This subseries holds materials related to the writing and publication of seven books by Sid Sackson. Included are handwritten drafts, typescripts, research notes, edited drafts, and galley proofs. Two of the published books have been transferred to the Library’s holdings.

The researcher should note that correspondence related to the writing and publication of these books (for example, letters between Sackson and the staffs of the publishing houses) can be found in the Correspondence series in the applicable folders.

Publications covered here include: A Gamut of Games(Castle Books/Random House, 1969; Random House, 1982), Beyond Tic Tac Toe (Random House/Pantheon, 1975), Beyond Solitaire (Random House/Pantheon, 1976), Beyond Competition (Random House/Pantheon, 1977), Beyond Words (Random House/Pantheon, 1977), Calculate! (Random House/Pantheon, 1979), and Playing Cards Around the World (Prentice-Hall, 1981).