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Ted Schwarz (1945-), free-lance writer, professional photographer, teacher, comedy writer, humor columnist, investigative writer, and screenwriter, has authored or co-authored more than 70 books and 2,000 articles. A comedy writer for NBC and syndicated humor writer for the comic strip "Badge Guys" for Newspaper Enterprise Association (with cartoonist Chuck Bowen), Ted Schwarz has written humor columns that have appeared in such publications as the Detroit News, the Akron Beacon Journal, and the Toledo Blade. He has also done continuity writing for radio and various treatments for television and motion pictures. Schwarz's articles have appeared in numerous publications including Family Circle, Physician's Management, Writer's Market, Saturday Review, Reader's Digest, Coins, Numismatic News, Rangefinder Magazine, Tucson Magazine, and others. He has been a contributing editor of Stamp News and Physician's Management.
Schwarz's writing interests cover a wide variety of subjects, including "how to" books on photography, child development, coin and stamp collecting, hobbies, cults, personal safety, dissociative identity disorder, psychology, business, investments, health, medicine, as-told-to autobiographies, and biographies. He has also written fiction, including developing projects for television and writing novels, especially mysteries. He has been quoted as saying "I write literally anything."
Schwarz writes under his own name and also writes "with" the teller of the story, as in DeLorean (autobiography), or will ghost write where his name does not appear at all, whether for a medical doctor or a business manager. Schwarz is perhaps best known for his New York Times best seller DeLorean (1985) and his Hillside Strangler: A Murderer's Mind (1981). His 1977 book, The Five of Me (with Henry Hawksworth) formed the basis of a CBS Movie of the Week.
In addition to writing, Schwarz has taught as a part-time instructor in writing at Pima College and Yavapai College and served as adjunct professor of journalism and mass communication at Northern Arizona University. He has also been a teacher for the Writer's Digest School and coordinates "write-on, Cleveland." He is a member of the Authors Guild, Authors League of America, Writers Guild of the American West, Numismatic Literary Guild, and Mystery Writers of America.
The Ted Schwarz Papers contain correspondence, notebooks, research notes, audio and video cassettes of interviews, and manuscripts documenting his numerous books, cartoons, short stories, and articles. Subjects represented include careers in photography, child development, coins and stamp collecting, health, medicine, nutrition, fitness, cults, Satanism, personal safety, abnormal psychology, dissociative identity disorder, biographies, business, investments, criminal justice, Southwestern artists, and juvenile delinquency.
Access to some material is restricted, particularly taped and video-taped interviews. Complete information is available at the reference desk.
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Arizona State University does not own copyright to this collection. Distinctive Collections recognizes that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Publications received with this collection have been cataloged into the Rare Books and Manuscripts stacks. They can be found using the ASU Library Catalog.
[Identification of item], Ted Schwarz Papers, MSS-434, Arizona State University Library.
Ted Schwarz donated these materials to the University Library beginning in 1980.
This collection was initially processed by Special Collections staff in 1997. Series VIII: Hillside Strangler: A Murderer's Mind was re-processed in October of 2021 in order to facilitate access.
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| Series VIII: Hillside Strangler: A Murderer's Mind |
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| Sub-Series A: Typescripts and Promotional Materials |
| Box | Folder |
| 60 | 1 | | | Hillside Strangler Preliminary Pages, 1980 (Typesetter's Copy) |
| 60 | 2 | | | Hillside Strangler Part I, Chapters 1-2, circa 1980 (Typescript; Rough Draft, Edited Original) |
| 60 | 3 | | | Hillside Strangler Part II, Chapter 3, circa 1980 (Typescript) |
| 60 | 4 | | | Hillside Strangler Part II, Chapter 4, circa 1980 (Typescript) |
| 60 | 5 | | | Hillside Strangler Part II, Chapter 5, circa 1980 (Typescript) |
| 60 | 6 | | | Hillside Strangler Part III, Chapters 6-7, circa 1980 (Typescript) |
| 60 | 7 | | | Hillside Strangler Part III, Chapters 8-9, circa 1980 (Typescript) |
| 60 | 8 | | | Hillside Strangler Part III, Chapters 10-13, circa 1980 (Typescript) |
| 60 | 9 | | | Hillside Strangler Part IV, Chapter 14-Appendix, circa 1980 (Typescript) |
| 60 | 10 | | | Hillside Strangler Epilogue, circa 1980 (Typescript) |
| 60 | 11 | | | Hillside Strangler Editorial Notes, 1980 August 26 |
| 60 | 12 | | | Inventory of Material, Undated |
| 60 | 13 | | | Kelli Boyd: The Final Victim of the Hillside Strangler Proposal and Introduction, Undated |
| 60 | 14 | | | My Son’s Father Is the Hillside Strangler by Kelli Boyd with Ted Schwarz, Proposal, Undated |
| Box | Folder |
| 61 | 1 | | | Hillside Strangler Proposal, Undated |
| 61 | 2 | | | Hillside Strangler Introduction and Chapter 1 of First Edition, Undated |
| 61 | 3-4 | | | Draft with Corrections, Proposal, and First Rewrite of the First Draft of The Hillside Strangler: A Murderer's Mind, 1980 (Typescript and Blue Notebook) |
| 61 | 5-6 | | | Hillside Strangler Second Rewrite, Undated (Typescript) |
| 61 | 7 | | | Hillside Strangler Chapters 1-6, Third Rewrite, Undated (Typescript) |
| 61 | 8 | | | Hillside Strangler for Writer's Digest, 1980 December 16 (Author's Galley) |
| Box | Folder |
| 62 | 1 | | | Hillside Strangler, 1980 (Galley Proofs) |
| 62 | 2 | | | Hillside Strangler Newspaper Clippings, 1974, 1977-1979 |
| 62 | 3-4 | | | Hillside Strangler Newspaper Clippings, 1980 |
| 62 | 5 | | | Hillside Strangler Promotional Tour, 1981 July 4-26 |
| 62 | 6 | | | "The Inside Story of the Hillside Strangler," Hustler Magazine, 1981 |
| 62 | 7 | | | Hustler Promotional Tour, 1981 |
| 62 | 8 | | | Hustler Article, 1981 |
| 62 | 9 | | | Hillside Strangler Book Reviews, 1981 |
| 62 | 10 | | | Hillside Strangler Fan Mail, 1981-1982 |
| 62 | 11 | | | Hillside Strangler Miscellaneous Papers, 1979, Undated |
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| Sub-Series B: Research |
| Box | Folder |
| 62 | 12 | | | Correspondence to and from Ralph Allison, 1979-1982, Undated |
| 62 | 13 | | | Correspondence between Ralph Allison and Judge Kurtz, 1979 |
| Box | Folder |
| 63 | 1 | | | Tape Transcript from Ken Bianchi to Kelli Boyd, 1979 May |
| 63 | 2 | | | Letters from Ken Bianchi to Kelli Boyd and Ryan, 1979 January-August |
| 63 | 3 | | | Letters from Ken Bianchi to Kelli Boyd and Ryan, 1979 April-1980 February |
| 63 | 4 | | | Letters from Ken Bianchi to Kelli Boyd and Ryan, 1979 September-1980 |
| 63 | 5 | | | Letters from Ken Bianchi to Ted Schwarz, 1980 October-December |
| 63 | 6 | | | Letters from Ken Bianchi to Family, Undated |
| 63 | 7 | | | Letters from Kelli Boyd to Ken Bianchi, 1979 March-October |
| 63 | 8 | | | Letters from Kelli Boyd to Ted Schwarz, 1979-1980 |
| 63 | 9 | | | Correspondence between Dr. Robert Dowling and Attorney Dean Brett, 1979 |
| 63 | 10 | | | Correspondence from Saul J. Faerstein to Judge Kurtz, 1979 |
| Box | Folder |
| 64 | 1 | | | Correspondence to and from Professor Harrison G. Gough, 1979 |
| 64 | 2 | | | Correspondence between Donald Lunde and Judge Kurtz, 1979 |
| 64 | 3 | | | Correspondence between Dr. Martin Orne and Judge Kurtz, 1979 |
| 64 | 4 | | | Letters from Frances Piccione, 1979 June-1981 April |
| 64 | 5 | | | Letter to Kelli Boyd from George "Rendi", 1979 January 21 |
| 64 | 6 | | | Letters from Ted Schwarz to Ken Bianchi, 1979 November-1989 January |
| 64 | 7 | | | Letters from Ted Schwarz to Kelli Boyd, 1989 December-1980 July |
| 64 | 8 | | | Letters from Ted Schwarz to Frances Piccione, 1980 January |
| 64 | 9 | | | John G. Watkins Correspondence, 1979-1980 |
| 64 | 10 | | | Hillside Strangler Correspondence, 1979-1982 |
| 64 | 11 | | | General Correspondence, 1979-1980 |
| 64 | 12 | | | Ralph Allison Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 April 18, 19, 25 |
| 64 | 13 | | | Ralph Allison Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 April 18 |
| 64 | 14 | | | Ralph Allison and John C. Johnson Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 April 18 |
| 64 | 15-16 | | | Ralph Allison Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 April 19 (Transcript) |
| 64 | 17 | | | Ralph Allison Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 June 28 (Transcript) |
| Box | Folder |
| 65 | 7 | | | Interview with Lt. Phil Bullington, LA Homicide Squad, 1979 September 7 |
| 65 | 8 | | | Handwritten Notes on Interview with Lt. Dan Cook, Undated |
| 65 | 9 | | | Interview with Robert Dambacher, Chief Medical Investigator, Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, 1979 |
| 65 | 10 | | | Interview with Lt. Steve Day, LAPD Vice, 1979 October |
| 65 | 11-12 | | | Saul Faerstein Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 June 1 (Transcript) |
| 65 | 13 | | | Interview with Dino John Gulgoni, Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney, 1979 September 6 |
| 65 | 14 | | | Interview with Inspector Hallihan, 1980 October 1 |
| Box | Folder |
| 66 | 1 | | | Interview with Lt. Ed Henderson, LAPD, 1979 |
| 66 | 2 | | | Interview with Wilbur Littlefield, Los Angeles Public Defender, 1979 September 7 |
| 66 | 3 | | | Don Lunde Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 July 12 |
| 66 | 4 | | | Don Lunde Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 July 13 |
| 66 | 5 | | | Interview with Terry Mangan, 1979 July 3 and October 20 |
| 66 | 6 | | | Markman Interview wih Bianchi, Brett, and Johnson, 1979 March 28 |
| 66 | 7 | | | Markman Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 March 28 |
| 66 | 8 | | | Interview with Jim Mitchell, Undated |
| 66 | 9 | | | Moffett Interview with Ken Bianchi, Dean R. Brett, and John C. Johnson, 1979 April 16 |
| 66 | 10 | | | Moffett and Ken Bianchi [Interview], 1979 May 2 |
| Box | Folder |
| 67 | 1 | | | Martin Orne Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 May 27 |
| 67 | 2 | | | Martin Orne Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 May 28 |
| 67 | 3 | | | Interview Frances Piccione, 1980 March 4 |
| 67 | 4 | | | John G. Watkins, Dean Brett, John C. Johnson Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 March 21-22 |
| 67 | 5 | | | John G. Watkins Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 March 22 |
| 67 | 6 | | | John G. Watkins Interview with Ken Bianchi, 1979 April 20 |
| 67 | 7 | | | John G. Watkins Hypnosis of Ken Bianchi, 1979 March 21 |
| Box | Folder |
| 68 | 1 | | | Chronological Medical History: Kenneth A. Bianchi, Undated |
| 68 | 2 | | | Chronological Medical History: Kenneth A. Bianchi, Undated |
| 68 | 3 | | | Chronological Medical History: Kenneth A. Bianchi, Undated |
| 68 | 4 | | | Chronological Medical History: Kenneth A. Bianchi, Undated |
| 68 | 5 | | | Chronological Medical History: Kenneth A. Bianchi, Undated |
| 68 | 6 | | | General Information, Ken Bianchi, Undated |
| 68 | 7 | | | Ken Bianchi's Diary, Undated |
| 68 | 8 | | | Ken Bianchi's Tests, Undated |
| Box | Folder |
| 69 | 1 | | | Kelli Boyd's Diary, 1955, 1979, 1980 |
| 69 | 2 | | | Materials for Kelli Boyd's Book, 1979 |
| 69 | 3 | | | Ken Bianchi Trial Information, 1979-1981 |
| 69 | 4 | | | Material on Ken Bianchi's Sheriff Reserve Class, Undated |
| 69 | 5 | | |
"The Psychology of Rapists", 1971 |
| 69 | 6 | | | Evidence on Ken Bianchi, 1979-1980 |
| 69 | 7 | | | Articles on Creativity, Undated |
| 69 | 8 | | | Ted Schwarz/Ralph Allison Agreement, Undated |
| 69 | 9 | | | Papers by John G. and Helen Watkins, 1979 |
| 69 | 10 | | | Petition for Writ of Certiorari, Peter Mark Jones v. Michael Taibbi, 1981 |
| 69 | 11 | | | Ken Bianchi's Poetry, 1979 |
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| Sub-Series C: Screenplays |
| Box | Folder |
| 69a | 1 | | | Correspondence with Factor-Newland Corp. Regarding Screenplay, 1980-1981 |
| 69a | 2 | | | Film Proposal, Undated |
| 69a | 3 | | | Treatment by Tony Kayden, Newland-Raynor Productions, Undated (Screenplay) |
| 69a | 4 | | | Hillside Strangler by Sue Milburn, 1981 November 9 (Screenplay; First Draft) |
| 69a | 5 | | | Hillside Strangler by Sue Milburn, Undated (Screenplay) |
| 69a | 6 | | | A Murderer's Mind: The True Story of the Hillside Strangler by Sue Milburn, Undated (Screenplay) |
| 69a | 7 | | | A Murderer's Mind: The True Story of the Hillside Strangler by Sue Milburn, 1982 July 13 (Screenplay; Second Draft) |
