Box: 3 Fold: 22 "American Spy" - Clippings Box: 3 Fold: 23 "Legend" - Correspondence, 1976 Box: 3 Fold: 24 "Legend" - Correspondence, Jan. - Mar., 1977 Box: 3 Fold: 25 "Legend" - Correspondence, Apr. - Jun., 1977 Box: 3 Fold: 26 "Legend" - Correspondence, Jul. - Sept., 1977 Box: 3 Fold: 27 "Legend" - Correspondence, Oct. - Dec., 1977; 1978 Box: 3 Fold: 28 "Legend" - Notes Box: 3 Fold: 29 "Legend" - Research Interviews, etc. Box: 3 Fold: 30 "Legend" - Publicity Box: 3 Fold: 31 "Legend" - Publicity Box: 3 Fold: 32 "Man Called Nosenko" - Mss. Box: 3 Fold: 33 "Reasonable Doubt" - Correspondence, 1982-83 Box: 3 Fold: 34 "Reasonable Doubt" - Correspondence, 1984 Box: 3 Fold: 35 "Reasonable Doubt" - Correspondence, 1985-86 Box: 3 Fold: 36 "Reasonable Doubt" - Impact Box: 3 Fold: 37 "Reasonable Doubt" - Mss. Re Box: 3 Fold: 38 "Reasonable Doubt" - Research Materials Box: 4 Fold: 1 "Shadrin" - Correspondence, 1979 Box: 4 Fold: 2 "Shadrin" - Correspondence, 1980 Box: 4 Fold: 3 "Shadrin" - Correspondence, 1981 Box: 4 Fold: 4 "Shadrin" - Correspondence, 1982-84 Box: 4 Fold: 5 "Shadrin" - Project Costs Box: 4 Fold: 6 "Shadrin" - Mss., Chapters 3, 8 & 9 Box: 4 Fold: 7 "Shadrin" - Mss., Chapter 6 Box: 4 Fold: 8 "Shadrin" - Printed Materials, etc. Box: 4 Fold: 9 "Unforgettable..." - Mss. Box: 4 Fold: 10 "Westwind" Box: 4 Fold: 11 "Confessions" Box: 4 Fold: 12 Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1981 Box: 4 Fold: 13 Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1982 Box: 4 Fold: 14 Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1983-84 Box: 4 Fold: 15 Book Department Box: 4 Fold: 16 Book Department - Payments Box: 4 Fold: 17 Budget Box: 4 Fold: 18 Budget Box: 4 Fold: 19 Circulation Box: 4 Fold: 20 Clippings Box: 4 Fold: 21 Coleridge, Arthur Box: 4 Fold: 22 "Company Changes" Box: 4 Fold: 23 Copy Desk Box: 4 Fold: 24 "Cost Cutting" Box: 4 Fold: 25 "The Digest Story" Box: 4 Fold: 26 Editorial Correspondence Box: 4 Fold: 27 Editorial Meeting, 1984 Box: 4 Fold: 28 Editorial Meeting, 1986 Box: 4 Fold: 29 Editorial Meetings, 1978, 1980 Box: 4 Fold: 30 Estoril Conference Box: 4 Fold: 31 Families Box: 4 Fold: 32 Foreign Office - South Africa Box: 4 Fold: 33 "General" Box: 4 Fold: 34 "Issues"
DATE SPAN: 09/02/1981 - 09/04/1981
DESCRIPTION: Newsclippings regarding the publication of "Is This American a Soviet Spy?" by Henry Hurt in Reader's Digest regarding Yuri Nosenko.
DATE SPAN: 10/05/1976 - 12/21/0976
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence mainly between researchers on Lee Harvey Oswald and the American intelligence community and Fulton Oursler, Jr. at Reader's Digest, all contributing to the effort to write "Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald" by Edward J. Epstein. Includes correspondence with the Department of the Navy and the Marine Corps regarding obtaining information on Oswald; 1 TLS from Henry Hurt and numerous telegrams and correspondence from Ko Shioya to Oursler.
DATE SPAN: 01/05/1977 - 03/25/1977
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr. and Henry Hurt, Edward J. Epstein, Ko Shioya, and George S. DeMohrendschildt regarding research for Epstein's "Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald" and Reader's Digest.
DATE SPAN: 04/01/1977 - 06/28/1977
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr. and Henry Hurt, Edward J. Epstein, Ko Shioya, and others regarding research and writing of Epstein's "Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald" for Reader's Digest. Includes correspondence regarding George S. DeMohrendschildt and a photocopy of his last will and testament.
DATE SPAN: 07/07/1977 - 09/29/1977
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr. and Henry Hurt, Edward J. Epstein, Ko Shioya, Nancy Lanoue, and others regarding the research, writing and editing of Epstein's "Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald" for Reader's Digest.
DATE SPAN: 10/03/1977 - 09/25/1978
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr. and Henry Hurt, Edward J. Epstein, Ko Shioya, and others regarding the writing and editing of Epstein's "Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald" for Reader's Digest. Includes discussion of manuscripts by Oswald and George S. DeMohrendschildt.
[1977]
DESCRIPTION: Miscellaneous notes on the editing of Edward J. Epstein's "Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald", including 1 lengthy TLS from Henry Hurt suggesting detailed corrections for the original manuscript.
DATE SPAN: [01/01/1977]? - [01/01/1978]?
DESCRIPTION: TMss transcripts of research interviews performed by Henry Hurt for Edward J. Epstein's "Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald". Includes interviews with George Wilkins, Bud Persons, John Donovan, Hugh Cherrie, Peter Cassisi, Zack Stout, Charles Rhodes, Jerome Daniels, and Lonnie C. Bates.
DATE SPAN: 05/17/1977 - 05/08/1978
DESCRIPTION: Newsclippings and press releases regarding the publication of Edward J. Epstein's "Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald".
DATE SPAN: [05/17/1977]? - [05/08/1978]?
DESCRIPTION: Clippings regarding the publication of Edward J. Epstein's "Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald".
DATE SPAN: [01/01/1977]? - [01/01/1978]?
DESCRIPTION: 1 TMs of "Prologue: A Man Called Nosenko" about Yuri Nosenko by Edward J. Epstein in preparation for "Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald".
DATE SPAN: 10/06/1982 - 12/09/1983
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr. and Henry Hurt regarding the research and writing of Hurt's "Reasonable Doubt" for Reader's Digest.
DATE SPAN: [01/20/1984]? - 12/12/1984
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr. and Henry Hurt and others regarding the research and writing of "Reasonable Doubt" for Reader's Digest.
DATE SPAN: 05/02/1985 - 05/26/1986
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr. and Henry Hurt and others regarding the writing, editing, and publication of "Reasonable Doubt" for Reader's Digest.
DATE SPAN: 11/27/1985 - 11/04/1986
DESCRIPTION: Clippings and correspondence regarding the publication of Henry Hurt's "Reasonable Doubt", including 1 TLS from David Atlee Phillips denouncing passages of the book as being libelous to his character.
DATE SPAN: [01/01/1983]? - [01/01/1986]?
DESCRIPTION: 1 photocopy TMs of "The Conspirators" by Adam B. Morong regarding the Kennedy assassination, along with other notes used in the research, writing and editing of Henry Hurt's "Reasonable Doubt".
DATE SPAN: 11/27/1963 - [11/30/1983]?
DESCRIPTION: Miscellaneous photocopied documents related to the investigation of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, as well as photographs of the sixth floor interior of the Texas School Book Depository.
DATE SPAN: 01/02/1979 - 12/15/1979
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Henry Hurt, Fulton Oursler, Jr. and others at Reader's Digest regarding the research, writing, editing, and publication of "Shadrin: The Spy Who Never Came Back".
DATE SPAN: 01/10/1980 - 11/20/1980
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Henry Hurt, Fulton Oursler, Jr. at Reader's Digest, and Richard Helms at the Safeer Company regarding the research, writing, editing and publication of "Shadrin: The Spy Who Never Came Back", with discussion of the cases of Nicholas Shadrin and Yuri Nosenko.
DATE SPAN: 01/10/1981 - 11/15/1981
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Henry Hurt, Fulton Oursler, Jr. at Reader's Digest, and others regarding the research, writing, editing, and publication of "Shadrin: The Spy Who Never Went Back", with discussion of the cases of Nicholas Shadrin and Yuri Nosenko.
DATE SPAN: 02/17/1982 - 12/12/1984
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Henry Hurt, Fulton Oursler, Jr. at Reader's Digest, and others regarding the research, writing, editing and publication of "Shadrin: The Spy Who Never Came Back", with discussion of the cases of Nicholas Shadrin and Anatolyi Golitsyn.
3/30/1981
DESCRIPTION: Photocopy ledger of Reader's Digest project costs for Henry Hurt's "Shadrin: The Spy Who Never Came Back" in a folder marked "Confidential."
1980
DESCRIPTION: TMss of chapters 3, 8 and 9 of "Shadrin: The Spy Who Never Came Back" by Henry Hurt.
1980
DESCRIPTION: TMss of chapter 6 of "Shadrin: The Spy Who Never Came Back" by Henry Hurt.
DATE SPAN: 09/15/1981 - 12/27/1981
DESCRIPTION: Newsclippings regarding Henry Hurt's "Shadrin: The Spy Who Never Came Back", including 1 color photo of Nicholas Shadrin.
DATE SPAN: 10/14/1986 - 10/19/1986
DESCRIPTION: 1 photocopy TMs of "Unforgettable Alexandra Tolstoy" by Vladimir Tolstoy, with 1 photocopy TL from Henry Hurt to Fulton Oursler, Jr. at Reader's Digest regarding the manuscript.
DATE SPAN: 12/02/1981 - 06/04/1962
DESCRIPTION: 1 TMs with hand corrections of "Project Westwind", probably by Henry Hurt. Also includes 1 TLS from Hurt to Fulton Oursler, Jr. at Reader's Digest regarding the mss.
7/15/1983
DESCRIPTION: 1 photocopy TMs of "Confessions of a Conspirator" by David and Sidney Carroll, with some correspondence regarding the mss. and Reader's Digest.
DATE SPAN: 10/21/1981 - 12/30/1981
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr., Dan O'Keefe, Henry Hurt, and others regarding James Garrison's investigation of the assassination of John F. Kenedy and Lee Harvey Oswald.
DATE SPAN: 01/01/1982 - 11/11/1982
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr., Henry Hurt, and others regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald.
DATE SPAN: 01/03/1983 - 03/30/1984
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr., Henry Hurt, and others regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald, with contracts between Reader's Digest and Robert Easterling regarding publication of articles.
DATE SPAN: 10/17/1985 - 06/29/1987
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between members of the Book Department of Reader's Digest discussing various projects and topics, including costs, Ralph Helfer, and a proposed Non Fiction Books series. Includes correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr., Michael Blow, Kenneth Gilmore, and Edward Ziegler.
DATE SPAN: 02/02/1972 - 08/19/1975
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence relating to the Book Department of Reader's Digest with discussion of costs, Dominique Lapierre, John L. Collins, Dougal Robertson, Floyd Miller, Don Whitehead, James Michener, Thomas Fleming, Alex Haley, Bruce Catton, Richard Collier, and others. Includes correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr. and Hobart Lewis.
DATE SPAN: 12/13/1983 - 07/20/1987
DESCRIPTION: Reports and some correspondence regarding the corporate budget of Reader's Digest, with materials by and between Fulton Oursler, Jr., Kenneth O. Gilmore, and Charles W. Carroux.
DATE SPAN: 10/30/1985 - [03/14/1986]?
DESCRIPTION: Reports and some correspondence regarding Reader's Digest corporate budget, much of it focusing on projections into the late 1980's. Includes correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr. and Kenneth A. Gordon.
DATE SPAN: 09/26/1985 - 10/22/1985
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence, reports, and charts showing the circulation of Reader's Digest and demographic analyses.
DATE SPAN: 05/11/1984 - 05/07/1990
DESCRIPTION: Newsclippings regarding Reader's Digest.
DATE SPAN: 09/26/1972 - 07/12/1973
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence between Fulton Oursler, Jr. and Anthony Burton-Brown of Reader's Digest and Arthur Coleridge regarding publication of works by Coleridge in RD.
DATE SPAN: 06/12/1984 - 09/11/1987
DESCRIPTION: Internal memoranda from Reader's Digest relating to restructuring of the company and personnel changes.
DATE SPAN: 10/08/1986 - 09/29/1987
DESCRIPTION: 2 memoranda outlining guidelines for copy desk editors for the monthly edition of Reader's Digest.
DATE SPAN: 08/19/1975 - 09/13/1984
DESCRIPTION: Memoranda and reports regarding reduction of production costs for Reader's Digest, almost all from the early to mid-1980's.
[1971?]
DESCRIPTION: 1 TMs of "The Digest Story" by an unknown writer outlining the history of the founding of Reader's Digest by DeWitt and Lila Bell Acheson Wallace; the article was written on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of RD.
DATE SPAN: 04/13/1987 - 04/22/1987
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence and memoranda regarding procedures for handling incoming manuscripts from writers, mainly by Ken O. Gilmore and Fulton Oursler, Jr.
DATE SPAN: 04/06/1984 - 04/19/1984
DESCRIPTION: Memoranda and reports on the editing of articles for Reader's Digest. Also includes 2 TMss of speeches by Fulton Oursler, Jr. made at the editorial meeting in Wild Dunes, S.C. and numerous analyses of the popularity of individual articles appearing in RD in the 1970s and 1980's taken from reader polls.
DATE SPAN: 10/01/1986 - 10/16/1986
DESCRIPTION: Correspondence and memoranda mainly between Fulton Oursler, Jr., Kenneth O. Gilmore and Edward Ziegler regarding the Editorial Department of Reader's Digest.
DATE SPAN: 06/27/1978 - 10/01/1980
DESCRIPTION: 1 set of minutes each from editorial meetings held by Reader's Digest in Montauk in 1978 and Nantucket in 1980.
DATE SPAN: [11/01/1979]? - 11/27/1979
DESCRIPTION: Notes and reports from the Second Worldwide Editorial Conference of Reader's Digest held in Estoril, Portugal.
DATE SPAN: 11/14/1985 - 02/20/1986
DESCRIPTION: Reports and memoranda regarding the revival of the Reader's Digest publication "Families."
DATE SPAN: [04/01/1983]? - 01/14/1987
DESCRIPTION: memoranda regarding the editorial policy of the South Africa edition of Reader's Digest, with numerous photocopy clippings from various issues of the edition.
DATE SPAN: 02/04/1976 - 08/02/1988
DESCRIPTION: Miscellaneous memoranda, reports and newsletters relating to policies and events at Reader's Digest, including hiring practices (1976), public relations, expense accounts, and the retirement of Kenneth O. Gilmore.
DATE SPAN: 09/21/1971 - 01/20/1982
DESCRIPTION: Miscellaneous reports and memoranda regarding editorial issues in Reader's Digest, mostly in the 1970's.
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