Additional Papers Of Alan Cheuse, Accession #10726-k, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville,
Va.
Acquisition Information
Alan Cheuse of Fairfax, Virginia, placed his papers on loan to the Library on November 10, 1992. The papers were purchased
by the Library on September 11, 2003.
This addition to the papers of Alan Cheuse consists of five
preliminary drafts of his novel The Light Possessed (formerly
called
The Rose in the Skull ),
1989-1990, all containing corrections and changes in the text
by the author and his editor. Also present is a folder of
notes and suggestions (23 items) made by several different
readers concerning
The Light Possessed before
publication.
The Light
Possessed (formerly
The Rose in the Skull ) by
Alan Cheuse with changes and corrections (3 folders)
1989
TMs (EC)
Box 1
The Light
Possessed (formerly
The Rose in the Skull ) by
Alan Cheuse, with corrections, 633 p. (folders 1-2)
ca. 1990
TMs (EC)
Box 2
The Light
Possessed (formerly
The Rose in the Skull ) by
Alan Cheuse, with corrections, 633 p. (folder 3)
ca. 1990
TMs (EC)
Box 2
The Light
Possessed (formerly
The Rose in the Skull ) by
Alan Cheuse, "Draft as Entered," with suggested
corrections and changes in the text by the editor, 558
p. (3 folders)
ca. 1990
TMs (EC)
Box 2
The Light
Possessed (formerly
The Rose in the Skull ) by
Alan Cheuse, with changes and corrections by the editor,
554 p. (folder 1)
ca. 1990
TMs
Box 3
The Light
Possessed (formerly
The Rose in the Skull ) by
Alan Cheuse, with changes and corrections by the editor,
554 p. (folders 2-3)
ca. 1990
TMs
Box 3
The Light Possessed by
Alan Cheuse, with corrections, 442 p. (3 folders)
1990
page proof
Box 3
Notes concerning possible changes in
The Light Possessed made
by several different readers before publication
n.d.