WHITE MSS.
I. CORRESPONDENCE.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent, with family correspondence and KPFA Radio correspondence at the end. A complete list of names is available.
- Box 1: A—Bak
- Box 2: Baker St. Irregulars—Breb
- Box 3: Brec—Charteris
- Box 4: Ci—Crossen
- Box 5: Crot—De Camp
- Box 6: De Ford—Fak
- Box 7: Fal—Faw
- Box 8: Magazine of Science Fiction-Mills
- Box 9: Fans and Fanzines—Gilbert
- Box 10: Gilbert—Hedgpeth
- Box 11: Hedgpeth—Klein
- Box 12: Klein—McClur
- Box 13: McComas—Mercury
- Box 14: Mere—MWA (Mystery Writers of America)
- Box 15: MWA
- Box 16: Na—Pharris
- Box 17: Phi—Rho
- Box 18: Ri—Sham
- Box 19: Sham—Star
- Box 20: Stern—Whi
- Box 21: Wi—Writ
- Box 22a: Wyc—Zu; Miscellaneous Correspondence
- Box 22b: White—Phyllis, 1933-1937
- Box 23: White—Phyllis, 1937-1966; Family Letters
- Box 24: White—Mother; Mother's Papers
- Box 36: KPFA Radio (11 folders)
- Box 37: KPFA Radio (14 folders)
II. WRITINGS.
Include drafts and proofs of both published and unpublished works, as well as notes and outlines for unfinished works.
- Box 7-9: Magazine of Fantasy of Science Fiction
Novels
Box 25
- The Case of Carruthers (7 folders)
- The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (7 folders)
- The Clue of the Crumpled Knave (12 folders)
Box 26
- The Case of the Seven of Calvary (6 folders)
- The Case of the Seven Sneezes (10 folders)
- The Case of Toad in the Hole (6 folders)
- Nine Times Nine (5 folders)
Box 27
- Nine Times Nine (6 folders)
- Rocket to the Morgue (5 folders)
Articles
- "An Aborted Avatar"
- "The Adventures of Sherrinford Holmes"
- "The Affaire Horn"
- "Cooking for One"
- "Dissent" Outline; "Ellery Queen: A Double Profile"
- "The Ethics of the Mystery Novel" (1944)
- "Fantasy and/or Science Fiction" & "Footnote to a Footnote"
- "A Fiction Writer Admires Dewey"
- "The Germans Have the Right Idea"; "Holmesiana Hispanica"
- "Has Science Outrun Science Fiction?"
- "Have You Looked in Your Attic Lately?"
- [Impressionism]
- "Molly Maguires" & "Murder On Broadway"
- "Murder Up to Date"
- "My Favorite Murder"
- "Mystery and Science Fiction"
- "Mystery Fiction"
- "Mystery Story"
- "Neville Heath Case"
- "From Charm to Murder: The Case of Neville Heath"
- "On a Day Unknown: The Case of August Sangret"
- "An Open Letter to an Editor..."
- "Opera and Murder"
- "The Opera Book"-Correspondence and Notes
- "Opera Can Be Fun"
- "Out on a Limb"
- Materials re: Nostradamus
- "Prolegomena to a Holmesian Discography" & "Proposition for Publishing"
- "The Publishing of Science Fiction"
- "The Records of Baker Street"
- [Response to Mr. Koestler]
- "The Reviewing of Mystery Novels"
- "Richard Matheson" & "Roast Goose"
- [Rock Throwing]
- "Science Ficton"
- "The Science Fiction Short Stories"
- "1776 and All That" & "Science Fiction and Sherlock Holmes"
- "The Tongue of Men and of Angels"
- "The Trojan Horse-Opera"
- "Try It a New Way"
- "Wizards of a Small Planet"
Stories
- "The Accuracy of Norbert Holt"
- "The Adventure of the Bogle-Wolf"; "The Adventure of the Murdered Muse"; "The Adventure of the Undying Detective"
- "The Anomaly of the Empty Man"
- "Aunt Louisa"
- "Balaam"
- "Barrier"
- "Before the Fact"
- "Black Murder"
- "Breakfast Scene"
Box 28
- "The Captain"
- "The Case of the Villain's Identity"
- "Caste"
- "The Catalyst"
- "Christmas Story"
- "The Chronokinesis of Jonathan Hull"
- "The Coat"
- "Code Zed"
- "Coffin Corner"
- "The Compleat Werewolf"
- "Conquest"
- "The Corpse of Cagliostro"
- "Count Palmieri"
- "Crime and the Quillans"
- "Crime Must Have a Stop"
- "Death of a Patriarch"
- "Death of the Undead"
- "Death on the Bay"
- "Double Cross of Lorraine"
- "Elsewhen"
- "Everwing"
- "Expedition"
- "The First"
- "Footnote to Dunne"
- "Gadget for Murder"
- "Galligrew"
- "Gandolphus"
- "The Ghost of Me"
- "The Green Men of San Pedro"
- "Integrity"
- "It Will Have Blood"
- "John and the Radio"
- "Khartoum"
- "The Last"
- "A Little Honest Stud"
- "Lousy Fencer"
- "Man's Reach"
- "The Maskeleyne Cypher"
- "Mr. Lupescu"
- "Mr. Pettit Protests"
- "Murder in Miniature"
- "Murder of a Martian"
- "My Dear Ellerby"
- "Mystery for Christmas"
- "Nellthu"
- "Oneway Trip"
- "Operator A--"
- "The Other Inauguration"
- "Ouroboros Unbound"
- "Palace"
- "The Parchment of Stanislaus Pritchard"
- "Pelagic Spark"
- "Prelude"
- "The Problem of the Pink Caterpillar"
- "The Punt and the Pass"
- "QL 696.C9"
- "Quasimodo"
- "Quest"
- "The Quest for Saint Aquin"
- "Q.U.R."
- "Rappacini's Other Daughter"
- "The Request of Dajos Kunyadi"
- "Requiescant"
- "The Retired Hangman"
- "Reunion en Route"
- "Review Copy"
- "The Riddle of the Khorzuk"
- "Robinc"
- "Rumor, inc."
- "Salem"
- "Sanctuary"
- "Screwball Division"
- "The Seat of the Matter"
- "Secret of the House"
- "The Smoke-filled Locked Room"
- "Snulbug"
- "Sriberdegibit"
- "Starbride"
- "The Star Dummy"
- "The Statement of Jerry Malloy"
- "Summer's Cloud"
- "Tarvish"
- "The Tenderizers"
- "Terror at Sunset"
- "They Bite"
- "Threnody"
- "Toy Casawary"
- "Transcontinental Alibi"
- "Trick or Treat"
- "The Ultimate Clue"
- "Untitled"Nick Noble story]
- "The Way I Heard It"
- "We Print the Truth"
- "Wilbur"
- "Wildfire at Midnight"
- [Even the Director of the World Bureau...]
- [Every doctor has a perfect murder...]
- [Faraday didn't really live anywhere.]
- [The first thing I heard when I woke...]
- [The great cthulu defied...]
- [In 1888 London was terrified...]
- [The man didn't have any face...]
- [The man said, "November Fifth...!"]
- [Margaret Mainwaring, 36,...]
- [Now is the time for all...]
- ["That'll be enough,"...]
- 2 One Page Stories
- Story Ideas and Outlines. 1936-1958
Plays and Screenplays
Box 29
- Charlie McCarthy, Detective
- Death of a Hero
- Little Princess
- The Moon is Gibbous
- The Open Window
- Panache
- The Plume
- Rave Notice
- Roy Rogers
- Second Semester
- Sheep's Clothing
- Sigh No More, Ladies!
- The Werewolf of the Moors (2 folders)
- Misc. Fragments
Reviews
- Chicago Sun Times, 1948-1950 (3 folders)
- CLUE
- EQMM "Speaking of Crime" 1948-1950 (3 folders)
- EQMM "Best Mysteries of 1958"
- High Fidelity Magazine, 1966
- LA Daily News, 1948-1949
- Manhunt "The Murder Market"
- NY Herald Tribune, 1950—1963 (16 folders)
- New York Times, 1949—1951 (5 folders)
Box 30
- New York Times, 1952—1961 (35 folders)
Box 31
- New York Times, 1962—1968 (25 folders)
- Opera News, 1949—1968 (8 folders)
- San Francisco Chronicle, "Department of Criminal Investigation" 1942-1946
- San Francisco Chronicle, "Murder and Espionage" 1942- Jun 1946
- San Francisco Chronicle, "Murder They Say" Jul 1946- 1947
- San Francisco Chronicle, Misc. Reviews, 1942-1947 (2 folders)
Miscellaneous
- "Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction" 1941-1947
- "Mystery and Science Fiction" Year End Reports, 1956-1965
Radio Scripts
- Defective Detective Radio
- Ellery Queen "Adventure of the King's Henchman" 1945
- Ellery Queen, Apr-Jun 1945 (2 folders)
Box 32
- Ellery Queen, Jul 1945—Mar 1947 (37 folders)
Box 33
- Ellery Queen, Apr 1947—May 1948 (14 folders)
- The Ghost is Your Host
- Gregory Hood, Jun 1946—Nov 1946 (13 folders)
- Roy Rogers
- It's Up to You; "The Americanism of Mr. Mudgett"
- Sherlock Holmes, Feb—Oct 1945 (12 folders)
Box 34
- Sherlock Holmes, Nov 1945—Jun 1947 (31 folders)
- The Snake
- Miscellaneous Synopses
- Miscellaneous Scripts (2 folders)
- Miscellaneous Interviews
Television
Box 35
- Ellery Queen (3 folders)
- Alfred Drake
- Checkmate
- Crime Doctor, Synopses and Correspondence
- Godfrey Oake, Esq.
- Kraft Suspense Theater (6 folders)
- Suspicion
- Miscellaneous Scripts
Unfinished Projects
- "Don OK and Sancho"
Opera Programs
- Critics at Large, CBC, 1960-1962
- Golden Voices, May—Sep 1957 (17 folders)
Box 36
- Golden Voices, Oct 1957—Apr 1968 (29 folders)
Box 37
- Opera Notes and Clippings
Anthologies
- Best Detective Stories #18 (7 folders)
Box 38
- Best Detective Stories #19 (6 folders)
- Best Detective Stories #20 (6 folders)
- Best Detective Stories #21 (5 folders)
Box 39
- Best Detective Stories #22 (6 folders)
- Best Detective Stories #23 (7 folders)
- Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction #5 (2 folders)
Box 40
- Boucher Memorial Anthologies--"Special Wonder" and "Crime and Misfortune"
- Boucher's Choicest (7 folders)
- The Compleat Werewolf and Other Stories
- The Cornell Woolrich Sampler
- Fatal Caress, Galleys
- Five Short Novels of Science
- Four and Twenty Bloodhounds (6 folders)
- Great American Detective Stories
- Marble Forest
- Multiplying Villainies
- Murder Pending
Box 41
- Pleasury of Humorous Crime
- Pocket Book of True Crime Stories (2 folders)
- Quality of Murder (5 folders)
- Quintessence of Queen (2 folders)
- San Francisco Murders
- Treasury of Great Science Fiction Vol. 1 (5 folders)
- Treasury of Great Science Fiction Vol. 2, Tear Sheets (f.1 of 2)
Box 42
- Treasury of Great Science Fiction Vol. 2, Galleys
- Miscellaneous Anthologies
Introductions
- A—Z (7 folders)
Translations
- A
- Ba-Bn
- Boileau, Pierre
- Borges, Jorge Luis
- Branco, Francisco
- Bretón de los Herreros, Manuel
- C—F
- G
- Heine, Heinrich (?)
- Helú, Antonio
- J—M
- Modern Spanish Verse
- Narcejac, Thomas
- "Not Unlike"
- O—P
- Schnitzler, Arnold
- Silva, José
- Simenon, Georges, Stories (5 folders)
- St—Y
- Zorilla, Jose 93 folders)
- Anonymous. German
- Anonymous. Spanish.
- Miscellaneous Works and Notes
Miscellaneous
- Bibliography of Spanish Ballads
- Photocrime
- Poems
- Puppet Script
- Quizzes and Puzzles
- "Snakes on Stamps"
- William Wordsworth – 1941
- [As A.P. Sweeney]
- Miscellaneous
Playboy Project
- Correspondence. Aug 1962—1963 (2 folders)
- Notes and Invoices
- Annotated Transcripts. Anderson, Poul
- Annotated Transcripts. Asimov, Isaac
- Annotated Transcripts. Blish, James
- Annotated Transcripts. Bradbury, Ray
Box 43.
Note: The taped interviews are on reel to reel tape.
- Annotated Transcripts. Budrys, A.J.
- Annotated Transcripts. Clarke, Arthur C.
- Annotated Transcripts. Heinlein, Robert
- Annotated Transcripts. Pohl, Frederick
- Annotated Transcripts. Serling, Rod.
- Annotated Transcripts. Sturgeon, Theodore
- Annotated Transcripts. Van Vogt, A.E.
- Taped Interviews. Asimov, Isaac; Blish, James
- Taped Interviews. Bradbury, Ray
- Taped Interviews. Serling, Rod; Van Vogt, A.E.
- Questions, Notes, Drafts
- Typed Draft of Part 1
- Proof of Part 2
Writings by Others
- Aydelotte, William O. "The Detective Story as a Historical Source"
- Bernal, Rafael
- Emerson, Carol, "Murder is the Way You Die"
- Fuller, Torrey, Correspondence.
- Fuller, Torrey, Murder for Shame (3 folders)
- Fuller, Torrey, "Sea and Fire"
- Goulart, Ronald, "Tharamango"
- Green, Dennis, "Never Say Die"
- Hansen, Joseph, "The Night is Chaos"
- Harris, McDonald, and Barnhart, "Horror-Horde of the Serpent Curse"
- Hughes, Dorothy B. "The Little Girl"
- Honce, Charles, "Female Sleuths in Fiction"
- Lipscomb, W.P, "Under Two Flags"
- McVaney, B. (?)
- Martin, A.E. Correspondence
- Martin, A.E. "The Outsiders"
- Martin, A.E. "Common People"
- Martin, A.E., Mss. Corrected by Boucher
- Pierce, J.R. "Doppelganger"
Box 44
- Sandoe, James, Criminal Clef—Proofs (2 folders_
- Sherbachova, Elizabeth, "Strangers"
- Swabacker, Leslie, "The Beauty Spot"
- Tooker (?)
- Torre, Lillian de la
- Van Voris, W.H.
- Wright, Gilbert
Printed
- The Third Degree, 1946—1955 (8 folders)
Box 45
- The Third Degree, 1956—1975 (14 folders)
- MWA (Mystery Writers of America). Mystery Writers' Annual. 1951-1975
- MWA. "Lineup" (Northern California)
- MWA. "The Mouthpiece" (Southern California)
- MWA. "Clues" (Midwest). 1947—1968 (2 folders)
Box 46
- Authors Guild Bulletin
- The Crime Writer, 1954-1967
- Red Herrings, 1957—1968 (7 folders)
- Radio Writers Guild. 1946-1952
- "The TV Writer"
- SFWA Forum, 1973—1975 (2 folders)
- KPFA Program Folio, Vol. 1-10 (5 folders)
Box 47
- KPFA Program Folio, Vol. 11—17 (7 folders)
- KPFA Program Folio, 1967—1973 (7 folders)
Box 48
- KPFA Program Folio, 1960—1975 (4 folders)
- WBAI Program Folio, Vol. 1-11 (7 folders)
- The American Writer
- Authors' League Bulletin, 1941-1949
- Miscellaneous Programs
Clippings
Box 49
- Opera News, 29 Apr 1961—12 Feb 1972
- New York Herald Tribune, 29 Jul 1951—10 May 1953
- San Francisco Chronicle, 1942—1945 (4 folders)
- Chicago Sun Times, 22 Feb 1948—8 Aug 1950
- Photograph, 8 Feb 194. Used in San Francisco Chronicle
- United Progressive News, 26 Jul 1935—4 Apr 1938
- New York Times, 27 Mar 1949—10 Jun 1951 (2 folders)
- 1939, About Boucher, The Case of the Crumpled Knave
- 1940, About Boucher, The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars, Nine Times Nine
- 1941, About Boucher, The Case of the Solid Key
- 1942, About Boucher, The Case of the Seven Sneezes, rocket to the Morgue
- 1943, About Boucher, Rocket to the Morgue
- 1944, About Boucher, Sherlock Holmes
- 1945, About Boucher
- 1946, About Boucher, The Case Book of Gregory Hood
- 1947, About Boucher, Wallace Campaign
- 1948, Politics, Gifted Children
- 1949, About Boucher
- 1950, About Boucher
- 1951, About Boucher
Box 51
- 1952, Science Fiction and Mystery Writers
- 1952-1957, Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy
- 1953, About Boucher
- 1954, About Boucher, The Seven of Calvary
- 1955-1956, About Boucher
- 1957-1958, About Boucher
- 1959, About Boucher, Mysteries
- 1960-1961, About Boucher, San Quentin
- 1962-1963, About Boucher, The Quality of Murder
- 1962-1963, About Boucher, San Quentin
- 1964-1965, About Boucher, Opera
- 1966-1968, About Boucher, Opera
- 1968-1974, Boucher Memorials
- About Boucher, U. C. Experimental Theatre
- The Seven of Calvary Publicity
- About Boucher, Macabre
Box 68 (Oversize)
- San Francisco Chronicle. 1941-1945
Box 69 (Oversize)
- NY Herald Tribune. 24 May 1953—8 Jan 1961. As H.H. Holmes
- New York Times. 1 Jul 1951—14 Jun 1953
Box 70 (Oversize)
- New York Times. 21 Jun 1953—11 Mar 1956
- New York Times. 4 Mar 1956—3 Aug 1958
Box 71 (Oversize)
- San Francisco Chronicle. 23 Dec 1945 – 25 Oct 1959
- NY Herald Tribune. 29 Jun 1961—28 Jul 1963
Box 72 (Oversize)
- New York Times. 18 Nov 1962—19 Feb 1967
- New York Times. 26 Feb 1967—31 Mar 1968
Box 73 (Oversize)
- New York Times. 10 Aug 1958—23 Apr 1961
- New York Times. 30 Apr 1961—21 Apr 1963
College Writings
Box 52
- Jan 1929, Fiction, Plays, Class Essays
- Plays, Jun 1929—1932 (5 folders)
- 1933. Plays, Class Essay
- Plays, undated (5 folders)
- Fragments and Notes.
- Poetry (5 folders)
Box 53
- UNESCO (2 folders)
- California Labor School (2 folders)
- Writer's War Board
- Magazine War Guide (3 folders)
- Miscellaneous, alphabetical by subject matter (4 folders)
Box 54
- Miscellaneous Publications
- KPFA 1966
- Boucher Introduces Richard Matheson
- Honor Society Certificates, Diploma
- Class Notebooks (2 folders)
- Notebook
- Notes and Publications
- Notecards and Library Slips
- Juvenilia, Notes and Commencement Programs
- Juvenilia. Class Notes and Exams
- Juvenilia, Drawings
Box 55
- Juvenilia, undated (9 folders)
- Juvenilia, Notecards
- College Theater, undated (2 folders)
- Master's Thesis
Box 56
- Miscellaneous Clippings
- Notes on Unidentified Story
Box 63
- Ellery Queen Scripts, Aug 1945 Duplicates
- Ellery Queen Scripts, Oct 1945 Duplicates
- Ellery Queen Scripts, Nov 1945 Duplicates
- Ellery Queen Scripts, Dec 1945 Duplicates
- Ellery Queen Scripts, Jan 1946 Duplicates
- Ellery Queen Scripts, Feb 1946 Duplicates
- Ellery Queen Scripts, Mar 1946 Duplicates
- Ellery Queen Scripts, Apr 1946 Duplicates
Box 64
- Ellery Queen Scripts, May 1946 Duplicates
- Ellery Queen Scripts, Jun 1946 Duplicates
- Ellery Queen Scripts, Jul 1946 Duplicates
- Ellery Queen Scripts, Aug 1946 Duplicates
- Gregory Hood Duplicates
- Translation Duplicates
- The Third Degree Duplicates
- Sherlock Holmes Duplicates
III. Memorabilia and Other Materials
Box 56
- Hitchcock Military Academy Records
- Death Records
- Bibliographies and Biographies
- Childhood Health Documents
- Personal Documents
- Birth, Baptism, Confirmation Records
- South American Trip, 1925
- Funeral Home Guest Registers
- Letters of Condolence (8 folders)
- Family Memorabilia
- Miscellaneous Clippings
- Notes on Unidentified Story
- Royalty Income
Box 57
- Accounts, 1943—1965 (7 notebooks)
- Books Lent, 1943-1944
- Review Records, 1942—1968 (5 notebooks)
- Photos, undated
- School Notebooks, undated (2 notebooks)
Box 58
- Bibliographies
- Book Inventory, 1918
- Record Bibliographies
- Horoscope
- Draft Cards
- Appointment Books, 1934—1968 (9 folders)
- Addresses and Memos, 1922, 1930, 1932
- Memos, 1929 (?)
- Notes, undated
- Notebook, Central American Trip, undated
- Diary and Notes
- Diaries, 1926-1929 (4 folders)
- Dream Journals (6 folders)
Box 60
- Confirmation Picture
- Unidentified Photos (7 folders)
- Formal Photgraphs (2 folders)
- Photo Albums, 1911-1920
- Photos, Signed
- Photos, undated
- Photos of Boucher, Child to Young Man
- Photos of Boucher, Adult, with Family
Box 61.
Note: The KPFA and KQED memorials are on reel-to-reel tape.
- Account Books, 1939-1963 (7 folders)
- Fantastic Stories—Memorial
- Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction—Memorial
- 26th World Science Fiction Convention Program—Memorial
- The Baker Street Journal—Memorial
- EQMM—Memorial
- KPFA Broadcast—"A Program for Anthony Boucher"
- KQED, Charles Shere's Eulogy—Transcript and Audio
- Memorials by J. Francis Mccomas
- Obituaries (4 folders)
Box 65
- Realia
Box 66 (Oversize)
- Pagoda Picture Frame
Box 67 (Oversize)
- Scrapbooks
Box 68 (Oversize)
- Unidentified Photo
Box 69 (Oversize)
- Formal Photographs of Boucher
Box 70 (Oversize)
- Unidentified Photos (2)
- Master's Diploma
Genealogy
Box 59
- Letterheads
- Miscellaneous Materials
- Re: Maternal Grandmother
- Re: Maternal Uncle
- Re: Fraternal Grandmother
- Re: Ione E. White neé Taylor
- Stewart Family Photos
- Re: Pat R. Parker
- Pat R. Parker—Photos
- Kate Taylor—Photo
- James T. White—Photos
- Mary Parker White—Photos
- White Family Photos
- Re: William O. Parker
- William O. Parker—Photos
- William O. Parker's Family—Photos
- White/Parker Materials
Science Fiction Conventions
Box 50
- World Science Fiction Conventions 4—26 (19 folders)
- WESTERCON VI—XXIII (11 folders)
- For materials on WESTERCON XXI see 26th World Science Fiction Convention 1968
- RELAXICON 1956-1959
- Regional Conventions
- International Conventions
- Science Fiction Catalogs and Newsletters
Box 61
- Bouchercon I—X (9 folders)
Box 62.
Two Bouchercon folders (XXII and XXIV) contain audio tapes.
- Bouchercon XI—XXX (17 folders)
Box 68 (Oversize)
- Photograph from Bouchercon
- Bouchercon Poster