Box 6
Contains 45 Results:
Revised page proofs, 1995 Jun 16
Includes letters from Harry Ford and two pages of Justice's suggested corrections.
Correspondence with Robert Mezey and William Logan, 1993
Correspondence regarding their suggestions of poems. Includes lists of possible inclusions with their choices marked, plus autograph notes by Justice.
Correspondence with Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1994-1995
Most of the letters are from editor Harry Ford are regard the book's publication. Also includes text for the dust jacket, a Knopf catalog, and an announcement for the book.
National Book Awards, 1995 Nov 15
Program and medal awarded for being a National Book Award finalist.
Yaddo lyric, [n.d.]
Autograph and typescript drafts (bearing extensive autograph revisions) of an untitled, and now abandoned, poem related to Yaddo. Also includes an information sheet about Yaddo (1984).
The Young God - a Vaudeville, 1965-1969
A libretto by Justice, with music by Edward Miller, which was performed by the Opera Department of Hartt College of Music at the University of Hartford (1969 Apr 30-May 3). Includes programs and several scripts.
"The Seven Last Days", 1971
Text written by Justice and music composed by Edward Miller. Includes typescript of text and copy of sheet music.
The Iron Hand, 1975 Dec 9
Includes a program for the University of Illinois School of Music choral performance of Justice's libretto. The libretto is based on Herman Melville's poem, "The Martyr," which was inspired by Lincoln's assassination in 1865.
Drafts and notes, [n.d.]
Includes research regarding John Wilkes Booth, notes for the libretto, and draft pages with revisions.
Drafts and notes, [n.d.]
Includes research notes, general notes, as well as autograph and typescript drafts of scenes. Also includes drafts of prologue and epilogue.
Libretto drafts, [n.d.]
Autograph, typescript, and photocopied drafts with extensive autograph revisions.
Complete typescript, [n.d.]
Photocopy with autograph revisions.
Correspondence, 1973-1987
Correspondence with the National Endowment for the Arts regarding his Composer/Librettist Fellowship-Grant for 1973-1974, the Contemporary American Opera Studio regarding the 1980 production, and with composer Edwin London.
Programs, 1980-1991
Programs and flyers for performances by the Contemporary American Opera Studio (1980) and the Cleveland Chamber Symphony (1991).
"Production notes", [1987]
Autograph notes for the publication of The Death of Lincoln.
Galley proof, [1988]
Galley bears a few autograph corrections. Galley removed to oversize.
Notes for the developing "The Lady" into a novel, ca. 1951
Two pages of autograph notes.
Notes for a novel regarding the Florida Keys, ca. 1961
Four pages of autograph notes, plus drafts of the poems, "The Grandfathers" (see also F32) and "But That Is Another Story" (see also F109).
"Henry and Rosemary", [1950s]
Autograph and typescript drafts for an unfinished play.
"In the Attic", 1958
Autograph and typescript drafts for an intended verse play, portions of which appeared in the Donald Justice Reader.
"A Dream of Don Juan", 1965
Mimeographed typescript with Justice's autograph revisions and productions notes. See also "Narcissus at Home," (F247) for a copy of the program for both plays.
"Narcissus at Home", 1966
Mimeographed and carbon typescript scripts which bear extensive autograph revisions. Also includes two programs for the 1966 production of both "Narcissus at Home" and "A Dream of Don Juan." See also F43 for drafts of this poem.
"Chance for Rain", 1967
Includes mimeographed typescript with autograph revisions and a flyer for the studio production at the American Place Theater in 1967.
"Telephone Booth in the Wood", [1968]
Four typescript pages of notes and ideas for a play based on this poem.