Series: 1. Early and Academic Works, 1955-1977 , 2008
Scope and Content Note: The early works (box 1) include materials relating to early stories; drafts of the novel Confessions of a Young Outlaw; the one-act play The Mermaid Tavern, which was written, produced, and published at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; and other plays written in a UW playwriting class. The author included some personal notes, compiled in 2008, about his early works.

The academic works (box 2) consist of materials relating to Bontly's dissertation on Henry James and other related articles.

Early Works

Author's Notes, 2008

College Workshop Stories, 1957-1961

Confessions of a Young Outlaw,

First Draft, 1961-1962

Subsequent Drafts (Incomplete), 1962

The Mermaid Tavern, 1960-1962

Miscellaneous Early Stories, 1960-1961

Plays Written in a UW Playwriting Class, 1960

Very Early Stories, 1955-1959

Academic Works

Creative Writing Text, undated

Dissertation Plans and Proposals, undated

Introduction to "Stratagems and Spoils" Article, 1967-1968

James Essays, late 1960s

James: Doctoral Dissertation, 1965-1966

Melville Article, late 1960s

Sabbatical Proposals, 1977