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BOX 205-261 Writings, 1931-2008
Material relating to Wilson’s prolific publishing of books and articles. Book files typically include initial handwritten drafts, subsequent typescripts with corrections and annotations, and galley proofs. Also available is correspondence with coauthors, publishers, editors, and outside readers; notes and references; permissions; lists of illustrations and figures; dust jackets; promotional material; book notices; and reviews. Additional correspondence with coauthors, publishers, and editors can be found in the General Correspondence series, and reviews of Wilson’s books are also located in the Press and Reviews series. Files relating to Wilson’s articles and essays vary in content. All include drafts, typescripts, or printed copies of the article or essay. Some also include correspondence with coauthors, editors, and outside readers. Also included in the series are other short works by Wilson, including forewords, prefaces, introductions, letters to editors, statements, and joint letters. The series concludes with drafts, reprints, and other copies of works by persons other than Wilson, a few of which include marginal notes or markings by him.
Arranged as books, shorter works, and writings by others. Books are arranged alphabetically by title and alphabetically therein by type of material. Shorter works are organized alphabetically by type of publication and chronologically therein by date of publication. Writings by others are arranged alphabetically by the name of the lead author or by the title of the publiction.
BOX 205 Books
BOX 205 The Ants,with Bert Hölldobler
BOX 205 General, 1987-1995, 2007
BOX 205 Reviews and book notices, 1990-1992
(4 folders)
BOX 205 Biodiversity, promotional printed matter, 1988-1989
BOX 205 "Biology: Molecules to Societies," permissions, 1968-1972
BOX 206 Biophilia
BOX 206 Correspondence with publisher, comments by outside readers, and related material, 1982-1984, 1993
BOX 206 Drafts, 1982-1984
(4 folders)
BOX 207 Dust jacket and promotional materials, 1984
BOX 207 Galley proofs, 1984
BOX 207 Illustrations, 1976-1984
(2 folders)
BOX 207 Numbered notes and references, 1966-1983
(3 folders)
BOX 207 Permissions, 1983-1984
BOX 207 Preparatory materials, 1978-1983
BOX 208 Primary notes, discarded sheets, and other miscellany, 1976-1983
(5 folders)
BOX 208 Reviews, 1984-1987, 1993
(3 folders)
BOX 208 Caste and Ecology in Social Insects, with George F. Oster
BOX 208 Correspondence with the publisher, permissions, promotion, and reviews, 1977-1981
BOX 209 Drafts, 1976
(3 folders)
BOX 209 Figures, circa 1978
BOX 209 Notes, 1976, undated
BOX 209 Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
BOX 209 Commentary on drafts, 1996-1997
BOX 209 (1 folder)
BOX 210 (4 folders)
BOX 210 Commentary, possible late changes, 1996-1997
BOX 210 Correspondence
BOX 210 About book covers, 1998
BOX 210 General, 1998
BOX 210 With publishers, 1996-1998
BOX 210 Drafts, 1995-1998
BOX 210 (1 folder)
BOX 211 (2 folders)
BOX 211 Notes, 1951, 1963, 1982-1997
(2 folders)
BOX 211 Permissions and ackowledgments, 1995-1997
BOX 211 Promotion, 1996-1998 See also Container OV 3, Publisher's promotional poster
(2 folders)
BOX 211 Reviews and awards, 1998-2000
BOX 212 The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth
BOX 212 Drafts and galley proofs, 2004-2006
BOX 212 (5 folders)
BOX 213 (3 folders)
BOX 214 (1 folder)
BOX 214 Illustrations and paperback cover, 2006-2007
BOX 214 Reviews, 2006-2007
BOX 214 The Diversity of Life
BOX 214 Audio-book edition, 1999-2000
BOX 214 British edition, 1992-1997, 2005
BOX 214 Correspondence with publishers, 1991-1999
(4 folders)
BOX 215 Drafts, 1991
BOX 215 (4 folders)
BOX 216 (3 folders)
BOX 217 (2 folders)
BOX 217 Dust jackets and promotion, 1992-1994 See also Container OV 3, Publisher's promotional poster
BOX 217 Foreword to re-release, 1998
BOX 217 Letters from people receiving complimentary copies, 1992
BOX 217 Reviews and book notices, 1992-1993
BOX 217 (2 folders)
BOX 218 (3 folders)
BOX 218 Synopsis, 1992
BOX 218 Translations, 1994-1998
BOX 218 From So Simple a Beginning: The Four Great Books of Charles Darwin
BOX 218 General file
BOX 218 Cumulative sets of footnotes, 2005
BOX 218 Drafts of introductions and afterword, 2004-2005
BOX 218 General index and ackowledgments, 2005
BOX 219 Miscellaneous correspondence with publisher and editors, 2005-2006
BOX 219 The Voyage of the Beagle, 2005
BOX 219 Editing queries
BOX 219 Footnotes and illustration captions
BOX 219 Galley proofs
(2 folders)
BOX 219 Index
BOX 220 Typescript of the edition used by Wilson, also includes the general introduction
(2 folders)
BOX 220 On the Origin of Species, 2005
BOX 220 Email on footnotes and index
BOX 220 Galley proofs
(2 folders)
BOX 221 Typescript of the edition used by Wilson
(2 folders)
BOX 221 The Descent of Man, 2005
BOX 221 Footnotes
BOX 221 Galley proofs
BOX 221 (1 folder)
BOX 222 (1 folder)
BOX 222 Illustrations
BOX 222 Index
(2 folders)
BOX 223 Typescript of the edition used by Wilson
(2 folders)
BOX 223 The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, 2005
BOX 223 Footnotes and index
BOX 224 Galley proofs
BOX 224 Typescript of the edition used by Wilson
(2 folders)
BOX 224 The Future of Life
BOX 224 Commentary on drafts, 2001
(2 folders)
BOX 224 Correspondence
BOX 224 About the book covers, 2002
BOX 225 General, 2001-2003
(2 folders)
BOX 225 With fact checkers, 2001
BOX 225 With publishers, 2001-2002
BOX 225 Draft, 2000-2001
(2 folders)
BOX 225 Notes, 2000-2001
BOX 225 Permissions, 2000-2001
BOX 225 Promotion, 2001-2002
BOX 225 (2 folders)
BOX 226 (1 folder)
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