LTS: Leslie Hunter Whitten, Jr. Papers (part 3)

Leslie Hunter Whitten, Jr. Papers

Box 94: Whitten, "Merry-Go-Round" Clips
(These clippings are not in date order and are in very fragile condition.)

Folder 94.01 Whitten--Clippings 1969.
Folder 94.02 Whitten--Clippings 1970.
Folder 94.03 Whitten--Clippings 1971.
Folder 94.04 Whitten--Clippings 1972.
Folder 94.05 Whitten--Clippings 1973.
Folder 94.06 Whitten--Clippings 1974.
Folder 94.07 Whitten--Clippings no date.

Box 95: Whitten, Arrest

Folder 95.01 Whitten--Arrest, January 30, 1973.
Folder 95.02 Whitten--Articles re arrest.
Folder 95.03 Whitten--Articles and letters after arrest.
Folder 95.04 Whitten--Clippings, etc. after arrest.
Folder 95.05 Whitten--Clippings, etc. after arrest.
Folder 95.06 Whitten--Misc. newspaper accounts of arrest.
Folder 95.07 Whitten--N. Y. Times Magazine, February 11, 1973.

Box 96: Whitten, Freedom of Information Act

Folder 96.01 Whitten--Background.
Folder 96.02 Whitten--Copies and duplicates.
Folder 96.03 Whitten--Correspondence with agencies.
Folder 96.04 Whitten--FBI material on LHW 1961-1976.
Folder 96.05 Whitten--Freedom of Information Act hearing report.

Box 97: Whitten, More after arrest

Folder 97.01 Whitten--Hearing, telephone and FBI record.
Folder 97.02 Whitten--CIA files on LHW.
Folder 97.03 Whitten--CIA investigation on LHW.
Folder 97.04 Whitten--Surveillance 1972.
Folder 97.05 Whitten--Telephone records.

Box 98: Whitten, Miscellaneous

Folder 98.01 Whitten--Five reel to reel tapes.
Folder 98.02 Whitten--Five cassette tapes.
Folder 98.03 Whitten--Four Government Hearing documents.
Folder 98.04 Whitten--CIA involvement.
Folder 98.05 Whitten--Letters to LHW re crime.
Folder 98.06 Whitten--"Investigative Reporters and Editors".
Folder 98.07 Whitten--Summons to LHW re Gordon Novel.
Folder 98.08 Whitten--Research, werewolves.

Box 99: Whitten, Notebooks

Folder 99.01 Whitten--Twenty-two spiral notebooks of miscellaneous notes taken during investigations.

Box 100: Whitten, Notebooks

Folder 100.01Whitten--Nineteen more spiral notebooks of miscellaneous notes taken during investigations.

Box 101: Personal

Folder 101.01 Junior High and High School diplomas.
Folder 101.02 Lehigh Yearbook (Epitome) 1950.
Folder 101.03 Lehigh University Catalog, 1969-1970. (Whitten is listed on the staff as Visiting Associate Professor of Arts.)

Box 102: Personal, Lawsuits

Folder 102.01 Information Acquisition Corporation vs. United States Department of Justice, 1977.
Folder 102.02 Richard L. Bast correspondence.
Folder 102.03 Bast vs. United States Department of Justice, 1978, testimony.
Folder 102.04 Securities and Exchange Commission vs. National Bank of Georgia, complaint.
Folder 102.05 Securities and Exchange Commission vs. National Bank of Georgia, final judgement.
Folder 102.06 Government hearing-T. Bertram Lance, 1977.
Folder 102.07 Government hearing-T. Bertram Lance, 1978.

Box 103: Personal, Scrapbooks

Folder 103.01 Stories, United Press International, 1950s.
Folder 103.02 Special Projects, 1950s.
Folder 103.03 Clippings, 1950s.
Folder 103.04 Report of Philippine Investigation, 1975.
Folder 103.05 Kudos (unsolicited) 1950s and 1960s.

Box 104: "Merry-Go-Round" Columns

Folder 104.01 Columns, October 1969.
Folder 104.02 Columns, November 1969.
Folder 104.03 Columns, December 1969.
Folder 104.04 Columns, January 1970.
Folder 104.05 Columns, February 1970.
Folder 104.06 Columns, March 1970.
Folder 104.07 Columns, April 1970.
Folder 104.08 Columns, May 1970.
Folder 104.09 Columns, June 1970.

Box 105: "Merry-Go-Round" Columns

Folder 105.01 Columns, July 1970.
Folder 105.02 Columns, August 1970.
Folder 105.03 Columns, September 1970.
Folder 105.04 Columns, October 1970.
Folder 105.05 Columns, November 1970.
Folder 105.06 Columns, December 1970.
Folder 105.07 Columns, January 1971.
Folder 105.08 Columns, February 1971.
Folder 105.09 Columns, March 1971.

Box 106: "Merry-Go-Round" Columns

Folder 106.01 Columns, April 1971.
Folder 106.02 Columns, May 1971.
Folder 106.03 Columns, June 1971.
Folder 106.04 Columns, July 1971.
Folder 106.05 Columns, August 1971.
Folder 106.06 Columns, September 1971.
Folder 106.07 Columns, October 1971.
Folder 106.08 Columns, November 1971.
Folder 106.09 Columns, December 1971.

Box 107: "Merry-Go-Round" Columns

Folder 107.01 Columns, January 1972.
Folder 107.02 Columns, February 1972.
Folder 107.03 Columns, March 1972.
Folder 107.04 Columns, April 1972.
Folder 107.05 Columns, May 1972.
Folder 107.06 Columns, June 1972.
Folder 107.07 Columns, July 1972.
Folder 107.08 Columns, August 1972.
Folder 107.09 Columns, September 1972.

Box 108: "Merry-Go-Round" Columns

Folder 108.01 Columns, October 1972.
Folder 108.02 Columns, November 1972.
Folder 108.03 Columns, December 1972.
Folder 108.04 Columns, January 1973.
Folder 108.05 Columns, February 1973.
Folder 108.06 Columns, March 1973.
Folder 108.07 Columns, April 1973.
Folder 108.08 Columns, May 1973.
Folder 108.09 Columns, June 1973.

Box 109: "Merry-Go-Round" Columns

Folder 109.01 Columns, July 1973.
Folder 109.02 Columns, August 1973.
Folder 109.03 Columns, September 1973.
Folder 109.04 Columns, October 1973.
Folder 109.05 Columns, November 1973.
Folder 109.06 Columns, December 1973.
Folder 109.07 Columns, January 1974.
Folder 109.08 Columns, February 1974.
Folder 109.09 Columns, March 1974.

Box 110: "Merry-Go-Round" Columns

Folder 110.01 Columns, April 1974.
Folder 110.02 Columns, May 1974.
Folder 110.03 Columns, June 1974.
Folder 110.04 Columns, July 1974.
Folder 110.05 Columns, August 1974.
Folder 110.06 Columns, September 1974.
Folder 110.07 Columns, October 1974.
Folder 110.08 Columns, November 1974.
Folder 110.09 Columns, December 1974.

Box 111: "Merry-Go-Round" Columns

Folder 111.01 Columns, January 1975.
Folder 111.02 Columns, February 1975.
Folder 111.03 Columns, March 1975.
Folder 111.04 Columns, April 1975.
Folder 111.05 Columns, May 1975.
Folder 111.06 Columns, June 1975.
Folder 111.07 Columns, July 1975.
Folder 111.08 Columns, August 1975.
Folder 111.09 Columns, September 1975.

Box 112: "Merry-Go-Round" Columns

Folder 112.01 Columns, October 1975.
Folder 112.02 Columns, November 1975.
Folder 112.03 Columns, December 1975.
Folder 112.04 Columns, January 1976.
Folder 112.05 Columns, February 1976.
Folder 112.06 Columns, March 1976.
Folder 112.07 Columns, April 1976.
Folder 112.08 Columns, May 1976.
Folder 112.09 Columns, June 1976.

Box 113: "Merry-Go-Round" Columns

Folder 113.01 Columns, July 1976.
Folder 113.02 Columns, August 1976.
Folder 113.03 Columns, September 1976.
Folder 113.04 Columns, October 1976.
Folder 113.05 Columns, November 1976.
Folder 113.06 Columns, December 1976.
Folder 113.07 Columns, January 1977.
Folder 113.08 Columns, February 1977.
Folder 113.09 Columns, March 1977.

Box 114: "Merry-Go-Round" Columns

Folder 114.01 Columns, April 1977.
Folder 114.02 Columns, May 1977.
Folder 114.03 Columns, June 1977.
Folder 114.04 Columns, July 1977.
Folder 114.05 Columns, August 1977.
Folder 114.06 Columns, September 1977.
Folder 114.07 Columns, October 1977.
Folder 114.08 Columns, November 1977.
Folder 114.09 Columns, December 1977.

Box 115: Personal, Scrapbooks

Folder 115.01 Two small paintings by LHW, 1950s.
Folder 115.02 Scrapbook "Cumulative Work of Leslie H. Whitten, Washington Bureau-The Hearst Newspapers during 1968".
Folder 115.03 Five sketches for "Ghetto" articles.
Folder 115.04 Two certificates (1) "Washington Newspaper Guild Front Page Award"-Honorable Mention (2) "American Press Institute"-participation in 1963 seminar.
Folder 115.05Scrapbook entry of LHW for "Raymond Clapper Memorial Award" from Hearst Newspapers, 1965.
Folder 115.06Scrapbook entry of LHW and Rasa Gustaitis for the "Washington Newspaper Guild Award in Public Service" received Honorable Mention.
Folder 115.07Scrapbook of miscellaneous clippings from 1960s, "put together for a job search or something" per LHW.
Folder 115.08Scrapbook of clippings from Hearst News Service on "Health Frauds", appearing in the San Francisco Examiner-won the "Good Health News Award" for 1965 from the California Hospital Association.
Folder 115.09Scrapbook of clippings and research submitted for "Raymond Clapper Memorial Award, Hearst Newspapers, Washington Bureau, 1965."

Box 116: Personal Artifact

Folder 116.01"Buddha" statue, once the property of J. Edgar Hoover: bought by Robert Simmons at Hoover estate auction and given to Whitten.

Additional material was donated by Mr. Whitten in February 1991. It includes personal correspondence, mentions, articles, etc. (Boxes 117, 118); three drafts of A Killing Pace, published in 1983 (Boxes 119-121); and eight drafts of The Lost Disciple: The Book of Demas, published in 1989 (Boxes 122-128).

Box 117: Personal Material

Folder 117.01 Correspondence from Europe 1950s-1960s.
Folder 117.02 Letters from Europe (written by Les or Phyllis) 1950s.
Folder 117.03 Personal-Family Les' vitae, Article about God, inscriptions on books to Mother, etc.
Folder 117.04 Letters from William Turnbull 1952-1989.
Folder 117.05 Jack Anderson articles and mentions.
Folder 117.06 Lehigh University letters, clippings, etc. re: Honorary Degree in 1989; and student evaluations from guest lecture in Journalism class .
Folder 117.07 Bureau of Indian Affairs photocopies, letters and student term paper (1990) about the BIA incident in 1973.
Folder 117.08 Miscellaneous articles, mentions and puzzles.
Folder 117.09 Seven cassette tapes of Les' presentations.
Folder 117.10 Chips from Baudelaire's tomb and nugget in bag.

Box 118: Personal Material

Folder 118.01 Articles about Les and family.
Folder 118.02 Clippings about family.
Folder 118.03 A Legend of Topaz Eyes dictated in rough form by Limbica Celea Reges, and rewritten by Les Whitten: book, typescript, rough copy and correspondence regarding publication.
Folder 118.04 Drury College program, folder and magazine.
Folder 118.05 David Markson; book, vitae, correspondence and clippings
Folder 118.06 The Lost Disciple--misc. material

Following material donated in 1993

Folder 118.07 Reviews, mentions-1990s
Folder 118.08 Poems by Ray Armstrong
Folder 118.09 Re Carol Rinsler 1991
Folder 118.10 Tanner painting, and sale of 1980s
Folder 118.11 Curtis Brown Co. sale of "Progeny" to
Folder 118.12 Misc. personal material 1970s-1990s (and small amount from 1930s)

Box 119: A Killing Pace

Folder 119.01 A Killing Pace; Draft I January 1979. (Also called "Breakup" and "The Investigator".)

Box 120: A Killing Pace

Folder 120.01 A Killing Pace; Draft III June 1981.

Box 121: A Killing Pace

Folder 121.01 A Killing Pace; Draft IV January 1982. (sold to Athenun for $9000)

Box 122: "Epistles of Demas" (The Lost Disciple)

Folder 122.01 Original Proposal 1979.
Folder 122.02 "Epistles of Demas" Draft I September 1984 - September 1985.

Box 123: "Epistles of Demas" (The Lost Disciple)

Folder 123.01 "Epistles of Demas" Draft II September 1985 - June 1 986.

Box 124: "The Lost Disciple: The Epistles of Demas"

Folder 124.01 "The Lost Disciple" Draft III October 1986.
Folder 124.02 "The Lost Disciple" Draft V May 1987. (not complete)

Box 125: The Lost Disciple: The Book of Demas

Folder 125.01 The Lost Disciple Draft IV February 1987.

Box 126: The Lost Disciple: The Book of Demas

Folder 126.01 The Lost Disciple Draft VI January 1988. (sold for $ 11,000)
Folder 126.02 The Lost Disciple Draft VII January 1988.

Box 127: The Lost Disciple: The Book of Demas

Folder 127.01 The Lost Disciple "Foul matter" 1988.

Box 128: The Lost Disciple: The Book of Demas

Folder 128.01 The Lost Disciple Clean copy 1988.

Box 129: Miscellaneous articles, mentions

Folder 129.01 "The Washingtonian" Dec. 1981, with short story by Les "The Fisherman."
Folder 129.02 "The Washingtonian" Feb. 1976, with short story by Les "The Catch".
Folder 129.03 "The Washingtonian" Jan. 1982, with article by Les "No More Rat Race".
Folder 129.04 "A Bend in the Road", collection of poetry and artwork by the residents of Beverly Enterprises (nursing home) with forward by Les.
Folder 129.05 Articles about Jack Anderson in "The Washingtonian" May 1971, and "Time" April 3, 1972.
Folder 129.06 Articles by Les in "Washington Post Magazine" May 13, 1979; "The Progressive" October 1969, and several other clippings.
Folder 129.07 Clippings and mentions OF Les 1970s-1980s
Folder 129.08 Clippings of reviews of Les's material 1970s.
Folder 129.09 Clippings of reviews BY Les 1980s.
Folder 129.10 "What if JFK Had Lived?" by Les Whitten for Michael Viner, publisher and film producer, with explanation of Les' assistance, 1987.
Folder 129.11 "The Defectors" a film project (edited copy) and letter of explanation, 1987.
Folder 129.12"Defector" by K. E. Coker; screenplay, finished copy.

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