Series I: Correspondence, 1951-1967, undated
Series I primarily contains correspondence between Gold and his editor, Seymour Lawrence, between 1951 and 1960. It was during this time that Lawrence worked for Gold's publisher, Little, Brown, and Co. Although some of the correspondence is personal, the majority relates specifically to the writing, publication, and review of his written works. Among letters from Seymour Lawrence are letters from Nancy Reynolds, Gold's copy editor, Saul Bellow, Robert Brustein, Herbert Gold, Merle Miller, Mark Schorer, and Mark Van Doren. In addition to these letters, folder 1 contains correspondence concerning litigation (1965) in regard to Harry Bridges, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), and the Longshore Jobs Defense Committee, the latter of which Gold was a member.
Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence Concerning Litigation, 1965
Box 1 Folder 2
Lawrence, Seymour, 1951, 1953-1955, 1951, 1953-1955
Box 1 Folder 3
Lawrence, Seymour, 1956-1960
Box 1 Folder 4
Reynolds, Nancy, 1955-1957, 1959, 1955-1957, 1959
Box 1 Folder 5
Various Correspondence to Gold, 1961-1963, 1967-1969, Undated, 1961-1963, 1967-1969, Undated
Box 1 Folder 6
Various Correspondence from Gold, 1955-1957
Series II: Manuscripts, 1955-1984
There are 7 manuscript titles in this collection: Fathers, The Man Who Was Not With It, The Optimist, Salt, Song for Saroyan, Therefore Be Bold, and William Saroyan, Still in the Woods. Also within this series is a 1984 Banana Republic Travel and Safari Clothing Catalog containing an article by Gold; and an article entitled "Truth and Falsity in the Novel," reprinted from the 1956 Hudson Review. There are 3 copies of Fathers in this series: galley proofs 1 and 2, and the master set and plate proof. A summary and a trade editorial report exists for The Man Who Was Not With It, rather than a full manuscript draft. There are manuscript and published copies of Song for Saroyan, as well as an interview with Saroyan and miscellaneous correspondence regarding its publication.
Box 1 Folder 7
Banana Republic Travel and Safari Clothing Catalog, 1984
Box 3
Fathers--Gallery Proof 1, 1966
Box 3
Fathers--Gallery Proof 2, 1966
Box 3
Fathers--Master Set, Plate Proof, 1966
Box 1 Folder 11
The Man Who Was Not With It--Summery, Trade Editorial Report, Summery, 1955-1956
Box 1 Folder 12
The Optimist--Setting Copy, Cover, Parts 1 and 2, 1959
Box 1 Folder 13
The Optimist--Setting Copy, Part 3, pages 137-342, 1959
Box 1 Folder 14
The Optimist--Setting Copy, Part 3, pages 343-477, 1959
Box 1 Folder 15
Salt--Chapters 1-3, 1963
Box 2 Folder 16
Salt--Chapters 4-9, 1963
Box 2 Folder 17
Song for Saroyan--Manuscript and Published Copies, Interview With Saroyan, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1979, Undated, 1979, Undated
Box 2 Folder 18
Therefore Be Bold--Chapters 1-9, 1962
Box 2 Folder 19
Therefore Be Bold--Chapters 10-19, 1962
Box 2 Folder 20
"Truth and Falsity in the Novel"--Reprinted from the Hudson Review volume 8, number 3,, 1956
Box 2 Folder 21
William Saroyan, Still in the Woods
, 1979