{"value"=>"<p>Extensive drafts and notes related to Channing's memoir, <span class=\"title\">Just Lucky I Guess: A Memoir of Sorts</span>, are contained in this series. Channing began the book in the mid-1990s, handwriting individual stories on various subjects. The final published version, which features these stories as distinct chapters, was published by Simon & Schuster in October 2002. The series dates from 1996 to 2002, and holds printed complete, partial, and individual chapter drafts; and Channing's original handwritten drafts and notes. Some supplemental material, such as reference information and lists, is also included. Many drafts contain substantial annotation by Channing, and occasionally Charles F. Adams and Michael Korda of Simon & Schuster.</p> <p>There are eight complete draft versions of the book, dating from 2000 to 2002, including one that Channing titled \"My Sacred Copy.\" The partial drafts are fewer; each includes a portion of the book, often without chapter titles or delineations.</p> <p>The chapter drafts are all individually titled and ordered alphabetically by name or title. Chapters are not presented alphabetically in the published book; indeed, some chapters that are titled in draft form are untitled in the final version. However, their original alphabetical arrangement is maintained here. Some handwritten drafts accompany the chapter drafts, but most are ordered separately in Handwritten Drafts and Notes. The chapters are mainly about fellow actors and entertainers, including Tallulah Bankhead, Joan Crawford, Clint Eastwood, Ethel Merman, Laurence Olivier, and Barbra Streisand. Other chapters touch on Channing's encounters with political figures, while a few detail her pre-Broadway years (Bennington, How I Got in Theatre). In the \"First Section\" draft, Channing discusses learning about her African-American ancestry as a teenager.</p> <p>Handwritten drafts and notes are substantial, dating from 1996 to 1999. Channing's handwritten drafts are on loose sheets of paper and in notebooks. These drafts frequently feature annotations and corrections.</p> <p>Supplemental material includes chapter lists, reference material about Channing and the subjects documented in the book, and writing schedules. There is also a letter to Channing from Charles F. Adams of Simon & Schuster with book edits.</p>"}