Box 20
Contains 12 Results:
Ducdame, 1947-1948
Typescript and holograph in pen and pencil, 100 pages. Corrections throughout with substantial deletions and some additions; working draft. Erased "Blague," early version of The Recognitions.
Series 1, Sub-series 2, Sub-sub-series c: Incoming Personal Correspondence, circa 1900-1998
Incoming Personal Correspondence consists of correspondence from family members to William Gaddis, as well as correspondence between family members other than William Gaddis. It also contains other personal correspondence from educational institutions and close family friends.
Early draft outline for The Recognitions
3 leaves; typescript and manuscript
Blague, Called the "Lie with Circumstance" draft and outline
Outline is 5 pages; draft is 65 pages. Typescript with light graphite manuscript corrections with corrections throughout, substantial deletions, alterations and additions in the latter third. Includes Harold Matson folder.
Series 2: The Recognitions, 1947-1993
The Recognitions includes manuscripts, source, and publishing materials, including notebooks primarily maintained by Gaddis during the late 1940s while travelling in Panama and Europe. See also Series 7. Short Fiction.
Sheri Martinelli correspondence and clippings, circa 1955-1993
Blague, Called the "Lie with Circumstance"
71 pages, typescript fragments, most pages stamped “copy”; some holograph notes and fragments
Personal Correspondence, 1970-1979
11 items. Includes correspondence to Gaddis and others from Sarah Gaddis, Matthew Gaddis, and others.
Personal Correspondence, 1980-1989
3 items. Includes correspondence to Gaddis and others from Matthew Gaddis, Sarah Gaddis, and others.