Richard Ford papers
Scope and Contents
The Richard Ford papers consist of correspondence, research notes, drafts and published writings, publicity, ephemera and memorabilia.
Dates
- Creation: 1964-2015
Creator
- Ford, Richard, 1944- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Some specially marked correspondence cannot be read or quoted from for scholarly and/or commercial use without the expressed consent of Richard Ford.
Conditions Governing Use
No copying (machine or camera) of manuscript material is permitted. Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact MSU Libraries Special Collections.
Biographical / Historical
Richard Ford (b. 1944) graduated from Michigan State University in 1966 with a degree in English. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1977, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1978, and won the 1994 Rea Award for the Short Story. "Independence day" was the winner of both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1996. Originally from Mississippi, he now resides with his wife in East Boothbay, Maine. In addition to his novels "Independence day" and "The Sportswriter," (the prequel to "Independence day"), Ford has written "Lay of the land," "A Piece of my heart," "The Ultimate Good Luck," and "Wildlife," as well as numerous short stories which are collected in "Rock Springs" and "Women With Men."
Extent
109 Linear Feet (109 boxes) ; 27 x 40 x 13 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into five series. Series I: Professional and personal correspondence. Series II: Writings - holographic copies, typescript drafts and published formats of notes, articles and essays, screenplays, short stories, novels, non-fictions work and events related to his writings. Series III: Writings about Ford including interviews and reviews. Series IV: Works of other writers collected by Ford. Series V: Personal memorabilia.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds provided by the Special Collections Endowment.
Accruals
1998, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2018
Existence and Location of Copies
Selections of media in the Richard Ford papers has been digitized for preservation and access. Digital files are available for access in the reading room.
Processing Information
Original and additional holdings processed by Molly Dean, Fara McCune, Katie Angeli, and Lydia Tang in 1999, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2018.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Richard Ford papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Molly Dean, Michael Rodriguez, and updated by Lydia Tang.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository