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{"value"=>"<p>Schell's Writing files hold materials from his career as a journalist and author. Files are arranged chronologically within the following categories: Journalism; Books; Speaking Engagements; Speechwriting; Unpublished Manuscripts; and Unidentified Manuscripts.</p> <p>Much of the journalism files hold records from Schell's twenty year tenure as a contributor at the <span class=\"title\">New Yorker</span>. This includes notes, research, drafts, manuscripts, galleys, proofs, correspondence, and press from such articles as, \"The Village of Ben Suc,\" \"Quang Ngai and Quang Tin,\" \"The Time of Illusion,\" \"The Fate of the Earth,\" \"The Abolition,\" and \"History in Sherman Park,\" as well as the numerous \"Notes and Comments\" pieces that Schell authored and edited, many of which were uncredited. The manuscripts range from early handwritten fragments to annotated typescript drafts. Later iterations of these same articles are found in the edited Proofs and Galleys. The content of Schell's writing for the <span class=\"title\">New Yorker</span> garnered an abundance and diversity of reaction from readers, ranging in tone from enthusiastic praise to outrage. The most divisive pieces were Schell's writings on Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal in both \"The Time of Illusion\" and the \"Notes and Comments.\"</p> <p>Files from Schell's post-<span class=\"title\">New Yorker</span> journalistic career are less thorough, and tend to contain only the final or near final versions of articles, along with small amounts of correspondence. There are unannotated electronic versions of Schell's articles for <span class=\"title\">The Nation</span>, as well as documentation from his tenure as a fellow with The Nation Institute. Schell also kept the final typed versions or photocopies of his articles for <span class=\"title\">Newsday</span> and <span class=\"title\">New York News Day</span>.</p> <p>Books files from the first two decades of Schell's writing career have contracts, administrative materials, and correspondence related to his published books, all of which first appeared as serialized pieces in the <span class=\"title\">New Yorker</span>. The research, notes, drafts, and manuscripts for <span class=\"title\">The Village of Ben Suc</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Military Half</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Time of Illusion</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Fate of the Earth</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Abolition</span>, and <span class=\"title\">History in Sherman Park</span> are found in the <span class=\"title\">New Yorker</span> files. Records for <span class=\"title\">The Fate of the Earth</span> also contain additional letters from readers, press reaction, reviews, and court papers related to plagiarism charges filed against Schell by the German writer, Günther Anders.</p> <p>The most well-documented books are those from later in Schell's career, particularly <span class=\"title\">The Gift of Time</span>, which contains transcripts of interviews conducted by Schell, and <span class=\"title\">The Unconquerable World</span>, which comprises years of research and numerous iterations of the manuscript. <span class=\"title\">The Unconquerable World</span> manuscripts include handwritten drafts, annotated typescripts, and electronic drafts grouped into chapters. All these versions and formats of the manuscript reveal the manner in which the book evolved over the course of a decade.</p> <p>Schell appeared at many events and gave numerous lectures in conjunction with his writing. The texts of his lectures and remarks are present in the Speaking Engagements files. These files also hold invitations, correspondence regarding event logistics, and letters thanking Schell for his participation.</p> <p>The Speechwriting files hold a small selection of documents related to speeches Schell wrote for the presidential campaigns of Eugene McCarthy, George McGovern, and Walter Mondale. This includes notebooks, drafts of speeches, and correspondence with the campaigns.</p> <p>There is a group of titled manuscript drafts from the 1960s to 1990s which were not published, and which are held in the Unpublished Manuscripts files. There is a larger group of manuscripts which were either unpublished drafts, or early indecipherable working versions of Schell's published works. These materials are filed with the Unidentified Manuscripts, and span almost the entirety of Schell's professional writing career.</p>"}