Irving Shulman Collection MSS# 98

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1 Ohio University Robert E. and Jean R. Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections Irving Shulman Collection MSS# 98 OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Author: Title: Irving Shulman Irving Shulman Collection Date: Abstract: Quantity: Correspondence, manuscripts, reviews, personal materials, newspapers, posters, ads, and miscellaneous 19.3 cu. ft. BIOGRAPHY OF Irving Shulman was born on May 21, 1913 in Brooklyn, New York. He earned his bachelor s degree, majoring in English, German, Philosophy, and Education at Ohio University ( ) and his master s at Columbia University ( ). He also studied at New York University ( ) and George Washington University ( ). At the age of 59 (1972), Shulman received his doctorate at UCLA. He was employed by the United States government, Washington D.C. ( ), as a statistician and information specialist with War Department, occupational analyst with Foreign Economic Administration, administrative assistant with Department of State. He was also an instructor at George Washington University ( ), UCLA ( ), and California State University, Los Angeles ( ). Shulman s firsthand knowledge of his native borough launched his literary career. His first and most popular novel, The Amboy Dukes (1947), about juvenile street gangs in a Brooklyn slum, sold five million copies in the 1940s and 50s, establishing the reputation of the novelist. Hired as a contract writer by Warner Brothers, he adapted a few of his books for film: The Amboy Dukes became the film City Across the River (1949), The Square Trap (1953) became The Ring (1952), and Children of the Dark (1955) became Rebel without a Cause (1955). Rebel without a Cause provided the role that made the young James Dean a cult idol.

2 His credits include more than fifteen published novels, six screenplays, and three biographies: Harlow: An Intimate Biography in 1964, Valentino in 1967, and Jackie: The Exploitation of a First Lady in He was one of the first novelists to convert screenplays into novels, authoring West Side Story. He was also a contributor of many short stories to popular magazines. Besides a novelist and screenwriter, Shulman was a member of the Writers Guild of America (West), Modern Language Association of America, American Association of University Professors, Phi Epsilon Pi, Zeta Beta Tau, and Alumni Association of Southern California (president, ). Irving Shulman passed away from Alzheimer's disease on March 23, 1995 at the age of 81 in Los Angeles. He was survived by his wife, Julia (Grager) Shulman, of 57 years and two daughters. Sources: The Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Volume 6, Edited by Ann Evory, Gale Research Company, 1982, pg Something About the Author, Volume 13, Edited by Anne Commire, Gale Research Book Tower, 1987, pgs Films (International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers-1), Second Edition, Edited by Nicholas Thomas, St. James Press, 1990, pgs Irving Shulman is Dead at 81; Wrote of City Life s Tough Side, The New York Times. Irving Shulman, 81; Scriptwriter, Novelist, Los Angeles Times, March 28, Rebel Without a Cause Writer Irving Shulman Dies at Age 81, Washington Post, March 30, 1995, B4. Irving Shulman, Daily Variety, March 28, 1995, pg. 19. Irving Shulman, The Hollywood Reporter, March 30, Dusting Off a Dirty Memory, Washington Post, April 3, SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION The collection is divided into six series with related subseries. Series 1 includes correspondence from Shulman s friends, publishers, and fans, which is arranged chronologically. Series 2 is the most important part of the collection. It is comprised

3 of the various draft manuscripts and galley proofs for books by the author. There are some early versions, sketches, treatments, and background notes of his works. It also includes his dissertation and background materials, along with most of his novel manuscripts, screenplays, scripts, and short stories. Series 3 contains reviews by others about Shulman s works. Most of them are article tear sheets of newspapers and magazines. They are arranged by each subject. Series 4 contains miscellaneous material relating to his creative works. They are books, magazines, newspapers, and notes. Series 5 contains personal materials, including Annual Commencement of Columbia University (1938), Annual Alumni Day of Ohio University (1958), his speech at Ohio University in 1988 (audio cassette), and Valentino Sings (audio tape). Series 6 is an oversized box that contains documents, such as a contract for Amboy Dukes and Rebel without a Cause, Oscar Ads, posters, and newspapers. There is a supplement to this collection and is arranged in the same order ORGANIZATION OF THE COLLECTION These records are organized into the following series: Series I: Correspondence Series I: 1 Friends Series I: 2 Publishers Series I: 3 Fans Letters Series II: Manuscripts Series II: 1 Unpublished Materials Series II: 2 Novels Series II: 3 Screenplays and Plays Series II: 4 Stories Published in Magazines Series III: Reviews Series III: 1 Novels Series III: 2 Biographies Series III: 3 Films Series IV: Miscellaneous Series V: Personal Materials Series VI: Oversize Boxes Abbreviations with in content list:

4 OU Ohio University RELATED MATERIALS The majority of Shulman s published works are also available on the general stacks of Alden Library and in the book collections in Archives and Special Collections department. Also available in Archives and Special Collections is Shulman s first publication, a submission to Manuscript (June 1935) on racism on college. In the Microfilm department of Alden Library is his doctoral dissertation, A Study of the Juvenile Delinquent as Depicted in the Twentieth-Century American Novel to ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Restrictions: Preferred Citation: Accession Number: Provenance: The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Ohio University Libraries. Researchers are requested to cite the collection name, collection number, and the Ohio University Libraries, in all footnotes and bibliographical references. Unknown The Ohio University Archives received the collection in various installments from 1953 through Property Rights: Ohio University retains all property rights to the collection. Copyrights: Photoduplication: Irving Shulman has not dedicated copyrights and/or possible literary rights to the public. Consideration of such rights is the responsibility of the researcher and the publisher. Permission to examine this collection includes no right to publish from it without securing the necessary permission from Irving Shulman or other affected parties. Ohio University will entertain requests to photocopy reasonable amounts of material from the collection for the convenience of individual researchers. Processing: The final inventory was done by You Fei in September 1995.

5 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below. Box/Folder Description CONTAINER LIST Series I: Correspondence Series I: 1 Friends 1 / 1 Blaine Delancey (OU professor), Horace Houf (OU Philosophy professor), John Rood, sculptor, (16, in sequence) 4 Howard Rushmore and Harry Davis (little magazine editors), letters, Miscellaneous early correspondence, Series I: 2 Publishers 2 / 1 Avon Avon Jacques Chambrun, French literary agent, Chambrun, Dell, Doubleday, Doubleday, January 1959-July Doubleday, July / 1 Doubleday, Doubleday, Dial Press, Bernard Geis, Bernard Geis, Bernard Geis, / 1 Holt, Holt, Holt, Holt, Simon and Schuster, Simon and Schuster,

6 7 Simon and Schuster, Simon and Schuster, [Note: folders 5-8 incorporate Trident Press and Pocket Books] 9 Various French literary agents, General correspondence, Series I: 3 Fans Letters 5 / Series II: Manuscripts Series II: 1 Unpublished Materials 6 / 1 Amboy Dukes, early versions and background notes, Amboy Dukes, first screen treatment / 3 The City and Jason Edwards, screenplay, undated 4 The City and Jason Edwards, original first draft 1951 [Note: co-authored by Shulman with Max Lief] 5 Mondays are Slow, diner story, / 1 Don t Buy a New Car Next Year, consumer article, Good-Bad Goddess paper 3 A New Avenue of Research, television polio script 4 Fictionalized Valentino biography 5 Apache War Cry screenplay, undated 6 Skid Row prostitute sketch, / 1 Dissertation, original copy 2 Dissertation, second copy 9 / 1 Dissertation, accepted copy 2 Photocopy of Dissertation 10 / 1 The Proposed Study of the American Dime Novel as a Subject for a Doctoral Dissertation in American Literature (2 copies) A American Dime Novel (10 copies) 2 Cards as sources for author s doctoral dissertation (3 packs) Series II: 2 Novels

7 11 / 1 The Amboy Dukes -Rough draft manuscript, part 1 2 -Rough draft manuscript, part 2 3 -Preliminary chapter, 8 pgs. 4 -Untitled novel submitted to agent, 221 pgs. 5 -Court proceedings in Ontario, Canada, Nov / 1 Because We Were Friends -Rough draft manuscript, 441 pgs. 13 / 1 The Big Brokers -Volume I, part 1, pgs Volume I, part 2, pgs Volume II, part 1, pgs Volume II, part 2, pgs / 1 Galley Proof 15 / 1 Calibre -Rough draft, pgs Rough draft, pgs Children of the Dark -Rough proof, pgs / 4 -Rough proof, pgs Rough proof, pgs / 1 -Rough draft, pgs Rough draft, pgs Rough draft, pgs Another rough draft, pgs Another rough draft, pgs / 1 -Pgs. proof 2 -Pgs. proof 18 / 1 Cry Tough -Paid for Being Tough (original title), pgs Paid for Being Tough, pgs Paid for Being Tough, pgs Pgs. proof of Cry Tough 19 / 1 Good Deeds Must Be Punished -Volume I, pgs Volume I, pgs

8 3 -Volume II, pgs / 1 Roots of Fury -First attempt, 111 pgs. 2 -Rough draft manuscript, pgs Rough draft manuscript, pgs Rough draft manuscript, pgs Rough draft, pgs / 1 -Rough draft, pgs Rough draft, pgs Rough draft, pgs Reader s proof (galley) 22 / 1 -Reader s proof (galley) 2 The Square Trap -Preliminary outline, 12 pgs. 3 -Manuscript titled Pachuco, 463 pgs. (bound) 23 / 1 -Rough draft, pgs Rough draft, pgs Rough draft, pgs Revisions 24 / 1 -Duplicates of first few pgs. of proof 2 -Galley proof 25 / 1 The Short End of the Stick -Pre-drafts 2 -First story 3 -Second story ( Every Job is an Education ) 4 -Third story ( Summit Meeting ) 5 -Fourth story ( The Frost of Kindness ) 6 -Fifth story ( Tears to Drown the Wind ) 7 -Sixth and seventh stories 8 -Rough draft, pgs / 9 -Rough draft, pgs / 1 -Galley proof #1 2 -Galley proof #2 27 / 1 The Velvet Knife -Galley proof 2 -Rough draft, pgs Rough draft, pgs Rough draft, pgs / 1 Devil s Knee -Devil s Knee, pgs. 1-67, chapter 1-2

9 2 -Devil s Knee, pgs , chapter Devil s Knee, pgs , chapter Devil s Knee, pgs , chapter Devil s Knee, pgs , chapter 13-end 6 -Character sketches and background material for above 29 / 1 -False starts on Devil s Knee 2 -Devil s Knee, several versions, chapter 1 and 2 3 -Devil s Knee, several versions, pgs Devil s Knee, several versions, pgs Devil s Knee, several versions, pgs Devil s Knee, several versions, pgs Devil s Knee, several versions, / 1 Saturn s Child -The Schlemiel (earliest version of Saturn s Child, 1973), pgs The Schlemiel, pgs The Schlemiel, pgs The Schlemiel, pgs The Schlemiel, pgs The Schlemiel, pgs (end) 31 / 1 -Saturn s Child, copy #2, with Scott Meredith label, pgs Saturn s Child, pgs Saturn s Child, pgs Copy #2 s revision, pgs Copy #2 s revision, pgs Copy #2 s revision, pgs Copy #2 s revision, pgs Copy #2 s revision, pgs [Note: this is called #3 by Shulman in his notes] 32 / 1 -Saturn s Child, copy #4, pgs Saturn s Child, copy #4, pgs Saturn s Child, copy #4, pgs also includes an 8½ x 14 Xeroxed copy of the book [Note: this is found in oversize box 1, folder 2] 33 / 1 -Saturn s Child, selected pgs. only, pgs

10 2 -Apparently complete, pgs Apparently complete, pgs Apparently complete, pgs The Jackie Factories -Advance uncorrected proofs 34 / 1 West Side Story -Letter to Walter Wright from Shulman, September 9, Bound manuscript 3 -Screenplay 4 -Rough draft 5 -Miscellaneous ephemera Series II: 3 Screenplays and Plays 35 / 1 Rebel Without a Cause, complete screenplay, Rebel Without a Cause, two short screens treatments, dated The Short End of the Stick, screenplay, 1959(?) 36 / 1 Invasion of Privacy (Play), #14 2 Invasion of Privacy (Play), #17 3 Baby Face Nelson (Screenplay) 4 The Short End of the Stick (Screenplay) 5 The Ring (Screenplay) 6 The City and Jason Edwards (Original story by Irving Shulman and Max Lief) 37 / 1 The City and Jason Edwards (First draft continuity, August 16, 1951) 2 Pretty Boy Floyd (Screenplay, final draft, February 10, 1958) 3 Cry Tough (Screenplay) 4 Cry Tough (Outline of Screenplay) Series II: 4 Stories Published in Magazines 38 / 1 Abridged version of Amboy Dukes in 1947 Book- Reader 2 Glamorous Models, 1949 (2) 3 Esquire, 1954, contains Apple License from the book of short stories The Short End of the Stick [Note: this is found in oversize box 1, folder 7] 4 Nugget, 1962 (2)

11 5 Pgs. ant with Harlow excerpt, The Unspeakable Visions of the Individual, undated 7 Midsummer Passions: A Variance, Tales of Midsummer Passion, pgs Series III: Reviews Series III: 1 Novels 39 / 1 Amboy Dukes 2 Cry Tough 3 The Big Brokers 4 The Square Trap 5 Children of the Dark 6 The Velvet Knife 7 The Devil s Knee 8 The Short End of the Stick 9 Good Deeds Must Be Punished Series III: 2 Biographies 40 / 1 United Kingdom reviews of Valentino 2 American reviews of Valentino 3 Miscellaneous Valentino reviews 4 Reviews of Jackie O. 5 More Jackie O. reviews, including original cover art 41 / 1 Reviews of Harlow 2 More Harlow reviews 3 More Harlow reviews 4 Harlow book excerpt from newspaper Series III: 3 Films 42 / 1 Harlow (1) 2 Harlow (2) 3 The Ring (film version of The Square Trap) 4 Champ for a Day (boxing script by Shulman) 5 Rebel Without a Cause Series IV: Miscellaneous 43 / 1 Photos and book jackets (contents list in folder) 2 Bookstore trade magazines 3 Bookstore trade magazines 4 Dime novel dissertation materials 5 Valentino miscellaneous background materials 6 Shulman s estimate of his book sales figures, Newspaper articles on murder trial by Shulman

12 - Writer Compares Real Trial, Fiction - Trial Disappoints Writer Shulman - Novelist Divides Modern Men into Three Parts 8 The Short Dime Novel featured by Shulman Palmer writer magazine with Shulman s article on writing 10 Juvenile delinquency lecture and notes 44 / 1 Magazines -American Premiere, October 1988-March / 2 -The Journal of the Writer s Guild of America, west, May 1989, August October Movies, Premiere issue and February American Cinematheque, Newsletter, 3 issues 5 -The Hollywood Reporter, March 18, 1988 Writer s Guild of America, 40 th Annual Awards 6 -Cinetex Report 7 -American Film, March Angeles, December 1990, January and February Angeles, June, August, September, and October The Columbia Forum, Winter 1971, Vol. I, No. 1 and 5 45 / 1 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Academy Foundation) -50 Golden Years of Oscar (Hardcover) 2 -Official academy materials ( ): Ballots, Booklets, and Letters 3 -Membership Screening Information (July November 1990) Annual Report 5 -Academy Report (February 1989, 1990) 6 -The British and the Oscar (5 copies) 7 -Oscar Promotionals, glossy ( ) 46 / 1 -Directors Guild of America: Directory of Members ( ) 2 -Miscellaneous Items

13 -The New York Times, February 6, 1972, A1 and A15 (photocopy) [Note: this is found in oversize box 2, folder 3] 3 -Unrelated items 4 - I Want to Live, adapted by Anthony Carthew from the book by Tabor Rawson (Irving Shulman s penname), Daily Herald, February 16-20, 1959 [Note: this is found in oversize box 2, folder 1] 47 / 1 Dime Novels -Work and Win (an interesting weekly for young American) -No. 628 December 16, No. 639 March 3, No. 732 December 13, No. 820 August 21, No. 881 October 22, No. 898 February 18, No. 937 November 17, No August 24, / 1 -No August 1, No September 26, Pluck and Luck (Complete stories of adventure) -No November 3, No December 8, No October 29, No November 28, Wild West Weekly -No December 22, No October 17, No June 12, No July 31, The Library Boys of 76 (A weekly magazine containing stories of the American Revolution) -No December 8, No December 15, No December 29, No January 5, Fame and Fortune Weekly (stories of Boys that Make Money) -No. 866 May 5, No. 926 June 29, 1923

14 -No. 935 August 31, No. 967 April 11, No. 971 May 9, No.? September 5, Western Weekly, April 25, The Boy s Library, No Secret Service (Old and Young King Brady, Detectives) -No December 8, The Jesse James Stories (Original narratives of the James boys), No Old Sleuth Weekly, No. 202 May 10, Reckless Ralph s Dime Novel Roundup, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1931 Vol. 10, No. 109, September Reckless Ralph s Twenty-five Cent Novel Library -No No No Blood and Thunder (Story Paper) -No. 54 February No. 55 March No. 56 April No. 57 May No. 58 June No. 73 September No. 74 October / 14 -All Adventure Library, Vol. 1, No. 1; Vol. 1, No. 3 -Happy Hours, 1927 Annual and Novel Catalogue -The Novel Exchanger, Vol. 1, No. 6, June Dime Novel (1938) 15 -The Deadwood Dick Library -No. 14, Vol. II -No. 18, Vol. II -No. 25, Vol. II -No. 29, Vol. III -No. 33, Vol. III -No. 41, Vol. IV 16 -Old Sleuth s Own -No. 52 A Boy Fugitive -No. 74 A Detective s Enigma

15 -No. 111 A Mystery of One Night -No. 116 Detective Dale 17 -Beadle s Frontier Series -No. 1 The Shawnee s Foe -No. 71 Snake-Eye 18 -Buffalo Bill s Best Shot, Far and Near Series, No. 28 Series V: Personal Materials 48 / 1 OU, Annual Alumni Day (1958), pgs The Ohio Alumnus (March 1958), pg Columbia University, Annual Commencement (1938), pg OU Speech (2 tapes and note cards), Writers Conference, June 10, 1967 at the University of Cincinnati (Booklet) 5 Payroll Check (Writers Guild of America, West, Inc.), April 13, Writers List, Ballots, and Press Release, etc. (Writers Guild of America, West, Inc.) 7 Lecture materials (UCLA, English 1B) 8 Valentino Sings (1/4 inch tape) 9 Medias Verdades (El Informador, 5 De Agosto De 1973) [Note: this is found in oversize box 2, folder 2] 10 Harlow Book Poster (photocopy) [Note: this is found in oversize box 2, folder 5] Series VI: Oversize Boxes 49 / contract letter for Amboy Dukes; Rebel without a Cause contract and legal matters 2 An 8½ x 14 photocopy of Saturn s Child 3 October 1955 Palm Springs Villager magazine with Shulman interview pg Harlow 11x14 reviews 49 / 5 Harlow 11x14 reviews 6 Harlow posters (Hollywood Reporter, September 28, 1964) 7 Esquire with Apple License story (September 1954, pg. 37) 8 Industrial Light and Magic Ads 50 / 1 Newspapers and Posters

16 - I Want to Live 2 -El Informador 3 -The New York Times 4 -Los Angeles Daily Times, December 4, Harlow Book Poster 51 / 1 Oscar Ads (1) / 1 Oscar Ads (2) Large black and white photo of Irving Shulman Supplement Series II: Manuscripts 1 / 1 Harlow Manuscript -Chapter Chapter Chapter Dissertation, final copy (1975) -Pgs Pgs / 6 Unidentified Manuscript: Book Three -Pgs Unidentified Manuscript: Book Four -Pgs Pgs Pgs Pgs Pgs (revisions) Series II: 1 Unpublished Materials 2 / 12 Short Stories and Essays etc. -Best Writer In The Stable, April 3, Welcome Home, Danny Boy - a narrative outline for the screen 2 / 12 -Young Dillinger A Presentation and Minimum

17 Treatment -The Creative Experience 13 Working Title: Marty-G and Company 14 Miscellaneous book notes and newspaper clippings 3 / 15 Novel: The Threshold of Hell-El umbra del Infierno (copy 1) pgs Novel: The Threshold of Hell-El umbra del Infierno (copy 2) pgs Novel: The Threshold of Hell-El umbra del Infierno (copy 3) pgs Novel: The Threshold of Hell-El umbra del Infierno (copy 3) pgs Novel: The Threshold of Hell-El umbra del Infierno (copy 3) pgs Novel: The Last Of The Good Dinosaurs (copy 1) pgs Novel: The Last Of The Good Dinosaurs (copy 2) pgs / 22 Novel: The Last Of The Good Dinosaurs (copy 3) pgs. 1-98/edited pgs. 23 Novel: The Schelemiel pgs Novel: The Schelemiel pgs Novel: The Schelemiel pgs and notes 26 Worksheets: The Schelemiel Version Two (1975) pgs / 27 Worksheets: The Schelemiel Version Two (1975) pgs Worksheets: The Schelemiel Version Two (1975) pgs Series II: 3 Screenplays and Plays 29 The Short End Of The Stick (first draft) 30 One For The Road Production #1953 Started: 9/17/52 Finished: 10/28/52 (copy 1) 31 One For The Road Production #1953, 11/19/52 (copy 2)