Betty Smith Papers, 1909-2000

Collection Number: 03837

Collection Title: Betty Smith Papers, 1909-2000

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Size	About 8,000 items (23.5 linear feet).
Abstract	Betty Smith (1896-1972) was a white novelist and playwright of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Chapel Hill, N.C. Among her publications were A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943); Tomorrow Will Be Better (1948), Maggie-now (1958), and Joy in the Morning (1963). She was married successively to George H. E. Smith, Joseph P. Jones, and Robert V. Finch. The collection is largely professional and personal correspondence and writings by Betty Smith, Robert V. Finch (1909-1959), and others. Items are mainly incoming mail that relates to Smith's daily life, her family, and the publication of her works. Included are letters, 1943-1945, from Joe Jones, her second husband, then stationed at Fort Monroe, Va., and letters, 1937-1959, from her third husband, Robert V. Finch, both before and after their marriage, reflecting their personal and professional relationship. Writings are principally typescripts of plays, articles, short stories, novels, and an unfinished autobiography. Also included are scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, posters; and audio interviews conducted by independent scholar and oral historian, Valerie Raleigh Yow, during the writing of Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (2008).
Creator	Smith, Betty, 1896-1972.
Language	English.

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Restrictions to Access: For Series 5, no copying of materials is permitted without permission from a trust officer of the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company.; This collection contains additional materials that are not available for immediate or same day access. Please contact Research and Instructional Service staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss options for consulting these materials.; Use of audio or moving image materials may require production of listening or viewing copies.

Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Betty Smith Papers #3837, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Provenance: Received from Nancy Smith Pfeiffer and Mary Smith MacCaulty in April 1973; Harper and Row, Publishers, Inc., of New York, N.Y., in January 1974; Paul Green of Chapel Hill, N.C., in March 1975; Wachovia Bank and Trust Company (on loan) in February 1985; the Chapel Hill Museum in December 1998 (Acc. 98246); Nancy Smith Pfeiffer in April 1999 (Acc. 98353); and Valerie Raleigh Yow in April 2013 (Acc. 101788).

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Elisabeth Wehner, professionally known as Betty Smith, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on 15 December 1896, to the children of German immigrants. She never completed high school and moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., when she married George H. E. Smith of Brooklyn, a senior law student at the University of Michigan. While in Ann Arbor, she was permitted to attend the University as a special student without being a candidate for a degree; she took classes in journalism, drama, writing, and literature. Smith won the Avery Hopw00d Award for work in drama and continued her studies at the Yale Drama School with Professor Baker as one of "Baker's Dozen, "thirteen students chosen to study play writing. Smith completed the three-year course, but was not awarded an M.F.A. since she held no other degrees.

Smith moved to New York with her two daughters, Nancy and Mary, in 1934 and worked for the Federal Theater, set up during the Depression by the W.P.A., which relocated her to Chapel Hill in 1936.

Smith and her first husband divorced in 1938. She was married to Joe Jones, a writer, journalist, and associate editor of the Chapel Hill Weekly, from 1943 to 1951. Smith was active in the theatrical community of Chapel Hill for many years, writing and helping with stage productions. She received both the Rockefeller Fellowship and the Dramatist Guild Fellowship for writing and wrote numerous plays before publishing her first novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, in 1943. Smith's other novels include Tomorrow Will be Better (1947), Maggie-Now (1958), and Joy in the Morning (1963).

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Integration of materials in this collection has been deferred pending additions and changes in ownership and restrictions. Researchers are, therefore, cautioned to review the entire inventory to locate materials that may of be interest.

Contents list

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1. General Materials, 1909-1971.
1.1. Scrapbooks, Albums, and Index Cards, 1909-1931 and undated.
1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971.
1.3. Robert V. Finch, 1928 and 1944-1960.
1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972.
2. Writings, 1921-1971.
2.1. Articles, Plays, and Short Stories, 1921-1971.
2.1.1. Michigan Years, 1921-1931.
2.1.2. Yale Years, 1931-1934.
2.1.3. New York Years, 1934-1936.
2.1.4. Chapel Hill Years, 1936-1971.
2.2. Autobiography, undated.
2.3. Novels, 1943-1971.
2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated.
2.5. Writings of Others, undated.
2.6. Unidentified Writings and Fragments, undated.
3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964.
4. Printed Material, Clippings, and Other Items, 1928-1971.
4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971.
4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963.
5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971.
6. Other Additions, undated.
7. Pictures, 1910s-1970s.
8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013)

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About 3,800 items.

Included are volumes of scrapbooks; Smith's correspondence; letters to and about her third husband, Robert Finch; and correspondence with Harper and Brothers about the publication of her works. Note that similar materials may be found in other series.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.1. Scrapbooks, Albums, and Index Cards, 1909-1931 and undated.

6 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Scrapbooks compiled by Smith with poetry and other clippings, an autograph album, and index cards of Betty Smith. See also oversized volumes of newspaper clippings of articles on Smith in Subseries 4.2.

Folder 1	Volume 1: 1909, 18 pp. Scrapbook containing text and illustrations from The Courtship of Miles Standish, clipped and mounted by Fred Wehner. #03837, Subseries: "1.1. Scrapbooks, Albums, and Index Cards, 1909-1931 and undated. " Folder 1
Folder 2	Volume 2: 1911-1912, 50 pp. Autograph album of Betty Smith. #03837, Subseries: "1.1. Scrapbooks, Albums, and Index Cards, 1909-1931 and undated. " Folder 2
Folder 3	Volume 3: Undated (earlier than 1922), 100 pp. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, mainly poetry. #03837, Subseries: "1.1. Scrapbooks, Albums, and Index Cards, 1909-1931 and undated. " Folder 3
Folder 4	Volume 4: Undated, 100 pp. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, mainly poetry. #03837, Subseries: "1.1. Scrapbooks, Albums, and Index Cards, 1909-1931 and undated. " Folder 4
Folder 5	Volume 5: Undated, 80 pp. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, mainly poetry. #03837, Subseries: "1.1. Scrapbooks, Albums, and Index Cards, 1909-1931 and undated. " Folder 5
Folder 6	Volume 6: 1928-1931, 50 pp. Set of index cards containing publication data (records of submissions, sales, lengths of works, publisher's comments for individual titles), largely from Smith's years in Michigan. #03837, Subseries: "1.1. Scrapbooks, Albums, and Index Cards, 1909-1931 and undated. " Folder 6

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About 3,500 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Correspondence, mainly incoming, relating to Smith's day-to-day life as a professional writer; the phenomenal response to A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; the writing, promotion, and sale of her subsequent novels and related motion pictures and musical plays; and family and personal letters.

Personal correspondence includes letters from friends and family members, including her mother, children, and grandchildren, as well as fan letters from all over the world and requests for autographs and personal appearances. There are also more than 400 letters from her second husband, Joe Jones, while he was stationed at Fort Monroe, Va., May 1943-July 1945.

Business correspondence is composed chiefly of letters from various publishing companies with which Smith dealt in the course of her career (see Subseries 1.4 for Harper and Brothers correspondence). Other business correspondence deals with film productions of Smith's novels or translation rights. There is also correspondence pertaining to Smith's collaboration with Jack Woodford, Chase Webb, Jay Sigmund, and Robert Finch.

Throughout the collection, there are letters from Robert Voris Finch (1909-1959), Smith's third husband, who she met at Yale Drama School. They both worked for the Federal Writers Project in Chapel Hill until he moved back to New York City in 1937. He continued to write to Smith until the early 1950s when he returned to Chapel Hill. His correspondence reflects his personal relationship with Smith as well as various aspects of their professional teamwork, such as author agreements and clarifications of plot ideas. In most of their collaborations, Finch devised the plot and Smith staged the play. Finch died in 1959 and correspondence through 1960 deals with his estate (see also Subseries 1.3 for addition Finch materials).

Engagement calendars from 1964 and 1969 are filed at the end of those years. For some years, there are also financial papers (filed at the end of the year's listing). These typically include summaries of royalty accounts, income tax returns, and contracts.

Folder 7	1927-1928 #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 7
Folder 8	1929 #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 8
Folder 9	1930-1931 #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 9
Folder 10	1932 #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 10
Folder 11	1933 #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 11
Folder 12	1934 #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 12
Folder 13	1935 #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 13
Folder 14	1936-1937 (Jack Woodford letters) #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 14
Folder 15a	1936-1937 #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 15a
Folder 15b	1936-1937 (Jay Sigmund letters) #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 15b
Folder 16	1937: April-May (Jay Sigmund letters) #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 16
Folder 17	1937: June (Jay Sigmund letters) #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 17
Folder 18	1937: July-April 1938 (Jay Sigmund letters) #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 18
Folder 19	1938: January-July #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 19
Folder 20	1938: August-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 20
Folder 21	1939 #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 21
Folder 22	1940 #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 22
Folder 23	1941: January-June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 23
Folder 24	1941: July-September #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 24
Folder 25	1941: October-November #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 25
Folder 26	1941: December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 26
Folder 27	1942: January #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 27
Folder 28	1942: February #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 28
Folder 29	1942: March #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 29
Folder 30	1942: April-June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 30
Folder 31	1942: July-15 December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 31
Folder 32	1942: 16-31 December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 32
Folder 33	1943: January-February #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 33
Folder 34	1943: March-April #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 34
Folder 35	1943: May #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 35
Folder 36	1943: June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 36
Folder 37	1943: 1-14 July #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 37
Folder 38	1943: 15-30 July #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 38
Folder 39	1943: 1-24 August #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 39
Folder 40	1943: 25-30 August #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 40
Folder 41	1943: 1-3 September #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 41
Folder 42	1943: 4-12 September #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 42
Folder 43	1943: 16-22 September #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 43
Folder 44	1943: 23-30 September #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 44
Folder 45	1943: 1-10 October #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 45
Folder 46	1943: 11-20 October #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 46
Folder 47	1943: 21-26 October #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 47
Folder 48	1943: 27-31 October #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 48
Folder 49	1943: 1-10 November #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 49
Folder 50	1943: 11-17 November #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 50
Folder 51	1943: 18-30 November #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 51
Folder 52	1943: 1-20 December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 52
Folder 53	1943: 21-31 December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 53
Folder 54	1943: Undated #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 54
Folder 55	1944: 1-11 January #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 55
Folder 56	1944: 12-19 January #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 56
Folder 57	1944: 20-31 January #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 57
Folder 58	1944: 1-13 February #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 58
Folder 59	1944: 14-29 February #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 59
Folder 60	1944: 1-10 March #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 60
Folder 61	1944: 11-20 March #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 61
Folder 62	1944: 21-30 March #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 62
Folder 63	1944: 1-10 April #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 63
Folder 64	1944: 12-30 April #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 64
Folder 65	1944: 1-12 May #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 65
Folder 66	1944: 13-24 May #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 66
Folder 67	1944: 25-31 May #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 67
Folder 68	1944: May (lawsuit) #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 68
Folder 69	1944: 1-10 June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 69
Folder 70	1944: 11-20 June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 70
Folder 71	1944: 21-30 June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 71
Folder 72	1944: 1-10 July #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 72
Folder 73	1944: 11-20 July #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 73
Folder 74	1944: 21-31 July #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 74
Folder 75	1944: 1-14 August #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 75
Folder 76	1944: 15-20 August #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 76
Folder 77	1944: 21-24 August #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 77
Folder 78	1944: 25-31 August #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 78
Folder 79	1944: 1-10 September #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 79
Folder 80	1944: 11-15 September #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 80
Folder 81	1944: 16-20 September #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 81
Folder 82	1944: 20-26 September #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 82
Folder 83	1944: 27-30 September #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 83
Folder 84	1944: 1-10 October #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 84
Folder 85	1944: 11-14 October #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 85
Folder 86	1944: 15-20 October #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 86
Folder 87	1944: 21-24 October #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 87
Folder 88	1944: 25-31 October #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 88
Folder 89	1944: 1-10 November #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 89
Folder 90	1944: 11-15 November #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 90
Folder 91	1944: 16-20 November #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 91
Folder 92	1944: 21-24 November #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 92
Folder 93	1944: 25-30 November #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 93
Folder 94	1944: 1-10 December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 94
Folder 95	1944: 11-24 December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 95
Folder 96	1944: 26-31 December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 96
Folder 97-98 Folder 97 Folder 98	1944: Undated #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 97-98
Folder 99	1945: 1-5 January #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 99
Folder 100	1945: 6-10 January #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 100
Folder 101	1945: 11-20 January #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 101
Folder 102	1945: 21-25 January #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 102
Folder 103	1945: 26-31 January #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 103
Folder 104	1945: 1-5 February #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 104
Folder 105	1945: 6-10 February #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 105
Folder 106	1945: 11-15 February #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 106
Folder 107	1945: 16-22 February #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 107
Folder 108	1945: 23-28 February #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 108
Folder 109	1945: 1-7 March #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 109
Folder 110	1945: 8-15 March #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 110
Folder 111	1945: 16-22 March #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 111
Folder 112	1945: 23-31 March #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 112
Folder 113	1945: 1-5 April #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 113
Folder 114	1945: 6-10 April #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 114
Folder 115	1945: 11-15 April #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 115
Folder 116	1945: 16-20 April #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 116
Folder 117	1945: 21-24 April #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 117
Folder 118	1945: 25-30 April #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 118
Folder 119	1945: 1-10 May #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 119
Folder 120	1945: 11-23 May #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 120
Folder 121	1945: 24-31 May #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 121
Folder 122	1945: 1-10 June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 122
Folder 123	1945: 11-30 June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 123
Folder 124	1945: July #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 124
Folder 125	1945: August-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 125
Folder 126	1945: Undated #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 126
Folder 127	1946: January-July #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 127
Folder 128	1946: August-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 128
Folder 129	1947 #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 129
Folder 130	1948: January-November #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 130
Folder 131	1948: December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 131
Folder 132	1949: Correspondence #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 132
Folder 133	1949: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 133
Folder 134	1950: January-May #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 134
Folder 135	1950: June-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 135
Folder 136	1950: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 136
Folder 137	1951: Correspondence #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 137
Folder 138	1951: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 138
Folder 139	1951: Box office statements #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 139
Folder 140	1952: Correspondence #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 140
Folder 141	1952: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 141
Folder 142	1953: January-July #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 142
Folder 143	1953: August-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 143
Folder 144	1953: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 144
Folder 145	1954: January-March #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 145
Folder 146	1954: April-August #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 146
Folder 147	1954: September-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 147
Folder 148	1954: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 148
Folder 149	1955: Correspondence #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 149
Folder 150	1955: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 150
Folder 151	1956: Correspondence #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 151
Folder 152	1956: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 152
Folder 153	1957: January-August #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 153
Folder 154	1957: September-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 154
Folder 155	1957: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 155
Folder 156	1958: January-September #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 156
Folder 157	1958: October-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 157
Folder 158	1958: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 158
Folder 159	1959: January-April #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 159
Folder 160	1959: 1959: May-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 160
Folder 161	1959: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 161
Folder 162	1960: Correspondence #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 162
Folder 163	1960: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 163
Folder 164	1961: January-April #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 164
Folder 165	1961: May-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 165
Folder 166	1961: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 166
Folder 167	1962: January-June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 167
Folder 168	1962: July-October #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 168
Folder 169	1962: November-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 169
Folder 170	1962: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 170
Folder 171	1963: January-February #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 171
Folder 172	1963: March #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 172
Folder 173	1963: April-May #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 173
Folder 174	1963: June-July #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 174
Folder 175	1963: August #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 175
Folder 176	1963: September #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 176
Folder 177	1963: 1-21 October #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 177
Folder 178	1963: 22-31 October #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 178
Folder 179	1963: November-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 179
Folder 180	1963: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 180
Folder 181	1964: January-February #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 181
Folder 182	1964: March #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 182
Folder 183	1964: April-June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 183
Folder 184	1964: July-September #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 184
Folder 185	1964: October-December (and engagement calendar) #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 185
Folder 186	1965: January-February #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 186
Folder 187	1965: March-April #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 187
Folder 188	1965: May-June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 188
Folder 189	1965: July-August #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 189
Folder 190	1965: September-October #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 190
Folder 191	1965: November-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 191
Folder 192	1965: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 192
Folder 193	1966: January-May #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 193
Folder 194	1966: June-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 194
Folder 195	1966: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 195
Folder 196	1967: January-February #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 196
Folder 197	1967: March-July #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 197
Folder 198	1967: August-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 198
Folder 199	1967: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 199
Folder 200	1968: January-June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 200
Folder 201	1968: July-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 201
Folder 202	1968: Financial papers #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 202
Folder 203	1969: January-June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 203
Folder 204	1969: July-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 204
Folder 205	1969: Financial papers and engagement calendar #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 205
Folder 206	1970: January-June #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 206
Folder 207	1970: July-December #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 207
Folder 208-209 Folder 208 Folder 209	1971: Undated (from Robert V. Finch) #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 208-209
Folder 210-212 Folder 210 Folder 211 Folder 212	1971: Undated #03837, Subseries: "1.2. Correspondence and Other Papers, 1927-1971. " Folder 210-212

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.3. Robert V. Finch, 1928 and 1944-1960.

About 75 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Army and military papers, correspondence, and business papers of Robert. V. Finch, Smith's third husband.

Folder 213	1928, 1944-1947 #03837, Subseries: "1.3. Robert V. Finch, 1928 and 1944-1960. " Folder 213
Folder 214	1952-1955 #03837, Subseries: "1.3. Robert V. Finch, 1928 and 1944-1960. " Folder 214
Folder 215	1958 #03837, Subseries: "1.3. Robert V. Finch, 1928 and 1944-1960. " Folder 215
Folder 216	1959-1960 #03837, Subseries: "1.3. Robert V. Finch, 1928 and 1944-1960. " Folder 216

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972.

About 200 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Correspondence of Harper and Brothers (now Harper and Row, Publishers, Inc.) with Betty Smith and others about editing, production, royalties, rights, and translations of Smith's novels. Also included is the related office correspondence among members of the firm.

Folder 217	1942 #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 217
Folder 218	1943: January-March #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 218
Folder 219	1943: April-July #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 219
Folder 220	1943: August-September #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 220
Folder 221	1943: October-December #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 221
Folder 222	1944: January-March #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 222
Folder 223	1944: April-17 May #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 223
Folder 224	1944: 18 May-June #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 224
Folder 225	1944: July-August #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 225
Folder 226	1944: September-16 October #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 226
Folder 227	1944: 17 October-December #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 227
Folder 228	1945: January-March #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 228
Folder 229	1945: April-June #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 229
Folder 230	1945: July-September #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 230
Folder 231	1945: October-December #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 231
Folder 232	1946: January-May #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 232
Folder 233	1946: June-August #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 233
Folder 234	1946: September-December #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 234
Folder 235	1947: January-April #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 235
Folder 236	1947: May-July #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 236
Folder 237	1947: August-15 October #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 237
Folder 238	1947: 16 October-December #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 238
Folder 239	1948: January-February #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 239
Folder 240	1948: March-9 May #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 240
Folder 241	1948: 10 May-June #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 241
Folder 242	1948: July-August #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 242
Folder 243	1948: September-October #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 243
Folder 244	1948 November-1949 #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 244
Folder 245	1951 #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 245
Folder 246	1952-1953 #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 246
Folder 247	1955-19 November 1956 #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 247
Folder 248	20 November-31 December 1956 #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 248
Folder 249	1957: January-June #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 249
Folder 250	1957: July-15 October #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 250
Folder 251	1957: 16 October-31 November #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 251
Folder 252	1957: December #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 252
Folder 253	1958: January-February #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 253
Folder 254	1958: March-May #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 254
Folder 255	1958 June-1961 #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 255
Folder 256	1963: January-July #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 256
Folder 257	1963: August #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 257
Folder 258	1963: September-October #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 258
Folder 259	1963 November-1964 February #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 259
Folder 260	1964: March-July #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 260
Folder 261	1964: August-December #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 261
Folder 262	1965: January-August #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 262
Folder 263	1965: September-December #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 263
Folder 264	966 #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 264
Folder 265	1967 #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 265
Folder 266	1968-1972 #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 266
Folder 267-299 Folder 267 Folder 268 Folder 269 Folder 270 Folder 271 Folder 272 Folder 273 Folder 274 Folder 275 Folder 276 Folder 277 Folder 278 Folder 279 Folder 280 Folder 281 Folder 282 Folder 283 Folder 284 Folder 285 Folder 286 Folder 287 Folder 288 Folder 289 Folder 290 Folder 291 Folder 292 Folder 293 Folder 294 Folder 295 Folder 296 Folder 297 Folder 298 Folder 299	Not used #03837, Subseries: "1.4. Harper and Brothers Series, 1942-1972. " Folder 267-299

Expand/collapse Series 2. Writings, 1921-1971.

About 2,200 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Principally typescripts of plays, articles, short stories, an unfinished autobiography, and novels. The arrangement is largely chronological, based upon where Smith was living when pieces were written, but the novels and autobiography are treated separately. Also included are plays by Smith's third husband, Robert V. Finch, with whom she collaborated on a few works, and a few works by other authors.

See also Series 3 for writings transferred from the North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Series 4 for printed articles, reviews, etc.; and Series 5 for other writings.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1. Articles, Plays, and Short Stories, 1921-1971.

About 1,500 items.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1.1. Michigan Years, 1921-1931.

About 30 items.

Articles, plays, and stories written by Smith while residing in Michigan, 1921-1931.

Folder 300	"Casual Calvary" and "The Dreadful Obvious" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.1. Michigan Years, 1921-1931. " Folder 300
Folder 301	"Green Grow the Freshmen" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.1. Michigan Years, 1921-1931. " Folder 301
Folder 302-304 Folder 302 Folder 303 Folder 304	"Jonica Starrs" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.1. Michigan Years, 1921-1931. " Folder 302-304
Folder 305	"Mr. Russell and Sex Education" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.1. Michigan Years, 1921-1931. " Folder 305
Folder 306	Articles: "I Want to Write," "Listen to America," "On Discovering Thomas Hardy," "On Imaginary Companionship" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.1. Michigan Years, 1921-1931. " Folder 306
Folder 307	Articles: "Special Matinee for Women Only," "What are we going to do about propaganda?" "What Good is College?" "Women Crucified" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.1. Michigan Years, 1921-1931. " Folder 307
Folder 308	Short sketches, "Interlewds" and others #03837, Subseries: "2.1.1. Michigan Years, 1921-1931. " Folder 308
Folder 309	Printed material from college courses #03837, Subseries: "2.1.1. Michigan Years, 1921-1931. " Folder 309

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1.2. Yale Years, 1931-1934.

About 20 items.

Articles, plays, and other writings from the three years Smith was enrolled in the Yale Drama School.

Folder 310	"The Country Lawyer" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.2. Yale Years, 1931-1934." Folder 310
Folder 311	"Divorce Lawyer" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.2. Yale Years, 1931-1934." Folder 311
Folder 312-313 Folder 312 Folder 313	"You Promised Me" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.2. Yale Years, 1931-1934." Folder 312-313
Folder 314-315 Folder 314 Folder 315	"Interne" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.2. Yale Years, 1931-1934." Folder 314-315
Folder 316-317 Folder 316 Folder 317	Printed material from a Yale drama course #03837, Subseries: "2.1.2. Yale Years, 1931-1934." Folder 316-317

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1.3. New York Years, 1934-1936.

About 100 items.

Short stories and other writings from the period when Smith moved back to New York City and attempted to find work as a writer or playwright there.

Folder 318	Short Stories: "Death of a Singing Waiter," "Rob Green and the Buzzards" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.3. New York Years, 1934-1936. " Folder 318
Folder 319	Short Stories: "A Scarce Book," "While the King Played Tennis," "You Know Me, Edgy" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.3. New York Years, 1934-1936. " Folder 319
Folder 320	Articles: "Do They Read Them?" "Passes for Two," "Charm" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.3. New York Years, 1934-1936. " Folder 320
Folder 321	Short Stories: "Passion Wise and Love Foolish," "Glamorous Love Stories," #03837, Subseries: "2.1.3. New York Years, 1934-1936. " Folder 321
Folder 322	Short Stories: "I Told the Other Woman," "I Married Another Man's Woman, " "I Call her Margy," "Insuss in Brooklyn" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.3. New York Years, 1934-1936. " Folder 322
Folder 323	Short Stories: "I Didn't Know" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.3. New York Years, 1934-1936. " Folder 323
Folder 324	Short Stories: "Here is my Heart," "The Sweetheart Hour," "I Was the Other Woman" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.3. New York Years, 1934-1936. " Folder 324
Folder 325	Short Stories: "Love Came at Christmas" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.3. New York Years, 1934-1936. " Folder 325
Folder 326	Short Stories: "Love at the Victory Ball," "Gardenias with Love" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.3. New York Years, 1934-1936. " Folder 326
Folder 327	Short Stories: "I was Anybody's Pickup" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.3. New York Years, 1934-1936. " Folder 327
Folder 328	Miscellaneous Plays: "Wives-in-law," "Backward Turn Backward" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.3. New York Years, 1934-1936. " Folder 328

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1.4. Chapel Hill Years, 1936-1971.

About 200 items.

Articles, plays, and other shorter works of fiction from the period after Smith was transferred by the W.P.A. to Chapel Hill and where she remained for the rest of her life.

Folder 329-330 Folder 329 Folder 330	Federal Theater: "King Cotton" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.4. Chapel Hill Years, 1936-1971." Folder 329-330
Folder 331-337 Folder 331 Folder 332 Folder 333 Folder 334 Folder 335 Folder 336 Folder 337	Federal Theater: Living Newspaper #03837, Subseries: "2.1.4. Chapel Hill Years, 1936-1971." Folder 331-337
Folder 338	Book reviews, foreword, articles #03837, Subseries: "2.1.4. Chapel Hill Years, 1936-1971." Folder 338
Folder 339	Articles #03837, Subseries: "2.1.4. Chapel Hill Years, 1936-1971." Folder 339
Folder 340	"Story Told in Indiana" and "An Understanding Heart" #03837, Subseries: "2.1.4. Chapel Hill Years, 1936-1971." Folder 340

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.2. Autobiography, undated.

About 200 items.

An unfinished, unpublished autobiography of Smith. Smith's daughter apparently regarded this telling of Smith's life as highly embellished.

Folder 341	"A Child, A Tree, A Book" #03837, Subseries: "2.2. Autobiography, undated." Folder 341
Folder 342	"A Child, A Tree, A Book" and "Look Back with a Smile" #03837, Subseries: "2.2. Autobiography, undated." Folder 342
Folder 343-344 Folder 343 Folder 344	"Look Back with a Smile" #03837, Subseries: "2.2. Autobiography, undated." Folder 343-344
Folder 345	Notes #03837, Subseries: "2.2. Autobiography, undated." Folder 345
Folder 346-347 Folder 346 Folder 347	"Hummel Saga" #03837, Subseries: "2.2. Autobiography, undated." Folder 346-347
Folder 348-350 Folder 348 Folder 349 Folder 350	Notes #03837, Subseries: "2.2. Autobiography, undated." Folder 348-350
Folder 351	Pages from which a fresh type draft for submission was taken #03837, Subseries: "2.2. Autobiography, undated." Folder 351
Folder 352-354 Folder 352 Folder 353 Folder 354	Notes #03837, Subseries: "2.2. Autobiography, undated." Folder 352-354

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.3. Novels, 1943-1971.

About 200 items.

Drafts of novels written by Smith. See also Series 3 and Series 4.

Folder 355	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: miscellaneous material #03837, Subseries: "2.3. Novels, 1943-1971. " Folder 355
Folder 356a	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (play) #03837, Subseries: "2.3. Novels, 1943-1971. " Folder 356a
Folder 356b	"Becomes a Woman" #03837, Subseries: "2.3. Novels, 1943-1971. " Folder 356b
Folder 356c	"Rendezvous in Brooklyn" #03837, Subseries: "2.3. Novels, 1943-1971. " Folder 356c
Folder 356d	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: fragments of early drafts #03837, Subseries: "2.3. Novels, 1943-1971. " Folder 356d
Folder 357-359 Folder 357 Folder 358 Folder 359	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: fragments of drafts #03837, Subseries: "2.3. Novels, 1943-1971. " Folder 357-359
Folder 360	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: motion picture script #03837, Subseries: "2.3. Novels, 1943-1971. " Folder 360
Folder 361a-e	Maggie Now #03837, Subseries: "2.3. Novels, 1943-1971. " Folder 361a-e
Folder 362a-h	Annie Brown #03837, Subseries: "2.3. Novels, 1943-1971. " Folder 362a-h
Folder 363	Novel fragments #03837, Subseries: "2.3. Novels, 1943-1971. " Folder 363
Folder 364	Out of the Prairie (fragment) and "Prairie Boy" #03837, Subseries: "2.3. Novels, 1943-1971. " Folder 364

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated.

About 200 items.

Plays written by Finch and a few collaborative writings with Smith. See also Series 5.

Folder 365	Plays (by Smith and Finch): "Upstage" #03837, Subseries: "2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated. " Folder 365
Folder 366	Telecast "Western Night" (by Smith and Finch) #03837, Subseries: "2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated. " Folder 366
Folder 367	Plays: "The Card," "A Certain Man had Two Sons," "The Day They all Came Back" #03837, Subseries: "2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated. " Folder 367
Folder 368	Plays: "The Desert Shall Rejoice, " "The Grass is Always Greener" #03837, Subseries: "2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated. " Folder 368
Folder 369	"The Invaders" #03837, Subseries: "2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated. " Folder 369
Folder 370	Plays #03837, Subseries: "2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated. " Folder 370
Folder 371	"Nature Man" #03837, Subseries: "2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated. " Folder 371
Folder 372	"Old What-his-name" #03837, Subseries: "2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated. " Folder 372
Folder 373	"The Peabody Plan" #03837, Subseries: "2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated. " Folder 373
Folder 374	"A Point of View" and "Rodeo" #03837, Subseries: "2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated. " Folder 374
Folder 375-377 Folder 375 Folder 376 Folder 377	"Tina" #03837, Subseries: "2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated. " Folder 375-377
Folder 378	Short Story: "Certain Aspects of the Shore" #03837, Subseries: "2.4. Robert V. Finch Writings, undated. " Folder 378

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.5. Writings of Others, undated.

About 200 items.

Writings by other authors, including Smith's children and her second husband, Joe Jones.

Folder 379	Jay G. Sigmund #03837, Subseries: "2.5. Writings of Others, undated. " Folder 379
Folder 380	Joe Jones,Peter M. Jack,George B. Dowell, and Murray Swisher #03837, Subseries: "2.5. Writings of Others, undated. " Folder 380
Folder 381	Josephine Niggli and Chuck Mooney #03837, Subseries: "2.5. Writings of Others, undated. " Folder 381
Folder 382	Walter Carroll #03837, Subseries: "2.5. Writings of Others, undated. " Folder 382
Folder 383	Frederick G. Walsh #03837, Subseries: "2.5. Writings of Others, undated. " Folder 383
Folder 384	Smith children #03837, Subseries: "2.5. Writings of Others, undated. " Folder 384
Folder 385	Mary Smith #03837, Subseries: "2.5. Writings of Others, undated. " Folder 385
Folder 386	Nancy Smith #03837, Subseries: "2.5. Writings of Others, undated. " Folder 386

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.6. Unidentified Writings and Fragments, undated.

About 100 items.

Mainly unidentified writings or fragments found among Smith's papers.

Folder 387	Writings probably by Betty Smith #03837, Subseries: "2.6. Unidentified Writings and Fragments, undated. " Folder 387
Folder 388	Writings probably by other authors #03837, Subseries: "2.6. Unidentified Writings and Fragments, undated. " Folder 388
Folder 389-390 Folder 389 Folder 390	Unidentified #03837, Subseries: "2.6. Unidentified Writings and Fragments, undated. " Folder 389-390
Folder 391	Unidentified fragments #03837, Subseries: "2.6. Unidentified Writings and Fragments, undated. " Folder 391
Folder 392-394 Folder 392 Folder 393 Folder 394	Fragments #03837, Subseries: "2.6. Unidentified Writings and Fragments, undated. " Folder 392-394

Expand/collapse Series 3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964.

About 50 items.

Manuscripts relating to published works of Betty Smith that were transferred from the North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. See also Series 2 (especially Subseries 2.3) for related writings. Note that similar materials may be found in other series.

Folder 395	"First in Heart" fragments #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 395
Folder 396	"First in Heart" notes and fragments #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 396
Folder 397	"First in Heart" Acts 1 & 2 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 397
Folder 398-399 Folder 398 Folder 399	"And Never Yield" July 1944 version #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 398-399
Folder 400	"You Promised Me" #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 400
Folder 401	"Wives In Law" #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 401
Folder 402	"Divorce Lawyer" #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 402
Folder 403	"The Desert Shall Rejoice" #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 403
Folder 404	"Durham Station" complete #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 404
Folder 405	"Durham Station" fragments #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 405
Folder 406	"Durham Station" notes and fragments #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 406
Folder 407	"So Gracious is the Time" #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 407
Folder 408	"So Gracious is the Time,""Story Told in Indiana," and "Durham Station" #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 408
Folder 409	"Francie Nolan" #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 409
Folder 410	"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" Radio Script and material regarding the musical #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 410
Folder 411	"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" fragments #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 411
Folder 412	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 488-504 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 412
Folder 413	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 505-518 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 413
Folder 414	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 519-528 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 414
Folder 415	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 529-539 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 415
Folder 416	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 540-550 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 416
Folder 417	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 551-562 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 417
Folder 418	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 563-573 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 418
Folder 419	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 574-585 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 419
Folder 420	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 586-596 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 420
Folder 421	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 597-615 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 421
Folder 422	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 616-634 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 422
Folder 423	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 635-645 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 423
Folder 424	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 646-656 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 424
Folder 425	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 657-664 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 425
Folder 426	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 665-675 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 426
Folder 427	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 676-692 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 427
Folder 428	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 693-703 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 428
Folder 429	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 703-714 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 429
Folder 430	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: pp. 715-738 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 430
Folder 431	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" typescript: unnumbered #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 431
Folder 432	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn": fragments, notes on Chapter 2 and correspondence #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 432
Folder 433	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn": Chapter 3 #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 433
Folder 434	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn": fragment #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 434
Folder 435	Scene--"Francie finds out" #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 435
Folder 436-437 Folder 436 Folder 437	Assorted Scenes #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 436-437
Folder 438	Scenes, fragments, and notes #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 438
Folder 439-440 Folder 439 Folder 440	"They lived in Brooklyn" #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 439-440
Folder 441-446 Folder 441 Folder 442 Folder 443 Folder 444 Folder 445 Folder 446	"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 441-446
Folder 447-455 Folder 447 Folder 448 Folder 449 Folder 450 Folder 451 Folder 452 Folder 453 Folder 454 Folder 455	"Tomorrow will be Better" fragments #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 447-455
Folder 456	"Maggie Now" fragments #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 456
Folder 457	"Maggie Now" notes #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 457
Folder 458	"Maggie Now" incomplete draft #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 458
Folder 459	"Maggie Now" fragments #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 459
Folder 460	"Maggie Now" draft of "New Novel" #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 460
Folder 461	"Maggie Now" draft (First, second, incomplete) #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 461
Folder 462	"Maggie Now" incomplete draft #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 462
Folder 463-466 Folder 463 Folder 464 Folder 465 Folder 466	"Maggie Now" draft #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 463-466
Folder 467-468 Folder 467 Folder 468	"Maggie Now" page proofs #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 467-468
Folder 469-470 Folder 469 Folder 470	"The Story of Annie Brown" #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 469-470
Folder 471	"The Story of Annie Brown" fragments (scattered segments) #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 471
Folder 472-473 Folder 472 Folder 473	"Annie Brown" fragments (early drafts) #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 472-473
Folder 474-475 Folder 474 Folder 475	"Annie Brown" fragments (first drafts of various chapters) #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 474-475
Folder 475-478 Folder 475 Folder 476 Folder 477 Folder 478	"Annie Brown" draft #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 475-478
Folder 479	"Annie Brown" fragments #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 479
Folder 480-484 Folder 480 Folder 481 Folder 482 Folder 483 Folder 484	"Annie Brown" nearly completed draft #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 480-484
Folder 485-487 Folder 485 Folder 486 Folder 487	"Annie Brown" complete draft #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 485-487
Folder 488-491 Folder 488 Folder 489 Folder 490 Folder 491	"Joy in the Morning" fragments #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 488-491
Folder 492	"Joy in the Morning" MGM filmscript (15 April 1964) #03837, Series: "3. Writings Transferred from the North Carolina Collection, 1933-1964. " Folder 492

Expand/collapse Series 4. Printed Material, Clippings, and Other Items, 1928-1971.

About 750 items.

Chiefly newspaper clippings and other printed material collected by Smith, some of which were mounted in oversize scrapbooks. Also included is biographical information, a taped interview, and materials relating to her novels and other works. Note that similar materials may be found in other series.

Expand/collapse Subseries 4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971.

About 700 items.

Newspaper clippings and other material of interest to Smith, including articles by and about her; biographical information; audiotapes of an interview with Smith and her daughter going through her papers after her mother's death; and other items pertaining to the publication of her novels and the release of the film, Joy in the Morning.

Folder 493-496 Folder 493 Folder 494 Folder 495 Folder 496	Printed Material: articles by Smith #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 493-496
Folder 497-500 Folder 497 Folder 498 Folder 499 Folder 500	Printed Material: articles about Smith #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 497-500
Folder 501-502 Folder 501 Folder 502	Photographs #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 501-502
Folder 503	Biographical Material #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 503
Folder 504	Certificates and Awards #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 504
Folder 505	Audiotape of Betty Smith interview for the Martha Deane show, WOR-FM, New York, 21 August 1963, aired on 30 August 1963 (T-3837/1) #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 505
Audiotape T-3837/1	Betty Smith interview for the Martha Deane show, WOR-FM, New York, 21 August 1963, aired on 30 August 1963 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " T-3837/1 1/4" Open Reel Audio
Folder 506	Two audiocassettes of Nancy Smith Pfeiffer's comments, recorded 6 and 7 February 1973, regarding the Betty Smith Papers (C-3837/1; C-3837/2) #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 506
Audiocassette C-3837/1	Nancy Smith Pfeiffer's comments, recorded 6 and 7 February 1973, regarding the Betty Smith Papers #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " C-3837/1 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/2	Nancy Smith Pfeiffer's comments, recorded 6 and 7 February 1973, regarding the Betty Smith Papers #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " C-3837/2 Audiocassette
Folder 507	Clippings: 1930s #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 507
Folder 508	Clippings: 1940-1946 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 508
Folder 509	Clippings: August-September 1943 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 509
Folder 510	Clippings: October-December 1943 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 510
Folder 511	Clippings: 1945-1950 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 511
Folder 512-513 Folder 512 Folder 513	Clippings: 1948 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 512-513
Folder 514-515 Folder 514 Folder 515	Clippings: 1950s #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 514-515
Folder 516-520 Folder 516 Folder 517 Folder 518 Folder 519 Folder 520	Clippings: 1951 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 516-520
Folder 521	Clippings: 1953 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 521
Folder 522-525 Folder 522 Folder 523 Folder 524 Folder 525	Clippings: 1958 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 522-525
Folder 526	Clippings: 1960-1962 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 526
Folder 527-530 Folder 527 Folder 528 Folder 529 Folder 530	Clippings: 1963 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 527-530
Folder 531	Clippings: 1964 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 531
Folder 532-536 Folder 532 Folder 533 Folder 534 Folder 535 Folder 536	Clippings: 1965 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 532-536
Folder 537	Clippings: 1966-1971 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 537
Folder 538	Clippings #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 538
Folder 539	Other materials: 1911 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 539
Folder 540	Other materials: 1930-1939 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 540
Folder 541	Other materials: 1940-1947 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 541
Folder 542	Other materials: 1948-1965 #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 542
Folder 543	Other materials: Undated #03837, Subseries: "4.1. Loose Material, 1930s-1971. " Folder 543

Expand/collapse Subseries 4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963.

14 items.

Oversize volumes of clippings of articles by or about Smith, especially relating to the publication of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Oversize Volume SV-3837/1	1928-1934, 93 pp. Scrapbook containing recipes, sewing hints, and economy ideas from the Detroit Free Press written by Betty Smith; short funny sketches, many from Ramer Review; and clippings and programs of early plays. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/1
Oversize Volume SV-3837/2	1948-1949, 182 pp. Scrapbook with material on Tomorrow Will be Better. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/2
Oversize Volume SV-3837/3	1950-1951, 80 pp. Scrapbook with material on the musical made from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/3
Oversize Volume SV-3837/4	1963,1965-1966, 60 pp. Scrapbook with material about the novel and film, Joy in the Morning. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/4
Oversize Volume SV-3837/5	1943-1944, 100 pp. Mounted clippings dealing with A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/5
Oversize Volume SV-3837/6	1944-1945, 40 pp. Mounted clippings dealing with the motion picture of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/6
Oversize Volume SV-3837/7	1944, 60 pp. Mounted clippings about bestsellers list, polls, and Who's Who among authors that year. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/7
Oversize Volume SV-3837/8	1944, 42 pp. Mounted clippings about A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and publicity tours of Smith. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/8
Oversize Volume SV-3837/9	1944, 50 pp. Mounted clippings dealing with the novel and a lawsuit by Sadie Grandner. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/9
Oversize Volume SV-3837/10	1943-1944, 50 pp. Mounted clippings of reviews of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/10
Oversize Volume SV-3837/11	1958-1959, 31 pp. Mounted clippings dealing with Maggie-Now. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/11
Oversize Volume SV-3837/12	1944, 26 pp. Mounted clippings about the War Bonds Project and A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/12
Oversize Volume SV-3837/13	1944-1963, 40 pp. Articles from magazines written by Smith. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/13
Oversize Volume SV-3837/14	1938-1939, 25 pp. Mounted clippings from Smith's playwright years at the University of North Carolina. #03837, Subseries: "4.2. Oversized Volumes of Clippings, 1928-1963." SV-3837/14

Expand/collapse Series 5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971.

About 200 items.

RESTRICTED: No photocopying of materials is permitted without permission from a trust officer of the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company.

This addition to the Betty Smith Papers consists almost entirely of typed manuscripts of plays, novels, short stories, and articles by Betty Smith, as well as rough drafts, partly completed works, and handwritten notes. There are also works, chiefly plays, that Smith wrote in collaboration with others, particularly her third husband, Robert V. Finch, and writings by Finch and other authors.

The remainder of the material includes correspondence, mostly between Smith and her agent and publishers; biographical information on Smith; and assorted clippings. Twenty photographs, most of which are publicity stills from the film version of Smith's 1963 novel Joy in the Morning, are filed separately.

Note that similar materials may be found in other series.

Folder 544	"Remarriage "(1932) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 544
Folder 545	"Made to Order: A Messiah" (play ca. 1932) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 545
Folder 546	"Three Comments on a Martyr" (incomplete play, ca. 1938) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 546
Folder 547	"Country Lawyer/Member of the Bar "(play ca. 1940) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 547
Folder 548	"Member of the Michigan Bar" (play ca. 1940) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 548
Folder 549	"Wonderful City!/The Folks from Swayback" (play ca. 1940) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 549
Folder 550	"A Messiah Discredited "(play ca. 1940) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 550
Folder 551	"A Story Told in Indiana" (notes for play about Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1940) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 551
Folder 552	"Remember Me" (play ca. 1942) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 552
Folder 553	"Durham Station" (partly completed play) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 553
Folder 554	"Elsie, the Borden Cow" (play) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 554
Folder 555	"For Rent" (play) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 555
Folder 556	"Heritage of Cotton" (play) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 556
Folder 557	"Out of his Time "(play) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 557
Folder 558	"Out of the Prairie "(play, radio version) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 558
Folder 559	"Out of the Wilderness "(play) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 559
Folder 560	"Silver Bells and Blue Ribbons" (play) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 560
Folder 561	"Two Weeks in August" (play) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 561
Folder 562-564 Folder 562 Folder 563 Folder 564	"The Search" (filmscript) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 562-564
Folder 565-567 Folder 565 Folder 566 Folder 567	"The School Bus "(play) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 565-567
Folder 568	The School Bus fragment #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 568
Folder 569	The School Bus notes #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 569
Folder 570	The School Bus film version #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 570
Folder 571	The School Bus notes and correspondence regarding the film script, 1947-1948 #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 571
Folder 572	A Tree Grows In Brooklyn fragments for play #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 572
Folder 573-574 Folder 573 Folder 574	A Tree Grows In Brooklyn fragments for musical version #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 573-574
Folder 575	A Tree Grows In Brooklyn preliminary work and correspondence with George Abbott #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 575
Folder 576-577 Folder 576 Folder 577	A Tree Grows In Brooklyn notes for musical #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 576-577
Folder 578	A Tree Grows In Brooklyn fragments for novel #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 578
Folder 579	Untitled fragment of a novel, possibly A Tree Grows In Brooklyn #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 579
Folder 580-583 Folder 580 Folder 581 Folder 582 Folder 583	Hattie Stowe handwritten notes #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 580-583
Folder 584	Handwritten notes possibly for Hattie Stowe #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 584
Folder 585	Hattie Stowe (play, typed draft) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 585
Folder 586	Hattie Stowe (play, unrevised) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 586
Folder 587-588 Folder 587 Folder 588	Hattie Stowe (play, revised) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 587-588
Folder 589-590 Folder 589 Folder 590	Hattie Stowe (play) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 589-590
Folder 591	Passionate Intuition (working title for film version of Hattie Stowe) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 591
Folder 592	An Understanding Heart (play, earlier version of Hattie Stowe) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 592
Folder 593	Typescript of unidentified play #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 593
Folder 594	Typescript of fragment of unidentified play #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 594
Folder 595	Fragment of untitled filmscript #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 595
Folder 596	Untitled proposal for a television situation comedy #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 596
Folder 597	Various short stories ca. 1930s #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 597
Folder 598	"It Could Only Happen in Brooklyn" (short story, ca. 1930s) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 598
Folder 599	"Sing-Song Girl" (short story ca. 1937-1940) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 599
Folder 600	"Sing-Song Flower" and "Dark at the Roots" (short stories) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 600
Folder 601	"So Gracious is the Time" (article) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 601
Folder 602	"So Gracious is the Time" fragment 1949 #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 602
Folder 603	"The Summer of a Boy" (short story 1961) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 603
Folder 604	"What Makes a Writer" (article 1949) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 604
Folder 605	"A Black Velvet Rose" (short story) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 605
Folder 606	"Death of a Singing Waiter" (short story) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 606
Folder 607	"Uncle Jamsey" (short story) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 607
Folder 608	"Cutting the Cord" (article) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 608
Folder 609	"The Great Fisherman" (article) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 609
Folder 610	"Is that Bad?" (article) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 610
Folder 611	"The Low Down on Sex "(article) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 611
Folder 612	"Promising Playwright" (article) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 612
Folder 613	"A Scarce Book" (article) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 613
Folder 614	"While the King Played Tennis" (article) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 614
Folder 615	Miscellaneous articles, short stories, book reviews, ca. 1940s-1950s #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 615
Folder 616	Untitled article about Christmas coffee; fragments for Tomorrow Will be Better and And Never Yield #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 616
Folder 617	Two untitled articles #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 617
Folder 618	Short story about Francie Nolan as an adult #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 618
Folder 619	Typescript of unidentified work #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 619
Folder 620-621 Folder 620 Folder 621	Fragment of untitled works #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 620-621
Folder 622	"The Little Advantages" fragment of a novel #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 622
Folder 623	Fragment of untitled, unfinished novel #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 623
Folder 624	Several versions of untitled, unfinished novel #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 624
Folder 625	Fragments of unidentified writings #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 625
Folder 626	Miscellaneous scraps and fragments #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 626
Folder 627-629 Folder 627 Folder 628 Folder 629	"Look Back with a Smile" unpublished autobiography #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 627-629
Folder 630	Out of the Prairie (novel) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 630
Folder 631-632 Folder 631 Folder 632	Maggie-Now fragments #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 631-632
Folder 633-635 Folder 633 Folder 634 Folder 635	Maggie-Now fragments of typescript #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 633-635
Folder 636	Portions of unfinished novel (1954, possibly the sequel to Maggie-Now) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 636
Folder 637	Maggie-Now promotional material #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 637
Folder 638	Joy in the Morning fragment of draft, ca. 1963 #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 638
Folder 639	Notes regarding title for Joy in the Morning #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 639
Folder 640	Various short stories by Smith and Finch #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 640
Folder 641	"Writing the Radio Drama" (article by Smith and Finch) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 641
Folder 642	Mrs. Nature's Boy (play, 1938, by Smith and Finch) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 642
Folder 643	Murder on the Frontier (play, 1939, by Smith and Finch) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 643
Folder 644	Lights are Still Burning (play, ca. 1941, by Smith and Finch) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 644
Folder 645	The Desert Shall Rejoice (play by Smith and Finch) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 645
Folder 646	The Package for Ponsonby (play by Smith and Finch) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 646
Folder 647	The Story of Nancy (play by Smith and Finch) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 647
Folder 648	Pitchfork Scepters (play by Smith and Sigmund) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 648
Folder 649	Collection of Greenberg proposed anthology of plays #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 649
Folder 650	The Invaders and Clint Halliday by Finch #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 650
Folder 651	Typescript of The Invaders by Finch #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 651
Folder 652	Nature Man (play by Finch) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 652
Folder 653	Rodeo and Primer for Playwrights by Finch #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 653
Folder 654	Tina typescript for a play by Finch #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 654
Folder 655	The Card and Early Foot by Finch #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 655
Folder 656	Early Foot (novel) by Finch #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 656
Folder 657	Slade of the Overland (synopsis for play by Finch) #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 657
Folder 658	Where do we go from here? play by William Bowers #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 658
Folder 659	Manuscript of a novel I-B Soldier by Joe Jones #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 659
Folder 660	Typescript of play Wonderful City by Fred Ballard #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 660
Folder 661	Dream Awhile/ The Lull Between play possibly by Smith #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 661
Folder 662	"The Portrait Collection of the University of North Carolina" by Arthur Bye #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 662
Folder 663	Anecdotes about Betty Smith by Nancy Smith #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 663
Folder 664	Correspondence from Betty Smith's mother, 1920s-1940s #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 664
Folder 665	Miscellaneous personal correspondence 1944-1958 #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 665
Folder 666	Correspondence regarding Maggie-Now 1957-1958 #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 666
Folder 667	Miscellaneous business correspondence 1938-1960 #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 667
Folder 668	Business correspondence January-April 1961 #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 668
Folder 669	Business correspondence July 1961-1968 #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 669
Folder 670	Litigation regarding Joy in the Morning #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 670
Folder 671	Materials for Smith's creative writing classes ca. 1963 #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 671
Folder 672	Biographical material about Betty Smith #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 672
Folder 673	Financial material regarding the sales of Betty Smith's manuscripts, 1961 #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 673
Folder 674	Miscellaneous financial material #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 674
Folder 675	Script of Yale Theater Workshop Play Directed by Betty Smith, 1934 #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 675
Folder 676	Playbill for The Sawdust Heart; Miscellaneous clippings and notes #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 676
Folder 677	"Adventure in Playmaking"--History of Playmakers' Theatre, 1963 #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 677
Folder 678	Deed to Oak Hill (Va.) Cemetery, 1882 #03837, Series: "5. Wachovia Bank and Trust Addition, 1932-1971. " Folder 678

Expand/collapse Series 6. Other Additions, undated.

About 50 items.

Additions from the estate of Betty Smith in 1990 and the Joseph P. Jones Papers. These additions include scripts for play, papers from the 1951 Smith/Jones divorce, and insurance papers from Smith's house in Chapel Hill while she was married to Jones. Also included are materials relating to the Mangum family and letter from Smith to François Henroid.

Folder 679	Three Comments on a Martyr #03837, Series: "6. Other Additions, undated." Folder 679
Folder 680	Plays: So Gracious is the Time, Three Comments on a Martyr, and Out of his Time #03837, Series: "6. Other Additions, undated." Folder 680
Folder 681	Once There was a Man #03837, Series: "6. Other Additions, undated." Folder 681
Folder 682	Midwestern Passion Play #03837, Series: "6. Other Additions, undated." Folder 682
Folder 683	Hattie Stowe #03837, Series: "6. Other Additions, undated." Folder 683
Folder 684	Divorce #03837, Series: "6. Other Additions, undated." Folder 684
Folder 685	House #03837, Series: "6. Other Additions, undated." Folder 685
Folder 686-687 Folder 686 Folder 687	Addition of December 1998 (Acc. 98246): Mangum bible with letters relating to its history; miscellaneous clippings; and undated photographs, some relating to the Mangum family (file in 18/P-3837) #03837, Series: "6. Other Additions, undated." Folder 686-687
Folder 688-689 Folder 688 Folder 689	Addition of April 1999 (Acc. 98353): Letters, 1947-1958 and undated, from Smith in Chapel Hill to François Henroid, mainly in Los Angeles, chiefly Christmas greetings and other routine matters; inventory of Smith's library at the time of her death; a writer's notebook listing potential publishing opportunities; Love Story Magazine (16 November 1943) and True Confessions (September 1944) with stories by Smith; and two color photographs of an unknown man (filed in 18/P-3837). #03837, Series: "6. Other Additions, undated." Folder 688-689

Expand/collapse Series 7. Pictures, 1910s-1970s.

About 290 items.

Image Folder PF-3837/1-2 PF-3837/1 PF-3837/2	Photographs of Betty Smith. #03837, Series: "7. Pictures, 1910s-1970s. " PF-3837/1-2
Image Folder PF-3837/3-4 PF-3837/3 PF-3837/4	Photographs of Betty Smith with other people. #03837, Series: "7. Pictures, 1910s-1970s. " PF-3837/3-4
Image Folder PF-3837/5-11 PF-3837/5 PF-3837/6 PF-3837/7 PF-3837/8 PF-3837/9 PF-3837/10 PF-3837/11	Friends and relatives of Betty Smith and other unidentified people. #03837, Series: "7. Pictures, 1910s-1970s. " PF-3837/5-11
Image Folder PF-3837/12	Photographs of scenes from plays, four of which include Smith in costume. #03837, Series: "7. Pictures, 1910s-1970s. " PF-3837/12
Image Folder PF-3837/13-14 PF-3837/13 PF-3837/14	Film stills and photographs relating to Joy in the Morning, 1963. #03837, Series: "7. Pictures, 1910s-1970s. " PF-3837/13-14
Image Folder PF-3837/15	Photographs from Chapel Hill and Nags Head, N.C. #03837, Series: "7. Pictures, 1910s-1970s. " PF-3837/15
Image Folder PF-3837/16	Photographs of unidentified locations. #03837, Series: "7. Pictures, 1910s-1970s. " PF-3837/16
Image Folder PF-3837/17	Watercolors and other pictures relating to Smith's novels. #03837, Series: "7. Pictures, 1910s-1970s. " PF-3837/17
Image Folder PF-3837/18	Photographs from additions of December 1998 and April 1999. #03837, Series: "7. Pictures, 1910s-1970s. " PF-3837/18

Expand/collapse Series 8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013)

About 40 items.

Acquisitions Information: Accession 101788.

Arrangement: as received.

Audiocassettes containing recorded interviews conducted by Valerie Raleigh Yow during the writing of Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Valerie Yow, 2008). Tape indexes to interviews are also included. Valerie Raleigh Yow is an independent scholar of Chapel Hill, N.C. Yow has been book review editor for the Oral History Review, a member of the governing council of the Oral History Association, and faculty at both the University of Rhode Island and Northern Illinois University, DeKalb.

Folder 690	Tape indexes #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " Folder 690
Audiocassette C-3837/3	Daphne Athas interview, 25 May 1999: side 1 and 2 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/3 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/4	Daphne Athas interview, 25 May 1999: side 3 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/4 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/5	Candace Carroll interview, Life of Betty Smith, 17 May 1999 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/5 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/6	John Ehle interview #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/6 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/7	Marion Fitzsimmons interview, 24 July 1999 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/7 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/8	Roland Giduz interview, 5 September 2000 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/8 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/9	Lawrence London interview, 24 May 2000 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/9 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/10	William Ivey Long interview, 7 May 1999 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/10 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/11	Mary MacCaulty interview, 14 October 1999 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/11 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/12	Hazle Meekins interview, 24 July 1999 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/12 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/13	Dagobert Pfeiffer interview, 17 May 2000 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/13 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/14	Nancy Pfeiffer interview, 15 April 1999 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/14 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/15	Nancy Smith Pfeiffer interview, 16 and 20 April 1999 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/15 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/16	Nancy Pfeiffer interview, 18 April 1999: side 3 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/16 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/17	Nancy Smith Pfeiffer interview, 21 April 1999 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/17 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/18	Nancy Smith Pfeiffer interview, 22 April 1999 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/18 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/19	Max Steele interview #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/19 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-3837/20	Rhoda Wynn interview, 26 August 1999 #03837, Series: "8A. Betty Smith: Life of the Author of A Tree Grows audio interviews, 1999-2000 (Addition of April 2013) " C-3837/20 Audiocassette

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Image folders (PF-3837/1-18)
Oversize volumes (SV-3837/1-14)
Audiotape (T-3837/1)
Audiocassettes (C-3837/1-20)

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Encoded by: Jackie Dean, 1996

Updated by: Anne Wells and Melanie Meents, September 2001

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Expand/collapse Series 1. General Materials, 1909-1971.

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Folder 97

Folder 98

Collection Number: 03837

Collection Title: Betty Smith Papers, 1909-2000