The Inventory. of the. John David Morley. Collection #1078

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1 The Inventory of the John David Morley Collection #1078 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

2 Box 1 I d. e. f. g. Morley, John David # /16/95, 7 /20/07 Preliminary Listing Manuscripts. A. ByJDM. 1. PICTURES FROM THE WATER TRADE (Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985). a. Holograph draft in Japanese; began as Japanese writing exercise notebook (Sept.-Oct. 1973); ink corrections by Mizuma Hidemitsu (JDM's roommate), 138 p. b. Draft, holograph, 408 p. C. Japanese sources quoted in translation (photocopies). [F. 1-2] [F. 3-4] [F. 5] [F. 6] [F. 7] English draft ( original), holograph, ca. 100 p. Draft, TS, edited, ca. 200 p. Second draft, TS, 277 p., [F. 8-9] Bound draft of only extant copy of original manuscript; presented to JDM by Anthony Holden. IN THE LABYRINTH (Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986). a. Transcripts of recordings, holograph. [F. 10] b. Supplementary questions and answers; "Q & A apropos the tapes, plus a timetable mapping out events in the years in question" ( ). [F. 11] C. Appendices; "certified copy of charges brought against Baumler at his trial in Bratislava in 1948." [F. 12] d. Transcript of interview with Gabriel Seltsam, "a German-Slovak who was in Leopoldov [prison] w[ith] Baumler and later became a close friend. In the book, Seltsam is given the name Sellner."[F. 13] e. Draft, holograph, in pencil with ink corrections. [F. 14] f. Original manuscript of novel, under original title PALLEHNER'S STORY, TS, 173 p. [F.15] g. PALLEHNER'S STORY, bound copy, "of the type [JDM] sent to the publisher, agent, and a few friends." [F. 16] THE CASE OF THOMAS N. (Atlantic Monthly Press, 1987). a. Draft, holograph, with corrections by JDM, parts 1 and 2, [F ] Morley, John David (1995, 2007) Page 1 of 6

3 Box2 Box b. c. d. Original draft of novel, TS, 183 p. Bound TS copy of novel, 183 p. Hardbound draft, TS with corrections, under original title THE CASE OF THOMAS S. [F. 19] [F. 20] [No Folder] THE FEAST OF FOOLS (St. Martin's Griffin, 1995). a. Early holograph draft, with notes. [F. 1] b. Book framework sections. [F. 2] C. d. e. f. g. h. 1. (i) "Libra." (ii) "Scorpio." (iii) "Sagittarius." (iv) "The Water Bearer." (v) "The Horned Goat." Munich calendars and notices of death for Maria Pfaffel; used as research for novel. [F. 3] Holograph notes arranged for setup of book, organized according to calendar dates. [F. 4] 6 notebooks of holograph draft pages and notes. [F. 5-6] "Outlines 1-3" and "Sketches 4-6," TS pages, along with several items of correspondence and publicity materials re: agent Hilary Rubinstein, [F. 7] "Early final draft" (JDM's version), TS, 417 p. [F. 8] Uncorrected proofs. [F. 9] Correspondence with Alan Samson re: changing chapter sequence and other editing suggestions, includes TS pages with editor's notes, [F. 10] THE ANATOMY LESSON (St. Martin's Press, 1995). a. Research notes, ca. 1980s - Jan [F. 11] b. Chapter drafts, TS with some holograph corrections. c. [F. 12] Draft "lacking the changes made for publication," TS. [F. 13] PAS SAGE, draft, TS. a. "The First Night," pp [F. 14] b. "The Second Night," pp [F. 15] c. "The Third Night," pp [F. 1] d. "The Fourth Night," pp [F. 2] e. "The Fifth Night," pp [F. 3] JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WHALE (Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2005). a. Research re: village of Lameda b. Edited draft, TS photocopy, 466 p. [F. 4] [F. 5-6] Morley, John David (1995, 2007) Page 2 of 6

4 QUANTUM MECHANICS, a. Bound draft, TS, 151 p. [F. 7] b. Notes and research, TS. [F. 8] (i) Research and notes. (ii) "Memo from which the idea for QM grew." [F. 9] (iii) Footnotes for QUANTUM MECHANICS. DESTINY, OR: THE ATTRACTION OF AFFINITIES (Little, Brown and Co., 1996). a. Early draft, TS with holograph notes, ca. 200 p. [F. 10] b. Copyedited draft, TS with holograph corrections, 258 p. [F ] "Made in Japan," screenplay commissioned by movie director Richard Lester ( ). a. Script, 132 p. [F. 13] b. Story version, TS, includes holograph section, 71 p. [F. 14] "The Amen Soldier." a. Draft, TS, with 6 p. ofrevisions. [F. 15] b. Script, 93 p. [F. 16] c. Script, 107 p., Apr. 8, [F. 17] d. Script. 107 p. [F. 18] e. Holograph notes, with section of background material (TS). [F. 19] f. g. Draft in Japanese, 92 p., with 3 p. outline in English. Holograph notes, outline, plotting. [F. 20] [F ] II. Research Material. A. Re: PASSAGE. 1. Explanation by JDM, TS, 5 p. 2. Research notes, TS, 100 p. 3. Packet of research notes, [F. 23],[F ] Box4 III. Manuscripts ( continued). A. By JDM ( continued). 1. Poetry; includes some manuscripts by authors other than JDM. a. Poems dedicated to Armgard de Vivanco-Luyken, holograph, [F. 1] b. Miscellaneous poems and ink drawings; lock of hair, [F. 2] Morley, John David (1995, 2007) Page 3 of 6

5 c. Poems by Jon Victor, TS, [F. 3] d. Bound poems, Mar.-July [F. 4] e. Poems "rescued from Nevill Coghill's estate by his daughter, Carol Martin," TS, [F. 5] f. "Stray poems, written 1965, typed 1966." [F. 6] g. "Love poems inspired by and addressed to Armgard [de Vivanco-Luyken]," TS and holograph, [F. 7] h. "Poetry Fragments," includes long poem, [F. 8] 1. Poem book; "cycle of poems for Armgard [ de Vivanco-Luyken] after birth and death of child, Tania," Sep , [F. 9] J. "A Calendar for Armgard" [de Vivanco-Luyken], collected poems, Dec [F. 10] "Feuilleton Journalism," by JDM, for Die Suddeutsche Zeitung. [F. 11] "The Source," TS, 14 p. [F. 12] "The Exorcists." a. Draft, TS, ca. 20 p. [F. 13] b. Prose fragment, holograph, ca (possibly a study for THE CASE OF THOMAS N.). [F. 14] "The Cage" and "Debut of a Clown," 2 plays. a. Drafts, TS and holograph, [F. 15] b. Possibly final draft of "The Cage," 15 p. TS; some C. parts used in THE CASE OF THOMAS N. [F. 16] First drafts of both plays; manuscripts in both English and German. [F. 1 7] d. "Debut of a Clown," possibly final draft, TS. [F. 18] "Kingdom Come" ( originally titled "Tribulation at Troyesville"), background material, holograph. [F. 19] "Ramblings of an autobiography and various literary sketches," holograph. [F. 20] "Hendrick's Dream," radio play, Oxford, a. Draft, TS, ca. 20 p. [F. 21] b. Draft, TS, 23 p. [F. 22] c. "The Box" / "Hendrick's Dream," first draft, holograph. [F. 23] "Feast of Fools," long poem version. a. Draft pages, TS and holograph. b. Early draft, TS. c. Late version, TS, ca [F. 24] [F. 25] [F. 26] Morley, John David (1995, 2007) Page 4 of 6

6 B. 10. Article re: Richard Burton, commissioned by Tina Brown for Vanity Fair magazine, first draft, Dec [F. 27] 11. "Passing Through," draft of collected magazine journalism, TS, [F. 28] 12. Autobiographical writings. a. "The Family Face," notes on family history, TS, [F.29] b. "A Face in the Mirror" (sequel to "The Family Face"), TS, 122 p. [F. 30] Manuscripts by otl)ers (not JDM). 1. German "copybook" by Armgard de Vivanco-Luyken, Aug [F. 31] 2. JDM's father's account of canoeing trip taken with JDM, TS, 6 p., [F. 32] 3. "The Anatomy Lesson," screenplay adaptation by L. M. "Kit" Carson. 1. Draft, TS, 94 p., 1990s. 2. Draft, TS, 93 p., Aug. 21, [F. 33] [F. 34] IV. Journals and Diaries. A. Re: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE WHALE. 1. "Indonesia Trip," s and journal (TS) by JDM, Apr.- July [F. 35] 2. Medial charts and bills re: JDM's hospitalization in Bali, June-July [JDM nearly died due to a detached medical device which severely damaged his heart.] [F. 36] Box 5 V. Correspondence. A. Personal. 1. Re: Armgard de Vivanco-Luyken. a. Letters to JDM, [F, 1] b. Letters to Japan; TLS, ALS; Sep [F. 2-3] c. Letter, Apr.-June [F. 4] d. Letters from JDM to Vivanco-Luyken, [F. 5-11] e. Re: JDM's first stay at Lochham, Germany, Sep.- Dec [F. 12] f. Morley family and Vivanco-Luyken family letters, Feb. 14, Aug. 10, [F. 13] 2. Letters between JDM and Nevill Coghill, [F ] Morley, John David (1995, 2007) Page 5 of 6

7 Box6 Box 7 VI. VII Re: Armgard de Vivanco-Luyken (continued). a. Letters from JDM to Vivanco-Luyken, [F ] b. Tokyo letters to JDM, [F. 19] c. Letters from Vivanco-Luyken's sons, Wedigo and Mario, to JDM in Japan, [F. 20] d. Letters from Vivanco-Luyken to JDM in Japan, [F.21] Re: JDM's problems at Clifton College and his move to Munich, [F. 1] Armgard, Alfred; JDM's father to JDM, [F. 2] Alphabetical files. a. A-H, [F. 3] b. H-M, ; includes JDM's sisters and John Jones (friend and tutor of JDM at Merton). [F. 4] c. N-Z. [F. 5] Letters from Armgard de Vivanco-Luyken, ; [F. 6-13] Letters to and from JDM while in Mexico, during his stay with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Feb.-May [F. 14] B. Professional; literary correspondence between JDM and publishers, editors; mostly TLS; [F ] Journals and Diaries ( continued). A. JDM's travel journals. [No Folder] B. A1mgard de Vivanco-Luyken's diaries. Printed Material A. Sunday Times Magazine, Jan. 27, 1985; contains article by JDM re: Spring spent in Mexico with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. [JDM tutored their children.] B. Pamphlets and hand-out literature from U.S. religious and racist organizations; collected by JDM for research purposes. VIII. Photographs. Box 8 A. Albums of JDM, Armgard de Vivanco-Luyken and friends, Europe, 1960s. B. JDM and family, friends, C. Albums of JDM and friends during his stay in Japan, 1970s. D. Photos of Albert in his studio. E. Photos of JDM at 16 years old. F. Personal photos of Armgard de Vivanco-Luyken, taken by JDM. G. JDM with friends and Armgard de Vivanco-Luyken, 1980s-2000s. Morley, John David (1995, 2007) Page 6 of 6

8 Morley, John David # /21/15 Preliminary Listing Added to Box 8 I. Correspondence. A. Files. 1. Re: John Jones, [F. 9] Morley, John David (10/21/15) Page 1 of 1