Marjorie Dorner Papers

The Marjorie Dorner Papers house the handwritten literary manuscripts for four novels: Nightmare (also listed under the working and final British edition title A Choice of Nightmares), Family Closets, Freeze Frame (also listed under the working title Double Exposure), and Blood Kin. The collection also includes thirteen 5 1/4" floppy diskettes that contain the "Interim" working version of most of Family Closets, and the "First," "Interim," and "Final" versions of Blood Kin.

(See also author's additional notes on back of manuscript page 99)

(See also author's additional notes on back of manuscript pages 108 and 150)

(See also author's additional notes on back of manuscript pages 226 and 229)

(See also author's additional notes on back of manuscript pages 34 and 38)

(See also author's additional notes on back of manuscript pages 56,67,68,71, and 79)

(See also author's additional notes on back of manuscript page 145)

(See also author's additional notes on back of manuscript pages 190,191,195, and 196)

(See also author's additional notes on back of manuscript page 199)

(See also author's additional notes on back of manuscript page 56)

Three (3) 5 1/4" floppy diskettes containing the "Interim Version" 1. chapters 1-5, 2. chapters 6-11, 3. chapters 12-17, 4. chapters 18-23

Six (6) 5 1/4" floppy diskettes containing the entire "First Version" of the novel, two chapters of the "Interim Version" and one chapter of the "Final Version." 1. First Version -- Prologue and Chapters 1-6, 2. First Version -- Chapters 7-11 and "Final Version" of chapter 32, 3. First Version -- Chapters 15-19, 4. First Version -- Chapters 20-26, 5. First Version -- Chapters 12-14 and 27-30, 6. First Version -- Chapters 31, 32, 7. Interim Version -- Chapters 3, 4

Four (4) 5 1/4" floppy diskettes containing the "Final Version" of Blood Kin 1. Prologue and Chapters 1-6, 2. Chapters 7-8, 10-14, 3. Chapters 15-21, 4. Chapters 9, 22-26, 29-31