Marlowe, Stephen, Papers Guide to the Stephen Marlowe Papers Mss. 75 Lit M35, 1992.60, 1994.32, 2008.56

Guide to the Stephen Marlowe Papers Mss. 75 Lit M35, 1992.60, 1994.32, 2008.56


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. 75 Lit M35, 1992.60, 1994.32, 2008.56
Title
Stephen Marlowe Papers 1970-2006
Quantity
8.00 Linear Feet
Creator
Marlowe, Stephen, 1928-2008
Language
English

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Preferred Citation:

Stephen Marlowe Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Acquisition Information:

Various gifts between 1975 and 2008.


Biographical Information:

Stephen Marlowe (1928-2008), author and a member of the William & Mary class of 1948, served as writer-in-residence at the university from 1974-1975.

Scope and Contents

Mss. 75 Lit 34: Literary manuscripts of five of Stephen Marlowe's books, The Summit , Colossus , The Cawthorn Journals , Translation , and The Valkyrie Encounter . Also includes manuscript for the book entitled "1956."

Also contains manuscript versions (Mss. Acc. 1992.60) for The Death and Life of Miguel de Cervantes by Marlowe, first draft, October 1981-August 1990, Boxes 1 and 2, and (Mss. Acc. 1994.32) first draft of The Lighthouse at the End of the World , a tale of Edgar Allan Poe, also by Marlowe.

Addition (Mss. Acc. 2008.56) contains draft and final manuscripts and notes for Box 1 includes Changing Sides and Box 2 includes Face of the Deep , Identity , The Lighthouse at the End of the World , The Man with No Shadow , Roanoke Project , Teneduc , and Teneduc/Pilgrims . Teneduc/Pilgrims includes a floppy disk. The materials in this addition date from 1993-2006.

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Container List

id65221
Series 1: Mss. 75 M34
1970-1977
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id65222
Series 2: Mss. Acc. 1992.60 Addition
1988-1990
Scope and Contents

First draft, heavily edited, of Marlowe's novel The Death and Life of Miguel de Cervantes.

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id65223
Series 3: Mss. Acc. 1994.32 Addition
Scope and Contents

First draft of novel The Lighthouse at the End of the World: A Tale of Edgar Allan Poe.

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id65224
Series 4: Mss. Acc. 2008.56 Addition
circa 2000-2005
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts of his novels as well as working notes.

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