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Writings, 1895-1983 (continued)
Letters to the editor
General, 1943-1974, undated
New Statesman (1 July 1967), 1967-1968
New York Times (1 May 1977), 1937-1978
Miscellaneous phrases and quotations
Aphorisms, 1922, undated
Clichés
"Dynamic forces," 1939-1963, undated
Miscellany, 1943-1972, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 180 Psychological jargon, 1949-1979, undated
Mottos, proverbs, quotations, and sayings, 1941-1978, undated
Phrases, 1938-1978, undated
(4 folders)
Replies to critics, 1960-1973, undated
Vocabulary, 1957-1975, undated
Wit, 1957-1960, undated
Poems, 1915-1978, undated
BOX 181 Public speaking engagements
Interviews
Conferences and panel discussions
1947
2-4 May, "The Future of American Capitalist Democracy," Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., 1942-1947
22 May, forum on Soviet psychiatry sponsored by Soviet Russia Today, New York, N.Y.
1948, 19 Mar., "The Psychopathology of Comic Books" (Wertham's first public condemnation of comic books), New York Academy of Medicine, New York, N.Y., 1948, undated
1949, 22 Nov., "America's Town Meeting of the Air: Do Our Churches Offer a Sound Basis for Faith and Living?" WJZ Radio, New York, N.Y.
Correspondence, 1949-1950, undated
Drafts and transcript
Research materials, 1920, 1949, undated
1952, 7 Jan., "The Paradox of Poe" (readings from the poetry and prose of Edgar Allan Poe by Burgess Meredith with psychoanalytical commentary by Wertham), Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
1954
14 Mar., "Bulletin Forum: How Can We Meet the Problems of Problem Youth?" Philadelphia, Pa., 1953-1954
21 Sept., "America's Town Meeting of the Air: What Remedy for Teen-age Terror?" WABC Radio, New York, N.Y.
1957
7-11 Apr., "Juvenile Problems: Their Prevention and Handling," Eastern District Association and American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, New York, N.Y.
1 Sept., "Open Mind: Television and Children," WRCA-TV, Boston, Mass.
1958, 14 Sept., "Open Mind: Racism," WRCA-TV, New York, N.Y.
1961
20 Apr., "Youth and the Social Crisis," World Federation for Mental Health: United States Committee, Inc., New York, N.Y.
27 Jan., forum on capital punishment, District Attorneys Association of the State of New York
1965, 17 Nov., "Sadism, Violence and Censorship," WNYC, New York, N.Y.
1968, 19 Oct., "Aggression in Our Society," Fifth Annual Arthur P. Noyes Memorial Conference, Norristown State Hospital, Norristown, Pa., 1968
1969, 15 May, "Law and the Obscenity Revolution," New York State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, New York, N.Y., 1969, 1974
Magazines and periodicals
1949, Nov., "What's Right and Wrong with Our Churches?" Pageant See also Container 181, 1949, 22 Nov., "America's Town Meeting of the Air"
1955, 9 May, "Psychological Fallout: Big Bombs Breed Small Ones Wielded by Criminals, Criminologist Warns," North American Newspaper Alliance
1956
Mar., interview with Wertham by Richard Strunsky (four-part series), Labor's Daily
"American Humor Goes Sick," Esquire
1957, Jan., interview with Wertham, State of Mind, 1956-1957
1959, 2 Jan., interview with Wertham by C. Jack Stamm, Aufbau, 1958-1959
1963, Apr., "A Redbook Dialogue: Alfred Hitchcock and Fredric Wertham," Redbook
Correspondence, 1962-1963
Draft and galley proof, undated
Miscellany, 1962-1966
Research materials, 1961-1963, undated
BOX 182 1964, Feb., "Why Murder Is Contagious," McCall's, 1963-1964, undated See also Container 32, Kennedy, John F., assassination
1965, July, two-part article on suicide, Berks County Record, 1965
1966
11 Aug., "Pornography of Violence," Playboy
27 Nov., "Why Sam Sheppard's Strange Marriage Is Working," National Enquirer
1967
Jan.-Feb., "An End to Violence?" SKF Psychiatric Reporter, 1967, undated
15 Feb., "The Killer Stalks Our Culture: A Dialogue with Dr. Fredric Wertham," American Dialog, 1960-1967, undated
July, article on Wertham, MD
Correspondence, 1967-1969
Miscellany, 1961-1967
Research materials, 1923, 1967-1975, undated
Sept., article on violence, UAW Washington Report
18 Nov., "Mass Murderers Among Us," Record Magazine
1968, Apr., article on Benjamin Spock, National Enquirer
1969
May, article on Benny Smith case, Los Angeles Times, 1968-1969, undated
Dec., "Ask Them Yourself," Family Weekly
1974
Apr., "Is Exposure to Pornography Harmful to Teenagers?" Journal of the American Medical Association
6 June, "The Comics Code: Twenty Years of Self-strangulation?" (part two), Inside Comics, 1974-1975, undated
Sept., article on the affects of television on children, Blanco y Negro
1975, June, interview with Wertham, Miami Herald, 1974-1975
1977, "Violence in Cinema: An Interview with Fredric Wertham, M.D.," Fandom Unlimited #2
Correspondence, 1974-1978
Fandom Unlimited Enterprises, promotional materials, 1974-1981, undated
Interview drafts, undated
Research materials, 1964-1977, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 183 Miscellany
General, 1954-1980, undated
Interviews, declined, 1962-1979
Radio broadcasts
1946
17 Apr., "Author Meets the Critic: The Snake Pit," WHN, New York, N.Y., 1943-1949
31 July, "Author Meets the Critic: Dark Legend," Mutual Broadcasting System, 1946-1947, undated
1947, 15 Mar., "Religion in the News," WNBC, [New York, N.Y.], 1947, undated
1948, 1 Nov., "Something Ought To Be Done: Homosexuality," WMCA, New York, N.Y.
1949
15 May, "Something Ought To Be Done: Sex Education," WMCA, New York, N.Y.
22 May, "Author Meets the Critics: Show of Violence," WNBC, New York, N.Y.
1950
19 Oct., "We the People," WNBC, New York, N.Y.
3 Nov., "It's a Mystery to Me," 1950, undated
1951, 9-12 Apr., "Mobilizing America's Psychological Resources" (four-part series), WNYC, New York, N.Y.
1954
26 Apr., "Report to the People: Should Books Be Censored?" WMCA, New York, N.Y.
16 July, "Heart of the News," WWC, New York, N.Y.
1955, 15 Mar., "Focus," WMCA, New York, N.Y.
1956, 16 Nov., "Books and Voices," Westinghouse Broadcasting Network, New York, N.Y.
1957
3 Feb., "Open Mind: Compulsion," WRCA, New York, N.Y., 1957 See also Container 184, same heading
13 Aug., "Martha Deane Show," WOR, New York, N.Y.
4 Dec., "Martha Deane Show," WOR, New York, N.Y., 1957-1958
12 Dec., "Long John Show," WOR, New York, N.Y., 1955-1958, undated
1958
14 Sept., "Open Mind: Racism," WRCA, New York, N.Y., See also Container 181, same heading
15 Sept. and 16 Nov., "Counterpoint" (two-part interview), WNEW, New York, N.Y.
17 Dec., "The Hidden Revolution: The Twenty-hour Week," CBS News
1959
11 Oct., "American Forum of the Air: How Can We Combat Delinquency?" Westinghouse Broadcasting Network, 1958-1959
BOX 184 1960, 28 Feb., "Long John Show," WOR, New York, N.Y., 1955-1960, undated
1962, 30 Jan., discussion of "The Killer Had Been Paroled," Ladies Home Journal, WINS, New York, N.Y., 1962-1963
1963
1 Dec., "Sunday News Closeup: A Climate of Violence," WNEW, New York, N.Y., 1963-1964
5 Dec., "Martha Deane Show," WOR, New York, N.Y., 1963-1964, undated
1964
17 Jan., "Bob Kennedy– Contact," WBZ, Boston, Mass.
1 Dec., "Ed Joyce Show," WCBS, New York, N.Y., 1948, 1964
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