The Jim Bishop Archives at St. Bonaventure University - Miscellaneous

This page lists material related to Bishop's columns, articles, unfinished projects, general correspondence.

Autumn file.  Includes carbon copies of twelve columns and articles written about "autumn."

Berlin: Island in a Red Sea file.  Six parts of a series written about Berlin. (Carbons)

Christmas Bike file.  Two carbon copies of "My Most Memorable Christmas".  Note on one: For Miami Herald and Jersey Journal, 1969.  On other, not used by Reader's Digest.

Correspondence-Miscellaneous file.  Includes letter to and about Bishop.

Caldwell, Taylor.  To Bishop.  Oct. 11, 1963.  Refers to reading the galley-proofs of The Honeymoon.  Bulk of the letter refers to a column Bishop wrote on ingratitude and her own experiences with it.

Cunningham, James F., C.S.P. to Mrs. Thomas Frederick.  Sept. 28, 1959.  Refers to an upcoming trip by Bishop.

Jones, Eleanor S. to Bishop.  Aug. 21, 1963.  Refers to a column on fires and describes her own experience.  

Levin, Meyer to Bishop.  Nov. 26, 1966.  Includes two pieces related to Levin's play about Anne Frank.  Requests Bishop's assistance in breaking a boycott of the play.

Rogers, Roy P. to Bishop.  Aug. 21, 1963.  "Fan letter" requesting column on late-in-life pregnancies.

Crucifixion/God file.  Carbon copies of "The Story of the Crucifixion"--noted, "Not used by Readers' Digest."  "God, the Conversation Piece"--for Marist Missions

Custer file.  Material related to an unfinished George Armstrong Custer project.
"King Must Die". New York Journal-American ? 1958.  Notes Bishop's conversation with Gary Cooper about Custer.

Telegram from Mack Millar to Bishop.  Feb. 26, 1960.  Notes Alan and Sue Ladd interested in Custer project.

Draft of letter to Allan Ladd from Bishop.  March 7, 1960.  Proposes Ladd as Custer in film, provides historical background.

Letter from Ned Brown, MCA, to Bishop.  March 17, 1960.  Discusses proposal to Ladd's and project.

Letter to Ned Brown from Bishop.  March 18, 1960.  Discusses enclosure (missing) from Ladd and project.

Letter to Bishop from Gordon Corbett, Jr., Bergen Evening Record.  April 4, 1960.  Offers use of collection for research on the Custer project.

Letter from Ned Brown to Bishop.  April 20, 1960.  Discusses Custer project and contacting studios.  Also mentions interest in "Time of the Traitors", Bishop's Rosenberg project and interest by Stanley Kramer.  Attached rewrite of Bishop's letter to Ladd (3/7/1960) for transmission to studios.

Letter from James Cagney to Bishop.  June 16, 1960.  Accompanied piece on Custer.  Signed "Jim".

Letter from Richard A. Russell to Bishop.  June 22, 1960.  Suggests using Thomas Hart Benson's "Custer's Last Stand" for Custer book.

Letter to James Cagney from Bishop.  July 18, 1960.  Thanks him for loan of "The Battle of the Little Big Horn."  Offers to share his own collection in return.

Dad to FLA.--Bahamas--ILL file:  Seven articles dealing with Bishop's father. (carbon)

The Day Christ Was Born file:  "Jim Bishop: Reporter" column #2760. (Carbon)

The Day President Reagan Was Shot file:  Article noted "for Jack Anderson." 1981. (12 carbon pages)

Dynamite in Dixie file.  Seven (of eight) articles written for the New York Journal-American.  1956.

Einstein file.  Letter from George D. Green, Breeze Corp., to Bishop.  Aug. 23, 1976.  Cover for copy of letter from Albert Einstein to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Aug. 2, 1939, discussing uranium's potential as an energy source and potential weapon.  Copy of letter attached.

See also:  Rosenberg file.

Election of a Pope, 1979 file.  Four articles for Hearst Special News Service, Oct. 10-13;  "Now and Then" #47;  "Jim Bishop-Reporter.  A Little Papal Mistake Was Made." Oct. 1978.

Florida file.  Four carbon copies of an article entitled "Just Between Us Floridians."  Noted "for Geo. Beebe."

Golf file.  Three carbon copies of "Golf Spelled Backwards Is Flog" for Golf Magazine.  Condensation of "The Happy Hacker".  Typescript, with two carbons, of presentation for a one hour television special "Jim Bishop's Golf."

The Haters.  Five pieces on "The Haters", racist, anti-semitic groups.  Revolves around bombing of Jewish synagogue in Atlanta, Ga.

Kennedy materials:
"Kennedy" file.  Contains a variety of correspondence relating to Bishop's relationship with the Kennedy family, including material for A Day in the Life of President Kennedy and The Day Kennedy Was Shot.  The file also contains correspondence relating to the publication of those books.

Letter from Evelyn Lincoln to Bishop.  Nov. 6, 1963.  Thanks him for sending The Day Christ Died and The Day Lincoln Was Shot to President Kennedy.

Letter from David F. Powers to Kelly and Jim Bishop.  Dec. 13, 1963.  Thanks them for their condolences. (copy)

Printed card from Jacqueline Kennedy to Bishop.  Postdate Dec. 17, 1963.  Acknowledging condolences.

Letter from Nancy Tuckerman to Bishop.  Feb. 26, 1964.  Thanking him for sending book inscribed to Caroline [Kennedy].

Letter from Bishop to Edward Kennedy.  May 27, 1964.  Enquires about family films for TV documentary.  (copy)

Letter from Jacqueline Kennedy to Bishop.  June 2, 1964.  Thanking him for article about presidential library.  (copy)

Letter from Joan Kennedy to Bishop.  June 8, 1964.  Thanking him for copy of Day in the Life of President Kennedy.

Letter from Helen Ganss to Kelly Bishop.  Sept. 15, 1964.  Forwarding address of Evelyn Lincoln.

Letter to Arthur Silvester, Deputy Secy. of Defense, from Bishop.  Feb. 24, 1965.  Requests permission to interview doctors.  (carbon)

Letter to James Rowley, Chief of Secret Service, from Bishop.  Feb. 24, 1965.  Invitation to dinner and requests assistance with Kennedy assassination book.  (carbon)

Letter from Arthur Sylvester, Asst. Sect. of Defense, to Bishop.  Feb. 27, 1965. Sets up appointment to discuss book.

Letter to Malcolm Kilduff, Asst. Press Secretary, from Bishop.  March 19, 1965.  Discusses The Day Kennedy Was Shot and access to material. (copy of 1st page)

Letter to Bishop from C. Edward Holland, Boston Record American.  April 1, 1965.  Provides contact information for Kenny O'Donnell.  

Letter to Bishop from Philip J. Mullin, JFK Center for the Performing Arts.  Nov. 10, 1966.  Responds to request for viewing a copy of film, John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums.

Letter from John Corry, NYT, to Bishop.  June 15, 1967.  Accompanied enclosure relating to his own book/

Letter from Brad Lear, Dallas Chamber of Commerce, to Bishop.  Nov. 29, 1967.  Responding to request for aerial photograph.

Letter from Emily J. Sheppard, This Week, to Kelly Bishop.  Feb. 20, 1968.  Response to request to use article.

Letter from Trilby Cox, Curtis Publishing, to "Reader".  Feb. 23, 1968.  Responding to request for article.

Letter from James F. Fixx, McCall's, to Kelly Bishop.  Feb. 26, 1968.  Responding to letter about article.

Letter from Elizabeth Barad, Random House, to Kelly Bishop.  Feb. 26, 1968.  Responding to request for copyright information.

Letter from James J. Storrow, Jr., The Nation, to Kelly Bishop. Feb. 29, 1968.  Responding to request about article.

Letter from Emily J. Sheppard, This Week, to Kelly Bishop.  March 21, 1968.  Responding to article request.

Letter from Rosemary Lowther, Life, to Kelly Bishop.  undated [1968].  Responding to request for article citation.

Letter from James B. Rhoads, GSA, to Bishop.  April 17, 1968.  Responding to request for visit.

Letter from Oscar L. Huber, Holy Trinity Church, to Bishop.  June 1, 1968.  Gives permission to use his article in book.  Denies stating, "he's dead", as reported by Manchester. (copy)

Letter from Phyllis Jackson, AFA, to Bishop.  June 5, 1968.  References serial sale to Ladies Home Journal and possible TV deal for Kennedy assassination book.

Letter to Kent G. Smith, Readers Digest, from Bishop.  Sept. 7, 1969.  Discusses permission to use photographer's picture.

Letter from "Ted", Edward Kennedy to Bishop.  March 27, 1974.  Congratulates Bishop on the 1974 John F. Kennedy Memorial Award.

Letter from Roberta Pryor, ICM, to Bishop. March 8, 1984.  Relates transfer of rights due to sale of publishing company. 

"Kennedy Book Burners" file:  Includes correspondence and carbon copies of articles relating to Bishop's experiences with the Kennedy family relating to the publication of The Day Kennedy Was Shot.

Letter from Jacqueline Kennedy to Bishop.  Sept. 17, 1964.  Asks him to refrain from doing the book.  (copy)

Letter from Bishop to Jacqueline Kennedy.  Sept. 28, 1964.  Discusses her request to not do the book.  (draft)

Letter from Bishop to Jacqueline Kennedy.  April 4, 1966.  Encloses copy of letter to Bob Loomis discussing Manchester and Bishop's books. (copy)  

Letter to Robert  Loomis, Random House, from Bishop.  April 4, 1966. Discusses writing Kennedy assassination book, and other Kennedy books.

Correspondence with Harper Brothers regarding the Kennedy books.  Includes discussion of the Kennedy objections, the Manchester book and other publishing issues.  Correspondents:  Evan Thomas, Genevieve Young.  8 items.

Press release.  "Backstairs", by Merriman Smith, May 23, [1967].  Discusses Kennedy books and articles and mentions Bishop's encountering obstruction from the Kennedy family.

Note from "Tommy" E. B. Thompson to Bishop.  undated.  Returning copy of "The Kennedy Book Burners".

"The Kennedy Book Burners".  Two carbon copies of the 4 part article.  

"The Kennedys and Me."  Three carbon copies of the article.  Two noted for This Week Magazine.  "Not used." handwritten on final copy.

"Nov. 23, 1963...the End of Camelot."  Copies of letters to Bishop related to the Look article.  These letters relate the authors' recollections of where they were at the time JFK was shot, or decline to supply those memories.  File includes letters from Janet Lee Auchincloss, Winzola McLendon, Grace de Monaco, Richard Nixon, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, Earl Warren.  Includes "Table of Contents" for Reflections on JFK's Assassination.

John "Jocko" McCormack.  Carbon copy of "Jocko" article.  Notes "for Gulfstream Mag."

Msg. McWilliams file.  Typescript and four carbons of article about Monsignor LeRoy McWilliams, the subject of Parish Priest

Miscellaneous file.  Includes a variety of columns and other articles.  All are carbon copies unless noted otherwise.

"Arigato Gozaimasu, Jonesy-San."  noted "For Sam Boal".  Exploring Tokyo.  11 pages.

"For The Christian Herald".  Roland Hearst.  4 pages.

"Fish and Chips." 14 pages.  New boat and trip to Bahamas

"Herbert Hoover at 85." 12 pages.

"Jim Bishop: Reporter" Ten columns.  Topics:  Real estate, atheism, political clubs, Art Carney, Ted Husing, Elizabeth Barrett Browning prayer, mother-in-law, professional wrestler, night out with daughter Gayle, John Harris (only page 1).

"Little Miss Nobody."  4 pages.  Orphans, Catholic Charities.

"My Journey to Faith."  printed. 

"The Philosopher and the Schoolgirl"  Reader's Digest Oct. 1969.  Final Proof.  Also carbon entitled, "The Philospher and the Hoyden."  Will and Ariel Durant.

"This is the last thing he wrote."  note added by Kelly Bishop to a "P.S." for a missing letter.  Relates Kelly's cleaning up his office.  

Nativity file.  Carbon copy of 26 page article "The Nativity of Jesus."  Letter from Paul Nadan, Hawthorn Books, to Bishop.  April 6, 1960.  Returning original of the article.

Rosenberg project file.  Copy of letter from Albert Einstein to Judge Irving Kaufmann asking that the death sentence for the Rosenberg's be commuted.  Dec. 23, 1952.  Bishop did much of the research for a book on the Rosenbergs, but dropped the project when he felt that he had nothing new to say.  Another Einstein letter is in the "Einstein file".

See also: Letter from Ned Brown to Bishop.  April 20, 1960. in "Custer file."

Saturday Morning file.  Typescript of article on automobile accident and drowning.  Letter from Hobart Lewis, Readers Digest,  June 18, 1970, rejecting the piece and enclosing an article of a similar bent published recently.  A second version included: "A Quiet Day in Town."  noted "For The Christian Herald."

Seabright Organist-Drunken Driving file.  Sixteen page article about "The Day of the Knight".

Seed on the Wind file.  Carbon copies of two articles, "Seed on the Wind", a drug rehabilitation facility and a second about one woman associated with it.  First is noted "For The Readers Digest", second #2422.

Spain to Italy file.  Twenty-one articles chronicling travels from Spain through the Mediterranean to London. (carbons)

Spring file.    Two articles about season.

Summer file.  Carbon copies of five columns and two other articles about summer.  One article labeled "Rough Draft", the other "For Readers Digest, Harry Harper.

Thanks...for what? file.  Three carbons of this article for Woman's Day, Nov. 1958.

Variety, Specials for, file.  Nine carbon copies of articles for Variety.  Includes two letters to Bishop from Abel Green, editor, relating to items published. (Nov. 4, 1960; June 2, 1961)  Draft of letter to Abel Green from Bishop. Undated.  Asks to have a notice indicating that Harper is still his main publisher included in next issue.  Copy of letter from Wilson Griffith, WCKT, to Charles R. Jacobson, regarding production of a Variety Hospital show.

War of the Tabloids file.  Copy of edited typescript for "War of the Tabloids."  38 pages.  Noted "for Playboy".

Wayne, John, file.    Carbon of "Riding into the Sunset", a short piece about Wayne.

Winter file.  Carbons of eight articles dealing with winter.

Wrigley, Philip, file.  Typescript and carbon of a "Most Unforgettable Character" piece for Readers Digest. Dated 9/22/77.

Unless otherwise noted, these materials were donated in 2007 by Mrs. Kelly Bishop (2007-002).

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