Introduction | Biographical Sketch | Scope and Content | Series Description | Inventory |

Introduction

The correspondence, literary manuscripts, and other non-book material in the Guymon Detective Ficton Collection provide revealing insights into the life and career of E. T. (Ned) Guymon, Jr., the man generally acknowledged to be the world's leading collector of mystery and detective fiction books. Spanning the years 1930 to 1983, the letters, photographs, and other memorabilia reflect Guymon's wide acquaintance with and patronage of the leading authors, collectors, and dealers in the mystery field.

A collection of over 3,000 books amassed by Guymon during the later years of his life is also housed in the Browne Popular Culture Library. The approximately 15,000 titles previously collected by him were donated to the library of his alma mater, Occidental College, Los Angeles in the late 1960s.

Both the book and manuscript collection were donated to Bowling Green State University by Kathryn Guymon, widow of Ned Guymon. This register was prepared by Nancy Steen in November 1985. The collection is open for use by researchers. Standard copyright restrictions are in effect for all unpublished manuscripts.

Biographical Sketch

Edward Tyndal Guymon, Jr. (1900-1983) was born in Kansas, graduated from Occidental College, and lived for the rest of his life in southern California. He began collecting first editions in the 1920s but soon realized that he should narrow his collecting scope. In the mid-1930s, he acquired A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes title, and from that time on, he concentrated on detective fiction. During the next fifty years, his collection became known to authors, bookmen, and other collectors all over the world. The collection led to the formation of lasting friendships with many of the most important names in the field, including Raymond Chandler, Fred Dannay ("Ellery Queen"), Vincent Starrett, August Derleth, Craig Rice, and David Randall.

Guymon was a member of the Baker Street Irregulars and the Mystery Writers of America. He was the recipient of the MWA's Raven Award in 1952 for his non-creative contribution to mystery writing. Guymon was also a prominent businessman with diverse interests.

Scope and Content

The voluminous correspondence between Guymon and numerous authors, dealers, and collectors, from 1930 to 1983, forms the basis of the Guymon Collection. In addition, there are a number of literary manuscripts; hundreds of dealers' invoices; and large files of materials pertaining to the Baker Street Irregulars; the Myster Writers of America (including a long run of MWA's The Third Degree); and the Mystery Library.

Also included in the Collection of numerous catalogs, lists, reviews, programs, scrapbooks and photographs. Of special interest are the informal pictures of the famous authors in attendance at social functions at the Guymon home and elsewhere. Guymon's wide-ranging interests are attested to by the large number of Charles Wakefield Cadman's musical scores (1904-1945), most of which are inscribed by the composer to Guymon, his friend and patron.

Series Description

CORRESPONDENCE

CORRESPONDENCE WITH AUTHORS
1899-1983, n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by author (several important authors at beginning of alphabet)
Includes personal and professional letters, sent and received, from Fred Dannay, Vincent Starrett, Craig Rice, Stu Palmer, and many others. Also includes photocopies of Basil Rathbone's letters to Starrett.

CORRESPONDENCE WITH BOOK DEALERS/PUBLISHERS
1924-1980, n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by dealer/publisher (several important dealers at beginning of alphabet)
Includes both business and personal correspondence with many American and British dealers including Jim Keddie, David Randall, George Bates, and Arthur Lovell.

CORRESPONDENCE WITH OTHER COLLECTORS
1928-1981, n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by collector (several important collectors at beginning of alphabet)
Lletters illustrating Guymon's long and mutually beneficial relationships with such collectors as P. M. ("Perk") Stone, Nathan Bengis, and Al Hubin. Includes Stone's correspondence with others.

MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE
1893-1980, n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by writer
Includes correspondence with composer Charles Wakefield Cadman, a close Guymon friend. (Many of Cadman's musical scores are included in PRINTED MATERIAL and MUSIC MANUSCRIPTS, below.)

UNIDENTIFIED CORRESPONDENCE
1902-1977, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Signatures missing, incomplete, illegible or unidentified.

COMPILATION OF EXTRACTS
1934-1935
Pertinent portions of letters, telegrams, and telephone calls between Guymon, Barbieri and Price, Ltd., Vincent Starrett, P. M. Stone, and David Randall dealing with the value and Guymon's purchase of A Study in Scarlet.

SUBJECT FILES

ARTEMISIA BOOKSHOP
1944-1946, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Correspondence, legal and financial documents dealing with the San Diego bookshop whose owner granted Guymon power of attorney in 1944.

BAKER STREET IRREGULARS
1934-1979, n.d.d
Arranged chronologically
Correspondence, constitution, newsletters, meeting minutes, invitations, flyers, songbooks, programs, financial reports, periodicals, bibliographies and other material related to this organization of Sherlock Holmes followers, followed by separate grouping relating to two local Chapters--The Speckled Band (Boston) and the Non-Canonical Calabashes (Los Angeles).
(Note: other Sherlockiana may be found in PRINTED MATERIAL below.)

HAMMET LAWSUIT
1951
Arranged chronologically
Correspondence and legal documents relating to the lawsuit filed by Warner Brothers against Dashiell Hammett and CBS charging that the latter parties appropriated Warners' rights to The Maltese Falcon. Guymon was asked to be an expert witness for the defense.

THE MYSTERY LIBRARY
1975-1980, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence and publicity materials relevant to Guymon's tenure on the editorial board of this University of California-San Diego project to re-publish the world's outstanding mystery literature.

MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA
1948-1978, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Correspondence, announcements, programs, invitations and other materials connected with this organization of which Guymon was an affiliate member. Included also are a long run of The Third Degree, the association's newsletter and a number of issues of The March of Crime, the newsletter of the Southern California chapter.

LITERARY PRODUCTIONS

RESEARCH NOTES
n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by title
Guymon's hand-written and typed notes on other authors' books and manuscripts and two typed pages of bibliographic data on two Arthur Conan Doyle titles.

MANUSCRIPTS (LITERARY)
1905?-1984, n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by author and/or title
Typed and hand-written manuscripts of books, short stories, articles, scripts, and poems by such authors as Clifford Ashdown, Raymond Chandler, Lillian de la torre, August Derleth, Norman Donaldson, William Gault, Ned Guymon, James A. Howard, John Ball, Allen Hubin, Otto Penzler, Aaron Marc Stein, Hillary Waugh, Phyllis Whitney, Craig Rice, Vincent Starrett, and Arthur Upfield.

REMINISCENCES
1936-1979, n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by subject
Biographical essays and notes on r. Austin Freeman, Ned Guymon, Craig Rice, and others.

SPEECHES
1952, 1967, 1978, n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by author
Hand-written and typed manuscripts of speeches by Ned Guymon, Elizabeth M. Hogan and William Lengel.

REVIEWS
1945-1946, 1961, n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by reviewer
Typed and hand-written manuscripts of book reviews by Ned Guymon and Craig Rice.

THESIS
n.d.
Incomplete Master's thesis by James Howard.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES
1936-1972, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Bibliographies of R. Austin Freeman compiled by the British Museum, of Sherlock Holmes materials collected by P. M. Stone; of Dorothy L. Sayers' works compiled by James Sandae; and of Bram Stoker, compiled by several students as a class assignment.

TRANSCRIPTIONS
1779-1978, n.d.
Arranged by format and alphabetically by author and/or title
Transcriptions of poems by thomas Bailey Adrich, Lyell Barbour, Richard Burton, and Maude Ashcraft Hanlin; from books by James Boswell, Ellery Queen, and William Rotsler; from books on the Great Southern Overland-Butterfield Stage Trail; from book inscriptoins by Stuart Palmer; from an interview with Ned Guymon and from a description of the Lilly Library copy of the Coverdale Bible.

FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS

INVOICES
1930-1979, n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by dealer
Traces Guymon's purchases from dealers and publishers.

LITERARY APPRAISAL
1977
Michael Murphy's appraisal of guymon's material relating to Vincent Starrett.

FINANCIAL REPORT
1953
Report of the Bill Doll Sherlock Holmes Company, a theatrical production company in which Guymon had an interest.

BANK CHECK
1926
Check to Miss Beulah Hall, dated January 16, 1926 and signed "H. K. Thaw."

SCRAPBOOKS AND SCRAPBOOK MATERIALS

SCRAPBOOKS
1946-1954, n.d.
Includes scrapbooks containing pictures of numerous author friends of Guymon; invitation and replies to the Guymon's 1951 MWA party; MWA's 1953 and 1954 parties; Craig Rice's life and works; and an entire scrapbook on the famous 1946 murder case: The People of the State of California vs. Bernice Sisson (Note: see also PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS below). (Oversize material located at the end of the collection.)

MAPS, CHARTS, DIAGRAMS, GRAPHS, LISTS

LISTS
1931-1962, n.d.
Arranged by type of list
Consists of Guymon Collections lists, P. M. Stone Collection lists, "best book" lists, miscellaneous book lists and other lists.

PRINTED MATERIAL

CERTIFICATES
1944, 1946, n.d.
Arranged by type of certificates and chronologically
Includes Raymond Chandler's certificate of nomination for Best Screenplay (1944 and 1946) from the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences.

PAMPHLETS
1933-1971, n.d.
Arranged by subject and chronologically
Library and exhibition catalogs, materials on Sherlock Holmes, August Derleth, and other topics.

FLYERS, ADVERTISEMENTS
1931-1977, n.d.
Arranged by subject and chronologically.
Author biographies, membership invitations, and book, music and theater materials.

BOOK CATALOGS/TEARSHEETS
1933-1982, n.d.
Arranged by dealer
Catalogs from a wide range of American and British dealers with many of Guymon's purchases marked.

REVIEWS
1934-1981, n.d.
Literary and theatrical reviews from various American and British newspapers and periodicals (predominantly photocopies).

BIBLIOGRAPHIES
1938-1973, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Includes Charles Bragin's Bibliography of Dime Novels, two Lilly Library catalogs, and various other bibliographies.

CLIPPINGS
1921-1981, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Numerous clippings on a variety of subjects with emphasis on author profiles with special files on Charles Wakefield Cadman and music, and on Erle Stanley Gardner (photocopies).

BROADSIDES/POSTERS
1883-1949, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Original criminal reward offer notices, comic wanted posters, advertisement for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and an oversize Christmas greeting.
(Note: see oversize section at end of collection for an advertising poster for a Doyle Exhibition in 1949).

PROGRAMS/INVITATIONS
1932-1980, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
Includes varied theatrical and musical programs, and invitations to speeches, school and university convocations, conventions, and dinners.

PERIODICALS/TEARSHEETS
1800-1979, n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by title
Complete issues and original and photocopied tearsheets of a variety of periodicals. Includes a set of magazine proofs of Vincent Starrett's "A Volume of Poe." Signed presentation from Starrett.

LITERARY PRODUCTIONS
1889-1975, n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Includes photocopy of Andrewlina, a novel by J. S. Fletcher; a tearsheet of a thumbnail sketch of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson; two poems, an article on Simenon and Spillane; and photocopy of Vincent Starrett's poem "221 B," inscribed to Ned Guymon.

DUST JACKETS
n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by author.

BOOK PLATES/BOOKMARKS
1943, n.d.
Includes book plates of Christopher Morley and Charles Wakefield Cadman and a bookmark printed by E. B. Hill containing a poem by Vincent Starrett, initialed by Starrett.

MISCELLANEOUS
1862-1895, n.d.
Includes illustrations, Richard Austin Freeman's birth certificate (copy), DAR application, Sherlock Holmes calendar and detective postage stamps.

MUSICAL SCORES
1900-1945
Arranged chronologically
Scores of many of the works of composer Charles Wakefield Cadman, most with signed inscriptions from the composer to Mr. and Mrs. Guymon.

MUSIC MANUSCRIPTS

MUSICAL SCORES
1932, n.d.
Arranged alphabetically by title
Fourteen hand-written manuscripts of Charles Wakefield Cadman's compositions. Some are dedicated and/or inscribed to the Guymons.

PHOTOGRPAHIC MATERIALS

POSITIVE PRINTS
1888-1953, n.d.
Arranged by subject
Includes one early and three later portraits of Ned Guymon, twenty-three prints of Fred Dannay ("Ellery Queen"), nine rare prints of Raymond Chandler and numerous portraits and candid snapshops of many of Guymon's author friends, most taken at MWA parties. Also present are two portraits (one signed) and two candid prints (one signed) of Arthur Conan Doyle, two snapshots of Vincent Starrett, and nine photos of Craig Rice.

NEGATIVE PRINTS
1888-1950, n.d.
Includes MWA party photos and views of Liberal, Kansas.

ENGRAVING
n.d.
Engraving of Edgar Allan Poe.

ORIGINAL ART WORKS

ORIGINAL SKETCHES
1977, n.d.
Pen and ink drawings of "Ellery Queen" (Fred Dannay) and of Rose Dannay by Craig. Pencil drawing by Richard Austin Freeman.

AUDIO RECORDINGS

WAX DISC
n.d.
Columbia recording of Edgar Wallace telling his story "The Man in the Ditch."

MISCELLANEOUS

AUTOGRAPHS
1976-1978, n.d.
Arranged by type
Includes Guymon's "Veiled Lodger" inscription bookplates signed by various authors and Vincent Starrett's signed bookplate.

Inventory

Box 1: Author Correspondence

Folder

1. Fred Dannay ("Ellery Queen"), 1935-1940
2. Fred Dannay, 1941
3. Fred Dannay, 1942
4. Fred Dannay, 1943-1944
5. Fred Dannay, 1945-1949
6. Fred Dannay, 1950-1983, n.d.
7. August Derleth, 1935-1954, n.d.
8. Norman and Betty Donaldson, 1965-1971
9. Norman and Betty Donaldson, 1972-1976
10. Norman and Betty Donaldson, 1977-1982, n.d.

Box 2: Author Correspondence

Folder

1. Stuart Palmer, 1935-1951
2. Stuart Palmer, 1952-1966, n.d.
3. Craig Rice, 1939-1946
4. Craig Rice, 1947-1949
5. Craig Rice; correspondence between E. T. Guymon and Rice's business manager, 1945-1956
6. Vincent Starrett, 1934-1938
7. Vincent Starrett, 1940-1942
8. Vincent Starrett, 1943-1966
9. Vincent Starrett, with R. Austin Freeman, Basil Rathbone, and Alexander Woollcott, 1927-1947

Box 3: Author Correspondence

Folder

1. Howell Armor - Joseph Bowen, 1932-1977
2. Richard Bradford-Richard Burke, 1935-1977
3. Pat Campbell-Freeman W. Crofts, 1935-1981
4. William Dalliba-Philip Durham, 1935-1968
5. Hugh Eames-James Fox, 1934-1980
6. R. Austin Freeman-Erle Stanley Gardner, 1935-1976
7. William Gault-Veronica Johns, 1935-1979, n.d.

Box 4: Author Correspondence & Dealer Correspondence

Folder

1. Will Levinrew-Margaret Millar, 1911-1976
2. Michael Murphy-Phil Ketchum, 1935-1978, n.d.
3. Rufus King-Mary Roberts Rinehart, 1903-1980, n.d.
4. Lawrence Saunders-Anais Tracy, 1899-1983
5. Frederick Van de Water-George Yates, 1934-1979, n.d.
6. Argus Book Shop, 1933-1934
7. Argus Book Shop, 1935
8. Argus Book Shop, 1936-1938

Box 5: Dealer Correspondence

Folder

1. Argus Book Shop, 1939-1942
2. Argus Book Shop, 1943-1945
3. Argus Book Shop, 1946-1949
4. Argus Book Shop, 1950-1955
5. George Bates, 1934
6. George Bates, January-June, 1935
7. George Bates, July-December 1935

Box 6: Dealer Correspondence

Folder

1. George Bates, January-June 1936
2. George Bates, July-December 1936
3. George Bates, 1937
4. George Bates, 1938-1941
5. James Keddie, 1956-1971, n.d.
6. Arthur Lovell, 1944-1952
7. Arthur Lovell, 1953-1955

Box 7: Dealer Correspondence

Folder

1. Arthur Lovell, 1956-1957
2. Arthur Lovell, 1958-1966
3. Howard S. Mott, 1940-1945
4. Howard S. Mott, 1946-1948
5. Howard S. Mott, 1949-1952
6. Howard S. Mott, 1953-1967, n.d.
7. David A. Randall, 1934-1938

Box 8: Dealer Correspondence

Folder

1. David A. Randll, 1939-1959
2. Bertram Rota, 1936-1949
3. Bertram Rota, 1950-1960
4. A-1 Book Shop-Bobbs Merill, 1934-1958
5. Bodley Book Shop-Charles Bragin, 1936-1951, n.d.
6. Brentano's-Charles Rare Books, 1937-1973
7. Chatsworth-Collectors' Bookshop, 1935-1969

Box 9: Dealer Correspondence

Folder

1. College Book Company-Davis Publications, 1930-1979
2. Dawson's, 1930-1934, n.d.
3. Dawson's, 1935-1975, n.d.
4. Dial Press-E. P. Dutton, 1930-1973
5. Echo Book Shop-Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, 1941-1980, n.d.
6. Gabriel Engel-Charles Everitt, 1930-1963

Box 10: Dealer Correspondence

Folder

1. Gilbert Fabes-Fred Gronberg, 1930-1972
2. Maurice Inman-Normal Hall, 1934-1967, n.d.
3. Harcourt Brace-Juniper Press, 1931-1975
4. Kaleidoscope-Alfred Knopf, 1935-1961
5. Lane-Macmillan Company, 1931-1971
6. Macrae, Smith Company-William Morrow and Co., 1924-1974

Box 11: Dealer Correspondence

Folder

1. Harold Mortlake and Co.-Oxford Bookshop, 1930-1978
2. Pamphlet House-Publisher's Inc., 1934-1978
3. RBS Rare Books-Sessler, 1931-1960
4. Seven Bookhunters, 1934-1936
5. Seven Bookhunters, 1937-1955
6. Seven Gables Bookshop-Edwin Sy, 1930-1968

Box 12: Dealer Correspondence and Collector Correspondence

Folder

1. Tecolote Book Shop-W. P. Watt, 1930-1968
2. Herbert West-Jake Zeitlin, 1930-1977, n.d.
3. Nathan Bengis, 1945-1950
4. Nathan Bengis, 1951-1964
5. Al Hubin, 1967-1981, n.d.
6. P. M. Stone, 1933-1935
7. P. M. Stone, 1936
8. P. M. Stone, 1937-1939

Box 13: Collector Correspondence and Miscellaneous Correspondence

Folder

1. P. M. Stone, 1940-1943
2. P. M. Stone, 1944-1945
3. P. M. Stone, 1946-1949
4. P. M. Stone, 1950-1954
5. P. M. Stone, 1955-1960, n.d.
6. Arnott-Henderson, 1928-1979
7. Honce-Wilson, 1936-1957
8. Adams-Busdiecker, 1935-1976
9. Charles Wakefield Cadman, 1932-1938, n.d.
10. Cagle-Dye, 1950-1980

Box 14: Correspondence - Subject Files

Folder

1. Eagle-Hedman, 1893-1979
2. Hogan-Hurley, 1949-1978
3. Johns-Lorch, 1934-1980, n.d.
4. Marlowe-Powell, 1943-1979
5. Quinn-Williams, 1932-1979, n.d.
6. Unidentified correspondence, 1902-1977, n.d.
7. Extracts from correspondence, 1934-1935
8. Artemisia Bookshop: correspondence and documents, 1944-1946, n.d.
9. Baker Street Irregulars, 1934-1945
10. Baker Street Irregulars, 1946-1959

Box 15: Subject Files

Folder

1. Baker Street Irregulars, 1960-1979, n.d.
2. Baker Street Irregulars, Non-Canonical Calabashers, 1974-1978
3. Baker Street Irregulars, The Speckled Band, 1943-1953
4. Baker Street Irregulars, The Speckled Band, 1954-1969, n.d.
5. Hammett Lawsuit, 1951
6. The Mystery Library, 1975-1977
7. The Mystery Library, 1978-1980, n.d.

Box 16: Subject Files

Folder

1. Mystery Writers of America, 1948-1951
2. Mystery Writers of America, 1952-1964
3. Mystery Writers of America, 1965-1978, n.d.
4. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1948
5. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1949
6. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1950

Box 17: Subject Files

Folder

1. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1951
2. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1952
3. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1953
4. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1954

Box 18: Subject Files

Folder

1. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1955
2. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1956
3. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1957
4. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1958
5. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1959

Box 19: Subject Files

Folder

1. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1960
2. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1961
3. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1962
4. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1963
5. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1964

Box 20: Subject Files, Literary Productions

Folder

1. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1965-66
2. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1967-68
3. The Third Degree (MWA Newsletter), 1969-77
4. The March of Crime (MWA Newsletter), 1961-1966, n.d.
5. Research notes, n.d.
6. Clifford Ashdown. The Queen's Treasure, Chapters 1-9, (photocopy) 1905?
7. Clifford Ashdown. The Queen's Treasure, Chapters 10-20, (photocopy) 1905?

Box 21: Literary Productions (Manuscripts)

Folder

1. Clifford Ashdown. The Queen's Treasure, Chapters 1-8 (photocopy)
   Train edition, edited and revised by Norman Donaldson, with cover letter from Donaldson, 1905 (?)
2. Clifford Ashdown. The Queen's Treasure, Chapters 9-20 (photocopy)
   Train Edition, 1905 (?)
3. Herbert Brean. "...And They Don't Make Ball Players Like That Any More," (carbon), n.d.
4. Raymond Chandler. Typed overmatter from The Long Goodbye and "My Friend Luco," n.d., 1958
5. Lillian de la Torre. The Disappearing Servant Wench, n.d.
   Lillian de la Torre. "George Barnwell, or, the Wages of Sin is Literary Immortality" (carbon), n.d.
6. August Derleth. "The Adventure of the Retired Novelist" (first draft), n.d.
7. Norman Donaldson. "Charles Reade (1814-1884), n.d.
   Norman Donaldson. "The Dead Hand and How It Grew" (photocopy), n.d.
8. Norman Donaldson. Goodbye, Dr. Thorndyke (photocopy), 197?
9. Norman Donaldson. "Perk Stone and the Thorndyke Quiz" and Pins and Needles" (photocopies), n.d.
10. William Gault. Death Out of Focus, n.d.
11. Ned Guymon. "The Uneasy Chair" (various drafts, formats), n.d.
12. Nan Hamilton. Killer's Rights, 1984

Box 22: Literary Productions (Manuscripts)

Folder

1. James A. Howard. The Flesh-Colored Cage, p 1-150 (carbon), 1975
2. James A. Howard. The Flesh-Colored Cage, p. 151-273 (carbon), 1975
3. Bueno McCue. "The Mystery of the Moon Diamond" (Episodes 1-5) (originals and carbons), n.d.
4. Bueno McCue. "The Mystery of the Moon Diamond" (Episodes 6-10) (carbons), n.d.
5. John Ball. The Mystery Story, 1976
6. Robert E. Briney. The Mystery Story, 1976
7. Michael Gilbert. The Mystery Story, 1976
8. Ned Guymon. The Mystery Story (galley proof and manuscripts), 1976
9. Allen J. Hubin. The Mystery Story, 1976
10. Francis M. Nevins, Jr. The Mystery Story, 1976
11. Otto Penzler. The Mystery Story, 1976
12. James Sandoe. The Mystery Story, 1976
13. Michael Slung. The Mystery Story, 1976
14. Aaron Marc Stein. The Mystery Story, 1976

Box 22: Literary Productions (Manuscripts)

Folder

1. Hillary Waugh. The Mystery Story, 1976
2. Phyllis A. Whitney. The Mystery Story, 1976
3. Michael Venning (Craig Rice). "Eyes up in Moonlight" (carbon), n.d.
4. Vincent Starrett. "221 B" and "To William Gillette" (poems--photocopies), n.d.
5. P. M. Stone. "To Sherlock Holmes" (poem--carbon), 1944
6. Rose Hartwick Thorpe. "Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight" (hand copy), 1931 (1867)
7. Arthur Upfield. The Barrakee Mystery, Ch. 1-16, 1965 (1929)
8. Arthur Upfield. The Barrakee Mystery, Ch. 17-30, 1965 (1929)
9. Arthur Upfield. The Barrakee Mystery, Ch. 31-42, 1965 (1929)
10. Belden Wigglesworth. "Ballade of Baker Street" (poem), 1941?
11. Unidentified author. The Mystery of the Brandy Glass (handwritten), n.d.
12. Unidentified author. Two unidentified manuscripts, n.d.
13. Ned Guymon. Reminiscences of Ed Fletcher, 1979
14. Norman Donaldson. Notes on R. Austin Freeman; photocopies of codicil to Freeman's will and book inscription, 1936, 1943, n.d.
15. Biographical essays of Ned Guymon, Norman Donaldson, and Charles Wakefield Cadman, n.d.
16. Ned Guymon. Reminiscences of Craig Rice (7 various versions), n.d.
17. Vincent Starrett. Notes (photocopies), n.d.
18. Ned Guymon. Manuscript and notes of speeches, 1967, n.d.
19. Elizabeth M. Hogan. Speech, 1978.
20. William C. Lengel. Speech digest, 1952

Box 24: Literary Productions, Financial Documents

Folder

1. Ned Guymon. Reviews. Typed and hand-written manuscripts and attached galley proof, 1961, n.d.
2. Craig Rice. Reviews. Typed manuscripts (carbon) 1945-1946, n.d.
3. James Howard. Thesis (incomplete), n.d.
4. Freeman bibliography, 1936
5. Sherlock Holmes bibliography (carbon), 1942
6. Dorothy L. Sayers bibliography (carbon), 1944
7. Bram Stoker bibliography (photocopy), 1972
8. Transcriptions. Poetry, 1937, n.d.
9. Transcriptions. From books, 1779, n.d.
10. Transcriptions. From books, 1847-1931
11. Transcriptions. Stuart Palmer inscriptions; Harriet Cohen autobiography, n.d.
12. Transcriptions. Interview and news article, 1955, 1978
13. Transcriptions. The Lilly Coverdale Bible, 1975
14. Invoices: Aldus-Artemisia, 1934-1955
15. Invoices: Bates, 1934-Feb 1935
16. Invoices: Bates, Feb-July 1935

Box 25: Financial Documents (Invoices)

Folder

1. Bates, Aug-Dec 1935
2. Bates, Jan-May 1936
3. Bates, June-Oct 1936
4. Bates, Nov 1936-Dec 1937
5. Bates, Jan 1938-July 1940

Box 26: Financial Documents (Invoices)

Folder

1. Becker-Current, 1930-1973
2. Dahlstrom-Engel, 1930-1968, n.d.
3. Fabes-London Mystery Magazine, 1935-1978, n.d.
4. Arthur Lovell, 1944-1956
5. Arthur Lovell-Lutheran Book Concern, 1931-1965
6. Macmillan-Mortlake, 1935-1966

Box 27: Financial Documents (Invoices)

Folder

1. Howard S. Mott, 1940-1952
2. Howard S. Mott-Rogers, 1935-1979
3. Bertram Rota, 1936-1947
4. Bertram Rota, 1948-1951
5. Bertram Rota, 1952-1955
6. Bertram Rota, 1956-1960
7. Scribners-Shiel, 1934-1960

Box 28: Financial Documents, Scrapbook Materials

Folder

1. Invoices: Smith-Van Nosdall, 1930-1957
2. Invoices: Vroman, 1935-1957
3. Invoices: Vroman-Zeitlin, 1930-1960, n.d.
4. P. M. Stone's invoices, 1935-1940
5. Literary appraisal, 1977
6. Financial report, 1953
7. Bank check, 1926
8. Scrapbook, n.d.
9. Scrapbook, 1951
10. Scrapbook material, 1953-1954

Box 29: Scrapbook Materials, Lists

Folder

1. Scrapbook, 1954
2. Scrapbook, n.d.
3. Lists: Guymon Collection, A-C, n.d.
4. Lists: Guymon Collection, D-G, n.d.

Box 30: Lists

Folder

1. Guymon Collection, H-K, n.d.
2. Guymon Collection, L-Q, n.d.
3. Guymon Collection, R-Z, n.d.
4. Guymon Checklists, n.d.
5. Guymon Checklists, n.d.
6. P. M. Stone Collection, 1934-1946
7. Dealer and order lists, 1931-1955, n.d.
8. Order and want lists, 1936-1962, n.d.

Box 31: Lists and Printed Material

Folder

1. Author, n.d.
2. "Best Books", 1934, n.d.
3. Miscellaneous book lists, n.d.
4. Miscellaneous book lists, n.d.
5. Miscellaneous book lists, 1934, n.d.
6. Miscellaneous book lists, 1935, n.d.
7. Miscellaneous, 1942, 1960, n.d.
8. Certificate--Commonplace Book, n.d.
9. Certificates--Raymond Chandler Academy Award nominations, 1944, 1946
10. Pamphlets. Library and exhibition catalogs, 1933-1971
11. Pamphlets. Literary, 1941, 1950, n.d.
12. Pamphlets. Miscellaneous, 1953, n.d.
13. Flyers. Author biographies, 1934-1956, n.d.
14. Flyers. Contests, 1954-1976, n.d.

Box 32: Printed Materials

Folder

1. Flyers. Organizations, 1976, n.d.
2. Flyers. Music and theater, 1932-1936, n.d.
3. Advertisements. Books and periodicals, 1931-1977, n.d.
4. Advertisements. Theater, 1966-1975, n.d.
5. Advertisements. Miscellaneous, n.d.
6. Book catalogs. Acworth-Dawson's, 1938-1970, n.d.
7. Book catalogs. Ed Dief-Lowe, 1934-1982, n.d.
8. Book catalogs. Muir-West, unidentified, 1933-1977, n.d.

Box 33: Printed Materials

Folder

1. Reviews, 1934-1936
2. Reviews, 1937-1938
3. Reviews, 1939-1949
4. Reviews, 1952-1969
5. Reviews, 1971-1981, n.d.
6. Bibliographies, 1938-1973, n.d.
7. Clippings. Cadman, 1923-1967, n.d.
8. Clippings. Gardner, 1949-1967, n.d.

Box 34: Printed Materials

Folder

1. Clippings, 1921-1959
2. Clippings, 1960-1969
3. Clippings, 1970-1979
4. Clippings, 1980-1981, n.d.
5. Broadsides, 1883-1943, n.d.
6. Programs and invitations, 1932-1980, n.d.
7. Periodicals. Amateur Book Collector-Bulletin de la Societe Neophilologique de Helsinki, 1924-1960, n.d.
8. Periodicals. Century-Collier's, 1929-June 1953

Box 35: Printed Materials (Periodicals)

Folder

1. Colliers, July-Aug 1953
2. Colliers, Sep-Oct 1953
3. Crime Club Bulletin-Evening Standard, 1936-1976, n.d.
4. Famous Crimes, n.d.
5. Famous Crimes, n.d.
6. Famous Crimes, n.d.

Box 36: Printed Materials (Periodicals)

Folder

1. Famous Crimes, n.d.
2. Fortean Society Magazine-Inland, 1876-1975
3. JDM Bibliophile, 1969-1972
4. LaJolla Living-Music America, 1921-1977, n.d.
5. New York Herald Tribune-Punch, 1879-1979

Box 37: Printed Materials

Folder

1. Periodicals. Rancho MS Round Up-Sports Illustrated, 1907-1963
2. Periodicals. Time-Yale Review, 1800-1974
3. Periodicals. Unidentified tearsheets, 1935-1936, n.d.
4. Periodicals. magazine proofs, n.d.
5. Novel (photocopy), 1889
6. Sketch (tearsheet), n.d.
7. Poems (photocopies), 1942, 1975
8. Article (reprint), n.d.
9. Poem, portraits (originals and photocopies), 1944, n.d.
10. Short story (photocopy), 1932 (?)
11. Dust jackets, n.d.
12. Bookplate, bookmarks, 1943, n.d.
13. Miscellaneous, 1862-1895, n.d.

Box 38: Musical Scores

Folder

1. Musical scores, 1900-1906
2. Musical scores, 1907-1909
3. Musical scores, 1910-1919
4. Musical scores, 1920-1924
5. Musical scores, 1925-1926

Box 39: Musical Scores, Manuscripts

Folder

1. Musical scores, 1927-1929
2. Musical scores, 1930-1931
3. Musical scores, 1932
4. Musical scores, 1933-1945
5. Manuscript score. "Chinchines," "The Magic Song", n.d.
6. Manuscript score. "Quintet for Strings and Piano," "Song of the Mountain Stream", n.d.
7. Manuscript score. "Thou Wouldst Not Stay", "The White Enchantment", 1932, n.d.

Box 40: Photographs, Audio Recordings, Artwork

Folder

1. Photographs. Ned Guymon, n.d.
2. Photographs. Fred Dannay ("Ellery Queen"), 1940, n.d.
3. Photographs. Raymond Chandler, n.d.
4. Photographs. Arthur Conan Doyle, n.d.
5. Photographs. Craig Rice, n.d.
6. Photographs. Vincent Starrett, 1936
7. Photographs. Authors, 1898-1946
8. Photographs. MWA Parites, 1945=1953, n.d.
9. Photographs. The Guymon pool, n.d.
10. Photographs. Miscellaneous, 1888, n.d.
11. Photographs. Unidentified, n.d.
12. Photographs. Negatives, 1888-1950, n.d.
13. Engraving, n.d.
14. Videotape. The Adventures of Ellery Queen (addition to the collection), c. 1950
15. Artwork. Pen and ink sketches of Fred and Rose Dannay, 1977
16. Artwork. Pencil sketch by Richard Austin Freeman, n.d.
17. Wax disc, n.d.
18. Inscription bookplates, 1976-1978, n.d.
19. Autographs. Vincent Starrett, n.d.

Oversize: Scrapbooks, Posters

Folder

1. Scrapbook. Sisson murder case, 1946
2. Poster. Doyle exhibition, 1949

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