Papers of Judith and Neil Morgan for the production of Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel (1995), the first published biography written about Ted Geisel.
Judith and Neil Morgan DR. SEUSS & MR. GEISEL Book Production Materials, 1963-1999 (MSS 641)
Extent: 4.2 Linear feet (8 archives boxes and 3 card file boxes)
California journalists Judith and Neil Morgan have written articles together for National Geographic and other magazines. They began researching and writing Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel in the early 1990s, having been close friends with Ted Geisel for over thirty years.
Production materials for the book Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel by Judith and Neil Morgan, a biography of Theodor Geisel. Materials include research files which contain newspaper clippings, interviews, letters, and notes from Ted Geisel's personal and career life, audio cassette interviews with Audrey Geisel, friends, and colleagues, typescript drafts of the manuscript, as well as the production proofs and edits. The collection also contains a complete manuscript from Edward Connery Lathem's unpublished biography of Ted Geisel in 1992.
Arranged in two series: 1) DR. SEUSS & MR. GEISEL and 2) ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES.