4.1 : Drafts of Published Monographs, circa 1930-1996
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I Shock Myself: The Autobiography of Beatrice Wood
Select: I Shock Myself: The Autobiography of Beatrice Wood
Complete Draft - pgs. 1-60, circa 1975-1985
Select: Complete Draft - pgs. 1-60, circa 1975-1985
Complete Draft - pgs. 61-116, circa 1975-1985
Select: Complete Draft - pgs. 61-116, circa 1975-1985
Complete Draft - pgs. 117-153, circa 1975-1985
Select: Complete Draft - pgs. 117-153, circa 1975-1985
Complete Draft - pgs. 154-194, circa 1975-1985
Select: Complete Draft - pgs. 154-194, circa 1975-1985
Complete Draft - pgs. 195-231, circa 1975-1985
Select: Complete Draft - pgs. 195-231, circa 1975-1985
Edited Incomplete Draft - pgs. 1-50, circa 1980
Select: Edited Incomplete Draft - pgs. 1-50, circa 1980
Edited Incomplete Draft - pgs. 51-105, circa 1980
Select: Edited Incomplete Draft - pgs. 51-105, circa 1980
Edited Incomplete Draft, 1980
Select: Edited Incomplete Draft, 1980
Edited Incomplete Draft, 1981
Select: Edited Incomplete Draft, 1981
Edited Incomplete Draft (Second Version), circa 1980s
Select: Edited Incomplete Draft (Second Version), circa 1980s
Edited Incomplete Draft (Third Version), circa 1980s
Select: Edited Incomplete Draft (Third Version), circa 1980s
Edited Incomplete Draft (Fourth Version - pgs. 4-60), circa 1980s
Select: Edited Incomplete Draft (Fourth Version - pgs. 4-60), circa 1980s
Edited Incomplete Draft (Fourth Version - pgs. 61-117), circa 1980s
Select: Edited Incomplete Draft (Fourth Version - pgs. 61-117), circa 1980s
Copies of Original Drawings for Book, circa 1980s
Select: Copies of Original Drawings for Book, circa 1980s
Notes on Photographs and Illustrations for Book, circa 1975-1985
Select: Notes on Photographs and Illustrations for Book, circa 1975-1985
Excerpts from Older Version, circa 1975-1985
Select: Excerpts from Older Version, circa 1975-1985
Short Summary, circa 1985
Select: Short Summary, circa 1985
Copy of Complete Draft - part 1, circa 1975-1985
Select: Copy of Complete Draft - part 1, circa 1975-1985
Copy of Complete Draft - part 2, circa 1975-1985
Select: Copy of Complete Draft - part 2, circa 1975-1985
Copy of Complete Draft - part 3, circa 1975-1985
Select: Copy of Complete Draft - part 3, circa 1975-1985
Copy of Complete Draft (Second Version) - part 1, circa 1975-1985
Select: Copy of Complete Draft (Second Version) - part 1, circa 1975-1985
Copy of Complete Draft (Second Version) - part 2, circa 1975-1985
Select: Copy of Complete Draft (Second Version) - part 2, circa 1975-1985
Galley Proof - pgs. 1-146, 1985
Select: Galley Proof - pgs. 1-146, 1985
Passages about Krishnamurti, circa 1980-1987
Select: Passages about Krishnamurti, circa 1980-1987
Correspondence, 1982, 1984
Select: Correspondence, 1982, 1984
Correspondence, January-June 1985
Select: Correspondence, January-June 1985
Correspondence, July 1985-June 1986
Select: Correspondence, July 1985-June 1986
Correspondence, July 1986-June 1987
Select: Correspondence, July 1986-June 1987
Angel Who Wore Black Tights
Select: Angel Who Wore Black Tights
Original Draft, circa 1930
Select: Original Draft, circa 1930
Edited Complete Draft, circa 1930
Select: Edited Complete Draft, circa 1930
Complete Draft with Original Illustrations, circa 1932
Select: Complete Draft with Original Illustrations, circa 1932
Edited Draft with Hand-colored Copies of Illustrations - pgs. 1-75, circa 1980
Select: Edited Draft with Hand-colored Copies of Illustrations - pgs. 1-75, circa 1980
Copies of Original Illustrations, circa 1930s
Select: Copies of Original Illustrations, circa 1930s
Excerpts, circa 1935
Select: Excerpts, circa 1935
Copy of Draft, circa 1944
Select: Copy of Draft, circa 1944 Scope and Contents note (draft entitled Come to Europe, Helen)
Correspondence, 1981-1982
Select: Correspondence, 1981-1982
Pinching Spaniards
Select: Pinching Spaniards
Letters to Steve Hoag, 1956
Select: Letters to Steve Hoag, 1956
Draft with Original Illustrations - pgs. 1-105, circa 1980-1987
Select: Draft with Original Illustrations - pgs. 1-105, circa 1980-1987
Edited Draft with Footnotes - pgs. 1-124, circa 1980-1987
Select: Edited Draft with Footnotes - pgs. 1-124, circa 1980-1987
Hand-colored Copies of Illustrations, circa 1980-1987
Select: Hand-colored Copies of Illustrations, circa 1980-1987
Copies of Edited Draft with Footnotes - pgs. 1-105, circa 1986
Select: Copies of Edited Draft with Footnotes - pgs. 1-105, circa 1986
Copies of Draft with Hand-colored Copies of Illustrations - pgs. 1-105, circa 1980-1987
Select: Copies of Draft with Hand-colored Copies of Illustrations - pgs. 1-105, circa 1980-1987
Copies of Illustrations, circa 1980-1987
Select: Copies of Illustrations, circa 1980-1987
33rd Wife of a Maharajah
Select: 33rd Wife of a Maharajah
First Complete Draft, circa 1962
Select: First Complete Draft, circa 1962
Early Complete Draft - pgs. 1-129, circa 1963
Select: Early Complete Draft - pgs. 1-129, circa 1963
Handwritten Draft - pgs. 1-73, circa 1960s
Select: Handwritten Draft - pgs. 1-73, circa 1960s
Draft with Illustrations - Part 1, circa 1971-1972
Select: Draft with Illustrations - Part 1, circa 1971-1972
Draft with Illustrations - Part 2, circa 1971-1972
Select: Draft with Illustrations - Part 2, circa 1971-1972
Edited Draft - Parts 1-2, circa 1971-1990
Select: Edited Draft - Parts 1-2, circa 1971-1990
Copies of Edited Draft - Parts 1-2, circa 1971-1990
Select: Copies of Edited Draft - Parts 1-2, circa 1971-1990
Correspondence, 1962-1964
Select: Correspondence, 1962-1964
Correspondence, 1968-1970
Select: Correspondence, 1968-1970
Correspondence, 1971, 1976
Select: Correspondence, 1971, 1976
Correspondence, 1989-1990
Select: Correspondence, 1989-1990
Correspondence, 1991-1994
Select: Correspondence, 1991-1994
Correspondence about U.S. Edition, 1993-1996
Select: Correspondence about U.S. Edition, 1993-1996
Agreement with Publisher, 1990
Select: Agreement with Publisher, 1990
Copies of Photographs and Drawings Suggested for Book, circa 1990
Select: Copies of Photographs and Drawings Suggested for Book, circa 1990
Copies of Drawings for Book, circa 1970-1990
Select: Copies of Drawings for Book, circa 1970-1990
Notes from 1966 Trip to India and Used for Book, circa 1966
Select: Notes from 1966 Trip to India and Used for Book, circa 1966
Captions for Drawings and Photographs, circa 1970-1985
Select: Captions for Drawings and Photographs, circa 1970-1985
Notes, circa 1992
Select: Notes, circa 1992
Kissed Again: Part of the Bargain
Select: Kissed Again: Part of the Bargain
Final Draft with Illustrations, 1995
Select: Final Draft with Illustrations, 1995
Edited Draft, 1995
Select: Edited Draft, 1995
Handwritten Drafts (4 copies), 1995
Select: Handwritten Drafts (4 copies), 1995
Correspondence, 1995-1996
Select: Correspondence, 1995-1996
4.2 : Short Stories and Essays, circa 1912-1995
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"Art if a Personal Thing", circa 1960s
Select: "Art if a Personal Thing", circa 1960s
"Beatrice Wood in the Orient: Incident at Banares", circa 1966
Select: "Beatrice Wood in the Orient: Incident at Banares", circa 1966
"Birthday", 1927
Select: "Birthday", 1927
"Blind Man", 1917
Select: "Blind Man", 1917 Scope and Contents note (copy of original)
"Books - An Essay", circa 1912
Select: "Books - An Essay", circa 1912
"Oh, Break My Heart" (2 drafts), circa 1960s
Select: "Oh, Break My Heart" (2 drafts), circa 1960s
"Bruno: A Story of the Inquisition", circa 1960s
Select: "Bruno: A Story of the Inquisition", circa 1960s
"Cat Who Had His Noes Out of Joint", 1946
Select: "Cat Who Had His Noes Out of Joint", 1946
"Color, Light, and Art", circa 1960s
Select: "Color, Light, and Art", circa 1960s
Collection of Glazes and Notes from Glaze Journals, 1993-1997
Select: Collection of Glazes and Notes from Glaze Journals, 1993-1997
Comments for the Medical Profession (5 drafts), 1995
Select: Comments for the Medical Profession (5 drafts), 1995
"Creative Attitudes", 1940
Select: "Creative Attitudes", 1940
"Door That Did Not Close", 1931
Select: "Door That Did Not Close", 1931
"Corridor E", 1933
Select: "Corridor E", 1933
"Empty Armchair" (3 drafts), circa 1933
Select: "Empty Armchair" (3 drafts), circa 1933
"Empty Armchair" (2 drafts), circa 1933
Select: "Empty Armchair" (2 drafts), circa 1933
"European Episode", 1931
Select: "European Episode", 1931
"Few Words from an American Potter", 1964
Select: "Few Words from an American Potter", 1964
"For Thee: Adventures of a Virgin", circa 1918
Select: "For Thee: Adventures of a Virgin", circa 1918
"From the Geisha With the Crimson Mouth", circa 1960s
Select: "From the Geisha With the Crimson Mouth", circa 1960s Scope and Contents note (contains original watercolor sketches)
"Galka Scheyer" (3 drafts), circa 1960s
Select: "Galka Scheyer" (3 drafts), circa 1960s
"Geisha", 1962-1963
Select: "Geisha", 1962-1963
"Hold Me Tight" - Prospectus (later called "No Longer Shy"), circa 1995
Select: "Hold Me Tight" - Prospectus (later called "No Longer Shy"), circa 1995
"Hold Me Tight" - Introduction and Ending (later called "No Longer Shy"), circa 1996
Select: "Hold Me Tight" - Introduction and Ending (later called "No Longer Shy"), circa 1996
"Hold Me Tight" - Correspondence (later called "No Longer Shy"), 1995
Select: "Hold Me Tight" - Correspondence (later called "No Longer Shy"), 1995
"How The Blindman Did Not Get on the Newstands" (2 drafts), circa 1960s
Select: "How The Blindman Did Not Get on the Newstands" (2 drafts), circa 1960s
Ideas for a Documentary on the India Trip (3 drafts), circa 1962
Select: Ideas for a Documentary on the India Trip (3 drafts), circa 1962
"I Discover Mr. Fugi", 1966
Select: "I Discover Mr. Fugi", 1966
"I Know How To Make an Invoice" (3 drafts), circa 1960s
Select: "I Know How To Make an Invoice" (3 drafts), circa 1960s Scope and Contents note (contains original sketches)
"Joey Kimball's Dog Fred", circa 1960s
Select: "Joey Kimball's Dog Fred", circa 1960s
"King and Three Lady Cats", circa 1960s
Select: "King and Three Lady Cats", circa 1960s
"Madame Lola's Pleasure Palace" - Final Draft with Drawings, 1993
Select: "Madame Lola's Pleasure Palace" - Final Draft with Drawings, 1993
"Madame Lola's Pleasure Palace" (copies), 1993
Select: "Madame Lola's Pleasure Palace" (copies), 1993
"Madame Lola's Pleasure Palace" Correspondence, 1995
Select: "Madame Lola's Pleasure Palace" Correspondence, 1995
"Marcel", 1987
Select: "Marcel", 1987
"Mariage D'une Amie" in Rogue , 1916
Select: "Mariage D'une Amie" in Rogue, 1916 Scope and Contents note (copy of original)
"Men in My Life" - Henri-Pierre Roche and Marcel Duchamp, circa 1994
Select: "Men in My Life" - Henri-Pierre Roche and Marcel Duchamp, circa 1994 Scope and Contents note (contains original sketches)
"Men in My Life" - Henri-Pierre Roche and Marcel Duchamp (copy), circa 1994
Select: "Men in My Life" - Henri-Pierre Roche and Marcel Duchamp (copy), circa 1994
"Men in My Life" - Henri-Pierre Roche (4 drafts), circa 1994
Select: "Men in My Life" - Henri-Pierre Roche (4 drafts), circa 1994
"Men in My Life" - Marcel Duchamp (3 drafts), circa 1994
Select: "Men in My Life" - Marcel Duchamp (3 drafts), circa 1994
"Men in My Life" - Marcel Duchamp (4 drafts), circa 1994
Select: "Men in My Life" - Marcel Duchamp (4 drafts), circa 1994
"Men in My Life" - Marcel Duchamp (edited draft with copies of illustrations), circa 1994
Select: "Men in My Life" - Marcel Duchamp (edited draft with copies of illustrations), circa 1994
"Men in My Life" - Marcel Duchamp (3 drafts of last chapter), circa 1994
Select: "Men in My Life" - Marcel Duchamp (3 drafts of last chapter), circa 1994
"Men in My Life" - Reginald Poole (4 drafts), circa 1994
Select: "Men in My Life" - Reginald Poole (4 drafts), circa 1994
"Men in My Life" - Steve Hoag (4 drafts), circa 1994
Select: "Men in My Life" - Steve Hoag (4 drafts), circa 1994
"Men in My Life" - Others, including Ram Pravesh Singh (7 drafts), circa 1994
Select: "Men in My Life" - Others, including Ram Pravesh Singh (7 drafts), circa 1994
"Men in My Life" - Correspondence, 1993-1996
Select: "Men in My Life" - Correspondence, 1993-1996
"Miss Wood for President", circa 1990
Select: "Miss Wood for President", circa 1990
"Monogamy - A Will-o-the-wisp", circa 1960s
Select: "Monogamy - A Will-o-the-wisp", circa 1960s
"My Kingdom for a Train" (5 drafts), circa 1990s
Select: "My Kingdom for a Train" (5 drafts), circa 1990s
"Ode to Nepalnese Lovers", 1984
Select: "Ode to Nepalnese Lovers", 1984 Scope and Contents note (contains original illustrations)
"Of Attitude and Art", circa 1960s
Select: "Of Attitude and Art", circa 1960s
"Picasso Cat: The Cat Who Obtained Liberation", circa 1960s
Select: "Picasso Cat: The Cat Who Obtained Liberation", circa 1960s
"Playing with Fire" (3 drafts), 1976, 1994
Select: "Playing with Fire" (3 drafts), 1976, 1994
"Reasonable and Unreasonable" (2 drafts), circa 1960s
Select: "Reasonable and Unreasonable" (2 drafts), circa 1960s
"Sad Tale of the Geisha Who Could Not Write Poetry" (3 drafts), circa 1978
Select: "Sad Tale of the Geisha Who Could Not Write Poetry" (3 drafts), circa 1978
"Song of the Geisha", circa 1974
Select: "Song of the Geisha", circa 1974
"Spanish Professor", circa 1960s
Select: "Spanish Professor", circa 1960s
"Spiritual Aspecs of Falling in Love" in The Young Theosophist , 1927
Select: "Spiritual Aspecs of Falling in Love" in The Young Theosophist , 1927
"Story of the Girl Who Did Not Want To Be Raped", 1939
Select: "Story of the Girl Who Did Not Want To Be Raped", 1939
"Story of Venus and Wonderboy", circa 1960s
Select: "Story of Venus and Wonderboy", circa 1960s
"Talking Aloud", 1961
Select: "Talking Aloud", 1961
"Thinking Aloud", 1961
Select: "Thinking Aloud", 1961
"To Celebrate the Ignoble Passage of Time", 1995
Select: "To Celebrate the Ignoble Passage of Time", 1995
"Toby and the Old Man", 1992
Select: "Toby and the Old Man", 1992
"Torch in the Sky" - Early Draft, circa 1962
Select: "Torch in the Sky" - Early Draft, circa 1962
"Torch in the Sky" - Final Draft, 1992
Select: "Torch in the Sky" - Final Draft, 1992
"Torch in the Sky" - Correspondence, 1983-1992
Select: "Torch in the Sky" - Correspondence, 1983-1992
"Torch in the Sky" - Play Performed in Ojai, 1993
Select: "Torch in the Sky" - Play Performed in Ojai, 1993
"Touching Certain Things", circa 1960s
Select: "Touching Certain Things", circa 1960s Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 27, F1
"Trip for Four" - Handwritten Draft, 1993
Select: "Trip for Four" - Handwritten Draft, 1993 Scope and Contents note (contains original illustrations)
"Trip for Four" (5 drafts), 1993
Select: "Trip for Four" (5 drafts), 1993
"Trip for Four" - Final Draft, 1993
Select: "Trip for Four" - Final Draft, 1993 Scope and Contents note (contains original illustrations)
"Tutti Frutti and India", circa 1972
Select: "Tutti Frutti and India", circa 1972
"Two Men and an Old Woman" (4 drafts), 1992
Select: "Two Men and an Old Woman" (4 drafts), 1992
"Two Potters in a Valley", circa 1960s
Select: "Two Potters in a Valley", circa 1960s
"Visit to Brancusi" (3 drafts), 1956
Select: "Visit to Brancusi" (3 drafts), 1956 Scope and Contents note (contains original illustration)
"Visit to Brancusi" - Correspondence, 1992-1993
Select: "Visit to Brancusi" - Correspondence, 1992-1993
"What Pace Modernism: Notes on the Development in Realms of Art", 1930
Select: "What Pace Modernism: Notes on the Development in Realms of Art", 1930
"With Love to India", circa 1962
Select: "With Love to India", circa 1962
"Without Walls" (3 drafts), circa 1960s
Select: "Without Walls" (3 drafts), circa 1960s
Wood's Interest in Art, 1969
Select: Wood's Interest in Art, 1969
Recollections about Duchamp and the Arensbergs, circa 1970s
Select: Recollections about Duchamp and the Arensbergs, circa 1970s
Writings Without Titles, circa 1960s-1980s
Select: Writings Without Titles, circa 1960s-1980s
Oversized Manuscript "Touching Certain Things", circa 1960s
Select: Oversized Manuscript "Touching Certain Things", circa 1960s Scope and Contents note Oversized material scanned with Box 15, F31
4.3 : Writing Journals, 1961-1991
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Travel Journal - India, October-December 1961
Select: Travel Journal - India, October-December 1961
Travel Journal - India, January-February 1962
Select: Travel Journal - India, January-February 1962
Travel Journal - India, February-May 1966
Select: Travel Journal - India, February-May 1966
Travel Journal - India (with illustrations), 1972
Select: Travel Journal - India (with illustrations), 1972 Scope and Contents note Oversized material housed in Box 27, F2
Travel Journal - Europe, 1977
Select: Travel Journal - Europe, 1977
Dream Journal and Notes on Annie Besant's Writings, 1988
Select: Dream Journal and Notes on Annie Besant's Writings, 1988
Impressions, 1990-1991
Select: Impressions, 1990-1991
Poems Studied for Acting Lessons, circa 1913
Select: Poems Studied for Acting Lessons, circa 1913
"Record of How My Aging Body is Behaving", circa 1995
Select: "Record of How My Aging Body is Behaving", circa 1995
Oversized Travel Journal - India (with illustrations), 1972
Select: Oversized Travel Journal - India (with illustrations), 1972 Scope and Contents note Oversized material scanned with Box 15, F53
4.4 : Notes and Notebooks, circa 1943-1986
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General Notes, circa 1943
Select: General Notes, circa 1943
General Notes, 1944-1976
Select: General Notes, 1944-1976
General Notes, 1947
Select: General Notes, 1947
General Notes, 1953-1976
Select: General Notes, 1953-1976
General Notes, 1974-1979
Select: General Notes, 1974-1979
Lecture Notes, circa 1962-1964
Select: Lecture Notes, circa 1962-1964
Notes on Theosophism and Annie Besant's Writings, circa 1980
Select: Notes on Theosophism and Annie Besant's Writings, circa 1980
Notes on Expenses, Addresses, Donations, and Recipes, circa 1979-1986
Select: Notes on Expenses, Addresses, Donations, and Recipes, circa 1979-1986
Notes on India Expenses, Pottery, and Glaze Formulas, circa 1961-1962
Select: Notes on India Expenses, Pottery, and Glaze Formulas, circa 1961-1962
Notes on Theosophism and Glaze Formulas, circa 1985
Select: Notes on Theosophism and Glaze Formulas, circa 1985
Notes on Student Evaluations, 1956-1960
Select: Notes on Student Evaluations, 1956-1960
Summary Notes on India Trip, 1962
Select: Summary Notes on India Trip, 1962
Travel Notes - India, 1961-1962, 1966, 1971-1972
Select: Travel Notes - India, 1961-1962, 1966, 1971-1972
Travel Notes, 1958, 1962
Select: Travel Notes, 1958, 1962
4.5 : Writings by Others, circa 1915-1990
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Address Delivered at the World Crafts Council in New York - Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, 1964
Select: Address Delivered at the World Crafts Council in New York - Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, 1964
"Beatrice Wood: A National Treasure" by Francis Naumann, 1990
Select: "Beatrice Wood: A National Treasure" by Francis Naumann, 1990
Essays and Biographies Written by Others about Beatrice Wood, circa 1950s-1980s
Select: Essays and Biographies Written by Others about Beatrice Wood, circa 1950s-1980s
"Gay Genius" by Texana Sipprell, 1960
Select: "Gay Genius" by Texana Sipprell, 1960
"Grow Up Again with Novacaine" by Jean Grandpiece, 1957
Select: "Grow Up Again with Novacaine" by Jean Grandpiece, 1957
"The Happy Valley Foundation" by Annie Besant, 1927
Select: "The Happy Valley Foundation" by Annie Besant, 1927
Horoscope Readings, circa 1915-1969
Select: Horoscope Readings, circa 1915-1969
Poems about Wood's Dog, 1955
Select: Poems about Wood's Dog, 1955
"Victor" by Henri-Pierre Roche - pgs. 1-42, 1957
Select: "Victor" by Henri-Pierre Roche - pgs. 1-42, 1957
"Victor" by Henri-Pierre Roche - pgs. 43-95, 1957
Select: "Victor" by Henri-Pierre Roche - pgs. 43-95, 1957