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Series II: Appointment Calendars
Series III: Phone Messages
Series VIII: Tri-wave Productions
Series IX: Clippings and Magazines

Alvin and Heidi Toffler papers, 1955-1984

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Series VII: Book Files

These include Bound volumes, Proofs, Galleys, Manuscripts, Drafts, Files, Clippings, Notes, and Miscellaneous materials.

Subseries VII.1: The Adaptive Corporation 1985


Box 141 Copies of Social Dynamics and the Bell System, Corrected proofs


Box 142 Corrected proofs


Box 143 Superseded drafts, General research files


Box 144 Research files on AT&T: Articles - Consumer


Box 145 Research files on AT&T: Coporate Goals - Modular Corporation


Box 146 Research files on AT&T: Organization - Regulation


Box 147 Research files on AT&T: Social Consequences - Western Electric


Box 148 Interview files


Box 149 Reel-to-Reel interview tapes

Subseries VII.2: The Culture Consumers 1964


Box 150 Bound copies with corrections; Proofs; Galleys


Box 151 Manuscripts, Superseded drafts, Front matter, Layout materials


Box 152 Superseded drafts


Box 153 General research files: Business - Culture Consumers


Box 154 General research files: Government - Theatre


Box 155 Chapter files: Chs. 1-6


Box 156 Chapter files: Chs. 7-10


Box 157 Chapter files: Chs. 11-13; Miscellaneous files; Comments about the book


Box 158 Clippings: Reviews 1964-66


Box 159 Clippings: Reviews 1971;1973; Random House PR 1973; Notebooks

Subseries VII.3: The EcoSpasm Report 1975


Box 160 Page proofs; Master galleys; Original manuscript


Box 161 Drafts; Research files; Clippings

Subseries VII.4: Future Shock 1970


Box 162 Paperback copy with corrections; Dust jacket; Proofs


Box 163 Proofs


Box 164 Galleys


Box 165 Galleys


Box 166 Drafts


Box 167 Drafts


Box 168 Drafts


Box 169 Drafts


Box 170 Drafts


Box 171 Drafts


Box 172 General research files


Box 173 Chapter files: Chs. 1-8


Box 174 Chapter files: Chs. 9-15


Box 175 Chapter files: Chs. 16-20


Box 176 Files on syndication and excerpts


Box 177 Advertising materials


Box 178 General clippings re: Future Shock and Toffler


Box 179 General clippings re: Future Shock and Toffler


Box 180 Clippings: Best Seller lists - Business II.


Box 181 Clippings: Business III. - Foreign press


Box 182 Clippings: General reviews - Medicine and psychology


Box 183 Clippings: Planning - Youth


Box 184 Clippings: Re: Business: Advertising - Transportation

Box 184 Clippings: Re: Impact: Arts - General I.


Box 185 Clippings: Re: Impact: General II. - Science and technology


Box 186 Clippings: Foreign: Australian - Colombian


Box 187 Clippings: Foreign: Communist Countries - French II.


Box 188 Foreign clippings: French III. - Irish


Box 189 Foreign clippings: Italian - Spanish


Box 190 Foreign clippings: Swedish - Swiss


Box 191 Index


Box 192 Future Shock: Musical: Scripts; Clippings; Related materials

Box 192 French translation (Le Choc du Futur): Manuscripts


Box 193 French translation (Le Choc du Futur): Drafts; Notes; Index


Box 194 German translation: Drafts; Notes; Related materials

Subseries VII.5: The Futurists 1972

Edited by Toffler


Box 195 Proofs; Galleys; Drafts


Box 196 Drafts


Box 197 Biographies of contributors; Clippings; Notes; Photocopied materials

Subseries VII.6: Learning for Tomorrow 1974

Edited by Toffler


Box 198 Galleys


Box 199 Galleys


Box 200 Manuscripts


Box 201 Original manuscript


Box 202 Interview files


Box 203 Research files: The Phillips Program; Outlines

Box 203 Files on contributors: Bart, P. - Buchen, I.


Box 204 Files on contributors: Eurich, N. - Rojas/Eldridge I.


Box 205 Files on contributors: Rojas/Eldridge II. - Toffler, A.


Box 206 Files on contributors: Villegas, J. - Wren-Lewis, J.;

Box 206 Index; Notes; Updates for book; Clippings

Subseries VII.7: The Money Managers


Box 207 Galleys; Manuscripts; Drafts


Box 208 Drafts; Chapter files: Chs. 1-6


Box 209 Chapter files: Chs. 7-12


Box 210 Chapter files: Chs. 13-15;

Box 210 Research files on Mutual Funds: Bibliographies - Effect on Market


Box 211 Research files on Mutual Funds: Future of - Scope and growth;

Box 211 Interview files

Subseries VII.8: Previews and Premises 1982


Box 212 Proofs


Box 213 Proofs


Box 214 Manuscripts


Box 215 Manuscripts; Drafts; Outlines


Box 216 General research files; Interview files


Box 217 Interview files


Box 218 Interview files

Subseries VII.9: The Schoolhouse in the City 1968

Edited by Toffler


Box 219 Proofs; Galleys


Box 220 Manuscripts; Drafts


Box 221 Drafts; Files on contributors: Brain, G. - Graves, G.


Box 222 Files on contributors; Havighurst, R. - Wilcox, P.; Clippings; Notes

Subseries VII.10: Social Dynamics and the Bell System 1972


Box 223 Manuscripts (Part I only); Microform of finished text; General research files;

Box 223 Research files: Chs. 1-11, Part I


Box 224 Research files: Parts 2-4; Files on new goals


Box 225 Research files: 1985 Bell Organization; Interview files; Notes .

Subseries VII.11: The Third Wave 1980


Box 226 Galleys


Box 227 Miscllaneous. galley pages; Manuscripts


Box 228 Manuscripts


Box 229 Manuscripts


Box 230 Manuscripts


Box 231 Manuscripts


Box 232 Manuscripts


Box 233 Manuscripts


Box 234 Manuscripts


Box 235 Manuscripts


Box 236 Drafts


Box 237 Drafts


Box 238-257 Chapter files: Checking copy, Editorial suggestions, Not used, Notes, Superseded drafts, Used.


Box 238 Introduction; Ch. 1

Box 238 Ch. 2


Box 240 Chs. 2A-4


Box 241 Chs. 5-7


Box 242 Chs. 8-9


Box 243 Chs. 10-12 (Not used IV.)


Box 244 Chs. 12 (Not used V. - used)


Box 245 Ch. 13


Box 246 Chs. 14-15 (Not used I.)


Box 247 Chs. 15(Not used II.) - 16


Box 248 Ch. 17


Box 249 Ch. 18


Box 250 Chs. 19-20


Box 251 Ch. 21 (Checking copy - Not used II


Box 252 Ch. 21 (Not used III. - used)


Box 253 Ch. 22 (Checking copy - Superseded drafts)


Box 254 Ch. 22 (Used) ; Chs. 22-23 (mixed)


Box 255 Ch. 23 (Checking copy - Superseded drafts I.)


Box 256 Ch. 23 (Superseded drafts II. - Used); Chs. 24-25


Box 257 Chs. 26-28; General files


Flat Box 366 One Oversize folder: Proofs