{"value"=>"<p>The writings are divided into eight subseries: Almanack de Gotham, novels, autobiographical notes, short stories, playscripts, writing ideas, first drafts and diaries. <span class=\"title\">Almanack de Gotham</span> is a compilation of Vining's musings on life in New York City. The autobiographical notes consist of a journal in which Vining writes on such topics as his parents' lives, his favorite foods, and his pets. The playscript <span class=\"title\">Antony and Cleopatra</span> (1958) is accompanied by correspondence between Vining, John Gutman of the Metropolitan Opera and composer, Samuel Barber concerning Vining's proposal that Barber write an opera based on the Shakespeare play using Vining's script as a libretto. Although Vining's idea and his script were rejected, the Met later commissioned Barber to write the opera <span class=\"title\">Antony and Cleopatra</span> for the opening of the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. Also included is a series of plays written for the Yale University radio station (WICC) program <span class=\"title\">The Listener's Theater</span>. The early phase of Vining's writing is represented by his writing ideas and his first drafts. The writing ideas contain character sketches, plot ideas, and story outlines. Each notebook of first drafts contains an index listing the title, date written, and the date published or produced.</p>"}