Editing notebook for the film Slaves of New York : autograph manuscript.

Notebook kept by James Ivory while editing the film Slaves of New York. Front flyleaf is stamped "Slaves of N.Y." and includes a note in James Ivory's hand "Claverack, July 1988." Includes continuity notes (12 pages, paper-clipped) laid in at end.
The screenplay Slaves of New York was written by Tama Janowitz based on her stories. The film was directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant for Merchant Ivory Productions; it was released in New York on 17 March 1989.
Part of a collection of film director James Ivory's heavily annotated shooting scripts, editing notebooks, and small scripts. Each of the thirty-one films he directed for Merchant Ivory Productions is represented in the collection, beginning with the production company's first film, The Householder (1963), and including, among others, The Europeans (1979), A Room with A View (1985), Howards End (1992), The Remains of the Day (1993), The Golden Bowl (2000), and The City of Your Final Destination (2010). The collection also includes two films directed by Ivory's partner, Ismail Merchant (In Custody (1994) and The Mystic Masseur (2002)). Items in the collection have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.