Subseries 3.1 | A Finding Aid to the Charles Green Shaw papers, 1833-1979, bulk 1909-1974 | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

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3.1:Writings by Shaw, 1910-1971

Writings by Shaw include diaries, fiction and non-fiction, notes, plays, poems, quizzes, and short writings. The diaries (145 volumes) contain daily one-page entries that note rising and bedtimes, hours spent writing or painting, social engagements and business appointments. People are usually identified by initials only. Among the notes are notebooks (17 volumes) that include travel observations, notes on restaurants and nightclubs, notes for fiction and miscellaneous notes such as journal entries and quotations. Quizzes were featured in Shaw's newspaper column. Short writings were mainly "fillers" for magazines; these often consist of lists of details about various subjects or events. Some of the manuscripts, specifically children's stories, are illustrated with drawings and gouache paintings; those for books about Boston, London, New York and Paris are illustrated with photographs.

3.1.1:Diaries, 1922-1970

3.1.2:Fiction, circa 1920s-circa 1970

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"The Adventures of Hally,", undated	12 5	Select: "The Adventures of Hally,", undated
"At the Bijou Palace,", undated	12 6	Select: "At the Bijou Palace,", undated
"The Birthday of the Moon,", undated	12 7	Select: "The Birthday of the Moon,", undated
"Conclusions of a Man with Blue Spectacles,", undated	12 8	Select: "Conclusions of a Man with Blue Spectacles,", undated
"The Cynic,", undated	12 9	Select: "The Cynic,", undated
"Dead,", undated	12 10	Select: "Dead,", undated
"A Dismal Afternoon,", undated	12 11	Select: "A Dismal Afternoon,", undated
"Early American,", undated	12 12	Select: "Early American,", undated
"Everything Has a Color,", undated	12 13	Select: "Everything Has a Color,", undated
"The Giant of Central Park,", undated (illustrated)	12 14	Select: "The Giant of Central Park,", undated(illustrated)
"The Inconsistency of Father Andrew by Ennismore Green,", undated (illustrated)	12 15	Select: "The Inconsistency of Father Andrew by Ennismore Green,", undated(illustrated)
"Jumble Pie,", undated (illustrated)	12 16-18	Select: "Jumble Pie,", undated(illustrated)
"Just Doggerel,", undated (illustrated)	12 19	Select: "Just Doggerel,", undated(illustrated)
"Lady of Leisure,", undated	12 20	Select: "Lady of Leisure,", undated
"The Lone Wolf,", undated (draft, corrected manuscript, synopsis, chapter summaries, and notes)	12 21-23	Select: "The Lone Wolf,", undated(draft, corrected manuscript, synopsis, chapter summaries, and notes)
"The Marvelous Mirror,", undated	12 24	Select: "The Marvelous Mirror,", undated
"A Night 'Round the Town,", undated	12 25	Select: "A Night 'Round the Town,", undated
"No Such Animal,", undated (illustrated)	12 26	Select: "No Such Animal,", undated(illustrated)
"The Nonsense Noisy Book,", undated	13 1	Select: "The Nonsense Noisy Book,", undated
"Nonsense on the Half Shell,", undated (illustrated)	13 2	Select: "Nonsense on the Half Shell,", undated(illustrated)
"One Hundred Fables for Children of Any Age Under One Hundred Years,", undated	13 3	Select: "One Hundred Fables for Children of Any Age Under One Hundred Years,", undated
"Pitter Patter" (a story in pictures), undated	13 4	Select: "Pitter Patter" (a story in pictures), undated
"A Rainy Afternoon,", undated	13 5	Select: "A Rainy Afternoon,", undated
"Sunrise and Sunset,", undated (illustrated)	13 6	Select: "Sunrise and Sunset,", undated(illustrated)
"The Tale of a Kite,", undated (illustrated)	13 7	Select: "The Tale of a Kite,", undated(illustrated)
"The Tale of a Tadpole,", undated	13 8	Select: "The Tale of a Tadpole,", undated
"The Tale of the Two Little Tibbs,", undated	13 9	Select: "The Tale of the Two Little Tibbs,", undated
"The Tale of the Two Little Twinkles,", undated	13 10	Select: "The Tale of the Two Little Twinkles,", undated
"The Town that Wouldn't Change,", undated	13 11	Select: "The Town that Wouldn't Change,", undated
"Toy Parade" (a story in pictures), 1946	13 12	Select: "Toy Parade" (a story in pictures), 1946
"Twenty-one West 58th Street,", undated	13 13	Select: "Twenty-one West 58th Street,", undated
"The Two Gardenias,", undated	13 14	Select: "The Two Gardenias,", undated
"What a Bore,", undated	13 15	Select: "What a Bore,", undated
"The Wonderful See-All Machine,", undated	13 16	Select: "The Wonderful See-All Machine,", undated

3.1.3:Miscellaneous Writings, 1910-circa 1970

Speeches include a salutatory to the Berkeley-Columbia Class of 1910; an untitled talk on illustration read before the American Women's Association, 1941; and an undated talk about Shaw's book, "Heart in a Hurricane."

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Fragments, undated	13 17	Select: Fragments, undated
Lyrics, by Shaw and Others, undated	13 18	Select: Lyrics, by Shaw and Others, undated
Speeches, 1910, 1941, undated	13 19	Select: Speeches, 1910, 1941, undated

3.1.4:Non-Fiction, circa 1920s-circa 1970

3.1.5:Notebooks, 1923-1963

Notes for Fiction include Volume 3, Notes for a Novel, 1920s; Volume 4, "A Notebook," No. 1, circa 1926; Volume 5, "A Notebook," No. 2, 1926-1927; Volume 6, "A Notebook," 1930-1931; and Volume 7, "Note Book," 1931.

Travel Notebooks include Volume 8, Austria; Volume 9, "Notes on Berlin," undated; Volume 10, "London," (including notes on Paris), 1929-1930; Volume 12, "London Notes: Restaurants and Nightclubs," 1930; Volume 13, "Notes on London," 1931; Volume 14, London Restaurants; Volume 15, London; Volume 16, Paris; and Volume 17, Rome.

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Volumes 1 and 2: Lists of Earnings and Stories, 1923, 1925	15 22	Select: Volumes 1 and 2: Lists of Earnings and Stories, 1923, 1925
Notes for Fiction, Volumes 3-7, undated	15 23-24	Select: Notes for Fiction, Volumes 3-7, undated
Travel, Volumes 8-9, 1930, undated	15 25	Select: Travel, Volumes 8-9, 1930, undated
Travel, Volume 10-11, 1929-1930	15 26	Select: Travel, Volume 10-11, 1929-1930
Travel, Volumes 12-13, 1930, 1931	16 1	Select: Travel, Volumes 12-13, 1930, 1931
Travel, Volumes 14-17, undated	16 2	Select: Travel, Volumes 14-17, undated
Miscellaneous Notes, Volume 18, 1936-1961	16 3	Select: Miscellaneous Notes, Volume 18, 1936-1961
Miscellaneous Notes, Volume 19, 1963	16 4	Select: Miscellaneous Notes, Volume 19, 1963

3.1.6:Notes, 1939-1971

3.1.7:Plays, circa 1920s-circa 1960s

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"The American Scene" (parts 1 and 2), undated	16 21	Select: "The American Scene" (parts 1 and 2), undated
"High and Dry" (act 2), undated	16 22	Select: "High and Dry" (act 2), undated
"Rouge et Noir" (various versions of a one-act play), undated	16 23	Select: "Rouge et Noir" (various versions of a one-act play), undated
Sketches and One-Act Plays, undated	16 24-25	Select: Sketches and One-Act Plays, undated
"Use Your Brain,", undated	16 26	Select: "Use Your Brain,", undated

3.1.8:Poems, circa 1920s-1971

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"About Me" -- "Haiku,", undated	17 1-28	Select: "About Me" -- "Haiku,", undated
"Hail and Farewell" -- "Poem for a Yesterday-Tomorrow,", undated	18 1-23	Select: "Hail and Farewell" -- "Poem for a Yesterday-Tomorrow,", undated
"Poem for Ago" -- "Zen;" Untitled, undated	19 1-23	Select: "Poem for Ago" -- "Zen;" Untitled, undated
Poems, 1963-1971 (9 volumes)	20 1-5	Select: Poems, 1963-1971(9 volumes)

3.1.9:Quizzes, circa 1920s-circa 1960s

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"The All-American Know-Your-Country Quiz,", undated	20 6	Select: "The All-American Know-Your-Country Quiz,", undated
"The All American National Game Quiz,", 1940	20 7	Select: "The All American National Game Quiz,", 1940
"The All-American Quiz,", undated	20 8	Select: "The All-American Quiz,", undated
"Are You a New Yorker?,", undated	20 9	Select: "Are You a New Yorker?,", undated
"A Central Park Questionnaire,", undated	20 10	Select: "A Central Park Questionnaire,", undated
"Comic Strip Quiz,", undated	20 11	Select: "Comic Strip Quiz,", undated
"Guess Again,", undated	20 12	Select: "Guess Again,", undated
"A 'Last Word' Questionnaire,", undated	20 13	Select: "A 'Last Word' Questionnaire,", undated
"A 'Man's' Questionnaire,", undated	20 14	Select: "A 'Man's' Questionnaire,", undated
"Movie Quiz,", undated	20 15	Select: "Movie Quiz,", undated
"Name That Place,", undated	20 16	Select: "Name That Place,", undated
"The New York Quiz Book,", undated	20 17-18	Select: "The New York Quiz Book,", undated
"Popular Song Quiz,", undated	20 19	Select: "Popular Song Quiz,", undated
"Quizzo," nos. 1-3, undated	20 20	Select: "Quizzo," nos. 1-3, undated
"What's the Date?,", undated	20 21	Select: "What's the Date?,", undated

3.1.10:Short Writings, circa 1920s-circa 1960s

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A-Z (by title) and Untitled, undated	20 22-30	Select: A-Z (by title) and Untitled, undated
"The Important Book" (illustrated), undated (see also: Box 13)	46 5	Select: "The Important Book" (illustrated), undated(see also: Box 13)

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3.1:Writings by Shaw, 1910-1971

3.1.1:Diaries, 1922-1970

3.1.2:Fiction, circa 1920s-circa 1970

3.1.3:Miscellaneous Writings, 1910-circa 1970

3.1.4:Non-Fiction, circa 1920s-circa 1970

3.1.5:Notebooks, 1923-1963

3.1.6:Notes, 1939-1971

3.1.7:Plays, circa 1920s-circa 1960s

3.1.8:Poems, circa 1920s-1971

3.1.9:Quizzes, circa 1920s-circa 1960s

3.1.10:Short Writings, circa 1920s-circa 1960s

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Volumes 1-4:, 1 September-8 April 1923	3 15	Select: Volumes 1-4:, 1 September-8 April 1923
Volumes 5-8:, 9 April 1923-31 January 1924	3 16	Select: Volumes 5-8:, 9 April 1923-31 January 1924
Volumes 9-12:, 1 February 1924-21 January 1925	3 17	Select: Volumes 9-12:, 1 February 1924-21 January 1925
Volumes 13-16:, 22 January-16 August, 21 August-23 October 1925	3 18	Select: Volumes 13-16:, 22 January-16 August, 21 August-23 October 1925
Volumes 17-20:, 24 October 1925-28 September 1926	3 19	Select: Volumes 17-20:, 24 October 1925-28 September 1926
Volumes 21-24:, 29 September-31 October, 5 December 1926-3 July 1927	3 20	Select: Volumes 21-24:, 29 September-31 October, 5 December 1926-3 July 1927
Volumes 25-28:, 5 July 1927-9 May 1928	4 1	Select: Volumes 25-28:, 5 July 1927-9 May 1928
Volumes 29-32:, 10 May 1928-5 May 1929	4 2	Select: Volumes 29-32:, 10 May 1928-5 May 1929
Volumes 33-34:, 6 May-7 August 1929	4 3	Select: Volumes 33-34:, 6 May-7 August 1929
Volumes 35-36:, 29 August-8 November 1929	4 4	Select: Volumes 35-36:, 29 August-8 November 1929
Volumes 37-38:, 9 November 1929-15 April 1930	4 5	Select: Volumes 37-38:, 9 November 1929-15 April 1930
Volumes 39-40:, 16 April-21 November 1930	4 6	Select: Volumes 39-40:, 16 April-21 November 1930
Volume 41-43:, 22 November 1930-11 June 1931	4 7	Select: Volume 41-43:, 22 November 1930-11 June 1931
Volumes 44-45:, 12 June 1931-29 June 1932	4 8	Select: Volumes 44-45:, 12 June 1931-29 June 1932
Volumes 46-47:, 30 June-31 December 1932	4 9	Select: Volumes 46-47:, 30 June-31 December 1932
Volume 48:, 1 January-31 March 1933	4 10	Select: Volume 48:, 1 January-31 March 1933
Volume 49:, 1 April-29 June 1933	4 11	Select: Volume 49:, 1 April-29 June 1933
Volume 50:, 4 July-21 October 1933	4 12	Select: Volume 50:, 4 July-21 October 1933
Volume 51:, 22 October-31 December 1933	4 13	Select: Volume 51:, 22 October-31 December 1933
Volume 52:, 1 January-31 March 1934	4 14	Select: Volume 52:, 1 January-31 March 1934
Volume 53:, 1 April-30 June 1934	4 15	Select: Volume 53:, 1 April-30 June 1934
Volume 54:, 1 July-30 September 1934	4 16	Select: Volume 54:, 1 July-30 September 1934
Volume 55:, 1 October-31 December 1934	5 1	Select: Volume 55:, 1 October-31 December 1934
Volume 56:, 1 January-31 May 1935	5 2	Select: Volume 56:, 1 January-31 May 1935
Volume 57:, 1 June-14 October 1935	5 3	Select: Volume 57:, 1 June-14 October 1935
Volume 58:, 15 October 1935-10 March 1936	5 4	Select: Volume 58:, 15 October 1935-10 March 1936
Volume 59:, 11 March-31 May 1936	5 5	Select: Volume 59:, 11 March-31 May 1936
Volume 60:, 1 June-30 September 1936	5 6	Select: Volume 60:, 1 June-30 September 1936
Volume 61:, 1 October 1936-28 February 1937	5 7	Select: Volume 61:, 1 October 1936-28 February 1937
Volume 62:, 1 March-1 June 1937	5 8	Select: Volume 62:, 1 March-1 June 1937
Volume 63:, 1 June-30 September 1937	5 9	Select: Volume 63:, 1 June-30 September 1937
Volume 64:, 1 October 1937-31 January 1938	5 10	Select: Volume 64:, 1 October 1937-31 January 1938
Volume 65:, 1 February-14 June 1938	5 11	Select: Volume 65:, 1 February-14 June 1938
Volume 66:, 15 June-30 September 1938	5 12	Select: Volume 66:, 15 June-30 September 1938
Volume 67:, 1 October 1938-20 February 1939	5 13	Select: Volume 67:, 1 October 1938-20 February 1939
Volume 68:, 21 February-14 July 1939	6 1	Select: Volume 68:, 21 February-14 July 1939
Volume 69:, 15 July-30 November 1939	6 2	Select: Volume 69:, 15 July-30 November 1939
Volume 70:, 1 December 1939-30 April 1940	6 3	Select: Volume 70:, 1 December 1939-30 April 1940
Volume 71:, 1 May-30 September 1940	6 4	Select: Volume 71:, 1 May-30 September 1940
Volume 72:, 1 October 1940-28 February 1941	6 5	Select: Volume 72:, 1 October 1940-28 February 1941

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"All Round the Town,", undated	13 20	Select: "All Round the Town,", undated
"American As Spoken,", undated	13 21	Select: "American As Spoken,", undated
"An Animal ABC,", undated (illustrated)	13 22	Select: "An Animal ABC,", undated(illustrated)
"Apothecary Shop -- 1926 Model,", 1925	13 23	Select: "Apothecary Shop -- 1926 Model,", 1925
"At the Tea-Room Restaurant,", undated	13 24	Select: "At the Tea-Room Restaurant,", undated
"By the Sad Sea Waves,", undated	13 25	Select: "By the Sad Sea Waves,", undated
"The Christmas Guess Book,", undated (illustrated)	13 26	Select: "The Christmas Guess Book,", undated(illustrated)
"Credo,", undated	13 27	Select: "Credo,", undated
"Cupid's Practical Dictionary,", undated	13 28	Select: "Cupid's Practical Dictionary,", undated
"The Dance Hall,", undated	13 29	Select: "The Dance Hall,", undated
"Delicatessen,", undated	13 30	Select: "Delicatessen,", undated
"The Dim Nineties,", undated	13 31	Select: "The Dim Nineties,", undated
"The First Days of Clubdom,", undated	13 32	Select: "The First Days of Clubdom,", undated
"Food For Thought: A Glance into Certain of the World's Distinguished Mess Halls,", undated	13 33	Select: "Food For Thought: A Glance into Certain of the World's Distinguished Mess Halls,", undated
"The Guess-What-I-Am Book,", undated (illustrated)	13 34	Select: "The Guess-What-I-Am Book,", undated(illustrated)
"Heart Failure,", 1929	13 35	Select: "Heart Failure,", 1929
"How I Feel about Love and the Rest of It,", undated	13 36	Select: "How I Feel about Love and the Rest of It,", undated
"How I Feel about Chow Emporiums,", undated	13 37	Select: "How I Feel about Chow Emporiums,", undated
"How I Feel about Things Now (After a Good Many Years of Thinking it Over),", undated	13 38	Select: "How I Feel about Things Now (After a Good Many Years of Thinking it Over),", undated
"How I Learned What I Know About Women,", undated	13 39	Select: "How I Learned What I Know About Women,", undated
"How the Past Told the Future,", undated	13 40	Select: "How the Past Told the Future,", undated
"I Knew the Town,", undated	13 41	Select: "I Knew the Town,", undated
"The Important Book,", undated (illustrated; see also: Box 46)	13 42-43	Select: "The Important Book,", undated(illustrated; see also: Box 46)
"In the Matter of Thing Amorous,", undated	13 44	Select: "In the Matter of Thing Amorous,", undated
"Lady of Fashion -- 1926 Model,", 1926	13 45	Select: "Lady of Fashion -- 1926 Model,", 1926
"The Little Mouse,", undated (illustrated)	13 46	Select: "The Little Mouse,", undated(illustrated)
"The Lobbyist,", undated	13 47	Select: "The Lobbyist,", undated
"Lois Moran,", undated	13 48	Select: "Lois Moran,", undated
"London -- Oddly Enough,", undated (includes incomplete text and addenda, photograph illustrations and captions, "eliminations" and notes)	13 49-53	Select: "London -- Oddly Enough,", undatedScope and Contents note(includes incomplete text and addenda, photograph illustrations and captions, "eliminations" and notes)
"The Lover's Lexicon,", undated	14 1	Select: "The Lover's Lexicon,", undated
"Love's Lexicon,", undated	14 2	Select: "Love's Lexicon,", undated
"McSwibbs,", undated	14 3	Select: "McSwibbs,", undated
"A Metropolitan Antique" (Boston; with illustrations), undated	14 4	Select: "A Metropolitan Antique" (Boston; with illustrations), undated
"A Metropolitan Antique" (New York; with illustrations), undated	14 5	Select: "A Metropolitan Antique" (New York; with illustrations), undated
"New York -- Oddly Enough,", circa 1938 (includes 2 versions of incomplete text with many photograph illustrations removed)	14 6-13	Select: "New York -- Oddly Enough,", circa 1938Scope and Contents note(includes 2 versions of incomplete text with many photograph illustrations removed)
"Odd Nooks of Modern New York,", undated	14 14-15	Select: "Odd Nooks of Modern New York,", undated
"An Old American Custom,", undated	14 16	Select: "An Old American Custom,", undated
"Old Mother Booze" (illustrated), undated	14 17	Select: "Old Mother Booze" (illustrated), undated
"Paris -- Oddly Enough,", undated (includes text with photograph illustrations and notes)	14 18-21	Select: "Paris -- Oddly Enough,", undatedScope and Contents note(includes text with photograph illustrations and notes)
"Penny-Blood and Thunder,", undated (illustrated)	14 22	Select: "Penny-Blood and Thunder,", undated(illustrated)

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Addresses, undated (2 volumes)	16 5	Select: Addresses, undated(2 volumes)
Children's Book Idea, undated (illustrated)	16 6	Select: Children's Book Idea, undated(illustrated)
First Aid Course Notes, undated	16 7	Select: First Aid Course Notes, undated
Illustration Ideas, undated	16 8	Select: Illustration Ideas, undated
Lists of Owners of Paintings by Shaw, undated	16 9	Select: Lists of Owners of Paintings by Shaw, undated
Lists of Poems Accepted for Publication, 1958-1971, undated	16 10	Select: Lists of Poems Accepted for Publication, 1958-1971, undated
Mailing Lists, 1939-1967, undated	16 11	Select: Mailing Lists, 1939-1967, undated
Miscellaneous, 1950-1959, undated	16 12	Select: Miscellaneous, 1950-1959, undated
Plot and Story Ideas, undated	16 13	Select: Plot and Story Ideas, undated
Price Lists (Shaw Paintings), 1949-1969, undated	16 14	Select: Price Lists (Shaw Paintings), 1949-1969, undated
Sketch Ideas, undated	16 15	Select: Sketch Ideas, undated
Tinsel Print Information for Addison Gallery Exhibition, 1947	16 16	Select: Tinsel Print Information for Addison Gallery Exhibition, 1947
Tobacco Figures, undated	16 17	Select: Tobacco Figures, undated
"Tricks of the Trade,", undated	16 18	Select: "Tricks of the Trade,", undated
Word and Phrase Origins, undated	16 19-20	Select: Word and Phrase Origins, undated