Subseries 1B: Papers: Chronological: 1969-1972

Box 2

Folder -- Contents

1. [1969, 8 Feb.]: [Bentley], Eric, 1916- , New York City. To Joe [Chaikin], New York City.

   Wants to meet with him to discuss audience involvement. Typed Letter Signed. 1 p., 27.9 cm.

2. 1969, 8 Feb.: [Malina], Judith, 1926- , Wyoming. To Joe [Chaikin], New York City.

   Sends old letters she just found. Autograph Letter Signed. 1 p., 22.1 cm.

   Written on verso of second page of undated Autograph Letter Signed about "how to live in the world."

3. 1969, 13 Feb.: Kaplan, Donald, New York City. To Mr. [Joseph] Chaikin, New York City.

   Admires "The Serpent" which he saw with Richard Schechner and Joan MacIntosh; believes he is "a most remarkable fellow." Typed Letter Signed. 1 p., 28 cm.

4. 1969, 27 Feb.: Bissinger, Karl. To Joe [Chaikin].

   Thanks him for doing a benefit performance of "The Serpent." Typed Letter Signed. 1 p., 27.9 cm.

   Also signed by Grace Paley and three others.

5. 1969, 28, April: Antonioni, Michelangelo, Los Angeles. To Whom It May Concern.

   Letter of recommendation for Chaikin and "his group," whom Michelangelo worked with on the movie, Zabriskie Point. Typed Letter Signed (photocopy) 1 p.

6. 1969, 6 May: Roy, Claude, Paris. To J[oseph] C[haikin], New York City.

Wishes to meet him in June. Autograph Letter Signed. 2 p., 20.9 cm.

7. 1969, May: Berio, Luciano, Weehawken, New Jersey. To Whom It May Concern.

   Letter of recommendation for the Open Theater in their application for financial aid. Typed Letter Signed (photocopy) 1 p.

8. [1969], 15 June: [Bentley], Eric, 1916- , New York City. To Joe [Chaikin], New York City.

Asks if he received manuscript. Typed Postcard Signed. 1 p., 8.2 cm.

9. 1969, 26 June: Atheneum Publishers Inc., New York City. To Joseph Chaikin.

   Sets terms of agreement to publish A Book about the Theatre. Printed Letter Signed (copy). 4 p., 28 cm.

   Chaikin's copy of contract for what became The Presence of the Actor .

10. [1969, July?]: [Malina], Judith, 1926- , Toulouse. To Joe [Chaikin].

    Feels persecuted but "disgustingly famous"; discusses French politics; remembers being at Berkeley when Ronald Reagan called out the National Guard; worries students will be killed. Autograph Letter Signed. 5 p., 21 cm.

11. 1969, 10 Aug.: [Malina], Judith, 1926- , Essaouira, Morocco. To Joe [Chaikin], New York City.

    Thinks about doing street theater and a film; dreamed about him while she was in jail; reflects on Africa and the Moroccan policy against "hippies." Autograph Letter Signed. 2 p., 25.3 cm.

12. 1969, 11 Sept.: Grotowski, [Jerzy], 1933- , Wroclaw, Poland. To Joseph Chaikin, New York City.

    Is pleased by his letter; hopes to see him in New York. Telegram. 1 p., 14 cm.

13. 1969, 11 Nov.: [Laing], Ronnie, 1927- , London. To Joe [Chaikin], New York City.

    Feels it is unlikely he'll be able to write a speech for the piece on dying; wants to see transcription of their conversation before approving publication in his book. Typed Letter Signed. 1 p., 24.3 cm.

14. 1969, 2 Dec.: Farbstein, Leonard, Washington, D.C. To Mr. [Joseph] Chaikin, New York City.

    Congratulates him on his N.E.A. grant. Typed Letter Signed. 1 p., 26.9 cm.

15. [1969]: Chaikin, Joseph, 1935-

    Terminal notebook. Autograph Manuscript. 100 l., 25.2 cm.

16. 1969: [Chaikin, Joseph], 1935-

    Week-at-a-glance. Autograph Manuscript. 69 l., 15.5 cm.

    Spiral-bound appointment book.

17. 1970, 3 Feb.: Chaikin, Joseph, 1935- . To Mr. [Joseph] Campbell, New York City.

    Thanks him for his generosity in talking to the Open Theater four times; feels he has brought "such extraordinary and poetic insight" to their work. Typed Letter (carbon). 1 p., 28 cm.

18. 1970, 18 Feb.: Strasberg, Lee, 1901-1982, New York City. To Mr. [Joseph] Chaikin, New York City.

    Invites him to participate in Actors Studio symposium on Jerzy Grotowski. Typed Letter Signed. 1 p., 27.8 cm.

19. 1970, 27 Feb.: [Davis], Ron, 1933- , San Francisco. To Joe [Chaikin], New York City.

    Apologizes for not seeing him; heard about the reduction of the Open Theater company; is working with the San Francisco Mime Troupe on a piece about the Chicago 7. Typed Letter Signed. 1 p., 27.8 cm.

20. 1970, 2 Sept.: World Eye Bookshop.

    Sales Slip. Autograph Manuscript. 1 p., 12.8 cm.

    Removed from Joseph Chaikin's 1970 Week-at-a-glance book.

21. 1960: [Chaikin, Joseph], 1935-

    Week-at-a-glance. Autograph Manuscript. 69 l., 15.5 cm.

    Spiral-bound appointment book.

22. 1971, 18 Jan.: [Malina], Judith, 1926- , Sao Paulo. To Joe [Chaikin].

    Feels he is part of her life; describes Brazilian response to their work; suggests future. Autograph Letter Signed. 2 p., 31.8 cm.

23. 1971, 25 Feb.: [McReynolds], David, New York City. To Joe [Chaikin], New York City.

    Invites him to help sponsor a proposed call for tax resistance. Typed Letter Signed. 1 p., 27.9 cm.

24. 1971, 27 June: Boal, Augusto, Buenos Aires. To [Joseph] Chaikin, New York City.

    Regrets not meeting him; would liked to have discussed politics and theater; thanks him for his support; discusses his trial; tends to stay in Brazil working on new plays. Typed Letter Signed. 1 p., 22 cm.

25. 1971, 14 July: Boal, Augusto, Buenos Aires. To [Joseph] Chaikin.

    Informs him of the arrest of the Becks in Brazil; feels international pressure will help them; asks for a letter of support. Typed Letter Signed. 1 p., 22.1 cm.

26. 1971, 30 July: [LaFarge], W.E.R., New York City. To Joe [Chaikin], New York City.

    Sees no point in continuing work on the piece; discusses the "imperialism" of the playwright and the director; feels he fulfills playwright's function; reacts to being outside his marriage. Typed Letter Signed. 3 p., 27.8 cm.

27. 1971, 8 Aug.: Campbell, Joseph, 1904- , New York City. To Joe Chaikin, New York City.

    Feels his work in mythology should be used by artists to enrich the entire culture; respects his work. Autograph Letter Signed. 2 p., 27.9 cm.

28. 1971, 10 Aug.: Boal, Augusto, Buenos Aires. To [Joseph] Chaikin.

    Sends information about the imprisonment of Judith Malina and Julian Beck; is putting on a play of his banned in Brazil. Typed Letter Signed. 1 p., 22 cm.

29. 1971: [Chaikin, Joseph], 1935-

    Week-at-a-glance. Autograph Manuscript. 69 l., 15.5 cm.

    Spiral-bound appointment book.

30. [1972, 20 Jan.]: [Bentley], Eric, 1916- , New York City. To Joe [Chaikin], New York City.

    Expounds on his Weinberg quotation; invites him to dinner. Typed Letter Signed. 1 p., 27.9 cm.

31. 1972, 18 Mar.: Bersani, Leo, 1931- . To Joe [Chaikin].

    Was "overwhelmed by the beauty and the power" of "The Mutation Show"; looks forward to visiting the Open Theater again. Autograph Letter Signed. 1 p., 22.8 cm.

32. 1972, 5 July: Boal, Augusto, Buenos, Aires. To Joseph Chaikin.

    Liked "Mutation Show"; seeks his opinion of "Torquemeda"; deplores political situation in Brazil. Typed Letter Signed. 2 p., 16.6 cm.

33. 1972, 14 Sept.: [Frank], Robert, Montreal. To Joseph [Chaikin].

    Comments on his book. Autograph Letter Signed. 1 p., 27.9 cm.

34. 1972, 21 Oct.: Chaikin, Joseph, 1935-

    Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Printed Document Signed. 2 p., 17.7 cm.

    Granted by Drake University.
    Mounted in leather case.

35. 1972, 24 Nov. [Brook], Peter, 1925- , Paris. To Joe [Chaikin], New York City.

    Will visit New York after Africa. Typed Letter Signed. 1 p., 21.1 cm.

36. 1972, 16 Dec.: [Boal], Augusto, Buenos Aires. To [Joseph Chaikin], New York City.

    Sends his best. Printed Card Signed. 1 l., 14.6 cm.

37. [1972]: [Brook], Peter, 1925- , Paris. To Joe [Chaikin], New York City.

    Is unable to travel to the U.S.; must work for Africa; enjoys his book. Autograph Letter Signed. 2 p., 21 cm.

38. [1972?] [Brooks], Peter, 1925- , Paris. To Joe [Chaikin], New York City.

    Hopes his pain is easing; feels the need "to make viable pieces"; will go "into the thick of things." Autograph Letter Signed. 5 p., 21 cm.

39. [1972?]: [Shepard], Sam, 1943- , London. To Joe [Chaikin], New York City.

    Expresses feelings of having wasted the times they were together; feels the Open Theater like "a religious group"; thanks him "for being around when I was." Autograph Letter Signed. 3 p., 17.7 cm.

40. [1972-73]: Chaikin, Joseph, 1925-

    Nightwalk notebook. Autograph Manuscript. 3 vol., 21 cm.

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