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Mystery Writers of America mss., 1946-2018

Summary Information

Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu

Creator
Mystery Writers of America

Title
Mystery Writers of America mss., 1946-2018

Collection No.
LMC 2699

Extent
31 boxes, 11 oversize

Language
Materials are in English

Abstract
Collection consists of the papers of the Mystery Writers of America, Inc., the leading association for professional crime writers in the United States.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Administrative History

Mystery Writers of America, Inc., the leading association for professional crime writers in the United States, was established in 1945 for the "purpose of promoting and protecting the interest and welfare of mystery writers and to increase the esteem and literary recognition given to the genre." Early organizers and members included: Howard Haycraft, Erle Stanley Gardner, Dorothy B. Hughes, Anthony Boucher, Rex Stout, Stuart Palmer, the Q. Patrick team, Fred Dannay and Manfred Lee (Ellery Queen), Helen Reilly, Octavus Roy Cohen, Leo Zagat, Roger Torrey, Kurt Steele, and the Lockridges. Mystery Writers of America (MWA) has preserved the historical memory of the American mystery, procuring and storing in its library important documents and markers of the passing years and the changes within the profession. Each spring, the MWA sponsors the Edgar Awards Dinner and Symposium, named in honor of Edgar Allan Poe who is considered to be the "Father of the Detective Story." The award is widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious award in the genre.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series: I. Administrative; II. Correspondence; III. Events; IV. Printed Material; V. Writings; VI. Regional Chapters; VII. Subject Files; VIII. Legal; IX. Financial; X. Photographs; XI. Audio-Visual.

Scope and Content Note

Administrative files include meeting minutes, committee records, and membership lists. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent or topic and includes letters from Herbert Brean, Jan Broberg, Odessa May Cropper, Derek Gardner, James D. Horan, Donald MacCampbell, Maurice Renault, Lewis Thompson, Hilary Waugh, Peter Williams and Barry Zemen. The Events series includes materials from the annual Bouchercon conference, the International Crime Congress, and the Edgar Award Dinner. Printed Material features magazines and newsletters such as Alfred Hitchock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen, Mystery Scene, Mystery Writers Annual , and The Third Degree . Writings contain drafts, proofs, and shelf copies of various works, including several published by Mystery Writers of America Anthology. Regional Chapters contain records from national chapters of Mystery Writers of America ranging from New York to California. Subject Files are listed alphabetically and include materials pertaining to Raymond Chandler and Clarice Welch. The Legal series includes records pertaining to censorship and copyright law. Financial records include bills, financial reports, and cash receipt journals. Photographs include images from the annual Edgar Awards Dinner, while other Audio-Visual materials include various audio recordings and videocassettes.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Acquired: 2009
Usage Restrictions
Prior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.

Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly Library.

Preferred Citation
[Item], Mystery Writers of America mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Processing Information
Processed by Amy Jankowski.

Completed in 2011

Series: Box 1 Administrative, 1945-1999 
Board Issues, 1961-1963 
Board of Directors, 1945-1951,  1996-1998 

(2 folders)

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1945-1948,  1968-1983 

(16 folders)

"Confidential," By-Laws and Notes, 1956-1957 
Copyright Committee, 1971-1976 
Critics Committee Ballot, 1962-1981 
Economics Committee,
Publishing Market Survey, 1961-1962 
General,
1956-1961 
1957-1961 
1964 
Elections,
1948 
1963 
1973-1981 
1998 
Fact Finding Committee Report, 1945-1947 
Grievances,
1951-1961 
1968-1978 
Headquarters,
New,
1961 
1964 
Questionnaires, 1958-1959 
Redecoration, 1967 
Rentals, 1960-1961 
Juvenile Members, 1961-1963 
Mailing List Errors and Returns, 1988 
Membership,
Change of Addresses and Dues,
1973-1981 
1981 
1981-1982 
1983-1984 
Directory,
Original Log (Photocopy of), 1945-1976 
Permissions, 1973 
General,
1977 
1981 
Box 2 1998 
New Member List with Numbers, 1976-1995 
Prospects (members), 1963-1964 
General,
1947-1948 
1959-1999 
Nominating Committee, 1957-1963 
Organization Chart for Fire Drill Evacuation, 1981 
Presidents, 1971-1979 
Reaffirmation Committee, 1959-1960 
Secretary Records, 1968-1975 
Summary of Board Actions, 1971 
Willis, Lynn, 1980-1982 
General,
1954-1981 
Series: Box 2 Correspondence, 1946-2002 
Agents, 1956-1964 
Agent Poll, 1960-1963 
Agreements, 1968-1969 
Anglo Books, Non-Delivery Dispute, 1949-1950 
Bandy Issues, 1985-1986 
Board Meeting, 1978-1979 
Board of Directors, 1946-1949 
Brean, Herbert, Executive Vice President, 1959 
Broberg, Jan, 1961-1964 
Congressional Business, 1951-1956 
Cropper, Odessa May, Re: Short Story for Anthology, 1951-1952 
Crosby and Fogle contract, 1948-1950 
Decker Publications Inc., Sleuth Mystery Magazine, 1958 
Economics Committee, 1962-1963 
Frank Capra Productions Inc., 1955-1957 
Gardner, Derek, British Agent, 1963-1965 
Gathings Committee, Obscenity Hearing, House of Representatives, 1952 
Homicide Magazine Dispute, 1956 
Horan, James D., Crime Series, 1961 
Laurence Pollinger Academy, 1965-1968 
MacCampbell, Donald, Dispute, 1949-1952 
Members, mixed, 1956-1959 
Next Meeting, 1997 
Non-Mystery Writers of America Mailings,
1952-1961 
1961-1962 
1964 
Office of Affairs, 1978 
Paper Investigation, Publishers' Costs, 1947 
Box 3 Paperbacks, San Francisco Dispute Philosophy and Issues, 1951-1955 
Pohl-Herrington, 1951-1954 
Publications, 1989-1993 

(two folders)

Renault, Maurice, 1956-1965 
Reprints Issue,
1951-1952 
1951-1959 
Residuals Issue, 1960 
Resignations,
1946-1949 
1964-1965 
Tax Forms, 1949-1955 
Thompson, Lewis, Executive Vice President, 1960-1961 
Waugh, Hillary,
1961-1962 
1976-1981 
Wells, Helen, 1970 , 1979 
Wells, Lee E., Treasurer, Chapter Funds, 1968-1972 
Williams, Peter,
1949-1962 
1963 
Zemen, Barry, with articles enclosed, 1984 
General,
1946-1947  (contains Bylaws)
1947-2002 
1949-1952 
1949-1955  (includes announcements for Board of Directors meetings for 1949)
1949-1997 
1951-1962 
1956-1962 
1956-1981  (includes manuscript for untitled, undated "MWA Novel")
1957-1978 
1967-1980 
1968-1981  (includes Edgar award/trophy photos and correspondence pertaining to regional chapters)
1969-1982  (with other related documents)
1980-1993  (includes related documents and a number of memos)
Box 3 1983 
1984 
1985 
1985-1995 
1986 
1985-1998  (three folders; some additional materials such as Board of Directors Ballot Summaries also included)
1990-1997 
1991-2000 
Series: Box 4 Events, 1946-2008 
Agendas for events, 1980-1984 
Birthday Bash, Mystery Writers of American 50th anniversary celebration,1995  (includes correspondence from President Bill Clinton dated April 4, 1995 )
Bouchercon,
XVII, Minneapolis, MN, 1987 
XIX, San Diego, CA, 1988 
XX, Philadelphia, PA, 1989 
XI, London, 1990 
Box 5 XXII, Pasadena, CA, 1991 
XXIII, Toronto, 1992 
XXIV, Omaha, NE, 1993 
Cancer Institute 1954 Fundraiser, 1954 
Cocktail Parties,
1984-1985 
1985-1986 
Conference,
Bloody Words, Toronto, Canada, 1999 
International Edgar Allan Poe Conference, 1999 
National, Tuxedo Park, NJ, 1961 
Convention, 1948 
Crime Book Fair, 1954 
Crime Congress,
2nd International,
Correspondence, 1977-1978 
"I Love a Mystery Week," 1978 
Publicity and Correspondence, 1978 
General, 1977-1978 
3rd International, 1981 
4th Annual International,
Distributed Materials, 1988 
Lottery, 1988 
Mary Higgins Clark and Staff, 1987-1988 
Responses, 1988 
Sponsors, 1988 
General, 1987-1988 

(four folders)

5th Annual International, 1991-1995 
Edgar Awards Dinner,
Annual Event,
1946-1948 
1949 

(two folders)

1950 
1951 
1952 
1953 
1954 
1955 
1956 
1957 
Box 6 1958 
1959 

(two folders)

1960 
1961 
1962 
1963 
1964 
1965 
1967 

(two folders)

1968 

(two folders)

1969 
1969-1970 
1971 

(two folders)

1972 
1973 
1974 
1979 
1980 
1982 
1983 
1984, 
Nomination responses
General
1985, 
Scrolls
General
1986, 
Nominee Notifications and Responses
Scrolls
General
1987, 
Nominees' Responses
Program
General
1989 
Box 7 1990 
1991 
1992, 
Press Release, Schedule, and Invitation
General
1993, 
Banquet

(two folders)

Seating for Banquet
1994 
1995, 
Photos
General
1996 
1997, 
Art/Printer Resource
Submission Letters (publishers)
1998, 
Sponsors
Submission Correspondence
2000 , Memorabilia
2004-2008 , Press Releases
Award Certificates, undated 
Award Committee, 1990-1993 
Banquet Tables and Attendance Seating, 1969-1996 
Champagne Reception, 1995-1997 
Edgar Cut, Bust Original Design, 1964 , undated 
Financial Details, 1984-1991 
Inquiries, 1960-1965 
Nominees and Award Recipients, 1956-1977 
Press Releases, 1984-1999 
Programs,
1968-2003 
1999-2003 
Publicity, 1952-1964 
Scrolls,
1957-1964 
1965-1966 
1981-1986 
Seating List,
1950-1991 
1968-1973 
European Tour, 1958-1960 
Festival, 1960 
Box 8 Festival of Books (WNYC), 1955-1957 
Festival of Mysteries, Edgar Allan Poe Sesquicentennial and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centennial,
Correspondence, 1959 
Correspondence and Publicity, 1959 
Entries, 1959 
Libraries, 1959 
Releases and forms, 1959 
Kids Love a Mystery Week, 2000-2001 
Mystery Weekends,
1984-1985 
1986 
Mystery Weekends, Dinners, etc.
1987-1997 
New York Is Book Country (NYIBC), 1985 
Poe Night, 1998 
Screenings, 1958-1963 
Symposium and Workshop (Annual),
1984,  John Jay College
1989,  John Jay College
1989,  John Jay College, tapes
1990,  John Jay College
1991,  John Jay College
1992-1998 
1993 

(two folders)

1994 
1995 
1996 
1997 
Writing Courses,
Machlin, 1985 
General,
1953-1961 
1953-1964 
1953-1976 
1959,  undated 
1963-1981 
1979 
1977-1983,  undated 
1984-1985 
General, 1988-1999 
Series: Box 9 Printed Materials
Articles,
Titles, "But can you do that?" Publishers Weekly, 1958 
General, 1999 
Awards Advertising, 1961-1962 
Bulletins, 1991-1997 
Magazines and Newsletters,
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, January 2001 
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine,
Issues,
September/October 2001 
December 2001 
Mystery Calendar, 1976 
Murder Ink, August/September 2000 
Mystery Scene,
No. 4, August 1986 
No. 5, September 1986 
No. 6, November 1986 
No. 7, January 1987 
No. 8, 1987 March
No. 9, April 1987 
No. 10
No. 11
No. 13
No. 14
No. 15
No. 16
No. 19, January/February 1989 
No. 20, March/April 1989 
No. 21, May/June 1989 
No. 23, October/November 1989 
No. 24, January 1990 
No. 25, March 1990 
No. 26, June 1990 
No. 27, October 1990 
No. 28, January 1991 
No. 29, April 1991 
No. 30, July/August 1991 
No. 31, October 1991 
No. 32, December/January 1991/1992 
No. 33, February 1992 
No. 34, May/June 1992 
No. 35, July/August 1992 
No. 36, September/October 1992 
No. 38, 1993 
No. 39, 1993 
No. 40, 1993 
No. 41, 1993 
No. 42, 1994 
No. 43, 1994 
No. 44, 1994 
No. 45, January/February 1995 
No. 46, March/April 1995 
No. 47, May/June 1995 
No. 48, July/August 1995 
No. 49, September/October 1995 
No. 50, November/December 1995 
No. 51, January/February 1996 
No. 52, March/April 1996 
No. 53, May/June 1996 
No. 54, 1996 
No. 55, 1996 
No. 56, 1997 
No. 57, 1997 
No. 58, 1997 
No. 59, 1997 
No. 60, 1998 
No. 61, 1998 
No. 62, 1999 
No. 63, 1999 
No. 64, 1999 
No. 65, 1999 
No. 66, 2000 
No. 67, 2000 
No. 68, 2000 
No. 69, 2000 
No. 70, 2001 
No. 71, 2001 
No. 72, 2001 
No. 73, 2001 
No. 74, 2002 
No. 75, 2002 
Mystery Writers Annual,
Issues,
1952 
1953 
1954 
1955 
1956 
1957 
1959 
1960 
1961 
1962 
1963 
1964 
1966 
1967 
1968 
1969 
1970 
1971 
1972 
1973 
1974 
1975 
1976 
1977 
1978 
1979 
1980 
1981 
1982 
1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1993 
1994 
1995 
Advertisements,
1963 
1963-1964  (also contains materials related to advertisements in a special Edgar Awards edition of The Third Degree)
1964 
1964-1967 
1970 
1982 
New Mystery, Spring 1995 
Box 11 Magazines and Newsletters,
The Saint, related correspondence, 1960-1965 
The Strand Magazine, June-September 2002 
The Third Degree (TTD),
Issues
Vol. 6, No. 12, December/January 1950-1951 
Vol. 7, No. 1, February 1951 
Vol. 7, No. 2, March 1951 
Vol. 7, No. 3, April 1951 
Vol. 7, No. 4, May 1951 
Vol. 7, No. 5, June 1951 
Vol. 7, No. 6, July 1951 
Vol. 7, No. 7, August 1951 
Vol. 7, No. 8, September 1951 
Vol. 7, No. 9, October 1951 
Vol. 7, No. 10, November 1951 
Vol. 7, No. 11, December 1951 
Vol. 8, No. 1, January 1952 
Vol. 8, No. 2, February 1952 
Vol. 8, No. 3, March 1952 
Vol. 8, No. 4, April 1952 
Vol. 8, No. 5, May 1952 
Vol. 8, No. 6, June 1952 
Vol. 8, No. 7, July 1952 
Vol. 8, No. 8, August 1952 
Vol. 8, No. 9, September 1952 
Vol. 8, No. 10, October 1952 
Vol. 8, No. 11, November 1952 
Vol. 8, No. 12, December 1952 
Vol. 9, No. 1, January 1953 
Vol. 9, No. 2, February 1953 
Vol. 9, No. 4, April 1953 
Vol. 9, No. 7, July 1953 
Vol. 9, No. 8, August 1953 
Vol. 9, No. 9, September 1953 
Vol. 9, No. 10, October 1953 
Vol. 9, No. 11, November 1953 
Vol. 9, No. 12, December 1953 
Vol. 10, No. 2, February 1954 
Vol. 25, No. 3, September-October 1969 
Vol. 25, No. 4, November 1969 
Vol. 26, No. 3, Summer 1970 
Vol. 26, No. 4, November 1970 
Vol. 27, No. 1, January 1971 
December 1973 
October 1977 
February 1982 
February 1985, 
General
Edgar Allan Poe Awards Candidates Issue
April 1985 
August 1985 
September 1985 
October 1985 
November 1985 
December 1985 
January 1986 
July/August 1986 
October 1986 
November 1986 
December 1986 
January 1987 
February 1987 
March 1987 
April 1987 
June 1987 
Winter 1988 
March/April 1988 
July 1988 
September 1988 
January 1989 
February 1989 
March 1989 
January 1992 
February 1992 
March 1992 
April 1992 
May 1992 
June/July 1992 
August/September 1992 
October 1992 
November 1992 
December 1992 
December 1993 
January 1994 
February 1994 
March 1994 
April 1994 
May 1994 
June/July 1994 
August/September 1994 
October 1994 
November 1994 
December 1994 
January 1995 
February 1995 
March 1995 
April 1995 
May 1995 
June-July 1995 
September 1995 
October 1995 
November 1995 
December 1995 
January 1996 
February 1996 
March 1996 
April 1996 
May 1996 
June/July 1996 
August/September 1996 
October 1996 
November 1996 
December 1996 
April 1997 
May/June 1997 
July 1997 
August 1997 
September 1997 
October 1997 
December 1997 
January/February 1998 
March 1998 
April 1998 
May 1998 
June 1998 
September 1998 
October 1998 
November 1998 
December 1998 
January 1999 
February 1999 
August/September 2000 
November 2000 
December 2000 
February 2001 
March 2001 
June 2001 
October/November 2001 
December 2001 
January 2002 
February 2002 
March 2002 
April 2002 
May 2002 
Related Materials, Correspondence and Press Clips,
1949-1950 
1951-1967 
1996-1998 
Newspaper Clippings
General,
1956-1985 
1982 
1982-1985 
1986-2001,  undated 
1991-1998 
1999-2003 
Box 28 (Oversize) 1983 
Box 29 (Oversize) 1945-1948 , 1963 
Box 30 (Oversize) 1948-1955 
Box 12 Pamphlets and printed material, 1998-2002 
Press Releases,
1983-1999 
2000-2001,  undated 
Press Releases and Newspaper Clippings, 1956-1965 
Programs, 1980-1995 
Publicity,
1946-1949 
1958-1959 
1958-1965 

(includes two photos in envelope at back)

1959-1960 
1960-1961 
1961-1962 
1963 

(two folders; one contains a scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings)

1964 
1965 
1970-1983 
Publicity and Advertisement Space in Mystery Writers of America Publications, 1979-1980 
Publicity and Articles, 1984-1985 
Publicity Brochure and Announcement, undated 
Research and Related Materials, 1984-1985 
Box 38 (Oversize) The Liberty Boys of "76," August 1915 
Old Cap. Collier Library, The Lawyer Detective; or, The Mystery at Three Oaks Ranch, No. 379, August 4, 1890 
Old Sleuth Library: Old Sleuth, Badger & Co., Vol. III No. 59, 1891 
Pluck and Luck: Complete Stories of Adventure, No. 170, September 4, 1901 
Secret Service Old and Young King Brady, Detectives: The Bradys after the Tong Kings; or, The Red Lady of Chinatown, No. 565, November 19, 1909 
The Five Cent Wide Awake Library, June 1890 
Young Sleuth Library: Young Sleuth in Demijohn City; or, Waltzing William's Dancing School, Vol. III No. 77, March 17, 1894 
Series: Box 12 Writings, 1945-2009 
"The Adventure of the Scarecrow and the Snowman," by Ellery Queen, text published 1998 
Anthology Correspondence,
1945-1950 
1954-1956 
Anthology Rejections, 1953-1954 
Anthology Titles, General, 1946-1977 
Big Time Mysteries, Mystery Writers of America Junior Anthology, correspondence and related, 1957-1964 
The Blue Religion: New Stories About Cops, Criminals, and the Chase, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited by Michael Connelly,
Shelf Copy, August 1, 2007 
Author's 1st Proof, November 19, 2007 
Box 13 The Blue Religion: New Stories About Cops, Criminals, and the Chase, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited by Michael Connelly,
Author's 1st Proof, November 19, 2007 
Edited Authors 1st Proof, November 19 - December 7, 2007 
Photocopy of Edited Author's 1st Proof, November 19 - December 7, 2007 
Unreviewed Copyedited Proof, undated,  copyright 2008 
Reviewed Copyedited Proof, undated,  copyright 2008 
Edited Proof, undated,  copyright 2008 

(two versions)

Chicago, by Bill Condon, screenplay, undated 
A Choice of Murders, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, published by Charles Scribner's Sons, related correspondence, 1958-1959 
Box 14 "The Chronology Protection Case," recording draft of radio adaptation by Mark Shanahan (based on story by Paul Levinson), 2002 
"Columbian Gold," by Henry Weiss, short story manuscript, undated 
The Comfortable Coffin, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited by Richard S. Prather, permission agreements and related correspondence, 1960 
Créme de la Crime, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, permission agreements and related correspondence, 1962 
"Crime-Craft Series," Anthologies, British Editions, related correspondence and documents, 1958 
Crime for Two, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited by Frances and Richard Lockridge, related correspondence, 1955 
Crimes Across the Sea, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited by John Creasey, related correspondence, 1964 
Crooks Tour, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, Radio and Television adaptation, related correspondence and documents, 1954 
"Diary of an Edgar," article by Laurie R. King, 1997 
Dinner and Entertainment Skits and Scripts,
1948-1951,  undated 
1951,  undated 
Dolls are Murder, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited by Harold. Q. Masur, related correspondence and documents, 1953-1958 
Eat, Drink, and be Buried, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited by Rex Stout, related correspondence and documents, 1956 
For Love or Money, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited by Dorothy Gardiner, related correspondence and documents, 1957-1964 
Four and Twenty Bloodhounds, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited by Anthony Boucher, related correspondence and documents, 1950-1965 
Gangs of New York, by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan, screenplay, undated 
"Hiroshi Hayakawa," by Otto Penzler, speech, undated 
In the Shadow of the Master: A Celebration of Edgar Allan Poe, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited by Michael Connelly,
Shelf Copy, February 27, 2008 
Copyedit, June 25, 2008 
Shelf Copy, June 27, 2008 
Shelf Copy, with correspondence from Harper Collins publisher, August 4-12, 2008 
Box 15 Shelf Copy, August 27, 2008 
Copyedit, "complete," undated, copyright 2009 
Insomnia, by H. Seitz, white production script, 2001 
"The Jackstones," by Gloria Amoury, short story manuscript, undated 
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, "Waste," by Dawn DeNoon and Lisa Marie Petersen, television script shooting draft, 2002 
The Lethal Sex, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited by John D. MacDonald, 1959 
Maiden Murders, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, related correspondence, 1952-1953 
"Moriarity's Gang" et. al., no author, poetry, undated 
Murder by Experts, radio drama anthology, related correspondence, 1949-1952 
Murder Cavalcade, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, related correspondence, 1950-1954 
The Mystery Writers Handbook, related correspondence and publication materials, 1973-1979 
Mystery Writers of America, Boyd Corell, television series, related correspondence, 1961-1962 
Mystery Writers of America Collaborative Novel, manuscript, undated 
On a Raven's Wing: Stories in honor of Edgar Allan Poe's 200th Birthday, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited by Stuart M. Kaminsky,
Shelf Copy,
April 7, 2008 
May 22, 2008 
Box 16 July 31, 2008 
July 31 - August 25, 2008 
undated,  copyright 2009 
Copyedited proof, undated,  copyright 2009 

(two copies)

The Practice, "Goodbye" (Season Seven, Story #1146), by Peter Blake and David E. Kelley, manuscript draft, 2003 
"A Preliminary Checklist of the Detective Novel and its Variants," compiled and annotated by Charles Shibuk, undated 
The Prosecution Rests: New Stories About Courtrooms, Criminals, and the Law, Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited by Linda Fairstein,
Shelf Copy, November 27, 2008 
Box 17 Author's 1st Laser Proof, corrected, January 6, 2009 

(two copies)

Copyedited Proof, undated,  copyright 2009 

(three copies)

Reviewed Copyedited Proof, undated,  copyright 2009 
Shelf Copy, undated,  copyright 2009 
Box 18 Quantum Leap, "Dreams," by Deborah Pratt, television script, 1991 
Short Story 'How To' Pamphlet, with accompanying stories, 1946-1951 
Special Pictures, photocopied short scripts, undated 
Who Killed Precious, by H.P. Jeffers, book jacket and portion of manuscript, 1991 
The Wire, episode 101, "The Target," by David Simon, television script final shooting draft, 2001 
You Killed Elizabeth, by Brett Halliday, derived from Twenty Great Tales of Murder (Mystery Writers of America Anthology), related correspondence, 1960-1961 
Series: Box 18 Regional Chapters, 1946-1999 
Chicago,
1946-1948 
1948-1949 
DC Chapter Member List, undated 
Florida Chapter Newsletter, "The Write Stuff" and "The Die-gest," 1992-1994 
Midwest Chapter
Newsletter, "Clues," 1987-1994 
General, 1951-1954 
New England Chapter
Newsletter, "The Semi-Private Eye," 1987-1999 
General, 1971 
New York Chapter
Newsletter, "The N.Y. Noose," 1990-1994 
General, 1964 
Northern California Chapter
Graham, Roger P., Treasurer, Dispute, 1961-1963 

(two folders)

Newsletter, "The Line-Up," 1987-1994 
General
1946-1947 
1951-1954 
1957-1961 
Northwest Chapter Newsletter, "A.P.B." 1987-1994 
Regional Correspondence and Funds, 1980-1984 
Regional Elections, 1960-1964 
Rocky Mountain Chapter Newsletter, "Deadlines," 1987-1994 
Southern California Chapter,
Newsletter, "March of Crime,"
1961-1963 
Box 19 1987-1994 
Publicity, 1961 
General,
1946-1949 
1948-1954 
Southwest Chapter Newsletter, "The Sleuth Sayer," 1987-1994 
Tucson Satellite/Southern California Chapter, "The Crime Times," 1992-1994 
Washington Satellite/New York Chapter, 1992 
General, 1976-1981 
Series: Box 19 Subject Files, 1946-2008 
American Mystery Theater, 1975-1978 
Arquette, Kaitlyn, Murder, 1995-1996 
Assistants, 1961-1965 
Association of American Publisher (AAP), 1997 
Association of Authors' Representatives, Inc. (AAR), 1994-1997 
The Authors' League, 1946-1947 
Author's Registry, 1996-1998 
Baynard Kendrick, 1965 
Boston University Archives, 1973-2008 
Boucher, Anthony: Code for Mystery Reviewers, 1951 
Brean, Herbert, Memorial Award, 1973 
Chandler, Raymond, 1987 
Chessman, Caryl, 1954-1959 
Clerical Work, 1957-1959 
Communism, 1951-1952 
Cookbook, 1952 
Crime Writers' Association (CWA),
Dues collection, 1998-1999 
General,
1957-1964 
1979 
Discount tickets to Feldstein Mystery Theatre, 1964 
Entertainment, Skits and Scripts, 1951 , undated 
Firearms, 1955 
Gathings Committee, 1952 
Japan Uni Agency, Japanese translation rights, 1978-1980 
Literacy Project, 1991-1998 
Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, correspondence, and related materials, 1984-1986 
Moscow, Interpol, 1990-1991 
Mystery Book Reviews, Awards, 1963 
Mystery Fans (Famous), 1950-1962,  undated 
Open Projects, 1995-1998 
Other Writers' Organizations, 1962-1965 
Parker Bros.' "Clue," 1993 
Photographic Subjects, business and permissions, 1957-1961 
Box 20 Postal Rate Increase, Richard Martin Stern, 1962 

(two folders)

Privacy, 1964 
Publications, 1948-1949 
Radin, Edward D., Memorial, 1966 
Radio Projects,
"The Web," 1950-1951 
General, 1946-1948 
Rates and Rights, 1956-1964 
Reference Material, 1957-1960 
Rental Library,
1948-1953 
1948-1964 
Screenwriters' Guild, 1952-1954 
Series Characters, 1962-1964 
Stationery, 1960-1966 
Statistics, 1954-1964 
Student Awards, 1951-1953 
Television,
Capra, Frank, 1955-1957 
Palmer, Stu, 1955-1958 
Wisbar, Frank, 1954 
General, 1957-1959 
True Crime, 1949 
Welch, Clarice, 1975-1981 
Series: Box 20 Legal, 1949-1983 
Censorship,
1949-1950 
1952-1962 
Comic Book Hearing, 1954 
Copyright Law Revision, 1962-1963 
Copyright Permissions, 1968-1983 
Income Tax Law, RM Stern and other writers' organizations, 1961-1963 
Narcotics, 1960 
Permissions, 1957-1965 
Rep. Lindsay Bill H.R. 9524, 1961-1962 
Statements from Royalty Earnings,
1967-1979 
1972-1981 
Series: Box 21 Financial, 1946-1998 , undated 
Account Receipts and related documents, 1984-1986 
Accountant,
Alfred E. Percival, 1965-1982 
Joseph E. Segal, 1968-1970 
Audits,
1954-1962 
1971 
Bank,
General, 1975-1982 
Savings, 1968-1984 
Bills,
General
1964 
1965 
1966 
1975 
1976 
1977 
1978 
1979 
1980 

(two folders)

1983 

(two folders)

Check Stubs and Related documents, 1958-1962 
Box 22 Ledgers,
1955 
1956-1957 
1956-1958 
1958-1959 

(2 ledgers)

1958-1960 
1960-1974 
1962 
1963 
1973 
Merchandise Orders, Crime Congress IV, 1988 
Metro Seliger Invoices, 1986-1988 
Money Receipt Booklet with stubs, 1963 
Mutual Payroll Book, A Guide to Social Security and Withholding Tax Records,
1960 
1961 
1962 
1963 
1964 
1965 
Office Bills,
1988 
1989 
Box 23 1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
Outstanding Bounced Checks, 1998 
Payroll, 1959 
Pollinger Limited, Authors' Agency, 1969-1981 
Promissory Note Stub Booklet, 1951-1958 
Report to the Board (monthly),
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
Report of the Treasurer, 1963 
Returns and Audits, 1967-1974 
Robert L. Fish Memorial Fund, 1988-1994 
Special Account, 1988-1990 
Taxes,
Correspondence,
Classification and Status, 1946-1960 
Return and Exempt Details, 1946-1958 
General, 1959-1974 
Federal, 1951-1955 
Box 24 Forms and Financial Reports, 1952-1997 
Income Tax, Statement for Legal Revision, undated 
New York State, 1956-1965 
Payroll, 1977-1983 
General, 1948-1951 
The Third Degree (TTD) Expenses,
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
Unemployment Insurance, New York State, 1953-1968 
General,
1959-1969 
1960-1991 
Box 25 Cancelled Checks,
1964 
1972 
1973 
1976 
1978 
1979 
1980 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
Box 26 Check Stubs and Related documents,
1962-1965 
1965-1969 
1971-1972 
1979-1986 
1986-1989 
1990-1993 
Corporate Income Tax, 1954-1987 
Deposit Slips and Related documents,
1984-1987 
1987-1993 
Dreyfus Account,
General, 1990-1994 
Special, 1990-1994 
Statements and royalties, 1996-1998 
Financial Report, 1974 
Financial Statements (Annual), Joseph E. Segal Accountant, 1969-1974 
Handbook for Employers with Key Forms, State of New York's Department of Labor, 1966-1967 
Ledgers,
1948-1950 
1954-1956 
Box 27 1961-1965 
Box 32 (Oversize) Cash Receipt Journals,
June 1957-May 1962 
May 1962-May 1968 
Box 33 (Oversize) May 1964-June 1967 
June 1967-November 1970 
Box 34 (Oversize) January 1961-April 1964 
December 1970-May 1974 
May 1974-June 1977 
Box 35 (Oversize) July 1977-October 1979 
September 1974-May 1981 
March 1979-June 1983 
Box 36 (Oversize) July 1983-June 1986 
January 1989-December 1990 
June 1986-December 1988 
Box 37 (Oversize) 1981-1989 
Series: Box 24 Photographs, 1945-2002 , undated 
Edgar Awards Dinner,
Award Statues (negatives) and Crow, circa 1973-1978 
Barry Zeman Old Photos, 1978 , undated 
Mounted Prints, undated 
Thomas Cook Prints, undated 
General,
1971 
c. 1965-1985 

(contact sheets)

c. 1975-1990 
1978 , undated 
1983 

(color slides and negatives)

1984 

(with contact sheets)

c. 1985-1995 

(Color Polaroids)

1995 

(two folders; one with contact sheets)

undated 

(negatives)

Head Shots, Authors,
1994 , undated 
ca. 1990-2000 

(with negatives and clippings)

Head Shots and Other Promotional Images (Authors), 1949-1963 , undated 
Mystery Writers of Japan, undated 
Presidents (Mystery Writers of America), 1945-1993 
General,
1945-1978,  undated 
1948-1955 
1998-2002,  undated 
Box 31 (Oversize) Hal Mazur, undated 
Dorothy Gardiner, undated 
Unidentified, undated 
Series: Box 27 Audio-Visual, 1978-2002, undated 
Subseries: Box 27 Audio Cassettes
Agents Panel, reels 1 and 2, undated 

(2 cassettes)

Audio-Tech Business Book Summaries, undated 
Banquet, undated 
Beastly Tales, Mystery Writers of America Anthology

(4 cassettes)

Bouchercon 97: The 28th World Mystery Convention, Monterey, CA, October 30-November 2, 1997 

(12 cassettes)

Celebrity Panel, undated 

(3 cassettes)

Comments from Seminar Attendees & Future of Direct Marketing, Nicholas Direct Inc., 1996 
Creating the TV Series: MWA So-Cal Seminar, undated 
Distant Danger: Selections from the Mystery Writers of America Anthology, Janwillem van de Wetering (editor), 1989 

(4 cassettes)

Dorothy Salisbury Davis Lecture, undated 
Earl Stanley Gardner Dinner, undated 
Fact Crime Panel, 2nd International Congress of Crime Writers, March 17, 1978 
Film and TV, undated 
Holmes as a forensic Scientist, April 28, 1996 
Making of the Bestseller, undated 

(2 cassettes)

Mary Higgins Clark, October 25, 1987 
Mystery Writers of America
Fifteenth Annual Symposium, April 1993 

(8 cassettes)

Eighteenth Annual Symposium/Workshop, New York, NY, April 24, 1996 

(5 cassettes)

Nineteenth Annual Assembly, New York University School of Law, New York, NY, April 30, 1997 

(7 cassettes)

Dinner,
Ruth Cavin, October 7, 1987 
Donald & Abby Westlake, June 1, 1988 
John Jay College, Physical Evidence, May 1989 
Orientation, February 2, 2002 

(5 cassettes)

Prichard Christie, April 1990 
Mystery Writing is Murder, April 26, 1994 

(6 cassettes)

Phyllis A. Whitney, March 8, 1986 
A Quiet Ordinary Little Panel II, April 27, 1996 
Short Fiction, undated 
The Scientific Sleuth, April 28, 1996 
The TRUE Cause of All Achievement, undated 
Untitled, undated 

(1 cassette, one miniature MC 60 cassette)

Miniature MC-60 tape, no title, undated 
Subseries: Box 27 Video Cassettes (VHS)
Case Reopened,
"The Black Dahlia," 1999 
"The Zodiac," 1999 
Cracker, Pilot and Part II, Episodes #101-102, on air master, undated 
Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Episode E2127, "Tuxedo Hill," 2002 
Monk, Episode T1108, "Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation," 2002 
"Mystery Writers on Sunday Morning," undated 

(1 VHS tape, 1 Beta tape)

The Practice, Episode #7P22: "Goodbye," final air copy, undated 
Sherlock Holmes Returns, air print, Kenneth Johnson (Director), June 16, 1993 
"SJ Rozan," November 29, 1998 
WGBH Mystery!,
#1416: Unnatural Causes, Episode 2, undated 
#1429: Prime Suspect 3, Episode 1, undated 
#1430: Prime Suspect 3, Episode 2, undated 
#1431: Prime Suspect 3, Episode 3, undated 
#1432: Prime Suspect 3, Episode 4, undated 
The X-Files, Episode #2X20 "Humbug" XF220, Fox Broadcasting Publicity Stereo, December 8, 1995 
Series: 2019 Additions
Subseries: Events
Box 39 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, press releases, 2015-2018
Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner, programs, 2010-2018

(2 folders)

Edgar Allan Poe Award, materials, 1961

(2 folders)

Edgar Nominee Reception, photos, 2006

Includes CD

Subseries: Dianne Day
Beacon Street Mourning, publicity, 1992-2000
The Bohemian Murders, publicity, 1997-1998
Business cards and flyers, undated
Creatures of the Light, undated
Forced Choice, undated
Fremont Jones Mysteries, bookmarks, undated
Interviews and general publicity, undated
The Ninth Vortex, undated
Obituary, 2013
A Perversion of Light, 2001
The Phoenix Time, research and notes, 1995-1999

Includes Tongues of Fire text

Photos, undated

Includes 2 CD-ROMs

The Tenth Gate, 2013
Research - sailing ships configurations, undated
Research - legends/stories of women from other worlds, undated
Research - Alexandria, libraries, papyrii, and early book forms, 1963-2002
Research - Rome, 1952-1965
Research - North Carolina attractions, 1993-2000
Research - Shackleford, 1994?
Research - Outer Banks, 1993?
Miscellaneous, 1999?
Subseries: Printed Material
The Third Degree, January-December 2008
The Third Degree, January-December 2009
The Third Degree, January-December 2010
The Third Degree, January-December 2011
The Third Degree, January-December 2012
The Third Degree, January-December 2013
The Third Degree, January-December 2014
The Third Degree, January-December 2015
The Third Degree, January-December 2016
The Third Degree, January-December 2017
The Strand Magazine, Issue XLII, 2014
Subseries: Writings
Box 40 "Anthology 1956," 1956
Anthology composits, 1946-1988

(2 folders)

Anthology forms, undated
Anthology in-house sales, 1987-1990

(2 folders)

"Anthology - novelettes," 1953
Anthology reviews, 1984-1990
"Barnes and Noble anthology," 1995-1996
Big Time Mysteries, 1958
Butcher, Baker, Murder Maker, 1954
A Choice of Murders, 1958

(2 folders)

"Copyright forms and instructions," 1974-1994

(3 folders)

Correspondence re: anthologies, 1985-1990

(2 folders)

Crime for Two, 1955

(2 folders)

Crook's Tour, 1953

(2 folders)

Crown Crime Companion, 1993-1995

(2 folders)

Dolls are Murder, 1957
Eat, Drink and Be Buried, 1956
Box 41 Fact-Crime projected anthology, 1955
"Fifi Oscard Associates - US agent," 1985-1993
Final Verdict, 1994-1996
For Love or Money, 1957
Four and Twenty Bloodhounds, 1950
Foyle's War, series 9 episode 13 - "Elise," shooting script, 2014
George Gently, series 8 - "Gently with the Women," shooting script, 2015
"Harper-Collins Juvenile/YA anthology," 1993
Handbook No. 1, 1956-1996

(3 folders)

Handbook No. 2, 1992-1996

(2 folders)

"Hayakawa - Japan anthology rights," 1990-1991
In the Shadow of the Master, galleys, 12 August 2008

(3 folders)

In the Shadow of the Master, line-edited typescript, 3 June 2008

(3 folders)

In the Shadow of the Master, annotated typescript, 25 June 2008

(Folder 1)

Box 42 In the Shadow of the Master, annotated typescript, 25 June 2008

(Folders 2-3)

The Lethal Sex, 1959

(2 folders)

"Lon Morheim TV anthology project," 1992-1994
Maiden Murders, 1952
Miscellaneous anthology files, 1956-1962
"Morheim/Greenberg anthologies," 1994-1995
"Movie projects," undated
Murder by Experts, 1947
Murder Cavalcade, 1946
Mystery Writers of America presents: Vengeance, page proofs, 2012

(3 folders)

"Newman Communications Co. licensing," 1985
On A Raven's Wing, copyedited typescript, 8 July 2008

(3 folders)

On A Raven's Wing, first pass, 8 July 2008

(3 folders)

"Pollinger - UK anthology rights," 1985-1994
"Reprint royalties," 1953
Screeners - various, undated

Includes four DVDs

Box 43 Twenty Great Tales of Murder, 1951

(2 folders)

Various publications - financial/legal documents and correspondence, 1949-1992

(2 folders)

Subseries: Realia
"MWA Observer" ribbon, undated
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation box, 1995?

Contains Canadian currency

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