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Novels

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Roland E. Bounds science fiction paperback book collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0553
Abstract

The Roland E. Bounds paperback science fiction book collection consists of nearly seven thousand science fiction paperbacks published between 1890 and 2002 assembled by the Delaware collector Roland Bounds (1953-2002).

Dates: 1890-2002
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Samuel R. Delany collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0618
Abstract

The Samuel R. Delany collection includes Delany's letters to publisher Bill Bamberger (Bamberger Books), manuscript drafts of novels in progress, comic books, science fiction anthologies, and journals of fantasy and science fiction to which Delany contributed or served as editor.

Dates: 1967-1999
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Alan Kaufman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0599
Abstract The papers of Alan Kaufman--an American Jewish author, editor, performer, artist, and impresario--include drafts of his memoir Jew Boy, his novel Matches, editorial material related to volumes in his Outlaw Bible series, and the magazine Davka: Jewish Cultural Revolution. There are numerous notebooks with notes, observations, lists, and drafts of poetry and writing, as well as original...
Dates: circa 19th century, 1952-2007; Majority of material found within 1952-2007
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Peter Owen publishing records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0571
Abstract

Peter Owen publishing records is the publisher’s archive (1950s-1995) of an independent British firm renowned for its international list of major authors and avant garde works. The bulk of the collection consists of the production files of selected works, primarily from the 1980s and 1990s, including edited typescripts, proofs, and other materials documenting the process of turning an author’s manuscript into a finished book.

Dates: 1951-1995
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

James Purdy manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0370
Abstract

The James Purdy Manuscript Collection spans the years 1961 to 1978 and contains manuscripts for a short story and two novels by twentieth century American author James Purdy.

Dates: 1961–1978
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Devereux : a tale : manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0837
Abstract

Volume II of the original holograph manuscript for "Devereux: a Tale," as written by Margaret Emily Shore in 1837. It includes a title-page, dedication, introduction, contents page, 264 pages of text for chapters X through XXII, and a pencil sketch of a seated woman (possibly a self portrait).

Dates: 1837
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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