A Day in the Life of President Kennedy

A Day in the Life of President Kennedy    [typescript]
30 leaves  21.5 x 27.5cm

Physical Description:

These appear to be duplicate pages from the book.  The printer's marks are in red ink.  All but the first page are carbon copies.  There are various page numbers.  They appear to be random pages.  Blue ink is used for corrections and deletions.


A Day in the Life of President Kennedy    [typescript 'Setting Copy']
109 leaves  21.5 x 27.5cm

Physical Description:

Regular paper, thin paper and carbon paper is used through out.  The pages are numbered with numbers and number/letter through out.  The number/letter pages appear to be inserts.  The printer's marks are done in red pencil.  Corrections and deletions, of which there are many, are done with pencil and red ink.  Pages are made by typing on a separate sheet of paper and stapling to the page where it is to be inserted.


A Day in the Life of President Kennedy    [miss.]
7 sheets

Physical Description:

Six sheets  14 x 21.5cm.  Top sheet original "Customer's Report of Author's Alterations"  9-9-68. Kingsport Press, Inc.  Other five sheets are yellow carbon paper.

One sheet  16.5 x 14cm.  Author's Alterations 1-8-64;
Publisher Random House.


A Day in The Life of President Kennedy    [book pages]
3 leaves  21.5 x 28cm

Physical Description:

Three leaves from 'The Congressional Record' that list the Senators with Residences in Washington and the different Committees and Courts.  It has Preface in blue at the top of the first page.


A Day in The Life of President Kennedy    [map]

Physical Description:

A map of Washington, D.C.


A Day in The Life of President Kennedy    [galley]
34 sheets  15.5 x 64cm

Physical Description:

There is one long page per sheet.  Corrections, deletions, and insertions are done with pencil.  Several sheets have text typed on a separate sheet of paper stapled to it.  At the top of these inserted sheets is (Galley-and a number). Each separate sheet of paper has a different galley number.  These are 21.5 x 28cm.


A Day in The Life of President Kennedy    [galley 'Author's Proof']
41 sheets  15.5 x 64cm

Physical Description:

Author's Proof Dec 27 1963 H. Wolff Book MFG. Co. is in blue at the top of the first sheet.  It is initialed H/H at the top also.  The printer's marks are in red pencil. Blue and green ink is used for the corrections and editor's marks.  There are three pages per sheet.  Some pages have a note 'Author Please' in blue ink.  There are red lines, some single and some double, drawn down the side of the pages on the sheets.  One sheet near the end is marked "Plate Proof".


A Day in The Life of President Kennedy    [galley 'Author's Proof']
44 sheets  16 x 62.5cm

Physical Description:

The sheets are stamped 'Author's Proof' 'Dec 13, 1963
Wolff Book MFG. Co.'  Note on first sheet 'Author:  Please use any color of pencil EXCEPT color used by printer's proofreader on these proofs'.  All the corrections, deletions, and insertions are done in pencil and blue ink. The printer's marks are in red ink.  There is one long page per sheet.  On the last sheet is an insertion typed on a 21.5 x 7.5cm separate sheet of paper and stapled to the sheet.  On the top upper left corner of the first sheet are the initials P/N.


A Day in The Life of President Kennedy    [galley 'Confirmation Proof']
40 sheets   15 x 65cm  approx.  every few sheets measure 14 x 65cm

Physical Description:

'Confirmations Proof' is written in blue pencil at the top of the first sheet.  There are three pages per sheet with a few pages numbered in Roman numerals in red ink.  'Plate Proof' is printed in black at the top of the sheets. There are no corrections on these sheets.  The fifth sheet from end is stamped 'Plate Proof' in blue ink and 'Recast' is written in in blue pencil.  19 x 65cm.


A Day in The Life of President Kennedy    [miscellaneous]
1 file

Photograph of Kelly Bishop with President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson

Clipping.  Bishop column, "'Final Visit' with Kennedy Is Recalled."   Buffalo Courier-Express, 16 Nov. 29, 1963. 

Clipping. "Jackie in Tehran."  Parade, 5, July 16, 1972.


 

See also Miscellaneous--Kennedy materials

described by Rayola Appleby


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