Cataloged Jerome Weidman materials include drafts and galleys of most of Weidman's novels, short stories, essays, and plays. I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE and FIORELLO! are represented, as are THE ENEMY CAMP, OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY, and THE SOUND OF BOW BELLS. Manuscripts of Weidman's "Good Reading" series for HOLIDAY magazine are also present. Correspondence with agents, publishers, editors, fans, and organizations dates from 1934 to 1969. Among the correspondents are Weidman's literary agents Carl and Carol Brandt; his publishers, including Simon and Schuster, Doubleday, and Random House; and editors of numerous periodicals. Other major correspondents include Kay Boyle, Humphrey Cobb, Alistair Cooke, Lillian Hellman, Gypsy Rose Lee, W. Somerset Maugham, and Irving Wallace. Papers from Weidman's tenure as president of the Authors' League of America are also present. Miscellaneous works include works by other authors and correspondence between other people about Weidman. Many scripts from "The Reporter," a television series Weidman created in 1964, are included, as are Weidman's calendars, contracts, and diaries. The uncataloged Jerome Weidman materials include drafts and galleys of Weidman's later works, including novels, plays, short stories, articles, a screenplay, and a memoir. Titles present include FOURTH STREET EAST, LAST RESPECTS, TIFFANY STREET, THE TEMPLE, A FAMILY FORTUNE, COUNSELOR-AT-LAW, and PRAYING FOR RAIN. Large groups of correspondence concern Weidman's association with the Authors' League of America, and his dealings with his agent, Brandt & Brandt. Also present are miscellaneous personal papers, including calendars, financial records, legal papers, and medical records.
