Box 5
Contains 70 Results:
Typescripts, 1955
Outlines, notes. 55pp.
Notes and research materials, n.d.
Folder 1. 65pp.
Notes and research materials, 1955
Folder 2. 57pp.
Grapevine, 1961
Blurbs and Ideas Folder 2. 57pp.
Grapevine, n.d.
Blurbs and Ideas Folder 3, 54pp.
Grapevine, 1957-1962
Correspondence. 33pp.
Grapevine, n.d.
"Heard at Open Meetings," 19pp.
Grapevine Ideas, ca. 1952
"The Doctor's Wife" screenplay for NBC Matinee Theatre by Nicholas E. Baehr. 85pp. [included with Grapevine materials by Gresham, connection unclear]
Grapevine Editorial Board Minutes, 1960-1961
24pp.
Grapevine Publications and Reports, ca. 1960
Including: Financial History of The Grapevine. 29pp.
Circus and Carnival Acts, 1952-1961
8 folders
Publications, 1961
Folder 1. 32pp.
Publications, 1955-1961
Folder 2. 28pp.
News Releases on various circus and carnival act performers, n.d.
[Hamid?] 39pp.
Interview questions and notes on various circus and carnival act performers, 1955
[Hamid?] 26pp.
Grapevine typescripts, some possibly by William Gresham, n.d.
27pp.
Grapevine work by William Lindsay Gresham, 1957-1962
Folder 1 (typescripts). 43pp.
Grapevine work by William Lindsay Gresham, n.d.
Folder 2 (typescripts). 73pp. [included with Grapevine materials by Gresham, connection unknown]
Grapevine issues, March 1958-December 1960
7 issues.
Houdini, 1913-1961
19 folders
Article idea: "When Houdini was Beaten", 1959
3pp.
Book Notes and research materials, n.d.
Folder 1. Notes relating to Gresham's book on Houdini: Houdini: The Man Who Walked Through Walls (1959)
Hamid Acts Bios: Folder 1, n.d.
Notes, interview questions, articles, and press releases. 41pp.
Hamid Acts Bios: Folder 2, n.d.
40pp.
Hamid Acts Bios: Folder 3, 1952-1953
32pp.
Hamid Acts Bios: Folder 4, n.d.
29pp.
SHORT WORKS, 1934-1962
84 folders
TOPICAL
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Grapevine, 1952-1962
16 folders
William Lindsay Gresham Papers
This archive contains the personal papers of William Lindsay Gresham including: correspondence, and many of the works and research materials from his writing career.
Grapevine (AA journal), n.d.
Blurbs and Ideas Folder 1. 54pp.
Brainwashing, 1955
3 folders
Book notes and research materials, 1958
Folder 2. 45pp.
Book reviews of Houdini, 1959-1961
25pp. and 3 booklets.
Correspondence, 1954-April 1958
Folder 1. 46pp.
Correspondence, May-October 1958
Folder 2. 26pp.
Correspondence, 1959-1961
Folder 3. 33pp.
Notes, n.d.
Folder 1. 67pp.
Notes, n.d.
Folder 2. Includes a small spiral notebook and various handwritten notes. 96pp.
Grapevine issues, January-August 1961
6 issues.
Grapevine issues, September 1961-March 1962
6 issues.
Grapevine issues, April-September 1962
6 issues.
Notes, n.d.
Folder 3. 47pp.
"Houdini and the Invisible Man", 1960-1961
Article by William Lindsay Gresham, various typescript drafts. 32pp.
Henry Holt (publishers) correspondence, 1958-1961
46pp.
Grapevine issues, October, December 1962
2 issues.
"The Incredible Saga of Harry Houdini" typescript by William Lindsay Gresham, 1958
79pp.
"The Man Who Walked Through Walls" typescript by William Lindsay Gresham, n.d.
95pp.
"I am Houdini: Suggestions for a play with music" by WIlliam Lindsay Gresham, n.d.
Corrected draft. 43pp.
"I am Houdini: Suggestions for a play with music" by William Lindsay Gresham, n.d.
Uncorrected draft. 43pp.