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Stephen Marlowe Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 75 Lit M35, 1992.60, 1994.32, 2008.56

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

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." The inventory for this accession is available in the finding aid/inventory section of this finding aid.

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 I and II, 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. The inventory for this accession is available in the finding aid/inventory section of this finding aid.

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. Dates are 1993-2006. The inventory for this accession is available in the finding aid/inventory section of this finding aid.

Dates

  • Creation: 1970-2006, and undated

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Biographical Information:

Stephen Marlowe (1928-2008), author and a member of the Class of 1948 of the College of William and Mary served as writer-in-residence at the College, 1974-1975. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:

Extent

8.00 Linear Feet

Acquisition Information:

Various gifts between 1975 and 2008.

Title
Guide to the Stephen Marlowe Papers
Status
In Progress
Author
Special Collections Staff.
Date
2007-07-19
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Revision Statements

  • May 24th, 2018: Box and Folder List compiled by Amy White, SCRC staff, in October 2010.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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