Guide to the Frank Norris Collection of Papers and Related Materials, [ca. 1889-1930]
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Guide to the Frank Norris Collection of Papers and Related Materials, [ca. 1889-1930]
Collection number: BANC MSS C-H 80
The Bancroft LibraryUniversity of California, Berkeley
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- Date Completed:
- ca. 1969
- Encoded by:
- Charlotte Gerstein
Correspondence
Letters written by Frank Norris (originals and photocopies), 1898-1902.
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Letters written to Frank Norris, 1902-1905.
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Letters written by various persons to Janet Black (Mrs. Frank Norris), 1902-ca. 1929.
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Letters concerning Norris (originals and photocopies), ca. 1897-1930.
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Manuscript pages of McTeague.
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Manuscript pages of other Norris novels with related material; oversize materials.
The Octopus: notes; character sketches; two leaves of the original manuscript; photocopies of four additional leaves [See v. 4 for map]
The Pit: notes, author's foreword; one leaf of the original manuscript; photocopies of two additional leaves
Vandover and the Brute: notes; foreword by Charles Gilman Norris; title page
An Exile's Toast [poem]. Photocopy
"Frank Norris' Weekly Letter" - photocopies of articles published in the Chicago American, 1901
Norris' manuscript map drawn for The Octopus.
Manuscripts (original and photocopies) of articles, stories, and other writings.
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Clippings, photocopies and typescript copies of published articles;
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Photocopy of letter from Book News; another from SF Examiner.
Copies of Phi Gamma Delta Quarterly for Oct. 1892, Apr. and Oct. 1893, and Apr. 1894.
Clippings, photocopies and typescript copies of published stories.
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Photocopies of inscriptions by Norris in presentation copies of his works.
Contracts, 1901-1930, for publication of The Octopus, The Pit, The Joyous Miracle, Vandover and the Brute, and the French translation of McTeague; contracts for dramatization of some of the novels.
Clippings - book reviews, obituaries, etc.
Articles about Norris.
Drawings, sketches, etc.
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Norris' notes and drawings of medieval armor, made at the Musée d'Artillerie, Paris
Schoolbook containing drawings done by Norris when he was 14.
Photographs
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Miscellany
Brief notes by Norris concerning literature and art
List of manuscripts read by Norris as a professional reader for Doubleday, Page & Co.
Memorandum of Agreement, signed by Theodore Dreiser, witnessed by Frank Norris, Aug. 20, 1900.
Norris' report as reader on the manuscript, "Aida of the Coal Mines"
Four petitions by Norris submitted to the University of California
Two unidentified fragments in Norris' writing
Wedding announcement for Frank and Jeannette Norris
Photographs of invitation from Gelett Burgess to a dinner of "Les Jeunes" and of dinner menu
Programs for two plays, 1893-94, presented by Skull and Keys Society, University of California
Announcement of Norris memorial meeting and programme for the meeting, given by the Skull and Keys Society, 1912, San Francisco
Dust jacket for Grosset & Dunlap's photoplay edition of The Pit
Miscellany - Janet Black Collection
Photocopy of record of Norris' borrowing from the Harvard University Library
Printed map of the Mountain View Memorial Park Cemetery with notation of location of Norris' grave
Brochure announcing publication of A History of the Doggett-Daggett Family by Samuel B. Doggett
Jim Grady's script for "This Is San Francisco: Frank Norris"
Photocopy script of a play, "The Guest of Honour," by Christopher St. John, based on a story by Norris
Copy of title page of Hattie Hecht Sloss' Certain Poets of Importance and of foreword written by Charles G. Norris about his mother, to whom the book was dedicated
"Frank Norris and California: 1969," Master's thesis by Marilyn Goodman
Program for the play, "The Pit," Jacobs Theatre, Elizabeth, N.J., Nov. 16, 1903
Kathleen Norris' grant to the Delta Xi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta of custody of Norris' grave
"Reminiscences of Frank Norris, with Acknowledgments to Our Mutual Friend, Frank M. Todd"
Pages from a Dawson's Book Shop catalog describing Norris Collection offered for sale
Article from Southern Pacific Bulletin re Eric von Stroheim
Friends of The Bancroft Library: invitation to showing of film "Greed" and copy of keepsake issued on occasion of centennial of Norris birth
Poster and clipping advertising the movie "Greed"
Joseph Katz: greeting card with a reproduction of a Norris illustration and catalog for Norris exhibition, University of South Carolina, March 1970
Joseph Katz: The Manuscript of Frank Norris' McTeague: A Preliminary Census of Pages
Photocopy of Norris' Transcript, University of California
Material relating to the Lester Morris Memorial Kindergarten, San Francisco
Photocopy of dust jacket on advance copy of Vandover and the Brute
Brochure announcing the Argonaut manuscript edition of the writings of Frank Norris, 1928
Cover for "The Berkeleyan," Feb. 8, 1894, drawing by Frank Norris
Copy of check payable to Frank Norris
Dr. Frank Norris, 1969
Frank Norris Society
"The Octopus" essay in Alt Skal Med (Danish) by Erik M. Christensen
Scrapbook of clippings
Photocopy of list of Norris' themes, University of California, 1890-1892, with professors' comments; photocopy of list of students assigned to classes of [William D.] Armes and Dr. Hubbard in Freshman Themes, 1891
Inscribed books: removed for separate cataloging
Unpublished 25-page manuscript by Frank Norris, "News Gathering at Key West," describing Stephen Crane as a war correspondent, and telling of Norris' own experiences during the Spanish-American War
One page manuscript of Frank Norris' first published writing, the poem, "Poitiers"
Sheaf of notes (written on 8 pages) and drawings by Frank Norris, made in Paris, June 1889, and dealing with medieval armor
Brief composition written by Frank Norris, Dec. 13, 1894, for his Harvard class, English 22
Two brief notes by Frank Norris concerning art and literature
Mounted clipping of "Fantasie Printaniere," dated in his handwriting by Frank Norris
Clippings of magazine publication of Parts 3, 4, 5 of "Man Proposes," mounted by Frank Norris on pages on which he has made textual changes
Clippings of first printing of “A Caged Lion," with several textual changes added in Norris' handwriting
Clippings of magazine publication of "Outward and Visible Signs" with textual changes added in Norris' handwriting. (Some pages of "She and the Other Fellow" and "Outside the Zenana" are missing.)
Clippings of first printing of "Judy's Service of Gold Plate," with textual changes in Norris' handwriting
Clipping of first printing of "His Single Blessedness," with textual changes in Norris' handwriting
Mounted clippings of first printing of "A Case for Lombroso," with textual changes in Norris' handwriting
Mounted clipping of first printing of "His Dead Mother's Portrait"
Three photographs of Frank Norris
One photograph of Gertrude Doggett Norris
Four photographs of Holbrook Blinn's movie of McTeague
Published photograph of Grays Hall
Three typescripts of "Student Life in Paris" by Frank Norris
Two copies of a pamphlet, Frank Norris, by Charles G. Norris F855 N64N6X
Two copies of the program for the Frank Norris Memorial Meeting, Bohemian Club, 1912
Clippings of six articles and stories by Frank Norris
Copy of Saturday Evening Post (10/12/01) containing a story by Frank Norris, copy of The Critic (7/12) containing an article by Frank Norris, and copy of a page from the New York Sun (7/13/13) containing an article by Frank Norris
Copy of California Alumni Weekly (1/17/14) containing an article about Frank Norris, clipping from the Boston Evening Transcript (5/3/30) containing an article about Frank Norris
Pamphlet advertising The Pit F855 N64D6X
Two copies of a Polish translation of The Pit F855.1 N855piP
Copy of the first edition of The Responsibilities of the Novelist
Two copies of Frank Norris' The Joyous Miracle F855.1 N855jo 1941
Copy of Frank Norris: 2 Poems and Kim Reviewed, inscribed by the editor, Harvey Taylor, to Charles G. Norris
Scrapbook of clippings about Frank Norris (mainly obituaries) and containing a calling card with a note from Mrs. Norris
Eight folders of photostats of Frank Norris articles and stories, prepared for the text of the Argonaut edition
Seven folders of typescripts of Frank Norris articles and stories, prepared for the text of the Argonaut edition
Photostats of Frank Norris articles and stories in the Wave and Everybody's
Typescript of an essay on Frank Norris by Johannes V. Jensen
Copy of The Bellman (5/27/16) containing an article about Frank Norris
Copy of the Colt Press edition of McTeague
Frank Norris Manuscripts
Forty-two themes turned in as class exercises at Harvard
Reader's report for Doubleday, Page & Co. on "Aida of the Coal Mines," a novel by Thomas Brennan; two leaves; with A.L.S., Charles G. Norris to Mrs. Preston concerning this report
Notes of Vandover and the Brute; one page
Introduction to The Pit; one leaf
Leaf number 287 of McTeague
Map of The Octopus
Notes for The Octopus, including a number of clippings used as the basis for incidents in the book
Notes for The Pit; forty-four small slips of paper
Letters
Norris to Mrs. Black, senior; four pages
Charles G. Norris to Mrs. Frank Preston, 1914, enclosing copy of Charles G. Norris' introduction to Vandover and the Brute
Charles G. Norris to Mrs. Jeannette Norris, 1903(?)
Gelett Burgess to Mrs. Norris, 1902
John O'Hara Cosgrave to Mrs. Norris, 1902 (?)
R. B. Trye to Frank Norris, 1905
Kathleen Norris to Mrs. Jeannette Preston, no date
W. Rainsford to Mrs. Norris, 1902 (?)
William Dean Howells to Mrs. Norris, 1902
Henry W. Lanier to Mrs. Norris, November 12, 1902
Henry W. Lanier to Frank Norris, October 15, 1902
John O'Hara Cosgrave to Mrs. Norris, 1902
Miscellany
Clippings of "Outward and Visible Signs," corrected
Four pictures of Frank Norris
Collection of reviews of the play, "The Pit"
Pamphlet: "The Panic Episode from Frank Norris' famous novel, The Pit, which affords the great fourth act climax of the dramatization, by Channing Pollock in William A. Brady's magnificent production, in which Wilton Lackaye appears as Curtis Jadwin." F855.1 N855pi 1903 sx
"With Lawton at El Caney," clipping from The Century
Contracts and letters concerning publication rights of Frank Norris books
Clippings about Vandover and the Brute
Clippings and miscellany concerning Frank Norris
Two unidentified manuscript notes
Frank Norris Manuscripts
The Octopus, two leaves
The Pit, one leaf
Frank Norris letter to Gilder, two pages
Vandover and the Brute, title page
Frank Norris note to Johnson
Norris Drawings
Oil painting of horse's head
Pen-and-ink sketch of African warriors
Pen-and-ink sketch of dog
Books
Norris, Frank
A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West
New York Doubleday, Page & Company 1903
Inscribed: Chas. G. Norris
Norris, Frank
McTeague
New York Doubleday & McClure Co. 1899
Inscribed: To My Ma: and not to be loaned to anybody: May 4th 1899. Frank Norris
Norris, Frank
The Octopus
New York Doubleday, Page & Co. 1901
Inscribed: To my Ma: Frank April 1901
Pasted in on verso front cover: poem in the handwriting of Gertrude D. Norris.
Norris, Frank
The Octopus
New York Doubleday, Page & Co. 1901
Inscribed: To my brother Charlie Very Sincerely Frank Norris April 1901
Norris, Frank
The Pit
New York Doubleday, Page & Co. 1903
Inscribed: Gertrude G. Norris
Norris, Frank
The Third Circle
New York John Lane Company 1909
Inscribed: To my dear Wife - Charles Gilman Norris May 30th 1909
Norris, Frank
Vandover and the Brute
Doubleday, Page & Company 1914
Inscribed: Gertrude G. Norris. Review pasted in on verso front cover.
Miscellaneous
Will H. Low oil painting "Yvernelle"
Ten photographs of Frank Norris
Two photographs of Gertrude G. Norris
One photograph of Norris home, San Francisco
Theater program for The Pit, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1903
Two press clippings
Four photos of Polk Street in the 90's
Three still photos of the movie, "Life's Whirlpool" (based upon McTeague)