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Anthony Giardina papers
Creator: Giardina, Anthony
Call Number: D.392
Dates: 1975-2010
Physical Description: 25 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Table of Contents:

Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Subject(s)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Access
Use
Citation
Related Materials
Content List
Box 1: Men With Debts/A Boy's Pretensions/Country of Marriage
Men With Debts
A Boy's Pretensions
Folders 13-19 are the typesetting for The Country of Marriage.
Box 2: Country of Marriage/Recent History
Box 3: Recent History: Drafts (continued)
Box 4: Recent History: Proofs
In Folders 1-2 is the typesetting, the design is by Mercedes Everett.
Proofs. Each proof is edited by Mercedes Everett (Random House).
Box 5: Recent History: Correspondence and Reviews/White Guys: MS Drafts on legal pads
White Guys
Box 6: White Guys: TS Drafts
Box 7: White Guys: TS Drafts Folders:
Box 8: White Guys: TS Drafts
Box 9: White Guys:TS Last Unedited Draft and Beginning of Edited Drafts
Box 10: White Guys: TS Edited Drafts
White Guys
Box 11: White Guys: TS Edited Draft and Typesetting
Draft edited by Jonathan Galassi which is shorter than previous due to Galassi's suggested cuts (December 2004) [Galassi's writing is heavier and rounder than Giardina's, Giardina's revisions are lighter and more angular than Galassi's].
Box 12: White Guys: Master Proofs
Box 13: White Guys: Master Proofs
Box 14a: White Guys: Master Proofs, Correspondence, and Reviews/Norumbega Park: Drafts
Box 14b: Norumbega Park: Drafts
Box 14c: Norumbega Park: Drafts
Box 14d: Norumbega Park: Drafts
Box 14e: Norumbega Park: Drafts
Box 14f: Norumbega Park: Drafts, Correspondence, and Publishing Material
Box 15a: Unpublished Novels
Box 15b: Early Plays- History/Living at Home/Trappers/The Past/Moby Dick (for radio) Folders:
Box 16: Plays- Discovered/The Child
Discovered
The Child
Box 17: Plays- An American Tragedy/Scenes from La Vie de Boheme/Jay
Box 18: The Beach
Box 19: The Beach
Box 20: The Beach/Black Forest
Black Forest
Box 21: Custody of the Eyes
Box 22: Custody of the Eyes and Un-produced Plays
Box 23: Un-produced Plays
Box 24a: Short Stories (Published and Unpublished) and Articles
Short Stories
Articles
Box 24b: Articles
Box 24c: Book Reviews, Unpublished Nonfiction, Interviews/Articles on Giardina, and Miscellaneous
Box 25: Oversized Materials
Box Unknown: New Materials
Box Unknown 2: Norumbega Park TS Drafts, Correspondence, Reviews, Interviews, and Book Signing Information (Potentially Box 14g)
Unknown Box 3: Miscellaneous
Unknown Box 4: Nurembega Park TS Drafts and Master Proofs
1. First-pass pages
2. Second-pass pages
3. Third-pass pages
4. Final draft
Collection Overview
Title: Anthony Giardina papers
Creator: Giardina, Anthony
Call Number: D.392
Dates: 1975-2010
Physical Description: 25 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Biographical/Historical Note
Anthony Giardina (1950- ), American novelist and short story writer, playwright, and college professor of creative writing, was born in Waltham, MA, a western suburb of Boston. His parents were Italian immigrants. His father worked as a salesman to move the family from a working class neighborhood to a middle class area. This upward transition, set in the '50s and '60s context, had a profound impact on Giardina, as reflected in his writing. He commented in an interview, "I think for writers the ages of 7 or 8 to 15 are the time when your senses are out like mad. And then as puberty hits and other things happen you close down a little bit. But those years, if you are going to be a writer those are the years when you are doing all your absorbing." The atmosphere and influence of this era are clear in A Boy's Pretensions (1988) and Recent History (2001).

Giardina graduated with a BA in 1973 from Fordham University in the Bronx, where he studied theater and acting. His play Living at Home was produced in 1977 and in 1979 became his first publication. In 1984, he published his first novel, Men With Debts. While he worked on writing a second novel, Giardina took a teaching post at Mount Holyoke and moved his family to Northampton, MA. He reflects on his experiences there in an unpublished essay entitled "Pictures from an Institution: On Being a Man Teaching Women," which was commissioned by Harper's magazine but never run there. He also drew much of the inspiration for his play Black Forest (1994) from that time. Although he left Mount Holyoke in 1995 he continues as a regular Visiting Professor at the Michener Center at the University of Texas, Austin and serves occasionally as visiting professor at other universities, including the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and the University of Rochester.

As of 2009, Giardina is the author of four published novels and a short story collection, twelve produced plays, more than fifteen short stories, over twenty short pieces of nonfiction, and several book reviews. Giardina's novels have been published by Knopf, Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Farrar, Straus & Giroux. His short stories and articles have appeared in Harper's, Esquire, GQ, New York Magazine, and other publications. About Giardina's work, a reader commented, "These are some of the best anatomies of relationships I've ever read. " Another offered, "He achieves a kind of beauty, especially in the descriptions of the aching between people to communicate. " Giardina's award-winning plays have been produced in New York at the Manhattan Theater Club and Playwrights Horizons. Other venues which have run his plays include Seattle Repertory, Yale Repertory, the Long Wharf in New Haven, and the Cleveland Playhouse.

Across genres, Giardina's pen captures his keen and unflinching eye for the nuances of human nature and interactions. His writing often focuses on middle-class angst and depicts aspects of modern detachment. Reflecting his upbringing, Giardina often deals with issues of switching social strata (mainly transitioning from working to middle class) and the role ethnic and social backgrounds play in human development. In a spirit of interpretation and understanding, free of moral judgment, Giardina raises philosophical concerns around many aspects of modern society - sexuality, gender, marriage, children, work, and individuality.

Giardina's novel Recent History (2001) received wide critical acclaim that built on reception of his earlier novels to bring him attention as a promising current American writer. His play Custody of the Eyes (2006) also received recognition for its unique perspective on the Catholic Church. Three of his works have been published in Great Britain as well as the United States; his collection of short stories, The Country of Marriage (1998), and his novel, Recent History, were both particularly well received there. His most recent novel, White Guys (2006) was featured among The Washington Post's "Best Books of 2006" and additionally received many favorable reviews. Stephen Amidon wrote, for The Washington Post, "Novels chronicling yuppie angst are thick on the vine, but few writers have charted the move from working class to the gilded suburbs with such evocative precision."

Giardina usually alternates his time between focusing on his writing and serving as a guest professor; in Fall 2009 he taught at the University of Texas, Austin. For the 2010-2011 school year, he will be the Drew Professor of Creative Writing at Smith College.

Selected Bibliography of Published and Produced Works:

Novels and Short Story Collections

Norumbega Park: A Novel. (New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2011)

White Guys: A Novel. (New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2006)

Recent History: A Novel. (New York: Random House, 2001)

The Country of Marriage. (New York: Random House, 1998)

A Boy's Pretensions. (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988)

Men With Debts. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1984)

Plays

Custody of the Eyes. (originally Lightly Built Bridges). (Cleveland: Cleveland Playhouse, 2006; published by Broadway Play Publishing, 2008).

Black Forest. (Seattle: Seattle Repertory Theater, 1994; New Haven: Long Wharf Theater, 2000; published by Broadway Play Publishing, 2008).

Jay. (South Hadley, MA: Mount Holyoke College, 1993).

The Beach. (Eugene O'Neill Center, Waterford, CT: National Playwrights Conference, 1988; New Haven: Yale Repertory Theater, 1989; published by Samuel French, 1991).

Discovered. (Seattle: Seattle Repertory Theater, 1985).

Scenes from La Vie de Boheme. (New York: Manhattan Theater Club, 1982).

The Child. (Washington, DC: Arena Stage, 1981).

Moby Dick. (Broadcast by Masterpiece Radio Theater, 1980).

An American Tragedy. (Washington, DC: Arena Stage, 1980).

The Past.(Washington, DC: Arena Stage, 1978; New York: 18th St. Playhouse, 1982.)

Trappers. (Washington, DC: Arena Stage, 1978).

Living At Home. (Washington, DC: Arena Stage, 1977; Provincetown, MA, 1977: Provincetown Playhouse; New York: Playwrights Horizons, 1978; published by Dramatists Play Service Inc., 1979).

History. (New York: Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1977).

Scope and Content
The Anthony Giardina Papers include a generous collection of the author's early drafts - typically handwritten on yellow legal pads amply embellished by the author's inimitable ornate doodles, somewhat suggestive of the work of M. C. Escher. Giardina explains that doodles are his way of warming up to writing as he returns to his work-in-progress each day. Also included are drafts showing editorial comments by Jonathan Galassi and others, and the work of copy editors. Selections from the correspondence offer substantive insight into Giardina's thoughts, and exchanges with others, about the process of writing. The collection includes other materials documenting aspects of the publishing process such as interactions with literary agents, development of publicity for new titles, play and book reviews, and reader responses in the form of fan mail or online reviews.

Arrangement
Abbreviations:

MS Manuscript

TS Typescript

PC Photocopy

p / pp pages (previous to number, i.e. pp 1-6, denotes pagination, after a number i.e. 6 pp denotes total number of pages.)

n.d. no date of publication

[ ] educated guess made by the author of the register (if [ ?] less certain)

Blue Text indicates a link or window-alert with explanation

Boxes

Box 1: Men With Debts/A Boy's Pretensions/Country of Marriage

Box 2: Country of Marriage/Recent History

Box 3: Recent History: Drafts(continued)

Box 4: Recent History: Proofs

Box 5: Recent History: Correspondence and Reviews/White Guys: MS Drafts on legal pads

Box 6: White Guys: TS Drafts

Box 7: White Guys: TS Drafts

Box 8: White Guys: TS Drafts

Box 9: White Guys: TS Last Unedited Draft and Beginning of Edited Drafts

Box 10: White Guys: TS Edited Drafts

Box 11: White Guys: TS Edited Draft and Typesetting

Box 12: White Guys: Master Proofs

Box 13: White Guys: Master Proofs

Box 14a: White Guys: Master Proofs, Correspondence, and Reviews/Norumbega Park: MS Drafts

Box 14b: Norumbega Park: MS Drafts

Box 14c: Norumbega Park: TS Drafts

Box 14d: Norumbega Park: TS Drafts

Box 14e: Norumbega Park: TS Drafts

Box 14f: Norumbega Park: TS Drafts, Correspondence, and Publishing Material

Box 15a: Unpublished Novels

Box 15b: Early Plays- History/Living at Home/Trappers/The Past/Moby Dick (for radio)

Box 16: Plays- Discovered/The Child

Box 17: Plays- An American Tragedy/Scenes from La Vie de Boheme/Jay

Box 18: The Beach

Box 19: The Beach

Box 20: The Beach/Black Forest

Box 21: Custody of the Eyes

Box 22: Custody of the Eyes and Un-produced Plays

Box 23: Un-produced Plays

Box 24a: Short Stories (Published and Unpublished) and Book Reviews

Box 24b: Articles

Box 24c: Articles, Unpublished Nonfiction, and Miscellaneous

Box 25: Oversized Materials

Subject(s):
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Reviews
Giardina, Anthony
Authors, American
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Giardina Papers were acquired beginning in Fall 2008.Access
The Anthony Giardina papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.Use
Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.eduCitation
[Item title, item date], Anthony Giardina papers, D.392, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of RochesterRelated Materials
Video Clip Duration/Size:

0:06:47/16MB

Video clip of Tony Giardina reading the opening passage of WHITE GUYS at the University of Rochester English Department's Plutzik Reading Series, November 13, 2007.


Administrative Information
Author: Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Publisher: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
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Content List
Box 1: Men With Debts/A Boy's Pretensions/Country of Marriage
Men With Debts
1. Proof of title page through Chapter 6 of Men With Debts, copy editor's MS typesetting notes. 156 pp.
2. Proof of Chapter 7 through colophon of Men With Debts, copy editor's MS typesetting notes. 119 pp.
3. Short story written by the character Sam from Men With Debts, cut from published novel. 41 pp.
4. Giardina's contract with Knopf for Men With Debts. 3 March 1982. 4 pp, with one inset piece of paper.
5. Correspondence for Men With Debts.
Wilson, Victoria, Knopf editor of Men With Debts. Friendly letter to Giardina. August 12, 1982. 1 p and envelope.
Atlas, James, editor, The Atlantic Monthly. Fan letter sent through Wendy [Weil, Giardina's agent]. 23 August [1984]. 1 p.
6. Reviews of Men with Debts.
Publishers Weekly, p 65-66. 16 December 1983. PC. 1 p, front and verso.
Kendall, Elaine. "The Claims on Character from the Commonplace." Los Angeles Times Book Review. 12 February 1984. PC. pp 1, 11. (original filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
Booklist, p 846. 15 February 1984. PC. 1 p.
Manning, Margaret. "A Lost Little Soul Crying Out to Be Liked." The Boston Globe. 27 February 1984. PC. p 12. (original filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
Chettle, Judith. The Washington Post Book World. 4 March 1984. PC. 1 p. (original filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
Ross, Michele. "'Men With Debts' Thought-provoking Look at Ordinary Life." Atlanta Journal/Constitution. 11 March 1984. PC. 1 p.
Henry, William A III. "Home Truths." TIME. 2 April 1984. Magazine. p 86.
Aitken, David. "Novels Range from the Trial of Jews to the Adventures of a Border Collie." The Baltimore Sun, p L9. 29 April 1984. PC. 1 p.
"In Short: Fiction." Haskins, Jim. New York Times Book Review. 10 June 1984. PC. 1 p. (original filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
7. Advertisements for Men with Debts.
Knopf Sales Catalog. February 1984.
Original Catalog, p 1.
Photocopy.
Listing in book dealer Ken Lopez's Catalog of Modern Literature. 2 May 1984.
New York Times Book Review. 13 May 1984. PC. 1 p. (original filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
New York Times Book Review, p 20. 23 November 1986. PC. 1 p.(original filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
8. Men With Debts live reading by Giardina(originals filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
Three Lives and Company Ltd Bookseller. Program for the "Winter Season's Readings." Winter [1985].
Poster. Photograph of front and back covers
A Boy's Pretensions
9. A Boy's Pretensions Drafts.
Spiral Notebook. Outline and first drafts of A Boy's Pretensions. Also contains notes for a writing class (taught by Giardina) at UMass on the novel and notes on Filicudi (an island near Sicily) for short story in Box 24: Folder 2. Notable doodles. 49 pp.
Various draft pp. TS with MS revisions. 6 p.
10. Correspondence for A Boy's Pretensions.
Evans, Joni, the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Linden Press (Simon and Schuster) and first editor of A Boy's Pretensions. Letter to Wendy Weil, Giardina's agent, expressing interest in publishing the book. 5 August 1985. 1 p.
Evans, Joni, the first Simon and Schuster editor of A Boy's Pretensions. Letter to Giardina about lunch. 27 August 1985. 1 p.
Evans, Joni, the first Simon and Schuster editor of A Boy's Pretensions. Letter to Giardina about his short story "Competing with Bruce." 30 September 1985. 1 p.
Wilson, Victoria, Knopf editor of Men With Debts. Letter to Giardina apologizing for rejecting A Boy's Pretensions. 29 October 1985. 1 p.
O'Connell, Patty, Assistant Editor to Nancy Nicholas at Simon and Schuster. Letter to Giardina, enclosing Faber and Faber permission form to use 10 lines of poem ("Dockery and Son" by Philip Larkin) in A Boy's Pretensions and asking that he pay the rights upon publication; includes bill. 15 June 1987. 1 p.
Ahearn, Carol, interviewer. MS Letter to Giardina after conducting an interview with him. 22 January 1988. 1 p.
Nicholas, Nancy, Senior Editor at Simon and Schuster and final editor of A Boy's Pretensions. To Giardina about editor protocol. 19 March 1988. 1 p.
Giambetti, Diane and Deirdre Drummey, former students of Giardina. Postcard to Giardina referencing A Boy's Pretensions. 19 May 198[8].
Howard, Maureen, author. Letter to Giardina about A Boy's Pretensions. 13 August 1988. 1 p.
Dunn, Bill, fan. Letter to Giardina about A Boy's Pretensions. 4 October 1988. 1 p.
Jonas, Irene, fan (works for Avon Books). Letter to Giardina about A Boy's Pretensions. n.d. 1 p.
11. Reviews of A Boy's Pretensions.
Publishers Weekly, p 61. Volume 232, Number 26. 25 December 1987. PC. 1 p, front and verso.
Lipez, Richard. "A Guy Going Batty at Fordham U." Newsday. 14 February 1988. p 19.
Booklist, p 970. 15 February 1988. PC. 1 p.
Brewer, Rosellen. Library Journal, p 178. Volume 113, Number 3. 15 February 1988. PC. 1 p.
Albright, Alex. "Pulling Up a Chair at the Battaglias.'"Raleigh News and Observer. 24 April 1988. PC. 1 p.
Kendall, Laine. "A Coming of Age through Passion." Los Angeles Times. 8 May 1988. PC. 1 p.
Kuft, Kerry. "A Student Educated in the Versed Way." Chicago Tribune. n.d. PC. 1 p.
Folders 13-19 are the typesetting for The Country of Marriage.
12. The Country of Marriage
13. Draft of "Love, Your Parents" from The Country of Marriage. TS (Galley from GQ) with Giardina's MS revisions. 9 pp.
14. Draft of "Days With Cecilia" from The Country of Marriage. TS with Giardina's MS revisions. 19 pp.
15. "I Live in Yonville" from The Country of Marriage. TS (Galley from Harper's Magazine) with Random House copy editor's typesetting notes. 9 pp.
16. "Days With Cecilia" from The Country of Marriage. TS with copy editor's typesetting notes. 30 pp.
17. "The Lake," from The Country of Marriage. TS with copy editor's typesetting notes. 30 pp.
18. "Love, Your Parents" from The Country of Marriage. TS with copy editor's typesetting notes. 25 pp.
19. "The Cut of His Jib" from The Country of Marriage. TS with copy editor's typesetting notes. 27 pp.
20. "The Secret Life" from The Country of Marriage. TS with copy editor's typesetting notes. 47 pp.
21. "The Challenge of the Poet" from The Country of Marriage. TS with copy editor's typesetting notes. 25 pp.
Box 2: Country of Marriage/Recent History
1. "The Second Act" from The Country of Marriage. TS with copy editor's typesetting notes. 22 pp.
2. "The Films of Richard Egan" from The Country of Marriage. TS with copy editor's typesetting notes. 16 pp.
3. Rough page proof of title page through "Love your Parents" of The Country of Marriage with copy editor's MS revision. 103 pp.
4. Rough page proof of "The Cut of His Jib" through colophon of The Country of Marriage with copy editor's MS revision. 123 pp.
5. Page proof of title page through "Love your Parents" of The Country of Marriage with copy editor's MS revision. 98 pp.
6. Page proof of "The Cut of His Jib" through colophon of The Country of Marriage with copy editor's MS revision. 119 pp.
7. Miscellaneous proofs from The Country of Marriage [these were mailed to Giardina later; they are from two different Master Sets].
Note to Vicki [Wong] from Filomena [Boniello] about first and second passes. 29 May 1997. 1 p.
Note to Michael Kincaid from Filomena Boniello about miscellaneous corrections which are attached. 3 June 1997. 7 pp.
More miscellaneous corrections. 4 June 1997. 4 pp.
Proof of "The Lake" from The Country of Marriage with copy editor's MS Corrections. 4 June 1997. 25 pp.
8. Correspondence for The Country of Marriage.
Blythe, Will, Esquire Associate Fiction Editor. Letter to Wendy Weil (Giardina's literary agent) rejecting "I Live in Yonville." n.d.
Weiner, Merle, professor. Letter thanking Giardina for his permission to use "Days With Cecilia" in his family law class. 11 October 1995.
McKimmey, James, acquaintance of Richard Egan. Letter to Giardina praising "The Films of Richard Egan." 3 November 1996.
Boudreaux, Lee, Random House editor of Recent History. Letter to Giardina with photocopies of letters from Deborah Futter (Vice President of Random House) to David Hare and positive response from Hare offering a publicity blurb about for The Country of Marriage; [Giardina's] handwritten letter on verso of Deborah Futter's photocopy [not signed, to "WJ"]. August 1997.
Futter, Deborah, Random House editor of The Country of Marriage. Note to Giardina about a meeting and Bill H's books. n.d.
Lapham, Lewis H, editor at Harper's. Letter to Giardina thanking him for copy of The Country of Marriage. 9 January 1998.
Harrison, Colin, author. Letter to Giardina after receiving The Country of Marriage, inside joke about not appearing in their own books. 11 January 1998.
Schiff, Stacy, author. Letter to Giardina thanking him for copy of The Country of Marriage. 15 January 1998.
Jones, Philip Gwyn, Editorial Director at Flamingo (HarperCollins, London), editor of The Country of Marriage. Letter to Giardina with publishing information including draft of perspective cover copy. 31 January 1998.
9. Reviews of The Country of Marriage American Reviews
Boudreaux, Lee. Note to Giardina accompanying the reviews. 10 February [1999].
Gilbert, Taylor. Booklist. 1 January 1998. PC. 1 p.
Vivinetto, Gina. "Check It Out: Great Beginnings." St Petersburg Times. 11 January 1998. PC. 1 p.
Williams, Gary. "Contemplating Marriage." Sunday Camera. 11 January 1998. 4 duplicate PC. 1 p each.
Bautz, Mark. Entertainment Weekly. 30 January 1998. PC. 1 p.
The Boston Sunday Globe. 25 January 1998. PC. 1 p.
Siers, Jean Blish. "Stories Feel Southern, But Touch Universal Nerves." Charlotte Observer. 1 February 1998. PC. 1 p.
Reynolds, Susan Salter. "In the Dangerous Terrain of Fiction." Newsday, B12. 1 February 1998. PC. 1 p.
Polk, James."Guys (Who Else?) Behaving Badly." The New York Times Book Review. 8 February 1998. PC. 1 p.
Burkhardt, Joanna M. Library Journal. 15 February 1998. Online printout. 1 p.
Readers' reviews from Amazon.com (printout). 16 February 1998 and 30 January 1998.
verso: [?] Carol (and Bill and Tony). Personal note to Giardina. Talks about dog, children, and congratulates Giardina's daughter Nick on having chosen a college. MS.
Roberts, Rex. "Infidelity...With Angst." Insight on the News. 30 March 1998. PC. 1 p.
Pierce, Rickie. "Giardina's Stories Explore Marriage." Chattanooga Free Press. 12 April 1998. PC. 1 p.
"Notes on Current Books." Virginia Quarterly Review, p 131. Volume 74, Number 4. Autumn 1998. PC. 1 p.
LaFarge, Ann. "Paradise By the Reading Light." Taconic Weekend. n.d. PC. 1 p.
Mulligan, John E. "Short Stories that Hurt and Heal." Princeton Journal. n.d. 3 duplicate PC. 1 p each.
British Reviews
Brandmark, Wendy. "Settling for Domesticity." TLS. 1 January 1999. PC. 1 p.
Robshaw, Brandon. "A Place of Secrets and Wives." The Independent. 5 January 1999. PC. 1 p.
Foster, Aisling. "Dream Countries." The Times. 7 January 1999. PC. 1 p.
Oxford Times Weekend Section, p 9. 15 January 1999. PC. 1 p.
City Life. 20 January 1999. PC. 1 p.
Goring, Rosemary. "Wedding Bells." Scotland on Sunday. 24 January 1999. PC. 1 p.
Arena Magazine for Men. March 1999. PC. 1 p.
Proofs. (Each proof is edited by multiple copy editors).
Recent History
10. First draft (1) of Recent History, MS on legal pad. Notable doodle(s).
11. First draft (2) of Recent History, MS on legal pad. Notable doodle(s).
12. Draft pp 10-90, Recent History, early TS with MS revisions, 81 pp.
13. Draft of Chapter 1 of Recent History.
TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s) and one MS page from notepad. 36 pp.
PC. 35 pp.
Box 3: Recent History: Drafts (continued)
1. Draft pp 32-68/Chapter 2 of Recent History. TS with MS revisions. 27 pp.
2. Draft pp 25-33 of Recent History, includes a later deleted character (Judy). TS with MS revisions. 9 pp.
3. Draft pp 2-82 of Recent History. TS with MS revisions. Notable doodle(s). ~82 pp.
4. Draft pp from Chapter 4 of Recent History. TS with MS revisions. Notable doodle(s). 3 pp.
5. Draft pp 4-44 of Recent History. TS with MS revisions. Notable doodle(s). 41 pp.
6. Draft pp 108-152 of Recent History. TS with MS revisions. Notable doodle(s). 45 pp.
7. Draft pp 1-177/Part 2 of Recent History. TS with MS revisions. Notable doodle(s). 86 pp.
8. Whole Draft of Recent History. Giardina's note to self after p 164. TS. 159 pp.
9. Draft pp1-148/Part 1 of Recent History. TS with Boudreaux's MS (photocopied) revisions and Giardina's MS (pencil) revisions. 148 pp.
10. Draft pp 149-318/Part 2 of Recent History, TS with Boudreaux's MS (photocopied) revisions and Giardina's MS (pencil) revisions. Notable doodle(s). 170 pp.
This draft is edited by Lee Boudreaux (Random House). Her writing is very round and is photocopied here. Giardina's comments are original (pencil).

Box 4: Recent History: Proofs
In Folders 1-2 is the typesetting, the design is by Mercedes Everett.
1. Setting of title page through Part 1 of Recent History with Everett's MS copy editing notes. 160 pp.
2. Setting of Part 2 through colophon of Recent History with Everett's MS copy editing notes. 163 pp.
Proofs. Each proof is edited by Mercedes Everett (Random House).
3. Proofs of title page through Part 1 of Recent History with Everett's edits. 125 pp.
4. Proofs of Part 2 through about the font of Recent History with Everett's edits. 132 pp.
5. Final proofs of title page through Part 1 of Recent History. 123 pp.
6. Final proofs of Part 2 through colophon of Recent History. 130 pp.
7. Letter from Lee Boudreaux accompanying "dead matter" for Recent History. 27 pp.
Box 5: Recent History: Correspondence and Reviews/White Guys: MS Drafts on legal pads
White Guys
1. Correspondence for Recent History
Boudreaux, Lee, Random House editor of Recent History. Email to Giardina with questions and editorial suggestions about the novel. 4 pp. 16 May 2000.
Boudreaux, Lee, Random House editor of Recent History. Email to Giardina about novel. 1 p. 15 June 2000.
Boudreaux, Lee, Random House editor of Recent History. MS Note to Giardina about cover image. n.d. 1 p.
Boudreaux, Lee, Random House editor of Recent History. Second note to Giardina about cover image. n.d. 1 p.
Mallon, Tom, the fiction reviewer at GQ. Postcard to Giardina. 4 April 2001. 1 p
Jones, Philip Gwyn, British editor of Recent History. Note to Giardina about British release of Recent History. 30 October 2001. 1 p
2. Memorabilia for Recent History
Anthony Giardina blurb. Fiction At Random: Presenting Novelists from Random House and Villiard. Spring 2001. pp 19.
Bulletin from Elliot Bay Book Company which lists visit by Giardina to share Recent History in Seattle on April 13, 2001
3. Reviews
Durbin, Roger. Library Journal, p 153. January 2001. PC. 1 p.
Kirkus Reviews, p 10. Volume 69. 1 January 2001. Online printout. 1 p.
Publishers Weekly, p 52. Volume 250, Issue 3. 15 January 2001. PC. 1 p.
Snowbarger, Jeffery. Booklist, p 1039. 1 February 2001. PC. 1 p.
Olin, Jessica. "Unplanned Community." New York Times Book Review, p 31. 11 March 2001. PC.
Wiegand, David. "A Father's Decision, a Son's Confusion." San Francisco Chronicle. 18 March 2001. PC. 1 p.
Ward, Amanda Eyre. The Austin Chronicle. 30 March 2001. Online printout. 1 p.
Ascher-Walsh, Rebecca. Entertainment Weekly. 30 March 2001, p 64. Issue 589. Online printout. 1 p.
Bayard, Louis. "Mistaken Identity." Nerve.com. 30 March 2001. Online printout. 1 p. [Giardina's favorite review of Recent History].
Herbert, Rosemary. Boston Sunday Herald. 22 April 2001. PC. 1 p.
Bahr, David. "The Straight Story." The Advocate. 5 June 2001. PC. 1 p.
Marler, Regina. "A Boy's Own Story." Los Angeles Times, p 74. 10 June 2001. PC. 1 p.
Cheuse, Alan. NPR (transcript). Recording available at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1124362 . 13 June 2001. PC. 1 p.
Upchurch, Michael. "What is Gay Fiction?" Seattle Times. 24 June 2001. PC. 1 p.
Guida, George. Italian Americana, p 105. Winter 2003. Booklet.
Hunter, Jo. The Observer (London) . 9 December 2001.Online printout. 1 p.
Veale, Scott. "New and Noteworthy Paperbacks." New York Times Book Review, p 24. 25 August 2002. PC. 1 p.
4. First Draft. MS on legal pads and notable doodle(s).
Chapter 1-3
Chapter 4 [pp 47-82? in published novel]
Billy at prom [pp11-17 in published novel] (loose-leaf)
5. First Draft [Chapter 4 in published novel]. MS on legal pads and notable doodle(s).
early years of marriage [p 50 in published novel]
6. First Draft [Chapter 4 and 5 in published novel]. MS on legal pads and notable doodle(s).
early part of novel when Tony (Tim's father-in-law) buys Tim and Teresa's house
scenes with Tim's daughters, Gabrielle and Nina
7. First Draft [Chapter 6 in published novel]. MS on legal pads and notable doodle(s).
Billy marries Patty
Billy and Patty try to conceive/miscarriages. MS on legal pads and notable doodle(s).
8. First Draft, End of Part One [Chapter 7/pp 134-154, also some scenes from Chapter 8 in published novel]. MS on legal pads and notable doodle(s).
hospital
Ronnie gives Timmy the gun
9. First Draft, Part Two [at clip marker]. MS on legal pads and notable doodle(s).
10. First Draft[Chapter 11 in published novel].MS on legal pads and notable doodle(s).
50th anniversary party for Teresa's parents
11. First Draft [Chapter 11-12 in published novel]. MS on legal pads and notable doodle(s).
Timmy and his daughters
Billy and Timmy's confrontation
12. First Draft, Scenes. MS on legal pads and notable doodle(s).
going to queer theorist faculty member and tries to sell novel of gay and lesbian literature [Chapter 13 in published novel]
Billy asks Timmy for gun back [Chapter 12 in published novel]
13. First Draft [Chapter 13 in published novel]. MS on legal pads and notable doodle(s).
Timmy and Father in law
14. First Draft [Chapters 13 and 14 in published novel]. MS on legal pads and notable doodle(s).
Timmy goes to see his father
Where he hid the gun
15. First Draft, Scenes (loose leaf). MS on legal pads and notable doodle(s).
End of novel
Box 6: White Guys: TS Drafts
1. Draft pp1-24 [pp1-16 in published novel]. TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s). 24 pp.
2. Chapter 1 (1 draft). TS with MS revisions. 10 pp.
3. Partial Draft Submitted to Random House.
Excerpts from Chapters 1-3. TS with MS revisions. 65 pp.
Random House Proposal. 4 pp.
4. Draft pp 1-73 (pages missing) [Chapters 1-3 of published novel]. TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s). 52 pp.
5. Draft pp13-143 [pp 9- 78 in published novel]. TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s). 141 pp.
6. Chapter 4/pp 45-78 in published novel (3 drafts).
Draft pp 1-16 as Chapter 2 (1 of 3). TS with MS revisions (PC). 16 pp.
Draft pp 68-126 as Chapter 3 (2 of 3). TS also with MS page from notepad after p 83 and notable doodle(s). 59 pp.
Draft pp1-17 as Chapter 2 [original of draft 1, but is more extensively edited, coming after draft 2]; 84-107 as Chapter 3 (3 of 3). TS with MS revisions, notable doodle(s). 41 pp.
7. Scenes [deleted or extensively revised], pp 41-78. TS with MS revisions. 38 pp.
Timmy with the guys in Houghton [Bradford]
Timmy visits his father and Ryan
the guys go to see Billy
8. Chapter 5 in published novel (3 drafts).
Draft pp 1-51 as Chapter 3 (1 of 3). TS with MS revisions. 51 pp.
Draft pp144-167 as Chapter 4 (2 of 3) [163 labeled as 164, and so on]. TS with [few] MS revisions. 24 pp.
Draft pp144-167 as Chapter 4 (3 of 3) [163 labeled as 164, and so on]. TS with [many] MS revisions. 24 pp.
9. Chapter 6 in published novel (2 drafts).
Draft pp 1-55 of Chapter 5 (1 of 2). TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s). 55 pp.
Draft pp 191-238 as Chapter 5 (2 of 2). TS with MS revisions. 48 pp.
10. Chapter 7 in published novel (2 drafts).
Draft pp 1-44 of Chapter 6 (1 of 2). TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s). 44 pp.
Draft pp [246-249 then 243, then no pagination, but the writing is chronological, perhaps multiple printouts combined as one draft for revision] as Chapter 6 (2 of 2). TS with MS revisions. 45 pp.
Box 7: White Guys: TS Drafts Folders:
1. Various draft pp with Giardina's research questions. TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s). ~30 pp.
2. Draft pp 45-457. TS with (not Giardina's) MS Revisions (marked by clips). 206 pp.
3. Draft pp 3-177. TS with MS revisions. 175 pp.
4. Draft pp 178-324. TS with MS revisions. 147 pp.
5. Draft 325-451. TS with MS revisions. 127 pp.
6. Chapter 8-12 in published novel (1 of 2 drafts).
Draft pp 1, 1 1-19 of Chapter 1 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions. 21 pp.
Draft pp 1-31 of Chapter 2 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s). 31 pp.
Draft pp 1-20/69 as Chapter 3 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions. 20 pp.
Draft pp 1/70-101 as Chapter 4 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions. 32 pp.
Draft pp 102-128 of Chapter 5 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions. 27 pp.
Box 8: White Guys: TS Drafts
1. Chapter 8-12 in published novel (2 of 2).
Draft pp 1-19 as Chapter 1 (Part 2). TS, with MS revisions. 19 pp.
Draft pp 20-49 as Chapter 2 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions. 30 pp.
Draft pp 50-69 as Chapter 3 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions. 20 pp.
Draft pp 70-101 as Chapter 4 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions. 32 pp.
Draft pp 102-128 of Chapter 5 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions. 27 pp.
2. Chapter 11-12 in published novel (1 draft).
Draft pp 1-32 of Chapter 4 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions. 32 pp.
Draft pp 102-128 as Chapter 5[a] (Part 2. TS with MS revisions. 27 pp.
3. Chapter 13 in published novel (2 drafts)
Draft pp 129-164 as Chapter 5[b] (Part 2) (1 of 2). TS with [few] MS revisions. 36 pp.
Draft pp 129-164 as Chapter 5[b] (Part 2) (2 of 2). TS with [many] MS revisions. 36 pp.
4. Chapter 14 in published novel (3 drafts).
Draft pp 165-188 as Chapter 6 (Part 2) (1 of 3). TS. 24 pp.
Draft pp 165-194 as Chapter 6 (Part 2) (2 of 3). TS with [few] MS revisions. 30 pp.
Draft pp 188-193 as Chapter 6 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions. 6 pp.
Draft pp 165-188 as Chapter 6 (Part 2) (3 of 3), with [many] MS revisions and notable doodle(s). 24 pp.
5. Chapter 15 in published novel (1 draft).
Draft pp 194-217 as Chapter 7 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions. 24 pp.
6. Draft pp 1-22/Chapter 1. TS with MS revisions. 22 pp.
7. Draft pp 25-58/Chapter 2. TS with MS revisions. 34 pp.
8. Draft pp 59-65/Chapter 3. TS with MS revisions. 7 pp.
9. Draft pp 66-100/Chapter 4 (pages missing). TS with MS revisions. 28 pp.
10. Draft pp 125-165/Chapter 5. TS with MS revisions. 41 pp.
11. Draft pp 168-209/Chapter 6 (pages missing). TS with MS revisions. 33 pp.
12. Draft pp 210-269/Chapter 7 (pages missing). TS with MS revisions. 20 pp.
13. Draft pp 271-298/Chapter 8 (pages missing). TS with MS revisions. 19 pp.
14. Draft pp 299-431/Chapter 9 (pages missing). TS with MS revisions. 23 pp.
15. Draft pp 433-461/Chapter 10 (pages missing). TS with MS revisions. 6 pp.
16. Draft pp 462-543/Chapter 11 (pages missing). TS with MS revisions. 24 pp.
17. Chapter 1. TS. 22 pp.
18. Chapter 2. TS with MS revisions. 34 pp.
19. Chapter 3. TS. 7 pp.
20. Chapter 4. TS. 59 pp.
Box 9: White Guys:TS Last Unedited Draft and Beginning of Edited Drafts
1. Chapter 5. TS. 36 pp.
2. Chapter 6. TS with MS revisions. 40 pp.
3. Chapter 7. TS with MS revisions. 40 pp.
4. Chapter 1 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions. 19 pp.
5. Chapter 2 (Part 2). TS. 26 pp.
6. Chapter 3 (Part 2). TS with MS revisions. 19 pp.
7. Chapter 4 (Part 2) [Chapter 11 in published novel]. TS with MS revisions. 30 pp.
8. Chapter 5 [a] (Part 2) [Chapter 12 in published novel]. TS with MS revisions. 27 pp.
9. Chapter 5 [b] (Part 2) [Chapter 13 in published novel]. TS with MS revisions. 32 pp.
10. Chapter 6 (Part 2) [Chapter 14 in published novel]. TS with MS revisions. 26 pp.
11. Chapter 7 (Part 2) [Chapter 15 in published novel]. TS with MS revisions. 29 pp.
12. Chapter 8 (Part 2) [Chapter 16 in published novel]. TS with MS revisions. 35 pp.
13. Chapter 9 (Part 2) [Chapter 17 in the published novel]. TS with MS revisions. 43 pp.
14. Chapter 10 (Part 2) [Chapter 18 in the published novel]. TS with MS revisions. 17 pp.
Draft edited by Lorin Stein (Farrar, Straus, Giroux editor) [pages are front and verso; some chapters grouped together to keep all chapters whole within a folder]. Few marks made by Giardina made with a felt-tip black pen (Stein used ball-point).
15. Draft pp 1-22/Chapter 1. TS with Stein's MS revisions. 11 pp.
16. Draft pp 23-56/Chapter 2. TS with Stein's MS revisions. 17 pp.
17. Draft pp 57-122/Chapters 3-4. TS with Stein's MS revisions. 33 pp.
18. Draft pp 123-158/Chapter 5. TS with Stein's MS revisions. 18 pp.
19. Draft pp 159-198/Chapter 6. TS with Stein's MS revisions. 20 pp.
20. Draft pp 199-238/Chapter 7. TS with Stein's MS revisions. 20 pp.
21. Draft pp 239-302/Chapters 1-3 (Part 2). TS with Stein's MS revisions. 32 pp.
22. Draft pp 303-332/Chapter 4. TS with Stein's revisions. 15 pp.
23. Draft pp 333-446/Chapters 5[a]-7 (Part 2). TS with Stein's MS revisions. 57 pp.
24. Draft pp 447-524/Chapter 8-9 (Part 2). TS with Stein's MS revisions. 39 pp.
25. Draft pp 525-541/Chapter 10 (Part 2). TS with Stein's MS revisions. 9 pp.
Box 10: White Guys: TS Edited Drafts
White Guys
The following draft is a photocopy of the draft found in Box 4: Folders 19-24 and Box 5: Folders 1-5, but with Jonathan Galassi's (Farrar, Straus, Giroux editor-in-chief) and Anthony Giardina's original editing as well. It is dated June 2004, and 80-100 pp were cut from this version. [Stein's comments/edits are photocopied; Galassi's are written in both pen and pencil but his writing is heavier and rounder than Giardina's; Giardina's revisions are all in pencil and are both lighter and more angular than Galassi's].

Draft edited by Jonathan Galassi which is shorter than previous due to Galassi's suggested cuts (December 2004) [Galassi's writing is heavier and rounder than Giardina's, Giardina's revisions are lighter and more angular than Galassi's].

1. Draft pp 1-22/Chapter 1. TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 22 pp.
2. Draft pp 23-56/Chapter 2. TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 34 pp.
3. Draft pp 57-63/Chapter 3. TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 7 pp.
4. Draft pp 64-122/Chapter 4. TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 59 pp.
5. Draft pp 123-158/Chapter 5. TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 36 pp.
6. Draft pp 159-198/Chapter 6. TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 40 pp.
7. Draft pp 199-238/Chapter 7. TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 40 pp.
8. Draft pp 239-257/Chapter 1 (Part 2). TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 19 pp.
9. Draft pp 258-283/Chapter 2 (Part 2). TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 26 pp.
10. Draft pp 284-302/Chapter 3 (Part 2). TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 19 pp.
11. Draft pp 303-332/Chapter 4 (Part 2). TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 30 pp.
12. Draft pp 333-359/Chapter 5[a] (Part 2). TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 27 pp.
13. Draft pp 360-391/Chapter 5[b] (Part 2). TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 32 pp.
14. Draft pp 392-417/Chapter 6 (Part 2). TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 25 pp.
15. Draft pp 418-446/Chapter 7 (Part 2). TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 28 pp.
16. Draft pp 447-481/Chapter 8 (Part 2). TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 34 pp.
17. Draft pp 482-524/Chapter9 (Part 2). TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 43 pp.
18. Draft pp 525-541/Chapter 10 (Part 2). TS with Stein's (photocopied), Galassi's, and Giardina's MS revisions. 17 pp.
19. Rewritten out-takes after editing by Galassi. TS with MS revisions. 58 pp.
20. Draft pp 1-18/Chapter 1. TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 18 pp.
21. Draft pp 19-43/Chapter 2. TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 25 pp.
22. Draft pp 44-50/Chapter 3. TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 7 pp.
23. Draft pp 51-95/Chapter 4. TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 45 pp.
24. Draft pp 96-125/Chapter 5. TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 27 pp.
Box 11: White Guys: TS Edited Draft and Typesetting
Draft edited by Jonathan Galassi which is shorter than previous due to Galassi's suggested cuts (December 2004) [Galassi's writing is heavier and rounder than Giardina's, Giardina's revisions are lighter and more angular than Galassi's].
1. Draft pp 126-157/Chapter 6. TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 31 pp.
2. Draft pp 158-191/Chapter 7. TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 34 pp.
3. Draft pp 192-208/Chapter 8 (Part 2). TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 25 pp.
4. Draft pp 209-229/Chapter 9 (Part 2). TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 21 pp.
5. Draft pp 230-243a/Chapter 10 (Part 2). TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 15 pp.
6. Draft pp 244-263/Chapter 11 (Part 2). TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 20 pp.
7. Draft pp 264-286 /Chapter 12 (Part 2). TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 21 pp.
8. Draft pp 287-316/Chapter 13 (Part 2). TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 29 pp.
9. Draft pp 317-340/Chapter 14 (Part 2). TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 24 pp.
10. Draft pp 341-363/Chapter 15 (Part 2). TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 23 pp.
11. Draft pp 364-397 384/Chapter 16 (Part 2). TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 34 pp.
12. Draft pp 398-440/Chapter 17 (Part 2). TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 43 pp.
13. Draft pp 441-452/Chapter 18 (Part 2). TS with Galassi's and Giardina's MS revisions. 11 pp.
Folders 14-16 is the typesetting.
14. Setting of title page-Chapter 5. TS with multiple readers' MS revisions, printing notes in green. 147 pp.
15. Setting of Chapter 6-Chapter 11. TS with multiple readers' MS revisions. 135 pp.
16. Setting of Chapter Twelve through colophon. TS with multiple readers' MS revisions. 188 pp.
Box 12: White Guys: Master Proofs
Proofs. Each proof is read by five readers who check for typos, etc. Each reader initials and dates the first page of the proof.

1. First-pass pages: editor's copy, title page through Chapter 6. Five readers' MS revisions. 139 pp.
2. First-pass pages: editor's copy, Chapter 7 through Chapter 13. Five readers' MS revisions. 130 pp.
3. First-pass pages: editor's copy, Chapter 14 through colophon. Five readers' MS revisions. 113 pp.
4. First-pass pages: author's copy, title page through Chapter 9. Giardina's MS revisions. 196 pp.
5. First-pass pages: author's copy, Chapter 10 through colophon. Giardina's MS revisions. 186 pp.
6. Second-pass pages: editor's copy, title page through Chapter 9. Five readers' MS revisions. 196 pp.
Box 13: White Guys: Master Proofs
1. Second-pass pages: editor's copy, Chapter 10 through colophon. Five readers' MS revisions. 186 pp.
2. Second-pass pages: author's copy, title page through Chapter 9, Giardina changes "Ryan" to "Brandon." 196 pp.
3. Second-pass pages: author's copy, Chapter 10 through colophon, Giardina changes "Ryan" to "Brandon." 186 pp.
4. Foul second-pass pages and third-pass pages: editor's copy. Title page through Chapter 5. Five readers' MS revisions. 167 pp.
5. Third-pass pages: editor's copy, Chapter 6 through Chapter 13. Five readers' MS revisions. 157 pp.
Box 14a: White Guys: Master Proofs, Correspondence, and Reviews/Norumbega Park: Drafts
1. Third-pass pages: editor's copy, Chapter 14 through colophon. Five readers' MS revisions. 113 pp.
2. Copy editor's style sheet (i.e. guide to the spelling of names, capitalization, etc). TS. Notable doodle with color. 2pp.
3. Publicity Information
Book summary and general author information. TS. 14 August 2000. 3 pp.
Potential cover blurbs. 31 July 2006. 2 pp.
Cover and appearance information. 3 pp.
Original cover design. Color image. 1 p.
List of reviewers and galley recipients. 25 April 2006. 16 pp.
Advertisement for White Guys, p 32 of Random House subscription catalogue. August 2007.
4. Correspondence for White Guys
Gilmore, Tom. Email to Giardina answering questions about mall development (Giardina's research for Billy's job). n.d. Giardina's MS notes. Notable doodle(s). 3 pp.
TS Proposal and early draft of Chapter 8 [sent to Jonathan Galassi?]. Giardina's MS notes. Notable doodle(s). 2 pp, 7 pp respectively.
TS Proposal (calling the novel the Winship Covenant) [sent to Jonathan Galassi?]. 1 p.
Galassi, Jonathan. First email to Giardina accepting White Guys. 23 July 2002. 1 p.
Galassi, Jonathan. Second email to Giardina, making comments on the novel after a phone call. Giardina's MS notes. 25 July 2002. 2 pp.
Galassi, Jonathan. Email to Giardina after editing whole manuscript. Giardina's MS notes. 16 August 2004. 2 pp.
More emails
Wedekind, Annie, Assistant Editor, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Email to Giardina with questions from copy-editor. Notable doodle(s). 29 November 2005. 1 p.
Rabe, David, playwright and screenwriter. Email to Tony about White Guys' blurb. 12 January 2006. 1 p.
Wedekind, Annie, Assistant Editor, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Email to Giardina with quotes for blurbs. 17 January 2006. 1 p.
Rogers, David. Emails back and forth about blurbs to use on the Picador cover. 22 January 2007. 4 pp.
Goldstein, Cary, Farrar, Straus, Giroux publicist. Emails about blurb. 16 May 2006. 1 p.
[Russo], John Paul, editor of Italian Americana. Note to Giardina about trip to Italy and White Guys. 17 June 2006. 1 p.
[Russo], John Paul, editor of Italian Americana. Letter to Giardina about review of White Guys in Italian Americana. 8 October 2006. 1 p.
Mirchandani, Ravi, British editor, Heinemann. Emails about quotes from Daily Telegraph Review. 14 September 2006. 2 pp.
Rogers, David. Email with picture of the cover. 17 October 2006. 1 p.
Templeton, Brian. Letter to Giardina criticizing White Guys and asking for contacts for his new play. 28 October 2006. 2 pp plus envelope.
5. Articles about Giardina and White Guys (filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
Beggy, Carol and Mark Shanahan. "A Grim Chapter Becomes a Book." The Boston Globe. Newspaper, p B8. 14 July 2003.
Mehegan, David. "He's Turned the Stuart Case into Fiction." The Boston Globe. Newspaper, pp C7 and C8. 11 July 2006.
Wilson, Suzanne. "A Conversation With... Author Anthony Giardina." The Daily Hampshire Gazette. Newspaper, pp C1 and C2. 12 July 2006.
6. Reviews of White Guys
Publishers Weekly. 16 January 2006.
PC. 1 p.
Online printout. 1 p.
Kirkus Reviews. PC. 1 March 2006.1 p.
Chipman, Ian. Booklist, p 27. Volume 102, Issue 16. 15 April 2006. PC. 1 p.
Sullivan, Margaret. "In 'White Guys,' Giardina Explores Gritty Realism of Race, Murder." The Buffalo News. 30 April 2006. PC. 1 p.
Marsden, Carolyn V. Boston Magazine. May 2006. Online printout. 1 p.
Tucker, Chris. "A murder among friends." The Dallas Morning News. 15 May 2006. Online printout. 1 p.
Reese, Jennifer. "White Guys." (Ranked "B"). Entertainment Weekly, p 81. 19 May 2006. PC. 1 p.
Amidon, Stephen."Leader of the Pack" The Washington Post Book World. 21 May 2006. p 4.
Photocopy, 1 pp.
online printout, 2 pp.
"More Favorites of Top Writers." Recommended by Elinor Lipman in USA Today. 25 May 2006. 1 p.
Egan, Matt. "'White Guys' Unfocused." Hartford Courant. 28 May 2006. Online printout. 2 pp.
Parker, Cherie . "Mining a Rich Vein of Race and Class." Star Tribune. 2 June 2006. Online printout. 2 pp.
Brussone, Mario. "Murder of Pregnant Woman Ignites Race and Class issues." San Francisco Chronicle. 4 July 2006. Online printout.2 pp.
Reese, Jennifer. EW.com. 8 July 2006. Online printout. 1 p.
Beason, Tyrone. "'White Guys': Sucked Back into the Old Neighborhood." The Seattle Times. 21 July 2006. Online printout. 2 pp.
Arditti, Michael. "Sex and Lies in Suburbia." The Independent. Online printout. 4 August 2006. 1 p.
Parfitt, Tim. 7 Days. 24 August 2006. Online printout. 1 p.
Wright, Alex. "Pick of the Paperbacks." The Daily Telegraph. 25 August 2006. PC. 1 p.
Connors, Philip."You, Him, Whoever." London Review of Books. 7 September 2006. Online printout. 4 pp.
Flusfeder, David. "Lives That Start Out Hopeful, Then Fall into Some Hole." The Daily Telegraph. 18 September 2006. Online printout. 2 pp.
Wiggins, Marianne. "Picking a Winner." Wiggins, a 2006 fiction judge for National Book Honors, mentions White Guys among the short list of early fiction favorites with the five judges. Los Angeles Times. 26 November 2006. Online printout. 1 p.
Quote from Stephen Amidon's review. "Best Fiction of 2006." The Washington Post, p 7. n.d. PC. 1 p.
"Editor's Shelf: Books Recommended by Advisory Editors." Ploughshares. n.d. PC. 1 p.
7. Norumbega Park [NP] --originally titled Transfiguration, started in 2005, published 2012)
8. Preliminary notes
9. Research
10. Research on nuns and monasteries
11. Chapters 1 and 2 Drafts. MS legal pad. Significant doodle(s). 2006. 2 pads: including drafts of NP and other Giardina writings
First pad, beginning: draft of essay for New York Times about James Miller, politically conservative economics professor who was denied tenure at Smith College, which he argued was because of his conservative views; article was not run because it was viewed as too hard on Miller
First pad, first marker: draft of as yet unpublished story "The Substitute"
First pad, second marker: continued draft of James Miller essay
First pad, third marker: notes from conversation with Giardina's editor at the New York Times, Ilena Silverman
First pad, fourth marker: review draft of Elias Canetti's Party in the Blitz (See Box 24a: Folder 10 for version published in San Francisco Chronicle)
First pad, fifth marker: continued draft of James Miller essay
First pad, sixth marker: first draft of Chapter 1 of Norumbega Park
First pad, seventh marker: draft of piece on Teresa Wright, "The Domestic Dreamboat" New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived (See Box 24: Folder 14 for published version)
First pad, eighth marker: Chapter 1 of Norumbega Park
Second pad, beginning: review draft of the Olga Grushin's Dream Life of Sukhanov
Second pad, first marker: first draft of Chapter 2 "L'ac Bleu" [NP]
Second pad, second marker: draft of the introduction for the Cleveland Playhouse production of Custody of the Eyes
Second pad, third marker: draft of an essay called "What Is This Strangeness" (originally titled "Novelists and Murderers") (See Box 24: Folder 20 for published version in San Francisco Chronicle)
Third pad, beginning: Play revisions of Glass Onion along with letters, from 2006, still un-produced, read at Lincoln Center
Third pad, first marker: letter to his godson, a priest in Rome, Jonah Lynch; wrote this letter after the Cleveland opening a Custody of the Eyes
Third pad, second marker: revisions of NP Chapter 1 and 2
Third pad, third marker: first draft of a long scene in NP Chapter 2 "Jack at the country club"
Third pad, fourth marker: continues with NP, Jack at graduation
Third pad, fifth marker: excised scene, NP, Richie and Oaks fishing
Third pad, sixth marker: Jack and Christina on the lake [NP]
Box 14b: Norumbega Park: Drafts
Proofs. Each proof is read by five readers who check for typos, etc. Each reader initials and dates the first page of the proof.

1. Chapter 3 Drafts. MS legal pad. Significant doodle(s). 2006. 4 pads.
First pad, beginning: draft of piece on June Allyson and Glenn Ford, "The (Im)perfect Fifties Couple" New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived (See Box 24: Folder 15 for published version)
First pad, first marker: draft of piece on Ray Price, "Standard Bearer" Texas Monthly (See Box 24: Folder 19 for published version)
First pad, second marker: recommendation letters for students
First pad, third marker: revision of Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 [NP ]
First pad, fourth marker: first draft of beginning of Chapter 3 [NP ]
First pad, fifth marker: review draft of Larry McMurtry's When the Light Goes (See Box 24a: Folder 10 for version published in San Francisco Chronicle)
First pad, sixth marker: first draft of Chapter 3 [NP] continued
Second pad, beginning: Chapter 3 [NP] Jack in New York; much has been excised to eliminate "heavily naturalistic" writing; Joan at the monastery
Second pad, first marker: first draft of an article about Boomer's dance music for New York Times Magazine planned special issue on Baby Boomers. The theme issue was cancelled and the essay "instantly aborted" due to lack of advertising.
Second pad, second marker: Chapter 3 [NP] continued; Joan at the monastery again, Jack in New York; goes back and forth between the two
Second pad, sixth marker: Giardina's favorite scene [NP], Jack and Elspeth
Third pad, loose paper: conversation with Sloan Harris, agent, on what should be removed from the novel (Giardina frequently gets his agent's opinion on his novels)
Third pad, beginning: research questions about nuns [NP]
Third pad, first marker: review draft of Pete Hamill's North River (Washington Post)
Third pad, second marker: Jack and Elspeth scene [NP] continues
Third pad, third marker: notes on Richard Yates' Revolutionary Road (See Box 24a: Folder 10 for transcript from NPR)
Third pad, fourth marker: return to Jack and Elspeth [NP]
Third pad, fifth marker: "The Monster at the End of this Book," essay on wet dreams for Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex (2008)
Third pad, sixth marker: Jack and Elspeth; Joan at the monastery [NP]
Fourth pad, beginning: Barry Nelson piece called "Mr. Reassurance" for New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived; the article makes a point about very long play runs and has arithmetic on side analyzing this (See Box 24: Folder 16 for published version)
Fourth pad, first marker: proposal for a play (application for the McKnight Fellowship): Third World
Fourth pad, second marker: draft of a review of Andre Dubus' The Garden of Last Days (See Box 24a: Folder 10 for version published in Washington Post)
Fourth pad, third marker: notes for review of Ethan Canin's America America (See Box 24a: Folder 10 for version published in San Francisco Chronicle)
Fourth pad, fourth marker: revision of Chapter 3, "Jack in NYC" [NP]
Fourth pad, fifth marker: review draft of Ethan Canin's America America (See Box 24a: Folder 10 for version published in San Francisco Chronicle)
Fourth pad, sixth marker: revision of Chapter 3, "Jack in NYC" [NP]
Fourth pad, seventh marker: essay on Clifton Webb (for a planned book on learning about masculinity from movies) typed version at the end
2. Chapter 4 Drafts. MS legal pad. Significant doodle(s). 2006. 2 pads.
First pad, beginning: draft of piece on June Allyson and Glenn Ford, "The (Im)perfect Fifties Couple" New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived (See Box 24: Folder 15 for published version)
First pad, first marker: revision of essay on Clifton Webb (for a planned book on learning about masculinity from movies)
First pad, second marker: beginning of Chapter 4 [NP], ("The Heart's Desire to Break"); Stella, the mother, at the monastery; inserted white pages with revision; Jack and Stella
First pad, third marker: notes and a draft of a review of Jim Harrison's The English Major (See Box 24a: Folder 10 for version published in San Francisco Chronicle)
First pad, fourth marker: draft of piece on Charlton Heston, "After Ben-Hur" New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived (See Box 24a: Folder 10 for published version)
First pad,fifth marker: essay on Aldo Ray (for a planned book on learning about masculinity from movies)
Second pad, beginning: essay on Clifton Webb (for a planned book on learning about masculinity from movies)
Second pad, first marker: Chapter 4 [NP], ("The Heart's Desire to Break")
Second pad, second marker: essay on Clifton Webb (for a planned book on learning about masculinity from movies)
3. Chapter 5 Drafts. MS legal pad. Significant doodle(s). 2006. 2 pads.
First pad, beginning: review of Ehud Havazelet Bearing the Body (San Francisco Chronicle)
First pad, first marker: original end of Chapter 3 [NP], and revision Joan in the monastery and Jack in New York
First pad, second marker: beginning of Chapter 5 [NP]
Second pad: first draft of Chapter 5 [NP]
4. Chapter 5 Revisions. [NP]. MS legal pad. Significant doodle(s). 2009. 3 pads.
5. Chapter One: "Mr. Want" [NP] (5 drafts).
Draft pp 1-38 (1 of 5). TS with MS revisions. 38 pp.
Draft pp 1-44 (2 of 5) . TS with MS revisions. 44 pp.
Draft pp 1-47 (3 of 5). TS with MS revisions. 44 pp.
Draft pp 1-47 (4 of 5). TS with MS revisions and significant doodles. 47 pp.
Draft pp 1-47 (5 of 5). TS with MS revisions. 47 pp.
6. Chapter Two: "L'ac Bleu" [NP] ( 2 drafts).
Draft pp 1-63 (1 of 2). TS with MS revisions. 63 pp.
Draft (2 of 2). TS with MS revisions. ~100 pp.
Box 14c: Norumbega Park: Drafts
1. Chapter Two: "L'ac Bleu" ( 2 drafts).
Draft (1 of 2). TS with MS revisions. ~40 pp.
Draft pp 45-142 (2 of 2). TS with MS revisions. 97 pp.
2. Chapter Three: "The Place that Other People Call the World" (pages are scrap, and on the verso is miscellany) (1 draft).
sheet of questions for Mark Sloan, Giardina's agent
Draft pp 147-290. TS with MS revisions and significant doodles. 144 pp.
3. Chapter Three: "The Place that Other People Call the World" ( 2 drafts).
Draft (1 of 2). TS with MS revisions. 40 pp.
Draft (2 of 2). TS with MS revisions and significant doodles. 40 pp
4. Chapter Three: "The Place that Other People Call the World." Draft. TS. 100 pp.
5. Chapter One: "Mr. Want" partial draft. TS with MS revisions. 2008-2009.
6. Early draft(s). TS with MS revisions. 2008-2009.
7. Early draft(s). TS with MS revisions. 2008-2009.
8. Chapter Four: "The Heart's Desire to Break" (2 full drafts plus inserts).
Draft (1 of 2). TS with MS revisions. 2008-2009. 51 pp.
Insert (1 of 3). TS with MS revisions. 2008-2009. 4 pp.
Insert (2 of 3). TS with MS revisions. 2008-2009. 4 pp.
Draft (2 of 2). TS with MS revisions. 2008-2009. 107 pp.
Insert (1 of 3). TS with MS revisions. 2008-2009. 4 pp.
Box 14d: Norumbega Park: Drafts
1. Chapter Four: "The Heart's Desire to Break" draft. TS with MS revisions. 2008-2009. 102 pp.
2. Chapter Five: "The Book of Joan" draft. TS with MS revisions. 2008-2009. 123 pp.
3. Chapters One and Two draft. TS with MS revisions. 2010. 122 pp.
4. Chapters One-Four draft. TS with MS revisions. 2010. 204 pp.
5. Chapter Five draft. TS with MS revisions. 2009-2010. 111 pp.
6. Chapter Five draft. TS with MS revisions. 2010. 111 pp.
Box 14e: Norumbega Park: Drafts
1. Chapter Five draft. TS with MS revisions. 2010. 111 pp.
2. Chapter Five draft. TS with MS revisions. 2010. 111 pp.
3. Chapters One and Two draft. TS with Joann Kobin's (rounder writing) and Giardina's (angular writing) MS revisions. 2009. 118 pp.
4. Chapter Three draft. TS with Joann Kobin's (rounder writing) and Giardina's (angular writing) MS revisions. 2009. 117 pp.
5. Chapter Four draft. TS with Joann Kobin's (rounder writing) and Giardina's (angular writing) MS revisions. 2009. 107 pp.
6. Chapter Five draft.TS with Joann Kobin's (rounder writing) and Giardina's (angular writing) MS revisions. 2009. 118 pp.
Box 14f: Norumbega Park: Drafts, Correspondence, and Publishing Material
1. Draft reviewed by friend for errors regarding monastery. TS with friend's MS revisions. 2010. 435 pp.
2. Draft, p 1-167. TS with editor's (round writing, mostly red pen, some pencil) and Giardina's (angular writing, entirely in pencil). 2010. 167 pp.
3. Draft, p 168-349. TS with editor's (round writing, mostly red pen, some pencil) and Giardina's (angular writing, entirely in pencil). 2010. 182 pp.
4. Draft, p 350-437. TS with editor's (round writing, mostly red pen, some pencil) and Giardina's (angular writing, entirely in pencil). 2010. 87 pp.
5. Emails to and from Sloan Harris, Giardina's agent regarding novel
Giardina to Harris, 6 October 2006 and reply on 13 October 2006. Printout with MS notes. 1 p.
Giardina to Harris, 27 March 2008 and reply on 31 March 2008. Printout with MS notes. 1 p.
Giardina to Harris, 13 August 2009 and reply 13 August 2009. Printout. 1 p. On verso: description and assigned reading for a class taught by Giardina.
6. Correspondence
Crace, Jim. Suggestions after reading draft. 21 April 2010. 4 pp.
Giardina. Email to Jim Crace asking to use his feedback in a blurb. n.d. TS. 1 p. Attached:
Crace, Jim. Response to request. 26 May 2010. 1 p.
Coleman, Jesse. Email to Giardina. 17 September 2010. 2 pp. Attached:
Giardina's answers to her questions. n.d. TS with MS revisions. 2 pp.
Giardina. Email to Jesse Coleman regarding editing. 28 January 2011. TS. 1 p.
7. Publishing Material
Giardina's brainstorming for a title. n.d. MS. 3 pp.
Notes on title and final corrections. MS. 4 pp.
List of names for advanced copy. n.d. MS. 1 p.
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux "Guidelines for Authors When Reviewing Copyedited Manuscripts", n.d. TS with MS notes. 1 p.
Draft of acknowledgments. n.d. TS with MS notes. 1 p.
8. Reviews and Interviews
Publishers Weekly. 31 October 2011. Online printout. 1 p.
Krutz, Steven. "Anthony Giardina on How a House Speaks for Its Owner." New York Times: Home and Garden. 18 January 2012. Online printout. 2 pp.
Schaub, Michael. "Falling in Love with 'Norumbega Park.'" NPR. 30 January 2012. Online printout. 1 p. Attached:
Excerpt from the beginning of the novel. Online printout. 3 pp.
Book Summary. Online printout. 1 p.
Pages from links to Indie Bound and Amazon to purchase novel. Online printouts. 5 p.
Box 15a: Unpublished Novels
1. The Lost World (tentative title of an unfinished novel). 1987. TS. 88 pp.
2. Mrs. Wakeman (written while working on The Country of Marriage, which came out in 1998), Chapters 1 through 6. Unpublished novel. TS with [minimal] MS revisions. 141 pp.
3. Mrs. Wakeman (written while working on The Country of Marriage, which came out in 1998), Chapters 7-12. Unpublished novel. TS with [minimal] MS revisions.154 pp.
Box 15b: Early Plays- History/Living at Home/Trappers/The Past/Moby Dick (for radio) Folders:
1. History
First draft. MS on legal pad paper. 1975. 24 pp. Includes author's notes to self about characters.
Produced version, Ensemble Studio Theater, New York. TS with MS revisions. 1977. 71 pp.
Correspondence
Draft of letter from Giardina to Doug [Wager], Literary Manager and Program Director for Washington's Arena Stage "In Process" series. About History, and Living at Home, and the process of writing plays. 12 April 1977. MS on legal pad paper. 1 p, front and verso.
Draft of letter from Giardina to Doug [Wager]. 10 November 1977. MS on legal pad paper. 2 pp, front and verso.
Giardina to David Copelin, literary manager and dramaturg, as well as playwright and producer. In response to Copelin's expressed interest in reading History. TS. 19 January 1978. 1 p.
Giardina to Howard Rosenstone, Giardina's first agent, about History, a children's play for Baltimore Children's theater, and writing a play trilogy. 10 November 1977. MS. 1 p, front and verso.
2. Living at Home (First of planned Bogle Trilogy)
First draft, MS on legal pad. 1976. 24 pages with writing on front and verso. Includes one page of author's introductory note.
A subsequent scene revision. MS on legal pad. 8 pages.
Draft from after the Provincetown and before the Playwrights Horizons productions. TS with MS revisions. [September 1977]. 65 pp.
Memorabilia
Contract with Arena Stage, signed by Giardina (12 January 1977) and Thomas C. Fichandler (31 December 1976). TS.
Flyer from Provincetown Playhouse, 1977 season.
Theatre Communications Group. Listing in "New Plays/2." "Second in a series of biannual new play listings, nominated for inclusion by artistic directors and literary managers." Printed. June 1977. 4 pp.
Program from Provincetown Playhouse on the Wharf: World Premiere, Living at Home, by Anthony Giardina, Directed by Douglas C. Wager. 29 August - 3 September 1977.
Program from Playwrights Horizons, the 42nd Street New York theatre devoted to the creation and production of new works. Production [n.d.] directed by Thomas Gruenewald.
Correspondence
Merriam, Ida, "fan." Letter commenting on Living at Home. 27 February 1977. 1p plus envelope.
Fromm, Marcia L., "fan." Letter criticizing Living at Home. 3 March 1977. 1 p.
Fichandler, Zelda, Producing Director at Arena Stage. 24 March 1977. 1 p plus envelope.
Wager, Doug, Assistant Production Coordinator at Arena Stage. Note about History and Living at Home. 31 March 1977. 1 p.
Wager, Doug, Literary Manager and Program Director for Washington's Arena Stage "In Process" series, and Director of the Provincetown Playhouse production of Living at Home. Letter to Giardina before beginning rehearsals for the Provincetown production. Shares his act-by-act analysis of the play's characters and how he plans his directing will present his interpretation behaviorally on stage. Invites Giardina's opinions and ideas for their further discussion back and forth as needed. 10 August 1977. 3 pp, front and verso, plus envelope.
Review
Eder, Richard. "One Man's Test of Reality." New York Times. 12 December 1978. Newspaper clipping, 1 p.
Trappers (Second of planned Bogle Trilogy)
3. Planning and draft
Advertisement for men's clothing from a magazine, showing a typical college graduate. 1965. Inspiration for Trappers.
Early draft, MS on legal pad. First ~20 pp are part of unfinished play, Sin in Massachusetts. Trappers begins at clip.
4. TS draft. 1977. Includes character information and setting. 84 pp.
5. Papers
Notes from Arena Stage about characters, changing dialogue, and action on set. MS on legal pad with notable doodles. 1978.
Giardina to Zelda [Fichandler, Producing Director at Arena Stage?] about Trappers. 22 June 1978. MS and Carbon Copy. 2 pp.
Theatre Communications Group. "New Plays/3." "Third in a series of biannual new play listings, nominated for inclusion by artistic directors and literary managers." Printed. Listings include Trappers. September 1978. 3 pp.
6. The Past
Notes on the acting, characters, et cetera from the Arena Stage version produced in Washington, DC. MS on legal pad. November 1978.
Rehearsal Schedule and script from the New York Production. Copy of Giardina's wife, Eileen; she played "the girl." TS. January-February 1982. Bound in blue folder.
Moby Dick (Dramatization of Melville's novel, commissioned by Masterpiece Radio Theater. Includes a brief biography of Melville and introduction to the story written by Giardina. Combines Melville's original dialogue and additions by Giardina. 5 episodes.)
7. Episodes I through III
Script, Act/Episode I. TS. 65 pp.
Script, Act/Episode II. TS. 54 pp.
Script, Act/Episode III. TS. 59 pp.
8. Episodes IV through V
Script, Act/Episode IV. TS. 55 pp.
Script, Act/Episode V. TS. 57 pp.
Box 16: Plays- Discovered/The Child
Discovered
1. First draft, extensively changed. MS on legal pad. Originally called A Piece of My Heart. Notable doodle(s). 1979.
2. Early draft, similar to first (same opening). TS. 45 pp.
3. Various pages. TS. 40 pp.
4. Draft, TS with MS revisions and notable doodles. 60 pp.
5. Revised pages. TS. 82 pp.
6. Version presented at Seattle Repertory Theater. TS. 55 pp.
7. Memorabilia and correspondence.
Seattle Repertory Theatre brochure
The Other Season: New Plays Program with Discovered (2). Directed by Douglas Hughes.
Maps and Directory of the area around the Theatre
Articles on the Seattle Repertory Theater
Johnson, Wayne. "Picture-perfect Play Posters Proliferate with New Productions." The Seattle Times. 24 November 1984. PC. 1 p.
"Rep Plans its 'Other Season'." Journal American. 25 November 1984./"Feiffer Featured Rep's 'Other Season'." Queen Anne News. 26 December 1984. PC. 1 p.
"Rep to Open 'Other Season'." Post Intelligencer. 20 December 1984. PC./ "Seattle Rep Sets Four Plays for its 'Other Season' Series." World. 20 December 1984. PC. 1 p.
Murray, Mike. "Comedy to Open Rep's Other Season." Herald. 27 December 1984. PC. 1 p.
Adcock, Joe. "Tacoma Serves Up Some Drama You Can Sink Your Teeth Into." Post Intelligencer. 28 December 1984. PC. 1 p.
"Places to Go, Things to Do." Seattle PI. January 4-10 1985./"Theater." Sun. 28 December 1984./"Seattle-King County." News Tribune. 28 December 1984. 1 p.
"Theater." Daily Olympian. 28 December 1984. PC/"Rep's Other Season." Globe News. 21 December 1984. PC/"Continuing Productions." Journal American. 4 January 1985. PC. 2 pp
Johnson, Wayne. "Seattle Rep's Other Season Will be 'Discovered' Tonight." Seattle Times. PC. 4 January 1985. 1 p.
"Theater." Daily Olympian. 4 January 1985. PC/"Theater." Reporter. 26 [?] 1984. PC. 1 p.
"Out of Town." Tri-City Herald. 4 January 1984. PC. 1 p.
Correspondence: Copelin, David, director of Play Development at Arena Stage. Letter to Giardina about Discovered, expressing interest in Antonacci's Autumn, and offering Giardina a play lab at Arena Stage. 4 June 1985. 1 p.
The Child
8. First draft, MS on legal pad. 1979.
Second pad: first 3 pp are Giardina's discussion of the plot and the play's aim. Notable doodle(s).
9. Discussion of play, character notes, and script. 2 December 1980. MS on legal pad. ~20 pp. (filed in Box 17:5; attached to Scenes from La Vie de Boheme)
10. Draft, TS with MS revisions. 1981. 122 pp.
11. Fichandler, Zelda, Producing Director at Arena Stage. Note wishing him good luck with the production. March 1981. 1 p plus envelope.
Box 17: Plays- An American Tragedy/Scenes from La Vie de Boheme/Jay
An American Tragedy (based on the novel of the same name by Theodore Dreiser)
Scenes from La Vie de Boheme
1. First draft. TS. May 1981. 129 pp.
2. Draft of Act I. TS. 25 pp.
3. Produced version. TS 132 pp.
4. Correspondence and memorabilia
Wager, Doug, Literary Manager at Arena Stage. Notes on An American Tragedy from during production (scene suggestions, comments on characters). 15 April 1980. 2 pp.
Wager, Doug, Assistant Production Coordinator at Arena Stage. Personal letter congratulating Giardina on An American Tragedy. 21 May 1980. 2 pp plus envelope.
Zizka, Jiri, Artistic Director at Wilma Theater. Letter wishing to bring An American Tragedy to the Wilma Theater. 20 February 1985. 1 p plus brochure from the Theater. Giardina's reply, 9 April 1985. 1 p.
Program from the Arena Stage.
5. First Draft. MS legal pad. Significant doodle(s). 1980. 2 pads.
First pad, at marker: The Child. Giardina's discussion of play, character notes, and script. 2 December 1980. ~20 pp.
Second pad, first marker: "The World of Great Ideas" (as described by Giardina: "a long story").
Second pad, second marker: Script from unidentified play.
Second pad, third marker: "The World of Great Ideas" continues (as described by Giardina: "a long story").
Second pad, fourth marker: "The Lover," a poem. 1 p.
Second pad, fifth marker: Draft of letter to Howard Rosenstone, Giardina's first agent, accompanied by TS later version, announcing he has decided to change to Rick Leeds as his play agent. 7 October 1980.
Second pad, sixth marker: CV of Eileen Giardina, Giardina's wife, as written by Giardina. Possibly for the production The Past in which she played a role.
Second pad, seventh marker: Several paragraphs by Giardina summarizing his writing experiences to that point.
Second pad, eighth marker: Notes on Scenes from La Vie de Boheme, including comments from others recorded by Giardina, and continuation of the script.
6. First Draft. MS legal pad. 1980.
Notes. MS on legal pad with notable doodles. 26 October 1981. 3 pp, front and verso.
7. Revised pages. TS. 37 pp.
8. Draft that went into rehearsal. TS with minimal MS revisions. 105 pp.
9. Produced version. TS. 5 April 1982. 75 pp.
10. Memorabilia and reviews
Program from workshop production at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Directed by Douglas Hughes. April-May 1981. Booklet.
Newsletter from Manhattan Theatre Club with information on Scenes from la Vie de Boheme.
Program from produced version at Manhattan Theater Club. Directed by Douglas Hughes. May 1982. Booklet.
Manhattan Theatre Club Contact Sheet. 16 August 1982. 1 p.
Review: Feingold, Michael. The Mini Decade. 1982. Newspaper clipping, 1 p.
Review: Rich, Frank. "Stage: Scenes of Boheme." The New York Times. 21 May 1982. Online printout, 1 p.
11. Jay
Draft. TS with minimal MS revisions. 1983. 58 pp.
Produced version. TS with minimal MS revisions. 1993. 56 pp.
Strickland, Rae, Literary Assistant at Hartford Stage. Letter to Giardina rejecting Jay though complimenting his writing. 13 March 1986.
Box 18: The Beach
1. First draft. 3 loose leaf 8x11 and MS on legal pad. Notable doodle(s). 1987. 2 pads.
First pad, first marker: Hanukkah wishes and picture drawn by children, presumably Giardina's daughters.
First pad, second marker: Many notes on characters spread around on the page. Script begins again on the next page with notes to self about dialogue and play.
First pad, third marker: The Beach quiz made by Giardina; typed version appears in Box: 20: 4. Notes/script revisions start again on the next page.
First pad, fourth marker: Academic calendar [of Yale]. Notes on the play for suggested revisions and feedback follow.
Second pad, first marker: Assignment description [for a class taught by Giardina?].
Second pad, second marker: 2 paragraph summary of his writing by Giardina.
Second pad, third marker: Draft for article on David Janssen
Second pad, fourth marker: Notes on England, Rochester and Antoinette [from Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea], 13 October [1987]
Second pad, fifth marker: The Beach script continues
2. Draft. TS. 1987. 76 pp.
3. Draft of an unpublished story, "On the Lido," notes on The Beach from the Eugene O'Neill Production, MS on legal pad, with loose leaf. 1988. 2 pads.
First pad, first marker: Notes on pastoralism, notes for Giardina's play Country and City.
First pad, second marker: The Beach script revisions and notes.
4. Script and notes on The Beach from the Eugene O'Neill Production. MS on legal pad, with loose leaf. 1988.
5. Script from O'Neill Center. TS, white pp are original, pink are revised. Almost two complete scripts. 1988. 137 pp.
6. Script from O'Neill Center. TS, white pp are original, pink are revised. 1988. Bound in gray folder.
7. Draft from between O'Neill and Yale Rep productions. TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s). Includes one MS legal pad page. 80 pp.
8. Draft immediately prior to Yale Rep rehearsals. TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s). Bound in yellow folder.
Box 19: The Beach
1. Script from Yale Rep rehearsals. TS. ~120 pp.
2. Various revised pp from Yale Rep. TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s). ~100 pp.
3. Various revised pp from Yale Rep. TS and MS on legal pad (~10 pp). ~100 pp.
4. Various revised pp from Yale Rep. TS with MS revisions. ~50 pp.
5. Various revised pp from Yale Rep. TS with MS revisions and MS on legal pad (2 pp). ~100 pp.
6. Script from Yale Rep. TS. 5 December 1988. 142 pp.
7. Final Script. from Yale Rep. TS. January 1989. 133 pp plus envelope.
Box 20: The Beach/Black Forest
The Beach (continued)
Black Forest
1. Paperwork
Paycheck information. 15 September 1988. 1 p.
Rehearsal schedule. 5 December 1988. 1 p.
Yale Rep Winter Fest Contact Sheet. 7 December 1988. 1 p. (2 copies)
Yale Repertory Theatre's Guide to New Haven. 1 p, with map on verso.
More detailed guide. 2 pp, front and verso.
Technical information for play. 7 December 1988. 1 p.
Ticket information for company members. 7 December 1988. 1 p.
2. Correspondence
Invitation to come to 1988 Playwrights Conference. 18 April 1988. 1 p.
Bartlett, Helen, from Tony Bill Productions. Letter asking to see some of Giardina's work. Many of Giardina's MS notes about the play on envelope. 12 July 1988. 1 p plus envelope.
Richards, Lloyd, Director of the Yale Repertory Theatre, serving the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Note to Giardina, thanking him for taking part in the 1988 Playwrights Conference. 31 July 1988. 1 p plus envelope.
Plays Source. Newsletter sent to playwrights about "Plays in Progress" and letter telling Giardina The Beach had been included (listing on p 4). 18 November 1988. 8 pp, front and verso.
Partlan, Bill, director of The Beach for the National Playwrights Conference, from The Cricket Contemporary Theater. Letter to Giardina after reading draft of The Beach; discussion of revisions and comments on character development in the play. 16 January 1989. 1 p plus envelope.
Kushner, Tony. Letter to Giardina apologizing for being unable to bring The Beach to "Plays in Progress" but expressing admiration. 18 May 1989. 1 p.
Betts, Donnie L, Company Manager for Yale Repertory. Welcome to the Yale Repertory Theater. 7 December 1988. 1 p.
Sanford, Tim, Literary Manager at Playwrights Horizons. Letter about The Beach and Jay, apologizing for a late response. 28 August 1989. 1 p.
Chanoff, Rachel and Holly Becker, Producers at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Letter thanking Giardina for sharing The Beach at "Reading Room Readings" at the Lincoln Center Library, NYC. 14 January 1997. 1 p.
3. Memorabilia
O'Neill Center Playbill. 3-31 July 1988.
O'Neill Center [Shorter] Playbill. 3-31 July 1988. (2 copies)
Listing of plays at Eugene O'Neill Center. New York Times. 19 May 1988.
Transcript of discussion of The Beach. TS. 13 July 1988. 5 pp.
The Beach Quiz. From Yale Repertory. TS. (MS draft in Box 18: Folder 1). 1 p.
Coleman, C. B., production dramaturg."Love Letters in the Sand: Anthony Giardina's 'The Beach.'" Yale Reports. January 1989. Original. 2 pp.
Quotes (largely from the writing of Pat Boone), used in article about The Beach. Sent to Giardina by the author of the article for approval.
Yale Repertory playbill. 10 January-4 February 1989.
Yale Repertory brochure. 10 January-4 February 1989. (3 copies)
4. Early draft. From the mid 1990's. Bound in folder (gray).
5. Disk with script of Seattle Rep version.
6. Long Wharf working version.
Script. TS. 102 pp.
Revised pages from Long Wharf. 47 pp.
7. Long Wharf opening night version. 20 March 2000. 102 pp.
8. Paperwork
Seattle Rep cast contact list. 23 March 1994. 1 p.
Contract with Long Wharf Theatre. 16 August 1999. 19 pp.
Casting lists for Long Wharf.
First brainstorm list. 1 p.
Fax from Bernard Telsey. 8 December 1999. 2 pp.
Bernard Telsey Casting. 10 December 1999. 6 pp.
Bernard Telsey Casting. 13 December 1999. 3 pp.
Bernard Telsey Casting. 11 January 2000. 6 pp.
Bernard Telsey Casting. 12 January 2000. 6 pp.
Long Wharf Casting Sheet. 3 February 2000. 2 pp. (2 copies)
Long Wharf's Black Forest company information. 3 pp.
Letter about, voucher to use, and directions to gym, courtesy of Long Wharf Theatre. 4 February 2000.
Long Wharf Calendar of rehearsals and performances. February-April 2000.
Rehearsal schedule, February-March 2000. 1 p.
Rehearsal schedule for 1 March 2000. 1 p.
Giardina's biography for Long Wharf. 1 p.
Giardina's interview appointments. 1 p. (3 copies)
Contract between Giardina and Broadway Play Publishing, Inc for the publication of Black Forest. 9 June 2008. TS. 8 pp.
9. Correspondence
Hughes, Doug. Note expressing sympathy over Giardina's wife's loss. n.d. 1 p, plus envelope.
Hughes, Doug. Letter to Giardina about Long Wharf Dinner. 8 March 1999. 1 p.
Lustgarten, Nancy, friend. Note to Giardina about Black Forest and forwarding an email from an audience member. n.d. 1 p.
[Scruggs], Sharon. Congratulatory note to Giardina. n.d. Card plus envelope.
Goldstein, Jess. Congratulatory note to Giardina. Card plus envelope.
Harmon, Jennifer. Congratulatory note to Giardina. 15 March 2000. 1 p.
Thompson, Kevin. Congratulatory note to the cast and crew. 15 March 2000. Card plus envelope.
Awon, Kim (played Wendy Cunningham). Congratulatory note. 2000. Card plus envelope.
[?]. Congratulatory note. n.d. Card plus envelope.
Drury, Eleanor. Long congratulatory note commenting on play. 2 pp, ticket stubs, and envelope.
Nowak, Amram. Letter to Giardina saying he enjoyed the play but also suggesting a major plot change. 27 March 2000. 2 pp plus envelope.
[?], Helen. Congratulatory note. 2000. Card plus envelope.
Swank, Erin Joy. Picture of the Black Forest with congratulatory note on verso. n.d. Picture.
Envelope addressed to Giardina from "23 Shuttle Meadow Rd. Plainville, CT 06062."
Giardina's letter to Tony Shaloub asking him to read Black Forest (no reply was received). 8 September 2001. 1 p.
10. Memorabilia
Program for Reading at Playwrights Horizons. 16 November 1992. 1 p.
Seattle Repertory brochure. n.d.
Seattle Repertory program. 1994. Booklet.
Long Wharf 2000 Season Brochure.
New Haven's LEAP brochure; includes listing for a dinner with the Black Forest cast and crew.
Long Wharf Theatre Newsletter, The Loading Dock. January/February 2000.
5 Long Wharf Production Black Forest bookmarks.
6 Long Wharf Production Black Forest flyers.
Long Wharf Production Program. 8 March-9 April 2000. Booklet.
Long Wharf Production Poster. (filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
11. Black Forest Reviews and Press
Rizzo, Frank. "Ticker: Stage Notes." Hartford Courant. 3 February 2000. PC. 1 p, front and verso.
Ehren, Christine. "CT's Long Wharf Enters Giardina's Black Forest with World Premiere March 8-April 9." Playbill.com. 23 February 2000. PC. 1 p.
"Etc." Norwich Bulletin. 24 February 2000. PC. 3 pp.
"'Black Forest' Will Cap Get-together." New Haven Register. 29 February 2000. PC. 1 p.
"Now Playing." Huntington Herald. 1 March 2000. PC 1 p.
"It's Academic." Hartford Courant. 2 March 2000. PC 1 p.
"New Shows Open at UConn, Long Wharf." Day. 2 March 2000. PC. 1 p.
Arnott, Christopher. "Back to School Specials." The New Haven Advocate. 9 March 2000. PC. 1 p, front and verso.
Ruocco, James V. "'Black Forest' Peopled with Academic Types." Republican American. 10 March 2000. PC. 1 p, front and verso.
Collins-Hughes, Laura. "In 'Black Forest' a Playwright Shines a Light into Marriage's Dark Corners." New Haven Register. 12 March 2000.
Newspaper, F Section. 2 pp. (filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
PC. 1 p
"Opening Nights." New Times Sunday. 12 March 2000. PC 1 p.
Cole, Gloria. "Learning Life's Lessons." Sunday Connecticut Post. 12 March 2000. PC. 2 pp.
Broverman, Neal. "Long Wharf's College Drama." Hartford Courant. 16 March 2000. PC. 1 p.
Johnson, Malcolm. "Where Sex Is Academic." Hartford Courant. 17 March 2000. 2 PC. 3 pp.
Minor, E Kyle."Groves of Academe Become 'Black Forest' at Long Wharf Theatre." The Advocate. 17 March 2000. PC. 2 copies. Minor, E Kyle. "Black Forest Explores Collegiate Underworld." Greenwich Time. 17 March 2000. PC. 3 pp.
Ruocco, James V. "Break Rules to Break out of 'Black Forest'." Republican American. 17 March 2000. PC. 1 p, front and verso.
Friedman, Rosalind. WMNR: Fine Arts Radio. Transcription. 17 March-8 April 2000. 1 p.
Curren, Elizabeth G. "Light Moments from the 'Black Forest'." Sunday New Haven Register. 19 March 2000. PC 1 p.
Gordon, Ronnie, "Comedy Focuses on Academia." Union News. 22 March 2000. PC. 1 p.
Plemmons, Chelsey. "Great drama? No, It's Upscale 'Peyton Place,' Updated." News Times Sunday. 19 March 2000. PC. 1 p, front and verso.
Rosenberg, David A. "New Play Strays from the Path and Gets Lost in the 'Black Forest'." Wilton Villages. 23 March 2000. PC. 1 p.
Arnott, Christopher. "The Insult That Made a Man out of an Academic." Comic. The New Haven Advocate. 23 March 2000. PC. 1 p.
Donovan, Phyllis S. "A Clever 'Black Forest' at Long Wharf Theatre." Record-Journal. 23 March 2000. PC 1 p.
Mathews, Shirley. "'Black Forest' Starts Strong, Then Falters." Connecticut Post. 24 March 2000. PC. 1 p, front and verso.
Backalenick, Irene. "Muddling Through the 'Black Forest' at LWT." Fairfield Citizen-News/Westport News. 24 March 2000. PC. 1 p.
Mooney, Carolin J. "Sex, Souls, and Midlife Crises: a New Play Set in Academe Pits Art Against Life." The Chronicle of Higher Education. 24 March 2000.
2 PC. 3 pp.
Newspaper clippings. 3 clippings, 7 PC. 10 pp. (filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
"Fiendishly Funny." Pictorial Gazette/Branford Review/Shore Line Times. 25 March 2000. PC. 1 p.
Markland, Taylor. "Black Forest." Variety. 20-26 March 2000. 2 PC. 2 pp.
Box 21: Custody of the Eyes
1. Script from Hartford Stage. Still called Lightly Built Bridges. TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s). 18 April 2002. ~90 pp.
2. Draft. Still called Lightly Built Bridges. TS. n.d. 89 pp.
3. Draft. Still called Lightly Built Bridges. TS. n.d. 91 pp.
4. Script from the Lincoln Center Theater. Still called Lightly Built Bridges. TS. 7 May 2004. With rehearsal schedule dated 12 May 2004. ~90 pp.
5. Draft. TS with highlighting. n.d. 84 pp.
6. Draft. TS with MS revisions and notable doodles(s). 9 January 2006. Bound. 85 pp.
7. Notes from rehearsal revising the play and draft. 20 April 2006. 3 pp of notes, 88 pp of script.
8. Notes on the back of a Cleveland rehearsal schedule with comments on rehearsal and various pages (including Act II through scene 6). April 2006. 10 pp of notes, 56 pp of script.
9. Various pages superseded during rehearsal. April 2006. ~100 pp.
Box 22: Custody of the Eyes and Un-produced Plays
1. Notes on MS on legal pad (draft), an envelope from the Cleveland Playhouse, and the back of a flyer from the Odyssey Bookshop. MS with notable doodle(s). May 2006. 5 pp. Various pages [pulled/revised). TS with MS revisions. May 2006. ~40 pp.
2. Script from the Cleveland Playhouse. TS with MS revisions. May 2006. 42 pp, front and verso.
3. Script. TS. n.d. 84 pp. (1)
4. Script. TS. n.d. 84 pp. (2)
5. Official script from the Cleveland Playhouse. TS. May 2006. 84 pp plus envelope.
6. Paperwork for Cleveland Production
Contracts
Gladden, Dean R., Managing Director of the Cleveland Playhouse. Note to Bruce Ostler accompanying Giardina's contract. 30 November 2005. 1 p.
First version, unsigned. 28 November 2005. 19 pp.
Gladden, Dean, Managing Director of the Cleveland Playhouse. Email to Bruce Ostler, Giardina's agent, revising contract. 30 January 2006. 2 pp.
Final version, signed by Dean Gladden. 30 March 2006. 21 pp.
Elissa Myers Casting sheets
9 February 2006. 4 pp.
10 February 2006. 6 pp.
13 February 2006. 4 pp.
Joey Collins' resume (actor). 2 pp.
Jan Leslie Harding's resume (actress). 2 pp.
Preliminary list of props. 19 March 2006. 2 pp.
Scene breakdown. n.d. 2 pp, front and verso.(2 copies)
Preliminary sound plot. 17 March 2006. 1 p, front and verso.
Contact sheet. 28 March 2006. 2 pp, front and verso. (3 copies)
Contact sheet. 14 April 2006. 2 pp, front and verso.
Housing information and emergency numbers. n.d. 1 p.
Rehearsal schedules with some of Giardina's MS notes during rehearsal. April-May 2006. 9 pp.
7. Correspondence
Hare, David. Three emails back and forth in which Giardina asks about bringing the play to London; Hare recommends various playhouses. 13-14 January 2003. 1 p.
Hagan, Peter, from the Gersh Agency. Letter to Giardina returning Lightly Built Bridges. 28 February 2003. 1 p.
Bishop, Andre. Letter from Giardina to Bishop and 4 consecutive emails afterward: Giardina discusses writing the play and is hoping the Lincoln center will put on a production of it. 2004. 5 pp.
Winger, Debra. Note to Giardina about Custody of the Eyes, from during casting of the Cleveland Production. n.d. PC. 1 p.
Wegerer, Amy. Letter to Bruce Ostler, Giardina's agent, about being unable to bring the play to the Guthrie Theatre. 27 June 2005. 1 p.
Letter to Jane Harmon from Giardina about a Custody of the Eyes hoping to bring the play to New York. 11 April 2006. 1 p.
[Tigar], Ken, actor in play. Note of congratulations to Giardina. 3 May 2006. Card.
[Duesing], Paula, actress in play. Note of congratulations to Giardina. n.d. Card plus envelope.
[?]. "Happy Opening" to Giardina. n.d. Handmade card.
[Harding], Jan [Leslie], actress in play. Note of congratulations to Giardina. n.d. Card .
[Baits], Alex, actor in play. Note of congratulations to Giardina. 3 May 2006. Handmade card.
Mayo, Mark, actor in play. Note of congratulations to Giardina. n.d. Postcard.
Bloom, Michael, Artistic Director of the Cleveland Playhouse. Note of congratulations to Giardina. n.d. Card plus envelope.
[Gladden], Dean, Managing Director of the Cleveland Playhouse. Note of congratulations to Giardina. 3 May 2006. Card plus envelope.
Macmoneagle, Joan, administrative assistant to a priest. Note of congratulations to Giardina. n.d. 1 p.
8. Memorabilia
Brave New Works program. Hartford Stage. 25-27 April 2003. Booklet.
Flyer for reading at the Roundabout Theater Company. 16 January 2005. 1 p. (2 copies)
Custody of the Eyes title page with Giardina's contact information. 1 p. (3 copies)
Flyer for the production at the Cleveland Playhouse. 2-21 May 2006. 1 p.
Essay for Cleveland program. TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s). 1 p.
Fusion Fest program. 28 April- 21 May 2006. (2 copies)
Giardina's tickets to the Cleveland production's opening night. 3 May 2006. 2 tickets plus envelope.
9. Reviews
Melton, Sarah. Note to Giardina and contents of press clippings. 10 July 2006. PC. 2 pp.
"Cleveland Playhouse Has Custody of the Eyes." Royalton Recorder. 20 April 2006. PC. 1 p.
"Theater: Custody of the Eyes."The Cleveland Free Times. 26 April 2006. PC. 1 p.
Brown, Tony. "On the Board, a Study of Priests and Relationships." The Plain Dealer. 30 April 2006. PC. 2 pp.
Andrusewicz, Marie. " Card Carrying in Cleveland." Cleveland Free Times. 3 May 2006. PC. 2 pp.
Brown, Tony. "Acting Is Terrific, But Play About [title cut-off]." The Plain Dealer. 5 May 2006. Printout. 1 p. (2 copies)
Clawson, Kerry. "Play Centers on Crisis of Faith." Akron-Beacon Dealer. 6 May 2006. PC. 1 p. (2 copies)
Thomas, Art. "Play House Premiere Examines the Roman Catholic Church." West Life. 10 May 2006. PC. 1 p.
Howey, Christine. "Passion Play: A Priest's [title cut-off]" Scene. 10 May 2006. PC. 1 p.
Damica, James. "Faith and Family Matters." Cleveland Free Times. 10 May 2006. PC. 1 p.
Gibson-Bianchi, Teddi. "Strong Performances Save Muddled 'Custody.'" Twinsburg Sun/Garfield-Maple Sun. 11 May 2006. PC. 1 p.
Berko, Roy. "On Stage: 'Custody of the Eyes.'" Olmstead Fairview Times. 11 May 2006. PC. 1 p.
Heller, Fran. "Too Many Ideas Challenge 'Custody' at Play House." Cleveland Jewish News. 12 May 2006. PC. 2 pp.
Calendar. The Plain Dealer. 12 May 2006. PC. 1 p.
Hammer, Herb. "'Custody' Ending Is a Big Question." Solon Times/Chagrin Valley Times. 18 May 2006. PC. 1 p.
10. The Dickey Brothers Band. Un-produced. TS. 1974. 60 pp plus envelope.
11. The Country and the City. Un-produced. TS with minimal MS revisions. 1977. 94 pp.
Recollections of the Lake Poets (Un-produced) (Third in the Bogle Trilogy)
12. Draft [titled Ecology], Act I. MS on legal pad with notable doodle(s). 1977-1978. 3 pads.
First Pad: begins with overview of play
Second pad: Act II
Third pad: name changes to Recollections of the Lake Poets
13. Draft. TS. 1978. 87 pp.
Box 23: Un-produced Plays
1. Portal Architecture. Un-produced. TS draft with MS revisions. 1979. 51 pp.
2. Proposal for play called Beardman (unwritten). TS. 1980. 2 pp.
Country of Origin (Un-produced)
3. Draft. MS on legal pad with notable doodle(s). 4 November 1981.
4. Draft. TS, version from the Manhattan Theatre Club. Sent to Randy [?] by Donna [?], Manhattan Theatre Club, asking him to consider the role of Jesse for the planned reading. April 1983. Bound in blue folder.
5. Collar. TS. n.d. 60 pp.
6. Antonacci's Autumn. 1985. TS. 58 pp.
7. Glass Onion drafts, undated
TS. ~50 pp.
TS with MS inserts. 61 pp.
TS. 62 pp.
8. Glass Onion draft, undated. TS. 66 pp.
9. Glass Onion Correspondence
Playbill for Glass Onion reading at the Lincoln Center Theater. 4 March 2008. TS. 1 p.
Kramer, Sherryl. Email to Giardina with suggestions for the play. 7 July 2006. Printout. 2 pp.
Ostler, Bruce, Giardina's agent. Email to Giardina with suggestions for the play. 7 July 2006. Printout. 2 pp.
Ostler, Bruce, Giardina's agent. Email to Giardina with suggestions for the play. 6 March 2008. Printout. 1 p.
Solinger, Betty Ann. Email to Giardina praising play. 10 April 2008. Printout. 1 p.
Giardina. Email to Andre Bishop about changes to the play. 9 May 2008. Printout. 1 p.
Box 24a: Short Stories (Published and Unpublished) and Articles
Short Stories
1. "A Rented Room."
The Missouri Review. 1990. PC from The Missouri Review. 9 pp.
TS with MS revisions. n.d. 32 pp.
Photocopy of TS with MS revisions. n.d. 19 pp.
2 letters from The Missouri Review about the story.
Swan, Gladys, Fiction Editor and Speer Morgan, Editor. TS with Giardina's MS writing at the bottom. 7 December 1988. 1 p.
Donnelly, Denise. TS. 22 February 1989. 1 p.
2. "I Live in Yonville." Harper's. Magazine, pp 62-66. July 1991.
Walker, Sheila. Letter to editor praising "I Live in Yonville." PC of MS. 1991. 2 pp.
3. "Days with Cecilia. " Harper's. Magazine, pp 56-64. February 1994.
4. "The Cut of His Jib." Harper's. Magazine, pp 62-66. August 1994.
5. "Love, Your Parents." GQ. Magazine, p 132-140. December 199 5.
6. "The Films of Richard Egan." GQ. Magazine, p 103-112. October 1996.
7. "Rome Adventure, 1961." Esquire ("napkin project:" Esquire asked authors to submit short stories written on napkins; Giardina photocopied his submitted napkin). 2006. 4 pp.
Letter from Esquire which accompanied the napkin, explaining the project. TS. 8 August 2006. 1 p.
PC of MS on napkin. n.d. 1 p.
Online printout with picture of napkin and transcript from Esquire.com /www.esquire.com/fiction/napkin- project/ESQ0207Rome>, accessed on 4 February 2010. 1 p, front and verso.
8. "Charlie's Infidelity." Unpublished. 1984.
First draft. MS with notable doodle(s). 8 pp.
Draft. TS with MS Revisions. 11 pp.
Draft. TS with MS revisions. 49 pp.
9. MS on legal pad with notable doodle(s).
Beginning: review of Ward Just's Forgetfulness (See Folder 10 for version published in San Francisco Chronicle)
First marker: essay on Clifton Webb (for a planned book on learning about masculinity from movies)
Second marker: review of Michael Lewis' The Blind Side (See Folder 10 for version published in San Francisco Chronicle
Articles
10. Burns, Ann and Deborah Waithe (introduction and editors). "First Novelists: 135 New Authors To Be Published in Spring and Summer 1984." Brief introduction on writing a first novel followed by 36 paragraphs directly quoting first-time novelists. Includes Giardina's reflection after writing Men With Debts. Library Journal. March 1984. Magazine, p 552.
11. "Competing with Bruce." New York Times Magazine. 1985.
TS with MS revisions. 7 pp.
Photocopy from magazine. 1 pp
12. "Going Home to Waltham, Massachusetts: You Can Dream Here, But Don't Dream for Too Much." New England Monthly. July 1987.
TS draft with MS revisions, one MS page with doodles. 19 pp.
TS draft with MS revisions. 14 pp.
Galleys, including note from Chris Jerome, managing editor. 4 pp.
Magazine. pp 63-64.
13. "On Reading Verga." Italian American Writing Since World War II. p 125-129. PC. n.d. 3 pp.
14. "Are We Not Men?" Article on the changing perceptions of war. GQ. May 1999.
Notes on war. MS. n.d. 24 pp.
Proposal and correspondence with Ilena Silverman. MS and TS. 17 pp.
Three drafts. TS with MS revisions. ~60 pp.
Silverman, Ilena. Letter regarding revisions and attached edited version, with Giardina's additional MS revisions. 16 pp.
First proof with MS revisions. 7 pp.
Second proof. 5 pp.
Box 24b: Articles
1. "My Favorite Year" [Multiple authors, each writing about their favorite year. Giardina wrote about 1964]. GQ. Magazine, p 187-188. December 1999.
2. "Knowing Too Much and Too Little: Race in 2000." Lincoln Center Review. Issue Number 25. p 5-6. Summer 2000. Magazine.
3. "Too Hot to Handle: A Straight Author Wonders Why Heterosexual Men Can't Talk About Homosexuality." San Francisco Chronicle. 5 August 2001.
PC. 2 pp.
Newspaper. (filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
4. "Searching for Words: A Writer Turns to Books Following the Terrorist Attacks." San Francisco Chronicle. 30 September 2001.
PC. 2 pp.
Newspaper. (filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
5. "Fortinbras for President." San Francisco Chronicle. 31 October 2004.
TS submission (bracketed part deleted upon publication). 2 pp.
Email to self of article. 2 pp.
6. "My So-Called Jewish Life." I Married My Mother-in-law (Anthology). Riverhead, 2006.
TS with MS Revisions. 13 pp.
TS. 10 pp.
PC from anthology. 12 pp
7. "Branding Brotherhood [Stephen Ambrose]." The New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived Edition. 29 December 2002. Magazine, p 52.
8. "The German James Dean [Horst Buchholz]." The New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived Edition. 28 December 2003. Magazine, p 26.
9. "Mr. Irony [Tony Randall]." The New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived Edition. PC. [26 December 2004]. 1 p.
10. "The Domestic Dreamboat [Teresa Wright]." The New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived Edition.
TS draft with MS revisions and doodles. n.d. 2 pp.
25 December 2005. Magazine, p 45.
11. "The (Im)Perfect 50's Couple [June Allyson and Glenn Ford]." The New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived Edition.
Draft. TS with MS revisions and notable doodle(s). n.d. 2 pp.
Draft. TS with MS revisions. n.d. 2 pp.
Draft. TS with MS revisions. n.d. 2 pp.
Silverman, Ilena. Several emails back and forth with Giardina about article. Giardina wrote MS notes on the emails.
31 December 2006. Magazine, p 52.
12. "Mr. Reassurance [Barry Nelson]." The New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived Edition. 30 December 2007. Magazine, p 50.
13. "After Ben-Hur [Charlton Heston]." The New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived Edition. 28 December 2008.
MS draft. 4 pp.
Magazine, p 50.
14. "Naming Names [Karl Malden and Budd Schulberg]." The New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived Edition. 27 December 2009. Magazine, p 45-46 and 2 PC pp. Included:
Proposal for the article. MS draft and final TS. n.d. 3 pp.
Research: Berkvist, Robert. "Karl Malden, Actor Who Played the Uncommon Everyman, Dies at 97."New York Times. 2 July 2009. Online printout with MS notes. 4 pp.
Research: Weiner, Tim. "Budd Schulberg, 'On the Waterfront' Writer, Dies at 95. New York Times. 6 August 2009. Online printout with MS notes. 4 pp.
Research: Thomson, David. "Marvelously Selfish." Review of Kazan on Directing. The New Republic. 17 June 2009. PC with MS notes. 3 pp.
Research sent to the New York Times. Attention: Lia (faxed). Includes excerpts from above articles and the biographies of Schulberg and Malden. PC with MS notes. 8 pp.
MS drafts with notable doodles. n.d 10 pp.
Drafts. TS with MS revisions. n.d. 13 pp.
Galleys with MS revisions. n.d. 4 pp.
Malden, Carla, daughter of Karl Malden. "Letters: 'Anthony Giardina misrepresents Karl Malden's nomination...'" The New York Times Magazine. 10 January 2010. Magazine, p 12; 2 duplicate PC, 1 p each.
15. "The Self-Concious Hunk [Robert Culp]." The New York Times Magazine: The Lives They Lived Edition. 26 December 2010. Magazine, pp 44-45. Included:
Research (obituaries, quote, notes on I SPY). MS and online printouts. 8 pp.
Drafts. TS with MS revisions. n.d. 7 pp.
Galley with MS revisions. n.d. 2 pp.
"Letters." Two in response to Giardina's article, from Cory Franklin and Patricia Bayer. The New York Times Magazine. 9 January 2011. Magazine, p 8.
16. "Standard Bearer." Texas Monthly. Magazine, p 96-102. April 2007.
Draft. TS with MS revisions. n.d. 5 pp.
Draft. TS with MS revisions and significant doodle(s). 4 pp.
Draft. TS with MS revisions and significant doodle(s). 4 pp.
Silverstein, Jake. Several emails back and forth about the article.
17. "What is this Strangeness." San Francisco Chronicle. 12 August 2007. TS. 1 p.
18. "Aldo Ray: Tarantino's Anti-Basterd." National Public Radio. Online printout. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112068891, accessed on 26 March 2010. Audio recording of broadcast available at link location.
Drafts. TS with MS revisions. n.d. 2 pp.
Article. Includes NPR user comments. 1 p, front and verso.
Transcript of broadcast. Includes NPR user comments. 1 p, front and verso.
Box 24c: Book Reviews, Unpublished Nonfiction, Interviews/Articles on Giardina, and Miscellaneous
Posters for visiting writer readings at the University of Texas by Giardina (filed in Box 25: Oversized Materials)
8 March 1995. 1 p.
30 November 2000. 1 p.
4 December 2003. 1 p.
7 December 2006. 1 p.
"Twenty Three Books (and Four Stories) to Read Before You Die." Recommendations by Giardina. TS. mid-2000s. 1 p.
Ideas
Notebook. Ideas, personal reflections, etc. MS with some loose leaf MS on legal pad. 1982.
Web Printouts
Giardina's Official Site
Wikipedia page on Giardina
Box 25: Oversized Materials
Reviews for Men With Debts (cross-listed with Box 1: Folder 6)
Kendall, Elaine. "The Claims on Character from the Commonplace." Los Angeles Times Book Review. 12 February 1984. pp 1, 11. Newspaper.
Manning, Margaret. "A Lost Little Soul Crying Out to Be Liked." The Boston Globe. 27 February 1984. p 12. Newspaper.
Chettle, Judith. The Washington Post Book World. 4 March 1984. Newspaper.
Haskins, Jim. New York Times Book Review. 10 June 1984. Newspaper.
Advertisements for Men With Debts (cross-listed with Box 1: Folder 7)
New York Times Book Review. 13 May 1984. Newspaper.
New York Times Book Review. 23 November 1986. p 20. Newspaper.
Men With Debts live reading by Giardina (cross-listed with Box 1)
Three Lives and Company Ltd Bookseller. Program for the "Winter Season's Readings." Winter [1985].
Poster. Photograph of front and back covers.
Reviews of White Guys and interview with Giardina (cross-listed with Box 14)
Beggy, Carol and Mark Shanahan. "A Grim Chapter Becomes a Book." The Boston Globe. Newspaper, p B8. 14 July 2003.
Mehegan, David. "He's Turned the Stuart Case into Fiction." The Boston Globe. Newspaper, pp C7 and C8. 11 July 2006.
Wilson, Suzanne. "A Conversation With... Author Anthony Giardina."The Daily Hampshire Gazette. Newspaper, pp C1 and C2. 12 July 2006.
Black Forest Reviews (cross-listed with Box 20: Folder 11)
Collins-Hughes, Laura. "In 'Black Forest' a Playwright Shines a Light into Marriage's Dark Corners." New Haven Register. 12 March 2000. Newspaper, F Section. 2 pp.
Mooney, Carolin J. "Sex, Souls, and Midlife Crises: a New Play Set in Academe Pits Art Against Life." The Chronicle of Higher Education. 24 March 2000. Newspaper clippings. 3 clippings, 7 PC. 10 pp.
Black Forest Long Wharf Production Poster. (cross-listed with Box 20: Folder 12)
"Too Hot to Handle: A Straight Author Wonders Why Heterosexual Men Can't Talk About Homosexuality." San Francisco Chronicle. 5 August 2001. Newspaper. (cross-listed with Box 24: Folder 7)
"Searching for Words: A Writer Turns to Books Following the Terrorist Attacks." San Francisco Chronicle. 30 September 2001. Newspaper. (cross-listed with Box 24: Folder 6)
Posters for visiting writer readings at the University of Texas by Giardina (cross-listed with Box 24)
8 March 1995. 1 p.
30 November 2000. 1 p.
4 December 2003. 1 p.
7 December 2006. 1 p.
Box Unknown: New Materials
1. Neilly Proposal and Speech Transcript: The Novelist and the Historical Imagination
2. Photocopies of Items in Exhibit Case in Conjunction with Neilly Talk
3. 2013-2014 Neilly Series Promotional Bookmarks and Emails
4. Anthony Giardina Neilly Introduction by Stephen Schottenfeld
5. Neilly Series Poster (possibly oversized materials)
Box Unknown 2: Norumbega Park TS Drafts, Correspondence, Reviews, Interviews, and Book Signing Information (Potentially Box 14g)
1. Draft p 17, 100, 159-60, 224, 245, 282. TS with MS revisions by Giardina. 2011, 7 pp.
2. Draft p 17, 100, 159-60, 224, 245, 282.TS with MS revisions by friends. 2011, 7 pp.
3. Correspondence
Letter from Reverend Mother Dolores Hart of the Abbey of Regina Laudis regarding Giardina's request for her to discuss George Peppard
Emails between Sloan Harris and Jonathan Galassi regarding publishing date
Letter from Robert Hauptman regarding the New York Times' article about the book
Letter from William Thompson regarding the New York Times' article about the book
Letter from James McMichael, a poet at UC Irvine, regarding the book
List of people to whom Giardina sent book
4. Reviews
Kirkus. 15 December 2012. Email printout from Publicist Brian Gittis. 2 pp.
Hudson Valley News. 25 January 2012. Email printout from Publicist Brian Gittis. 2 pp.
Sunday Republican. 29 January 2012.
Newspaper clipping. 1 p.
Newspaper section. 20 p.
Booklist. 1 February 2012. Email printout from Publicist Brian Gittis. 1 p.
Star Tribune. 4 February 2012. Online printout. 2 pp.
GoUpstate. 4 March 2012. Online printout including three other books. 1 p.
Fordham. Spring 2012. Magazine including review.
5. Interviews
Red Weather Review. 5 March 2012. Email printout. Unedited.
The Paris Review. n.d. Printout. Unedited.
6. Farrar, Straus and Giroux Quarterly Publication. Winter 2012.
7. Book Signing Information
Odyssey Bookshop. April 2012.
Rockport Public Library Meet the Author. 23 May 2012.
Unknown Box 3: Miscellaneous
1. Correspondence with Jesse Coleman
2. Giardina in the news
The University of Texas at Austin Newsletter
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Program Guide and Printed Article
3. Teaching Notes
Correspondence with David Rabe when Giardina taught Rabe's play
Notes from teaching Strummers at Michener Center in "Play to Film" course
4. Fax of "My Favorite Year" with MS edits
5. Promotional Postcards
Unknown Box 4: Nurembega Park TS Drafts and Master Proofs
This will likely have to be broken up into multiple boxes and folders based on the amount of material there is. What is listed below is just to categorize what is there.

1. First-pass pages
2. Second-pass pages
3. Third-pass pages
4. Final draft


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