Guide to the Diane Ackerman papers,
1971-1997

Collection Number: 6299

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
rareref@cornell.edu
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
J. Parker
Date completed:
February 1998; updated April 1998
EAD encoding:
Mireille Lee, August 2000

© 2000 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Diane Ackerman Papers, 1971-1997
Collection Number:
6299
Creator:
Diane Ackerman
Quantity:
9.1 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Manuscripts, galleys, proofs, reproductions of published and unpublished writings, photographs, poems, articles, essays, research notes.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Manuscripts, galleys, proofs, and reproductions of published and unpublished writings, including The Planets, A Natural History of the Senses, A Natural History of Love, and A Slender Thread; also, photographs, poems, articles and essays, research notes, and other papers.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Diane Ackerman was born in Waukegan, Illinois in 1948. Her formal education, a B.A. in English from Pennsylvania State University (1970), an M.F.A. (1973), M.A. in English (1976), and Ph.D. in English (1978), all from Cornell University, coincided with her emergence as a lyric poet whose sensibilities are reminiscent of Thoreau, Whitman, and A.R. Ammons, among others. During the late 1970s and 1980s, Ackerman published three volumes of poetry and a verse drama, all with William Morrow. Ackerman gained recognition for her for creative non-fiction with the publication of A Natural History of the Senses in 1990, a work which combines keen observation and research with autobiographical insight. In A Natural History of Love (1994), and, most recently, A Slender Thread (1997), Ackerman continues her meditative exploration of the interconnection between the natural and human worlds. She has extended her readership with the publication of two non-fiction books for children: Monk Seal Hideaway (1995) and Bats: Shadows in the Night (1997). Her poetry appears in numerous anthologies and her prose is commissioned by a variety of magazines including National Geographic, New Woman, The New Yorker, and Victoria.
Ackerman lives in Ithaca, NY with her husband, novelist Paul West.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The Diane Ackerman collection consists of manuscripts, galley proofs, and reproductions of her published and unpublished writings, which include nature books, novels, poetry, essays, and articles. The collection includes research materials and notes, photographs, photocopies, press badges, and other printed material. Chief among her books are: The Planets, Wife of Light, Twilight of the Tenderfoot, Lady Faustus, On Extended Wings, Reverse Thunder, A Natural History of the Senses, Jaguar of Sweet Laughter, The Moon by Whale Light, A Natural History of Love, Monk Seal Hideaway, The Rarest of the Rare, and A Slender Thread. Articles and essays in the collection include "Bats," "Crocodilians," "Penguins," "Whales," "Albatrosses," "Golden Monkeys," "Insect Love," "Last Refuge of the Monk Seals," "We Are Listening," "Sympathetic Magic," "How to Watch the Sky," "The Natural History of a Leaf," "Where the Sun Dines," and "The Children of Interplast"; and a play "Reverse Thunder."
SUBJECTS

Names:
Ackerman, Diane.
Ackerman, Diane.--Planets.
Ackerman, Diane.--A Natural history of the senses.
Ackerman, Diane.--A Natural history of love.
Ackerman, Diane.--A slender thread.
Ackerman, Diane.--I praise my destroyer.

Subjects:
Authors, American.
Nature in literature.
Nature--Religious aspects.
Culture.

Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Diane Ackerman Papers, #6299. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
SERIES LIST

Series I. Published Books
The Planets: A Cosmic Pastoral (1976)
Boxes 1, 10, Mapcase
Wife of Light (1976)
Boxes 1, 2
Twilight of the Tenderfoot: A Western Memoir (1980)
Box 2
Lady Faustus (1983)
Box 2
On Extended Wings (1985)
Box 2
Reverse Thunder (1988)
Box 2
A Natural History of the Senses (1990)
Boxes 2-4
Jaguar of Sweet Laughter (1991)
Box 4
The Moon by Whale Light (1994)
Boxes 4, 5
A Natural History of Love (1994)
Boxes 5, 6
Monk Seal Hideaway (1995)
Boxes 6, 10
The Rarest of the Rare (1995)
Boxes 6, 10
A Slender Thread (1996)
Boxes 6, 7, 10, Mapcase
Bats: Shadows in the Night (1997)
Box 10
I Praise My Destroyer (1997)
Box 11
Series II. Published Articles
"Bats," New Yorker, Feb. 29, 1988
Boxes 7, 10
"Crocodilians," New Yorker, Oct. 10, 1988
Boxes 7, 8, 10
"Penguins," New Yorker, July 10, 1989
Boxes 8, 10
"Whales," New Yorker, Feb. 26, 1990
Boxes 8, 10
"Albatrosses," New Yorker, Sept. 24, 1990
Box 8
"Golden Monkeys," New Yorker, June 24, 1991
Box 8
"Insect Love," New Yorker, Aug. 17, 1992
Box 8
"Rodney Marsh" (publication unknown)
 Box 8
"Last Refuge of the Monk Seals," National Geographic
Box 8
"In Praise of Squirrels," National Geographic, Nov. 1995
Box 8
"The Natural History of a Leaf," Condé Nast's Traveler, May 1988
Box 8
Essay: "How to Watch the Sky," Parade Magazine, Feb. 18, 1990
Box 8
Essay: "Where the Sun Dines" (Amazon Rain Forest), Travel-Holiday, March 1990
Box 8
"The Children of Interplast," New York Times Magazine, Oct. 20, 1991
Box 9
Series III. Unpublished Manuscripts
"Senses of Animals"
 Box 8
Novel: "Sympathetic Magic"
 Box 9
Series IV. Publicity Box 9, Mapcase
Series V. Reseach Materials Box 9
Series VI. Personal Box 9
CONTAINER LIST

Description
Container
Series I. Published Books
The Planets: A Cosmic Pastoral, New York, William Morrow & Company, 1976
Ms. worksheets - Jupiter
 Box 1 Folder 1
Ms. worksheets - Earth
 Box 1 Folder 2
Ms. worksheets - Mercury
 Box 1 Folder 3
Ms. worksheets - Mars
 Box 1 Folder 4
Ms. worksheets - Asteroids, Prologue
 Box 1 Folder 5
Ms. worksheets - Pluto
 Box 1 Folder 6
Ms. worksheets - Saturn
 Box 1 Folder 7
Ms. worksheets - Neptune, misc. notes
 Box 1 Folder 8
Ms. worksheets - Uranus
 Box 1 Folder 9
Ms. worksheets - Venus
 Box 1 Folder 10
Manuscript - Setting copy, to p. 69, note from publisher, June 24, 1976
 Box 1 Folder 11
Manuscript - Setting copy pp. 70-124, page entitled "for Carl Sagan"
 Box 1 Folder 12
Galleys - 1976, unmarked
 Box 1 Folder 13-14
Manuscript - Handwritten corrections, note from publisher, n.d., copyright page proof
 Box 1 Folder 15
Manuscript - Xerox Page proofs: galley markings, xerox page proofs with handwritten corrections
 Box 1 Folder 16
Page proofs - Master pages: pp. 1-80
 Box 1 Folder 17
Page proofs - Master pages: pp. 81-160
 Box 1 Folder 18
Page proofs - Author's set, notes: pp. 1-80
 Box 1 Folder 19
Page proofs - Author's set, notes: pp. 81-160
 Box 1 Folder 20
Photo proof sheets - Illustrated: cover-p. 30
 Box 1 Folder 21
Photo proof sheets - Illustrated: pp. 31-60
 Box 1 Folder 22
Photo proof sheets - Illustrated: pp. 61-89
 Box 1 Folder 23
Photo proof sheets - Illustrated: pp. 90-119
 Box 1 Folder 24
Photo proof sheets - Illustrated: pp. 120-140
 Box 1 Folder 25
Photo proof sheets - Illustrated: pp. 141-160
 Box 1 Folder 26
Blues: pp. 1-160
 Box 1 Folder 27
Illustrations - Layout worksheets, photographs (folder marked 3-26-76)
 Box 10 Folder 1
Book jacket - Layout worksheet
 Mapcase
Wife of Light New York, William Morrow & Company, 1976
Typescript - Editorial notes, Oct. 17, 1977
 Box 1 Folder 28
Page proofs - Galleys (author's set)
 Box 1 Folder 29
Page proofs - Galleys
 Box 1 Folder 30
Page proofs - Marked
 Box 1 Folder 31
Page proofs - Unmarked
 Box 1 Folder 32
Proof - incomplete: pp. 20-64
 Box 2 Folder 1
Twilight of the Tenderfoot: A Western Memoir, New York, William Morrow & Company, 1980
Worksheets - Pasted ts., some galley proofs included, 4 handwritten pages on yellow paper
 Box 2 Folder 2
Worksheets - Typescript with handwritten corrections, 2 handwritten pages on yellow legal paper
 Box 2 Folder 3
Typescript with handwritten corrections: preface-p. 71
 Box 2 Folder 4
Typescript with handwritten corrections: pp. 72-145
 Box 2 Folder 5
Typescript with handwritten corrections: pp. 146-218
 Box 2 Folder 6
Typescript with handwritten corrections: pp. 219-289
 Box 2 Folder 7
Typescript with handwritten corrections: preface-p. 46
 Box 2 Folder 8
Typescript with handwritten corrections: pp. 47-99
 Box 2 Folder 9
Typescript with handwritten corrections: pp. 100-151
 Box 2 Folder 10
Typescript with handwritten corrections: pp. 152-199
 Box 2 Folder 11
Galleys - title page-p. 36, publisher's note
 Box 2 Folder 12
Galleys - pp. 37-68, publicity sheet from Morrow, April 15, 1980
 Box 2 Folder 13
Dead matter - handwritten and typed pages, miscellaneous clippings and notes, 82 pages
 Box 2 Folder 14
Folio, book jacket - pp. 1-222, book jacket
 Box 2 Folder 15
Lady Faustus, New York, William Morrow & Company, 1983
Working manuscript, ts. and handwritten pages
 Box 2 Folder 16
Proof - Galleys
 Box 2 Folder 17
Folio - 94 pp.
 Box 2 Folder 18
Advance proof, publicity leaflet - 2 copies of bound advance proof, part of leaflet, (poem): "Ice Dragons in Central Park West"
Box 2 Folder 19
On Extended Wings, New York, Atheneum, 1985
Draft of chapter "Down From Nowhere Nothing's Wax-Like Blooms," ts. with handwritten corrections, pp. 295-301, 1-294
 Box 2 Folder 20
Manuscript - 7 preliminary pages, pp. 1-79
 Box 2 Folder 21
Manuscript - Typescript: pp. 80-154, 2 pages of titles
 Box 2 Folder 22
Manuscript - Typescript: pp. 155-255
 Box 2 Folder 23
Manuscript - Typescript: pp. 256-329, "about the author" page
 Box 2 Folder 24
Manuscript - Computer printout, photocopy: cover-p. 111
 Box 2 Folder 25
Manuscript - Computer printout, photocopy: pp. 112-219
 Box 2 Folder 26
Manuscript - Computer printout, photocopy: pp. 220-back cover
 Box 2 Folder 27
Page proofs - Photocopy, author's set: beginning-p. 101
 Box 2 Folder 28
Page proofs - Photocopy, author's set: pp. 102-211
 Box 2 Folder 29
Page proofs - Photocopy, author's set: pp. 212-308
 Box 2 Folder 30
Miscellaneous - Loose pages, 18 pp., letter from Atheneum Publishers, May 31, 1985, post card "Trucking Through the Turks: A Sky Art Event, Dec. 23-31, 1982"
Box 2 Folder 31
Reverse Thunder, New York, Lumen, 1988
Manuscript - Typescript, photocopy: pp. 1-38
 Box 2 Folder 32
Manuscript - Typescript, photocopy: pp. 39-76
 Box 2 Folder 33
A Natural History of the Senses, New York, Random House, 1990
Drafts of chapters - Computer printouts with handwritten corrections, "Smell": 74 pages
 Box 2 Folder 34
Drafts of chapters - "Smell" pp 26-35, 26-31, miscellaneous notes on "Smell"
 Box 2 Folder 35
Drafts of chapters - Computer printouts with handwritten corrections, "Touch," July 16, 1988: 66 pages
 Box 3 Folder 1
Drafts of chapters - Computer printouts with handwritten corrections, "Taste," Sept. 13, 1988: 60 pages
 Box 3 Folder 2
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections, photocopy: 6 preliminary pages, beginning-p. 83
 Box 3 Folder 3
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections, photocopy: pp. 85-187
 Box 3 Folder 4
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections, photocopy: pp. 188-289
 Box 3 Folder 5
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections, photocopy: pp. 290-381, 3 pages notes
 Box 3 Folder 6
Typesetting copy - Computer printout with copy editor's notes, photocopy, Jan. 23, 1990: 12 preliminary pages, pp. 1-84
 Box 3 Folder 7
Typesetting copy - Computer printout with copy editor's notes, photocopy, Jan. 23, 1990: pp. 85-187
 Box 3 Folder 8
Typesetting copy - Computer printout with copy editor's notes, photocopy, Jan. 23, 1990: pp. 188-269
 Box 3 Folder 9
Typesetting copy - Computer printout with copy editor's notes, photocopy, Jan. 23, 1990: pp. 270-389
 Box 3 Folder 10
Galleys - Master, 1st pass, photocopy, Jan. 23, 1990: 25 preliminary pages, pp. 1-63
 Box 3 Folder 11
Galleys - Master, 1st pass, photocopy, Jan. 23, 1990: pp. 64-145
 Box 3 Folder 12
Galleys - Master, 1st pass, photocopy, Jan. 23, 1990: pp. 146-227
 Box 3 Folder 13
Galleys - Master, 1st pass, photocopy, Jan. 23, 1990: pp. 228-317
 Box 3 Folder 14
Galleys - Master, 2nd pass, photocopy, Mar. 12, 1990: 19 preliminary pages, pp. 1-57
 Box 3 Folder 15
Galleys - Master, 2nd pass, photocopy, March 12, 1990: pp. 58-145
 Box 3 Folder 16
Galleys - Master, 2nd pass, photocopy, March 12, 1990: pp. 146-221
 Box 3 Folder 17
Galleys - Master, 2nd pass, photocopy, March 12, 1990: pp. 222-317
 Box 3 Folder 18
Index - typsetting copy, computer printout with copy editor's notes, 56p. April 16, 1990
 Box 3 Folder 19
Miscellaneous corrections - Dec. 1989-April 1990; ca. 75 pages
 Box 3 Folder 20
Miscellaneous corrections - Dec. 1989-April 1990; ca. 75 pages
 Box 3 Folder 21
Repro - April 27, 1990, 22 preliminary pages; pp. 1-73
 Box 3 Folder 22
Repro - April 27, 1990; pp. 74-172
 Box 3 Folder 23
Repro - April 27, 1990, 22; pp. 173-248
 Box 3 Folder 24
Repro - April 27, 1990, 22; pp. 249-332
 Box 3 Folder 25
Blues, May 16, 1990 - 19 preliminary pages, pp. 1-12, transmittal form, Random House note, "Book Club and Trade" blues; 19 preliminary pages, pp. 1-108
Box 3 Folder 26
Blues, May 16, 1990 - "Book Club and Trade" blues, pp. 109-332
 Box 3 Folder 27
Folio - 19 preliminary pages, pp. 1-140
 Box 3 Folder 28
Folio - pp. 141-332
 Box 3 Folder 29
Notes - Transcripts of interviews (computer printout) Odor interviews: George Preti, pp. 1-9; Chuck Wysocki, pp. 9-26; Gary Beauchamp, pp. 26-40; Beverly Coward, pp. 40-49; Richard Mattes, pp. 49-59; Anne Belcher, pp. 59-69; Michael DiNovi, pp. 69-74; notes on "The Romantic Story of Scent," John Trueman, 1975; 5 pages handwritten notes on "Algonquin" stationery; interview with Sophia Grojsman, 1988, 10 pages
Box 3 Folder 30
Book jackets - one in Dutch, one in English
 Box 3 Folder 31
Titles - 2 pages of titles under consideration for A Natural History of the Senses: one handwritten page, one typed page with notes
Box 4 Folder 1
Advertisement for A Natural History of the Senses, Le Monde , July 9-10, 1991
Box 4 Folder 2
Publicity poster: Stand-up display for A Natural History of the Senses
Box 4 Folder 3
Jaguar of Sweet Laughter: New and Selected Poems, New York, Random House, 1991
Drafts of poems
 Box 4 Folder 4
"Air Show in Barbados," ts. - 3 pp., ts. with handwritten corrections - 3 pp., and ts. with handwritten corrections - 7 pp., ts. with handwritten corrections - 2 pp. ) (earlier titles: "An F-15 Pilot Puts on an Air Show in Barbados," "An F-15 Pilot in Barbados,""Air Show in Barbados,")
"At Walt Whitman's Birthplace, Huntington, Long Island": ts. - 2 pp., 2 handwritten drafts - 2 pp., 1 p., 2 ts. drafts - 2 pp. each
"Autumn Laps," 3 tss. - two - 2 pp., one - 1 p.
"Because the gods are baking winter cakes . . .," one p. handwritten
"Each morning a lady cardinal . . .," one handwritten p.
"The Enabler," tss. - three drafts - 3 pp. each, three drafts - four pp. each, one handwritten p. (earlier titles "The Auroras of Autumn" and "The Trade Routes of Autumn")
"French Frigate Shoals," four tss. - 2 pp. each, one ts. one p., handwritten notes - 4 pp. (earlier titles "Tern Island Station, French Frigate Shoals)
"Halley's Comet," one 3 p. ts., five drafts, ts. with handwritten corrections, 1 p. each, one ts. with handwritten corrections - 2 pp., one handwritten p.
"Halley's Comet Replies," ts. - 1 p.
Drafts of poems
 Box 4 Folder 5
"Intensive Care," one ts. - 3 pp., one ts. with handwritten corrections - 2 pp.
"Kismet," fifteen tss. - 1 p., one ts. - 2 pp., one ts. - 3 pp.
"Oasis," four tss., some with handwritten corrections, two - 2 pp. each, two - 3 pp. each, one - 1 p.
"A Pilot's Pay," one ts. - 1 p., four tss. with handwritten corrections - 1 p. each
"Portrait Without Pose," ts. - 5 pp., two tss. with handwritten corrections - 2 pp., ts. with handwritten corrections - 3 pp.
"Remodeling," ts. - 3 pp., ts. with handwritten corrections, two tss. with handwritten corrections - 2 pp. each, two tss. with handwritten corrections - 3 pp. each, 1 ts. p.
"We Are Listening," one ts. - 1 p., one ts. draft - 1 p., one handwritten draft - 5 pp.
"White Flag," ts. - 2 pp., handwritten draft - 3 pp., ts. draft with handwritten corrections - 4 pp.
Page proofs - photocopy, Sept. 19, 1990: 13 loose pages, 14 preliminary pages, pp. 10-54
 Box 4 Folder 6
Page proofs - photocopy, Sept. 19, 1990: pp. 55-117
 Box 4 Folder 7
Page proofs - photocopy, Sept. 19, 1990: pp. 118-182
 Box 4 Folder 8
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, Oct. 26, 1990: 11 loose pages, 18 preliminary pages, pp. 1-72
 Box 4 Folder 9
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, Oct. 26, 1990: pp. 73-152
 Box 4 Folder 10
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, Oct. 26, 1990: pp. 153-256, "about the author"
 Box 4 Folder 11
Galleys - Master set, 2nd pass, photocopy, Dec. 19, 1990: 16 preliminary pages, pp. 1-81
 Box 4 Folder 12
Galleys - Master set, 2nd pass, photocopy, Dec. 19, 1990: pp. 82-169
 Box 4 Folder 13
Galleys - Master set, 2nd pass, photocopy, Dec. 19, 1990: pp. 170-254, "about the author"
 Box 4 Folder 14
Proof, book jacket, poem
 Box 4 Folder 15
Uncorrected advance proof, bound, 240 pages; book jacket; binding sheet; "We Are Listening"
The Moon by Whale Light: and Other Animal Adventures Among Bats, Crocodilians, Whales, and Penguins, New York, Random House, 1994
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections: 8 preliminary pages, pp. 1-71
 Box 4 Folder 16
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections: pp. 72-156
 Box 4 Folder 17
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections: pp. 157-228
 Box 4 Folder 18
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections: pp. 229-317, "about the author"
 Box 4 Folder 19
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, July 16, 1991: 24 preliminary pages, pp. 1-52
 Box 4 Folder 20
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, July 16, 1991: pp. 53-112
 Box 4 Folder 21
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, July 16, 1991: pp. 113-176
 Box 4 Folder 22
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, July 16, 1991: pp. 177-240, "about the author"
 Box 4 Folder 23
Galleys - Master set, 2nd pass, photocopy, August 12, 1991: 24 preliminary page, pp. 1-59
 Box 4 Folder 24
Galleys - Master set, 2nd pass, photocopy, August 12, 1991: pp. 60-143
 Box 4 Folder 25
Galleys - Master set, 2nd pass, photocopy, August 12, 1991: pp. 144-240, index marker, "about the author"
 Box 4 Folder 26
Repro - Aug. 12, 1991: 6 loose pages, 22 preliminary pages, pp. 1-59
 Box 4 Folder 27
Repro - Aug. 12, 1991: pp. 60-157
 Box 4 Folder 28
Repro - Aug. 12, 1991: pp. 158-240, indexing information, "about the author," "about this type"
 Box 4 Folder 29
Index - Setting copy, computer printout with copy editor's notes, 34 pages, Aug. 30, 1991; page proofs, photocopy, pp. 242-246, 249, Aug. 30, 1991
Box 4 Folder 30
Design manuscript - Includes note from publisher, composition specifications, photocopy, Sept. 4, 1991: 4 loose pages, 22 preliminary pages, pp. 1-51
Box 4 Folder 31
Design manuscript - Includes note from publisher, composition specifications, photocopy, Sept. 4, 1991: pp. 52-134
 Box 4 Folder 32
Design manuscript - Includes note from publisher, composition specifications, photocopy, Sept. 4, 1991: pp. 135-232
 Box 4 Folder 33
Design manuscript - Includes note from publisher, composition specifications, photocopy, Sept. 4, 1991: pp. 233-317
 Box 4 Folder 34
Miscellaneous - Publisher's note, title page and index, loose blues, pp. 241-249, Sept. 1, 1991
 Box 5 Folder 1
Folio - Arcata Graphics note, inside cover-p. 90, Sept. 23, 1991
 Box 5 Folder 2
Folio - pp. 91-250
 Box 5 Folder 3
Dead matter - Dead camera copy, pp. 241-249, Oct. 5, 1991; dead matter, 11 pages, Nov. 4, 1991
 Box 5 Folder 4
Uncorrected advance proof, 240 pages, book jacket
 Box 5 Folder 5
A Natural History of Love, New York, Random House, 1994
Typesetting copy - Computer printout: 10 preliminary pages, pp. 1-59
 Box 5 Folder 6
Typesetting copy - Computer printout: pp. 60-136
 Box 5 Folder 7
Typesetting copy - Computer printout: pp. 137-210
 Box 5 Folder 8
Typesetting copy - Computer printout: pp. 211-288
 Box 5 Folder 9
Typesetting copy - Computer printout: pp. 289-372
 Box 5 Folder 10
Typesetting copy - Computer printout: pp. 373-457
 Box 5 Folder 11
Typesetting copy - Computer printout: pp. 458-499
 Box 5 Folder 12
Typesetting copy - Computer printout: pp. 500-563
 Box 5 Folder 13
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, Feb. 9, 1994: printing specifications - 2 pages, 23 preliminary pages, pp. 1-55
 Box 5 Folder 14
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, Feb. 9, 1994: pp. 56-132
 Box 5 Folder 15
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, Feb. 9, 1994: pp. 133-185
 Box 5 Folder 16
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, Feb. 9, 1994: pp. 186-251
 Box 5 Folder 17
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, Feb. 9, 1994: pp. 252-304
 Box 5 Folder 18
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, Feb. 9, 1994: pp. 305-352, "about the type"
 Box 5 Folder 19
Galleys - Master set, 1st pass, photocopy, Feb. 9, 1994: pp. 305-352, "about the type"
 Box 5 Folder 20
Galleys - Master set, 2nd pass, photocopy, March 15, 1994: pp. 50-130
 Box 5 Folder 21
Galleys - Master set, 2nd pass, photocopy, March 15, 1994: pp. 131-223
 Box 5 Folder 22
Galleys - Master set, 2nd pass, photocopy, March 15, 1994: pp. 224-293
 Box 5 Folder 23
Galleys - Master set, 2nd pass, photocopy, March 15, 1994: pp. 294-346, "about the author" (p. 361), "about the type" (p. 362)
Box 5 Folder 24
Repro - March 22, 1994: 24 preliminary pages, pp. 1-68
 Box 5 Folder 25
Repro - March 22, 1994: pp. 69-176
 Box 5 Folder 26
Repro - March 22, 1994: pp. 177-266
 Box 5 Folder 27
Repro dupe - March 22, 1994: 12 preliminary pages, pp. 1-95
 Box 5 Folder 28
Repro dupe - March 22, 1994: pp. 96-170
 Box 5 Folder 29
Repro dupe - March 22, 1994: pp. 171-257
 Box 5 Folder 30
Repro dupe - March 22, 1994: pp. 258-337, "about the author" (p. 359), "about the type" (p. 360)
 Box 5 Folder 31
Index - Setting copy, computer printout with copy editor's notes, April 18, 1994, floppy disk, galleys, photocopy, pp. 345-358
 Box 5 Folder 32
Manuscript - Computer printouts, photocopies, annotated: "Annie's Copy" (Anne Druyan Sagan), cover-p. 170
 Box 6 Folder 1
Manuscript - Computer printouts, photocopies, annotated: "Annie's Copy," pp. 171-315
 Box 6 Folder 2
Manuscript - Computer printouts, photocopies, annotated: "Annie's Copy," pp. 316-back cover
 Box 6 Folder 3
Manuscript - Computer printouts, photocopies, annotated: "Meredith's Copy" (Meredith Small), cover-p. 170
 Box 6 Folder 4
Manuscript - Computer printouts, photocopies, annotated: "Meredith's Copy," pp. 171-315
 Box 6 Folder 5
Manuscript - Computer printouts, photocopies, annotated: "Meredith's Copy," p. 316-back cover
 Box 6 Folder 6
Dead matter/loose notes - ca. 80 pages in each folder
 Box 6 Folder 7-9
Advance Uncorrected Proof, bound, 350 pages
 Box 6 Folder 10
Monk Seal Hideaway, New York, Crown, 1995
Manuscript - Original manuscript, ts. with handwritten corrections, 16 pages, letter from Crown books, Jan. 23, 1997
 Box 6 Folder 11
Galleys - (int. mechs), July 25, 1994: pp. 1-17 and cover
 Box 10 Folder 2
The Rarest of the Rare, New York, Random House, 1995
Correspondence from DA's editor to DA, Jan.-Feb., Apr. 1995; partial manuscript: notes on pp. 76-98, 111, 162-193
 Box 6 Folder 12
Partial manuscript: notes on pp. 163-187, 193-205, 207-254
 Box 6 Folder 13
Typesetting manuscript - Computer printout, March 27, 1995: 8 preliminary pages, pp. 1-38
 Box 6 Folder 14
Typesetting manuscript - Computer printout, March 27, 1995: pp. 39-110
 Box 6 Folder 15
Typesetting manuscript - Computer printout, March 27, 1995: pp. 111-183
 Box 6 Folder 16
Typesetting manuscript - Computer printout, March 27, 1995: pp. 184-254, "about the author," "about the type"
 Box 6 Folder 17
Index - Typesetting copy, computer printout, 40 pages, Aug. 3, 1995; 5" floppy disk; page proofs: pp. 177-186; blues, pp. 175-184
Box 6 Folder 18
Laser proof - Note from publisher, 3 loose pages, 22 preliminary pages, proof, Sept. 20, 1995: pp. 1-28
 Box 6 Folder 19
Laser proof - Sept. 20, 1995: pp. 29-83
 Box 6 Folder 20
Laser proof - Sept. 20, 1995: pp. 84-135
 Box 6 Folder 21
Laser proof - Sept. 20, 1995: pp. 136-184
 Box 6 Folder 22
Layout of book jacket
 Box 10 Folder 3
A Slender Thread, New York, Random House, 1996
Typesetting manuscript - Computer printout: 8 preliminary pages, pp. 3-65
 Box 6 Folder 23
Typesetting manuscript - Computer printout: pp. 66-132
 Box 6 Folder 24
Typesetting manuscript - Computer printout: pp. 133-209
 Box 6 Folder 25
Typesetting manuscript - Computer printout: 210-289
 Box 6 Folder 26
Typesetting manuscript - Computer printout: 290-361, "about the author," "about the type"
 Box 6 Folder 27
Galleys - master, 1st pass, photocopy, July 16, 1996: 11 preliminary pages, pp. 1-63
 Box 6 Folder 28
Galleys - master, 1st pass, photocopy, July 16, 1996: pp. 64-142
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Galleys - master, 1st pass, photocopy, July 16, 1996: pp. 143-215
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Galleys - master, 1st pass, photocopy, July 16, 1996: pp. 216-296, "about the author," "about the type"
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Galleys - master, 2nd pass, photocopy, Sept. 4, 1996: 11 preliminary pages, pp. 1-63
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Galleys - master, 2nd pass, photocopy, Sept. 4, 1996: pp. 64-134
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Galleys - master, 2nd pass, photocopy, Sept. 4, 1996: pp. 135-229
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Galleys - master, 2nd pass, photocopy, Sept. 4, 1996: pp. 230-296, "about the author," "about the type"
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Galleys - Sept. 19, 1996: 10 preliminary pages, pp. 1-62
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Galleys - Sept. 19, 1996: pp. 63-134
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Galleys - Sept. 19, 1996: pp. 135-229
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Galleys - Sept. 19, 1996: pp. 230-296, "about the type"
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Galleys - Sept. 19, 1996: 9 preliminary pages, pp. 1-61
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Galleys - Sept. 19, 1996: pp. 62-134
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Galleys - Sept. 19, 1996: pp. 135-229
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Galleys - Sept. 19, 1996: pp. 230-296, "about this type"
 Box 7 Folder 12
Index - Typesetting copy, computer printout with copy editor's notes, 29 pages; page proof revisions, fax copy, pp. 297-299, 302, November 4, 1996
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Blues - Nov. 20, 1996, pp. 1-150
 Box 7 Folder 14
Blues - Nov. 20, 1996, pp. 151-310
 Box 7 Folder 15
Miscellaneous handwritten notes, first drafts, etc.
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Author's galleys - July 16, 1996, corrections: pp. i-x, 1-68
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Author's galleys - July 16, 1996, corrections: pp. 69-145
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Author's galleys - July 16, 1996, corrections: pp. 146-221
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Author's galleys - July 16, 1996, corrections: pp. 222-296, 2 "about the author," "about the type
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Author's galleys - Sept. 4, 1996, author's 2nd pass corrections: pp. i-x, 1-68
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Author's galleys - Sept. 4, 1996, author's 2nd pass corrections: pp. 69-145
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Author's galleys - Sept. 4, 1996, author's 2nd pass corrections: pp. 146-221
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Author's galleys - Sept. 4, 1996, author's 2nd pass corrections: pp. 222-296, "about the author," "about the type"
 Box 7 Folder 25
Photograph of design, 11" x 14" black and white print
 Box 10 Folder 4
Bats: Shadows in the Night, New York, Crown, June 1997
Galleys - Feb. 27, 1997: pp. 1-15; 3 early book jackets
 Box 10 Folder 5
Stand-up display poster
 Mapcase
I Praise My Destroyer, New York, Random House, 1997
Proof - Typesetting copy, October 28, 1997, title page-p.27
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Proof - Typesetting copy, October 28, 1997, pp. 28-81, 70, 79, 86, 109
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Proof - Master set second pass; December 12, 1997, 10:31 A.M.; title page-p. 52
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Proof - Master set second pass; December 12, 1997, 10:31 A.M.; pp. 53-118
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Proof - Master set first pass; December 12, 1997, 3:23 P.M.; title page-p. 47
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Proof - Master set first pass; December 12, 1997, 3:23 P.M.; pp. 48-118
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Series II. Published Articles
"Bats," New Yorker, Feb. 29, 1988
Partial manuscript: handwritten, 12 pages; partial manuscript: ts. with handwritten corrections, 6 pages; partial manuscript: computer printout with handwritten corrections, 24 pages
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Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections, Sept. 26, 1987: 84 pages
 Box 7 Folder 27
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections, Sept. 26, 1987: 83 pages
 Box 7 Folder 28
Galleys - photocopy, Nov. 2, 1987: 48 pages
 Box 7 Folder 29
Galleys - photocopy, Feb. 2, 1988: 45 pages
 Box 7 Folder 30
Galleys - photocopy, Feb. 2, 1988: 48 pages
 Box 7 Folder 31
Proofs - Page proofs, photocopy, Feb. 29, 1988: 45 pages (pp. 3-47)
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Publication - New Yorker, Feb. 29, 1988
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Galleys - photocopy, Feb. 2, 1988: 45 pages
 Box 10 Folder 6
"Crocodilians," New Yorker, Oct. 10, 1988
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections, March 27, 1988: 60 pages
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Notes, 4 pages handwritten; computer printout, 26 pages
 Box 7 Folder 35
Galleys - photocopy, May 17, 1988: 47 pages
 Box 7 Folder 36
Galleys - photocopy, May 17, 1988: 47 pages
 Box 7 Folder 37
Page proofs - photocopy, not illustrated, Oct. 10, 1988: 45 pages (pp. 3-48)
 Box 7 Folder 38
Page proofs - photocopy, illustrated, Oct. 10, 1988: 35 pages (pp. 42-76)
 Box 7 Folder 39
Background material - Kent Vliet, computer printout of interview (Tape One): 39 pages
 Box 8 Folder 1
Background material - Kent Vliet, computer printouts of interview (Tape Two): 41 pages (2 copies)
 Box 8 Folder 2
Background materials - Peter Brazaitis, computer printout of interview: 9 pages; Arthur Jones, computer printout of interview (Tape Four): 15 pages; George Campbell, computer printout of interview (Tape Three): 31 pages
Box 8 Folder 3
Publication - New Yorker, Oct. 10, 1988
Box 8 Folder 4
Galleys - 1st revision, photocopy, Sept. 8, 1988: 47 pages
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"Penguins," New Yorker, July 10, 1989
Draft - Final draft, computer printout, March 14, 1989: 78 pages
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Draft - New Yorker draft, computer printout: 78 pages
 Box 8 Folder 6
Galleys - 1st galley, photocopy, March 14, 1989: 53 pages
 Box 8 Folder 7
Page proof - photocopy, July 10, 1989: 51 pages (pp. 3-54)
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Publication - New Yorker, July 10, 1989
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Galleys - 1st galley, photocopy, March 14, 1989: 53 pages
 Box 10 Folder 8
Galleys - photocopy, July 10, 1989: 53 pages (pp. 2-54)
 Box 10 Folder 9
Galleys - Reader's galleys, photocopy, July 10, 1989: 53 pages (pp. 2-54)
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"Whales," New Yorker, Feb. 26, 1990
Handwritten notes: 3 pages; computer printout with handwritten corrections: 88 pages
 Box 8 Folder 10
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections, 68 pages
 Box 8 Folder 11
New Yorker draft, Nov. 14, 1989: 50 pages; 15 page insert, 2 pages notes
Box 8 Folder 12
Galley - 1st galley, photocopy, Jan. 4, 1990: 54 pages; 2 miscellaneous pages
 Box 8 Folder 13
Page proofs, photocopy, Feb. 26, 1990: 50 pages (pp. 3-53)
 Box 8 Folder 14
Publication - New Yorker, Feb. 26, 1990
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Notebooks: 2 - 6" x 4" spiral notebooks - 35 sheets each; 1 - 8" x 10 1/2" spiral notebook - 70 sheets
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Page proofs - photocopy, Feb. 26, 1990: 50 pages (pp. 3-53)
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"Albatrosses," New Yorker, Sept. 24, 1990
Handwritten notes, 5 pages; draft, computer printout with handwritten corrections, 9 pages; computer printout with handwritten corrections, 75 pages
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Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten correction, 77 pages
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Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections, photocopy, April 25, 1990: 54 pages
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Galley - photocopy, April 25, 1990: 45 pages
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Galley - photocopy, Aug. 21, 1990: 45 pages
 Box 8 Folder 21
Page proofs - photocopy, Sept. 24, 1990: 45 pages
 Box 8 Folder 22
Background material - Peter Harrison, computer printout transcript of interview, Tori-shama, Japan, 1989: Tape 1, 30 pages; Tape 1, 52 pages
Box 8 Folder 23
Background materials - Peter Harrison, computer printout transcript of interview, Tori-shama, Japan, 1989: Tapes 2 and 3, 52 pages; computer printout transcript of lecture given by Peter Harrison: "Ocean Nomads. Albatrosses," 27 pages
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Publication - New Yorker, Sept. 24, 1990
Box 8 Folder 25
Notebooks - 2 - 6" x 4" spiral notebooks - 35 sheets
 Box 8 Folder 26
"Golden Monkeys," New Yorker, June 24, 1991
Galley - 1st revision, photocopy, May 1, 1991: 35 pages
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Galley - fax copy, June 24, 1991: 35 pages (pp. 3-37)
 Box 8 Folder 28
Notebooks - 2 - 6" x 4" spiral notebooks; 1 - 7" x 4 1/2" flat notebook
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"Insect Love," New Yorker, Aug. 17, 1992
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections: 57 pages
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Galley - photocopy, April 20, 1992: 36 pages
 Box 8 Folder 31
Page proofs - photocopy, July 30, 1992: 35 pages (pp. 3-37)
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Galley - fax copy, Aug. 5, 1992: 16 pages
 Box 8 Folder 33
"Rodney Marsh" (publication unknown)
Profile of Rodney Marsh, soccer player, computer printout, July 11, 1980: 26 pages
 Box 8 Folder 34
"Last Refuge of the Monk Seals," National Geographic
Manuscript (earlier titles: "Hawaiian Monk Seals" and "Saving Hawaiian Monk Seals") - Computer printout, edited: 39 pages; text copy: 27 pages
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Page proofs - photocopy, Oct. 11, 1991: 14 pages, 3 extra pages; page proofs, printer's set, fax copy, Nov. 27, 1991: 14 pages
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Page proofs - photocopy, Nov. 11, 1991 (Danielle): 14 pages; page proofs, photocopy, Nov. 27, 1991: 18 pages
 Box 8 Folder 37
Galley - illustrated, with handwritten corrections, Aug. 22, 1991: 13 pages
 Box 8 Folder 38
Miscellaneous - National Geographic Society Expense Account book; sample page from galley; dummy, fax, 09/10/91: 7 pages; computer printout: 26 pages
Box 8 Folder 39
Notebooks - 2 - 6" x 4" spiral notebooks
 Box 8 Folder 40
"In Praise of Squirrels," National Geographic, Nov. 1995
Proofs - Fitted first proof, with handwritten corrections, July 10, 1995: pp. 98-113; note from publisher; final for release, with handwritten corrections, July 21, 1995: pp. 98-113
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Galley, manuscript - Fax, Aug. 4, 1995: pp. 98-113; 2 manuscript text copies: 19 pages each
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"The Natural History of a Leaf," Condé Nast's Traveler, May 1988
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections, 7 pages
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Essay: "How to Watch the Sky," Parade Magazine, Feb. 18, 1990
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections, Dec. 5, 1988: 16 pages; computer printout with handwritten corrections, Jan. 12, 1989: 18 pages; page proofs, July 30, 1991: 8 pages
Box 8 Folder 44
Essay: "Where the Sun Dines" (Amazon Rain Forest), Travel-Holiday, March 1990
Manuscript - Computer printout with handwritten corrections: 26 pages; computer printout with handwritten corrections: 23 pages
Box 8 Folder 45
"The Children of Interplast," New York Times Magazine, Oct. 20, 1991
Article - Computer printout with handwritten corrections, Nov. 8, 1989: 57 pages; notes, computer printout: pp. 14-48
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Notebooks - 1 - 6" x 4" spiral notebook - 35 sheets; 1 - 7 3/4" x 5" spiral notebook - 80 sheets; 1 - 9 1/2" x 6" spiral notebook - 80 sheets
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Series III. Unpublished Manuscripts
"Senses of Animals"
Handwritten drafts, printout of early draft (untitled poetry book for children to be published by Crown, 1998
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Novel: "Sympathetic Magic"
Manuscript - Incomplete computer printout with handwritten corrections: pp. 1-76
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Manuscript - Incomplete computer printout with handwritten corrections: pp. 83-158
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Manuscript - Incomplete computer printout with handwritten corrections: pp. 159-224
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Series IV. Publicity
Publicity photos, 1971-1997
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Poster - "A Luminous Evening With Diane Ackerman"
 Mapcase
Series V. Reseach Materials
Miscellany - Maps, newspaper and magazine clippings, travel information, and travel-related correspondence
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Audio cassette - "Diomedea albatrus," Library of Natural Sounds
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Series VI. Personal
Photocopies of incoming letters from May Swenson, 1973-1985; memorial tribute to May Swenson, Mar. 28, 1991
Box 9 Folder 11
Printed matter - Poster from March 22-25, 1983 writers' festival; The New Yorker Voices, 1990; article in Victoria magazine, January 1997
Box 9 Folder 13
2 press badges for Parade magazine
Box 9 Folder 14