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Correspondence, circa 1946-2010 (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 97/21 Lahr, John, 2010
BOX-FOLDER 97/22 Lander, Diane, 1991 February 10
BOX-FOLDER 97/23 Lane, Nathan, 2006 February 9
BOX-FOLDER 97/24 Lapine, James, 2005 March 6
BOX-FOLDER 97/25 Lavin, Linda, 1970 March 4
BOX-FOLDER 97/26 Levoff, Michael, 2008
BOX-FOLDER 97/27 Lindsay, John V., 1971-1973 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 97/28 Lipton, James, 1992 April 13
BOX-FOLDER 97/29 Lithgow, John, 1997 May 22
BOX-FOLDER 97/30 Luckinbill, Larry and Lucie Arnaz, 1999
BOX-FOLDER 97/31 Maclaine, Shirley, undated
BOX-FOLDER 97/32 Martin, Steve, 1995 October 20
BOX-FOLDER 97/33 Miller, Arthur, 1997 April 12
BOX-FOLDER 97/34 to 98/9 Miscellaneous correspondence, circa 1946, 1970-1988, 1992-2011, and undated
BOX-FOLDER 111/3 Mondale, Walter, 1979 March 8
BOX-FOLDER 98/10 Nichols, Mike, 2010 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 98/11 O'Brien, Jack, 2004
BOX-FOLDER 98/12 Olivier, Laurence, 1970 March 17
BOX-FOLDER 98/13 Pagnol, Marcel, 1972 October 30
BOX-FOLDER 98/14 Prager, Stanley, 1962 October
BOX-FOLDER 98/15 Reagan, Ronald, 1988 August 12
BOX-FOLDER 98/16 Redford, Robert, 1976 April 21
BOX-FOLDER 98/17 Rivera, Chita, 2006 January
BOX-FOLDER 98/18 Rondo, George, undated
BOX-FOLDER 98/19 Rose, Lloyd, undated
BOX-FOLDER 98/20 Sager, Carole Bayer, 1993 November 5
BOX-FOLDER 98/21 Saks, Gene, 2000 March 7
BOX-FOLDER 98/22 Simon, Danny, 1973, 1988
BOX-FOLDER 98/23 Simon, Ellen, 2001 January 26
BOX-FOLDER 98/24 Sommers, Michael, 1993 December 3
BOX-FOLDER 98/25 Sondheim, Stephen, 2006 April
BOX-FOLDER 98/26 Spielberg, Steven, undated
BOX-FOLDER 98/27 Weidman, Jerome, 1971 January 27
BOX-FOLDER 98/28 Unidentified correspondents, undated
BOX 99-104, 111-112, 116, 119, 123-127 Personal Papers, 1927-2018
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 They include address books, biographical material, clippings, interviews, photographs, and unpublished writings on Simon.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.
Arranged according to material type or subject.
BOX-FOLDER 99/1-2 Address books, undated
BOX-FOLDER 99/3 Appointment book, 1969
BOX-FOLDER 99/4 Biographical material, 1955-2010
BOX-FOLDER 99/5 Birth certificate, 1927
BOX-FOLDER 99/6 Cartoons and caricatures, 1992, 2007, and undated
Clippings
BOX-FOLDER 99/7-8, 111/4 1959, 1967-1978
BOX-FOLDER 100/1-7, 111/5 1979-1991
BOX-FOLDER 101/1-7, 111/6-7 1992-2010, 2016
BOX-FOLDER 102/1-2 Condolence letters to Elaine Joyce, 2018
Family
BOX-FOLDER 102/3 Simon, Danny, 1982-2005
BOX-FOLDER 102/4 Simon, Ellen and Nancy, 1993 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 102/5 Simon, Irving and Mamie, 1954, 1978
BOX-FOLDER 102/6 Simon, Joan Baim, 1944, 1953, 1973
Interviews and oral histories
BOX-FOLDER 102/7 Conversation with Terrence McNally, 1985
BOX-FOLDER 102/8 Dramatists Guild roundtable discussion, circa 1973
BOX-FOLDER 102/9 Dramatists Guild symposium, circa 1976
BOX-FOLDER 102/10 Interview with Jackson Bryer, 1992
BOX-FOLDER 102/11 Oral history transcript for American Jewish Committee, 1971-1972
BOX-FOLDER 102/12 Paris Review interview by James Lipton, 1992
BOX-FOLDER 103/1 Transcript of taped interview, circa 1973
Memorabilia
BOX 124 Autographed baseballs, 1983-1995 and undated
BOX 126 Baseball cap, undated
BOX 126 Football, 1988 October 16
Note: From the San Francisco 49ers
BOX 127 Glasses, undated
BOX 125 Pin from unidentified organization, undated
Note: "25 years / 1870" on pin
BOX-FOLDER 103/2 Memorial tribute, 2018
BOX-FOLDER 103/3 Miscellaneous ephemera, 1972, 1978, 1988, and undated
BOX-FOLDER 103/4 Passport, 1986-1995
Photographs
BOX-FOLDER 111/8-9 Album, undated
BOX 119 Album, 1994-1997 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 103/5, 112/1 Family photographs, circa 1945-circa 2004
BOX-FOLDER 103/6-7, 112/2, 116/6 Neil Simon portraits, 1929-circa 2000
BOX-FOLDER 103/8-9, 112/3, 123/1 Neil Simon with others, circa 1949-circa 2005
BOX-FOLDER 103/10 Theater marquees, 1966-1983
BOX-FOLDER 103/11 Time magazine profile, 1986 December 15
BOX-FOLDER 103/12 U.S. Information Service profile, 1973 July
Includes photographs
Unpublished writings on Neil Simon
BOX-FOLDER 103/13 Essay by Kimberly Allen, 1991
BOX-FOLDER 104/1 Master's thesis by Sandra Lee Reese, 1976 May
BOX-FOLDER 104/2 "Neil Simon: Two Identical Characteristics" by Eric Fisher, 1967 January 8
BOX 104-106, 129 Artwork, 1987-2009 and undated
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.
Arranged chronologically and then by subject or medium.
BOX-FOLDER 104/3 "Italy '87," 1987
BOX-FOLDER 104/4 to 105/5 Cartoons with captions notebooks, undated
BOX 129 Drawing pencils in leather case, undated
BOX-FOLDER 105/6 Drawings and watercolors notebook, undated
BOX-FOLDER 105/7 Individual drawings and watercolors, 2009 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 105/8 Portraits and watercolors, undated
BOX-FOLDER 105/9 to 106/4 Sketchbooks, undated
BOX 116, 122-123 MAPCASE FOLDER 1-7 Posters, 1961-2010
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.
Arranged alphabetically by production title.
BOX-FOLDER 122/1 Barefoot in the Park (play), 1963-1967
MAPCASE FOLDER 4 Barefoot in the Park (motion picture), 1967
French language poster
BOX-FOLDER 122/1 Biloxi Blues (play), 1985-1986
BOX-FOLDER 122/2 Brighton Beach Memoirs (play), 1982-1983
BOX-FOLDER 116/7, 122/3 Broadway Bound (play), 1986-1988, undated
BOX-FOLDER 122/3 California Suite (play), 1976
BOX-FOLDER 122/4 Chapter Two (play), 1977-1979
MAPCASE FOLDER 1 Chapter Two (play), 1977, 1993
Broadway and Czech productions
BOX-FOLDER 122/4 Come Blow Your Horn (play), 1961
BOX-FOLDER 122/4 The Dinner Party (play), 2000-2001
BOX-FOLDER 122/5, 123/2 Fools (play), 1982 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 122/5 The Gingerbread Lady (play), 1970-1971
BOX-FOLDER 122/5 God's Favorite (play), 1974-1975
BOX-FOLDER 122/6 The Good Doctor (play), 1973-1974
BOX-FOLDER 122/6 The Goodbye Girl (musical), 1993
BOX-FOLDER 122/6 The Goodbye Girl (television movie), 2004
BOX-FOLDER 122/7 Hotel Suite (play), 1999
BOX-FOLDER 122/7 I Ought to Be in Pictures (play), 1980
BOX-FOLDER 122/7 Last of the Red Hot Lovers (play), 1969-1971, undated
MAPCASE FOLDER 5 Last of the Red Hot Lovers (play), undated
Dutch production
BOX-FOLDER 122/8 Laughter on the 23rd Floor (play), 1993-1994
BOX-FOLDER 122/8 Little Me (musical), 1962-1963
BOX-FOLDER 122/9 London Suite (play), 1995
BOX-FOLDER 122/9 Lost in Yonkers (play), 1991-1993
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