Anthony Winkler archives

SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE

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MANUSCRIPT NO.		DESCRIPTION	DATE RANGE	1942 and 1962-2007
MS 2302		Correspondence
1	Series 1: Correspondence	This series contains Personal and Professional correspondence which relate to Anthony Winkler (AW). All letters to AW from family, friends,fans and business associates are found here.	1962-1994

1.1	Personal Correspondence	Sub-series 1.1 Personal Correspondence	1964-5	1 folder	Box 1
1.1.1	Certificates	Certificate from California Junior College Honour Scholarship Society, Standard Teaching Credential from the State of California and transcript from California State College at Los Angeles showing degree attained.	Aug-70	1 folder	Box 1

1.1.2	Myrtle M. Whipple	Copy of letter from a doctor, sent to AW by his mother regarding a facelift.	Jun-70	1 folder	Box 1

1.1.3	Peter, Jeanie, Carole & Marie Winkler	Letters from sisters Jeanie, Carole and Marie Winkler, and brother Peter Winkler, to AW on various personal matters. Also includes a copy of Carole Ann Owen’s will that was sent to AW.	Jan 1963, Sept 1978, Feb 1982, Sept 1986	1 folder	Box 1

1.1.4	Sarah Harrison, Sandy & Uncle Jackie	Letters from Sarah Harrison stepdaughter of Lorena Bruff Winkler and niece Sandy. One letter from Uncle Jackie encouraging AW to hold on to his dream of being a writer	Nov 1962 & Jun 1986, one dated Sept	1 folder	Box 1

1.1.5	Morris Cargill	Three letters from Morris Cargill C.D., to AW. In one letter he thanks him for a birthday card and in another Cargill talked about his surgery.	1990, 2 n.d.	1 folder	Box 1

1.1.6	Delsey Wallace	Letters from Anthony Winkler’s friend in Jamaica, Delsey Wallace. Wallace sends a copy of a letter dated 1997, in which someone in Jamaica was harshly critical of AW’s books	Jul 1977, Sep 1982, Jun 1986, Jul 1997, two n.d	1 folder	Box 1

1.1.7	Friends	Mainly letters, notes and postcards from friends including Lynn Redgrave, Stephen Harrison, Norman Corwin, Carol McKay, Gene Wilder, Cindy Macre, Gary Buslik, David Reid (Big Reid)and others.	Aug 1976-Apr1996	1 folder	Box 1

1.1.8	Ida Price	Mostly letters written by Ida Price, Winkler’s cousin. Also includes a greeting card and photograph of Ida and her husband Harry. The letters provide a biographical sketch of the origins of the Winkler family. The correspondence show a warm relationship between Winkler and Price for over 18 years. Included are two letters written to AW by Ida’s daughter Christine.	Oct 1976 – Mar 1994	1 folder	Box 1

1.1.9	Mwanani	Letter written to AW by social worker on behalf of Mwanani sponsored child of Winkler.	July 1, 1986	1 folder	Box 1

1.1.10	Passports	Five passports belonging to AW. Three Jamaican and two American	Jan 1942 – Apr 2006	1 folder	Box 1

1.1.11	Louis Winkler	Information on AW’s great grandfather Louis Winkler	n.d	1 folder	Box 1

1.1.12	Members of the Public and Academic Institutions	Mainly fan mail mostly commending AW on his works	Mar 1975 – Apr 1999, 1973 – 2006	1 folder	Box 1

1.2	Professional correspondence	Sub-series 1.2 Professional correspondence

1.2	Universities	Letters from different US universities to AW in relation to textbooks published for colleges and his novels. In one letter dated July 11, 1990, he was invited to a workshop hosted by the University of Iowa and in another dated December 5, 1994, he was invited to participate in the Contemporary Literature and Writing Conference at Kennesaw State College. Other included universities are State University of New York, Glendale Community College, Tufts University and others.	Feb 1977 – Dec 1994	1 folder	Box 2
1.2.1	Porter, Gould & Dierks, Authors Agents	Letters in relation to his novels and publishing from Roy E. Porter of Porter, Gould & Dierks , Author’s Agents	July 1975 -1984	1 folder	Box 2

1.2.2	Lyle Stuart Incorporated	Correspondence related to the publishing of AW novels by Lyle Stuart Inc.	Dec 1985 – Mar 1989	1 folder	Box 2

1.2.3	Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.	Letters to Winkler from Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, publishing company in relation to matters concerning royalties and publishing.	Feb 1975 – Sep 1994	1 folder	Box 2

1.2.4	Science Research Associates, Inc.	Business letters between Winkler and Science Research Associates Inc., (SRA) concerning publishing , royalties and other matters	Mar 1975 – Dec 1987	1 folder	Box 2

1.2.5	MacMillan Education	Correspondence in relation to publishing matters, disbursement of royalties and letter of agreement	Jul 2003 – Feb 2006	1 folder	Box 2

1.2.6	The University of Chicago Press	letters relating to publication of Winkler’s novels, painted canoe and the lunatic. Also includes letters on advertisement, promotion and sales of the books.	May 1988 – Mar 1989	1 folder	Box 2

1.2.7	Other US Publishing Houses	Mainly concerning responses from publishing houses AW sent his manuscripts to for assessing if they were worthy of publication. It also includes letters sent by Winkler to publishers. US publishers included are ; the Atlantic Monthly, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Houghton Mifflin Company, Arthur Schwartz Literary Agency, Grove Press, Brandt & Brandt,Wadsworth Publishing Company and others.	Oct 1973 – Sept 1989	1 folder	Box 2

1.2.8	Carol Communications Company	Letters related to publishing of AW’s novels in Britian.	Feb. 1989 – Nov 1991	1 folder	Box 2

1.2.9	The Bodley Head & Rotpunktverlag Publisher	One letter from James Michie thanking Winkler for using his poem, Dooey is a Traitor” for a new price. Two letters from German publishers Rotpunktverlag concerning the publishing of Winkler’s novel the Great Yacht Race.	May 1979 & Mar 1998	1 folder	Box 2

1.2.10	Paul Heller Productions	Letters from AW to Paul Heller about the production of the film the lunatic	May 1979 & Mar 1998, Oct 1990 – Mar 1991	1 folder	Box 3

1.2.11	Kingston Publishers Limited	Letters between AW and representatives from Kingston Publishers Limited regarding production, publishing and sale of novels as the Great Yacht Race and the Painted Canoe.	Feb 1983 – Aug 1999	1 folder	Box 3

1.2.12	Community Television System Ltd. / Abe Dabdoub	Correspondence between AW, Paul Heller and Abe Dabdoub concerning the production of a film for the Painted Canoe	Jan 1990, Jan – Mar 1991 & Sept 1999	1 folder	Box 3

1.2.13	Creative Connection Limited / Sharon Morgan	One letter from Sharon Morgan, Director of Creative Connection Ltd., to AW with a manuscript enclosed and another from AW to Anthony Gambrill about using his short story titled the “Annihilation of Fish”.	Oct 1987 & Apr 1994	1 folder	Box 3

1.2.14	Heinemann Publishers & The Gleaner Company Ltd.	Letters between AW and Mr. Patrick Rousseau of Heinemann Publishers regarding publishing of AW’s works . One letter from Mr. J.C. Proute of the Gleaner Company Limited requesting AW to be a freelance contributer at a small rate.	Jul 1986, Nov. 1989 – Jan 1990, Jun 1994	1 folder	Box 3

1.2.15	The Annihilation of Fish	Letters, agreements, documentation concerning the production of Winkler’s story, the Annihilation of fish into a movie which features James Earl Jones, Lynn Redgrave and Margot Kidder.	Mar 1991- Nov2002	1 folder	Box 3