Andrew Sarris papers, 1945-1988, bulk 1965-1985

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Series I: Correspondence, 1952-1988, undated

This series is comprised of both personal and professional correspondence. Arranged chronologically, the series contains mostly incoming and some outgoing correspondence. This includes, but is not limited to, correspondence between readers, students, publishers, and university officials. There are also a number of letters from notable directors, including Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Orson Welles, and Oliver Stone, as well as actors such as Christopher Walken and Shirley MacLaine.

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Box 1 1952-1974

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Box 2 1974-1980

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Box 3 1981-1988

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Box 4 Folder 1-5 Undated

Series II: Drafts and manuscripts, 1961-1986, undated

This series is comprised of drafts and rough notes, in various stages of completion, which Sarris generated over the course of his career. It also contains manuscripts of screenplays written by Sarris, in addition to a number of manuscripts written by others and likely submitted to Sarris for feedback.

Subseries 1: Drafts, undated

As a majority of the drafts are fragments and virtually none are dated, this subseries is not arranged in any particular order, but is separated between complete and partial drafts. "Complete drafts" are defined as pieces that are essentially whole and whose titles can be identified, whereas partial drafts are more fragmented and thus difficult to classify by title.

Box 4 Folder 6-10 Complete

Box 4 Folder 11-17 Partial

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Box 5 Folder 1-8 Partial

Subseries 2: Manuscripts, 1961-1986, undated, 1961-1986, undated

The bulk of the material in this subseries is authored by others; however, there are three screenplay manuscripts written or co-written by Sarris:Promise at Dawn(1964),Justine(1964), and the undated Wickford Point. Manuscripts by others includes both screenplay and book manuscripts. Of note are two undated screenplays by King Vidor that were never produced as films. The manuscripts authored by others are separated between screenplays and books, and are arranged alphabetically by author.

Manuscripts by Sarris

Box 5 Folder 9 Justine , 1964

Box 5 Folder 10 Promise at Dawn , 1964

Box 5 Folder 11 Wickford Point , undated

Manuscripts by others

Screenplays

Box 5 Folder 12 Buchman, S. Promise at Dawn, 1962

Box 5 Folder 13 Delynn, J. The Imprisoned Queen of England, 1980

Box 5 Folder 14 Dozier, R. The Cardinal,, 1963

Box 5 Folder 15 Edwards, B. S.O.B., 1979

Box 5 Folder 16 Gibson, W. Two for the Seesaw, 1961

Box 5 Folder 17 Hill, J. Identical Twins, The, undated

Box 5 Folder 18 Mayes, W. Advise and Consent, 1961

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Box 6 Folder 1 Moffat, I. Tender is the Night, 1961

Box 6 Folder 2 Moss, L. Lily, 1984

Box 6 Folder 3 Sarafian, R.C. Andy, 1963

Box 6 Folder 4 Snell, M. White Meat, 1981

Box 6 Folder 5 Vidor, K. The Actor, undated

Box 6 Folder 6 Vidor, K. Bright Answer, undated

Books

Box 6 Folder 7-10 Biskind, P. Seeing is Believing, 1983

Box 6 Folder 11-13 Levy. E. John Wayne: Prophet of the American Way of Life, 1986

Box 6 Folder 14 Maghsoudlou Iranian Cinema (Volume I),, undated

Box 6 Folder 15 Maghsoudlou Iranian Cinema (Volume II),, undated

Box 6 Folder 16 Maghsoudlou Iranian Cinema (Volume III), undated

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Box 7 Folder 1 McCreadie, M. Women on Film: The Critical Eye, 1983

Box 7 Folder 2 Raphael P. Beating the Love Affair Rap and Other Stories, 1982

Box 7 Folder 3-4 Sikov, E.K. Hollywood Screen Comedy in the 1950s, undated

Box 7 Folder 5-7 Surguy, P. Mister Cinema: A Critical Biography of Rex Skinner, undated

Box 7 Folder 8-10 Untitled manuscript, undated

Box 7 Folder 11-12 General

Series III: Printed material, 1952-1988, undated

This series is diverse and is thus arranged in five subseries. It is comprised of both published material and printed ephemera.

Subseries 1: Clippings, 1960-1988, undated

This subseries is comprised of clippings of articles authored by Sarris, articles mentioning Sarris, and general filmic articles collected by Sarris throughout his career.

Sub-subseries 1: Articles by Sarris

This sub-subseries mostly contains clippings of Sarris'sVillage Voicearticles, which are arranged chronologically. This sub-subseries also features clippings of articles Sarris wrote for other publications.

Box 7 Folder 13-19 Village Voice , 1960-1988

Box 7 Folder 20 General publications, 1962-1986

Sub-subseries 2: Articles mentioning Sarris

This sub-subseries contains articles that mention Sarris. Book reviews are separated from general articles.

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Box 8 Folder 1 Book reviews, 1967-1984

Box 8 Folder 2 General, 1969-1987

Sub-subseries 3: General articles

This sub-subseries contains clippings of film-related articles collected by Sarris throughout his career.

Box 8 Folder 3-16 General articles, 1961-1987

Subseries 2: Press releases, 1952-1988, undated

This sub-series contains press releases Sarris collected throughout his journalistic career. These include releases from agencies such as Universal Studios and the American Film Institute. Though some are undated, they are arranged chronologically where possible.

Box 8 Folder 17-18 Press releases, 1952-1988, undated

Subseries 3: Printed ephemera, 1963-1988, undated

This sub-series contains a broad array of material, and includes programs, flyers, pamphlets, posters, and invitations. The ephemera in this series relate mostly to special events, film festivals and screenings Sarris attended throughout his career.

Box 8 Folder 19-20 Printed ephemera, 1963-1988, undated

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Box 9 Folder 1-6 Printed ephemera, 1963-1988, undated

Subseries 4: Monographs, 1960s-1980s

This sub-series contains film-related monographs.

Box 9 Monographs, 1960s-1980s

Subseries 5: Periodicals, 1960s-1980s

This sub-series contains filmic journals and magazines. Most are American publications, but there are also a number of French titles. Titles with a significant number of issues includeCahiers du Cinema,Films in Review,Films and Filming, andSight and Sound. They are arranged alphabetically by title, and each title and its corresponding box number is listed in the finding aid.

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Box 10 Action!

Box 10 American Federation of Film Societies Newsletter

Box 10 American Film

Box 10 American International News Clips

Box 10 Art Films

Box 10 Bianco e Nero

Box 10 Black Film Review

Box 10 Castle of Frankenstein

Box 10 Cahiers du Cinéma

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Box 11 Cahiers du Cinéma

Box 11 Cahiers du Cinéma in English

Box 11 Canadian Cinematography

Box 11 Cineaste

Box 11 Cinefile

Box 11 Cinema

Box 11 Cinema # (56-62)

Box 11 Cinema Canada

Box 11 Cinéma Français

Box 11 Cinema Today

Box 11 Cinématographe

Box 11 Cinémonde

Box 11 Columbia University Film Review

Box 11 Copie Zero

Box 11 Études Cinématographiques

Box 11 Film

Box 11 Film 9

Box 11 Film Comment

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Box 12 Film Culture

Box 12 Film Directions

Box 12 Film History

Box 12 Film Journal

Box 12 Film News

Box 12 Film Notes (Bulletin of the MoMA)

Box 12 Film Society Review

Box 12 Film Survey 1

Box 12 Films and Filming

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Box 13 Films and Filming

Box 13 Films in Review

Box 13 Film in Sweden

Box 13 Film Quarterly

Box 13 France in the United States Monthly

Box 13 Hollywood Reporter, The

Box 13 Home Video

Box 13 Image et Son

Box 13 Imagery

Box 13 Independent, The

Box 13 International Film Review

Box 13 Journal of the Producers Guild of America, The

Box 13 Journal of Popular Film, The

Box 13 Journal of Popular Film and Television

Box 13 L'Avant Scène

Box 13 L'Écran

Box 13 La Biennale de Venezia

Box 13 La Femme à l'Écran

Box 13 Laser Disc Newsletter, The

Box 13 Les Grandes Créateurs Du Cinéma

Box 13 Letter From France (French Film Office)

Box 13 Mid-Century, The

Box 13 Millimeter

Box 13 Miroir du Cinéma

Box 13 Motion

Box 13 Movie

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Box 14 Movie Story

Box 14 Moviegoer

Box 14 National Board of Review Magazine

Box 14 New Canadian Film

Box 14 New Zealand Film

Box 14 NY Film Bulletin

Box 14 Objectif

Box 14 Otro Cine

Box 14 Perspectives: Flashes sur l'Histoire du Cinéma

Box 14 Plays and Players

Box 14 Premiere

Box 14 Présence du Cinéma Français

Box 14 Premier Plan: Hommes Oeuvres Problemes du Cinema

Box 14 Positif

Box 14 Saturday Review

Box 14 Scenario

Box 14 Screen Romances

Box 14 Screen Facts

Box 14 Sequence Four

Box 14 Skoop

Box 14 Seventh Art, The

Box 14 Showbill

Box 14 Sight and Sound

Box 14 Stop

Box 14 Sydney Film Journal

Box 14 Take One

Box 14 Téléciné

Box 14 Unifrance Film

Box 14 Video Review

Box 14 Visages du Cinéma

Box 14 WBAI Portfolio

Series IV: Photographs, undated

This series is comprised mostly of film stills. Films with a significant number of stills are grouped together and arranged alphabetically by title, and the film titles are listed in the finding aid. For other films with a less significant number of stills, the titles were previously handwritten on the back, though there are some stills that could not be identified. This series also contains a few headshots and portraits of directors, including Ingmar Bergman and John Ford. The series also features a small section of personal photographs, many of them portraits of Sarris' wife, Molly Haskell.

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Box 15 Folder 1 Personal, headshots/portraits

Box 15 Folder 1 Film stills

Box 15 Folder 2 7 Women (1966)

Box 15 Folder 2 A Lesson in Love (1954)

Box 15 Folder 2 Age of Illusions, The (1964)

Box 15 Folder 2 Agent 008¾ (1964)

Box 15 Folder 2 An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Box 15 Folder 3 Arthur (1981)

Box 15 Folder 3 Back Roads (1981)

Box 15 Folder 3 Bible, The (1966)

Box 15 Folder 3 Blowup (1966)

Box 15 Folder 3 The Boys in the Band (1970)

Box 15 Folder 3 Champagne Murders (1967)

Box 15 Folder 4 Continental Divide (1981)

Box 15 Folder 4 Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Box 15 Folder 5 Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Box 15 Folder 6 Fear No Evil (1981)

Box 15 Folder 6 Fox and the Hound, The (1981)

Box 15 Folder 6 Galaxina (1980)

Box 15 Folder 6 Halloween II (1981)

Box 15 Folder 6 Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)

Box 15 Folder 6 Hopeless Ones, The (Szegénylegények) (1966)

Box 15 Folder 7 Howling, The (1981)

Box 15 Folder 7 Marked Woman (1937)

Box 15 Folder 7 Middle Age Crazy (1980)

Box 15 Folder 7 Monika (1953)

Box 15 Folder 7 Naked Night, The (Sawdust and Tinsel) (1953)

Box 15 Folder 8 Outland (1981)

Box 15 Folder 8 Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

Box 15 Folder 8 Portrait of a Prince (1981)

Box 15 Folder 8 Priest of Love (1981)

Box 15 Folder 8 Raggedy Man (1981)

Box 15 Folder 9 Rules of the Game (1950)

Box 15 Folder 9 Sabaleros (1958)

Box 15 Folder 9 Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)

Box 15 Folder 9 So Fine (1981)

Box 15 Folder 9 Something Wild in the City (1961)

Box 15 Folder 9 Sphinx (1981)

Box 15 Folder 9 Superman II (1981)

Box 15 Folder 10 Take This Job and Shove It (1981)

Box 15 Folder 10 This Is Elvis (1981)

Box 15 Folder 10 Under the Rainbow (1981)

Box 15 Folder 10 Valley, The (1972)

Box 15 Folder 11 What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)

Box 15 Folder 12 Welcome to Hard Times (1967)

Box 15 Folder 12 Wolfen (1981)

Box 15 Folder 13-15 General

Box 15 Folder 16 Unidentified

Box 15 Folder 17 Unidentified

Series V: Recordings, 1965-1969, undated

This series is comprised mostly of recordings on magnetic tape of Sarris's radio program "Films in Focus." Though a few dates could not be determined, the majority is dated and is arranged chronologically. There is also footage of the 1980 Critics Choice Awards on two VHS tapes.

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Box 16 Films in Focus radio program, 1965-1969

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Box 17 Films in Focus radio program, 1965-1969

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Box 18 Films in Focus radio program, 1965-1969

Box 18 General recordings

Series VI: Family papers, 1953-1970, undated

This series is comprised of papers originally belonging to Sarris's mother, Themis Sarris, and brother, George Sarris. Themis Sarris's papers include mostly notebooks, while George Sarris's papers include correspondence, and general materials related to his service in the military.

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Box 19 Folder 1-2 Papers of Themis Sarris

Box 19 Folder 3-8 Papers of George Sarris

Series VII: Personal files, 1945-1980, undated

This series is comprised mostly of material originating from Sarris's earlier life, and includes school records and assignments, report cards, various awards and certificates, and military records. The series also includes personal notes in small spiral notebooks. Though the series relates mostly to his personal life and pre-career, there is also a small section of publishing contracts and a framed award from the Morris Morgenstern Foundation that is housed in an oversized box.

Box 19 Folder 9-12 School and military-related material

Box 19 Folder 13 Notes and ephemera

Box 19 Folder 14 Reports

Box 19 Folder 15-17 Contracts

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Box 20 Morris Morgenstern Foundation Award

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