Jim Bouton papers, 1939-2019 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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Container	Contents

BOX 8-14	Correspondence, 1960-2019
		The Correspondence series contains letters, telegrams, and cards from family, friends, acquaintances, and fans, mostly relating to Bouton’s baseball and writing careers. Material types include letters, telegrams, cards, and associated attachments.
		Arranged chronologically by date and alphabetically by person or subject. The file structure of the digital content has been maintained as received.
BOX 8		Chronological file
BOX 8			1960-1968, Aug.
				(4 folders)
BOX 9			1969-1978, May
				(8 folders)
BOX 10			1978, June-2019, undated
				(7 folders)
DF			1994-1999
				Digital ID: mss86270_173_002
				Digital ID: mss86270_173_004
				Digital ID: mss86270_173_005
				Digital ID: mss86270_173_008
				Digital ID: mss86270_173_011
BOX 10		Alphabetical file
BOX 10			Bouton, George and Trudy, parents, 1960-1971
BOX 10			Bouton, Laurie, 1980-1993
BOX 11			Bouton, Laurie, death of
BOX 11				1997
					(5 folders)
BOX 12				1997
					(3 folders)
BOX 13				1997-1998
					(2 folders)
DF				1997-1998
					Digital ID: mss86270_173_011
BOX 13			Brutus, Dennis, 1968-1970, 1996
BOX 13			Dember, Arthur "Red," and Allan Ecker, 1979-1980
BOX 13			Fan mail
BOX 13				Ball Four (book), 1972-1978
BOX 13				Ball Four (television program), 1976
BOX 13				General, 1972-1979
BOX 13				Major League Baseball comeback, 1978
BOX 13				"Other writings," 1973-1976, 1995
BOX 13				Television, 1973-1979
BOX 13			Fred, William K.; Early letters, 1958-1964
BOX 14			Kurman, Paula, 1978
				(3 folders)
BOX 14			Lowenfish, Lee and Marvin Miller, 1988
BOX 14			New York Times article responses, 2017
BOX 14			Siffert, John, 1989
BOX 14-62	Writings, 1965-2017
		The Writings series, the largest of the collection, contains both published and unpublished writings, research, and materials related to books, articles, editorials, and columns written by Bouton. Material types include drafts, correspondence, notes, transcripts, legal documents, proposals, press releases, research, photographs, reviews, clippings, scripts, outlines, schedules, essays, contracts, baseball cards, and maps. Digital files include audio interviews, drafts, and photographs.
		Arranged alphabetically by material type. The file structure of the digital content has been maintained as received.
BOX 14		Articles
BOX 14			1965 , "Inside the Yankee's Clubhouse"
BOX 14			1967 , "Returning to the Minors"
BOX 14			1971-1974 , Miscellaneous articles
BOX 14			1975 , "If I Were the Baseball Commissioner"
BOX 14			1979 , "Son of Ball Four"
BOX 14			circa 1980 , Jack Tatum interview
BOX 15			1980 , "Strike Four! Baseball in the 80s, a Forecast"
BOX 15			1980-1991 , "Town Teams" working papers
BOX 15			1981 , "Going Home to Rochelle Park"
BOX 15			1982 , "Baseball's Working Class Hero," article about Phil Niekro
BOX 15			1985 , Drugs in sports
BOX 15			1985 , "...He Cudda Been Another Pete Rose," article about Kurt Russell
BOX 15			1986 , "Better Pension for Old-Timers"
				(2 folders)
BOX 15			1987 , "Spring Training: Behind the Scenes with the New York Mets"
BOX 15			1987 , "The Mets' Swashbuckling Pirate: Keith Hernandez"
BOX 15			1988 , "Fifteen Reasons Why I Like Baseball Better than Football"
BOX 15			1989 , "Still Proud to be an Astro"
BOX 16			1989 , "Gift of the Mayo"
BOX 16			1999 , Drugs in sports
BOX 16			2001 , "Our Place in the Universe"
BOX 16			2001 , "Big Bad Mavs"
BOX 16			2003 , American Folk Art Museum article
BOX 16			2009 , "Hit Man," article about Steve Dembowski
BOX 16			undated , Miscellaneous articles
BOX 16		Book forwords
BOX 16			Baseball Fan's Guide to Spring Training by Mike Shatzkin, 1988
BOX 16			Murderer's Row, edited by Otto Penzler, 2001
BOX 16			Various forewords, 1999-2001, undated
DF			Various forewords, 1999
				Digital ID: mss86270_173_005
BOX 16		Book proposals
BOX 16			"Adventure Capitalist: My Life in the Business World," 1989
DF			"How Great Athletes Think," 1996-1997
				Digital ID: mss86270_173_005
BOX 16			"Jim Bouton's Animal Lovers," 1976
				(2 folders)
DF			Miscellany, 1994
				Digital ID: mss86270_173_005
BOX 16			"Playing with the Big Boys," 1986-1989
BOX 16		Books
BOX 16			Ball Four, with Leonard Shecter
BOX 16				1970 edition
BOX 16					Bouton description of materials, 2001
BOX 17					"The Comeback" notes, 1968
BOX 17					Correspondence and contracts, 1969-1971
BOX 17					Draft one, circa 1970
						(5 folders)
BOX 18					Draft two, circa 1970
						(4 folders)
BOX 18					Draft three, circa 1970
						(2 folders)
BOX 19					Draft three, circa 1970
						(2 folders)
BOX 19					Edit notes, 1969-1970
						(3 folders)
BOX 19					Galley proofs, 1970
BOX 19					Handwritten responses, 1970-1971
BOX 19					Lawsuit, 1970-1971
BOX 19					Marketing and publicity, 1970-1971, 1990
						(2 folders)
BOX 20					Notes
BOX 20						1969
							(7 folders)
BOX 21						1969-circa 1970
							(2 folders)
BOX 21					Post-season interview transcript, 1969
BOX 21					Radio scripts, circa 1970
BOX 21					Tape transcripts, version one, 1969
						(4 folders)
BOX 22					Tape transcripts
BOX 21						Version one, 1969
							(4 folders)
BOX 22						Version one, 1969
							(4 folders)
BOX 22						Version two, circa 1970
							(3 folders)
BOX 23						Version two, circa 1970
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