Box 86
Contains 22 Results:
"Only yesterday", circa 1941-1945
Holograph, 1 page. First line of poem.
Series 11, Sub-series 1: Army Pictorial Center
Army Pictorial Center includes materials related to Gaddis' work for the Army Pictorial Center at Ft. Sill. Highlights include the Battle of St. Vith, the Siegfried Line Campaign, and Soldiers in Greasepaint. See also Series 16: Photographs and Negatives.
Army employment information, 1961-1963
circa 20 pages. Includes typescript and holograph notes outlining Gaddis' travel from 1947-1951, photocopy of application with statement of personal history, list of writers employed at the Army Pictorial Center, correspondence, and blank applications for federal employment.
Faire Exchange No Robbery or 'Twere No Bargaine Either, 1947
Typescript, 11 pages. Typescript, 11 pages with clipping. Xerox, 11 pages. 3 copies, one cut in half.
Gaddis' early attempt at a play on Marlowe.
Army contracts, 1963-1964
circa 145 pages. Includes contracts, travel information, expenses, brochures, etc. for "Measuring the Distance with DME," "Salute to Entertainment," "Soldiers in Greasepaint," "Tenth Armored Division," "The 84th Infantry Division," "Thailand," and "The Big Picture."
Series 8: Essays and Critical Writings, 1977-1997
Essays and Critical Writings includes drafts and notes for some of Gaddis' later published articles, including "Erewhon and the Contract with America," "The Rush for Second Place," and "Old Foes with New Faces," the last article having been delivered in an earlier form at "The Writer and Religion" conference held at Washington University in 1994.
Series 9: Drama
Drama includes manuscripts, notes, corrections, and film treatment of Gaddis' play, "One Fine Day."
One Fine Day
373 pages. Alternate title, "Fawkes, A Western." Treatment and script. Also includes correspondence and holograph notes.
2 folders
The Eighth Step: A Politically Incorrect Screenplay
Typescript, 1 page
Universum in Schnipseln, 1996
47 pages. Brief essay on Dostoevski as comic novelist. Includes typescript drafts, typescript photocopies, photocopies of published article, and correspondence.