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Thomas McGuane papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 209 large

Scope and Contents

The Thomas McGuane papers consist of correspondence, interviews, newspaper clippings, reviews, and manuscript drafts of his novels and screenplays.

Dates

  • Creation: 1965 - 2010

Language of Materials

Most of the material is in English; there are profile articles about McGuane in foreign languages.

Conditions Governing Access

The Thomas McGuane Papers are open and available for access with the exception Box 25 and 26 which cannot be read or quoted from for scholarly and/or commercial use without the expressed consent of Thomas McGuane.

Conditions Governing Access

The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.

Biographical / Historical

Thomas Francis McGuane III (b. 1939) was born in Wyandotte, Michigan. His work includes novels, short fiction and screenplays, as well as three collections of essays devoted to his life in the outdoors. He attended Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, MI and Michigan State University (MSU). While at MSU he met another Michigan writer, Jim Harrison.

Extent

26 Linear Feet (26 boxes)

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by correspondence and general papers and then by novel and screenplay if there is one in basically a chronological order of writing.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was acquired in 1992 and 1994. A few items date later than that.

Processing Information

Processing information is unknown.

Title
Finding Aid for the Thomas McGuane papers
Status
4 Published And Cataloged
Description rules
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Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

Contact:
MSU Libraries
366 W. Circle Drive
East Lansing MI 48823 USA