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Andrew Nelson Lytle Papers
1873-1988

Series II. Writings, 1924-1986
Boxes 9-11

Manuscripts of writings by Andrew Lytle, 1924-1986, are included in the Writings Series. These writings, many of which are either unpublished or variants, include the genres of poetry, plays, biography, novels, essays, reviews, speeches and short stories. Notable among these are manuscripts of "The Hind Tit," Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company, At The Moon's Inn and The Long Night. One of Lytle's earliest writings, a journal of his European trip in 1924, is included in the Biographical Series under the heading Travels. This series contains oversize material that includes long galleys of Lytle's novel The Long Night.

Box 9 (continued from Series I: Correspondence)

Poetry-Published
  1. "Edward Graves", 1 page typed manuscript, published 1925.
Poetry-Unpublished
  1. "The House on the Side of the Hill", 1 page typed manuscript, n.d.
Prose-Biography
  1. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (1 of 26). Outline, 3 pages typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  2. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (2 of 26). Front matter (title pages, divisions of book, chapters) 5 pages typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  3. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (3 of 26). Prologue "Under the Vine and Fig Tree" Pages 1-3, 1-3, 1-2, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  4. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (4 of 26). Chapter 1, pages [1]-6, 3-7, typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "A Basket of Chickens."
  5. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (5 of 26). Chapter 2, pages [1]-10, 3, 5, 6-8, 10-11, 13 (plus three unnumbered pages) holograph and typed manuscript, with holograph corrections. Titled "The Wilderness Road".
  6. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (6 of 26). Chapter 3, pages 14-17, one numbered page, 20-25, 4, typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "Chapter III."
  7. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (7 of 26). Chapter 4, pages 29-43, 16 (plus 2 unnumbered pages), typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "Chapter IV.
  8. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (8 of 26). Chapter 5, pages 44-62, 50-51, 18, 67 (plus 4 unnumbered pages), typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled variously "Chapter V," "Assembly is Bugled on the Western Front," "Donelson-A Tragedy of Errors," "Gray Lines Cross The Cumberland," "Fort Donelson."
  9. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (9 of 26). Chapter 6, pages 63-68, typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "The Blue Racer Circles, and the Rattler Coils, in the Tennessee Bottoms."
  10. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (10 of 26). Chapter 7, pages 70-82, 3 (plus 4 unnumbered pages), typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "Capitulation...To A Picket Fence," and "Capitulation...To A Rail Fence."
  11. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (11 of 26). Chapter 8, pages 1-24, 8, typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "Forrest or Bragg," "A Birthday Party."
  12. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (12 of 26). Chapter 9, pages [1]-33, 33, 33-B, 34-39, 1 unnumbered page, 6, 1 unnumbered page, 17, 4 unnumbered pages, 22, 25-27, 27, 27, 30, holograph and typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "Separating Grant from His Base."
  13. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (12 of 26). Chapter 10, pages [1]-27, 29-42, 42a, 43, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  14. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (13 of 26). Chapter 11, pages 1-14, typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "The Middle Tennessee Campaign."
  15. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (14 of 26). Chapter 12, pages 1-10, 10, 11-22 (plus 3 unnumbered pages), typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "Rats In The Wall," "Chicamauga."
  16. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (15 of 26). Chapter 13, pages [1]-9, 9a, 9b, 10-13, typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "Chicamauga - The First Day."
  17. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (16 of 26). Chapter 14, pages [1]-22, typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "Chicamauga - The Second Day."
  18. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (17 of 26). Chapter 15, 13 unnumbered pages typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "Forrest's Country - His Stomping Grounds."
  19. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (18 of 26). Chapter 16, pages 275-277, 1 unnumbered page, 282, 282 (plus 1 unnumbered page), holograph and typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "'Sookey' Smith Does Not Reach Sherman."
  20. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (19 of 26). Chapter 18, page 308 (plus 2 unnumbered pages), holograph and typed manuscript.
  21. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (20 of 26). Chapter 20, 1 unnumbered page typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  22. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (21 of 26). Chapter 21, page 344 (plus 1 unnumbered page), holograph and typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  23. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (22 of 26). Chapter 22, 2 unnumbered pages typed manuscript, titles only - "Gunboats and Hoss Critters," "Nashville," "The Invisible Empire."
  24. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (23 of 26). Chapter 25, pages 394-395, 397a, 394, 398, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  25. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (24 of 26). Chapter 26, pages 399-401, typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Titled "In A Funeral Hack."
  26. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (25 of 26). Notes for Bibliography, 1 page typed manuscript.
  27. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company (26 of 26). Maps, 2 hand-drawn maps.
Essays-Published
  1. "The Approach of the Southern Writer to His Material," pages [1]-4 typed manuscript, published 1936.
  2. "The Backwoods Progression," pages 3-20 typed manuscript, published 1933. May have been originally titled "Southern Backwoods" (Tate letter, May 15, 1933).
  3. "Fiction and the Essence of Things: Stephen Crane's 'The Open Boat." 1 page typed manuscript, appears to be an early outline of ideas for this article, published 1966.
  4. "The Hind Tit." Pages [1]-15 typed manuscript with holograph corrections, published 1930.
  5. "A Partial Reading of Parade's End or The Hero as an Old Furniture Dealer." Pages 77-95, appears to be a photocopy of proof with editor's notes and typesetting notes, marked "Mr. Lytle's copy." Published 1981.
  6. "The Working Novelist and the Mythmaking Process." Pages 3-10, 13-14, 16 typed manuscript with holograph corrections, published 1959.
Essays-Unpublished
  1. "The American University." Pages [1]-5, typed manuscript with holograph annotation, paper written for English III at Vanderbilt, May 30, 1924.
  2. "A Medley: History and Myth and the Artist." Pages 1-24, 1-16, 14, 17, 17a, 17aaa, 18-24, 1-17, 1-5, 8-20, [1]-6, 9-11, [1], 3-6, 8-9, [1]-6, 5-6, 7, 9 (plus 2 unnumbered pages), holograph and typed manuscript with holograph corrections in several drafts, with variant titles "A Habitable Garden," "A Myth In A Garden," and "Myth In The Mind Of The Writer." Written 1982 or later.
  3. "On The Problem of Farm Tenantry." Pages [1], 4, [1]-5 typed manuscript with holograph corrections, 2 drafts, about the Bankhead-Jones bill and the tenant question, [1936]. (See letter of October 29, 1936 from Manson Radford)
  4. "The Plumed Serpent and the White Elephant." Pages [1]-15 typed manuscript with holograph corrections, probably written c. 1976.
  5. "Principles Make the Plans." Pages [1]-7 typed manuscript with holograph corrections, probably written in the 1930s.
  6. "The Unclean Lips." Pages [1]-5, 8-13, 13-15 typed manuscript with holograph corrections, probably written in the 1980s.
Novels
  1. At The Moon's Inn (published 1941). (1 of 10) Pages [1]-15, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  2. At The Moon's Inn. (2 of 10) Pages 4, 6-12, 12-14, 14-15, (plus 3 unnumbered pages), typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  3. At The Moon's Inn. (3 of 10) Pages 19-31, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  4. At The Moon's Inn. (4 of 10) Pages 45, 47-80, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
Box 10

Novels (continued)
  1. At The Moon's Inn. (5 of 10) Pages 6, 8-24, 23-42, 42, 42-44, 44-46, 49-54, 54a, 55-58, 53-57, 57-59, 59-61, 72-74, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  2. At The Moon's Inn. (6 of 10) Pages 77, 79, typed manuscript with corrections.
  3. At The Moon's Inn. (7 of 10) Pages 152-153, 153, 155, typed manuscript with corrections.
  4. At The Moon's Inn. (8 of 10) Pages 266-270, 273-299, 299a, 300-301, 301a, 302-306, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  5. At The Moon's Inn. (9 of 10) Pages 308-318, 320-328, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  6. At The Moon's Inn. (10 of 10) Miscellaneous unnumbered pages, holograph and typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  7. The Long Night. (6 of 10) Page proofs, pages [6]-15, 17-37, 37-50, with editor's notes and markings.
  8. The Long Night. (7 of 10) Page proofs, pages 51-100, with editor's notes and markings.
  9. The Long Night. (8 of 10) Page proofs, pages 101-150, with editor's notes and markings.
  10. The Long Night. (9 of 10) Page proofs, pages 151-153, with editor's notes and markings.
  11. The Long Night. (10 of 10) Page proofs, pages 175-177, 188, 193, 200, 212-248, 252, 254-256, 280, 305-307, 309-310, 312, 319-322, with editor's notes and markings.
  12. The Velvet Horn (published 1957). (1 of 2) 1 page typed manuscript, probably an early draft.
  13. The Velvet Horn. (2 of 2) 2 pages typed manuscript with holograph corrections, probably and early draft.
Reviews-Published
  1. "A Ploughman's Politics." 2 off prints of a review of Arator: Being a Series of Agricultural Essays, Practical and Political: In Sixty-Four Numbers, by John Taylor of Caroline, edited by M.E. Bradford. Published in Modern Age, Summer 1978.
  2. "Is America Jeffersonian?" Clipping of a review of Thomas Jefferson: The Apostle of Americanism, by Gilbert Chinard.
Reviews-Unpublished
  1. Untitled. 6 pages holograph manuscript appears to be a review of Black April by Julia Peterkin, published in 1927.
Short Stories-Published
  1. "Jericho, Jericho, Jericho." Holograph fragment on the back of an envelope, postmarked 1935.
Short Stories-Unpublished
  1. "The Baffling of Sherlock Holmes." Pages 1-6, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  2. "The Church With Only One Door." Pages [1]-2 typed manuscript with holograph corrections, undated, but noted as written at "Cornsilk Farm, Guntersville, Alabama."
  3. "The Mourning Dove." Also titled "The Turkle Dove" and "The Death of the Turkle Dove." Pages 1-4, unnumbered insert, 5-8, 8-12, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
Speeches
  1. "Can You Teach Creative Writing?" Pages 1-9, 16-19, 1-15, 15-18, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  2. "Southern Fiction: You've Got To Read It." One page typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  3. Untitled. Five page typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Possibly a speech given to the United Daughters of the Confederacy about Robert E. Lee.
  4. Untitled. Pages [1]-10, typed manuscript with holograph corrections, about what an artist is, what function he performs in society and what difficulties he faces, especially the Southern artist.
  5. Untitled. Two pages typed manuscript, a toast to Red Lancaster on his 75th birthday.
Drama
  1. "The Gold Dust Family." (1 of 3) Act I - Title page, cast of characters and synopsis of acts, pages [1]-36, typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Not dated, but noted as being written at "Cornsilk Farm, Guntersville, Alabama," possibly 1935.
  2. "The Gold Dust Family." (2 of 3) Act II - Pages [1]-41, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  3. "The Gold Dust Family." (3 of 3) Act III - Pages [1]-20, typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Also one holograph page numbered as page 9.
  4. "The Gold Tooth." Pages [1]-20, typed manuscript with holograph corrections, two sets, produced at Vanderbilt University in 1925.
  5. "De Hind Tit." Title page, cast of characters, pages 1-13, 13-23, typed manuscript.
  6. "The Hind Teat." Pages [1]-20, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  7. "The Keepers of the House." Title page only.
  8. "The Lost Sheep." Title page (2), cast of characters, pages [1]-14, 17-22, 1-7, 9-23, title page, 11, 15-19, 22, typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Dated "copyright 1928," gives addresses as "246 Sullivan St., New York City" and "503 Franklin St., Huntsville, Alabama." Play produced at Yale, 1928.
  9. "New Ground." (1 of 10) Scene I - Title page, cast of characters, synopsis of scenes, [1]-8, 8-25, typed manuscript with holograph corrections. Author shown is "K.L. Alexander," a pseudonym (Lytle's grandmother's name through remarriage).
  10. "New Ground." (2 of 10) Scene I - Pages [1]-6, 8, 10-15, 19-24, [1], [1]-2, 2-3, 6, 19-23, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  11. "New Ground." (3 of 10) Scene II - Pages [1]-21, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  12. "New Ground." (4 of 10) Scene II - Pages [1]-9, 15, 17-22, [1]-7, 9-19, 19 typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  13. "New Ground." (5 of 10) Scene III - Pages [1]-16, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  14. "New Ground." (6 of 10) Scene III - Pages [1]-16, 11-20, 22-27, [1]-5, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  15. "New Ground." (7 of 10) Scene IV - Pages [1]-17, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  16. "New Ground." (8 of 10) Scene IV - Pages [1]-20, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  17. "New Ground." (9 of 10) Scene V - Pages [1]-17, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  18. "New Ground." (10 of 10) Scene V - Pages [1]-2, 4, 6-7, 10-12, 10, 25, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
Box 11

Drama (continued)
  1. "New Ground." (1 of 8) Miscellaneous early drafts, holograph and typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  2. "New Ground." (2 of 8) Miscellaneous early drafts, holograph and typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  3. "New Ground." (3 of 8) Miscellaneous early drafts, holograph and typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  4. "New Ground." (4 of 8) Miscellaneous early drafts, holograph and typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  5. "New Ground." (5 of 8) Miscellaneous early drafts, holograph and typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  6. "New Ground." (6 of 8) Miscellaneous early drafts, holograph and typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  7. "New Ground." (7 of 8) Miscellaneous early drafts, holograph and typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  8. "New Ground." (8 of 8) Miscellaneous early drafts, holograph and typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
  9. "A Play on Jeff Davis." 1 page holograph notes with an idea for a play about Jefferson Davis.
  10. "Scalabag." 3 page typed manuscript outline of a play, probably by Lytle.
  11. "The Walls of Jerico." Pages [1]-6, 2 unnumbered pages, [1]-4, 9 unnumbered pages, typed manuscript with holograph corrections.
Fragments & Unidentified
  1. Unidentified holograph and typed manuscript poems (5), at least some of which appear to be in Lytle's hand, but which have not been positively identified as his. Titles or first lines (if untitled) as follows:
  2. Unidentified typed manuscript of an essay or speech, pages 2-18, about words and language and the writer.
  3. Typed notes for an unidentified essay or speech, 3 pages, about writing, the writer's purpose, the profession of writing.
  4. Unidentified typed manuscript fragment, pages 2, 4-5, 8-10, 12, 15, probably having to do with agrarianism.
  5. Unidentified typed manuscript fragment, 3 pages, probably having to do with agrarianism.
  6. Unidentified fragment, both holograph and typescript, 4 pages, mentions John Taylor, Jefferson, etc. Possibly belong to different manuscripts, but found together.
  7. Unidentified typed manuscript fragment of a play, pages [1]-2, 5-14, 16-28, 32-41 probably by Lytle.
  8. Unidentified typescript fragment of a play, pages 1-8, probably by Lytle.
  9. Unidentified typescript fragment of a play, page 13, probably by Lytle.
Research Material
  1. At The Moon's Inn. (1 of 2) Research material, notes, etc. Many of the notes appear to be on the backs of rejected manuscript pages of the novel.
  2. At The Moon's Inn. (2 of 2) More of same, as above.
  3. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company. (1 of 4) Research material, notes, clippings, etc.
  4. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company. (2 of 4) Research material, notes, clippings, etc.
  5. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company. (3 of 4) Research material, notes, clippings, etc.
  6. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company. (4 of 4) Research material, notes, clippings, etc.
  7. Material on John Taylor and Arator.
  8. Miscellaneous research material.

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