| Author/Origine : | Highsmith, Patricia | |
| Title : | Letters | |
| Scope and content : | B-Correspondence: family correspondence, including a large collection of letters between Highsmith and her Texan first cousin
Dan O. Coates, and letters between Highsmith and her mother Mary Coates Highsmith, father Jay B. Plangman and step-father
Stanley Highsmith. Correspondence with publishers. Correspondence with friends, including a large number of letters to her
life-long friend Kate Kingsley Skattebøl, and to Charles Latimer and Barbara Ker-Seymer, as well as copies of letters to Alex
Szogyi, Phyllis Nagy and Bettina Berch. Letters from (and occasionally to) fellow writers, especially Graham Greene, Paul
Bowles and Gore Vidal (for other established names in the Arts and Letters with a smaller number of letters see list below). |
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| Cote : | SLA-PH-B |
| B-01 | Letters from Patricia Highsmith | ||||||||||
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| B-02 | Letters to Patricia Highsmith | ||
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| B-03 | Letters between Third Persons |
| B-04 | Thematical Correspondence | ||||||||||
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B-04 |
Thematical Correspondence |
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B-04-a |
Thematical Bundles |
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| Cote | Folder title | Dates | Collation | Further Info / Remarks |
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| B-04-a-HAR | Harry Ransom Research Center (HRRC) (re: Highsmith manuscripts/archive) ; Correspondence | 1967-1994 | div. mat. | Including:11 letters from PH to HRRC (resp. J. Howard Woolmer, representing HRRC), 10 letters from HRRC/J. Howard Woolmer to PH, Center, The University of Texas) to PH re: possible purchase of letters of PH, attached to this letter: 4 brochures of The University of Texas (Library), 1 folder "The Humanities Research Center", envelope. |
| B-04-a-KOE | Koestler's death ; Correspondence | 1983 | 6, 1 print by AK | 2 of the 6 letters are incomplete, one of them shows a handwritten note by PH?. Attachment: 20 obituaries (newspaper cuttings), 1 envelope. |
| B-04-a-LAW | Lawsuit against Margaret Eversol (re: Highsmith’s car) ; Correspondence | 1963-1966 | div. mat. | Including: among others: 2 letters from Ellen Hill to PH, 1 letter from PH to Ellen Hill, 1 letter from Margaret Eversol to PH. |
| B-04-a-STA | Stamp collection ; Correspondence | s.d. | div. mat. | Including: empty envelopes of letters by Paul Bowles, Phyllis Nagy and others. |
| B-04-a-YAD | Yaddo (re: legacy) ; Correspondence | 1988-1995 | div. mat. | Including: 2 letters (carbon copies) from PH to Yaddo, 6 letters Yaddo to PH. see also B-02-03-YADS |
B-04-b |
Unsorted Letters |
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B-04-b-01 |
Copies of Letters |
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| Cote | Folder title | Dates | Collation | Further Info / Remarks |
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| B-04-b-01-UNS1 | Circa 45 copies of letters ; Correspondence | s.d. | c. 45 letters (photocopies) | Unsorted letters from PH to diverse people and institutions - especially publishers - spread all over the PH papers, partly related to manuscripts. |
| B-04-b-01-UNS2 | Circa 230 copies of letters ; Correspondence | s.d. | c. 230 letters (photocopies) | Unsorted letters from diverse people and institutions - especially publishers - to PH, spread all over the PH papers, partly related to manuscripts, partly torn to be used as note paper. |
B-04-b-02 |
Letters in/from Scrapbooks and Diaries |
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| The sticked letters are to be found in the scrapbooks on the indicated pages, the loose letters were taken out of the scrapbooks. Collation indicates loose letters only | ||||
| Cote | Folder title | Dates | Collation | Further Info / Remarks |
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| B-04-b-02-SCR1 | Scrapbook 1 ; Correspondence | s.d. | 2 | sticked: Joan Kahn, 15.3.1950 (p.1), W.H. Auden, 23.3.? (re: Strangers) (p.3), Alfred Hitchcock to Ramona Herdman (Harper & Brothers), 17.3.1950 (p.4), Arthur P. Grossman, 26.7.1950 (p.8), John (Oates? – reader of The Talented Mr Ripley) (p.32)loose: Jean ? (p.34), C. Day Lewis (Chatto and Windus Publishers Ltd ) (p.38) |
| B-04-b-02-SCR3 | Scrapbook 3 ; Correspondence | s.d. | 19 | sticked: Charlotte Armstrong to Joan Kahn, 30.5.1962 (p.18), Charlotte Armstrong, 8.9.1962 (p.21), Pamela Hansford Johnson, 27.10.1965 (p.74)loose: Lee Warner (p.18), Margot Johnson (p. 18), Barbara Grier (p.18), 15 readers’ letters to Claire Morgan (p.32), Brigid Brophy (p. 34/35, in Scrapbook 3 [b]) |
| B-04-b-02-SCR4 | Scrapbook 4 ; Correspondence | s.d. | 1 | loose: Ethel Talbot Scheffauer |
| B-04-b-02-SCR5 | Scrapbook 5 ; Correspondence | s.d. | no documents | sticked: Larry ? [Ashmead?] (telegram re:Tremor of Forgery, 28.3.?) (p.4); Derek Robinson to Janice (8.10.1971) (p. 37), Graham Greene (5.5.[1972], re:Dog’s Ransom) (p. 49) |
| B-04-b-02-SCR6 | Scrapbook 6 ; Correspondence | s.d. | 3 | loose:Joseph Losey (p. 93); Walter Plangman (on rear of copy of article re:PH) (p. 101); Roger Smith (Heinemann) (p. 101); Monika Sperl (p. 108/109) |
| B-04-b-02-SCR7 | Scrapbook 7 ; Correspondence | s.d. | 2 | sticked: Gerd Haffmans (Diogenes Verlag), 25.5.1977 (p.2); Mandy Midgley (Heinemann), 13.5.1977 (p.2); Barbara Ker-Seymer, 23.10.1977 (p.38), Simon Jenkins to Barbara Ker-Seymer, 21.10.1977 (p. 38)loose: Katherine M. Alexander (Lakewood Memorial Library) (p.5/6); PH to editor ov Evening Standard (carbon copy) (p.9/10) |
| B-04-b-02-SCR8 | Scrapbook 8 ; Correspondence | s.d. | 2 | sticked: Bernd Lubowski, 10.1.1977 (p. 29)loose: Mohrbooks Literary Agency (p.17/18); Barbara Ker Seymer to Simon Jenkins (p. 17/18) |
| B-04-b-02-SCR11 | Scrapbook 11 ; Correspondence | s.d. | 4 | sticked: J. J. Strating (Nilsson & Lamm), 10.3.1983, to Heinemann (p. 9); Peter Bongartz, 11.7.1983 (p.20); PH to Ellen [Hill?], 16.9.1983 (p.21)loose: Čestmír Jerhot (p.1); Roger Smith (Heinemann) (p.1); Eva Barbuscia (Théâtre La Plaine/Les Coulisses nord, Marseille) (p. 20/21) |
| B-04-b-02-SCR12 | Scrapbook 12 ; Correspondence | s.d. | 10 | loose: Mirjam Ahrén to Claire Morgan (p.1); Mary Wings (p.7); Andor Klay (p. 10/11); Patricia Woods to Claire Morgan (p. 10/11); M. (?) Baume (p.20/21); Anneli Tönkyrà (p. 20/21); J. J. Strating (Nilsson & Lamm) (p. 24/25); Douglas E. Brown (p. 28/29) |
| B-04-b-02-SCR13 | Scrapbook 13 ; Correspondence | s.d. | 3, 2 photos | sticked: Alain Oulman (Calman-Lévy), 20.3.1987 (p. 23)loose: Gregorio Rodilla, incl. photographs of painted PH portraits by G.R., with covering letters by Maria Cortès (Editorial Anagrama) and Marianne Liggenstorfer (Diogenes Verlag) (p.1-2) |
| B-04-b-02-SCR14 | Scrapbook 14 ; Correspondence | s.d. | 1 | sticked: Philipp Schwaninger, Jan. 1993 (p. 27); Jack Lang, 18.12.1989 (nomination ordre des arts et des letters) (p. 48) ; PH to Jack Lang (p. 49)loose: Bettina Berch (p. 48/49) |
| B-04-b-02-DIA2 | Diary 2 ; Correspondence | 1949 | 1 | loose: Kathryn Cohen (p. 140/141 |
B-04-c |
Original Correspondence Folders [empty] |
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| Cote | Folder title | Dates | Further Info / Remarks |
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| B-04-c-219 | folder: Till Dec. 1971 PERSONAL MCH/D.W./R.C./Eugene W. Till Dec 1971 ; Correspondence | 1971 | |
| B-04-c-284 | folder: Personal DAN C./ B. K-S / R. BLYTHE / ROLF T. Personal till '74 ; Correspondence | 1974 | |
| B-04-c-298 | folder: Personal Personal '73 '74 ; Correspondence | 1973 | Dat.: Additional dates: 1974 |
| B-04-c-353 | folder: Old Personal Feb. '81 '77 Alex S./Buffie/Julian S./T.B. ; Correspondence | 1977 | Dat.: Additional dates: 1981 |
| B-04-c-394 | folder: '87-88 Personal ; Correspondence | 1987-1988 | on rear: Time Deposit, Some Keogh, Money Market |
| B-04-c-476 | folder: Old Personal Feb. '91 & earlier ; Correspondence | 1991 | |
| B-04-c-620 | folder: lettere personali 1991-1995 PERSONAL OCT 87 ; Correspondence | 1991-1995 | Dat.: Additional dates: 1987 |
| B-04-c-912 | folder decorated by PH: OLD BUSINESS LETTERS '64-'74 ; Correspondence | 1964-1974 | |
| B-04-c-981 | folder: old business Feb. '84 '80 Letters OLD BUSINESS ; Correspondence | 1984 | |
| B-04-c-1017.1 | folder: Anna v. Planta's writing: business corr. Late 94 ; Correspondence | 1994 | |
| B-04-c-1017.2 | folder: '88-'92 BUSINESS ; Correspondence | 1982-1992 | |
| B-04-c-1329 | folder: Bloomsbury Publishing ; Correspondence | s.d. | |
| B-04-c-1329bis | folder: Personal (with flower on it) ; Correspondence | s.d. | |
| B-04-c-1329bis2 | yellow folder: [inside: Diogenes] ; Correspondence | s.d. | |
| B-04-c-BKS | Ker-Seymour ; Correspondence | s.d. | |
| B-04-c-LET | Letters (family) ; Correspondence | s.d. | Contained family correspondence. |
B-04-d |
Documents from Correspondence Files |
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| Cote | Folder title | Further Info / Remarks |
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| B-04-d-78 | Newspaper article: "Suspicious" Fire Destroys Arab Group's US Offices ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-83 | Small drawing (photocopy?) of 3 violins ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-121 | Newspaper article: Toms kleine Missgeschicke ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-237 | July 24, 1970. Typed note by PH relating to finances ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-281 | Typed by PH "Murder Rate Per Year" ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-300-1 | 2 typed pages on Maria d'Apparecida, artist, by Roger Peyrefitte (originally filed with short stories 1972-74-78-80-81-82) ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-302 | Page of German or Swiss TV guide with blurb on The American Friend ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-335 | Typed p by PH "Truffles" ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-354+355 | First day cover envelope "Famous People Victorian Women in Literature" stamped London NW1, 9 July 1980 ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-376 | Typed poem "Aubade" by Philip Larkin ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-378 | Newspaper article on "Emergence", photography book by Cynthia MacAdams ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-379 | Newspaper article on The American Friend ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-551 | Drawing by PH, with notes ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-504+638 | 2 CVs of Winifer Kingsley Skattebøl - not the same as 504 ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-676 | Newspaper article "America, and White Bread" ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-677-680 | Article from The New Republic, November 23, 1992 "Meltdown" by Steven Emerson ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-843 | Copy [?] of title page of "Without Stopping" for Gary from Paul Bowles, 2/IX/92 date coincides with 842 (Bowles to PH) of 4/IX/92 photocopy of dedication sent by Bowles? ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-854-5 | Article from Time Magazine, November 26, 1990 Strangers in a Strange Land. on Bertolucci's The Sheltering Sky based on novel by Paul Bowles ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-943 | 2 typed pages, "Cremation" by C R Tottle ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-956-7 | Annual claim for reduction of French tax on royalties ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-994-6 | RESUME for PH up to June 1979 of PROPERTIES AVAILABLE (list) ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1024 | Article 6-7/1/90 (IHT?) Americans Overseas: A New Deal? ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1050 | PH - PENGUIN LICENCE EXPIRY DATES (list) ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1056 | article "One serious lady", on The Sheltering Sky, dated 26/10/90 by PH, w/ comment "sent by Gary Pulsifer" ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1066-74 | Los Angeles Times Guidelines for Reviewers ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1094 | PH notes on problems with Hakim on rear of letter from Diogenes ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1109 | Article "After Seven Healthy Years, Glad to Have the Hack Back" by Diane Ouding, on smoking, 2/3/89 ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1113-9 | Aktennotiz zu den Steuerfolgen des Testaments von PH, 30 Aug 88 ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1019-23x | Notes (by Frieda Sommer?) to MS of Small g ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1024x | Typed notes on health, "July" ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1025x | Card: with name of Dr. S.S. Stewart ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1046-7x | Typed book review by PH of After the Last Sky and The Politics of Dispossession, by Edward W. Said ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1055-60x | Two newspaper articles (copied 6 times): Rabies and Europe's Pets, and The Quarantine Lobby, a published letter by M.P. Highsmith, dated 20/1/94 ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1074x | Info on Muralto Hotel and Punto Rosso. unknown handwriting ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1083x | Drawing of a foot with notes ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1109x | Form on VAT refunds ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1113x | Patricia Highsmith's CV for Festival organisers ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1173 | Handwritten note with medical terms in Italian and English on rear of letter from The Good Book Guide ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1174 | PH drawing of plan for house in Tegna. On rear of letter from Harbourfront Reading Series, Toronto ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1175-8 | In the Attic of the House in Christopher Street (Mag?) pp 68-74 short story by Jane Rule. Pages 71 and 73 missing? h.w. note by PH: "Marion: quite a good story, I think. Pat 20 Aug. '80" ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1179 | At Long Last--Love by Jack Hiemenz in Christopher Street (Mag?) p. 76. end missing ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1184 | Newspaper article: "The Big Lie Lives on in Bayreuth" (no date) ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1185 | Newspaper article: "Werke von Idy Schulthess und Hugo Abt in der Galleria Nova", Tessiner Zeitung, 13. Sept 1991, Seite 9 ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1189 | Bill from George Hamilton, Royal Free Hospital, dd. 23.1.92, GBP 240. cf also 1291 ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1190+1191+1192 | Bill from George Hamilton, Royal Free Hospital, dd. 23.1.92, GBP 150. cf also 1291 ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1193-5+1198-1200 | Bill from Hazlitt's, London, for 14/1/92 to 24/01/92:1193+1199+1200, 1194, 1195 and 1198 are copies ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1201-1203 | Merrill Lynch: dividends and distributions 1991. 1202 and 1203 copies ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1204-1206 | Merrill Lynch: summary of 1991 reportable activity. 1205-6 copies ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1207-1209 | Merrill Lynch: info provided for tax preparation 1991.1208-9 copies ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1211 | Air Mail envelope addressed to Betty Main. Tegna address on back. No stamp ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1213+1214+1215 | Einteilung der Sitzplätze im Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus Bayreuth, 1213 is original, 1214 and 1215 are copies ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1224 | Envelope addressed to Hannah Simora in East Jerusalem. No stamp ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1225+1226 | A typed list: The Lobby by Edward Tivnan, Stateless in Gaza by Paul Cossali & Clive Robson and PH's dedication in Catastrophes, 1226 is a carbon of 1225 ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1227 | Notes on "Jews" ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1229 | Article "Toward Peace in the Holy Land" by Walid Khalidi, in Foreign Affairs, Spring 1988, pp. 771-89. See letters by his wife ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1232-6 | Story (non fiction) taken by PH, from Stateless in Gaza by Paul Cossali and Clive Robson. Typed ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1239_+_1240 | CV of Kate Skattebøl (2 x same) ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1241-5 | Information (CV and clippings) on John Hardy (productions) ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1249-53 | Article (from The Authors Guild?), Fall 1987, pp. 15-6: "How the Termination Clause in the Copyright Act Works". 1250-1 and 1252-3 are copies of 1249 (both sides) ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1259+1260 | UN list of names for PLO + League of Arab States (2 documents) ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1261 | Newspaper article NY Times July 2, 1987, p. A8: "Pro-Israel Group Exerts Quiet Might As It Rallies Supporters in Congress" ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1262 | Newspaper article NY Times July 6, 1987, pp. 1+4: "On Middle East Policy, a Major Influence" ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1264-9 | with German captions for Ueber Patricia Highsmith ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1275 | Statement of Polish Income 1984 ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1285-6_+_1284 | Printed info on Switzerland, re: visas, taxes, etc ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1305 | Envelope of Andover Press (GB) addressed to PH in Tegna ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1309_+1310 | Blank U.K. Tax Relief form with note by PH. ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1311 | Time Magazine mailing wrapper (to PH in Tegna), 18 Apr 94, on rear: data on Brian Masters' Jeffrey Dahmer book ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1320 | Time Magazine mailing wrapper (to PH in Tegna), 18 Apr 94 ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1321 | Time Magazine mailing wrapper (to PH in Tegna), 17 Apr 95 ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1323 | Time Magazine mailing wrapper (to PH in Tegna), 18 Apr 94, with PH note on rear: $17,600 - 8/6/93 ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1312-19+1322 | Time Magazine wrappers ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1326 | Viking Press Release of Casino Moon by Peter Blauner ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1330 | Ink drawing on Moncourt letterhead, with PH typed note: Highsmith. Idea for Cat. stories 10 June 1987" ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1336+1335+1337 | Handwritten corrections PH to Catastrophes (9 stories). 1336 and 1335 on rear of typed MS page no. 16 of No End in Sight (same page twice). This MS is not the final version ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1342 | Typed title page of Catastrophes "No. 9. Sixtus VI, Pope of the Red Slipper". Filed 15.3.99 with manuscripts ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1343 | Typed title page of Catastrophes "No. 8. NO END IN SIGHT". Filed 15.3.99 with manuscripts ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1344 | Typed title page of Catastrophes "3. Operation Balsam; or Touch-Me-Not". Filed 15.3.99 with manuscripts ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1345 | Typed title page of Catastrophes "2) MOBY DICK II OR THE MISSILE WHALE". H.w. note PH: "v. Planta's." Filed 15.3.99 with manuscripts ; Correspondence | |
| B-04-d-1346 | Typed title page of Catastrophes "MOBY DICK II, or THE MISSILE WHALE". Filed 15.3.99 with manuscripts ; Correspondence |