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BOX 97-98, 111 |
Correspondence, circa 1946-2010
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This series contains personal and business correspondence sent to or from Neil
Simon. Most folders contain only one or two short letters or notes, but the
correspondence from Danny Simon contains extensive feedback on ongoing projects.
Folders of miscellaneous correspondence primarily document business dealings but
also includes early letters possibly sent while Simon was in the Air Force
Reserves Corps in 1946. For opening night notes and telegrams, see Production
Files. |
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Arranged alphabetically by correspondent name. Folders of miscellaneous
correspondence are arranged chronologically. |
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BOX-FOLDER 97/5 |
Alexander, Jason, 1996
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BOX-FOLDER 97/6 |
Azenberg, Emanuel ("Manny"),
1984-1985, 2006, 2008
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BOX-FOLDER 97/7 |
Bloomberg, Michael, 2007-2008
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BOX-FOLDER 97/8 |
Branagh, Kenneth, 1998 September 16
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BOX-FOLDER 97/9 |
Buchwald, Art, 2006 February 18 and
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 97/10 |
Burnett, Carol, 2003 April 18
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BOX-FOLDER 97/11 |
Bush, George H. W., 1991 May 13
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BOX-FOLDER 97/12 |
Christiansen, Richard,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 97/13 |
Clinton, Bill, 1996 October 9
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BOX-FOLDER 97/14 |
Cromer, David, 2009 September 21
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BOX-FOLDER 97/15 |
Guare, John, 1991 February 13
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BOX-FOLDER 97/16 |
Harnick, Sheldon and Jerry
Bock, 2007
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BOX-FOLDER 97/17 |
Hope, Bob, 1973 January
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BOX-FOLDER 97/18 |
Joyce, Elaine, 2002-2008 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 97/19 |
Kennedy, Ethel, 1972 June 17
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BOX-FOLDER 97/20 |
Kubrick, Stanley, 1992
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BOX-FOLDER 97/21 |
Lahr, John, 2010
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BOX-FOLDER 97/22 |
Lander, Diane, 1991 February 10
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BOX-FOLDER 97/23 |
Lane, Nathan, 2006 February 9
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BOX-FOLDER 97/24 |
Lapine, James, 2005 March 6
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BOX-FOLDER 97/25 |
Lavin, Linda, 1970 March 4
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BOX-FOLDER 97/26 |
Levoff, Michael, 2008
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BOX-FOLDER 97/27 |
Lindsay, John V., 1971-1973 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 97/28 |
Lipton, James, 1992 April 13
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BOX-FOLDER 97/29 |
Lithgow, John, 1997 May 22
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BOX-FOLDER 97/30 |
Luckinbill, Larry and Lucie
Arnaz, 1999
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BOX-FOLDER 97/31 |
Maclaine, Shirley,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 97/32 |
Martin, Steve, 1995 October 20
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BOX-FOLDER 97/33 |
Miller, Arthur, 1997 April 12
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BOX-FOLDER 97/34 to 98/9 |
Miscellaneous correspondence,
circa 1946, 1970-1988,
1992-2011, and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 111/3 |
Mondale, Walter, 1979 March 8
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BOX-FOLDER 98/10 |
Nichols, Mike, 2010 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 98/11 |
O'Brien, Jack, 2004
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BOX-FOLDER 98/12 |
Olivier, Laurence, 1970 March 17
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BOX-FOLDER 98/13 |
Pagnol, Marcel, 1972 October 30
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BOX-FOLDER 98/14 |
Prager, Stanley, 1962 October
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BOX-FOLDER 98/15 |
Reagan, Ronald, 1988 August 12
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BOX-FOLDER 98/16 |
Redford, Robert, 1976 April 21
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BOX-FOLDER 98/17 |
Rivera, Chita, 2006 January
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BOX-FOLDER 98/18 |
Rondo, George,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 98/19 |
Rose, Lloyd,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 98/20 |
Sager, Carole Bayer, 1993 November 5
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BOX-FOLDER 98/21 |
Saks, Gene, 2000 March 7
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BOX-FOLDER 98/22 |
Simon, Danny, 1973, 1988
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BOX-FOLDER 98/23 |
Simon, Ellen, 2001 January 26
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BOX-FOLDER 98/24 |
Sommers, Michael, 1993 December 3
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BOX-FOLDER 98/25 |
Sondheim, Stephen, 2006 April
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BOX-FOLDER 98/26 |
Spielberg, Steven,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 98/27 |
Weidman, Jerome, 1971 January 27
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BOX-FOLDER 98/28 |
Unidentified correspondents,
undated
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BOX 99-104, 111-112, 116, 119, 123-127 |
Personal Papers, 1927-2018
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Materials documenting Neil Simon's life and personal activities are organized in
this series. They include address books, biographical material, clippings,
interviews, photographs, and unpublished writings on Simon. Folders on family
members contain information on the final resting place of parents Irving and Mamie
Simon as well as obituaries for brother Danny Simon. Folders of clippings and
interviews document various aspects of Simon's career and public life. For
clippings related to a specific production, see Production Files. This series
holds several pieces of memorabilia, including Simon's collection of signed
baseballs, a ball cap, and a pair of glasses. Photographs include formal portraits
and informal snapshots. Two folders of condolence correspondence collect letters
sent to Elaine Joyce after Simon's death in 2018. |
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Arranged according to material type or subject. |
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BOX-FOLDER 99/1-2 |
Address books,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 99/3 |
Appointment book, 1969
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BOX-FOLDER 99/4 |
Biographical material, 1955-2010
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BOX-FOLDER 99/5 |
Birth certificate, 1927
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BOX-FOLDER 99/6 |
Cartoons and caricatures, 1992, 2007, and undated
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Clippings |
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BOX-FOLDER 99/7-8, 111/4 |
1959, 1967-1978
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BOX-FOLDER 100/1-7, 111/5 |
1979-1991
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BOX-FOLDER 101/1-7, 111/6-7 |
1992-2010, 2016
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BOX-FOLDER 102/1-2 |
Condolence letters to Elaine
Joyce, 2018
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Family |
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BOX-FOLDER 102/3 |
Simon, Danny, 1982-2005
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BOX-FOLDER 102/4 |
Simon, Ellen and Nancy,
1993 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 102/5 |
Simon, Irving and Mamie,
1954, 1978
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BOX-FOLDER 102/6 |
Simon, Joan Baim, 1944, 1953, 1973
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Interviews and oral
histories |
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BOX-FOLDER 102/7 |
Conversation with Terrence
McNally, 1985
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BOX-FOLDER 102/8 |
Dramatists Guild roundtable
discussion, circa 1973
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BOX-FOLDER 102/9 |
Dramatists Guild symposium,
circa 1976
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BOX-FOLDER 102/10 |
Interview with Jackson
Bryer, 1992
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BOX-FOLDER 102/11 |
Oral history transcript for
American Jewish Committee, 1971-1972
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BOX-FOLDER 102/12 |
Paris Review interview by James Lipton, 1992
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BOX-FOLDER 103/1 |
Transcript of taped
interview, circa 1973
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Memorabilia |
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BOX 124 |
Autographed baseballs, 1983-1995 and undated
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BOX 126 |
Baseball cap,
undated
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BOX 126 |
Football, 1988 October 16
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Note: From the San Francisco 49ers |
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BOX 127 |
Glasses,
undated
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BOX 125 |
Pin from unidentified
organization, undated
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Note: "25 years / 1870" on pin |
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BOX-FOLDER 103/2 |
Memorial tribute, 2018
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BOX-FOLDER 103/3 |
Miscellaneous ephemera, 1972, 1978, 1988, and
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 103/4 |
Passport, 1986-1995
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Photographs |
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BOX-FOLDER 111/8-9 |
Album, undated
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BOX 119 |
Album, 1994-1997 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 103/5, 112/1 |
Family photographs, circa 1945-circa 2004
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BOX-FOLDER 103/6-7, 112/2, 116/6 |
Neil Simon portraits, 1929-circa 2000
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BOX-FOLDER 103/8-9, 112/3, 123/1 |
Neil Simon with others,
circa 1949-circa
2005
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BOX-FOLDER 103/10 |
Theater marquees, 1966-1983
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BOX-FOLDER 103/11 |
Time magazine profile, 1986 December 15
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BOX-FOLDER 103/12 |
U.S. Information Service
profile, 1973 July
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Includes photographs |
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Unpublished writings on Neil
Simon |
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BOX-FOLDER 103/13 |
Essay by Kimberly Allen,
1991
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BOX-FOLDER 104/1 |
Master's thesis by Sandra
Lee Reese, 1976 May
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BOX-FOLDER 104/2 |
"Neil Simon: Two Identical
Characteristics" by Eric Fisher, 1967 January 8
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BOX 104-106, 129 |
Artwork, 1987-2009 and undated
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This series contains one folder and 19 notebooks featuring artwork created by Neil
Simon in ink, pencil, or watercolor. Simon's subject matter includes realistic
depictions of landscapes, room interiors, portraits, and geometric designs.
Several notebooks contain cartoons drawn in a looser style often with captions.
Only one of the works is dated. |
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Arranged chronologically and then by subject or medium. |
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BOX-FOLDER 104/3 |
"Italy '87," 1987
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BOX-FOLDER 104/4 to 105/5 |
Cartoons with captions
notebooks, undated
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BOX 129 |
Drawing pencils in leather
case, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 105/6 |
Drawings and watercolors
notebook, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 105/7 |
Individual drawings and
watercolors, 2009 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 105/8 |
Portraits and watercolors,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 105/9 to 106/4 |
Sketchbooks, undated
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BOX 116, 122-123 MAPCASE FOLDER 1-7 |
Posters, 1961-2010
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This series consists primarily of window cards advertising the Broadway
productions of Neil Simon's plays and musicals. Also found in this series is one
poster for the television movie version of The Goodbye Girl and a French language poster for the Barefoot in the Park motion picture. Other international posters advertise productions in
Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands,
Poland, and Sweden. |
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Arranged alphabetically by production title. |
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BOX-FOLDER 122/1 |
Barefoot in the Park (play), 1963-1967
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MAPCASE FOLDER 4 |
Barefoot in the Park (motion picture), 1967
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French language poster |
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BOX-FOLDER 122/1 |
Biloxi Blues (play), 1985-1986
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BOX-FOLDER 122/2 |
Brighton Beach Memoirs (play), 1982-1983
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BOX-FOLDER 116/7, 122/3 |
Broadway Bound (play), 1986-1988, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 122/3 |
California Suite (play), 1976
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BOX-FOLDER 122/4 |
Chapter Two (play), 1977-1979
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