1981-1985. The archive begins in late 1981, several months prior to the April, 1982 release of Shoeless Joe, and includes three typed letters signed, two typed notes signed, two author questionnaires (completed 4 years apart); and publicity photos. In the first letter (November, 1981), Kinsella suggests interviews he could do while in Toronto and Lincoln, Nebraska. ("Is book scheduled for mid-March release or did I dream that? Inundated in drivel. Not writing. Have done 8 readings in last 7 weeks.") In a 1982 author questionnaire, Kinsella provides biographical information and answers questions about the origin of the idea for his novel and the research needed; his hobbies ("Travel 10-15,000 miles each summer to view baseball games from one end of the continent to the other. Favorite teams Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins. Hate those Yankees."); names of people who may want to give advance comment (John Irving, Bernard Malamud, Margaret Atwood, Anne Tyler, Richard Brautigan, Roger Angell, George Steinbrenner, and Howard Cosell, among others); thoughts on promoting the book; etc. In the remaining four letters, all from March of 1982, he laments having not felt well while in NY (although he was able to see two plays and offers his reviews); he agrees to a reading for the Canadian Booksellers Association; and he writes more about proposed tour cities and baseball stadiums to be visited, concluding with his wife's plans to deck out her car with Shoeless Joe Author's Tour promotional posters. The second author questionnaire (1985) coincides with the planned release of The Iowa Baseball Confederacy. Information covered here includes his previous jobs held; his hobbies (a "search for the perfect baseball story"); a list of people who should receive galleys (on which he includes himself, as he says he received no galley of Shoeless Joe); proposed jacket copy; etc. Finally, there are publicity photos for both The Iowa Baseball Confederacy and for Shoeless Joe, including an 8" x10" original print for Shoeless Joe. Shoeless Joe was the basis for the movie, Field of Dreams, which was nominated for three Academy Awards. The lot is near fine. [#036707] $2,000