Michael M. McDowell Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0138
Collection Organization
The Michael M. McDowell Papers record the life and career of a writer who excelled in academic performance at Harvard University and Brandeis University and discovered along the way a passion for creating popular fiction for mass audiences and dramatic productions for television and the movies.
The correspondence series offers a glimpse into McDowell's family background, his friendships, personal and professional life. Especially significant is his own correspondence in which he records his thoughts when writing to family, friends and colleagues. The correspondence with his immediate family - his father in particular - contains the most detail about McDowell's financial struggles, building a life for himself in Boston, his collecting interests and sharing his success via publicity and copies of his books sent home once he became a published author.
Another portion of the correspondence reflects McDowell's activism. A 1969 letter describing his attendance at an anti-Viet Nam War protest in Washington D.C. indicates a strong social conscience. Other letters, sent to such Massachusetts legislators as Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Paul E. Tsongas, and the Honorable Thomas "Tip" O'Neill Jr., contain his views on the 1970's energy crisis, sex discrimination, federal support for the arts and a variety of concerns. McDowell's letters written between 1994 and 1999 to medical providers and tax collectors are a vivid account of his life with AIDS.
Other correspondence can be found arranged by various names, subjects and by titles of his writing projects. These document the evolution of his writing and academic pursuits as well as his vast circle of professional associates, fellow authors and friends.
The manuscript series contain class files, dissertation, novel manuscripts, dramatic production manuscripts, synopses, notes, a journal, some shorter works and a few manuscripts by other authors who were working with him on projects. Researchers interested in McDowell's early writing and his evolution toward novelist and screenwriter might wish to examine the class files with their research papers, notes as well as other evidence of scholarly interests that may have shaped his future career. Also included are instructional materials and notes for classes which he taught later in life, most notably, script writing courses. The journal kept for about a year in 1985-1986 concentrates primarily on his writing regimen, social life and details of putting together the screenplay and production of the movie Beetlejuice.
The unpublished manuscripts include a 1978 novel called Blood and Glitter for which there is correspondence and some discussion of this early example of McDowell's gay-themed fiction. In the 1980's McDowell and Dennis Schuetz wrote a series of successful mysteries under the pseudonym, Nathan Aldyne, featuring gay detective, Daniel Valentine and his female sidekick, Clarisse Lovelace.
There are no novel manuscripts in the collection written by McDowell and John Preston under the pseudonyms of Mike McCray and Preston Macadam.
The collection includes 10 boxes of unprocessed additions that will be added to the inventory in the future.
Michael M. McDowell Correspondence, 1968-2001, undated
Series – Box C1
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- Creation: 1968-2001, undated
Outgoing correspondence - Parents, general, 1968-1972
File – Box C1, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1968-1972
Outgoing correspondence - Marian M. McDowell (mother), 1968-1973, undated
File – Box C1, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1968-1973, undated
Outgoing correspondence - Thomas E. McDowell (father), 1972-1974
File – Box C1, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1972-1974
Outgoing correspondence - Thomas E. McDowell (father) (continued), 1975-1976
File – Box C1, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1975-1976
Outgoing correspondence - Thomas E. McDowell (father) (continued), 1977
File – Box C1, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1977
Outgoing correspondence - Thomas E. McDowell (father) (continued), 1977-1979
File – Box C1, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1977-1979
Outgoing correspondence - Thomas E. McDowell (father) (continued), 1980-1981
File – Box C1, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 1980-1981
Outgoing correspondence - Thomas E. McDowell (father) (continued), 1981-1984
File – Box C1, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1981-1984
Outgoing correspondence - Mildred Mulkey (grandmother), 1979-1980
File – Box C1, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1979-1980
Outgoing correspondence - Ann Leigh (sister), 1988, undated
File – Box C1, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1988, undated
Outgoing correspondence - general (including a 1969 Vietnam War protest letter), 1969, 1971, 1980-1984
File – Box C1, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1969, 1971, 1980-1984
Outgoing correspondence - health-related, 1994-1999
File – Box C1, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1994-1999
Outgoing correspondence - estate-related, 2001
File – Box C1, Folder: 13
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- Creation: 2001
Outgoing correspondence - family, miscellaneous, undated
File – Box C1, Folder: 14
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- Creation: undated
Correspondence drafts, notes, 1973-1974
File – Box C1, Folder: 15
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- Creation: 1973-1974
Marilyn McDowell Correspondence, 1966-1973
Series – Box C2
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- Creation: 1966-1973
Incoming correspondence - Mother or "Mama", 1966-1968
File – Box C2, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1966-1968
Incoming correspondence - Mother or "Mama" (continued), 1970
File – Box C2, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1970
Incoming correspondence - Mother or "Mama" (continued), 1970
File – Box C2, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1970
Incoming correspondence - Mother or "Mama" (continued), 1971
File – Box C2, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1971
Incoming correspondence - Mother or "Mama" (continued), 1971
File – Box C2, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1971
Incoming correspondence - Mother or "Mama" (continued), 1972
File – Box C2, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1972
Incoming correspondence - Mother or "Mama" (continued), 1972
File – Box C2, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 1972
Incoming correspondence - Mother or "Mama" (continued), Spring, Summer 1973
File – Box C2, Folder: 8
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- Creation: Spring, Summer 1973
Incoming correspondence - Mother or "Mama" (continued), Summer, Fall 1973
File – Box C2, Folder: 9
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- Creation: Summer, Fall 1973
McDowell Family Correspondence, 1966-1994, undated
Series – Box C3
This series is comprised of letters sent to McDowell from his father, grandparents, siblings, and other relatives.
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- Creation: 1966-1994, undated
Incoming correspondence - Father or "Daddy", 1972-1973
File – Box C3, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1972-1973
Incoming correspondence - Jim (brother), 1973-1977, scattered
File – Box C3, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1973-1977, scattered
Incoming correspondence - Ann Leigh, 1967-1977, undated
File – Box C3, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1967-1977, undated
Incoming correspondence - Ann Leigh (continued), 1967-1977, undated
File – Box C3, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1967-1977, undated
Incoming correspondence - Mildred Mulkey or "Grandmama", 1966-1968
File – Box C3, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1966-1968
Incoming correspondence - Mildred Mulkey or "Grandmama" (continued), 1970-1973
File – Box C3, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1970-1973
Incoming correspondence - Mildred Mulkey or "Grandmama" (continued), 1973-1976
File – Box C3, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 1973-1976
Incoming correspondence - Mildred Mulkey or "Grandmama" (continued), 1979-1980, undated
File – Box C3, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1979-1980, undated
Incoming correspondence - James A. Mulkey or "Grandpappy", 1967, 1974
File – Box C3, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1967, 1974
Incoming correspondence - Mama El (cousin), 1968-1994, scattered
File – Box C3, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1968-1994, scattered
Incoming correspondence - family, general, 1968-1979, scattered
File – Box C3, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1968-1979, scattered
Greeting Cards and Invitations, 1972-1999, undated
Series – Box C4
This series is comprised of Christmas cards and various invitations sent to McDowell by family and friends; the cards are arranged chronologically.
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- Creation: 1972-1999, undated
Christmas cards, 1983
File – Box C4, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1983
Christmas cards (continued), 1983
File – Box C4, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1983
Christmas cards (continued), 1984
File – Box C4, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1984
Christmas cards (continued), 1984
File – Box C4, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1984
Christmas cards (continued), 1985
File – Box C4, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1985
Christmas cards (continued), 1985
File – Box C4, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1985
Miscellaneous, 1998-1999
File – Box C4, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 1998-1999
Miscellaneous (continued), undated
File – Box C4, Folder: 8
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- Creation: undated
Invitations - art openings, etc., 1972-1997, scattered
File – Box C4, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1972-1997, scattered
Invitations - weddings, graduations, etc., 1974-1997, scattered
File – Box C4, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1974-1997, scattered
Invitations, general, 1977-1981, scattered
File – Box C4, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1977-1981, scattered
Invitations, general (continued), 1982-1984
File – Box C4, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1982-1984
Invitations, general (continued), 1984-1985
File – Box C4, Folder: 13
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- Creation: 1984-1985
Invitations, general (continued), undated
File – Box C4, Folder: 14
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- Creation: undated
Correspondence Files by Subject, 1979-1998, undated
Series – Multiple Containers
This series includes a variety of individuals and subjects for which McDowell had an interest either through his academic study, activism, research, writing, publishing or collecting. Files may include both incoming and outgoing correspondence.
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- Creation: 1979-1998, undated
Correspondence Files by Subject (A-H), 1971-1998, undated
Sub-Series – Box C5
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- Creation: 1971-1998, undated
Agents, 1980-1981
File – Box C5, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1980-1981
Allen, Tom, 1985
File – Box C5, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1985
Alyson Publications -Nathan Aldyne books, 1997
File – Box C5, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1997
Allyson, Sasha, 1982-1983
File – Box C5, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1982-1983
American Broadcasting Company, 1974
File – Box C5, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1974
Andruckis, 1981
File – Box C5, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1981
Apalachicola earthquake c. 1852, 1994-1996
File – Box C5, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 1994-1996
Asimov, Isaac, 1986
File – Box C5, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1986
Avon publicity, 1982-1983
File – Box C5, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1982-1983
Bailey, Brad, 1987
File – Box C5, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1987
Bearss, Jeff, 1981
File – Box C5, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1981
Beaudouin, Curt, 1979-1980
File – Box C5, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1979-1980
Bernstein, Ron, 1979
File – Box C5, Folder: 13
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- Creation: 1979
Blackburn, Sharon Lovelace, 1997
File – Box C5, Folder: 14
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- Creation: 1997
Boatner, Barbara, 1986
File – Box C5, Folder: 15
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- Creation: 1986
Booth, Bob, 1981-1982
File – Box C5, Folder: 16
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- Creation: 1981-1982
Bowling Green (State University), 1995-1996
File – Box C5, Folder: 17
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- Creation: 1995-1996
Brandeis, 1972-1977, scattered
File – Box C5, Folder: 18
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- Creation: 1972-1977, scattered
The Brodes, 1985-1987
File – Box C5, Folder: 19
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- Creation: 1985-1987
Browne, David, 1977
File – Box C5, Folder: 20
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- Creation: 1977
Burns, Stanley, 1989-1991
File – Box C5, Folder: 21
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- Creation: 1989-1991
Button, Ken, 1979-1986, scattered
File – Box C5, Folder: 22
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- Creation: 1979-1986, scattered
Capps, Ronald, 1984
File – Box C5, Folder: 23
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- Creation: 1984
Cermele, Charles, 1983
File – Box C5, Folder: 24
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- Creation: 1983
Chapman, Robert, 1978-1982
File – Box C5, Folder: 25
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- Creation: 1978-1982
Chwat, Jacques, 1983
File – Box C5, Folder: 26
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- Creation: 1983
Churches (attended by MMM), 1972-1974
File – Box C5, Folder: 27
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- Creation: 1972-1974
Collections (personal interest of MMM), 1972-1991, scattered
File – Box C5, Folder: 28
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- Creation: 1972-1991, scattered
Conferences, 1982-1983
File – Box C5, Folder: 29
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- Creation: 1982-1983
Costello, Terence, 1981-1984, scattered
File – Box C5, Folder: 30
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- Creation: 1981-1984, scattered
Cutler, Devorah, 1981
File – Box C5, Folder: 31
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- Creation: 1981
David (Geddes?), 1970-1998, scattered
File – Box C5, Folder: 32
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- Creation: 1970-1998, scattered
DeBlase, Tony, 1982-1983
File – Box C5, Folder: 33
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- Creation: 1982-1983
Fleming, Ron, 1976, undated
File – Box C5, Folder: 34
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- Creation: 1976, undated
Grants & fellowships for writers, 1975-1981, scattered
File – Box C5, Folder: 35
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- Creation: 1975-1981, scattered
Government (correspondence with legislators), 1971-1983
File – Box C5, Folder: 36
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- Creation: 1971-1983
Harvard, 1971-1996, scattered
File – Box C5, Folder: 37
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- Creation: 1971-1996, scattered
Harvard (Lowell House), 1971-1972
File – Box C5, Folder: 38
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- Creation: 1971-1972
Harvard (Signet Society), 1971-1976, scattered
File – Box C5, Folder: 39
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- Creation: 1971-1976, scattered
Correspondence Files by Subject (J-V), 1979-1998
Sub-Series – Box C6
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- Creation: 1979-1998
Job applications, 1971-1997, scattered
File – Box C6, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1971-1997, scattered
Klein, Jason, 1981
File – Box C6, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1981
Lipez, Dick, 1981
File – Box C6, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1981
Morris, Harry O., 1984-1987, scattered
File – Box C6, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1984-1987, scattered
Mystery Writers of America, 1981
File – Box C6, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1981
NEECO, 1981
File – Box C6, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1981
National Enquirer, 1995
File – Box C6, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 1995
Newlin, Jeanne, 1980-1984, scattered
File – Box C6, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1980-1984, scattered
Norman, Minette, 1982-1983
File – Box C6, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1982-1983
Odyssey (MMM guest lecturer), 1997
File – Box C6, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1997
Otte, Jane and David, 1979-1987, scattered
File – Box C6, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1979-1987, scattered
Parkhurtst, Bill, 1981-1982
File – Box C6, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1981-1982
Person, Glenn, 1982-1983
File – Box C6, Folder: 13
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- Creation: 1982-1983
Picano, Felice, 1982-1985, scattered
File – Box C6, Folder: 14
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- Creation: 1982-1985, scattered
Porter, Neal, 1979-1981, scattered
File – Box C6, Folder: 15
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- Creation: 1979-1981, scattered
Potter, J.K., 1985
File – Box C6, Folder: 16
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- Creation: 1985
Presler, Titus, 1986
File – Box C6, Folder: 17
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- Creation: 1986
Preyer, Robert, 1977
File – Box C6, Folder: 18
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- Creation: 1977
Rage, Christopher, 1985
File – Box C6, Folder: 19
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- Creation: 1985
Rashbaum, Beth, 1982-1983
File – Box C6, Folder: 20
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- Creation: 1982-1983
Reisman, Del, 1992
File – Box C6, Folder: 21
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- Creation: 1992
Resnick's, 1981-1984, scattered
File – Box C6, Folder: 22
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- Creation: 1981-1984, scattered
Richard, Randy, 1979
File – Box C6, Folder: 23
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- Creation: 1979
Richardson, Debbie and Bill, 1980
File – Box C6, Folder: 24
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- Creation: 1980
Rofes, Eric, 1982-1983
File – Box C6, Folder: 25
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- Creation: 1982-1983
Ruby, Jay, 1982
File – Box C6, Folder: 26
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- Creation: 1982
Ryan, Alan, 1981-1983
File – Box C6, Folder: 27
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- Creation: 1981-1983
Santino, Charlie, 1982-1984, scattered
File – Box C6, Folder: 28
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- Creation: 1982-1984, scattered
Schwartz, Lloyd, 1980-1981
File – Box C6, Folder: 29
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- Creation: 1980-1981
Sharon, 1970-1971
File – Box C6, Folder: 30
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- Creation: 1970-1971
Silva, Bruce, 1981
File – Box C6, Folder: 31
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- Creation: 1981
Slung, Michele, 1981
File – Box C6, Folder: 32
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- Creation: 1981
Smith, Connie or Colleen (part 1 of 3), 1966
File – Box C6, Folder: 33
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- Creation: 1966
Smith, Connie or Colleen (part 2 of 3), 1967
File – Box C6, Folder: 34
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- Creation: 1967
Smith, Connie or Colleen (part 3 of 3), 1968-1975, scattered
File – Box C6, Folder: 35
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- Creation: 1968-1975, scattered
Smith, Roger (Includes interview with MMM), 1981-1982
File – Box C6, Folder: 36
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- Creation: 1981-1982
Spring Theater Festival Stage One, 1976
File – Box C6, Folder: 37
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- Creation: 1976
Thomas, Ann and Bill, 1980-1983
File – Box C6, Folder: 38
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- Creation: 1980-1983
Thomas, Odessa, 1981
File – Box C6, Folder: 39
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- Creation: 1981
Tufts (scriptwriting class), 1997-1999
File – Box C6, Folder: 40
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- Creation: 1997-1999
Turley, Hans (fan), 1982-1983
File – Box C6, Folder: 41
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- Creation: 1982-1983
Brother Utal and Kathi Paton, 1983-1986, scattered
File – Box C6, Folder: 42
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- Creation: 1983-1986, scattered
Vaughan, Sam (Doubleday), 1983
File – Box C6, Folder: 43
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- Creation: 1983
Vogel, David E., 1984-1985
File – Box C6, Folder: 44
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- Creation: 1984-1985
Correspondence Files by Subject (W), 1979-1998
Sub-Series – Box C7
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- Creation: 1979-1998
Watt, Susan (Fontana Paperbacks), 1980-1982
File – Box C7, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1980-1982
Whitehead, Bill (E.P. Dutton), 1981-1983
File – Box C7, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1981-1983
Wiater, Stanley, 1982-1984
File – Box C7, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1982-1984
William Morris Agency (Agreements included), 1990-1997, scattered
File – Box C7, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1990-1997, scattered
Winter, Douglas, 1982-1985
File – Box C7, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1982-1985
Word Pro 4, 1979-1982
File – Box C7, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1979-1982
The Writer, 1981-1982
File – Box C7, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 1981-1982
Writers' Guild of America, 1989-1998, scattered
File – Box C7, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1989-1998, scattered
Writers' Guild of America (TV credits), 1996-1997, scattered
File – Box C7, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1996-1997, scattered
Publication Correspondence, 1970-2002
Series – Box C8
This series includes correspondence with publishers as well as television and movie professionals interested in specific McDowell writing projects. Story treatments may be attached to some correspondence. A small amount of fan mail can be found here as well. Files may include both incoming and outgoing correspondence.
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- Creation: 1970-2002
Publications, 1970-2002, scattered
File – Box C8, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1970-2002, scattered
After Dark magazine articles, 1975-1977, scattered
File – Box C8, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1975-1977, scattered
Answer Me, 1984
File – Box C8, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1984
Beauty Kills, 1985
File – Box C8, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1985
Beetlejuice, 1991
File – Box C8, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1991
Bigelow's Last Smoke, 1984
File – Box C8, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1984
Blackwater, 1997
File – Box C8, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 1997
Blood and Glitter, 1977-1983, scattered
File – Box C8, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1977-1983, scattered
Blood Rubies, 1982-1984
File – Box C8, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1982-1984
Bone Chillers, 1996-1997
File – Box C8, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1996-1997
Dead House, 1996
File – Box C8, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1996
Frankenturkey, 1996
File – Box C8, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1996
Halloween Candy, 1985
File – Box C8, Folder: 13
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- Creation: 1985
Inside the Closet, 1984
File – Box C8, Folder: 14
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- Creation: 1984
In Touch magazine articles, 1976-1978
File – Box C8, Folder: 15
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- Creation: 1976-1978
The Last Car, 1985
File – Box C8, Folder: 16
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- Creation: 1985
Mandrake, 1997
File – Box C8, Folder: 17
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- Creation: 1997
A New Lease on Life, 1985
File – Box C8, Folder: 18
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- Creation: 1985
Nightfear, 1985
File – Box C8, Folder: 19
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- Creation: 1985
Tales from the Darkside, 1984-1985
File – Box C8, Folder: 20
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- Creation: 1984-1985
The Time of Their Lives, 1997
File – Box C8, Folder: 21
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- Creation: 1997
Miscellaneous projects, 1983-1999, scattered
File – Box C8, Folder: 22
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- Creation: 1983-1999, scattered
Fan mail, 1982-1997, scattered
File – Box C8, Folder: 23
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- Creation: 1982-1997, scattered
Miscellaneous General Correspondence, 1967-2001, scattered
Series – Box C9
This series is comprised of letters and cards from various friends and associates of McDowell. Many of these letters are only signed with a first name.
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- Creation: 1967-2001, scattered
General Correspondence, 1967-1977, scattered
File – Box C9, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1967-1977, scattered
General Correspondence, 1978-1987, scattered
File – Box C9, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1978-1987, scattered
General Correspondence, 1991-2001, scattered
File – Box C9, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1991-2001, scattered
General Correspondence, undated
File – Box C9, Folder: 4
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- Creation: undated
Personal Files, 1967-1998, scattered
Series – Box M1
This series includes publication contracts, legal documents, royalty reports for various McDowell works, his resumes, bios, and information about his manuscript collection at Browne Popular Culture Library.
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- Creation: 1967-1998, scattered
Publication contracts, 1996, 1999
File – Box M1, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1996, 1999
Legal documents, 1971-1999, scattered
File – Box M1, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1971-1999, scattered
Legal documents and correspondence from the estates of James and Mildred Mulkey, 1978-1981, scattered
File – Box M1, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1978-1981, scattered
MMM passport, 1984
File – Box M1, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1984
Royalty reports (part 1 of 3), 1979-1983
File – Box M1, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1979-1983
Royalty reports (part 2 of 3), 1983-1988
File – Box M1, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1983-1988
Royalty reports (part 3 of 3), 1991
File – Box M1, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 1991
Harvard applications, 1967-1972, scattered
File – Box M1, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1967-1972, scattered
MMM resumes, 1977-1997, scattered
File – Box M1, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1977-1997, scattered
MMM author bios, 1979-1996, scattered
File – Box M1, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1979-1996, scattered
MMM calendar of appointments, 1970
File – Box M1, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1970
MMM address book, undated
File – Box M1, Folder: 12
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- Creation: undated
MMM library cards, 1973-1975
File – Box M1, Folder: 13
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- Creation: 1973-1975
Miscellaneous research - murder, 1970, 1986
File – Box M1, Folder: 14
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- Creation: 1970, 1986
Miscellaneous research - names, 1968
File – Box M1, Folder: 15
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- Creation: 1968
Miscellaneous research - names (continued), 1998
File – Box M1, Folder: 16
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- Creation: 1998
Miscellaneous research - notes/research on death, et al, undated
File – Box M1, Folder: 17
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- Creation: undated
T. R. Miller High School, 1968
File – Box M1, Folder: 18
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- Creation: 1968
MMM school paper - "Map Coloration", 1967
File – Box M1, Folder: 19
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- Creation: 1967
McDowell collection, 1987-1996, scattered
File – Box M1, Folder: 20
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- Creation: 1987-1996, scattered
Class Files, 1969-1999, undated
Series – Multiple Containers
The files in this series are each devoted to a specific class in which McDowell was apparently enrolled. Some may reflect teaching responsibilities. Included in the files are notes, handouts, research papers and other literary productions. The manuscript for McDowell's dissertation and documents for screen writing classes that he later taught are also found here.
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- Creation: 1969-1999, undated
Class Files (can include notes, handouts, papers, writings, etc.), 1969-1972, undated
Sub-Series – Box M2
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- Creation: 1969-1972, undated
English - Augustan England, 1969
File – Box M2, Folder: 1
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Natural Sciences, 1969
File – Box M2, Folder: 2
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English, 1969-1970
File – Box M2, Folder: 3
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German, 1969-1971
File – Box M2, Folder: 4
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Social Sciences - French Civilization, 1969-1971
File – Box M2, Folder: 5
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Humanities - Folklore, 1969, 1972
File – Box M2, Folder: 6
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English, 1970
File – Box M2, Folder: 7
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English/Expository Writing, 1970
File – Box M2, Folder: 8
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English/Satiric Theory, ca. 1970
File – Box M2, Folder: 9
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Junior general exam paper on Dickens heroines, 1970, 1971
File – Box M2, Folder: 10
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Social Sciences -17th Century England and History - Georgian and Victorian England, 1970, 1971
File – Box M2, Folder: 11
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History - Georgian and Victorian England, 1970, 1971
File – Box M2, Folder: 12
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Comparative Literature, 1971
File – Box M2, Folder: 13
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Comparative Literature - Novel, undated
File – Box M2, Folder: 14
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Nashe and Greene, undated
File – Box M2, Folder: 15
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Class Files, continued (can include notes, handouts, papers, writings, etc.), 1971-1974, scattered
Sub-Series – Box M3
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English (fiction) - "Where the Grass Grows Green", 1971
File – Box M3, Folder: 1
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German, 1971
File – Box M3, Folder: 2
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Social Sciences, 1971-1972
File – Box M3, Folder: 3
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English - Fielding and His Contemporaries, 1972
File – Box M3, Folder: 4
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Humanities - The Folktale, 1972
File – Box M3, Folder: 5
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English, 1972
File – Box M3, Folder: 6
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History - England, 1972
File – Box M3, Folder: 7
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English honors thesis - "The Deceptive Narrator in Novels of Moral Ambiguity", 1972
File – Box M3, Folder: 8
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English honors thesis - copy 2, 1972
File – Box M3, Folder: 9
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English honors thesis - copy 3, 1972
File – Box M3, Folder: 10
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English - "A Cursory View of Cheating at Whist in the Eighteenth Century", 1972
File – Box M3, Folder: 11
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Class papers, 1972-1973
File – Box M3, Folder: 12
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Miscellaneous Brandeis English Department, 1972-1973
File – Box M3, Folder: 13
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Miscellaneous class materials, 1972-1974, scattered
File – Box M3, Folder: 14
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Class Files, continued (can include notes, handouts, papers, writings, etc.), 1973-1974, undated
Sub-Series – Box M4
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English - "Wordsworth and Death" (part 1 of 3), 1973
File – Box M4, Folder: 1
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English - "Wordsworth and Death" (part 2 of 3), 1973
File – Box M4, Folder: 2
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English - "Wordsworth and Death" (part 3 of 3), 1973
File – Box M4, Folder: 3
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The Poetic Treatment of the Civil War Dead, 1973
File – Box M4, Folder: 4
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Spenser article, 1973
File – Box M4, Folder: 5
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"Jonson's Influence on the Popular Literature of Bartholomew Fair", 1973
File – Box M4, Folder: 6
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Miscellaneous class materials, 1973-1974
File – Box M4, Folder: 7
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Mt. Auburn Cemetery, 1974
File – Box M4, Folder: 8
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"The Poetry and Short Prose of Mt. Auburn Cemetery", 1974
File – Box M4, Folder: 9
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Miscellaneous - Mt. Auburn Cemetery, 1974
File – Box M4, Folder: 10
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Miscellaneous lesson plans and notes, 1974
File – Box M4, Folder: 11
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"Thomas Lovell Beddoes' Use of Death as Metaphor", 1974
File – Box M4, Folder: 12
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"Emily Dickinson and the Sentimentalizing of Death", 1974
File – Box M4, Folder: 13
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"Sir Thomas Browne and the Fear of Corporeal Dissolution", undated
File – Box M4, Folder: 14
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Novel notecards, undated
File – Box M4, Folder: 15
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Research of historic games (cards), undated
File – Box M4, Folder: 16
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Class Files, continued (can include notes, handouts, papers, writings, etc.), 1994-1999, undated
Sub-Series – Box M5
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Scriptwriting, 1994-1995
File – Box M5, Folder: 1
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Scriptwriting, continued, 1995-1996
File – Box M5, Folder: 2
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Screenwriting, 1997
File – Box M5, Folder: 3
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Screenwriting, continued, 1997
File – Box M5, Folder: 4
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Screenwriting, continued, 1999
File – Box M5, Folder: 5
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Screenwriting, continued, 1999
File – Box M5, Folder: 6
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Screenwriting, continued, 1999
File – Box M5, Folder: 7
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Screenwriting, continued, undated
File – Box M5, Folder: 8
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MMM screenplay writing notebook - part 1 of 3, 1998
File – Box M5, Folder: 9
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MMM screenplay writing notebook - part 2 of 3, 1998
File – Box M5, Folder: 10
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MMM screenplay writing notebook - part 3 of 3, 1998
File – Box M5, Folder: 11
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Dissertation - American Attitudes Toward Death, 1825-1865, 1977
Sub-Series – Box M5
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Edited manuscript - introduction & notes, 1977
File – Box M5, Folder: 12
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Part 1- pp. 1-112, 1977
File – Box M5, Folder: 13
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Part 1- pp. 113-195, notes, 1977
File – Box M5, Folder: 14
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Part 2, 1977
File – Box M5, Folder: 15
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Part 3, 1977
File – Box M5, Folder: 16
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Appendix, bibliography, 1977
File – Box M5, Folder: 17
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Dissertation, continued - American Attitudes Toward Death, 1825 - 1865, 1977
Sub-Series – Box M6
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Final manuscript - Ch. 1 - pp. 1-44, 1977
File – Box M6, Folder: 1
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Ch. 1 - pp. 45-112, 1977
File – Box M6, Folder: 2
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Ch. 1 - pp. 113-195, 1977
File – Box M6, Folder: 3
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Ch. 1 - pp. 196-236, 1977
File – Box M6, Folder: 4
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Ch. 2 - pp. 237-356, 1977
File – Box M6, Folder: 5
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Ch. 3 - pp. 357-462, 1977
File – Box M6, Folder: 6
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Bibliography - pp. 463-497, 1977
File – Box M6, Folder: 7
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Unused quotes, 1977
File – Box M6, Folder: 8
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Unused quotes, continued, 1977
File – Box M6, Folder: 9
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Novel Manuscripts, 1974-1985, undated
Series – Multiple Containers
This series is comprised of manuscripts, either edited or unedited. This includes manuscripts attributed to McDowell or to one of McDowell's pseudonyms, Nathan Aldyne and Axel Young. The manuscripts are arranged chronologically by author name.
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- Creation: 1974-1985, undated
Novel Manuscripts, 1974-1976
Sub-Series – Box M7
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Venus Restored, chapters 1-3, 1974
File – Box M7, Folder: 1
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Venus Restored, chapters 4-6, 1974
File – Box M7, Folder: 2
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Venus Restored, chapters 7-11, 1974
File – Box M7, Folder: 3
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In Her Place, chapters 1-6, 1976
File – Box M7, Folder: 4
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In Her Place, chapters 7-12, 1976
File – Box M7, Folder: 5
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In Her Place, chapters 13-18, 1976
File – Box M7, Folder: 6
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Novel Manuscripts, continued, 1978
Sub-Series – Box M8
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Blood and Glitter, part 1, 1978
File – Box M8, Folder: 1
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Blood and Glitter, part 2, 1978
File – Box M8, Folder: 2
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Blood and Glitter, part 3, 1978
File – Box M8, Folder: 3
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Blood and Glitter, part 4, 1978
File – Box M8, Folder: 4
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Blood and Glitter, part 5, 1978
File – Box M8, Folder: 5
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Blood and Glitter (copy 2), part 1, 1978
File – Box M8, Folder: 6
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Blood and Glitter (copy 2), part 2, 1978
File – Box M8, Folder: 7
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Blood and Glitter (copy 2), part 3, 1978
File – Box M8, Folder: 8
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Blood and Glitter (copy 2), part 4, 1978
File – Box M8, Folder: 9
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Blood and Glitter (copy 2), part 5, 1978
File – Box M8, Folder: 10
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Novel Manuscripts, continued, 1979, 1980
Sub-Series – Box M9
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The Amulet (edited manuscript), chapters 1-8, 1979
File – Box M9, Folder: 1
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The Amulet (edited manuscript), chapters 9-20, 1979
File – Box M9, Folder: 2
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The Amulet (edited manuscript), chapters 21-30, 1979
File – Box M9, Folder: 3
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The Amulet (edited manuscript), chapters 31-40, 1979
File – Box M9, Folder: 4
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The Amulet (edited manuscript), chapters 41-50, 1979
File – Box M9, Folder: 5
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The Amulet (edited manuscript), chapters 51-60, 1979
File – Box M9, Folder: 6
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The Amulet (edited manuscript), chapters 61-71, 1979
File – Box M9, Folder: 7
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Cold Moon Over Babylon (edited manuscript), part 1, 1980
File – Box M9, Folder: 8
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Cold Moon Over Babylon (edited manuscript), part 2, 1980
File – Box M9, Folder: 9
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Cold Moon Over Babylon (edited manuscript), part 3, 1980
File – Box M9, Folder: 10
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Cold Moon Over Babylon (edited manuscript), parts 4-5, 1980
File – Box M9, Folder: 11
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Cold Moon Over Babylon (edited manuscript), part 6, 1980
File – Box M9, Folder: 12
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Cold Moon Over Babylon (edited manuscript), parts 7-8, 1980
File – Box M9, Folder: 13
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Novel Manuscripts, continued, 1979, 1980
Sub-Series – Box M10
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Notebook of revisions for novels: Vermilion, Gilded Needles, and Hammers of Heaven, 1979
File – Box M10, Folder: 1
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Gilded Needles (edited manuscript), chapters 1-6, 1980
File – Box M10, Folder: 2
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Gilded Needles (edited manuscript), chapters 7-12, 1980
File – Box M10, Folder: 3
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Gilded Needles (edited manuscript), chapters 13-18, 1980
File – Box M10, Folder: 4
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Gilded Needles (edited manuscript), chapters 19-24, 1980
File – Box M10, Folder: 5
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Gilded Needles (edited manuscript), chapters 25-30, 1980
File – Box M10, Folder: 6
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Gilded Needles (edited manuscript), chapters 31-36, 1980
File – Box M10, Folder: 7
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Gilded Needles (edited manuscript), chapters 37-42, 1980
File – Box M10, Folder: 8
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Gilded Needles (edited manuscript), chapters 43-epilogue, 1980
File – Box M10, Folder: 9
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The Elementals (edited manuscript), part 1, 1980
File – Box M10, Folder: 10
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The Elementals (edited manuscript), part 2, 1980
File – Box M10, Folder: 11
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The Elementals (edited manuscript), part 3, 1980
File – Box M10, Folder: 12
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The Elementals (edited manuscript), part 4, 1980
File – Box M10, Folder: 13
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Novel Manuscripts, continued, 1981
Sub-Series – Box M11
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Katie (edited manuscript), part 1, 1981
File – Box M11, Folder: 1
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Katie (edited manuscript), part 2, 1981
File – Box M11, Folder: 2
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Katie (edited manuscript), parts 3-4, 1981
File – Box M11, Folder: 3
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Katie (edited manuscript), parts 5-6, 1981
File – Box M11, Folder: 4
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Katie (edited manuscript), part 7, 1981
File – Box M11, Folder: 5
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Katie (edited manuscript), parts 8-9, 1981
File – Box M11, Folder: 6
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Katie (edited manuscript), parts 10-11, 1981
File – Box M11, Folder: 7
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Novel Manuscripts, continued, 1982
Sub-Series – Box M12
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Blackwater (edited manuscript), The Flood, chapters 1-4, 1982
File – Box M12, Folder: 1
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Blackwater (edited manuscript), The Flood, chapters 5-12, 1982
File – Box M12, Folder: 2
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Blackwater (edited manuscript), The Levee, chapters 13-20, 1982
File – Box M12, Folder: 3
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Blackwater (edited manuscript), The Levee, chapters 21-27, 1982
File – Box M12, Folder: 4
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Blackwater (edited manuscript), The House, chapters 28-35, 1982
File – Box M12, Folder: 5
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Blackwater (edited manuscript), The House, chapters 36-42, 1982
File – Box M12, Folder: 6
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Blackwater (edited manuscript), The War, chapters 43-49, 1982
File – Box M12, Folder: 7
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Blackwater (edited manuscript), The War, chapters 50-57, 1982
File – Box M12, Folder: 8
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Novel Manuscripts, continued, 1982
Sub-Series – Box M13
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Blackwater (edited manuscript), The Fortune, chapters 58-64, 1982
File – Box M13, Folder: 1
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Blackwater (edited manuscript), The Fortune, chapters 65-71, 1982
File – Box M13, Folder: 2
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Blackwater (edited manuscript), Rain, chapters 72-78, 1982
File – Box M13, Folder: 3
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Blackwater (edited manuscript), Rain, chapters 79-85, 1982
File – Box M13, Folder: 4
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Novel Manuscripts, continued, 1983
Sub-Series – Box M14
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Living Rooms, chapters 1-6, 1983
File – Box M14, Folder: 1
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Living Rooms, chapters 7-12, 1983
File – Box M14, Folder: 2
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Living Rooms, chapters 13-15, 1983
File – Box M14, Folder: 3
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Living Rooms (copy 2), chapters 1-6, 1983
File – Box M14, Folder: 4
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Living Rooms (copy 2), chapters 7-12, 1983
File – Box M14, Folder: 5
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Living Rooms (copy 2), chapters 13-15, 1983
File – Box M14, Folder: 6
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Novel Manuscripts, continued, ca. 1979, 1984
Sub-Series – Box M15
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Nightspots, chapters 1-8, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 1
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Nightspots, chapters 9-16, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 2
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Nightspots, chapters 17-24, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 3
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Nightspots, chapters 25-32, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 4
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Nightspots, chapters 33-40 (no chapter 41), 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 5
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Nightspots, chapters 42-47, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 6
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Nightspots, chapters 48-55, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 7
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Nightspots, chapters 56-64, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 8
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Nightspots (copy 2; possibly edited manuscript; incomplete), chapters 1-6, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 9
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Nightspots (copy 2; possibly edited manuscript; incomplete), chapters 7-12, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 10
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Nightspots (copy 2; possibly edited manuscript; incomplete), chapters 13-18, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 11
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Nightspots (copy 2; possibly edited manuscript; incomplete), chapters 19-24, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 12
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Nightspots (copy 2; possibly edited manuscript; incomplete), chapters 25-30, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 13
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Nightspots (copy 2; possibly edited manuscript; incomplete), chapters 31-36, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 14
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Nightspots (copy 2; possibly edited manuscript; incomplete), chapters 37-40, 1984
File – Box M15, Folder: 15
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Excerpt, ca. 1979
File – Box M15, Folder: 16
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Novel Manuscripts, continued, 1984, ca. 1990
Sub-Series – Box M16
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Toplin, chapters 1-6, 1984
File – Box M16, Folder: 1
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Toplin, chapters 7-12, 1984
File – Box M16, Folder: 2
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Toplin, chapters 13-17, 1984
File – Box M16, Folder: 3
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Toplin, translation to French, ca. 1990
File – Box M16, Folder: 4
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Novel Manuscripts, continued, 1985
Sub-Series – Box M17
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Jack and Susan in 1913, chapters 1-6, 1985
File – Box M17, Folder: 1
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Jack and Susan in 1913, chapters 7-12, 1985
File – Box M17, Folder: 2
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Jack and Susan in 1913, chapters 13-18, 1985
File – Box M17, Folder: 3
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Jack and Susan in 1913, chapters 19-24, 1985
File – Box M17, Folder: 4
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Jack and Susan in 1913, chapters 25-31, 1985
File – Box M17, Folder: 5
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Jack and Susan in 1913 (edited manuscript), chapters 1-6, 1985
File – Box M17, Folder: 6
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Jack and Susan in 1913 (edited manuscript), chapters 7-12, 1985
File – Box M17, Folder: 7
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Jack and Susan in 1913 (edited manuscript), chapters 12-18, 1985
File – Box M17, Folder: 8
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Jack and Susan in 1913 (edited manuscript), chapters 19-24, 1985
File – Box M17, Folder: 9
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Jack and Susan in 1913 (edited manuscript), chapters 25-31, 1985
File – Box M17, Folder: 10
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Novel Manuscripts, novels written under pseudonym Nathan Aldyne, 1980-1984
Sub-Series – Box M18
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- Creation: 1980-1984
Vermillion (edited manuscript), Monday, Tuesday, 1980
File – Box M18, Folder: 1
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Vermillion (edited manuscript), Wednesday, Thursday, 1980
File – Box M18, Folder: 2
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Vermillion (edited manuscript), Friday, Saturday, 1980
File – Box M18, Folder: 3
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Cobalt (edited manuscript), chapters 1-5, 1982
File – Box M18, Folder: 4
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Cobalt (edited manuscript), chapters 6-11, 1982
File – Box M18, Folder: 5
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Cobalt (edited manuscript), chapters 12-17, 1982
File – Box M18, Folder: 6
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Cobalt (edited manuscript), chapters 18-23, 1982
File – Box M18, Folder: 7
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Cobalt (edited manuscript), chapters 24-29, 1982
File – Box M18, Folder: 8
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Cobalt (edited manuscript), chapters 30-epilogue, 1982
File – Box M18, Folder: 9
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Slate (edited manuscript), chapters 1-6, 1984
File – Box M18, Folder: 10
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Slate (edited manuscript), chapters 7-12, 1984
File – Box M18, Folder: 11
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Slate (edited manuscript), chapters 13-14, 1984
File – Box M18, Folder: 12
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Slate (edited manuscript), chapters 15-epilogue, 1984
File – Box M18, Folder: 13
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Slate, edited galley, 1984
File – Box M18, Folder: 14
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Novel Manuscripts, novels written under pseudonym Nathan Aldyne (continued), 1985
Sub-Series – Box M19
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Canary (Ivory) (edited manuscript), chapters 1-6, 1985
File – Box M19, Folder: 1
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Canary (Ivory) (edited manuscript), chapters 7-13, 1985
File – Box M19, Folder: 2
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Canary (Ivory) (edited manuscript), chapters 13-18, 1985
File – Box M19, Folder: 3
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Canary (Ivory) (edited manuscript), chapters 19-24, 1985
File – Box M19, Folder: 4
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Canary (Ivory) (edited manuscript), corrections for chapters 14-24, 1985
File – Box M19, Folder: 5
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Novel Manuscripts, novels written under pseudonym Nathan Aldyne (continued), 1985
Sub-Series – Box M20
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- Creation: 1985
Canary (Ivory) (manuscript), part 1, 1985
File – Box M20, Folder: 1
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Canary (Ivory) (manuscript), part 2, 1985
File – Box M20, Folder: 2
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Canary (Ivory) (manuscript), part 3, 1985
File – Box M20, Folder: 3
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Canary (Ivory) (manuscript), part 4, 1985
File – Box M20, Folder: 4
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Novel Manuscripts, novels written under pseudonym Axel Young, 1981, 1983, undated
Sub-Series – Box M21
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- Creation: 1981, 1983, undated
Blood Rubies (Hammers of Heaven) (edited manuscript), chapters 1-7, 1981
File – Box M21, Folder: 1
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Blood Rubies (Hammers of Heaven) (edited manuscript), chapters 8-14, 1981
File – Box M21, Folder: 2
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Blood Rubies (Hammers of Heaven) (edited manuscript), chapters 15-21, 1981
File – Box M21, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1981
Blood Rubies (Hammers of Heaven) (edited manuscript), chapters 22-28, 1981
File – Box M21, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1981
Blood Rubies (Hammers of Heaven) (edited manuscript), chapters 29-35, 1981
File – Box M21, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1981
Blood Rubies (Hammers of Heaven) (edited manuscript), chapters 36-end, 1981
File – Box M21, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1981
Blood Rubies (Hammers of Heaven), notes, undated
File – Box M21, Folder: 7
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- Creation: undated
Wicked Stepmother (edited manuscript), correspondence, introductory pages, 1983
File – Box M21, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1983
Wicked Stepmother (edited manuscript), part 1, 1983
File – Box M21, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1983
Wicked Stepmother (edited manuscript), part 2, 1983
File – Box M21, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1983
Wicked Stepmother (edited manuscript), part 3, chapters 17-22, 1983
File – Box M21, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1983
Wicked Stepmother (edited manuscript), part 3, chapters 23-28, 1983
File – Box M21, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1983
Journal, 1985-1986
Series – Box M33
- Dates
- Creation: 1985-1986
Michael M. McDowell Journal, April-August 1985
File – Box M33, Folder: 1
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- Creation: April-August 1985
Michael M. McDowell Journal, September-December 1985
File – Box M33, Folder: 2
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- Creation: September-December 1985
Michael M. McDowell Journal, January-April 1986
File – Box M33, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: January-April 1986
Shorter Works by Michael M. McDowell, 1965-1990, undated
Series – Box M34
- Dates
- Creation: 1965-1990, undated
Poetry and earliest writings, 1965-1969 (scattered)
File – Box M34, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1965-1969 (scattered)
Poem - "Colleen Smith", 1970
File – Box M34, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1970
Poetry, undated
File – Box M34, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Short story - "Mrs. Ladybug", 1990
File – Box M34, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1990
Short story - "Jasper Jay", 1990
File – Box M34, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1990
Short story - "Ransom and the Diamond in Provincetown", ca. 1978
File – Box M34, Folder: 6
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- Creation: ca. 1978
Short story -"Four", undated
File – Box M34, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Short story - "The Boy Scout Remembers", undated
File – Box M34, Folder: 8
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- Creation: undated
Chapter - "Herman Melville: The Confidence Man" (from Horror: 100 Best Books), 1988
File – Box M34, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1988
Article - "Parlour Games and Forfeits", 1974
File – Box M34, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1974
Articles - drafts - After Dark magazine, 1975
File – Box M34, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1975
Article - "Why I am Against Cannibalism", 1987
File – Box M34, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1987
Theater reviews, 1971
File – Box M34, Folder: 13
- Dates
- Creation: 1971
Handwritten dialogue for D.H. and F.F., 1990
File – Box M34, Folder: 14
- Dates
- Creation: 1990
Notes - "With Friday on Saturday Night", undated
File – Box M34, Folder: 15
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Notes for manuscript by friend of Joe Frishe, undated
File – Box M34, Folder: 16
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- Creation: undated
Literary Productions by Other Authors, ca. 1904-1986, undated
Series – Box M35
- Dates
- Creation: ca. 1904-1986, undated
Dale County, Alabama During the Civil War: Reminiscences of Mary Love Edwards Fleming - edited by Walter L. Fleming - manuscript, ca. 1904
File – Box M35, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: ca. 1904
Dale County, Alabama During the Civil War: Reminiscences of Mary Love Edwards Fleming, copy 2, undated
File – Box M35, Folder: 2
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- Creation: undated
Drums in the Night - copy of dramatic production by Bertholt Brecht with revised translation by Laurence Senelick, 1970
File – Box M35, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1970
Oedipus - copy of dramatic production by Seneca and adapted by Ted Hughes, 1970
File – Box M35, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1970
Untitled poem by Saffold G. Berney and misc. poems by unknown authors, 1972
File – Box M35, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1972
The Elementals - manuscript of dramatic production by David Kaplan and Brenda Currin, adapted from novel by MMM, 1984
File – Box M35, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1984
The Secret Life of Cartoons - manuscript of dramatic production by Clive Barker, 1984
File – Box M35, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1984
Clue - manuscript of dramatic production by Jonathan Lynn, 1985
File – Box M35, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1985
Clue revision, undated
File – Box M35, Folder: 9
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- Creation: undated
Berlin - third draft of dramatic production by Vladislav Tsukerman, 1986
File – Box M35, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1986
Literary Productions by Other Authors (continued), 1988-2001, undated
Series – Box M36
- Dates
- Creation: 1988-2001, undated
Satan in the Suburbs - manuscript of dramatic production by Barbara Boatner, 1988
File – Box M36, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1988
Zan's World and Imagine That - treatments of dramatic productions by Barbara Boatner, undated
File – Box M36, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Risk - edited manuscript of dramatic production by Todd Verow, James Dwyer and George La Voo, ca. 1988
File – Box M36, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: ca. 1988
"Dear Star Wars Fan Club" - copies of letters, ca. 1991
File – Box M36, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: ca. 1991
The Child Star Murders - treatment of dramatic production by Kevin Burns, 1993
File – Box M36, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1993
The Choice - first draft of dramatic production by John Romano and Bob Brush, undated
File – Box M36, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Man Plus - treatment for dramatic production by Frederik Pohl, 1999
File – Box M36, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1999
Ella Enchanted - treatment for dramatic production by Gail Carson Levine, 1999
File – Box M36, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1999
Power of One - edited treatment for dramatic production by unknown author, ca. 1999
File – Box M36, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: ca. 1999
Fantasies of Empire: The Empire Theatre of Varieties, Leicester Square, and the Licensing Controversy of 1894 by Joseph Donohue - sample pages from manuscript, 2001
File – Box M36, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 2001
Had She Spoken - revisions for dramatic production by Daina?, undated
File – Box M36, Folder: 11
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Two pages from an unidentified dramatic production, undated
File – Box M36, Folder: 12
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Miscellaneous Printed Materials, 1971-1999, undated
Series – Box M37
- Dates
- Creation: 1971-1999, undated
Political and election printed materials, 1972-1975
File – Box M37, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1972-1975
Publicity for film showings, 1971-1977
File – Box M37, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1971-1977
Press releases for theater performances, 1975-1977 (scattered)
File – Box M37, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1975-1977 (scattered)
Press releases for exhibits, etc., 1975-1976
File – Box M37, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1975-1976
Harvard newsletter and senior exam, etc., 1972-1973
File – Box M37, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1972-1973
Harvard scholarship certificate and commencement program and booklet, 1971-1972
File – Box M37, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1971-1972
Brandeis graduate student questionnaire and PhD diploma, 1975, 1978
File – Box M37, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1975, 1978
First Presbyterian Church, Brewton, Alabama - church bulletins and newsletters, 1972-1976 (scattered)
File – Box M37, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1972-1976 (scattered)
Harvard-Epworth Church, United Methodist Church - newsletters and film showing schedules, 1971-1977 (scattered)
File – Box M37, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1971-1977 (scattered)
World Fantasy Convention programs, 1979-1985 (scattered)
File – Box M37, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1979-1985 (scattered)
“Castle Rock” - Stephen King newsletter, 1986-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
File – Box M37, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1986-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Mystery Writers of America membership directory, 1982
File – Box M37, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1982
William Morris Agency Open Writing Assignments, 1994
File – Box M37, Folder: 13
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- Creation: 1994
News clippings, 1975-1999 (scattered)
File – Box M37, Folder: 14
- Dates
- Creation: 1975-1999 (scattered)
Miscellaneous articles, 1975-1992
File – Box M37, Folder: 15
- Dates
- Creation: 1975-1992
Article about Thinner, 1995
File – Box M37, Folder: 16
- Dates
- Creation: 1995
You Can't Take It With You - script, 1964
File – Box M37, Folder: 17
- Dates
- Creation: 1964
Certificates, 1962, 1999
File – Box M37, Folder: 18
- Dates
- Creation: 1962, 1999
Miscellaneous printed materials, 1971-1977 (scattered)
File – Box M37, Folder: 19
- Dates
- Creation: 1971-1977 (scattered)
Miscellaneous vendor ribbon, undated
File – Box M37, Folder: 20
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Photographs, 1932-ca. 1980s, undated
Series – Box M38
- Dates
- Creation: 1932-ca. 1980s, undated
MMM family photos, 1932-1970 (scattered)
File – Box M38, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1932-1970 (scattered)
Tom and Frances Hart photos, 1968
File – Box M38, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1968
Gov. George Wallace family reunion photos, ca. 1970s
File – Box M38, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: ca. 1970s
MMM college and publicity photos, ca. 1970s-1980s
File – Box M38, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: ca. 1970s-1980s
Unidentified photos, undated
File – Box M38, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Miscellaneous Dramatic Productions, 1985
Series – Box M39
- Dates
- Creation: 1985
Scroll script from Tales From the Darkside - episode #1, 1985
File – Box M39, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1985