Subseries II. B. Journalism

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1786579
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3565415
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{"value"=>"3565415", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1958-2005", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1958/2005"}
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{"value"=>"Subseries II. B. Journalism"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The Journalism subseries, spanning from 1958 to 2005, provides a comprehensive account of Dunne's book reviews, shorter essays, longer investigative pieces, and professional correspondence. His columns for <span class=\"title\">The New Yorker</span>, <span class=\"title\">The New York Review of Books</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Esquire</span> are particularly well-represented through correspondence, research files, manuscript drafts, and galleys. The subseries also features most of Dunne's professional correspondence with editors, agents, writers, journalistic subjects, and fans, as well as some film studio executives and directors.</p> <p><span class=\"title\">The New York Review of Books</span> files comprise the bulk of the subseries. The files for each piece hold correspondence, suggestions, and corrections from <span class=\"title\">The New York Review of Books</span> editor, Robert Silvers.</p> <p>Dunne's pieces for <span class=\"title\">The New Yorker</span> also represent a significant portion of the subseries. Of particular note are Dunne's research notes for \"Fire in the Big Top.\" These files reveal Dunne's memories of the Hartford, Connecticut circus fire through his conversation with Ted Johnson, a neighbor who attended the circus and witnessed the fire with Dunne's younger brother Stephen Dunne.</p> <p>Materials related to Dunne's <span class=\"title\">The New Yorker</span> article, \"The Humboldt Murders,\" about the murders of Brandon Teena, Philip DeVine, and Lisa Lambert and the trials of their killers, are the most detailed content in the subseries. Dunne retained a large amount of correspondence from this project, including with Nebraska journalist Barbara Jackson, assistant attorney general Jim Elworth, and Thomas Nissen, who was convicted of murdering Teena, DeVine, and Lambert. These files also hold notes, manuscript drafts, galleys, and research files. Dunne's notes, research, galleys, manuscript drafts, and correspondence from this project includes transphobic, homophobic, and racist words.</p> <p>The subseries also includes files from \"On Writing,\" Dunne's monthly column for <span class=\"title\">Esquire</span>, as well his work for <span class=\"title\">The Chicago Tribune</span>, <span class=\"title\">Condé Nast Traveler</span>, <span class=\"title\">Harper's Magazine</span>, <span class=\"title\">House & Garden</span>, \"About Stephen\" in <span class=\"title\">New West</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The New York Times</span>. Published copies of Dunne's earlier pieces from <span class=\"title\">The Great Exception</span>, <span class=\"title\">Monocle</span>, <span class=\"title\">The New Republic</span>, <span class=\"title\">New Statesman</span>, <span class=\"title\">The New York Herald Tribune</span>, <span class=\"title\">Take One: The Film Magazine</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Venture: The Traveler's World</span> are also present.</p> <p>A general correspondence file related to Dunne's professional work as a journalist, novelist, and screenwriter is also held in this subseries. The letters range from fan mail written by professors, celebrities, politicians, journalists, and film industry professionals to work requests from editors of various publications. There are also letters from writers asking Dunne for advice, and letters from Dunne to correct errors in published articles, obituaries, and op-ed articles.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>This subseries is arranged alphabetically by publication title and then chronologically by article date within each publication.</p>"}
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1958
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1958
date_end
2005
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1958
date_inclusive_end
2005

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  1. Art & Soul -- "The Ideal Summer Place"
  2. Article Copies
  3. Chicago Tribune -- "The Education of Carey McWilliams"
  4. Condé Nast Traveler -- "Twin Buttes"
  5. Esquire [11/1]
  6. General Correspondence [35/1]
  7. The Great Exception -- "California's Literary Navigator"
  8. Harper's Magazine -- "Guys Who Worked on the Movie"
  9. House & Garden -- "History and Attitude"
  10. Monocle -- "The Orange Outrage"
  11. National Review [2/1]
  12. The New Republic
  13. New Statesman
  14. New West
  15. New York Herald Tribune -- "Letter From Portuguese Bend"
  16. The New York Review of Books [19/3]
  17. The New York Times [2/1]
  18. The New Yorker [9/4]
  19. Take One: The Film Magazine -- "Twentieth Century Fox"
  20. Tokyo Journal -- "Doubt: 1962"
  21. Venture: The Traveler's World -- "You've Never Been to Lotus Land?"