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C. David Heymann - Elizabeth Taylor Collection Research material for the author's Liz: An Intimate Biography of Elizabeth
Taylor. Introduction C. David Heymann, author of Liz: An Intimate Biography of Elizabeth Taylor, donated approximately 25 cubic feet of his related research material to Stony Brook University in 1997. Mr. Heymann is the author of several acclaimed biographies, including
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Life and Legend of Barbara Hutton, A Woman
Named Jackie: An Intimate Biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis,
and R.F.K.: A Candid Biography of Robert F. Kennedy. The material contained within the Elizabeth Taylor Collection was utilized by Mr. Heymann for the purpose of writing Liz: An Intimate Biography of Elizabeth Taylor. It provides researchers with a comprehensive look at the personal and professional life of Ms. Taylor. Documents include correspondence, film chronologies, personality files, and interviews. The collection consists of two series: Subject Files and Interviews. The original order has been maintained where applicable and re-created in other instances to assist researchers. Items housed in acidic or metal housings have been removed from these housings for preservation reasons. These materials have been placed in acid free folders and containers. All metal clips have been removed and replaced, in accordance with accepted archival standards of preservation. Container Listing Series I - Elizabeth Taylor - Chronological Subject Files Box 1: Birth - 1951 Box 2: 1952 - 1959 Box 3: 1959 - 1961 Box 4: 1961 - 1962 Box 5: 1963 - 1965 Box 6: 1966 - 1971 Box 7: 1972 - 1977 Box 8: 1977 - 1981 Box 9: 1981 - 1985 Box 10: 1986 - 1990's Box 11: Correspondence, A - Z Box 12: Personality Files, A - Z Box 13: Film Chronology Series II - Elizabeth Taylor - Interviews Box 1: A - B; Interview numbers 1 - 58 Box 2: Ben - By; Interview numbers 59 - 114 Box 3: Ca - Cu; Interview numbers 115 - 169 Box 4: D - Do; Interview numbers 170 - 226 Box 5: Dr - F; Interview numbers 227 - 280 Box 6: G ; Interview numbers 281 - 328 Box 7: H; Interview numbers 329 - 378 Box 8: I - K; Interview numbers 379 - 441 Box 9: L - Man; Interview numbers 442 - 511 Box 10: Mar - Mu; Interview Numbers 512 - 584 Box 11: N - Ra; Interview Numbers 585 - 655 Box 12: Re - Sc; Interview Numbers 656 - 715 Box 13: Sci - Sta; Interview Numbers 716 - 768 Box 14: Ste - To; Interview Numbers 769 - 818 Box 15: Tr - Wh; Interview Numbers 865 - 899 Box 16: Wi - Z; Interview Numbers 865 - 899 Box 17: Patricia Lawford (Restricted) Box 18: Daniel Stewart (Restricted) |