine 2011 April

Box 55, Folder 2

Rip It Up: notes and various drafts 2007-2008

Box 55, Folder 3

Siamese Nights: notes and various drafts 2008

Box 55, Folder 4

Siamese Nights: notes and various drafts 2008-2009

Box 55, Folder 5

The Dead Don't Die: notes and various drafts 2010

Box 55, Folder 6

Autostop Summer: three drafts 2010-2012

Box 55, Folder 7

Voices of Love: two drafts 2010

Box 55, Folder 8

The Furies: notes and various drafts 2012

Box 55, Folder 9

Rangers: various drafts 2011

Box 56, Folder 1

Action: draft 2012

Box 56, Folder 2

Action: printed galleys, with corrections and pages for "The New Yorker" 2014 July-August

Box 56, Folder 3

Long Story Short: notebook with first draft and photocopy 2003

Box 56, Folder 4

Long Story Short: two drafts 2003

Box 56, Folder 5

Long Story Short: printed pages for "Harper's" magazine 2008 April

Box 56, Folder 6

Neighbor Islands: notes and various drafts 2010

Box 56, Folder 7

The Traveler's Wife: one draft 2010

Box 56, Folder 8

The First World: notes and two drafts 2001-2002

Box 56, Folder 9

Heartache: notes and various drafts 2013

Box 56, Folder 10

I'm the Meat, You're the Knife: notes and various drafts 2013

Box 56, Folder 11

I'm the Meat, You're the Knife: printed galleys, with corrections for "The New Yorker" 2013 September

Box 57, Folder 1-2

Later draft 2014

Box 57, Folder 3-5

Galleys 2014 January 10

Non-fiction 1972-2018

Physical Description: 14.6 Linear Feet(35 boxes)

Arrangement

Non-fiction works are arranged chronologically by publication date.

Scope and Contents

The non-fiction works include multiple drafts in various formats (1972-2018); these drafts include notebooks, autograph, typewritten, photocopy, computer generated, and printed. The drafts contain corrections and additions by Paul Theroux, as well as editor's and printer's marks and edits.

Notes for a Curfew 1966

Scope and Contents

Unpublished book; an account of the dusk to dawn curfew in Kampala, Uganda, in May-June, 1966.

Box 58, Folder 1

First draft 1966

Dictionary of East African Usage 1968

Scope and Contents

Unpublished book; a lexicon of usage and neologisms, current in East Africa (1960s), words in Swahili, Arabic, Portuguese, English, and Hindi.

Box 58, Folder 2

First draft 1968

V.S. Naipaul: An Introduction to His Work 1970-1977

Scope and Contents

Book published in 1972.

Box 58, Folder 3

Two notebooks: bibliography and miscellaneous notes for "Kipling," "Mosquito Coast," and "World's End" 1970

Box 58, Folder 4

Notes, articles, reviews, and clippings 1960-1977

Box 58, Folder 5

Early draft 1971

Box 58, Folder 6

Later draft 1972

Box 58, Folder 7

Printed proof 1972

Box 58, Folder 8

Book reviews 1972-1973

The Great Railway Bazaar 1973-2013

Scope and Contents

Book published in 1975.

Box 59, Folder 1

Notebook: train notes, receipts, clippings, research 1973-1974

Box 59, Folder 2

Notebook: first draft: London-Delhi 1973

Box 59, Folder 3

Notebook: first draft: Delhi-Colombo 1973

Box 59, Folder 4

Notebook: first draft: Madras-Vietnam 1973

Box 59, Folder 5

Notebook: first draft: Tokyo-Moscow/London 1973-1974

Box 59, Folder 6-8

Second draft 1974

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 4.

Box 60, Folder 1

Second draft 1974

Scope and Contents

Folder 4 of 4.

Box 60, Folder 2

Rewritten pages from the second draft 1974

Box 60, Folder 3-6

Later draft, with extensive deletions and editor's notes 1974

Box 60, Folder 7-8

Master galley proof, with edits 1975

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 4.

Box 61, Folder 1-2

Master galley proof, with edits 1975

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 4.

Box 61, Folder 3-6

Unbound master proof, with edits 1975

Box 61, Folder 7

Cover art, publicity, and reviews 1975-1977

Box 61, Folder 8

Photographs: color, black and white 1973-1974

Box 61, Folder 9

Correspondence with Blanche C. Gregory and Houghton Mifflin Company 1972-1975

Box 61, Folder 10

Correspondence with Joyce Hartman and Houghton Mifflin Company 1972-1975

Box 61, Folder 11

Correspondence with Eugene A. Theroux, The Asia Society and Jamie 1975

Box 61, Folder 12

Miscellaneous material: letter to The Consul, Peoples Republic of China; autograph notes for TV interview; Introduction 1973-1975

Box 61, Folder 13

"Memories of Old Afganistan," omitted chapter "5" 1974

Box 61, Folder 14

Introduction approximately 1990

Box 61, Folder 15

Introduction for Penguin Classics edition 2007 September

Box 61, Folder 16

Introduction for Folio edition 2013 April-June

The Old Patagonian Express 1976-2007

Scope and Contents

Book published in 1979.

Box 61, Folder 17

Two notebooks: notes and research 1977-1978

Box 61, Folder 18

Notebook: first draft 1978

Box 62, Folder 1

Notebook: first draft 1978

Box 62, Folder 2

Notes, clippings, research material and photograph 1976-1978

Box 62, Folder 3

Airplane, train, and hotel receipts; lists of expenses 1977-1978

Box 62, Folder 4

Correspondence with Blanche C. Gregory, Eugene Theroux, and Cape Cod Scriveners Company 1978-1979

Box 62, Folder 5

Book review 1979

Box 62, Folder 6

Introduction approximately 1990

Box 62, Folder 7

Introduction for Penguin Classics edition 2007 September

The Kingdom by the Sea 1982-1983

Scope and Contents

Book published in 1983.

Box 62, Folder 8

Notebook: notes, details, contacts and corrections 1982-1983

Box 62, Folder 9-12

Notebooks 1-4: first draft 1982 May-July

Box 63, Folder 1-2

First draft 1982

Box 63, Folder 3-6

First draft 1982

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed in Folder 6: rejected pages marked with a red "x."

Box 63, Folder 7-8

Early draft 1982

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 4.

Box 64, Folder 1-2

Early draft 1982

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 4.

Box 64, Folder 3-6

Final draft 1983

Box 64, Folder 7-8

Final draft 1983

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 4.

Box 65, Folder 1-2

Final draft 1983

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 4.

Box 65, Folder 3

Galley proofs 1983

Box 65, Folder 4

Galley proofs: printed, author's duplicate set 1983

Box 65, Folder 5

Correspondence with Hamish Hamilton Ltd., Cape Cod Scriveners Company regarding threatened libel suits; regarding film rights 1983 September-October

Box 65, Folder 6

Reader's letters 1983 August-November

Box 65, Folder 7

Publicity and book reviews 1983

Sailing Through China 1984

Scope and Contents

Book published in 1984.

Box 66, Folder 1

Early draft 1984

Sunrise with Seamonsters 1966-1986

Scope and Contents

Book published in 1985; all of the works in this book published previously.

Box 66, Folder 2

Leper Colony: draft 1966

Box 66, Folder 3

Tarzan is an Expatriate: draft 1967

Box 66, Folder 4

Cowardice: draft 1967

Box 66, Folder 5

Seven Burmese Days: draft 1970

Box 66, Folder 6

The Killing of Hastings Banda: drafts 1970

Box 66, Folder 7

Stranger on a Train: draft 1976

Box 66, Folder 8

An English Visitor: draft 1976

Box 66, Folder 9

Henry Miller: draft 1980

Box 66, Folder 10

V.S. Pritchett: draft 1980

Box 66, Folder 11

Railways of the Raj: draft 1980 February

Box 66, Folder 12

Graham Greene's Traveling Companion: draft 1981 April

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter from Graham Greene to Theroux, May 4, 1981.

Box 66, Folder 13

His Monkey Wife: drafts 1983

Box 66, Folder 14

Being a Man: draft 1983

Box 66, Folder 15

Dead Man Leading: draft 1984

Box 66, Folder 16

Book reviews, reader letter, and publicity 1985

Box 66, Folder 17

Sunrise with Seamonsters and The Imperial Way: book review 1986

The Imperial Way 1983-1986

Scope and Contents

Book published in 1985.

Box 66, Folder 18

Notebook: notes and first draft 1983 July-August

Box 66, Folder 19

Later draft 1984

Bruce Chatwin and Paul Theroux. Patagonia Revisited 1985

Scope and Contents

Book published in 1986.

Box 66, Folder 20

Later draft; notes 1985

Riding the Iron Rooster 1986-1988

Scope and Contents

Book published in 1988.

Box 66, Folder 21-22

Notebooks 1-2: first draft 1986-1987

Box 67, Folder 1-2

Notebooks 3-4: first draft 1986-1987

Box 67, Folder 3-5

Early draft 1987

Box 67, Folder 6

Final draft 1988

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 3.

Box 68, Folder 1-2

Final draft 1988

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 3.

Box 68, Folder 3

Book reviews, cover art, and publicity 1988

The Ends of the Earth 1992

Scope and Contents

Book published in 1990.

Box 68, Folder 4

Book review 1992

The Happy Isles of Oceania 1989-1992

Scope and Contents

Book published in 1992.

Box 68, Folder 5

Research notes, receipts, articles, and clippings 1989-1991

Box 68, Folder 6-7

Notebooks One-Two: first draft 1989 September-July 1990

Box 69, Folder 1-6

Notebooks Three-Eight: first draft 1990 October-1991 February

Box 69, Folder 7

Table of Contents, various chapters: early drafts 1991

Box 69, Folder 8

Final draft 1992

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 4.

Box 70, Folder 1-3

Final draft 1992

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 4.

Box 70, Folder 4

Book reviews 1992

The Pillars of Hercules 1993-1995

Scope and Contents

Book published in 1995.

Box 70, Folder 5

Notebook I and photocopy: first draft 1993 October

Box 70, Folder 6

Notebook II and photocopy: first draft 1994 February

Box 70, Folder 7

Notebook III photocopy only: first draft 1994 May

Box 71, Folder 1

Notebook IV and photocopy: first draft 1994 May

Box 71, Folder 2

Notebook V: first draft 1994 October

Box 71, Folder 3

Notebook VI: first draft 1994 October-November

Box 71, Folder 4

Notebook VII: first draft 1994 November

Box 71, Folder 5

Notebook VIII: first draft 1995 March

Box 71, Folder 6-8

Final draft 1995 May

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 4.

Box 72, Folder 1

Final draft 1995 May

Scope and Contents

Folder 4 of 4.

Box 72, Folder 2

Cover art, publicity, and book reviews 1995

Sir Vidia's Shadow 1988-2011

Scope and Contents

Book published in 1998.

Box 72, Folder 3

Research notes, articles, photocopies, faxes, and clippings 1988-1998

Box 72, Folder 4

Correspondence with V.S. Naipaul, Andrew Wylie, Nadira Naipaul, Jonathan Raban, Gillon Aitken, Shelia Donnelly, and Tristram 1995-1998

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: notes from Hay on Wye dialogue.

Box 72, Folder 5

Correspondence with V.S. Naipaul and others (1967-1997): research photocopies 1997-1998

Box 72, Folder 6

Letters to V.S. Naipaul (1966-1972): research photocopies 1997-1998

Box 72, Folder 7

Letters from V.S. Naipaul (1966-1994): research photocopies 1997-1998

Box 72, Folder 8

Letters from V.S. Naipaul (1966-1985); working proof galleys sent to "The New Yorker" 1995 May

Box 72, Folder 9-10

First draft 1997

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 3.

Box 73, Folder 1

First draft 1997

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 3.

Box 73, Folder 2

Second draft 1997

Box 73, Folder 3-5

Final draft 1998

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed in Folder 3: letter from Houghton Mifflin Company, August 16, 1999.

Box 73, Folder 6

Final draft 1998

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 3.

Box 74, Folder 1-2

Final draft 1998

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 3.

Box 74, Folder 3-5

Master proof 1998

Scope and Contents

For Houghton Mifflin Company edition.

Box 74, Folder 6

List of material to be added, passages to be deleted, cover art correspondence 1998

Scope and Contents

For both Houghton Mifflin Company and Hamish Hamilton editions.

Box 74, Folder 7

Correspondence with British law firm on possible libelous passages 1998 June-July

Box 74, Folder 8

Proof for excerpt published in "The New Yorker" 1998 July 1

Box 74, Folder 9

Book reviews, cover art, and publicity 1998

Box 74, Folder 10

"Naipaul Afterthoughts:" notes and anecdotes 1998-2001

Box 74, Folder 11

Hay Festival: "Handshake ends a famous literary feud:" articles 2011

Fresh Air Fiend 1998-2000

Scope and Contents

Book Published in 2000.

Box 75, Folder 1

Working draft 1998-1999

Box 75, Folder 2-4

First draft 1998-1999

Box 75, Folder 5

Later draft 2000

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 3.

Box 76, Folder 1-2

Later draft 2000

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 3.

Box 76, Folder 3-5

Final draft 2000

Box 76, Folder 6

Publicity 2000 March

Dark Star Safari 1966-2003

Scope and Contents

Book published in 2003.

Box 76, Folder 7

Research notes, articles, photographs, photocopies, faxes, and clippings 1966-2001

Box 76, Folder 8

Notebook: Egypt-Ethiopia 2001 February-March

Box 77, Folder 1

Notebook: Kenya 2001 March

Box 77, Folder 2

Notebook: Uganda-Tanzania 2001 March

Box 77, Folder 3

Notebook: Malawi; The Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro: first draft 2001 March-April

Box 77, Folder 4

Notebook: Zimbabwe-South Africa 2001 April

Box 77, Folder 5

Notebook: South Africa Again, Mozambique, Sudan 2001 October-November

Box 77, Folder 6

Four notebooks: Return to Southern Africa; Africa Postscript; Zimbabwe; memorandum 2003 May

Box 78, Folder 1-3

First draft 2002

Scope and Contents

Note: incomplete, missing pages 1-181.

Box 78, Folder 4-6

Second draft 2002 March

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 5.

Box 79, Folder 1-2

Second draft 2002 March

Scope and Contents

Folder 4 of 5.

Box 79, Folder 3-7

Galley proofs 2002 May

Box 79, Folder 8

Copyedited proof 2002 May

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 5.

Box 80, Folder 1-4

Copyedited proof 2002 May

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 5.

Box 80, Folder 5

Book reviews 2002

Ghost Train to the Eastern Star 2006-2010

Scope and Contents

Book published in 2008; the material for the book has various titles: Orient Express, New Railway Bazaar, and Ghost Train.

Box 80, Folder 6

Tickets, invoices, maps, messages, and receipts 2005-2007

Box 80, Folder 7

Notebook: notes 2005 October

Box 81, Folder 1

Eight small notebooks: travel notes 2007-2007

Box 81, Folder 2-4

Notebooks: early draft 2006 March-December

Box 82, Folder 1-2

Notebooks: early draft 2007 January-February

Box 82, Folder 3

Photocopies of various notebooks 2006-2007

Box 82, Folder 4

Notes, clipping, and preliminary drafts of chapters 2006-2007

Box 82, Folder 5

First draft 2007

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 5.

Box 83, Folder 1-4

First draft 2007

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 5.

Box 83, Folder 5-8

Second draft 2007 October

Scope and Contents

Folder 4 of 5.

Box 84, Folder 1

Second draft 2007 October

Scope and Contents

Folder 5 of 5.

Box 84, Folder 2-6

Galleys 2008

Box 84, Folder 7

Notes and United Kingdom editorial suggestions 2008

Box 84, Folder 8

Reader's letters and book reviews 2008-2010

The Tao of Travel 2009-2011

Scope and Contents

Book published in 2011.

Box 84, Folder 9

Notes and drafts 2009

Box 85, Folder 1

First draft 2009

Scope and Contents

Per Paul Theroux this draft was drastically revised.

Box 85, Folder 2

Later draft, with note 2009

Box 85, Folder 3

Final draft 2010

Box 85, Folder 4

Page proofs 2010

Box 85, Folder 5

Book reviews 2011

Box 85, Folder 6

Afterword for Penguin edition: drafts and notes 2011 October-November

The Last Train to Zona Verde 2011-2013

Scope and Contents

Book published in 2013.

Box 85, Folder 7

Two notebooks: notes and first draft 2011 October-November

Box 86, Folder 1

Travel itineraries, maps, business cards, notes, and receipts 2011-2012

Box 86, Folder 2

Research notes, first drafts, printed photographs, articles, and clippings 2011-2012

Box 86, Folder 3

Research notes for Angola, Nambia, Nigeria, and South Africa 2011-2012

Box 86, Folder 4

Selected chapters, extensively rewritten 2012

Box 86, Folder 5-6

Early draft 2012

Scope and Contents

Note: page numbers are not consecutive.

Box 87, Folder 1-2

Early draft 2012

Box 87, Folder 3-4

Later draft 2012

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter from Houghton Mifflin Company, August 16.

Box 87, Folder 5-6

Copyedited draft 2012 October

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 3.

Box 88, Folder 1

Copyedited draft; notes and insertions 2012 October

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 of 3.

Box 88, Folder 2-3

Galleys 2012 November

Box 88, Folder 4

Book tour: itineraries, notes, emails, and faxes 2013 May-June

Deep South 2012-2015

Scope and Contents

Book published in 2015.

Box 88, Folder 5

Five small notebooks: daily notes and names of contacts 2012-2013

Scope and Contents

Notebook 2 also contains trips to London (July 2012) and Bombay (January 2013).

Box 89, Folder 1-6

Notebooks: first draft 2012 October-2014 September

Box 89, Folder 7

Research notes, maps, expenses, emails and articles 2012-2014

Box 90, Folder 1

Research brochures, maps and newspapers 2012-2014

Box 90, Folder 2

Research for "Mock Ordeal" section: notes, article, draft, and statistics 2012

Box 90, Folder 3-4

First draft 2014 May

Box 90, Folder 5

Additions and subtractions, articles, cover art, notes, letter, titles, and drafts 2013-2014

Box 90, Folder 6-7

Later draft 2014

Box 91, Folder 1

Steve McCurry. Printed photographs; typed photo captions 2014

Box 91, Folder 2-5

Copyedited draft 2015 January

Box 91, Folder 6

Galleys 2015 March

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 of 4.

Box 92, Folder 1-3

Galleys 2015 March

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 of 4.

Box 92, Folder 4

South article for "Smithsonian Magazine:" notes, drafts, and galleys 2014 May-June

Figures in a Landscape 2008

Scope and Contents

Book published in 2018.

Box 92, Folder 5-8

First draft 2008

Articles, essays, and reviews 1965-2015

Physical Description: 4.17 Linear Feet(10 boxes)

Arrangement

Paul Theroux's original groupings of essays and reviews were retained; this material is grouped in folders by date and the individual titles found within each folder are listed in the scope and contents note.

Scope and Contents

The articles, essays, and reviews include multiple drafts in various formats (1965-2015); these drafts include notebooks, autograph, typewritten, photocopy, computer generated, and printed. The drafts contain corrections and additions by Paul Theroux.

Box 93, Folder 1

African essays: various drafts 1965-1968

Scope and Contents

Includes material written in Uganda, published in various publications or given as lectures: Christopher Okigbo, On the Asians/Hating the Asians, On Cowardice, Robinson Crusoe, Six African Poets, On the Edge of the Great Rift, Burning Grass, Winter in Africa, State of Emergency, An Evening with the Students, The Point of Teaching, The Hardships of Terror, The Wisdom Beyond Politics, The Use of Radio for Teaching in East Africa, First Novels.

Box 93, Folder 2

Essays, reviews and interviews: various drafts 1965-1992

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces: Notes for Collected Essays, Travels by Edward Heath, T. S. Eliot, Interview with Paul Theroux, Chemist Shops, Preface to Stories from the Raj, Introduction to The Turn of the Years V. S. Pritchett, Creative Dissertating, The Going is Good, What is Teaching?, Crossing Nantucket Sound, Huddle Fever.

Box 93, Folder 3

Essays and reviews: various drafts 1966-1967

Scope and Contents

Majority of these pieces written in Uganda: Pygmies, Writing Waldo, Letter from America, East African Paradoxes, Letter from Lisbon, The Third World's War, Bibliography, Friends in Africa, Concern for Rhodesia, Fishing in Winter, Soldiers and Kings, Nigeria, Not Yet a Nation, A Dignitary in Lagos, A Leap Backwards, Biographical Note, A Few nights and Days by M S Dipoko, Rapid Transit; book proposal, Disappointed Guests by H. Tajfel, Breaking the Silence by W. J. Weatherby, The Bees in Banda's Bonnet, In Defense of Cowardice, Verbal and Baubles, Incident in a Cookie Factory: Rhodesia, No Easy Task by A. Kachingwe.

Box 93, Folder 4

Tarzan: essay: notebook, with first draft; "Transition" magazine 1967

Box 93, Folder 5

Essays and reviews: various drafts 1968-1971

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in the United States and United Kingdom: Maurice by E. M. Forster, Burmese Day: a visit to Burma, Saki on his Centenary, Not with a Banger but a Wimpy, Islands in the Stream by E Hemingway, My Travels with Joseph Conrad, Writing in the Abstract, Irritants Abroad, Reflections on Tarzan.

Box 94, Folder 1

Essays and reviews: various drafts 1970

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in the United States and United Kingdom: To Defend, To Destroy by J Reston Jr., Like Men Betrayed by F Raphael, The Dick Gibson Show by S Elkin, Dealing by M Douglas, The Dragon Wakes by C Hibbert, Yankee Doodle by P Farb, The Ordeal of Running Standing by T Fall, The Case Against Org by M Dintenfass, Brill Among the Ruins by V Bourjaily, A Guest of Honour by N Gordimer, A God Novel by W Butler, The Rim of the Tub by E Scott, A Cry of Bees by M Hardy, The Snail Watcher by P Highsmith, Armed Camps by K Reed, Poor Teddy Black by J Nash, The Castaways by J.L. Cooper, The Voyage of the Franz Josef by J Yaffe, Down All the Days by C Brown, Vital Parts by T Berger, Very Lovely People by L Kennedy, Love, Roger by C Webb, A Sight of China by C Nolan / Half Crown Colony by J Pope-Hennessy, Reflections Upon a Sinking Ship by G Vidal, Maundy by J Gloag, Why Are We In Vietnam? by N Mailer, The Spook Who Sat by the Door by S Greenlee, High by T Hinde, The Sardinian Smile by P Dumitriu.

Box 94, Folder 2

Reviews and essays: various drafts 1970-1979

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in various publications: Orwell's Fiction, Madder Music by P. De Vries, My Oxford by A. Thwaite, My Cambridge by R. Hayman, Baggage Punch, Monsignor Quixote by G. Greene, God's Grace by B. Malamud, A Traveller's Life by E. Newby, Pieces of Hate essay for collection, Souls and Bodies by D. Lodge, Fortune's Hostages by C. Moorehead, O Beloved Kids by R. Kipling, The Fetishist by M. Tournier, V S Naipaul Telegraph, Huckleberry Finn by M. Twain, Yorkshire Ripper Sunday Times, W H Hudson by R. Tomalin, Creation by G. Vidal, The Daniells by M. Archer, Going to Extremes by J. McGinnis, A Season in Paradise by B. Breytenbach, Saki Complete Works, African Trio by G. Simenon, Man and the Natural World by K. Thomas, Northwest Passage by W. de Roos, V.S. Pritchett 27 April.

Box 94, Folder 3

Reviews and essays: various drafts 1970-1979

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in various publications: Too Far to Go by J. Updike, U & Non-U Revisited by R. Buckle, Britain: The Future by B. Nossiter, Travels by E. Heath, Transatlantic Blues by W. Sheed, They Burn the Thistles by Y. Kamal, An American's Guide to Britain by R. Cook, Marry Me by J. Updike, The French Consul by L. Bodard, How It Was by M. Hemingway, I Hear America Swinging by P. De Vries, American Notes P.Theroux's travel journal, Conan Doyle by C. Higham, Selected Essays by J. Cary, Out of Print essay, Conversations with Kennedy by B. Bradlee, The Pleasure of the Text by R. Barthes, The Dangerous Edge by G. Lambert, The Crown Prince of Tonga essay, Bicentenary 1776 – 1976 essay, Kipling by Angus Wilson, A Little Latitude seven travel essays, on various subjects.

Box 94, Folder 4

Essays and reviews: various drafts 1971

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in the United States and United Kingdom: Winter Blood by J Roc, The Legend of Joseph Nokato by L. P. Bachmann, Murder at the Savoy by M. Sjowal, Event 1000 by D. Lavalee. Rabbit Redux by J. Updike, Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things by G. Sorrentino, Into Your Tent I'll Creep by P. DeVries, The Professor's Daughter by P. P. Read, In a Free State by V. S. Naipaul, The Condor Passes by S. A. Grau, The Abduction by M. Kumin, The Rose Rabbi by D. Stern, A Start in Life by A. Sillitoe, What Became of Jane Austen? by K. Amis, Tussy is Me by M. Hastings, Lighter than a Feather by D. Westheimer, Ourselves by J. Strong, The World without Women by V. Martini, From Columbus to Castro by E. Williams, The Autobiography of an Unknown South African by N. Mokgatle, Stories and Prose Poems by A. Solzhenitsyn, Way Uptown in Another World by S. Stevens, A Dutiful Daughter by T. Kenneally, The Other by T. Tryon, A Peep into the 20th Century by C. Davis, The Season of the Witch by J. L. Herlihy, Levkas Mann by H. Innes, Blue Dreams by W. Hanley, The Potlatch Run by W. Price, Love in the Ruins by W. Percy, Caliban's Filibuster by P. West, Bound to Violence by Y. Ouologuem, Ali and Nino by K. Said, Eisenhower My Eisenhower by J. Charyn, The Masked Men by A. Fakinos.

Box 95, Folder 1

Essays and reviews: various drafts 1971-1972

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in the United States and United Kingdom: Livingstone's Companions by N. Gordimer, 18-44 by E. Leroux, The Book of Strangers by P. Dallas, Magog by A. Sinclair, Murgatreud's Empire by B. Gascoigne, Fields for President by W. C. Fields, Edith Wharton by L. Auchincloss, Open Heart by F. Buechner, I Am Elijah Thrush by J. Purdy, Disraeli in Love by M. Edelman, The Incredible Brazilian by Z. Ghosh, The Confession of a Child of the Century by T. Rogers, The Tenants by B. Malamud, Versions of Exile / Glory by V. Nabokov, Brothers by W. Cooper, Girls at War by C. Achebe, The Street by M. Richler, The World of George Orwell ed. M. Gross, All My Friends are Going to Be Strangers by L. McMurtry, Shockproof Sydney Skate by M. J. Meaker, Two by A. Moravia, Forever Flowing by V. Grossman, Mr Alfred MA by G. Friel, Prose and Poems of James Agee, ed. by R. Fitzgerald, Anthony Trollope by J. Pope-Hennessy, Face of Men by P. Palangyo, Daddy Was a Number Runner by L. Meriwether, The Safety Matches by R. Sabatier, Natives of My Person by G. Lamming, The Goodbye People by G. Lambert, Diaboliad and Other Stories by M. Bulgakov, The Book of Flights by J.M.G. Le Clezio.

Box 95, Folder 2

Essays and reviews: various drafts 1971-1972

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in the United States and United Kingdom: The Young Masters by A. Scholefield, Thinking Girl by N. Meacock, Voyage of the First of December by H. Carlisle, A Siberian Encounter by G. Servadio, How She Died by H. Yglesias, The Prince by R. Koster, Leaf Storm by G. C. Marquez, After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie by J. Rhys, Our Gang by P. Roth, The World of P. G. Wodehouse ed. H. W. Wind, New American Review ed. T. Solotaroff, The Pleasure of the Short Story (Trevor, Taylor, Ozick), Kazantzakis's England by N. Kazantzakis, The Family by E. Sanders, A Happy Man by P. J. Kavanagh, The Emergence of African Fiction by C. Larson, The Lord's Pink Ocean by D. Walker, Another World by J. Hanley, Josh Lawton by M. Bragg, The Death of the Fuehrer by R. Puccetti, Relatives by D. Plante.

Box 95, Folder 3

Essays and reviews: various drafts 1973-1974

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in various publications: The Optimist's Daughter by E. Welty, Meet Me in the Green Glen by R. P. Warren, Presences, by P. Taylor, The Mortgaged Heart by C. McCullers, The Third Life of Grange Copeland by A. Walker, A Walk to the River by W. Hoffman, Journey to Joedel by G. Owen, The Camberwell Beauty by V. S. Pritchett, Hers by A. Alvarez, Which Tribe Do You Belong To? by A. Moravia, The Conservationist by N. Gordimer, The Glory of the Hummingbird by P. De Vries, Lord Rochester's Monkey by G. Greene, McAuslan in the Rough by G. M. Fraser, Pictures from an Institution by R. Jarrell, The World of O Henry: 4 Vols of Stories, Theophilus North by T. Wilder, Sixties Going on Seventies by N. Sayre, Spreading Fires by J. Knowles, Kerouac by A. Charters, My Days by R. K. Narayan, Paradise Lost by E. Rothschild, Writing a Novel by J. Braine, Pentimento by L. Hellman, A Question of Power by B. Head, Alive by P. P. Read, The Fearful Void by G. Moorhouse, The African Continent: The Atlas of Africa ed. T. Monod, The World of Apples by J. Cheever, The Foundation Pit by A. Platonov, The Bridge of Beyond by A. Schwartz-Bart, Darkness in Summer by T. Kaiko, Pasmore by D. Story, Challenge by V. Sackville-West, Banda by P. Short, All the King's Men by R. P. Warren, The Chief Among Us by P. Theroux, Gordon Williams by P. Theroux.

Box 95, Folder 4

Essays and reviews: various drafts 1974-1976

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in the United States and United Kingdom: Fear of Flying by E. Jong, The White Pumpkin by D. Hills, Kipling by P. Mason, Letter from London (NYT: 1976), Here at the New Yorker by B. Gill, The Twenties by E. Wilson, Guerrillas by V. S. Naipaul, Yesterday's Spy by L. Deighton, Passage to Ararat by M. Arlen, Down Your Way: profile, Raffles by Sapper, Frank Harris by P. Pullar, The Letters of J. R. Ackerley, The Manson Murders by V. Bugliosi, Crewe: a Visit,Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons by K. Vonnegut, The Conservationist by N. Gordimer, NATO in Brussels: a visit, The Clockwork Testament by A. Burgess, Your Isadora by F. Steegmuller, Decay of the Angel by Y. Mishima, Laurens van der Post: a portrait, The Village in the Jungle by L. Woolf, Robert Louis Stevenson in Edinburgh: a visit, Wilfred Owen by J. Stallworthy, Minamata by W. E. Smith, The Great Victorian Collection by B. Moore, The Temple of Dawn by Y. Mishima.

Box 96, Folder 1

Essays and reviews: various drafts 1974-1976

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in the United States and United Kingdom: The Black Book by L. Durrell, The Honorary Consul by G. Greene, Lee Kwan Yew by T. J. S. George, The Journal of Andrew Bihaly ed. A. Tuttle, Confessions of a Future Scotsman by P. Reb, The Island by R. Russell, A Sparrow in the Snow by S. Darel, The Queen of a Distant Country by J. Braine, A Dictionary of New English by C. L. Barnhart, Spring Snow by Y. Mishima, Paradise Lost by J. Collier, Holy Man by G. Daws, What's the Difference by N. Moss, American Mischief by A. Lelchuk, Madhouse by R. Goulet, Forever Panting by P. De Vries, Getting Married by A. Strindberg, Passing Brave by W. Polk, The Bird of Night by S. Hill, All Heaven in a Rage by M. Duffy, A Woman of Character by J. Gloag, The Wooden Shepherdess by R. Hughes, Experiment at Proto by P. Oakes, Catholics by B. Moore, Outpost by M. Balka, Mister Doctor Blo by J. Tyne, Any Number Can Play by D. Bloodworth, Without a Stitch in Time by P. De Vries, The Camerons by R. Crichton, Love and Napalm by J. Ballard, The Wilby Conspiracy by P. Driscoll, The John Collier Reader by J. Collier, BBC Books of the Week by P. Theroux.

Box 96, Folder 2

V.S. Naipaul: Biographical Note: later draft 1972

Box 96, Folder 3

For the Writer: notes and early draft 1974

Box 96, Folder 4

Notebook: notes for articles on NATO/Brussels; British Rail (Crewe) approximately 1975

Box 96, Folder 5

Notebook: notes of interview with V.S. Pritchett; notes for article on Richard Nixon 1977

Box 96, Folder 6

John McEnroe: notebook and notes 1979

Box 96, Folder 7

Reviews and essays: research notes, correspondence, various drafts, with corrections, galleys 1980-2000

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in collections or periodicals: Palawan, Carnival in Brazil, Voyage to the Marquesas, The World in Pieces, Rock Fever, Apsley Cherry-Gerrard: The Worst Journey in the World, A Dream Diary by G. Greene, Looking for a Ship by J. McPhee, A World of Islands, Hawaii: The Rough and the Smooth, Trespassing in Florida and Elsewhere.

Box 96, Folder 8

Reviews and essays: research notes, correspondence, various drafts, with corrections, galleys 1980-2000

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in collections or periodicals: Imagining Hill House, Dead Reckoning, Fiordland, NZ, Laptop, Coronation Street, Salad Days, Sid Perelman, Christopher Okigbo, The Rationale of the Travel Book, New England is My Home, Forerunners, China: Land of Discovery, Indian Country.

Box 96, Folder 9

The World as It Was - A Photographic Portrait, 1865-1921 by Margarett Loke: forward 1980

Box 96, Folder 10

Notes for articles on Robert Louis Stevenson; Laurens van der Post: notebook approximately 1980

Box 96, Folder 11

Pieces of Hate approximately 1980

Box 97, Folder 1

Essays and reviews: various drafts 1981-2006

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in collections or periodicals: Salvador by J. Didion, The Ordnance Survey Atlas of Great Britain (review), Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng, William Simpson, The Notebooks of Henry James ed. L. Edel, Anatomy of Restlessness by B. Chatwin, Foreward to The Sunday Book of Travel, The Writing Life: Writing Travel.

Box 97, Folder 2

Rowing Around the Cape / Harbor-Hopping: notebook with notes; early draft 1983

Box 97, Folder 3

Dead Man Leading by V.S. Pritchett: introduction: notes 1983

Box 97, Folder 4

What Maisie Knew: notebook and research notes for Penguin edition of Henry James' novel 1984-1985

Box 97, Folder 5

The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad: notes and research material approximately 1985

Box 97, Folder 6

Notes for articles: Simpson's Paintings; African Girls; Thoreau's Cape Cod; Paddling to Plymouth: notebook 1985 November-1986 March

Box 97, Folder 7

Malawi-The Land of Fire: early draft 1988

Box 97, Folder 8

Essays: various drafts 1990-1999

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces: Fashion, Peter De Vries: a portrait, Jungle Bells, Me and My Book, George and Me.

Box 97, Folder 9

Essays and reviews: various drafts 1990-1999

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces: Hawaii, Bruce Chatwin, Warm Dogs, Cape Cod, Diana by C. Fuentes, Introduction to Three African Novels, Me and my Book, Introduction of An Impossible Book, Travel Epiphanies.

Box 97, Folder 10

Dr. Sacks: profile: notebook, research notes, articles, interviews, correspondence with Kate Edgar and Tina Brown 1990-1998

Box 98, Folder 1

Traditional Time: later draft 1995 January

Box 98, Folder 2

Dr. Sacks: profile: correspondence with Oliver Sacks, Kate Edgar, Alice Quinn and Tina Brown 1995-1998

Box 98, Folder 3

Dr. Sacks: profile: various drafts, with corrections; galleys 1997-1998

Box 98, Folder 4

D is for Death: contribution to Hockney's Alphabet: first draft, publicity 1991

Box 98, Folder 5

A House and A Half on the Gulf: two drafts and site plan 1991

Box 98, Folder 6

Memory and Creation: Reflections at Fifty: notebook, research notes, various drafts 1991-1992

Box 98, Folder 7

Angels by Marshall Arisman: text proposal for introduction 1991 November-December

Box 98, Folder 8

Hawaiians: notebook: research notes 2002

Box 98, Folder 9-10

Hawaiians: research notes, printed material, photocopies, postscript, printed booklet, and clippings 1992-2007

Box 98, Folder 11

Me and My Book: various drafts 1993

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: fax to David Halpern, November 29, 1993.

Box 99, Folder 1

The Other Oahu: galley 1994 February

Box 99, Folder 2

Kayaking: final draft 1994

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter from Men's Health, March 21, 1994.

Box 99, Folder 3

Interview by Michael Upchurch: later draft 1994

Box 99, Folder 4

Microchips in Micronesia: galleys 1995 March

Box 99, Folder 5

Hong Kong: The Persistence of Memory: final draft 1997

Box 99, Folder 6

Elizabeth Taylor: profile/article: notes of interviews with Elizabeth Taylor, Rod Steiger, Paul Newman, and Michael Jackson: two notebooks 1999 April

Box 99, Folder 7

Robin Williams: profile: notes taken in New York and San Francisco: notebook 1999 September-October

Box 99, Folder 8

Muriel Spark: interview: transcription and notes 2000 May

Box 99, Folder 9

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe: introduction: later draft 2001 January

Scope and Contents

Note: never published by Random House.

Box 99, Folder 10

Miscellaneous essays: notes and various drafts 2001-2004

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces: On Travel, Martha's Vineyard, Half a Life by V. S. Naipaul, Rimbaud in Harar [four drafts].

Box 99, Folder 11

Uncollected essays, reviews, and introductions: CD 2001-2005

Scope and Contents

Includes the following pieces published in collections or periodicals: The Kingdom of Fear by H. Thompson, The Encyclopedia of Bees by E. Crane, Living in Hawaii, Christmas in Hawaii, Marilyn Monroe, The Auction, A Visit to Kerala, Brazil Incarnate: book introduction, Graham Greene, The Biography, Last Places by L. Millman, Elizabeth Taylor: Liz in Neverland, Martha's Vineyard: book introduction, Best American Travel Writing: book introduction, The Kama Sutra, Tea With Muriel Spark, The Simple Life, My Version, Vieques Island, Typhoon by J. Conrad [with Conrad corrections], Nurse Wolf, a profile of a dominatrix, American Recipes: book introduction, Robinson Crusoe II: introduction, Letter from Africa-2003, Ali and Nino by K. Said: book introduction, Thoreau's The Maine Woods: book introduction, Drug Tour, narrative of Ecuador trip, Trespassing, a story, The Writer & His World by V. S. Naipaul, The Stranglers: book introduction, Robin Williams, profile (and with RW-Edited.doc), Mrs. Robinson Revisited, The Taj Mahal, Clay, Epitaph for a Hawaiian, The Comedians by G. Greene: book introduction, Oliver Sacks, a profile, Journey Without Maps by G. Greene: book introduction, Half a Life by V. S. Naipaul, Postscript to Dark Star Safari, Rajvilas, a Visit, Hunter Thompson, Obituary, A House of Light by C. Clark, Hawaii, Writing & Traveling, Starlets: book introduction, Trains in Asia, William Somerset Maugham: introduction to Loren Rothschild collection of WSM papers.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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Box 99, Folder 12

The Comedians by Graham Greene: introduction: research notes and clippings 2004 February

Box 99, Folder 13

John McCain's House in Phoenix: research and notes 2005 April

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letters and emails from "Architectural Digest," 2004-2005.

Box 99, Folder 14

Journey without Maps by Graham Greene: introduction: galleys 2005 November-2006 January

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter from Penguin, January 13, 2006.

Box 99, Folder 15

House of the Dolphins: research and notes 2005 December

Box 99, Folder 16

Africa, Bono, and Xmas / The Rock Star's Burden: "New York Times" op-ed piece: research notes, draft 2005 December-2006 January

Box 99, Folder 17

Picture Palace Reclaimed - The Strand Theater, Rockland, Maine: piece: research notes, notebook, draft, with corrections, and printed material 2005

Box 100, Folder 1

Collecting: notes and early draft 2006 January

Box 100, Folder 2

My Geese / Take a Gander: notes and various drafts 2006 May-June

Box 100, Folder 3

The Lure of the Exotic: introduction for a book of postcards: research notes, early draft, with corrections 2006 August-October

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter from Thames and Hudson, August 31, 2006.

Box 100, Folder 4

Dear Old Dad / My Father: notebook: first draft 2006 November-2007 January

Box 100, Folder 5

The Old World / America the Overfull: "New York Times" op-ed piece: research notes and early drafts 2006 December

Box 100, Folder 6

William Styron: early draft 2006

Box 100, Folder 7

Philanthropy: later draft

Box 100, Folder 8

Violence in Africa: two drafts 2007 January-December

Box 100, Folder 9

My Father, Mr. Bones: early draft; Violence in Africa: early draft 2007 February

Scope and Contents

Note: "Violence" written on the reverse side of last five pages; an autograph rough draft which was rejected, written in Kyoto, Japan.

Box 100, Folder 10

Dear Old Dad: later draft 2007 May-June

Box 100, Folder 11

My Father / Dear Old Dad: galley 2007 June

Box 100, Folder 12

Stanley by Tim Jeal: book review: research notes and early draft 2007 August-September

Box 100, Folder 13

The Widow by Georges Simenon: introduction: notes and two drafts 2007 November-December

Box 100, Folder 14

The End of the Game by Peter Beard: introduction: notes and early draft 2007 December

Box 100, Folder 15

A Return to the Rough and the Smooth: early draft 2007

Box 100, Folder 16

Mindblindness and the Decline of Hitch-hiking: research notes, two drafts 2008 January-May

Box 100, Folder 17

The World is What it Is by Patrick French: research notes, later draft, lawyer's questions 2008 April

Box 100, Folder 18-19

Cross-Country - The Open Road: notebook, notes, early draft 2008 May

Box 100, Folder 20

Betsy Wyeth's Sail Loft: printed research, notes, early drafts 2008 August-September

Box 100, Folder 21

Mana-Emblems of Power: introduction to exhibition for the Museo delle Culture (Switzerland): two drafts 2008 October

Box 100, Folder 22

Hunting for Votes: later draft 2008 October

Box 101, Folder 1

First Train Journey: two later drafts 2008

Box 101, Folder 2

Letter from Turkmenistan: galleys 2008

Box 101, Folder 3

The Lesson of My Life / Peace Corps Days: research notes and various drafts 2009 January

Box 101, Folder 4

Against Autobiography: notes and early draft 2009 January-March

Box 101, Folder 5

The Gentleman in the Parlour by William Somerset Maugham: introduction 2009 July-August

Box 101, Folder 6

Going Home, Going Away: final draft and galleys 2009 November-2010 June

Box 101, Folder 7

The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles: introduction: notes and final drafts 2009

Box 101, Folder 8

Hawaii Statehood: later draft 2009

Box 101, Folder 9

My Life as An Alien: early draft 2009

Box 101, Folder 10

Boy Scouts / Troop Therapy: "New York Times" op-ed piece: notes and two drafts 2010 April

Box 101, Folder 11

English Hours: Nothing Personal: early draft, with corrections and edited draft; galleys 2010 May

Box 101, Folder 12

Under the Sun edited by E. Chatwin and N. Shakespeare: book review: final draft 2010 August

Box 101, Folder 13

Primordial Light: Suicide Bombers: early draft 2010 August

Box 101, Folder 14

Ken Noland Testimonial for AAAL: early draft 2010 October

Box 101, Folder 15

The End of Travel Writing: notes and later draft 2010

Box 101, Folder 16

The Trouble with Autobiography: galleys 2011 January

Box 101, Folder 17

Reflections at 70: Where Am I?: notes and various drafts 2011 February

Box 101, Folder 18

Cruise of the Rolling Junk by F. Scott Fitzgerald: foreward: research notes, emails, early draft 2011 March

Box 101, Folder 19

Honolulu: later draft 2011 March

Box 101, Folder 20

Traveling in Times of Trouble: notes and various drafts 2011 March

Box 101, Folder 21

Tsunami and Earthquake in Japan: final draft 2011 March

Box 101, Folder 22

George Harrison: Living in the Material World: notes and various drafts 2011 April

Box 101, Folder 23

Notes from evening with Martin Scorsese talking about George Harrison 2011 April

Box 101, Folder 24

The New Solitude: notes for an unfinished essay 2011 April

Box 101, Folder 25

How Travel Has Changed: notes and early draft 2011 April-May

Box 101, Folder 26

Postscript, 2011: early draft 2011 June

Box 101, Folder 27

Gout: notes and early draft 2011 July

Box 101, Folder 28

The Aftermath of 9/11: notes and two drafts 2011 August

Box 101, Folder 29

Steve Jobs: later draft 2011 August

Box 101, Folder 30

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami: book review: later draft 2011 September

Box 101, Folder 31

Scorsese on George Harrison: interview/essay: final draft 2011 September

Box 102, Folder 1

"New Yorker" travel book: introductions: early draft 2011 October

Box 102, Folder 2

Heirlooms [Tomatoes:] early draft and galleys 2011 October

Box 102, Folder 3

Travels by Paul Bowles: introduction: notes 2011

Box 102, Folder 4

Concert for George: final draft 2011

Box 102, Folder 5

Happy Birthday to Oliver Sacks 2011

Box 102, Folder 6

The Soul of Maine / Postcard from Mid-Coast Maine: early drafts 2011

Box 102, Folder 7

Steve McCurry: Pirelli calendar essay: notebook and interview 2011-2012

Box 102, Folder 8

Hawaii: Islands Upon Islands: notes and two draft 2012 January-March

Box 102, Folder 9

Defense of Limbaugh: notes 2012 March

Box 102, Folder 10

Wordcraft: notes and final draft 2012 May

Box 102, Folder 11

Steve McCurry: Pirelli calendar essay: later draft 2012

Box 102, Folder 12

Traveling in America: early draft 2012

Box 102, Folder 13

Sentimental Journey: Medford-Lowell: notes and various drafts 2013 March-April

Box 102, Folder 14

Boston Bombing: notes and early draft 2013 May

Box 102, Folder 15

Travel Data and Reality / The Road Map was Fiction: early draft and galley 2013 May

Box 102, Folder 16

Africa: notes and early draft 2013 July

Box 102, Folder 17

[China Intro for Tucker]?: first draft 2013 October

Box 102, Folder 18

Telescopic Philanthropy / Philanthropic Mess / Africa's Aid Mess: notes and various drafts 2013 October-December

Box 102, Folder 19

Who I Was: A Summing Up: various drafts 2013-2014

Box 102, Folder 20

Best Travel: introduction: final draft 2014 February

Box 102, Folder 21

Eli Reed: A Long Walk Home: introduction: notes, later draft, photo captions 2014 February

Box 102, Folder 22-23

Mockingbird / Alabama / Monroeville: notebook, notes, various drafts 2015 March

Box 102, Folder 24

Steve McCurry: On Reading: introduction: notes and various drafts 2015 July-August

Box 102, Folder 25

A Modest Proposal / The Hypocrisy of Helping the Poor: "New York Times" op-ed piece: various drafts 2015 August

Short stories 1967-2015

Physical Description: 0.83 Linear Feet(2 boxes)

Arrangement

Short stories are arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents

The short stories include multiple drafts in various formats (1967-2015); these drafts include notebooks, autograph, typewritten, photocopy, computer generated, and printed. The drafts contain corrections and additions by Paul Theroux.

Box 103, Folder 1

The Return: early draft 1967 April

Box 103, Folder 2

The Man Who Read Graham Greene 1969

Box 103, Folder 3

Uncollected short stories: notes, various drafts, with corrections 1969-1970

Scope and Contents

Stories were written in Singapore; published in various publications; includes the following titles: Operation Turkey, Feebery's Fornicarium, Safety Procedure, Power for Our Mr Fatt, Angling for Bellamy, The Salesgirl, In the Footsteps of Hickman.

Box 103, Folder 4

Biographical Notes for Four American Poets 1971 April

Box 103, Folder 5

A Christmas Move: draft 1975 November

Box 103, Folder 6

The Shortest Day of the Year: various drafts, with corrections 1984 November-December

Box 103, Folder 7

Chip: first draft approximately 1985

Box 103, Folder 8

Three Christmases: set of short stories: early draft, with corrections; later draft 1989

Box 103, Folder 9

African Messiah / Witch Tree: notebook: first draft; notes for another story approximately 1990

Box 103, Folder 10

The Little Dragon: later draft approximately 1990

Box 103, Folder 11

Namesake: galleys approximately 1990

Box 103, Folder 12

The Lawyer's Tale: various drafts 1995 August

Box 103, Folder 13

The Rat Room: notebook: first draft 1995 September-November

Box 103, Folder 14

Low Tide: later draft approximately 1995

Box 103, Folder 15

Warm Dogs / 2096: The Abduction: notes, various drafts 1996

Box 103, Folder 16

Trespassing: galleys 2003 October

Box 103, Folder 17

The Best Year of My Life: galleys 2005 October-November

Box 104, Folder 1

Ladyboy: first draft 2008 May-August

Box 104, Folder 2

The Future of Failure: various drafts 2008 November-December

Box 104, Folder 3

Wicked Children: notes and early drafts 2009 October

Scope and Contents

Note: this story was abandoned then later changed and incorporated into Lower River.

Box 104, Folder 4

Drugs are Our Sickness: final version 2011 April

Box 104, Folder 5

Reunion: early drafts 2012 August

Box 104, Folder 6

Another Necklace: final version 2013 August

Box 104, Folder 7

The Fall: various drafts 2014 March

Box 104, Folder 8

The Pavilion of the Accumulated Void: early draft approximately 2014

Box 104, Folder 9

Stop and Shop: various drafts 2015 June-July

Plays, scripts, film treatments, and screenplays 1963-2011

Physical Description: 1.67 Linear Feet(4 boxes)

Arrangement

This material arranged by format type, then chronologically.

Scope and Contents

The plays, scripts, film treatments, and screenplays include multiple drafts in various formats (1963-2011); these drafts include notebooks, autograph, typewritten, photocopy, and computer generated. The drafts contain corrections and additions by Paul Theroux and other authors.

The Fat Bird: A Play for Voices 1963

Scope and Contents

The play was never produced.

Box 105, Folder 1

Final draft 1963

The Catarrh is Strummed: play 1967

Box 105, Folder 2

Draft 1967

Poppy: A Radio Play 1973 February 7

Box 105, Folder 3

Final draft 1973 February 7

The White Man's Burden: A Play in Two Acts 1978-2010

Box 105, Folder 4

Notebook and notecards: research 1978

Box 105, Folder 5

Research notes, letter, photocopies, and articles 1978-1979

Box 105, Folder 6

Two notebooks: first draft 1979

Box 105, Folder 7

Later draft 1980

Box 105, Folder 8

Final draft 2010 August

Box 105, Folder 9

Two CDs of BBC radio broadcast 2010 September 22

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Into the World Came a Soul Called Ida: play 2011 February-August

Scope and Contents

The play was never produced.

Box 105, Folder 10

Notes and drafts 2011 February-July

Box 105, Folder 11

First draft 2011 August

Box 105, Folder 12

Later draft 2011 August

Dog Days: television script 1972

Scope and Contents

Script was commissioned by the BBC, Thirty-Minute Theatre.

Box 105, Folder 13

Final draft 1972

Shirts and Skins: film treatment 1983

Scope and Contents

A story of the Peace Corps in Africa.

Box 106, Folder 1

Early draft 1983

The Dead Girls: screenplay 1985-1986

Box 106, Folder 2

First draft 1985 September

Box 106, Folder 3

Second draft 1986 April

Box 106, Folder 4

Third draft 1986 April

Say Goodbye: screenplay 1988-1989

Box 106, Folder 5

First draft 1988

Box 106, Folder 6

Second draft 1988

Box 106, Folder 7

Third draft 1989

Scope and Contents

This draft with alternative title: "Beautiful Stranger."

Box 106, Folder 8

Final draft; correspondence with Jerome Hellman 1989 May

Timescape USA: film treatment 1991-1992

Box 106, Folder 9

Notes, letters, dossiers, research clippings 1991-1992

Box 106, Folder 10

Later draft 1992

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: letter from Warner Bros., February 6, 1992.

Dooley: screenplay 1986-1994

Box 107, Folder 1

Research notes, photocopies, and faxes 1993

Box 107, Folder 2

Research articles and photocopies 1986-1993

Box 107, Folder 3

First draft 1993 December

Box 107, Folder 4

Paul Theroux and Robert Scheer. First draft and notes 1994 July

Box 107, Folder 5

Paul Theroux and Robert Scheer. Later draft and notes 1994 September

Box 107, Folder 6

Christopher Scheer, Robert Scheer, and Paul Theroux. Doctor America: The Life of Tom Dooley 1994 November

Chinese Box / Hong Kong Dog: film treatment 1995-1996

Box 107, Folder 7

Notes, faxes, correspondence with Wayne Wang, treatments, articles and clippings 1995-1996

Box 108, Folder 1

Notebook: notes and early draft 1996 March

The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag: screenplay 1992-1997

Box 108, Folder 2

Research notes, correspondence with Ismail Merchant, faxes, and articles 1992-1997

Box 108, Folder 3

Research photocopies 1995-1996

Box 108, Folder 4

First draft 1996 May

Box 108, Folder 5

Final draft 1997 February

Poems 1960-2014

Physical Description: 0.42 Linear Feet(1 box)

Arrangement

Poems are arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents

The poems include multiple drafts in various formats (1960-2014); these drafts include notebooks, autograph, typewritten, photocopy, computer generated, and printed. The drafts contain corrections and additions by Paul Theroux.

Box 109, Folder 1

Autumn in Camden / To the Bitch Goddess Leisure 1960-1963

Scope and Contents

From "A Bag of Masks," University of Maine Student Poetry-Art.

Box 109, Folder 2

Early Poems 1960-1963

Scope and Contents

Removed from Family Material, School Work.

Box 109, Folder 3

Early Poems 1962-1971

Scope and Contents

Many of the poems in Folders 3-5 written in Africa.

Box 109, Folder 4

Early Poems 1962-1971

Box 109, Folder 5

Early Poems 1962-1971

Box 109, Folder 6

Poems: written in Africa and Singapore 1963-1971

Box 109, Folder 7

Nursery Rhymes / The Small Kingdom: notebook approximately 1965

Box 109, Folder 8

Translations from the Body 1966

Scope and Contents

Written in Kamala, Uganda.

Box 109, Folder 9

Poems by Paul Theroux: selected and introduced by B.S. Johnson approximately 1970

Box 109, Folder 10

The Old Kent Road: notebook; notes for The Family Arsenal approximately 1973

Box 109, Folder 11

X Poems: drafts 2008-2013

Box 109, Folder 12

I Don't Want to Be You: various drafts 2014 January-February

Lectures, talks, and speeches 1968-2015

Physical Description: 0.42 Linear Feet(1 box)

Arrangement

The lectures, talks, and speeches are arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents

The lectures, talks, and speeches include multiple drafts in various formats (1968-2015); these drafts include notecards, autograph, typewritten, computer generated, and printed. The drafts contain corrections and additions by Paul Theroux. Also included are articles, publicity material, tour itineraries, and printed material.

Box 110, Folder 1

Lectures in 17th century Literature 1968 November-1971 November

Scope and Contents

19 lectures delivered at the Department of English, University of Singapore.

Box 110, Folder 2

Fiction of the Islands: radio talks: notes, texts, with annotations, and letter 1974-1975

Scope and Contents

Broadcast on the BBC; also includes: autograph notes on "Death in Venice."

Box 110, Folder 3

Patronage: later draft 1981 April

Scope and Contents

Lecture delivered at The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Box 110, Folder 4

S.E.A. Write Award: keynote address: text, with corrections, publicity, printed material, photographs, clippings 1985 October

Scope and Contents

Material related to a literary award sponsored by the Thai royal family; award given in Bangkok, Thailand.

Box 110, Folder 5

"This is not the sermon on the mount…:" commencement address: University of Massachusetts: various drafts 1988 May 22

Box 110, Folder 6

Travel Truisms: notes and notecards approximately 2004

Box 110, Folder 7

Thoreau and India: notes and research for talk, Calcutta, India: notes, printed material, clippings 2009 January-February

Box 110, Folder 8

S.E.A. Write Award: keynote address: notes, texts, programme, itinerary details, printed material 2009 September-October

Box 110, Folder 9

The World is Elsewhere: notes, texts, itinerary, printed material, clipping 2009 September-October

Scope and Contents

Lecture given as part of the Drue Heinz lectures, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

Box 110, Folder 10

The Uses of Reading: lecture tour: notes, text, itinerary details, printed material 2010 February-March

Box 110, Folder 11

The Humility of Travel: text 2010 October

Box 110, Folder 12

Peace Corps 50th Anniversary: notes, texts, itinerary, printed material 2010 October

Scope and Contents

Speech given at the University of Michigan and the University of Nevada.

Box 110, Folder 13

How to Become a Writer: notes, texts, with notes and corrections 2014 April-July

Scope and Contents

Lecture delivered at the University of Michigan and Rockland, Maine.

Box 110, Folder 14

China - Between Mao and Modernity: notes, text, itinerary, contract 2014 October

Scope and Contents

Lecture delivered at the University of Akron.

Box 110, Folder 15

Royal Geographic Society Patron Medal: acceptance speech: letter, text, itinerary 2015 April-June

Box 110, Folder 16

Libraries in My Life: remarks: itineraries, printed material 2015 May

Scope and Contents

No text of the remarks enclosed; delivered at Lithgow Library, Maine.

Box 110, Folder 17

Benton the Explorer: keynote address: drafts, with corrections, emails, notes, printed material 2015 June

Scope and Contents

Address given at Peabody Essex Museum for conference: Thomas Hart Benton and American Storytelling.

Box 110, Folder 18

Libraries in My Life: notes and text 2015 July

Scope and Contents

Talk delivered at Sturgis Library.

Notebooks and diaries 1962-2014

Physical Description: 4.59 Linear Feet(11 boxes)

Arrangement

This material is arranged by type of notebook, then chronologically.

Scope and Contents

The notebooks and diaries (1962-2014) include daily memoranda notebooks, travel notebooks, and working notebooks; also included are diaries and appointment books.

Memoranda notebooks 2005-2014

Box 111, Folder 1-6

Memoranda and notes 2005-2009

Box 112, Folder 1-7

Memoranda and notes 2009-2012

Box 113, Folder 1-5

Memoranda and notes 2012-2014

Box 113, Folder 6

Telephone and address books approximately 1990-before 2014

Travel notebooks 1968-1982

Box 114, Folder 1

Singapore-Notes on Living There 1968-1969

Box 114, Folder 2

Singapore; notes for stories 1970-1971

Box 114, Folder 3

Burma, Thailand, Indonesia; first notes for Saint Jack 1971 April-1972 February

Box 114, Folder 4

Corsica 1977 September-October

Scope and Contents

Includes: material for "Circuit of Corsica" piece.

Box 114, Folder 5

Down the Yangtze, China 1980 October-November

Box 114, Folder 6

New York subway: notes for a "New York Times" article approximately 1982

Box 115, Folder 1

Malawi, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Bora Bora 1988 February-October

Box 115, Folder 2

China; material for "Chinese Miracles" 1993 April-May

Box 115, Folder 3

Travel notes: Chicago-Salt Lake City on a private railcar 1995 January

Box 115, Folder 4

Down the Zambezi; Malawi-Shine River 1996 September-December

Scope and Contents

Two notebooks; material for a National Geographic article.

Box 115, Folder 5

Hong Kong 1997 February

Box 115, Folder 6

Brazil 1998 February

Scope and Contents

Includes notes for Sir Vidia's Shadow.

Box 115, Folder 7

Palawan, Philippines 1998 April-May

Box 116, Folder 1

Christmas Island, Kiribati 1998 September-October

Box 116, Folder 2

Ecuador 2000 October-November

Box 116, Folder 3

Mediterranean holiday cruise and book tour 2002 October

Box 116, Folder 4

Kauai, Hawaii; John McCain 2005 April-May

Box 116, Folder 5

India 2005 November

Box 116, Folder 6

Kauai, Hawaii, Costa Rica 2006 February

Box 117, Folder 1

Costa Rica 2007 May

Scope and Contents

Includes "Long Story Short."

Box 117, Folder 2

Udine, Italy 2007 November

Box 117, Folder 3

India, Thailand 2008 January February

Scope and Contents

Two notebooks.

Box 117, Folder 4

India 2010 September-October

Box 117, Folder 5

Africa, India, Mexico 2010 August-2012 February

Working notebooks 1980-2012

Scope and Contents

Daily notes, ideas, quotes, sketches, lists, and travel notes; most years have multiple notebooks.

Box 118, Folder 1-29

Small notebooks 1980-1987

Box 119, Folder 1-25

Small notebooks 1987-1992

Box 120, Folder 1-28

Small notebooks 1993-1997

Box 121, Folder 1-22

Small notebooks 1997-2012

Diaries, notebooks, and appointment books 1962-2014

Physical Description: 1.67 Linear Feet

Conditions Governing Access

RESTRICTED: boxes 142-145 are sealed until January 2040 by donor request.

Box 142, Folder 1

Diary / notebook: Summer 1962 1962 June-September

Box 142, Folder 2

Diary / notebook: Italy 1963 June 15-August 31

Box 142, Folder 3

Diary / Notebook: United States 1963 September 4-28

Box 142, Folder 4

Diary / notebook: United States and Africa 1963 September 28-1964 January 10

Box 142, Folder 5

Diary / notebook: Africa 1964 August 5-1965 August 11

Box 142, Folder 6

Diary / notebook: Africa 1964 January 15-August 5

Box 142, Folder 7

Diary / notebook: Africa 1965 September 1-1966 November 1

Box 143, Folder 1

Diary: 1980 1979 December 31-1981 January 1

Box 143, Folder 2

Diary: London 1986 September 25-1987 September 24

Box 143, Folder 3

Diary: 1990 1990 January 1-July 17

Box 143, Folder 4

Diary: 2000 2000 January 1-2001 January 8

Box 144, Folder 1-26

Diaries / appointment books 1968-1993

Box 145, Folder 1-20

Diaries / appointment books 1994-2014

Scope and Contents

Per Paul Theroux the 2001 appointment book is currently missing.

Professional correspondence and papers 1963-2015

Physical Description: 3.34 Linear Feet(8 boxes)

Arrangement

Professional correspondence is arranged alphabetically by author; Agreements and literary contracts are arranged alphabetically by company name; Works by others are arranged alphabetically by author.

Scope and Contents

The professional correspondence (1963-2015), includes letters, notes, telegrams, faxes, cards, postcards from publishers, organizations, other writers, and readers. All letters are addressed to Paul Theroux unless otherwise noted; some folders also include correspondence from Paul Theroux.

The agreements, literary contracts, correspondence, and royalty statements (1966-2015), include publishers, magazines and other publications, and literary agencies.

The works by others (1969-2008), include a film treatment, novels, essays, poems, short stories, and a memoir written by, among others, Etienne Leroux, Alexander Theroux, Louis Theroux, Marcel Theroux, and Moritz Thomsen.

Business Correspondence 1963-2015

Box 122, Folder 1

A.P. Watt (Firm) 1975 November 18

Box 122, Folder 2

Hiroyuki Agawa 1976-1977

Box 122, Folder 3

Agency (Firm) 1997 April-May

Scope and Contents

8 items; includes a copy of a fax from Paul Verhoeven.

Box 122, Folder 4

Agency (Firm) 1997-2011

Scope and Contents

11 items.

Box 122, Folder 5

Aitken and Stone Limited 1991 October 18

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 122, Folder 6

Gillon R. Aitken 1977-1997

Scope and Contents

8 items.

Box 122, Folder 7

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Letter to Blanche C. Gregory 1972 January 20

Box 122, Folder 8

G. Stanleigh Arnold 1991 October 25

Box 122, Folder 9

Atlantic Monthly Press. Letter to Blanche C. Gregory: photocopy 1974 October 15

Box 122, Folder 10

Authors Guild 1974 June 13

Box 122, Folder 11

Baker and McKenzie. Letter to Peter Bogdanovich 1977 October 31

Box 122, Folder 12

Baker and McKenzie 1976 December 23

Box 122, Folder 13

Banff Centre 2014 November 27

Box 122, Folder 14

Nina Bawden approximately 1985 April 27

Box 122, Folder 15

Peter Benchley 1992 June 16

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 122, Folder 16

Alan Bennett 1996-1997

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 122, Folder 17

Bruce Beresford 1987 June 9

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 122, Folder 18

Isaiah Berlin. Letter to Miss Theroux 1989 September 12

Box 122, Folder 19

Gratien Bermond 2004-2005

Scope and Contents

6 items.

Box 122, Folder 20

Black Ink (magazine) 2011

Box 122, Folder 21

Blanche C. Gregory, Inc. 1966-1967

Scope and Contents

47 items; includes letter from Vanguard Press.

Box 122, Folder 22

Blanche C. Gregory, Inc. 1968-1975

Scope and Contents

33 items; includes letter from Confrontation (journal)/Martin Tucker, Houghton Mifflin Company royalty statements.

Box 122, Folder 23

Blanche C. Gregory, Inc. 1976

Scope and Contents

30 items; includes notes from Esquire.

Box 122, Folder 24

Blanche C. Gregory, Inc. 1977-1982

Scope and Contents

28 items; includes telegram from Houghton Mifflin Company/Joyce Hartman, letter from Graham Greene (photocopy) and letters from H.N. Swanson.

Box 122, Folder 25

Bodley Head (Firm) 1968-1976

Scope and Contents

8 items; includes two invoices.

Box 122, Folder 26

Peter Bogdanovich 1988 February 18

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 122, Folder 27

Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph) Boorstin 1981 May 11

Box 122, Folder 28

Mark Boxer approximately 1980

Box 122, Folder 29

Melvyn Bragg 1972-1973

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 122, Folder 30

John Bratby 1980-1981

Scope and Contents

6 items.

Box 122, Folder 31

Marshall Brement 1974 June 8

Box 122, Folder 32

John Brennan 1976 January 19

Box 122, Folder 33

Brigid Brophy 1987 February 20

Box 122, Folder 34

Anthony Burgess 1977-1986

Scope and Contents

4 items; one postcard addressed to Anne Theroux and one letter written by Liana Burgess.

Box 122, Folder 35

Dorothy Carrington 1994-1995

Scope and Contents

6 items.

Box 122, Folder 36

Graydon Carter 2011 October 6

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 122, Folder 37

John Cheever 1980 February 22

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 122, Folder 38

Susan Cheever 1984

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 122, Folder 39

City of Medford (Mass.) 1963 June 7

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 122, Folder 40

Harriet Hess Collier 1982

Scope and Contents

4 items; includes photocopy of John Collier's review of "His Monkey Wife."

Box 122, Folder 41

Alex Colville 2004 May 11

Scope and Contents

2 items; includes photograph of the painting "Bathroom."

Box 122, Folder 42

Nancy Crampton 1976 February 14

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 122, Folder 43

Hume Cronyn 1992 November 13

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 122, Folder 44

Crowell-Collier Educational Corporation 1972 July 27

Box 122, Folder 45

Curtis Brown Ltd. 1967-1976

Scope and Contents

7 items.

Box 122, Folder 46

David Higham Associates, Ltd. 1975

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 122, Folder 47

Nilah Davis 2013 May

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: DVD of slideshow for the funeral of George E. Davis.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Born-digital materials are not available for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services for more information.

Box 122, Folder 48

Gavan Daws 1976 April 27

Box 122, Folder 49

Jan De Vries 1993 October-November

Scope and Contents

6 items.

Box 122, Folder 50

Peter De Vries 1973-1984

Scope and Contents

27 items.

Box 122, Folder 51

Nicholas Delbanco 2011 January 17

Box 122, Folder 52

Diana Crawfurd Ltd. 1971-1973

Scope and Contents

10 items.

Box 122, Folder 53

Monica Dickens approximately 1970

Box 122, Folder 54

Diners' Club 1974 July 19

Box 122, Folder 55

Michael Dorris 1996 August 23

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 122, Folder 56

Doubleday and Company, Inc. 1992 September 30

Scope and Contents

2 items; note: fax is a copy of original letter. Letter signed by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Box 122, Folder 57

Margaret Drabble 1980-1981

Scope and Contents

6 items.

Box 122, Folder 58

Michael S. (Michael Stanley) Dukakis 1986 October 17

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 123, Folder 1

Leon Edel 1996-1997

Box 123, Folder 2

John Ehrlichman 1977-1978

Scope and Contents

5 items.

Box 123, Folder 3

Fritz Eichenberg 1981 April 15

Box 123, Folder 4

Emery Collegiate Institute (Ont., Canada) 1976 May 17

Box 123, Folder 5

Emory University 1976 November 30

Box 123, Folder 6

D.J. (Dennis Joseph) Enright 1971-1996

Box 123, Folder 7

Essex County Council (Chelmsford, England). Letter to Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1976 January 15

Box 123, Folder 8

Michael Frayn 1974-1991

Scope and Contents

4 items.

Box 123, Folder 9

Friends of Israel Educational Trust 1985

Box 123, Folder 10

G.P. Putnam's Sons 1986-1996

Scope and Contents

4 items.

Box 123, Folder 11

David Garnett 1977 October 7

Box 123, Folder 12

Tony Garrett 1983 October 16

Box 123, Folder 13

Martha Gellhorn 1983-1998

Scope and Contents

26 items.

Box 123, Folder 14

John Gilmore 2009-2013

Box 123, Folder 15

Margaret Gooding 1997-1999

Scope and Contents

14 items.

Box 123, Folder 16

John Goodyear 1977 September

Box 123, Folder 17

Nadine Gordimer 1972-2003

Scope and Contents

16 items.

Box 123, Folder 18

Tipper Gore 1996 August 16

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 123, Folder 19

Alexander Patrick Greysteil Ruthven, Earl of Gowrie 1984 December 7

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 123, Folder 20

Graham Greene 1975-1991

Scope and Contents

40 items.

Box 123, Folder 21

Hugh Greene 1981 November 13

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 123, Folder 22

Vivien Greene 1982-1983

Scope and Contents

2 items; also: 1 envelope (postmarked May 15, 1984).

Box 123, Folder 23

Alec Guinness. Letter and card to Irving Allen 1976

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 123, Folder 24

H.N. Swanson, Inc. 1970-1982

Box 123, Folder 25

David Halberstam 1997 July 8

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 123, Folder 26

James Hamish Hamilton approximately 1974-approximately 1980

Scope and Contents

3 items; signed "Jamie."

Box 123, Folder 27

Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1973-1976

Scope and Contents

6 items.

Box 123, Folder 28

Christopher Hampton 1981 November 10

Box 123, Folder 29

Tom Hanks 2010 September 16

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 123, Folder 30

James Hanley 1979-1982

Box 123, Folder 31

Harper's Magazine Co. 1976

Box 123, Folder 32

Olivia Harrison approximately 2004

Box 123, Folder 33

Harvey Unna and Stephen Durbridge Ltd. 1976

Box 123, Folder 34

Hawai'I Literary Arts Council 2009 March 20

Box 123, Folder 35

Henry Hayashino 2010 April

Box 123, Folder 36

McCrea Hazlett 1973 November 13

Box 123, Folder 37

Heinemann Educational Books 1971-1972

Box 123, Folder 38

Christopher Hibbert 1972 May 20

Box 123, Folder 39

John C. Hilgenberg 1985 January 10

Box 123, Folder 40

Susan Hill 1973-1982

Scope and Contents

5 items.

Box 123, Folder 41

Edward Hoagland 1992-2014

Scope and Contents

19 items; includes unedited "New Yorker" article and Wikipedia entry.

Box 123, Folder 42

Hoffmann und Campe Verlag 1976-1977

Box 123, Folder 43

Holiday Magazine 1976

Box 123, Folder 44

William A. Honey 1973 February 19

Box 123, Folder 45

Horizon (magazine) 1976 December 15

Box 123, Folder 46

Houghton Mifflin and Company 1971-1975

Scope and Contents

26 items.

Box 123, Folder 47

Houghton Mifflin and Company 1976-1982

Scope and Contents

33 items.

Box 123, Folder 48

Imperial Books and Records Co. (Taiwan) 1977 June 16

Box 123, Folder 49

Institute for Comparative and Foreign Area Studies 1977 January 18

Box 123, Folder 50

International Mark Twain Society 1975

Box 123, Folder 51

J.P. Tarcher, Inc. 1982 July 15

Box 123, Folder 52

Jayne Development Corp. Letter to Stephen Durbridge 1984 October 9

Box 123, Folder 53

Joe: Africa's Humour Monthly 1973 March 26

Box 123, Folder 54

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum 2010 November 18

Box 123, Folder 55

B.S. (Bryan Stanley) Johnson 1966 June

Scope and Contents

Three poems written in 1 letter.

Box 123, Folder 56

Boris Johnson 2015 January 15

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 124, Folder 1

Jonathan Cape (Firm) 1967 May 18

Box 124, Folder 2

Terry Jones 1982 October 11

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 124, Folder 3

Tristan Jones 1988-1990

Box 124, Folder 4

Pat Kavanagh 1981 May 5

Box 124, Folder 5

Ludovic Kennedy 1996 May 20

Box 124, Folder 6

Francis King 1975 February 8

Box 124, Folder 7

Jon Krahauer 1998 June 16

Box 124, Folder 8

David Lange 1991 April 23

Box 124, Folder 9

Charles R. Larson. Letter to Book World, "The Washington Post" 1972 August 28

Box 124, Folder 10

Laurence Pollinger Limited 1966-1968

Scope and Contents

41 items.

Box 124, Folder 11

Elizabeth Leroux 1990

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 124, Folder 12

Etienne Leroux before 1989

Scope and Contents

8 items; includes printout of Wikipedia entry and photocopy of book review.

Box 124, Folder 13

Bernard Levin 1988 January 4

Box 124, Folder 14

Norman Lewis 1995 June 17

Box 124, Folder 15

London Library 1977 June 29

Box 124, Folder 16

Linda McCartney 1992 October 6

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 124, Folder 17

Roger Machell 1974 September 21

Box 124, Folder 18

MacNeill and Fitch (Firm) 2007 October 15

Box 124, Folder 19

Laura Markley. Correspondence with Paul Theroux and Shelia Donnelly Theroux 1977 September-October

Box 124, Folder 20

Arthur Marshall 1977 June 10

Box 124, Folder 21

Peter [Marshall?] 1976 January 19

Box 124, Folder 22

Marisa Lassandro Masters 2003 September 9

Scope and Contents

1 item. Also: copy of a letter from Masters to V.S. Naipaul, May 15, 2003.

Box 124, Folder 23

Liz Meyers 1998-2006

Box 124, Folder 24

Tom Miller 1997 February 18

Box 124, Folder 25

Gerald Moore 1972 June 8

Box 124, Folder 26

Lucy Moorehead 1976 January 17

Box 124, Folder 27

Ted Morgan 1988 May 29

Box 124, Folder 28

Jan Morris 1979-1995

Box 124, Folder 29

Iris Murdoch 1981 July 8

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 124, Folder 30

Dervla Murphy 2010 February 19

Box 124, Folder 31

Mystery Writers of America, Inc. 1978 February 7

Box 124, Folder 32

Nadira Naipaul 1997

Scope and Contents

3 items.

Box 124, Folder 33

Shiva Naipaul 1974 February 3

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 124, Folder 34

V.S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad) Naipaul. Letter to Joan E. Nurse 1996 January 28

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 124, Folder 35

V.S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad) Naipaul 1966-1972

Scope and Contents

31 items.

Box 124, Folder 36

V.S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad) Naipaul 1981-2011

Scope and Contents

39 items.

Box 124, Folder 37

Rhoda Nathans 1975 November 29

Box 124, Folder 38

New American Review. Letter to Blanche C. Gregory 1971 December 17

Box 124, Folder 39

New Yorker (magazine) 2014

Box 124, Folder 40

Eric Newby 1978 November 2

Box 124, Folder 41

Helmut Newton 1998-2003

Box 124, Folder 42

Peter Nichols 1975-1980

Box 124, Folder 43

Joan E. Nurse 1998-1999

Scope and Contents

6 items; includes: "Interview with V.S. Naipaul," "The Enigma of Friendship," and "Sir Vidia's Shadow.".

Box 124, Folder 44

Joyce Carol Oates 1971-1994

Scope and Contents

3 items.

Box 124, Folder 45

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 1993 September 12

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 124, Folder 46

Yōko Ono 1983 December 6

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 124, Folder 47

Paramount Pictures Corporation 1976 May-November

Box 124, Folder 48

Eric Partridge 1977 September-October

Scope and Contents

3 items.

Box 124, Folder 49

Chris Patton 1997 March 16

Box 124, Folder 50

Arthur Penn 1990 March 21

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 124, Folder 51

S.J. (Sidney Joseph) Perelman 1976-1979

Scope and Contents

9 items.

Box 124, Folder 52

Playboy Enterprises. Letters to Blanche C. Gregory 1971 October-November

Box 124, Folder 53

Playboy Enterprises 1972-2005

Scope and Contents

5 items.

Box 124, Folder 54

Norman Podhoretz 1974 April 23

Box 124, Folder 55

Colin L. Powell 2004 July 6

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 124, Folder 56

Tristram Powell 1999 January 20

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 124, Folder 57

V.S. (Victor Sawdon) Pritchett 1976-1988

Scope and Contents

21 items.

Box 124, Folder 58

Patrick Procktor 1982-1983

Box 124, Folder 59

Annie Proulx 2008 March 8

Scope and Contents

1 item; also: printed picture.

Box 124, Folder 60

Jonathan Raban 1971-1997

Scope and Contents

58 items. Note: some faxes are almost completely faded and illegible.

Box 125, Folder 1

Jonathan Raban 1998-1999

Scope and Contents

46 items. Note: some faxes are almost completely faded and illegible.

Box 125, Folder 2

Random House (Firm) 2010 May 4

Box 125, Folder 3

Frederic Raphael 1972 May 4

Box 125, Folder 4

Michael Ratcliffe 1976 February 10

Box 125, Folder 5

Robert Robinson 1976 March 28

Box 125, Folder 6

Anita Roddick 1991 May 30

Box 125, Folder 7

Pearce E. Rood approximately 1980

Box 125, Folder 8

Ned Rorem 1997 December

Box 125, Folder 9

Philip Roth 1998 September

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 125, Folder 10

Fran Rothschild 1998 December 21

Box 125, Folder 11

David Rubadiri 1997 April 18

Box 125, Folder 12

Salman Rushdie 1981-1990

Scope and Contents

3 items.

Box 125, Folder 13

David Russell Russell-Johnston, Baron Russell-Johnson 1981 October 7

Box 125, Folder 14

Oliver Sacks 1997-2014

Scope and Contents

22 items.

Box 125, Folder 15

Schwartzman, Greenberg and Grakal 1977 August 26

Box 125, Folder 16

William Shawn 1979 July 9

Box 125, Folder 17

Bill Sheed 1976 May 1

Box 125, Folder 18

Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson. Correspondence with Alexander Theroux 2004 November-December

Box 125, Folder 19

Muriel Spark 1999-2001

Scope and Contents

9 items.

Box 125, Folder 20

Stephen Spender 1981-1986

Box 125, Folder 21

Jolanda De Stefani 1966

Box 125, Folder 22

Rose Styron 2009 August 17

Box 125, Folder 23

William Styron 1984-2002

Scope and Contents

15 items; includes 2002 talk by William Styron given to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Box 125, Folder 24

Anthony Summers 2000-2005

Box 125, Folder 25

Taurus 7 Pictures 1997 May

Box 125, Folder 26

Thames and Hudson 1976 January 23

Box 125, Folder 27

Letter to André Deutsch (Firm) 1972 February 8

Box 125, Folder 28

Correspondence with Eve Auchincloss 1970 February-December

Scope and Contents

28 items; includes letters to and from other people.

Box 125, Folder 29

Correspondence with Eve Auchincloss 1971 January-December

Scope and Contents

45 items; includes letters to and from other people.

Box 125, Folder 30

Correspondence with Eve Auchincloss 1972 January-December

Scope and Contents

35 items; includes letters to and from other people.

Box 125, Folder 31

Correspondence with Eve Auchincloss 1973-2013

Scope and Contents

49 items. Includes "Driving through Virginia on 1 December 1944;" letters to and from other people.

Box 125, Folder 32

Fax to Simon Banner 1995 February 9

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 33

Letter to British Broadcasting Corporation 1973 February 5

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 34

Letter and card to Stephen Durbridge 1979-1985

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 125, Folder 35

Fax to East-West Center (Honolulu, HI) 1994 December 15

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 125, Folder 36

Correspondence with Flag Management / David Nash 1977 October-November

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 125, Folder 37

Fax to Klara Glowczewska 1995 March 1

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 38

Faxes to Gourmet (magazine) 1995 February-March

Scope and Contents

3 items.

Box 125, Folder 39

Letter to Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii 2010 December 10

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 40

Faxes to The Honolulu Advertiser 1995 January-February

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 125, Folder 41

Fax to Kathy Jalalay 1995 February 5

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 42

Faxes to Richard Leydon 1995 January-March

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 125, Folder 43

Letter to Licensing Branch, Park House 1974 December 11

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 44

Fax to Alison Lurie 1995 February 1

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 45

Fax to The Nature Conservancy 1995 February 1

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 46

Fax to The New Yorker (magazine) 1998 June 14

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 47

Fax to Outside Magazine approximately 1999

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 48

Faxes to Poseidon Lines (Athens) 1995 February

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 125, Folder 49

Faxes to Penguin (Firm) 1995 February-March

Scope and Contents

3 items.

Box 125, Folder 50

Draft letter to Pocket Books 1973 January 18

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 51

Fax to Random House 1993 April 13

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 52

Faxes to Taoufik Salah 1994-1995

Scope and Contents

3 items.

Box 125, Folder 53

Fax to Bob Scheer 1994 December 1

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 54

Fax to Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson 1991 June 24

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 55

Letter to James Spader 1997 December 17

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 56

Fax to The Straits Times 1996 April 26

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 125, Folder 57

Correspondence with Per Wāstberg 2013 February-March

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 125, Folder 58

Letter to Westminster School 1983 December 11

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 126, Folder 1

Times Media Group (London) 1971-1977

Scope and Contents

14 items.

Box 126, Folder 2

Claire Tomalin 1973-1991

Scope and Contents

3 items.

Box 126, Folder 3

Torrey Beach Community Association 2008-2010

Box 126, Folder 4

Tower House School 1983 July-September

Box 126, Folder 5

Travel and Leisure (magazine) 1975-1977

Box 126, Folder 6

William Trevor 1972-1984

Scope and Contents

5 items.

Box 126, Folder 7

Trinity College (Washington, D.C.) 1980 April 1

Box 126, Folder 8

Tufts University 1980 April

Box 126, Folder 9

University of Singapore 1968-1972

Scope and Contents

28 items.

Box 126, Folder 10

University of Washington 1976 February-March

Box 126, Folder 11

John Updike 1990-2009

Scope and Contents

5 items.

Box 126, Folder 12

Laurens Van der Post 1975 March 13

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 126, Folder 13

Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1971 November 26

Box 126, Folder 14

Gore Vidal 1969 August 23

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 126, Folder 15

Milton Viorst 1986 February 18

Box 126, Folder 16

William T. Vollmann 2013 February-March

Box 126, Folder 17

Kurt Vonnegut 1992 September

Scope and Contents

4 items.

Box 126, Folder 18

Auberon Waugh 1972-1986

Scope and Contents

12 items; signed "Bron."

Box 126, Folder 19

Nora Weinerth 1991 October 28

Scope and Contents

1 item.

Box 126, Folder 20

Peter Weir 1986-1990

Scope and Contents

2 items.

Box 126, Folder 21

Paul West. Letter to Eve Auchincloss 1972 September 14

Box 126, Folder 22

Alec Wilder approximately 1970

Box 126, Folder 23

Rogers E.M. Whitaker 1976 January-March

Box 126, Folder 24

Clifford Williams 1979 April 20

Box 126, Folder 25

Angus Wilson 1973-1982

Scope and Contents

8 items.

Box 126, Folder 26

Terry Wogan 1981 February 4

Box 126, Folder 27

Victoria Wood 1983

Box 126, Folder 28

Betsy James Wyeth approximately 1995 July 27

Box 126, Folder 29

Francis Wyndham 1971-1975

Box 126, Folder 30

[Bus? -----] 1971 November 9

Box 126, Folder 31

Hatty [-----] 1976 April 29

Box 126, Folder 32

Keith [-----] 1971 November 15

Box 126, Folder 33

Mimi [-----] 1989 March 23

Box 126, Folder 34

[Posy -----] approximately 1995

Box 126, Folder 35

Reader letters: Abels-Free 1974-2010

Scope and Contents

34 items.

Box 126, Folder 36

Reader letters: Gibeso-Lossberg 1976-2010

Scope and Contents

32 items.

Box 126, Folder 37

Reader letters: McCarter-Rust 1972-2010

Scope and Contents

31 items.

Box 126, Folder 38

Reader letters: Sanders-Zerweck 1972-2009

Scope and Contents

43 items.

Box 126, Folder 39

Reader letters: Unidentified approximately 1970-2009

Scope and Contents

4 items.

Box 126, Folder 40

Reader letters: letters and emails related to Smithsonian article: "The Long Way Home" 2009

Scope and Contents

47 items.

Agreements, literary contracts, correspondence, and royalty statements 1968-2014

Box 127, Folder 1

Alan Ross Limited. Agreement 1969

Box 127, Folder 2

American Express Publishing Corporation. Contracts 2007-2013

Box 127, Folder 3

André Deutsch Ltd. Agreement 1977 January 20

Box 127, Folder 4

Architectural Digest. Letters of Agreement 2004-2005

Box 127, Folder 5

Baker and McKenzie. Contracts, agreements, and correspondence 1968-1988

Box 127, Folder 6

Ballantine Books. Royalty statements 2007-2011

Box 127, Folder 7

Bodley Head (Firm). Agreements 1968-1973

Box 127, Folder 8

Bon Appétit. Contract 1998 January 22

Box 127, Folder 9

British Broadcasting Corporation. Agreement and remittance 1971-1980

Box 127, Folder 10

Cape Cod Scriveners' Co. Agreements and correspondence 1978-2011

Box 127, Folder 11

Chivers Press. Agreements 1987-1988

Box 127, Folder 12

Clio Press Ltd. Agreement 1988 June 14

Box 127, Folder 13

Condé Nast Traveler. Contracts and correspondence 1988-2014

Box 127, Folder 14

Curtis Brown Ltd. Agreements 1973-1974

Box 127, Folder 15

Evans Brothers (Books) Limited. Contract 1971 May

Box 127, Folder 16

Foreverkmark. Agreements 2008

Box 127, Folder 17

Gillon Aitken / Aitken and Stone. Agreements and correspondence 1977-1988

Box 127, Folder 18

The Globe and Mail. Letter of Agreement 2008 August 26

Box 127, Folder 19

Granta. Agreement 2011 February 28

Box 127, Folder 20

Grove / Atlantic, Inc. Agreement 2011 May 23

Box 127, Folder 21

Guardian News and Media Ltd. Agreement 2008 March 3

Box 127, Folder 22

Hamish Hamilton Ltd. Agreements 1973-1988

Box 127, Folder 23

Harper's Magazine Co. Agreement 2008 January 30

Box 127, Folder 24

Houghton Mifflin and Company. Agreements and amendments 1996-2013

Box 127, Folder 25

Houghton Mifflin and Company. Royalty statements 1979-2014

Box 127, Folder 26

InterCommunications, Inc. Letter of Understanding 2006 January 10

Box 127, Folder 27

Irving Allen Limited. Agreement 1976 February

Box 127, Folder 28

Jonathan Cape (Firm). Agreement 1975 July 9

Box 127, Folder 29

Jim Katz. Option agreement 1978

Box 128, Folder 1

Longman Group Limited. Correspondence 1977 July 25

Box 128, Folder 2

Longmans Green and Company Limited. Agreement 1966 April 22

Box 128, Folder 3

Lyceum Agency. Contracts 2008-2012

Box 128, Folder 4

McClelland and Stewart Ltd. Agreements 1998-2009

Box 128, Folder 5

National Geographic Magazine and Society. Agreements and correspondence 1987-1996

Box 128, Folder 6

New York Times Company. Contract and agreement 2005-2010

Box 128, Folder 7

New Yorker (magazine). Contracts and agreements 2007-2014

Box 128, Folder 8

Penguin. Agreements 1978-2013

Box 128, Folder 9

Penguin. Royalty statements 2007-2008

Box 128, Folder 10

Pirelli. Agreement 2013 March

Box 128, Folder 11

Playboy Productions. Agreement 1974 July 1

Box 128, Folder 12

Profile Books Limited. Agreement 2011 June 17

Box 128, Folder 13

R and R Productions. Agreement and correspondence 2005-2006

Box 128, Folder 14

Reader's Digest. Contract 2011 March 31

Box 128, Folder 15

Recorded Books LLC. Royalty statement 2010

Box 128, Folder 16

Rodale Inc., Publisher. Agreements and invoice 2005-2010

Box 128, Folder 17

Smithsonian Magazine. Contracts 2008-2009

Box 128, Folder 18

Speaking of Stories. Permission request 2006 December 4

Box 128, Folder 19

Summit Books. Agreement 1980 May 27

Box 128, Folder 20

Thames Television Studios. Agreement and correspondence 1984 November-December

Box 128, Folder 21

Times Media Group (London). Agreements 2010-2011

Box 128, Folder 22

Vintage Books. Letter of Agreement 2009 July 29

Box 128, Folder 23

Wylie Agency. Agreements and correspondence 1997-2007

Box 128, Folder 24

Wylie Agency. Agreements and correspondence 2008-2011

Box 128, Folder 25

Wylie Agency. Agreements and correspondence 2012-2015

Box 128, Folder 26

Wylie Agency. Paul Theroux and Eugene Theroux correspondence 2012-2013

Works by Others: Hellman-Thomsen 1969-2008

Box 129, Folder 1

Jerome Hellman and John Frankenheimer. Outline of a "Film Noir" concept 1988 January 23

Box 129, Folder 2

Etienne Leroux. Isis, Isis, Isis: novel approximately 1969

Box 129, Folder 3

Etienne Leroux. Na'va: novel approximately 1972

Box 129, Folder 4

David W. Lyon. The Books of Paul Theroux: Dust-Jacket Profiles 1986

Scope and Contents

With note from Eugene Theroux.

Box 129, Folder 5

Alexander Theroux. Humbug: essay 2005

Box 129, Folder 6

Alexander Theroux. "I have been asked why in my family four of us turned out to be writers:" personal essay approximately 1996

Scope and Contents

With corrections and comments by Paul Theroux.

Box 129, Folder 7

Alexander Theroux. Poems 1993-2008

Scope and Contents

Some poems with corrections by Paul Theroux, some poems addressed to Paul Theroux; majority of poems undated.

Box 129, Folder 8

Louis Theroux. Sick Notes: essay 1999

Box 129, Folder 9

Marcel Theroux. The Wedding Speech: short story 1996 May

Scope and Contents

With corrections and comments by Paul Theroux.

Box 129, Folder 10

Moritz Thomsen. [Untitled memoir] no date

Scope and Contents

With letter from W.W. Norton and Company requesting Paul Theroux write a foreward for the memoir, November 3, 1998.

Family material, ephemera, and photographs 1939-2015

Physical Description: 5.43 Linear Feet(13 boxes)

Arrangement

Family correspondence is arranged alphabetically by author; Ephemera is arranged by format and subject; Photographs are arranged by format and subject.

Scope and Contents

The family material includes correspondence and other family-related material (1939-2015); the correspondence includes letters, notes, cards, postcards, photocopies, and faxes. Correspondents include Albert Eugene Theroux, Anne Dittami Theroux, Alexander Theroux, Anne Theroux, Louis Theroux, Marcel Theroux, and Paul Theroux.

The family-related material includes an early draft of Theroux's archive of his works and papers, genealogies, and Theroux's school papers.

The ephemera includes printed articles, interviews, clipppings, publicity material, book tour information, and printed magazines (1961-2015).

The photographs include Theroux family albums, photographs taken by Graham Greene and Barbara Greene, travel photographs, Paul Theroux with various writers and notable people, and Theroux family photographs (1935-2015).

Family correspondence 1940-2015

Conditions Governing Access

RESTRICTED: boxes 146-148 are sealed until January 2040 by donor request.

Box 146, Folder 1

Betty Castle. Letter to Paul Theroux 1992 January 20

Box 146, Folder 2

Roger Castle. Postcard to Paul Theroux 1995 August 23

Scope and Contents

1 envelope.

Box 146, Folder 3

Jack Rushton. Letter to Anne Theroux 1972 July 11

Box 146, Folder 4

Sarah Son. Card to Paul Theroux 2003 December 24

Scope and Contents

1 envelope and reproduction of artwork.

Box 146, Folder 5

Albert Eugene Theroux and Anne (Dittami) Theroux. Letters, cards, and postcard to Paul Theroux 1966-2009

Scope and Contents

3 envelopes.

Box 146, Folder 6

Albert Eugene Theroux and Anne (Dittami) Theroux. Correspondence with Peter Theroux: letters 1982-1989

Scope and Contents

Includes a card from "Gina" to Peter Theruox; also: 1 envelope.

Box 146, Folder 7

Alexander Theroux. Letters to Ann Marie (Theroux) Gailis: copies 1989

Box 146, Folder 8

Alexander Theroux. Card and note to Albert Eugene Theroux and Anne (Dittami) Theroux 1981 November 4

Box 146, Folder 9

Alexander Theroux. Correspondence with Eugene Theroux: faxes and photocopies 1990-1994

Box 146, Folder 10

Alexander Theroux. Correspondence with Paul Theroux: letters and postcards 1960-1995

Box 146, Folder 11

Alexander Theroux. "Blood Feud:" correspondence with Paul Theroux: letters, faxes, photocopies, and autograph notes 1996 September-November

Scope and Contents

2 envelopes. Includes letters and faxes to and from other people.

Box 146, Folder 12

Alexander Theroux. Correspondence with Paul Theroux: letters and postcards 2002-2013

Scope and Contents

2 envelopes.

Box 146, Folder 13

Alexander Theroux. Letters and postcards to Peter Theroux 1980-2007

Box 146, Folder 14

Alexander Theroux. Letter to Phyllis Theroux: photocopy 1980 June 14

Box 146, Folder 15

Alexander Theroux. Postcard to Vogue Magazine 1995 February 6

Box 146, Folder 16

Alexander Theroux. Letter to Diane [-----]: photocopy 1990 January 6

Box 146, Folder 17

Alexander Theroux. Letter to Dale [-----]: photocopy 1983 February 20

Box 146, Folder 18

Alexander Theroux. Card and letter to Janet [-----] 1989 September-October

Scope and Contents

Includes letter from Janet to Paul Theroux.

Box 146, Folder 19

Anne Theroux. Letters to Victoria Middleton 1986-1987

Scope and Contents

Includes copies of 2 Paul Theroux pages; also: 1 envelope.

Box 146, Folder 20

Anne Theroux. Letter to Anne (Dittami) Theroux 1990 October 28

Box 146, Folder 21

Anne Theroux. Correspondence with Eugene Theroux: letters 1991 January

Box 146, Folder 22

Anne Theroux. Letters to Marcel Theroux and Louis Theroux 1980

Box 146, Folder 23

Anne Theroux. Letters to Paul Theroux 1967

Scope and Contents

Majority of letters are undated.

Box 146, Folder 24

Anne Theroux. Letter, postcards, and cards to Paul Theroux 1978-1997

Scope and Contents

8 envelopes.

Box 146, Folder 25-26

Anne (Dittami) Theroux. Letter to Mario Louis Dittami: photocopies 1940-1947

Scope and Contents

As of 2015, original letters in the possession of Alexander Theroux.

Box 146, Folder 27

Enzo Theroux and Sylvie Theroux. Letter, cards and drawing to Paul Theroux and Shelia Donnelly Theroux 2014

Scope and Contents

1 envelope.

Box 146, Folder 28

Eugene Theroux, Alexander Theroux, Paul Theroux, Peter Theroux, and Joseph Theroux. Letters and faxes to Anne Marie Gailis, Mary Butler, and Anne (Dittami) Theroux 2003-2004

Scope and Contents

Includes letter from Anne (Dittami) Theroux, autograph notes, and printouts from abebooks.com.

Box 146, Folder 29

Louis Theroux. Letters, card and postcards to Albert Eugene Theroux and Anne (Dittami) Theroux 1984-2004

Scope and Contents

4 envelopes.

Box 147, Folder 1

Louis Theroux. Letters, postcards, fax and printed material to Paul Theroux and Anne Theroux 1980-2005

Scope and Contents

Includes one letter from Paul Theroux and a marks booklet from Westminster school; also: 2 envelopes and a bumper sticker.

Box 147, Folder 2

Louis Theroux and Nancy Theroux. Card to Paul Theroux and Shelia Donnelly Theroux 2010

Scope and Contents

Includes cards from Albert and Freddie Theroux; also: 1 envelope.

Box 147, Folder 3

Marcel Theroux. Letters and postcard to Albert Eugene Theroux and Anne (Dittami) Theroux 1984-1990

Box 147, Folder 4

Marcel Theroux. Correspondence with Paul Theroux: letters and card 1980-2009

Scope and Contents

Includes Metropolitan Police report (11th May 1983) and CV; also: 1 envelope.

Box 147, Folder 5

Paul Theroux. Letters to Fred Bauman: photocopies 1965-1975

Scope and Contents

Includes 2 poems.

Box 147, Folder 6

Paul Theroux. Letters and postcards to Albert Eugene Theroux, Anne (Dittami) Theroux, and family 1951-1963

Scope and Contents

2 envelopes.

Box 147, Folder 7

Paul Theroux. Letters to Albert Eugene Theroux, Anne (Dittami) Theroux, and family 1964 January-December

Box 147, Folder 8

Paul Theroux. Letters to Albert Eugene Theroux, Anne (Dittami) Theroux, and family 1965-1967

Scope and Contents

4 envelopes.

Box 147, Folder 9

Paul Theroux. Letters and postcards to Albert Eugene Theroux, Anne (Dittami) Theroux, and family 1970-1987

Scope and Contents

2 envelopes.

Box 147, Folder 10

Paul Theroux. Letters and postcards to Albert Eugene Theroux, Anne (Dittami) Theroux, and family 1988-2007

Scope and Contents

3 envelopes.

Box 147, Folder 11

Paul Theroux. Letters and faxes to Anne Theroux 1967-1994

Scope and Contents

Includes 9 poems; majority of the early letters are undated, a few are incomplete.

Box 147, Folder 12

Paul Theroux. Correspondence with Eugene Theroux: letters and faxes 1959-1998

Scope and Contents

Includes some letters addressed to "Gene and Phyllis," and "Jacques."

Box 147, Folder 13

Paul Theroux. Correspondence with Joseph Theroux: letters 1967-1984

Box 147, Folder 14

Paul Theroux. Correspondence with Peter Theroux: letters, cards, postcards, and printed material 1972-1981

Scope and Contents

Includes one letter from Anne Theroux and one note from Eugene Theroux.

Box 147, Folder 15

Paul Theroux. Correspondence with Peter Theroux: letters, cards, postcards, faxes, and printed material 1982-1993

Scope and Contents

Includes two letters from Annie Theroux.

Box 147, Folder 16

Paul Theroux. Faxes to Shelia Donnelly Theroux 1992-1996

Scope and Contents

1 fax is illegible.

Box 147, Folder 17

Paul Theroux. Letter to Warren Vindal 1961 June 3

Scope and Contents

This letter is a faxed copy sent September 28, 1992.

Box 147, Folder 18

Paul Theroux. Letter to Marie [-----] 1947

Box 147, Box 19

Francesca Torquati. Letter to Paul Theroux 1963 September

Scope and Contents

Also: 2 black and white photographs, 1 envelope.

Box 147, Folder 20

Rosamond Worgan. Letter to Paul Theroux 1992 January 22

Box 147, Folder 21

[-----]. Letter to Paul Theroux and Shelia Donnelly Theroux 1995 March 20

Scope and Contents

Signed: "Love us three."

Box 148

Postcards home 1963-2015

Scope and Contents

Majority from Paul Theroux to Albert Eugene Theroux and Anne (Dittami) Theroux. Also postcards from Anne Theroux, Louis Theroux, Marcel Theroux,and Shelia Donnelly Theroux.

Family material: early draft of Theroux's archive of his works and papers, genealogies, and school papers 1939-2015

Box 130, Folder 1

Real estate agreement: G. and C. Berg / Paul Theroux 1977 May 24

Box 130, Folder 2

Selective Service System: correspondence with Paul Theroux 1966-1968

Box 130, Folder 3

Albert Eugene Theroux. Five Year Diary 1939-1943

Scope and Contents

Leather-bound volume with metal clasp; front cover and some pages loose, handle carefully.

Box 130, Folder 4

Anne (Dittami) Theroux. Last Will and Testament, codicil and correspondence 2003-2015

Box 130, Folder 5

Marcel Theroux. Port Eliot Literary Pub Quizzes 2007-2011

Box 130, Folder 6

Marcel Theroux and Hannah Theroux. Wedding: correspondence, faxes, invitation, schedule, map, order of service, menu, reception quiz 2005

Box 130, Folder 7

Paul Theroux. Archive: early draft of Theroux's archive of his works and papers 2005

Box 130, Folder 8

Paul Theroux. Biographical information: photocopies 1994-2010

Scope and Contents

Copies from Contemporary Authors Series and Who's Who.

Box 130, Folder 9

Paul Theroux. High school and college essays, term papers, and play: autograph and typewritten 1959-1963

Box 130, Folder 10

Paul Theroux. High school yearbook supplement, newspaper clipping, photograph, vehicle registration 1959-1963

Box 130, Folder 11

Paul Theroux. London sketch book 1978-1980

Box 130, Folder 12

Paul Theroux: Uganda driving permit, Singapore visit pass, Russian travel pass, License to carry firearms, Certificate of Legal Possession for Grey Parrot 1964-2005

Box 130, Folder 13

Sylvie Theroux: Beauty and the Beast retold and illustrated by…: photocopy approximately 2015

Box 130, Folder 14

The Family Reporter and The Theroux Gazette: family newspapers: autograph and photocopy 1950

Box 130, Folder 15

Genealogies: Castle, Dittami, and Theroux family histories: correspondence, documents, photocopies, computer printouts, and miscelleanous notes 1980-2010

Ephemera: printed articles, book reviews, interviews, short stories 1961-2015

Box 131, Folder 1

Paul Theroux. Articles and book reviews: corrected proofs and tearsheets 1972-1984

Scope and Contents

Includes notes from editors.

Box 131, Folder 2

Paul Theroux. Articles: newspaper clippings, photocopies, and printed material 1961-2013

Box 131, Folder 3

Paul Theroux. Book reviews: newspaper clippings, photocopies, and printed material 1971-2015

Box 131, Folder 4

Paul Theroux. Op-eds and opinion pieces: newspaper clippings 1980-2010

Box 131, Folder 5

Paul Theroux. Printed poems, essays and book reviews published in: Black Orpheus, Transition, The Malahat Review, Evergreen Review, Mawazo, The Central African Examiner and Jeune Afrique 1964-1968

Box 131, Folder 6

Paul Theroux. Short Stories: newspaper clippings, photocopies, and printed material 1973-1991

Box 131, Folder 7

Articles about Paul Theroux: newspaper clippings, photocopies, and printed material 1961-2013

Box 131, Folder 8

Interviews with Paul theroux: printed, CD, photocopies, and clippings 1981-2013

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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Ephemera: American Academy-Theroux, Paul 1971-2013

Box 132, Folder 1

American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters; Arts and Sciences 1977-2013

Box 132, Folder 2

The Forge (Dorset), Rose Cottage (Plymtree), Little Portion (Burlawn), and 35, Elsynge Road: correspondence, surveyors report, and printed material 1971-1976

Box 132, Folder 3

Harbour Garage, Wakefield Freight, Insurance, H.M. Customs and Excise, Allied Pickfords: documents, forms, and correspondence 1971-1995

Box 132, Folder 4

Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (HACAN): printed material 1976

Box 132, Folder 5

Peace Corps 50th Anniversary Celebration: schedules and printed material 2011

Box 132, Folder 6

PEN / O. Henry Prize Stories: letter and certificate 2009 May-August

Box 132, Folder 7

Printed invitations 1985-2011

Box 132, Folder 8

Alexander Theroux. Articles, publicity material, photocopies, and printed material 1972-2004

Box 132, Folder 9

Louis Theroux. C.V., publicity material, articles, and printed material 1996-2013

Box 132, Folder 10

Paul Theroux. Event brochures, flyers, menu, publicity, printed information, and booklets 1980-2012

Box 132, Folder 11

Paul Theroux. Miscellaneous: autograph notes, postcards, printed material, publications list, horoscope, legal summons, photocopies, crossword puzzle, and prescription 1974-2009

Box 132, Folder 12

Paul Theroux. Travel: tour schedules, information and publicity, train tickets, visa information, and printed booklet 1983-2011

Box 132, Folder 13

YMCA Southeast (New Bedford, MA). Correspondence and form 2009

Box 132, Folder 14

Addressed and stamped empty envelopes 1972-2009

Box 132, Folder 15

Articles, clippings, and printed material about other people and events 1976-2011

Box 132, Folder 16

Two small blank notebooks no dates

Ephemera: printed magazines and journals 1961-2014

Box 133, Folder 1-11

American Scholar-Encounter 1966-2013

Scope and Contents

Also includes: Architectural Digest, Artful Living, The Atlantic, Barron's / Penta, Black Ink, The Boston Globe Magazine, and East Africa Journal.

Box 134, Folder 1-10

Firsts-The Migraine 1961-2010

Scope and Contents

Also includes: GEO, Granta, Harper's, Islands, The Literary Magazine (University of Massachusetts), London Magazine, Maine Home and Design, and Men's Journal.

Box 135, Folder 1-8

National Geographic-People 1976-2014

Scope and Contents

Also includes: The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Observer Magazine, and Patagonia.

Box 136, Folder 1-8

Playboy-Tatler 1962-2014

Scope and Contents

Also includes: Poetry Circular (Amherst), Prairie Schooner, Seabourn Club Herald, Smithsonian, and Talk.

Box 137, Folder 1-9

TIME-Vanity Fair 1966-2011

Scope and Contents

Also includes: Town and Country, Transatlantic Review, Transition, Travel and Leisure, Travel Holiday, and Virginia Quarterly Review.

Photographs and negatives 1935-2015

Box 138, Folder 1-2

Theroux family albums 1 and 2 1941-1981

Box 139, Folder 1

Juan Belmonte photograph approximately 2000

Box 139, Folder 2

Graham Greene 9 black and white contact prints 1954

Scope and Contents

Photographer: Lida Moser; also: letter from Lida Moser to Paul Theroux, August 9, 1990, and photocopied page from Picture Palace.

Box 139, Folder 3

Graham Greene and Barbara Greene 69 black and white photographs 1935

Scope and Contents

Photographs taken by the Greene's for their book Journey without Maps (1936); also: note by Paul Theroux.

Box 139, Folder 4

Hatchard's Bookshop (London, England) photographs 1981 September

Box 139, Folder 5

Paul Theroux high school graduation portrait 1959 June

Box 139, Folder 6

Paul Theroux with students at Soche Hill, morning assembly photograph 1964 October

Box 139, Folder 7

Paul Theroux in Rwanda photographs 1966 August

Scope and Contents

Photographs taken by V.S. Naipaul.

Box 139, Folder 8

Paul Theroux publicity and book signings photographs 1978-2000

Scope and Contents

Photographers: Jeremy Samuelson, Daniel Mordzinski, Dmitri Kasterine, and Ian Cook.

Box 139, Folder 9

Paul Theroux travel photographs 1980-2008

Box 139, Folder 10

Paul Theroux and V.S. Naipaul at Dairy Cottage, Salterton, Wiltshire photographs 1984 October 10

Scope and Contents

Also: original paper photo sleeve with note by Naipaul; original envelope.

Box 139, Folder 11

Paul Theroux and Anne Theroux photographs 1987-2000

Box 139, Folder 12

Paul Theroux and V.S. Naipaul at Hay-on-Wye Book Festival photographs 1996

Scope and Contents

Photographer: Jeremy Young.

Box 139, Folder 13

Paul Theroux photographs 1998-2006

Box 139, Folder 14

Paul Theroux and Robin Williams photographs 1999

Scope and Contents

Negatives removed and placed in Box 141 [in cold storage]. This photo shoot for an article about Robin Williams and "Bicentennial Man."

Box 139, Folder 15

Paul Theroux and Tavis Smiley photographs 2011 May

Scope and Contents

Also: paper frame and envelope.

Box 139, Folder 16

Paul Theroux and the Dalai Lama XIV photograph no date

Box 139, Folder 17

Exhibition of Paul Theroux's work at University of Massachusetts 1991 May-July

Box 139, Folder 18

Paul Theroux. House and miscellaneous: 2 CDs of photographs approximately 1999-before 2015

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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Box 139, Folder 19

Wilfred Thesiger photograph approximately 2000

Box 140, Folder 1

Travel: Patagonia and Ecuador photographs 2000

Box 140, Folder 2

Hawaii and book tour photographs no date

Scope and Contents

Negatives removed and placed in Box 141 [in cold storage].

Box 140, Folder 3

Island photographs no date

Scope and Contents

Negatives removed and placed in Box 141 [in cold storage].

Box 140, Folder 4-5

New Zealand (?) photographs no date

Scope and Contents

Negatives removed and placed in Box 141 [in cold storage].

Box 140, Folder 6

Travel photographs no date

Box 140, Folder 7

Millennium New Year's Eve Party photographs 1999 December 31

Box 140, Folder 8-11

Party for Bill and Hillary Clinton at William Styron's house, Martha's Vineyard. 119 color photographs approximately 1997

Scope and Contents

Negatives removed and placed in Box 141 [in cold storage].

Box 140, Folder 12

Marcel Theroux and Louis Theroux at Easter photographs approximately 1980

Box 140, Folder 13

Family: Albert E. Theroux, Anne Theroux, Marcel Theroux, Paul Theroux, Louis Theroux, and Shelia Donnelly Theroux photographs 1979-2000

Box 140, Folder 14

Family photographs 2001

Scope and Contents

Negatives removed and placed in Box 141 [in cold storage].

Box 140, Folder 15

Wedding of Marcel and Hannah Theroux prints 2005 September 3

Scope and Contents

Negatives removed and placed in Box 141 [in cold storage].

Box 140, Folder 16

Family: England, Hawaii, and Maine photographs 1984-2007

Box 140, Folder 17

Family: Paul Theroux, Marcel Theroux, Louis Theroux, James Gildea, and Shelia Donnelly Theroux photographs no date

Box 140, Folder 18

Family: Christmas in Maine photographs no date

Box 140, Folder 19

London: Paul Theroux, Anne Theroux, Marcel Theroux, and Louis Theroux photographs no date

Box 140, Folder 20

Family: Hawaii photographs no date

Box 140, Folder 21

Family and House photographs, no date

Scope and Contents

Negatives removed and placed in Box 141 [in cold storage].

Box 140, Folder 22-23

House: Hawaii photographs approximately 1999

Scope and Contents

Negatives removed and placed in Box 141 [in cold storage].

Box 140, Folder 24

House: Maine photographs 2005

Box 140a, Folder 1

Milton Fuller Roberts Junior High School. Class of 1956 photograph 1956

Conditions Governing Access

CLOSED: Due to the fragile condition of the photograph, this box may not be viewed until conservation treatment is completed.

Box 141, Folder 1-9

Photographic negatives from Boxes 139-140 approximately 1997-before 2015

Conditions Governing Access

RESTRICTED: in cold storage. Extended retrieval and delivery time required.