Works, 1975-2015

Series II. Works, contains publication materials, research, notes, drafts, proofs, and manuscripts toward Yagoda’s book-length writing projects. This series is organized by title of work: II.A. About Town: The New Yorker and the World it Made ; II.B. The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism (co-edited with Kevin Karrane) ; II.C. The B Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song ; II.D. How to Not Write Bad: The Most Common Writing Problems and the Best Ways to Avoid Them ; II.E. Memoir: A History ; II.F. The Sound on the Pages ; II.G. When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It: The Parts of Speech, for Better and/or Worse ; II.H. What in the Word compilation ; and II.I. Will Rogers: A Biography. Many folders retain Yagoda's original labels.