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Series III: Calendars, Datebooks, and Personal Correspondence, 1977-2008
Series IV: Books by Marilyn French, 1964-2007

Marilyn French papers, 1957-2009, bulk 1978-2008

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Series I: Business and Promotional Records, 1957-2008

This series, which comprises the bulk of the collection, documents the business side of French's literary and scholarly career. It includes contracts, correspondence concerning foreign rights and permissions, and files related to publicizing and promoting her work. There is a significant amount of correspondence between French and agent, Charlotte Sheedy; this series is particularly strong in documenting Sheedy's role in placing and promoting French's work.

Subseries I.1: Business and Promotional Records by Book, 1974-2006

In this subseries the materials are grouped together by book, and arranged chronologically by publication date of the book. A typical file will include contracts, correspondence, rights and permissions files, promotional material, and reviews (domestic and international) of the book.


Box 1 Ulysses: The Book as World , 1974-1993, (9 folders)

(contains Contracts, correspondence, reviews and information in the 1993 reissue)

The Women's Room

Box 1 Contracts, Permissions and Agreements, (3 folders)

Box 1 Correspondence, (3 folders)

Box 1 Publicity, 1977, (12 folders)

(Includes general publicity, interviews, book tour, parties and lists of galleys sent to reviewers)

Box 1 Television Adaptation, 1980, (2 folders)


Box 2 Foreign Rights


Box 3 Virago Reissue, 1997-2007, (4 folders)

Box 3 Reviews--U.S. and International, (21 folders)

Box 3 Edith Wharton Introductions, 1980-1987, (5 folders)

The Bleeding Heart


Box 4 Contracts and Business Records, 1979-2006, (24 folders)

(U.S. and International Contracts, bills, etc.)

Box 4 Screenplay, 1988, (3 folders)

Box 4 Publicity and Promotional Materials, 1980, (12 folders)


Box 5 Reviews, 1980, (21 folders)

(U.S. and International Reviews)

Shakespeare's Division of Experience


Box 6 Contracts and Business Records, 1981-1982, (3 folders)

Box 6 Publicity and Promotional Material, (3 folders)

Box 6 Reviews, (5 folders)

Beyond Power

Box 6 Contracts and Business Records, 1982-2002, (20 folders)

Box 6 Publicity, 1985-1986, (9 folders)


Box 7 Publicity, (11 folders)

Her Mother's Daughter

Box 7 Contracts and Business Records, 1986-1988, (20 folders)

Box 7 Publicity, (11 folders)

(includes promotional and book tours in the U.S. and abroad)


Box 8 Reviews, 1988, (10 folders)

The War Against Women

Box 8 Contracts and Business records, 1991-1994, (17 folders)

Box 8 Publicity and Promotional Materials, (6 folders)


Box 9 Reviews, (8 folders)

Our Father

Box 9 Contracts and Business Records, (13 folders)

Box 9 Publicity and Promotional Material, (11 folders)

Box 9 Reviews, (2 folders)

Box 9 Dear Mother , 1994, (3 folders)

Box 9 Diary of a Slave , 1994-1996

Box 9 De Minaar (The Lover) Contracts

Box 9 Short Stories (German), 1996

Box 9 The Women's Room 2000


Box 10 My Summer with George

Box 10 Contracts and Business Records, (14 folders)

Box 10 Publicity and Promotion, 1997, (8 folders)

A Season in Hell

Box 10 Contracts and Business Records, 1996-2005, (18 folders)

Box 10 Publicity and Promotion, 1998, (5 folders)

Women's History of the World

Box 10 Contracts and Business Records, (16 folders)


Box 11 Correspondence

From Eve to Dawn

Box 11 Contracts and Licensing Agreements, 1992-2000

Box 11 Correspondence and Foreign Rights, (11 folders)


Box 10 Contracts and Business Records, 2001-2007, (6 folders)

Box 10 Publicity and Promotion, (4 folders)

Box 10 Reviews, (2 folders)

Box 10 The Love Children , 2005, (2 folders)

In the Name of Friendship

Box 10 Contracts and Business Records, 2003-2006, (5 folders)

Box 10 Publicity and Promotion

Box 10 Reviews

Subseries II.2: Chronological and General Business Records, 1957-2008

This subseries, arranged chronologically, includes files not specifically related to a particular book or promotional tour. It includes correspondence, files related to interviews and speaking engagements, and correspondence related to the placement of short stories and journal or magazine articles. The subseries also includes photographs and proposals for films and television programs based on French's work.


Box 12 Correspondence with Publishers and Literary Journals, 1957-1979

1979

Box 12 Talks

Box 12 Correspondence

1980

Box 12 Interviews

Box 12 Appearances and Interviews

Box 12 Travel and Conferences

Box 12 Speaking Engagements, 1980-1992

Box 12 Hutchinson Correspondence, 1980-1983

1981

Box 12 Interviews

Box 12 Appearances

Box 12 Norway

1982

Box 12 Appearances

Box 12 Appearances and Interviews, 1983-1984

Box 12 Correspondence--reviews and Articles, 1973-1986

Box 12 Correspondence--Stories and Articles, 1980-1984

Box 12 Correspondence-Personal, 1980-1986

1985

Box 12 Appearances

Box 12 Letter to the Editor of The New York Times

1986

Box 12 Appearances

Box 12 Correspondence

Box 12 Humanist World Conference


Box 13 1987

Box 13 Interviews

Box 13 Jerusalem

Box 13 Interviews

Box 13 Scotland

Box 13 Newsday/Los Angeles Times Syndicate Correspondence

Box 13 Ms. Correspondence

Box 13 James Joyce: The Ninth Symposium--Contacts and Correspondence

1988

Box 13 Jane Addams Conference, 1988

Box 13 Appearances and Interviews

Box 13 Correspondence

1989

Box 13 Correspondence

Box 13 Appearances and Interviews

Box 13 Paris Conference

Box 13 Marietta Speech

Box 13 Boston

Box 13 Moscow Conference

Box 13 Gender Distribution of New York Times Book Review Authors and Reviewers, 1986-1989

1990

Box 13 Correspondence

Box 13 Appearances

Box 13 American Academy of Psychoanalysis Talk

Box 13 Meulenhoff Correspondence and Contract

1991

Box 13 Correspondence

Box 13 Ireland Trip--James Joyce

Box 13 Florida Lecture

1992

Box 13 Requests

Box 13 Speaking Engagements, 1992-1994


Box 14 Amsterdam

Box 14 Stratford Festival Canada

Box 14 James Joyce Symposium

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Appearances

Box 14 Indiana State Lecture

1993

Box 14 James Joyce Symposium

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Appearances

Box 14 Indiana State Lecture

1993

Box 14 Requests

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Interviews

1994

Box 14 Appearances

Box 14 Harbourfront Reading Series

Box 14 Interview: Nasrin

Box 14 Requests

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Paris Trip

Box 14 Mother/Daughter Interview

1995

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Interviews

Box 14 Requests

Box 14 Mothers' Day

Box 14 Susan Mitchell Interview

1996

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Requests

Box 14 Cookbook Correspondence

1997

Box 14 Interviews

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Requests

Box 14 Television Appearances--Amsterdam

Box 14 Women Writing Prizes

Box 14 Little Brown UK

1997

Box 14 Interviews

1998

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Answered Fan Mail

Box 14 Conference--Hamburg, Germany

1999

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Norway

Box 14 Palm Beach Literary Society

Box 14 Interviews

Box 14 Requests

2000

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Requests

2001

Box 14 Appearances

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Teaching--Assisi

Box 14 Interview--Dorfman

Box 14 Requests and Blurbs

2002

Box 14 Requests

Box 14 Appearances, (5 folders)

Box 14 Holland-Friendship

Box 14 Atwood Interview

2003

Box 14 Requests

Box 14 Feminist Press Gala

2004

Box 14 Appearances

Box 14 The MERC: Proust Reading

Box 14 Tillie Olsen

Box 14 Donna Ferber

Box 14 Barbara Love

Box 14 Turkey

Box 14 Women's Library of Istanbul

Box 14 The Nation

Box 14 Correspondence

2005

Box 14 Interviews

Box 14 Stephanie Genty Correspondence

Box 14 Stephanie Genty Interview

2006

Box 14 Interviews

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Requests for Appearance

2007

Box 14 Fan Mail Answered

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Greer Review

2008

Box 14 Correspondence

Box 14 Paris Press


Box 15 Biographical Material

Box 15 Jobs/Curriculum Vitae

Box 15 Bio-Vitae

Box 15 Biography

Box 15 Articles about French

Box 15 Photographs, 1950s

Box 15 Photographs, 1994

Box 15 Photographs--Hofstra Honorary Degree, 1992

Box 15 Short Stories

Box 15 Other Submissions

Box 15 Blurbs

Box 15 Rights and Copyrights

Box 15 Magazine Articles--Correspondence and Contracts, 1985-1992

Box 15 Magazine and Anthology Contracts

Box 15 China, (3 folders)

Box 15 Fiction Sales Correspondence, 1977-1982

Box 15 Travel and Conferences, 1981-1990

Box 15 Business Correspondence, 1977-1989

(primarily correspondence from Charlotte Sheedy Agency regarding placing French's work)

Film and Television Proposals

Box 15 General

Box 15 TV Series

Box 15 A Woman's History of the World

Box 15 Ruth Mickel's World, 1985

Box 15 The Bleeding Heart Screenplay, (2 folders)

Box 15 The Women's Room Teleplay

Box 15 Liv Ullmann's Refugee Project

Subseries I.3: Professional Activities, 1986-2008

The professional activities subseries documents French's involvement with various scholarly, literary, and feminist organizations, as well as her teaching career. It also includes files on various awards and honors awarded to French over the course of her career. Finally, it includes a subject file of women's issues that French compiled and maintained relating to women's political, activist, and cultural organizations, as well as general subjects affecting women.


Box 16 Aspen Institute

Box 16 Atlantic Center Correspondence and Publicity

Box 16 Danforth Foundation

Box 16 Emma Goldman Archive Project

Feminist Press

Box 16 Board of Directors, 1997-1998, (2 folders)

Box 16 Correspondence, 1991-2008, (3 folders)

Box 16 Harvard University

Box 16 Harvard Award, 1993

Box 16 Harvard Graduate Society Council, 1990-1993, (3 folders)

Box 16 Hofstra Honorary Doctoral Degree, 1992

Box 16 Hofstra Correspondence

Box 16 Hofstra Alumni/Estabrook Awards

Box 16 Holy Cross, (2 folders)

Box 16 Joyce Foundation

Box 16 Ms. Foundation for Women

Box 16 National Writers Union

Box 16 PEN, 1989-1992, (3 folders)

Box 16 PEN Authors Guild

Box 16 PEN Fiction Project

Box 16 PEN Hemingway

Box 16 Phi Beta Kappa


Box 17 Women's Issues

Box 17 Women's Committee

Box 17 Poems

Box 17 Clippings

Box 17 Deconstruction

Box 17 Women's Research Network

Box 17 The Love Children Correspondence

Box 17 Censorship

Box 17 The Political Novel

Box 17 Psychology Notes

Box 17 Reversals

Box 17 PBS Interview

Box 17 The Love Children

Box 17 Feminist Materials

Box 17 Surrogacy Issues

Box 17 Ritual Abuse

Box 17 International Womens Writers Association

Box 17 Women in Authority, 1998

Box 17 Times Book Review Complaint, (2 folders)

Box 17 Lexington Prison

Box 17 Crisis Center Network

Box 17 Women's Playhouse Trust: Shakespeare, 1986