{"value"=>"<p>Series is primarily organized by titles of Ashe's publications, <em>Days of Grace: A Memoir, A Hard Road to Glory</em>, his column for <em>The Washington Post</em>, and other books and articles. Among the significant material contained in the series are edited and unedited transcriptions of twelve interviews with co-author Arnold Rampersad in preparation for his autobiography, <em>Days of Grace: A Memoir</em>. The interviews in the <em>Days of Grace: A Memoir</em> sub-series cover the wide range of topics addressed by Ashe in the book: his childhood and early tennis career in segregated Richmond; experiences throughout the world as a tennis champion and Davis Cup captain; views on politics, apartheid, race, and the personalities of the day; his efforts to mentor African-American athletes; his family; business ventures; and final struggle with AIDS. Also included is a transcription of a tape made by Ashe in September 1992, during a period of hospitalization following a second heart attack. He talks in detail about his medical treatment, the healthcare system, Haitian refugee crisis, and Clinton presidential campaign. There is also an extensive discussion of his love of music and art. The sub-series also includes drafts, edited by Ashe and Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, and galleys of the book.</p> <p>The Writings series also includes drafts of Ashe's column in the <em>Washington Post</em>, written from 1977 until his death on subjects of great concern to Ashe, including racism in sports and society, athletes and education, and apartheid, among others. In addition, there is material relating to the publication of <em>Daddy and Me</em> (1993), portraying Ashe and his daughter Camera as they supported each other in the face of AIDS, with photographs and text by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe. Included are drafts of text and layout, correspondence with editors, and printed publicity material. Galleys may be found in the Oversized box at the end of the collection. There is no material documenting his first autobiography, <em>Portrait in Motion</em> (1975), written with Frank Deford. The <em>Arthur Ashe on Tennis</em> (1995) folder contains only a 1990 proposal for the book from co-author Alexander McNab and a partial handwritten draft by Ashe for the section which concerned his relationship with John McEnroe. Miscellaneous magazine articles written by Ashe over the years concern tennis, his health, and race and sports. There is also a fragment of a 1988-1989 journal in which he discusses his feelings about his AIDS diagnosis, his treatment, and his family.</p>"}